What Courses are available in the Honors Program?

Anthropology 480: Physical Anthropology (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is a seminar-style introduction to the science of physical anthropology. Topics will include: the field of anthropology; the scientific method; genetics and inheritance; natural selection; principles and mechanics of evolution; evidence of evolution; modern human variation; living primates; and the fossil evidence for human evolution. This section uses an intensive instructional methodology designed to challenge motivated students.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: M. Grofe
  • Schedule: Aug 23 - Dec 18 MW 3:00 - 4:20 ADJ 2
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; IGETC 5B

Art History 486: Medieval Art (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is an introduction to the origin and development of Medieval art and architecture, including the Early Christian, Byzantine, Celtic, Islamic, Romanesque, and Gothic contributions. A field trip is required. Comparisons are made with other traditions. The class is conducted as a seminar in which students give at least one oral presentation and write a minimum of 6,000 words, including at least two art historical analyses and one research paper.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: V. Kidrick
  • Schedule: Spring
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; Area C

Art History 487: Renaissance Art (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is an introduction to the development of realism and illusionism in Western art from its roots in the Greco-Roman world to its flowering in the 15th and 16th Centuries in Europe. Mannerist, Baroque, and Rococo styles are also covered. Comparisons are also made with other traditions. The class is conducted as a seminar in which students give at least one oral presentation and write a minimum of 6,000 words, including at least two art historical analyses and one research paper.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: V. Kidrick
  • Schedule: Aug 23 - Dec 18 WM 10:30AM - 11:50AM AUD 20
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; Area C

English Literature 480: World Literature: Antiquity to the Early Modern World (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is a comparative study of works that have made important contributions to world literature. Students learn to recognize and explain developmental stages and important themes in representative works written from antiquity to the early modern period and to analyze multicultural issues the works address. Students analyze literary expressions of values, ideas, and multicultural issues typical of major world cultures. An important purpose of the course is to examine significant aspects of culture, social experiences, and contributions of non-western cultures. The class is conducted as a seminar in which students give at least one oral presentation and write a minimum of 6,000 words, including at least two textual analyses and one research paper. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: A. Joy
  • Schedule: Aug 23 - Dec 18 TTh 02:30PM - 03:50PM RS 307
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; Areas C, F

English 481: World Literature - Seventeeth Century to the Present (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is a comparative study of works that have made important contributions to world literature. Students learn to recognize and explain developmental stages and important themes in representative works written from the seventeenth-century to the present and to analyze multicultural issues the works address. Students analyze literary expressions of values, ideas, and multicultural issues typical of major world cultures. An important purpose of the course is to examine significant aspects of culture, social experiences, and contributions of non-western cultures. The class is conducted as a seminar in which students give at least one oral presentation and write a minimum of 6,000 words, including at least two textual analyses and one research paper. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: ENGWR 100 with a grade of "C" or better; or placement through the assessment process. Admission to Honors Program.
  • Instructor: A. Joy
  • Schedule: Spring
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; AA/AS Areas C, F

English Writing 480: College Composition (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course offers the honors student a challenging course that will develop skills in composition and critical thinking. Students will analyze essays exhibiting a variety of structures and styles, and write a minimum of 8,500 words divided among at least five essays. Students will write carefully reasoned, stylistically sophisticated, properly documented essays of varying lengths. Students also lead discussions, workshop rough drafts, and may collaborate on presentations or projects. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: A. Lewis
  • Schedule: Aug 23 - Dec 18 MW 12:00PM - 01:20PM RS 222
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; IGETC 3B

Geography 480: World Regional Geography (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is a global survey of the world's cultural regions. Basic geographic concepts and ideas are used to study and compare people, resources, landscapes, livelihood and economics, and origins across eight major geographic regions. The interaction of countries and regions, their global roles, and the conflicting pressures of cultural diversity versus globalization are presented. The widening gap between more developed and less developed countries is integrated throughout the course. Cultural and ethnic diversity, as it pertains to the expanding population of the United States, is evaluated throughout the course. This honors section uses intensive instructional methodology designed to challenge motivated students. This course uses a seminar-model to explore the world's cultural regions. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: M. Hunter
  • Schedule: Spring
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; AA/AS Area B1

History 483: History of the United States to 1877 (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course will examine the historical development of American society and culture through Reconstruction to 1877. Reading materials and videos will introduce students to the origins and consequences of the major historical events and forces (economic, social, cultural and political) that helped shape life in modern America. Above all, we will examine the various ways that Americans understood the meaning of FREEDOM and how conflicts over the meaning of freedom emerged from and contributed to the complex forces of historical change in the United States. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: Stuart Graybill
  • Schedule: Aug 23 - Dec 18 TTh 04:00PM - 05:20PM RN 264
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; Areas B2, F, IGETC D3

