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Honors General Studies Options
Honors students can select from general studies options to complete academic course requirements. Many of these options can also fulfill degree program and university requirements.
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s):听C- or better in听ENG听1009 or C- or better in听ENG听1010 or Appropriate score on the First Year Writing placement or ACT听English 27 or SAT Verbal 570 or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (620) AND Student in the Honors program or approval by the Honors Director
Description:听This is a course for students in the Honors Program and addresses the process of writing extended essays supported by research. The course includes an introduction to research methods, practice in critical reading, thinking, and writing across the disciplines, integration of source material, and the conventions of MLA and APA styles of documentation. Students can expect to do a series of shorter writing and research assignments leading to the longer, documented paper and will write reflectively on their writing process.
Note:听Because of continual development in research technology and techniques, credits ten years or older, from any institution, will not transfer.听ENG听1021听requires a grade of C- or better to fulfill the General Studies requirement.
General Studies:听Written Communication
Guaranteed Transfer:听GT-CO2
Credits:听3
Description:听This course teaches students how to design and deliver effective, ethical presentations. The ability to adapt to different audiences and contexts – such as professional or public situations – is emphasized. The course provides instruction on and practice of organization, delivery and performance, technology, and research skills. Students also learn effective listening techniques and critical thinking skills. The course empowers students to become successful professional presenters and public speakers.
Note:听Credit will be granted for only one prefix: COMM or听HON.
Sections of this course may be offered in-person, in hybrid format, or online.
General Studies:听Oral Communication
Cross Listed Course(s):听COMM 1010
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s):听Enrollment in the听Honors Program or Permission from the听Honors Director
Description: This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of human nutrition, including digestion, absorption, metabolism, and the function of nutrients as they relate to human health and disease.
Note:听B- or better required for听Honors credit.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Honors Program or Permission from the Honors Director
Description: In this course students learn about the initial discoveries that sparked new scientific fields and about the subsequent revolutions caused by such discoveries. By examining the role of the scientific method in the production of knowledge, students improve their own scientific literacy and learn to critically examine historical scientific experiments. Students investigate the methodologies used, the theories and hypotheses tested, and manipulate original data created in selected experiments. Course discussions also examine the complex relationship between science and world views.
Note: B- or better required for Honors credit.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s):听Enrollment in the听Honors Program or Permission from the听Honors Director
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s):听ENG 1020 or ENG 1021
Description:听This course is an interdisciplinary inquiry where students learn about the dynamics of social change. Discussions focus on important examples of radical social transformation throughout history and from around the globe. Students explore definitions and theoretical models that can be used to explain and institute change. Students are also encouraged to learn about and connect with community-based organizations involved in creating change and promoting social justice. Some sections of this course may be offered as Service Learning courses.
Note:听B-颅 or better required for听Honors credit.
Some sections of this course may be taught as Service Learning.
General Studies:听Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Diversity
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Honors Program or Permission from the Honors Director
Description: In this course students learn about the initial discoveries that sparked new scientific fields and about the subsequent revolutions caused by such discoveries. By examining the role of the scientific method in the production of knowledge, students improve their own scientific literacy and learn to critically examine historical scientific experiments. Students investigate the methodologies used, the theories and hypotheses tested, and manipulate original data created in selected experiments. Course discussions also examine the complex relationship between science and world views.
Note: B- or better required for Honors credit.
General Studies: Natural and
Physical Sciences
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s):听Enrollment in the听Honors Program or Permission from the听Honors Director
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s):听ENG 1020 or ENG 1021
Description:听In the Modern Period, Critical Theory emerges as a decidedly multidisciplinary field that challenges the foundations of the existing social order through in-depth analysis of capitalism, culture, power, the family, and the individual. This course provides an overview of the development of the field of Critical Theory and examines some of its major currents. Topics may include: Psychoanalytic Criticism, Marxist Criticism, Discourse Theory, Feminist Criticism/Gender Studies/Queer Theory, Deconstruction, Race Theory, Postmodernism, New Historicism, Cultural Studies, Narratology, and Digital Media Studies.
Note:听B- or better required for听Honors credit.
General Studies:听Arts and Humanities
Honors Core Courses
Core courses taken by all honors students include 1 Advanced Communications course, 2 interdisciplinary Honors Colloquia, and the Senior Honors Thesis, an independent research and/or creative project normally completed during the senior year. The Senior Honors Thesis can also be completed in conjunction with degree program requirements.
Honors Advanced Communications
Schedule a time to talk with an honors advisor about other course options not listed here.
Note: Course offered only in Fall semesters
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s):听ANT听3251
Description:听This course requires students to conduct ethnographic research through qualitative methods of data collection, management, interpretation, and analysis. Class discussion, lecture, and student fieldwork will focus on ethnographic research and methods to obtain in-depth information on human behavior and beliefs in their natural settings.
