Honors Courses

These are small, innovative sections of course offerings such as:

• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Composition II
• Advanced Composition
• University Library and Research Study Skills
• College Algebra
• General Psychology
• General Sociology

As an Honors College student you are strongly encouraged (but not required) to take Honors-designated course sections in order to study alongside other top academic students in high-impact learning environments.

Details regarding the Fall 2018 Honors-designated course sections are available here.

Details regarding the Summer 2018 Honors-designated course sections are available here.

Details regarding the Spring 2018 Honors-designated course sections are available here.

These are discussion-driven interdisciplinary courses taught by selected  Honors College faculty. Open only to Honors College students, topics vary from semester to semester, but have included:

• American National Identity
• The History of Educational Technology
• China: People, Place, and Culture
• The History of Flight: An Interdisciplinary Study
• Global Modern Medicine and Drug Discovery
• Climate Change and Energy Awareness
• War and Society
• Human Rights and Social Justice
• Digital Culture

You are required to take one colloquium.

Details regarding the Fall 2018 Honors Colloquia are available here.

Details regarding the Summer 2018 Honors Colloquia are available here.

Details regarding the Spring 2018 Honors Colloquia are available here.

This is a capstone research or creative project pursued under the direct supervision of a UCM faculty mentor selected by you as an Honors College student. You are encouraged to meet with the coordinator of Undergraduate Research to discuss your project.  For additional details, take a look at our FAQs. Recent Honors Projects include:

• The Globe Rebuilt: Solving the Mystery of Shakespeare's Theatre
• Star Wars Animation
• The Effects of Terrorism on the Aviation Industry
• Acculturation and the Development of Eating Disorders Among Mexican-American Women
• Signing With Babies: A New Way to Communicate

Note that as an Honors College student, you are required to complete an Honors Project.