12 courses with the subject HONRS, 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.
Students will engage multiple ways of thinking and problem solving, and will engage in activities to prepare them to serve and lead within EMU and the wider community. This course will be taught by a member of the Honors faculty each spring semester and all interested students are invited to participate. At the culmination of the course, students may apply to enter the Honors Program.
This course runs every fall semester and is led by the director of the Honors program and/ or other members of the Honors faculty. It is available to all students entering EMU with an Honors Scholarship and is highly recommended to all students entering the Honors Program as sophomores or as transfer students. The course is designed to investigate the central ideas of various academic disciplines and higher education generally. Together, students and faculty begin to explore and examine the goals of the program spelled out above.
Students will meet with their mentors at least 4 times during the fall semester of their sophomore year, interviewing &/or shadowing them, and specifically focusing on the changes and adaptations the mentor has experienced and navigated during the course of their lives. The course will end with students writing a “feature story” about their mentor that outlines their life and work. This document will be shared with the alumni office and marketing department. At the end of the semester, both students and mentors will be given an anonymous survey about their mentoring experience.
Working with their alumni mentors and meeting at least 4-times throughout the semester, students will develop knowledge and skills related to their mentor’s area of expertise by designing a project. An Honors faculty member will oversee this course, but the work will be self-directed with the student getting feedback from their mentor. It will culminate in a proposal for a Contribution activity or project to be executed during the student’s third year.
Colloquium courses explore a specific topic chosen by the professor and are designed to be provocative and challenging but accessible to students of any major—no prerequisites are required. These courses run every semester and course topics vary. All EMU students are invited to take these courses, but Honors students in the Honors Program have priority for enrollment.
Students will serve the EMU &/or Harrisonburg community over the course of at least one semester or summer via an internship, leadership position, work within an EMU department or program, or leadership in one of EMU’s “service” courses: ie. ABP dialogue leader, PATH 103 support, PSYCH 441, SOC 442, BIOL 369, ED 411, UNI 391.
*All HONRS courses are graded via a Qualify, Fail, A (QFA) standard. “Qualify” signifies passing the course with credit, but does not impact GPA. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
This course is required for the Honors Program and should be taken during the senior year. Students will be expected to explore and articulate their worldview through interactive projects and practices. This course satisfies the EMU Core requirement for CORE 401 Senior Seminar. It may be taken by other Honors students if room permits. Core: SrSem Course Descriptions - 215
This course is designed for juniors and seniors in the Honors Program. Students work closely with a professor to help form, shape, and guide a class. It is a way for students to provide service to the university and their fellow students, and to develop valuable organizational and leadership skills. These course hours may be applied toward the distributive portion of the Honors Program curriculum and the course may be repeated multiple times. Interested students and professors should contact the Honors director for a syllabus template for the course; they will then jointly modify it to fit their particular needs. The completed syllabus should be submitted to the Honors director and the registrar. Core: CL
This course is required for the Honors Program and should be taken during the senior year. The Capstone will be directed by a professor or professional from within the student's primary area of study. It will include an extensive project and a public presentation of the results.
This course is required for the Honors Program and should be taken during the senior year. The Capstone will be directed by a professor or professional from within the student's primary area of study. It will include an extensive project and a public presentation of the results.
Source: Eastern Mennonite University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
