HONORS COURSES
PART I. Developing Critical Thinking and Modes of Expression
A. ENGLISH COMPOSITION* - 7 credits
in the freshman year:
ENGL 111H, Rhetoric and Composition - Honors, 4 cr.
B. MATHEMATICS* - 3 credits
HON 210G, The Accidental Mathematician, 3 cr.
HON 283G, From Counting to Coding, 3 cr.
HON/MATH 275G, Spirit and Evolution of Mathematics, 3 cr.
*Basic skills requirements are still in effect. See Undergraduate Catalog, Basic Academic Skills.
C. INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
Take orientation tour of the University Library plus one course from Part III, Viewing a Wider World, that involves a literature search.
D. CRITICAL THINKING/ANALYSIS - 6 credits
Take 3 credits each from two of the categories below:
Oral Communication:
HON 265G, Principles of Human Communication - Honors, 3 cr.
Philosophy:
HON 225G, History of Ethics, 3 cr.
HON 226G, Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Truth, 3 cr.
HON 227G, Plato and the Discovery of Philosophy, 3 cr.
HON 228G, Religion and the State, 3 cr.
Computer Science:
HON 111G, Computers and the Information Society, 3 cr.
Statistics:
HON 211G, Exploring Statistics, 3 cr. (2+2P)
Part II. Establishing a Common Background
A. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES - 3 credits from:
HON 221G, Seeking the Way: Spirit and Intellect in Premodern China, 3 cr.
HON 222G, Foundations of Western Culture, 3 cr.
HON 224G, God and Nature, 3 cr.
HON 241G, Telling American Stories: Society and Culture in Early America, 3 cr.
HON 242G, Claiming an American Past, 3 cr.
B. BASIC NATURAL SCIENCES (with lab) - 4 credits from:
HON 205G, Life, Energy, and Evolution (requires BIOL 190L, 1 cr.), 3 cr.
HON 219G, Earth, Time and Life, 4 cr. (3+2P)
HON 240G, Essentials of Relativity, 4 cr. (3+2P)
HON 245G, Chemistry, Experiments, Laws, and Theories, 4 cr. (3+3P)
C. HUMAN THOUGHT AND BEHAVIOR - 3 credits from:
HON 200G, Cognitive Science, 3 cr.
HON 203G, Understanding the Science of Human Behavior, 3 cr.
HON 223G, Evolution of Human Sexuality, 3 cr.
HON 232G, The Human Mind, 3 cr.
HON 235G, The World of Anthropology, 3 cr.
HON 237G, Archaeology: Search for the Past, 3 cr.
D. SOCIAL ANALYSIS - 3 credits from:
HON 233G, Social Problems, 3 cr.
HON 248G, The Citizen and the State: Great Political Issues, 3 cr.
HON 249G, American Politics in a Changing World, 3 cr.
E. LITERATURE OR FINE ARTS - 3 credits from:
Literature:
HON 220G, The World of the Renaissance: Discovering the Modern, 3 cr.
HON 229G, The New Testament as Literature, 3 cr.
HON 234G, The Worlds of Arthur, 3 cr.
HON 231G, Literary Traditions: The Picaresque Novel, 3 cr.
HON 239G, Medieval Understandings: Literature and Culture in the Middle Ages, 3 cr.
HON 244G, Masterpieces of World Literature, 3 cr.
Fine Arts:
HON 208G, Music in Time and Space, 3 cr.
HON 216G, Encounters with Art, 3 cr.
HON 270G, The World of Theatre, 3 cr.
Part III. Viewing A Wider World - 6 credits:
Take 6 credits at 300- or 400-level (3 credits from each of two colleges outside the student's own college) must be chosen from the following:
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS
HON 305G, Global Environment, 3 cr.
HON 319G, The Natural World of Thomas Jefferson, 3 cr.
HON 320G, Food and Humanity: World in Crisis, 3 cr.
HON 321G, Agriculture in an Urban World, 3 cr.
HON 322G, Science and Public Policy, 3 cr.
HON 323G, Cultural Perspectives on Dress, 3 cr.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
HON 301G, Mass Media and Society, 3 cr.
HON 304G, Dilemmas of War and Peace, 3 cr.
HON 306G, Science and Ethics, 3 cr.
HON 307G, The Political World of Women, 3 cr.
HON 308G, Into the Final Frontier, 3 cr.
HON 309G, Art, Culture, and Postmodernity, 3 cr.
HON 311G, Intercultural Communication, 3 cr.
HON 317G, Cultural Lessons of Nazism, 3 cr.
HON 318G, The World of Cinema, 3 cr.
HON 325G, Contemporary International Literature, 3 cr.
HON 326G, Art and Mythology, 3 cr.
HON 327G, The Novel, 3 cr.
HON 330G, Planetary Exploration, 3 cr.
HON 331G, Using a Telescope: Observation, Technology, and Analysis in Astronomical Research, 3 cr.
HON 333G, The American Circus, 3 cr.
HON 340G, Anthropology of the Body, 3 cr.
HON 344G, Art, Landscape, and Environment, 3 cr.
HON 348G, Comparative Mythology: Myth, Ritual, and the Life Cycle, 3 cr.
HON 350G, Law, Culture, and Conflict, 3 cr.
HON 351G, Interpersonal Relations and the Self, 3 cr.
HON 352G, Crime, Justice, and Society, 3 cr.
HON 353G, Justice without Prejudice, 3 cr.
HON 355G, Sexuality in Christianity and Islam, 3 cr.
HON 364G, Jewish Literature and Culture, 3 cr.
HON 365G, Contemporary African and Caribbean Fiction, 3 cr.
HON 366G, The Gothic Imagination, 3 cr.
HON 367G, World War II Seen through Drama, 3 cr.
HON 369G, The Literary and Cultural Heritage of Icelandic Literature and Norse Mythology, 3 cr.
HON 373G, Scientific Revolutions, 3 cr.
HON 376G, Latin American Women Writers, 3 cr.
HON 377G, Freedom of Speech and the Law, 3 cr.
HON 379G, Literature as Film, 3 cr.
HON 382G, Contemporary Multicultural Women's Literature, 3 cr.
HON 383G, The Sixties: Society, Culture, and Change, 3 cr.
HON 387G, Comparative Perspectives on Women, 3 cr.
HON 392G, Vietnam: America's Longest War, 3 cr.
HON 411G, Great Theorems: The Art of Mathematics, 3 cr.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS
HON 335G, Legal Issues in Modern Society, 3 cr.
HON 380G, Comparative Economic Systems, 3 cr.
HON 385G, Consumers and the Law, 3 cr.
HON 386G, Women in the Economy, 3 cr.
HON 388G, Leadership and Society, 3 cr.
HON 390G, Economic Development of Latin America, 3 cr.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
HON 345G, Literacy: The Word and the World, 3 cr.
HON 346G, Perspectives on Violence, 3 cr.
HON 347G, World Dance, 3 cr.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
HON 312G, Living and Working in Space, 3 cr.
HON 370G, Design: The Creative Art, 3 cr.
HON 378G, Technology and Policy, 3 cr.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
HON 302G, Perspectives on Human Sexuality, 3 cr.
HON 393G/NURS 383G, Community and Public Service, 3 cr.