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.
Spring 2023 – Upper-Division Honors Courses
COURSE |
SEC |
CRN |
HRS |
COURSE TITLE |
SCHEDULE |
INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR |
Notes |
HON 480 |
201 |
3519 |
3 |
SpTp: Listening to Film |
MW 1:00p-2:15p |
Kay Lawson |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course |
HON 480 |
202 |
3530 |
3 |
SpTp: Innovation for Good |
TR 11:15a-12:15p |
Christine Ingersoll |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course; Writing Intensive (intended) |
HON 480 |
203 |
3535 |
3 |
SpTp: Cinepoems [See a video introduction by Professor Nolte] |
TR 2:00p-3:15p |
Ian Nolte |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course; Writing Intensive (intended) |
HON 480 |
204 |
3566 |
3 |
SpTp: Civil Rights and Film |
M 4:00p-6:20p |
Patricia Proctor |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course |
HON 480 |
205 |
3569 |
3 |
SpTp: Russian History and Culture |
W 4:00p-6:20p |
Slav Gratchev |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course |
HON 483 |
201 |
4760 |
2 |
SpTp: TEDxMarshallU Internship

|
TBD (per student schedules) |
Brian Kinghorn (Mentor) |
Experiential & Collaborative Learning; Approved course for upper-division honors credit
Part II of II for total of 3 hours in 22-23
PR: Completion of Part I in Fall 2022 |
HON 484 |
201 |
3582 |
1 |
Honors College Newsletter (Writers) |
TBD (per student schedules) |
Hoey, Brian (Advisor) |
Experiential & Collaborative Learning; Counts toward General Honors credit requirements only |
HON 484 |
202 |
3583 |
2 |
Honors College Newsletter (Editors) |
TBD (per student schedules) |
Hoey, Brian (Advisor) |
Experiential & Collaborative Learning; Counts toward General Honors credit requirements only |
HON 488 |
201 |
3603 |
1 |
Student Assoc Steering Comm (Members) |
TBD (per student schedules) |
Hoey, Brian (Advisor) |
Experiential & Collaborative Learning; Counts toward General Honors credit requirements only |
HON 488 |
202 |
3605 |
2 |
Student Assoc Steering Comm (Officers) |
TBD (per student schedules) |
Hoey, Brian (Advisor) |
Experiential & Collaborative Learning; Counts toward General Honors credit requirements only |
PDF with details (including descriptions) of our HON 480 seminars for Spring 2023.
Honors Seminar Archives
Lower-Division Honors Seminars and Honors-Designated Courses
The following list is of Honors Seminars (FYS 100H and HON 200) 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 HON 480 seminar or one HON 480 seminar and an additional 3-hours of approved upper-division honors credits, contribute 12-hours out of the total 24-hours of the Honors Curriculum.
Spring 2023 – Lower-Division Honors Seminars
COURSE |
SEC |
CRN |
HRS |
COURSE TITLE |
SCHEDULE |
INSTRUCTOR |
Notes |
FYS 100H |
201 |
4830 |
3 |
First Year Seminar |
TR, 11:00a – 12:15p |
Eng, Ben |
Core I; Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course: Virtual Course |
HON 200 |
201 |
3485 |
3 |
Second Year Seminar |
TR, 09:30a – 10:45a |
Davis, Sarah |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course |
HON 200 |
202 |
3484 |
3 |
Second Year Seminar |
TR, 12:30p – 1:45p |
Biggs, Michele |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course |
HON 200 |
203 |
3475 |
3 |
Second Year Seminar |
MW, 5:00p – 6:15p |
James, Matt |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course |
HON 200 |
204 |
3487 |
3 |
Second Year Seminar |
T, 4:00p – 6:20p |
Johnson, Kelli |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course |
HON 200 |
205 |
3502 |
3 |
Second Year Seminar |
R, 4:00p – 6:20p |
James, Matt |
Seminar; Honors Curriculum Required Course |
Spring 2023 – Honors-Designated Departmental Courses
Some of these courses may have prerequisites (noted as PR) set by the department that offer them.
COURSE |
SEC |
CRN |
HRS |
COURSE TITLE |
SCHEDULE |
INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR |
Notes |
ANT 201H |
201 |
3793 |
3 |
Cultural Anthropol Honors (CT) |
TR, 2:00-3:15p |
Dingess, Kimberly |
Critical Thinking
International
Core II Social Sciences |
CHM 218H |
201 |
4586 |
2 |
Prin Chem Honor Lab II |
TR, 08:00a – 09:15a |
STAFF |
Natural Sciences
PR: CHM 212; Permission of Department of Chemistry |
CHM 390H |
201 |
4637 |
1-4 |
Honors in Chemistry |
TBA |
Kolling, Derrick |
Natural Sciences
PR: Permission of Department of Chemistry |
CMM 104H |
201 |
2436 |
3 |
Honors in Speech Comm |
TR, 09:30a – 10:45a |
Adkins, Clara |
Affordable Education Materials
Core II Communication Studies |
CMM 104H |
202 |
2439 |
3 |
Honors in Speech Comm |
TR, 11:00a – 12:15p |
Adkins, Clara |
Affordable Education Materials
Core II Communication Studies |
ENG 200H |
201 |
3130 |
3 |
Texting the World (CT) |
MW, 1:00p – 2:15p |
Burbery, Tim |
Composition Core II
Critical Thinking
Core II Humanities
Literature
Writing Intensive |
ENG 200H |
202 |
3133 |
3 |
Texting the World (CT) |
WEB |
Diehl, Shoshannah |
Same; Online Course
|
ENG 201H |
201 |
3304 |
3 |
English Comp Honors |
WEB |
Treftz, Jill |
Composition Core II
Online Course
PR: ACT Verbal 28 , or SAT Verbal Before March 16 640 , or SAT EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT 640 |
MUS 142H |
201 |
3257 |
3 |
Music in Society Honors |
MWF, 09:00a – 09:50a |
Lawson, Kay |
Core II Fine Arts
Multicultural |
PSY 201H |
201 |
3224 |
3 |
General Psychology-Honors (CT) |
TR, 11:00a – 12:15p |
Pittenger, David |
Critical Thinking
Core II Social Sciences |
SOC 200H |
201 |
3700 |
3 |
Intro Sociology Honors (CT) |
TR, 12:30p – 1:45p |
Sullivan, Donna |
American Institutions
Critical Thinking
Free Book
Multicultural
Core II Social Sciences
Writing Intensive |