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3 credits: LAA2-Arts&Hum-Lit&Humanities and LAIS-International Studies and GT-AH2 Literature and Humanities

MWF: 1:25 pm-2:15 pm

CRN 14285

Instructor: Nakeeza Wilson

This course explores world history, literature, and culture through the lens of the Industrial Revolution and its far-reaching consequences, including social upheaval, environmental degradation, modern warfare, authoritarianism, and the unchecked dangers of scientific progress in a consumerist world. Through poetry, short stories, essays, and novels, students will examine how individuals and communities across time have grappled with rapid change and uncertainty. By uncovering the commonalities within the human experience, students will engage with the enduring question: What is best for humanity, and how have our shared fears, hopes, and dreams shaped the answer?

3 credits: LAA2-Arts&Hum-Lit&Humanities and LAIS-International Studies and GT-AH2 Literature and Humanities

MWF: 10:10 am -11:00 am

CRN 12823

Instructor: Chris Muscato

This course examines great works of Utopian literature within their cultural, intellectual, and historical contexts, exploring how writers throughout history have envisioned the perfect society. Through close analysis of theme, form, and content, students will consider the philosophical, economic, and cultural dimensions of these visions and their real-world impact on communities and policies, while developing a deeper understanding of the human condition and literature’s enduring influence on modern thought.

3 credits: LAA2-Arts&Hum-Lit&Humanities and LAIS-International Studies and GT-AH2 Literature and Humanities

TR: 11:00 am -12:15 pm

CRN 14286

Instructor: Matt Seymour

A study of literacy works that examine cultural understandings of romantic love, relationships, and sexuality. Students analyze how texts from various time periods and cultures define intimacy, expectations, and identity, and how these ideas shape contemporary views of love and relationship.

3 credits: LAA2-Arts&Hum-Lit&Humanities and LAIS-International Studies and GT-AH2 Literature and Humanities

TR: 9:30 am – 10:45 am

CRN 14424

Instructor: Jordan Garcia

This course explores the fundamentals of ecology and evolutionary biology, including natural selection, heredity, adaptation, and constraints, for both STEM and non-Stem majors, using real-world case studies alongside imaginative storytelling drawn from science fiction, fantasy, mythology, and speculative ecosystems. By building alien biospheres, mapping fictional phylogenies, and analyzing evolutionary themes in culture and society, students will develop a creative yet scientifically grounded understanding of how living systems change over time.

3 credits: LAA2-Arts&Hum-Lit&Humanities and LAIS-International Studies and GT-AH2 Literature and Humanities

TR: 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm

CRN: 14288

Instructor: Anna Ursyn

This hybrid course helps students discover their passions and prepare for AI-driven careers by exploring interdisciplinary connections across the sciences, arts, philosophy, history, literature, and sociology through creative metaphors and hands-on learning. Beginning online via Canvas, students research their personal strengths, engage with AI applications, and develop collaborative content, before culminating in an in-person theatrical performance where each student contributes according to their chosen role. Throughout, students build skills in communication, critical thinking, and creative collaboration while growing comfortable with AI as a tool that enhances rather than replaces human creativity.

3 Credits

Online

CRN 10027

Instructor: Tara Wood

This Honors section of ENG 122 invites students to investigate writing itself as an object of inquiry. Moving beyond traditional notions of the “college essay,” students will explore how writing works across academic, professional, digital, and public contexts. Through reading and discussing research about writers and writing, students will examine questions such as: How do people learn to write? Why do different communities value different kinds of writing? How does writing shape identity, knowledge, and meaning?

3 credits; LAB3Soc&Beh Sci-HumBeh, Culture&Soc Frame

TR: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

CRN: 11006

Instructor: Jarae Fulton

An examination of the contemporary approaches in leadership as they manifest in the local, national, and global communities. Special emphasis is placed on students’ ability to develop and apply cultural fluency through a leadership perspective in the aforementioned contexts and communities.

3 credits 

MWF: 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm

CRN: 12511

Instructor: George Junne

This course examines the social, cultural, and political histories of the Ottoman Empire – one of the most powerful and far-reaching empires in world history – from its 13th-century origins to its dissolution after World War 1, tracing its vast reach across North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, southern Europe, and beyond. Through largely erased from collective memory by the powers that dismantled it, the empire’s six century legacy is essential to understanding early modern European and Middle eastern history, and students will explore its remarkable diversity of peoples, religions, and unique power structures, including the influential “Sultanate of Women” era in which sultans’ wives and mothers governed the empire from the Harem.

1-4 credits

CRN 14291 (needs instructor permission)

Instructor: Corinne Wieben

This course offers variable credit in an approved study abroad and/or internship for the Honors Program. S/U graded.

1 credit; repeatable up to 4 credits 

Days/Times TBD

CRN 14289

Instructor: Corinne Wieben

Students will assemble an honors capstone project showcasing independent research, disciplinary methods, and analytical and communication skills. [NOTE: Program-specific capstone courses may be completed instead of HON 451 to satisfy this requirement. See catalog for included courses.

1 credit, to be taken concurrently with LIB 215; repeatable up to 3 credits

M 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

CRN 10753

Instructor: Corinne Wieben

Seminar offering advanced work in students’ chosen disciplines, culminating in an honors capstone project proposal.

1 credit; repeatable up to 4 credits 

Days/Times TBD

CRN 14289

Instructor: Corinne Wieben

Students will assemble an honors capstone project showcasing independent research, disciplinary methods, and analytical and communication skills. [NOTE: Program-specific capstone courses may be completed instead of HON 451 to satisfy this requirement. See catalog for included courses.

1-4 credits 

CRN 10753 (needs instructor permission)

Instructor: Corrine Wieben

A seminar offering advanced work in students’ chosen disciplines, culminating in an honors capstone project proposal.