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The Honors College curriculum consists of the following courses:
These courses replace most of the University’s Foundations of Knowledge requirements as well as state mandated writing requirements. Therefore, participating in The Honors College does not increase the most students’ academic workload.
Course Descriptions
Acquisition of Knowledge
An exploration of the human mind - its capabilities and limits; how knowledge is acquired; the ways in which judgments are formed and values are determined.
Arts and Humanities Honors
An introduction to western arts and letters from the perspectives of the classic, romantic, and modern periods.
Arts and Humanities Honors
A special arts/humanities course that consists of two performance-based classes. No auditions are required.
Natural Sciences Honors
An exploration of the current knowledge of fundamental principles in the natural sciences, their potential for application, and related ethical and philosophical questions.
Seminar in Applied Ethics
An exploration of ethical issues related to a variety of student-selected topics, such as ethics in literature, technology, mental health, political science, law, criminal justice, bio-medicine, and business.
Social and Behavioral Sciences Honors
An introduction to the concerns of the social and behavioral sciences, methods of inquiry, discovery and validation of knowledge.
Geographical Perspectives Honors
An introduction to African, Latin American, Middle Eastern or Asian perspectives.
Major Works/Major Issues
A course in problem-solving skills which is designed to prepare students for individual research.
Honors Thesis
Two-semester sequence in the senior year which includes research, writing and public presentation of a thesis or creative project.
Discovery: People, Process and Problems
Discovery defines research as the systematic investigation of a problem. Faculty explain how they became interested in doing research and share examples of problems they have examined. Discovery is open to Undergraduate Research Scholars.
Special Topics
Topics change each semester. Check BlackBoard for current course descriptions.
Undergraduate Research
A supervised program of interdisciplinary research in areas of specific interest.
