Honors Courses

Upper-Division Honors Seminars and Experiential Learning Courses

Enrollment in all courses within this first section are controlled by the Honors College as they are by permission only. Students attend Honors Advising sessions, arranged by appointment, to obtain permission to register for these courses. Those students who are nearest to graduation are generally given priority, when necessary.

Interdisciplinary Honors Seminars

Honors students are generally required to complete at least two interdisciplinary HON 480 Honors Seminars as part of the Honors Curriculum. Each semester there are several of these small, interdisciplinary seminars offered through the College by outstanding faculty from across the University. Details for these seminars, can be seen by clicking on the HON 480 link before each listing and/or in PDF file linked to below the table.

Experiential & Collaborative Learning Courses

In addition to the required Honors Seminars, the college also offers by permission experiential learning courses that allow students valuable opportunities in leadership and collaborative community-based learning. Every semester, these courses include HON 484 The Honors Oracle (newsletter). Students in this course develop at least three published newsletters for the Honors College each semester while serving as either a writer or editor. In addition, we always offer HON 488 Honors College Student Association (HCSA) Steering Committee, which is an MU SGA recognized organization. The Steering Committee is in charge of organizing at least one academic event, social event and service event for Honors College students each semester. These events contribute to fulfillment of the mission of the Honors College and their planning and delivery provide essential leadership opportunities for those who serve on the HCSA.

There will also be (periodically) two other experiential learning courses. The first of these is HON 300, Honors Peer Mentoring, which is a course that focuses on leadership training and service to the college through collaborative, project-based community engagement. The next is HON 483, TEDxMarshallU Internship, which provides hands-on training to plan and hold a TEDx event on campus. Enrollment in HON 483 will require that you contact the instructor and obtain permission through both Dr. Kinghorn and the Honors College. Details are in the PDF linked to on the course title below.

Note
A total of 3 credit-hours of HON 300 (earned in 1 semester, usually in Fall) OR HON 483 (earned over 2 semesters with 1-credit in Fall and 2-credits in Spring) may be substituted for 1 HON 480 seminar in the required curriculum. Refer to our advising page for more information on requirements.

Fall 2023 – Upper-Division Honors Courses

COURSE SEC CRN HRS COURSE TITLE SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR Attributes and Notes
HON 300 101 3 Honors Peer Mentoring MW, 1:00p – 2:15p Michelle Biggs Experiential & Collaborative Learning
Approved course for upper-division honors credit
HON 300 102 3 Honors Peer Mentoring TR, 12:30p – 1:45p Michelle Biggs Experiential & Collaborative Learning
Approved course for upper-division honors credit
HON 480 101 3 SpTp: Love Across Cultures MW, 3:00p – 4:15p Puspa Damai Seminar; Writing Intensive (intended)
Approved course for upper-division honors credit
HON 480 102 3 SpTp: Appal Religion & Sermon TR, 2:00p – 3:15p Ellison, Robert Seminar; Writing Intensive (intended)
Approved course for upper-division honors credit
HON 480 103 3 SpTp: NonProfit & Sm. Business R, 4:00p – 6:20p Westbrook, James Seminar
Approved course for upper-division honors credit
HON 483 101 2 SpTp: TEDxMarshallU Internship

TEDXMarshallU logo

TBD (per student schedules) Brian Kinghorn (Internship Supervisor) Experiential & Collaborative Learning

Approved course for upper-division honors credit

Part I of II for total of 3 hours in 23-24

APPLY to Intern for TEDxMarshallU 
HON 484 101 1 Honors College Newsletter (Writers) TBD (per student schedules) Bailey, Cara (Advisor) Experiential & Collaborative Learning; Counts toward General Honors credit requirements only
HON 484 102 2 Honors College Newsletter (Editors) TBD (per student schedules) Bailey, Cara (Advisor) Experiential & Collaborative Learning; Counts toward General Honors credit requirements only
HON 488 101 1 Student Assoc Steering Comm (Members) TBD (per student schedules) Bailey, Cara (Advisor) Experiential & Collaborative Learning; Counts toward General Honors credit requirements only
HON 488 102 2 Student Assoc Steering Comm (Officers) TBD (per student schedules) Bailey, Cara (Advisor) Experiential & Collaborative Learning; Counts toward General Honors credit requirements only

PDF with details (including descriptions) of all our HON courses for Fall 2023.

