Upper-Division Honors Seminars and Experiential Learning Courses
Enrollment in all HON courses (except HON 200) 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.
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Interdisciplinary CORE Honors Seminars
Each semester there are several of these small, interdisciplinary seminars offered through the college by outstanding faculty from across the university.
Fall 2024 – Upper Division Honors CORE Courses
COURSE | SEC | CRN | HRS | COURSE TITLE | SCHEDULE | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR | Attributes and Notes |
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HON 480 | 101 | 2382 | 3 | SpTp: Infinite Jest & Recovery | MW, 2:30p – 3:45p | OM 230 | Young, John | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Affordable Education Materials |
HON 480 | 102 | 2383 | 3 | SpTp: Cinepoems | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | SH 532 | Nolte, Ian | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Writing Intensive (intended) |
HON 480 | 103 | 2384 | 3 | SpTp: Sappho to Taylor Swift | TR, 11:00a – 12:15p | OM 353 | Tortorelli, William | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Affordable Education Materials |
HON 480 | 104 | 2385 | 3 | SpTp: Memory & Memoir | T, 4:00p – 6:20p | OM 353 | Peckham, Joel | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Writing Intensive (intended) |
HON 480 | 105 | 2386 | 3 | SpTp: From Soil to Society | W, 4:00p – 6:00p | OM 353 | McCarthy, Michael | Seminar; Honors Required Course; CORE Upper-Division Credits; Restricted Enrollment |
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 in an instructional course. 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 481 Design for Defense. The next is HON 490 TEDxMarshallU Internship, which provides hands-on training to plan and hold a TEDx event on campus. Enrollment in HON 490 in the Fall semester requires 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.
Fall 2024 – Upper Division Honors CORE Courses
COURSE | SEC | CRN | HRS | COURSE TITLE | SCHEDULE | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR | Attributes and Notes |
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HON 300 | 101 | 2380 | 3 | Honors Peer Mentoring | MW, 1:00p – 2:15p | SH 435 | Biggs, Michele | CORE Upper-Division Credits; No Textbook Required |
HON 481
NEW FOR FALL 2024 |
101 | 2387 | 3 | Design for Defense | W, 4:00p – 6:20p | WAEC 1105 | Westbrook, James & Stone, Deacon | CORE Upper-Division Credits; No Textbook Required |
HON 490 | 101 | 2393 | 1 | TEDxMarshallU Internship | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | HTN TBA | Kinghorn, Brian | CORE Upper-Division Credits; No Textbook Required; PART I of II; MUST apply through Instructor to Gain Permission |
The Honors College also offers upper-division, experiential and collaborative learning courses that are student-led. 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.
Fall 2024 – Upper Division GENERAL Honors Courses
COURSE | SEC | CRN | HRS | COURSE TITLE | SCHEDULE | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR | Attributes and Notes |
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HON 484 | 101 | 2388 | 1 | Honors Oracle | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | OM 230 | Bailey, Cara | Student-Led; No Textbook Required |
HON 484 | 102 | 2389 | 2 | Honors Oracle | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | OM 230 | Bailey, Cara | Student-Led; No Textbook Required |
HON 488 | 101 | 2391 | 1 | Student Assoc Steering Comm | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | OM 353 | Ferda, Mary Beth | Student-Led; No Textbook Required |
HON 488 | 102 | 2392 | 2 | Student Assoc Steering Comm | TBD (per enrolled student schedules) | OM 353 | Ferda, Mary Beth | Student-Led; No Textbook Required |
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).
Fall 2024 – Lower Division CORE Honors Courses
Fall 2024 – Honors-Designated Departmental GENERAL Honors 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.
COURSE | SEC | CRN | HRS | COURSE TITLE | SCHEDULE | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR/MENTOR | Attributes and Notes |
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ANT 201H | 101 | 1084 | 3 | Cultural Anthropology Honors (CT) | TR, 11:00a – 12:15p | SH 530 | Coe, Marion | Honors, Critical Thinking, International, Core II Social Sciences |
BSC 120H | 101 | 1214 | 4 | Principles of Biology I Honors | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | S 308 | Cyphert, Holly | Honors, Natural Sciences, Core II Natural Sciences, Writing Intensive |
CHM 390H | 101 | 1491 | 1 to 4 | Honors in Chemistry | TBA | HTN TBA | Kolling, Derrick | Honors, No Textbook Required, Natural Sciences; MUST contract instructor to gain permission |
CMM 104H | 101 | 1730 | 3 | Honors in Speech Comm | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | SH 414 | STAFF | Honors, Affordable Education Materials, Core II Communication Studies |
ENG 200H | 101 | 2093 | 3 | Texting the World (CT) | MWF, 09:00a – 09:50a | CH 467 | Lawrence, Nicole | Honors, Composition Core II, Critical Thinking, Core II Humanities, Literature |
ENG 200H | 102 | 2094 | 3 | Texting the World (CT) | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | CH 211 | Normandin, Daniel | Honors, Composition Core II, Critical Thinking, Core II Humanities, Literature |
ENG 200H | 103 | 2095 | 3 | Texting the World (CT) | Online Course | WEB | Diehl, Shoshannah | Honors, Composition Core II, Critical Thinking, Core II Humanities, Literature, Online Course |
ENT 200H | 101 | 2226 | 3 | Smith StartUp Incubator Honors | TBA | S BUS | Eng, Ben | Honors, MUST contact instructor to gain permission |
HST 102H | 101 | 2475 | 3 | World & West 1300-1850 (CT) | MWF, 11:00a – 11:50a | HH 136 | Rutherford, Phillip | Honors, Affordable Education Materials, Critical Thinking, Multicultural, Core II Social Sciences |
MTH 229H | 101 | 2867 | 5 | Calculus I Honors (CT) | MTWRF, 11:00a – 11:50a | SH 513 | STAFF | Honors, Critical Thinking, Core II Mathematics, PRE-REQ: ACT Math 27, or SAT Mathematics Before Mar. 16 610, or SAT MATH SECTION SCORE 630, or MTH132 Minimum Grade C |
MUS 142H | 101 | 2917 | 3 | Music in Society Honors | MWF, 09:00a – 09:50a | SM 143 | Dobbs, Wendell | Honors, Affordable Education Materials, Core II Fine Arts, Multicultural |
PSY 201H | 101 | 3467 | 3 | General Psychology-Honors (CT) | TR, 11:00a – 12:15p | HH 303 | Pittenger, David | Honors, Critical Thinking, Core II Social Sciences |
SOC 200H | 101 | 3707 | 3 | Intro Sociology Honors (CT) | TR, 09:30a – 10:45a | SH 529 | Noyongoyo, Boniface | Honors, American Institutions, Critical Thinking, Multicultural, Core II Social Sciences |