11 courses with the subject HON, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HON 110First-Year Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar3
Introduces the honors student to the college experience by direct involvement in research, service and leadership activities. The nature of knowledge; the concept of a university; how a university education changes individuals and affects the future. Includes field experiences, collaborative learning and independent scholarship. Emphasis on discussion; required student projects.
Students study a specialty topic and participate in a variety of related enrichment activities on the campus and in the community. By direct contact, students have the opportunity to broaden their educational experience in both traditional and contemporary forums. Discussion and brief written assignments. May be repeated under different subtitles.
HON 121Honors Enrichment Seminar: Explorations Beyond the Classroom1
Students study a specialty topic and participate in a variety of related enrichment activities outside the classroom. By direct contact, students have the opportunity to broaden their educational experience in forums that emphasize applied learning. May include travel or field site experience as a component. Discussion and brief written assignments, including intentional reflection. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Overview of research procedures in discipline areas, including literature searches and data collection, the scientific process and the nature of discovery. Guidance in developing a personal plan for immersion in research and scholarship as an undergraduate. Emphasis is on applied learning and developing basic skills appropriate to the discipline. Offered in different discipline areas such as Sciences, Education, Humanities, Health Professions, Business, Social Sciences, Fine Arts.
An in-depth investigation of a special topic using the approaches of several disciplines; may be team-taught. Topics and approaches vary. Examples are “Brain and Behavior”; “The Geography of Food”; “Nature: Literature and Science”; “Issues in Coastal Management.” May be repeated under different subtitles.
HON 211Honors Topical Interdisciplinary Seminar: Living in our Changing Nation3
An in-depth investigation of a special topic related to the theme ‘Living in Our Changing Nation’ using the approaches of several disciplines; may be team-taught. Topics and approaches vary. Examples are ‘The Geography of Race Relations’ and ‘Immigration in the US’. May be repeated under different subtitles.
HON 212Honors Topical Interdisciplinary Seminar: Living in a Global Society3
An in-depth investigation of a special topic related to the theme ‘Living in a Global Society’ using the approaches of several disciplines; may be team-taught. Topics and approaches vary. Examples are ‘Brazilian Culture’ and ‘Germs of the World.’ May be repeated under different subtitles.
HON 213Topical Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar: A Community Partnership3
This interdisciplinary course will be taught in conjunction with or completely by a community partner. It provides a course experience based on unique partnerships between the Honors College and a community organization. This could involve credentialed/qualified partners teaching the course, providing the physical space for the course meetings (example: Cameron Museum of Art), and offering other unique learning opportunities as part of these organizations’ missions. These unique partnerships go beyond a relationship with a single faculty member for the following reasons: 1) organizational resources are being offered, 2) sustained/long-term relationship, 3) organizational expertise through employees, and 4) the organization desiring to enter this relationship as part of their larger mission.
Sophomore-level designation for non-catalog courses offered by a department abroad. Department attaches its prefix to the number and lists the course(s) in the coming semester’s schedule of classes.
This course is designed as a workshop to help students prepare for the thesis experience in their senior year and develop a full-fledged proposal of their research project. Honors students in their junior year often ask themselves how to start a thesis, how to find a good topic of inquiry that suits them and their career goals, how to define a research question, how to find an advisor, and what resources exist on campus to help them execute their project. The goal of this course is to “demystify” the thesis process, reassure students of its manageable scope, and help them understand the value of undergraduate research. The honors thesis places students in the role of a scholar leading an initiative. It offers them the opportunity to tap into their own curiosity, do original research on a topic of their choosing, formulate a question, design a plan to address that question, communicate what they learned to other scholars and peers, and write an outstanding thesis that best displays their skills in investigation, critical thinking, and communication.