Honors Seminar Archives

Lower-Division Honors Seminars and Honors-Designated Courses

The following list is of Honors Seminars (FYS 100H and HON 200, when in the appropriate term) and honors-designated sections of departmental courses. In fulfilling General Education requirements at Marshall (Core I, Core II, and Additional University Requirements as seen in Degree Works), we advise our students to take honors-sections (any course with an “H” at the end, such as ANT201H or CMM104H) as much as possible as a means to complete both the required 12-hours of “general” honors credits of the Honors Curriculum as well as their General Education requirements at the same time. The list also includes mandatory first- and second-year Honors Seminars (i.e., FYS 100H and HON 200). Note that HON 200 is only taught in the spring semester.

The FYS 100H and HON 200 seminar courses, together with a either two sections of the HON 480 seminar or one HON 480 seminar and an additional 3 credit hours of approved upper-division honors (i.e., HON 300 and HON 483) contribute 12-hours out of the total 24-hours of the Honors Curriculum.

Fall 2023 – Honors-Designated Departmental Courses

Some of these courses may have prerequisites (noted as PR) set by the department that offer them that can, in rare cases, exclude an honors student on the basis of that PR. An example of this condition can be seen in ENG 201H. We recommend that honors students take ENG 200H instead, given the range of General Education attributes that can be obtained in this course.

Note
These courses are currently designed, staffed, and scheduled without close consultation with the Honors College–though we do seek partnership to assure that those courses open exclusively to honors students (i.e., are in the catalog to serve the Honors College) are of the highest possible quality and that they contribute most effectively to fulfilling the college’s student learning outcomes and mission. They are honors sections of courses offered in their home departments.
COURSE SEC CRN HRS COURSE TITLE SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR Attributes and Notes
ANT 201H 101 3 Cultural Anthropology Honors (CT) MW, 1:00p – 2:15p TBD Critical Thinking
International
Core II Social Sciences
BSC 120H

BSC 120L

101 3+1 Principles of Biology I Honors & LAB TR, 09:30a – 10:45a Antonsen, Brian Natural Sciences
Core II Natural Sciences
CHM 390H 101 1-4 Honors in Chemistry TBA Kolling, Derrick By Permission of Chemistry Department

Natural Sciences

CMM 104H 101 3 Honors in Speech Comm TR, 09:30a – 10:45a Jackson, Nancy Affordable Education Materials
Core II Communication Studies
CMM 104H 102 3 Honors in Speech Comm TR, 2:00p – 3:15p Adkins, Clara Affordable Education Materials
Core II Communication Studies
ENG 200H 101 3 Texting the World (CT) TR, 09:30a – 10:45a Normandin, Daniel Composition Core I & II
Critical Thinking
Core II Humanities
Literature
Writing Intensive
ENG 200H 102 3 Texting the World (CT) MW, 2:30p – 3:45p O’Malley, Daniel Composition Core I & II
Critical Thinking
Core II Humanities
Literature
Writing Intensive
ENG 200H 103 3 Texting the World (CT) WEB Diehl, Shoshannah Composition Core I & II
Critical Thinking
Core II Humanities
Literature
Writing Intensive

Online Course

ENG 201H 101 3 English Comp Honors WEB Treftz, Jill Composition Core I & II
Online Course
Departmental PR: ACT Verbal 28 , or SAT Verbal Before March 16 640 , or SAT EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT 640
ENG 201H 102 English Comp Honors WEB Treftz, Jill Composition Core I & II
Online Course
Departmental PR: ACT Verbal 28 , or SAT Verbal Before March 16 640 , or SAT EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT 640
HST 101H 101 3 Great Civs to 1300 (CT) MWF, 09:00a – 09:50a Rutherford, Phillip Affordable Education Materials
Critical Thinking
Multicultural
Core II Social Sciences
MUS 142H 101 3 Music in Society Honors MWF, 09:00a – 09:50a Lawson, Kay Affordable Education Materials
Core II Fine Arts
Multicultural
SOC 200H 101 3 Intro Sociology Honors (CT) MWF, 10:00a – 10:50a Garnett, Dick American Institutions
Critical Thinking
Multicultural
Core II Social Sciences
Writing Intensive