Fall 2021 Honors Foundation Courses

All Honors College students are required to complete at least one Honors Foundations course. Foundations courses count towards the 25 HONS credit requirement, and students may take additional Foundations courses as an Honors elective.

HONS 151/L: Honors Biology I

HONS 151/L Honors Biology I (Professor Mark Lazzaro)
Three credits (lecture), One credit (lab)
A foundation course for Honors science majors emphasizing the concepts of structure and function in biological systems at the molecular and cellular levels. Topics include biochemistry, biochemical and molecular evolution, cell function, respiration, photosynthesis, genetics and molecular biology. It provides an introduction to primary literature and practice evaluating this literature. This course helps prepare students for upper level courses in cellular and molecular biology.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Natural Science requirement

Co-requisite(s): HONS 151L. 

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 155/L: Honors Geology I

HONS 155/L Honors Geology I (Professor Vijay Vulava)
Three credits (lecture), One credit (lab)
Geology is the science of processes related to the composition, structure, and history of Earth and its life. Environmental geology is a multidisciplinary field of geology that involves the study of the interactions of humans with various Earth processes and systems (lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere). You will learn to explore the physical, biological, and chemical aspects of human-Earth interactions. The three main themes covered in relation to environmental geology are: (i) the foundational principles of geology, (ii) application of foundations to analyze natural hazards, and (iii) evaluation of human interactions with Earth’s resources.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Natural Science requirement

Co-requisite(s): HONS 155L.

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 157: Honors Physics I

HONS 157 Honors Physics I (Professor Ana Oprisan)
Three credits (lecture), One credit (lab)
This course is a calculus-based introduction to physics. Topics include mechanics, wave motion, fluids, and heat. Lectures emphasize the application of these topics in interdisciplinary areas. Examples of interdisciplinary applications are forces and torque to biomechanics, fluid dynamics to medicine, and heat and thermodynamics to chemistry.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Natural Science requirement

Prerequisite(s) or Co-requisite(s): MATH 120 or equivalent or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisite(s): HONS 157L.

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 159: Honors Astronomy I

HONS 159 Honors Astronomy I (Professor Ana Uribe)
Three credits (lecture), One credit (lab)
An introduction to astronomy. Topics considered include a brief history of astronomy, coordinates, time, the earth’s structure and motion, astronomical instrumentation, the moon, eclipses, comets, meteors, interplanetary medium, stars, star clusters, interstellar matter, galaxies and cosmology. This is the Honors course version of ASTR 129. Students may not receive credit for both.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Natural Science requirement

Prerequisite(s): This course assumes a working knowledge of algebra and trigonometry.
Co-requisite(s): HONS 159L.

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 163: Honors Psychology

HONS 163 Honors Psychology (Professor Cindi May)
Three credits
Psychology is the scientific study of cognition, emotion, and behavior. This makes psychology one of the richest and most fascinating of the sciences because humans think, feel, and behave in many strange, terrifying, and wondrous ways. This course will introduce you to the basic theoretical and methodological tools that psychologists use to investigate, describe, predict, and explain this fascinating field. It will also provide you with a broad overview of psychology and its many subfields. We will be discussing a range of issues that fall into one or more of the following topical areas: neuroscience, perception, memory, learning, development, psychological disorders, and social cognition. This is the Honors course version of PSYC 103. Students may not receive credit for both.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Social Sciences requirement

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 172: Honors Introduction to Southern Studies

HONS 172 Honors Introduction to Southern Studies (Professor Julia Eichelberger)
Three credits
This course introduces students to major trends and transformations in the U.S. south and to multiple interpretations of the region’s distinctiveness and significance. In addition to learning how experts have interpreted the region, students will “do southern studies” by analyzing a cultural artifact or practice, using their knowledge of the region’s history and culture, theorists’ views of the region, and independent research. This is the Honors course version of SOST 200. Students may not receive credit for both.

Corequisite(s) or Prerequisites: HONS 110 or permission of the instructor.

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 173: Intro to International Studies

HONS 173 Intro to International Studies (Professor Blake Scott)
Three credits
The Honors version of the Introduction to International Studies course introduces a base of knowledge, analytical skills, and a vocabulary of concepts useful for understanding the multi-dimensional concerns of International Studies. Through an examination of international politics, economics, society, history, literature, and environment, this course will enhance the student’s appreciation for an international studies approach to issues associated with global development. The Honors version of the course entails more in-depth discussion, a heavier reading load, and more substantial written assignments. This is the Honors course version of INTL 100. Students may not receive credit for both.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Humanities requirement

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 174: Honors Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

HONS 174 Honors Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (Professor Kris De Welde)
Three credits
The Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary course designed to explore the rich body of knowledge developed by and about women and gender. We study gendered structures and their consequences in contemporary cultures and societies. In addition, we examine feminist theories and relevant social movements. This course will introduce students to the practice of critically analyzing past and present social conditions of women’s lives. We will explore the historical roots of women’s oppression in the United States as a system of power relations enmeshed in constructions and assumption pertaining to race, gender, sexuality, religion, ability, national status and the culture of capitalism.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Humanities requirement

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 175: Approaches to Religion

HONS 175 Approaches to Religion (Professor Brennen Keegan)
Three credits
An introduction to the comparative study of world religions using a thematic approach in at least three traditions, combined with a specific theoretical analysis of the theme. This is the Honors course version of RELS 101. Students may not receive credit for both.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Humanities requirement

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 190: Accelerated General Chemistry

HONS 190 Accelerated General Chemistry (Professor Jason Overby)
Four credits (lecture), One credit (lab)
This course covers the content of a typical one-year sequence of general chemistry in a single semester. Topics include stoichiometry, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry introduction, structure and bonding, gas laws, kinetics, redox chemistry and equilibrium. Only students with substantial high school chemistry will be admitted to the course.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Natural Sciences requirement

Co-requisite(s): HONS 190L; MATH 111 or placement into MATH 120 or higher.

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 203: Honors Financial Accounting

HONS 203 Honors Financial Accounting (Professor Billy Vandenburgh)
Three credits
A survey of accounting information essential for external parties to make business decisions about an organization. This is the Honors course version of ACCT 203. Students may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 205: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

HONS 205 Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (Professor Lancie Affonso)
Three credits
This course provides an introduction to theoretical and experiential issues in entrepreneurship including the language of entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, lean startups, business models, entrepreneurship, and learning from both successful and unsuccessful ventures. Readings, lectures, and live case discussions with entrepreneurs will be used to explore these and related issues. This is the Honors course version of ENTR 200. Students may not receive credit for both.

Anticipated Teaching Format: In-Person

HONS 281: Honors Ethics

HONS 281 Honors Ethics (Professor Thomas Nadelhoffer)
Three credits
An examination of some of the ethical issues of the marketplace, such as the obligations of the business community to consumers, the role of government in protecting the consumer, fair advertising practices, the nature of the corporation and the extent to which it is appropriate for government to regulate business affairs. This is the Honors course version of PHIL 175. Students may not receive credit for both.
This course counts towards the College’s General Education Humanities requirement

Anticipated Teaching Format: Synchronous Online Instruction

*course offerings and teaching format subject to change

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