Undergraduate Catalog
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

University
     Honors Program
 


Levels

1000     2000     3000 


All courses require permission of the University Honors Program.

HONR 1100.  Freshman Honors Seminar. (1).  Prerequisite: Freshman standing in the University Honors Program.  A course designed to introduce university honors students to scholarship, service, and leadership opportunities in the honors program, the university, and larger community. Class activities will include guest speakers, projects, and workshops.  Students will create a final portfolio.  (Fall) 

HONR 1701. War, Peace, Justice and Human Survival. (3) Crosslisted as LBST 2101 Honors Section only.  The relationships between individual and local, state, and global values are examined within the context of war, peace and justice.  Special emphasis is placed upon problems emergent with the introduction of nuclear weapons and the threat of nuclear war.  

HONR 1702. Economic Welfare and International Communities. (3) (W)  Crosslisted as LBST 2102 Honors Section only.  Study of the impact of economic institutions on international communities. Focus on development theories, multinational institutions, international debt, and Third World response, international poverty and income distribution and the economic impact on international communities of military spending.   

HONR 2701. Enrichment Seminar. (2) Students attend a variety of events from the visual arts and performing arts as well as special lectures. Through direct contact, this course is intended to introduce students to events, both contemporary and traditional, to which they would not otherwise be exposed.  Short written reports and class discussion required.  May be repeated for credit as topics and course work may vary. Offered on a Pass/No Credit basis.

HONR 2750. Community Service Laboratory. (1) This laboratory experience complements the classroom learning associated with the four course University Honor sequence, Issues for the 21st Century.  Its purpose is to investigate and demonstrate how individuals can make a difference in the human condition. Students enrolled attend weekly seminar meetings.  Relationships between the volunteer individual and community agencies served are examined within the context of problem‑solving strategies and social/political justice. Emphasis is upon problems emergent with the interaction between volunteers and low income, less fortunate, undereducated populations involved.  Impact of volunteerism upon human rights will be explored. Class discussion required.    May be repeated for credit as topics and course work may vary.  Offered on a Pass/No Credit basis.

HONR 3700. University Honors Topics. (3)  A small discussion-oriented class team-taught by faculty members from different disciplines on interdisciplinary topics.   May be repeated for credit as topics and course work may vary. (On demand) 

HONR 3701. Science, Technology and Human Values. (3) Crosslisted as LBST 2213 Honors section only.  A study of historical and contemporary issues in the relationship between science and technology, on the one hand, and ethical, religious and social concerns on the other hand.  

HONR 3702.  Seminar in Cultural Values and Social Issues.  (3) (W)  An examination of social and cultural topics using a writing-intensive and interdisciplinary approach.    May be repeated for credit as topics and course work may vary.  

HONR 3750.  Washington Experience. (3)  A seminar-style, variable topics course, to be taught in Washington, D.C. as a part of the UNC in Washington Program.  The course will explore the role of a national capital in the determination of public policy and national culture in a diverse democracy using Washington, D.C. as text.  Enrollment limited to students currently participating in the UNC in Washington Program (completion of this course is considered to be in residence).  (Fall, Spring, Summer) 

HONR 3790. University Honors Thesis. (3)  Prerequisites: Six hours of Honors course work and consent of thesis director and University Honors Committee.  Honors project directed by faculty member.  Students may also present thesis ideas for group discussion and critical feedback.  May be repeated for credit.


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