Honors Courses

Below please find the Honors Program Classes for the semester. You can see what honors courses we are likely to offer throughout the year in order to do some future planning for your degree requirements.

Fall Honors Program Courses

Course # Class
ENG -101H Honors English Composition I
ENG-102H Honors English Composition II
ENG-282H Honors American Literature II
HIS -101H Honors World Civilization I
MUS-101H Honors Music Appreciation
PHL-131H Honors Introduction to Ethics
PSY-101H Honors Basic Psychology

ENG 101H – Honors English Composition I.
This honors course acquaints the student with the conventions of expository writing. It offers training in clear, logical communication and encourages the student to read, analyze, discuss, and write. The “substance” of English Composition I is the essay: students study both the content and the rhetoric of selected essays and write essays which thoughtfully develop their own ideas in good rhetorical form.
(Required for almost every degree we offer; Communication General Education Elective, Liberal Arts Elective, Free Elective)

ENG 102H: Honors English Composition II
English Composition 102, the second semester of a two-semester general education course, develops the student's ability to read and write, building on the foundation of English Composition 101. To this end, it begins with a review of the subject matter and terminology taught in English Composition 101—a rapid and rigorous review, neither an attempt to re-teach subject matter nor an exercise in teaching elementary editing skills—to prepare the student for the more challenging reading and writing of English Composition 102. The reading assignments represent the best writing in English, both in the quality of the writing and in the quality and complexity of content. All writing assignments are based on these readings. The course stresses argumentative writing and grounds the student in the rhetoric of argumentation. It also develops the student's research skills and ability to use source material.
(Required for almost every degree we offer; Communication General Education Elective, Liberal Arts Elective, Free Elective)

ENG 282H – Honors American Literature II
American Literature II is a study of masterpieces in American literature from 1860 to the present. The course analyzes the major social, ideological, and literary trends that contributed to present day American life. Students will read authors, such as Dickinson, Twain, James, Eliot, Hemingway, and Faulkner.
(Literature General Education Elective, Humanities General Education Elective, Liberal Arts Elective, Free Elective)

HIS 101H – Honors World Civilization I
An introduction to the major cultures of the world from the ancient period to c.1500 C.E. in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, this course will analyze these cultures in their political, economic, and religious aspects, and will also reflect the latest information on the role of women in society. The objectives of this course are to give students a greater understanding of why the world is the way it is today, to develop within the students the necessary skills to analyze both contemporary and historical societies and their institutional components, and to cultivate an awareness of foreign cultures and societies in order to give new perspectives on our own cultural assumptions and traditions.

(Depending on your degree, this course can be used as a History General Education Elective, Humanities General Education Elective, Liberal Arts Elective, Diversity Elective or Free Elective)

MUS 101H – Honors Music Appreciation
This elective course is essentially a course in perceptive listening for non-music majors. Beginning with fundamentals, the student is introduced to music listening in a manner that will enable the student to gain an understanding of the art, its vocabulary, and its techniques. The music used is from the Renaissance through the 20th century. Outside concert attendance is required
(Arts General Education Elective, Humanities General Education Elective, Liberal Arts Elective, Free Elective)

PHL 131H – Honors Introduction to Ethics
The course requires students to read from primary sources which introduce major ethical theories, both classic and contemporary. Students will then analyze contemporary articles which offer opposing views about ethical dilemmas such as: euthanasia, affirmative action, pornography, abortion, world hunger, capital punishment, etc. This course is not to be taken by students who have taken PHL-232, Biomedical Ethics; credit will not be given for both courses.
(Ethics General Education Elective, Humanities General Education Elective, Liberal Arts Elective, Free Elective)

PSY 101H – Honors Basic Psychology
This introductory course covers the major principles and scientific research underlying behavior and mental processes. Topics include history and schools of psychology, careers in psychology, research methods and ethics, biological foundations of behavior, sensation and perception, basic principles of learning, thinking, memory, language, intelligence, motivation, emotion, personality, social behavior, mental disorders, and therapies.
(Social Science General Education Elective, Liberal Arts Elective, Free Elective)

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