Signature Courses are a central feature of the Honors Program. Small, interactive courses intersect multiple thematic and interdisciplinary boundaries providing students opportunities to engages topics creatively. 

Honors signature courses

Exclusive, interdisciplinary, inquiry-based courses. Sample courses include:

HISTORIC LANDSCAPES, IMAGINED WORLDS: ANCIENT HISTORY THROUGH GAMING

Explore how the history of the ancient world is represented in tabletop and video games. Debut your own game during a playtesting event.

 

TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY? ETHICS, RELIGION, AND SUPERHEROES

Examine the historical development of ethical norms in the United States through the lens of superhero mythology.

MAPPING THE MIDDLE AGES

Study the medieval period's rich cross-cultural trade, travel and scholarship. Think about where our assumptions about the past come from and why it matters.

GLOBAL URBANIZATION

Learn about the development of cities and the diversity that exists within them -- how cities adapt to cultural and demographic backgrounds within populations. 

UpComing Honors Courses 

Honors Course Sections

Honors-dedicated sections of courses taught across the university

Honors-Augmented Courses

A course section taught outside the Honors Program with a portion of seats and additional content reserved for Honors students

Individual Honors-Augmented Contracted Course

3000- to 4000-level non-Honors course with additional contracted requirements to earn Honors credit. May contract up to two courses.

Honors Directed Individual Study contracted Course

Directed Individual Study course in major with additional contracted requirements to earn Honors credit.

Graduate Classes

5000-level or above letter graded courses. May earn up to six credit hours toward Honors points.

Honors in the Major Thesis Work

Thesis course work for Honors in the Major. May earn up to six credit hours toward Honors points.

Honors Contract guidelines and application can be found on the Honors Contract page.