University Requirement(s):听Senior Experience
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s):听Senior Standing or permission of department
Description:听In this senior experience course, students will have opportunities to synthesize the knowledge, skills, and theoretical constructs learned throughout their undergraduate studies. Students will design an action research project relevant to their field of study, discipline, and/or profession. The course requires students to identify applicable research topics, formulate research questions, analyze the quality and credibility of research, synthesize research to develop and organize a literature review, select appropriate research designs and methods, and develop a research proposal aligned with the elements and requirements outlined by 爱液A片鈥檚 IRB process and Human Subjects Protection Program. Students will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research proposals to demonstrate developed expertise.
University Requirement(s):听Senior Experience
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s):听ENG听1020,听ENG听1021
Description:听Students study the expectations that shape scholarly writing in their various academic disciplines. Students draw on research appropriate for discipline-specific peer-reviewed publications and/or conference presentations. During this course, students learn to transform their written work into submission-ready artifacts with the guidance of instructor feedback and peer review. This course is ideal for students who plan to attend graduate school or are in writing-intensive degree programs.
General Studies:听Written Communication
Guaranteed Transfer:听GT-CO3
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s): ENG听1020,听ENG听1021
Description:Students explore the expectations that shape scientific writing in their various scientific disciplines and employ the correct forms, interpret and synthesize the literature and present their researched writing to various audiences. Students draw on research appropriate for discipline-specific publications and/or conference presentations. During this course, students transform their work into publishable/presentable texts with the guidance of instructor feedback and peer review. This course is ideal for students who are majoring in a science discipline.
Note:听B- or better required for听Honors credit.
General Studies: Written Communication CO3
Guaranteed Transfer:听GT-CO3
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s):听ENG听1020 or听ENG听1021 and Junior-level standing
Description:听This course introduces key concepts and practices of professional writing, including various written genres, research, document design and visual rhetoric, and use of style guides. Students explore the expectations that shape professional writing such as how to employ the correct forms, interpret and synthesize the literature and present their researched writing to various audiences.听 During this course, students learn to transform their work into sharable documents with the guidance of instructor feedback and peer review. This course is ideal for students to develop and polish writing skills that will be needed for their career.
Note:听Course revised June 28, 2021
General Studies:听Written Communication
Guaranteed Transfer:听GT-CO3
Honors Thesis Sequence
Credits:听1
Prerequisite(s):听鈥淐鈥� or better in ENG 1020 or ENG 1021, Junior or Senior standing, Enrollment in the听Honors Program and Permission from the听Honors Director.
Description:听This course is taken prior to the Senior听Honors Thesis (HON听4950) and is only open to听Honors students. This course familiarizes students with project organization and the scope and proper format of an undergraduate thesis project. Each student develops: a thesis statement, a project outline, an initial bibliography and a working abstract. Students also identify a primary Thesis Advisor for their projects. The Thesis Advisor is a faculty member with expertise in a discipline closely related to the topic of the thesis project.
Note:听This course must be completed with a B- or better in order to advance to the Senior听Honors Thesis.
Credits:听3
Prerequisite(s):听HON听4948 with B- or better, Senior standing, Enrollment in the听Honors Program and Permission from the听Honors Director, approval from student鈥檚 department/degree program if taken in place of Departmental Senior Experience course.
Description:听The听Honors Thesis is the culmination of the听Honors undergraduate experience. In this course, students complete an independent research and/or creative project under the direction of a primary Thesis Advisor and the听Honors Director. The Thesis Advisor is a faculty member with expertise in a discipline closely related to the topic of the thesis project. Students submit a written thesis and deliver a public oral presentation of their work.
Note:听Students are required to receive approval from their department chair if this course is taken in place of a departmental Senior Experience course. This course must be completed with a B- or better in order to count for听Honors credit.
University Requirement(s):听Senior Experience
Credits:听1
Prerequisite(s):听HON听4948 with B- or better, Senior standing, Enrollment in the听Honors Program and Permission from the听Honors Director
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s):听This one-credit course must be paired with an upper division departmental Senior Experience, research or capstone course
Description:听The Paired听Honors Thesis is the culmination of the听Honors undergraduate experience. This one-credit course must be paired with an upper division departmental Senior Experience, research or capstone course. In this course, students complete an independent research and/or creative project under the direction of a primary Thesis Advisor and the听Honors Director. The Thesis Advisor is a faculty member with expertise in a discipline closely related to the topic of the thesis project. Students submit a written thesis and deliver a public oral presentation of their work.
Note:听This course must be completed with a B- or better in order to count for听Honors credit.