History 484: History of the United States to 1877 (Honors)

  • Synopsis: The course will focus on the development of American institutions from 1877 to the present. It is not recommended for students who have completed HIST 317. This honors section uses an intensive instructional methodology designed to challenge motivated students. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: Stuart Graybill
  • Schedule: Spring
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; AA/AS Areas B2, F

Math 482: Introduction To Proof and Analysis (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is intended to give the student an introduction to the theoretical foundations of calculus. Methods of proof will be discussed, especially as they relate to the theorems and techniques of calculus. This honors course uses an emphasis on mathematical proofs to challenge motivated students. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: MATH 400 with a grade of "C" or better or concurrent enrollment in MATH 400. Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: A. May
  • Schedule: Spring
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; AA/AS Area D2 and mathematics competency

Music History 481: Survey of Music History and Literature (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is a survey of Western classical music from the time of Greek antiquity through the Baroque period (ca. 1750). Students use listening exercises, source readings, and group projects to study the development of classical music in historical and cultural contexts. Students study the aesthetic principles and values from various eras to develop their own musical and artistic judgments. This course meets the requirement for music majors. This honors section leads the student through an intensive and scholarly approach to the subject matter in a seminar environment and uses an intensive instructional methodology designed to challenge motivated students. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: R. Knable
  • Schedule: Aug 23 - Dec 18 TTh 12:00PM - 01:20PM AUD 34
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; IGETC 3A

Music History 482: Survey of Music History and Literature (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is a survey of Western classical music from the time of 18th century Enlightenment to present day. Students use listening exercises, source readings and group projects to study the development of classical music in historical and cultural contexts. Students study the aesthetic principles and values from various eras to develop their own musical and artistic judgments. It meets the requirement for music majors. This honors section leads the student through an intensive and scholarly approach to the subject matter in a seminar environment and uses an intensive instructional methodology designed to challenge motivated students. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENGWR 300, or upon application and letters of recommendation. Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: R. Knable
  • Schedule: Spring
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; AA/AS Area C

Philosophy 480: History of Classical Philosophy (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is a study of the origin and development of Western philosophy from the period of the ancient Greek philosophers and continuing through the Hellenistic and Roman philosophers. The course is recommended for all philosophy, history, and humanities majors. This honors section uses an intensive instructional methodology designed to challenge motivated students.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: J. Womack
  • Schedule: Aug 23 - Dec 18 MW 01:30PM - 02:50PM AUD 14
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; IGETC 3B, AA/AS Area C

Philosophy 481: History of Modern Philosophy (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course examines, analyzes, and critically evaluates key philosophical works from Descartes to Kant.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program
  • Instructor: E. Forrester
  • Schedule: Spring
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; AA/AS Area C

Political Science 480: Introduction to International Relations (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course will examine the problems, motivating forces, and techniques of conflict resolution amount actors within the global nation-state system. Particular emphasis is placed on comparing perspectives among developed and underdeveloped nations. This honors section uses an intensive instructional methodology with extensive research projects on international institutions designed to challenge motivated students.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program. Eligibility for ENGWR 300 (Advisory)
  • Instructor: P. Frank
  • Schedule: Spring
  • Transferability: UC, CSU; AA/AS Area B1

Political Science 481: Introduction to Government: United States (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course will examine the principle and problems of government, the political process and democracy as practiced in the United States. The class is conducted in a seminar format and requires a higher level of student academic engagement of course preparation with at least four texts and readers. This section uses an intensive instructional methodology and is designed to maximize the level of students' depth of subject-based knowledge. This course fulfills federal, state, and local government content requirements.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program. Eligibility for ENGWR 300 (Advisory)
  • Instructor: P. Frank
  • Schedule: Aug 23 - Dec 18 TTh 09:00AM - 10:20AM RN 228
  • Transferability: AA/AS Area V(a); CSU Area D8; CSU Area F2; CSU Area F3; IGETC Area 4H

Statistics 480: Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Honors)

  • Synopsis: This course is an introduction to the concepts of statistics with a strong emphasis on the understanding and appreciation of the role of statistics in real life situations including computer analysis of real data. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability distributions, experimental design, hypothesis testing including ANOVA, non-parametric tests, and regression and correlation. For an updated syllabus visit the instructors website.
  • Prerequisites: Admission to Honors Program, Math 120 with C or better, or eligibility as determined by the assessment process.
  • Instructor: D. VanSickle
  • Schedule: Aug 23 - Dec 18 TTh 01:00PM - 03:05PM RS 172
  • Transferability: AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area B4; IGETC Area 2