Honors Courses and Honors Sections of Regular Courses
Honors Courses
1010 Honors Career Explorations (1 credit hour)
Colloquia in which experts from both the University and the Columbia communities
discuss their specialties and answer students' questions on the nature and current
status of their disciplines. Open to all honors eligible students with preference
given to freshmen. S/U only. (20-25 students)
- Examples of Previous Courses:
Career Explorations for the Multipotentialed Student, Prof. Joe Johnston
Career Explorations in Law, Prof. Donna Pavlick
Career Explorations in Medicine, Dr. Robert McCallum
1030 Honors Discussion Group (1-2 credit hours)
Informal classes with preference given to freshmen. These courses are designed
as seminars to introduce students to an academic field and provide an informal
introduction to MU. (12-14 students).
- Examples of Previous Courses:
Thinking About Contemporary Society, Prof. Don Sievert
Drug Discovery and Design, Prof. Shivendra Shukla
Attorney for the Damned, Prof. Gary Smith
Religion and the Professions, Prof. Jill Raitt
1050 Honors Seminar (1-2 credit hours)
Seminars designed primarily but not exclusively for second-year students. (12-14
students)
- Examples of Previous Courses:
The History of Baseball, Dr. Michael Perry
Voting for President: Necessary Tools for the Informed Voter, Prof. Mitchell
McKinney
Literature and Medicine, Dr. Robert Blake
1070 Honors Elective Colloquia (2-3 credit hours)
These courses may be cross-listed with departments or one-of-a-kind courses
which may have no other more appropriate academic home. Interdisciplinary or
experimental courses are encouraged.
- Examples of Previous Courses:
The Mentally Ill: History of Care and Treatment in Cultural Context, Prof.
Arthur Robins
Internship in the Writing Lab, Prof. Elaine Hocks/Sally Foster
Public Leadership: Understanding Evil in an Age of Genocide, Profs. Guy Adams/Michael
Diamond
2120 Honors Humanities Colloquia* (2-3 credit hours)
Seminars open to all honors-eligible students. These courses may be cross-listed
with departments in the Humanities. Interdisciplinary or experimental courses
are encouraged. (25-30 students)
- Examples of Previous Courses:
After the Fact: The Holocaust in Contemporary History, Art and Literature,
Prof. Brad Prager
Italian Civilization, Prof. Glenn Pierce
Literature and the Family, Prof. Julie Melnyk
Introduction to Israeli Culture, Prof. Etti Naveh-Benjamin
2230 Honor Social Science Colloquia* (2-3 credit hours)
These courses may be cross-listed with Social Science Departments. Interdisciplinary
or experimental courses are encouraged. Open to all honors-eligible students.
(25-30 students)
- Examples of Previous Courses:
The Vietnam War: Legacy and Lessons, Prof. Marvin Rogers
2310 Honors Behavioral Sciences Colloquia* (2-3 credit hours)
These courses may be cross-listed with Behavioral Science Departments. Interdisciplinary
or experimental courses are encouraged. Open to all honors-eligible students.
(25-30 students)
2450 Honors Biological, Physical, Mathematical Science Colloquia* (2-3 credit
hours)
Open to all honors-eligible students. These courses may be cross-listed with
Biological, Physical or Mathematical Science Departments. Interdisciplinary
or experimental courses are encouraged. (25-30 students)
- Examples of Previous Courses:
On Mathematics and Music: Order and Beauty in Human Life, Prof. Mel George
Volcanoes and Their Impact on Human Environment, Prof. Peter Nabelek
Natural History Discoveries of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Prof. Mark
Ryan
3070 Honors Elective Colloquia (2-3 credit hours)
These courses may be cross-listed with departments or one-of-a-kind courses
which may have no other more appropriate academic home. Interdisciplinary or
experimental courses are encouraged. Seminars limited to juniors and seniors.
(25-30 students).
- Examples of Previous Courses:
Environment and Behavior, Prof. Ronn Phillips
Journalism, Religion and Public Life, Prof. Edmund Lambeth
(In) Famous Trials: An Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System,
Prof. Stephen Easton
3120 Honors Humanities Colloquia* (2-3 credit hours)
These courses may be cross-listed with departments in the Humanities. Limited
to juniors and seniors.(25-30 students).
- Examples of Previous Courses:
Medical Ethics, Prof. Bill Bondeson
20th Century Italian Fiction in Translation, Prof. Rita Cavigioli
Dostoevsky, Prof. Nicole Monnier
3210 Honors Behavioral Science Colloquia* (2-3 credit hours)
Seminars limited to juniors and seniors. These courses may be cross-listed with
Behavioral Science Departments. (25-30 students).
- Examples of Previous Courses:
Understanding Human Sexuality, Prof. Wayne Anderson
3230 Honors Social Science Colloquia* (2-3 credit hours)
These courses may be cross-listed with Social Science Departments. Limited to
juniors and seniors. (25-30 students)
- Examples of Previous Courses:
Islam and the West, Prof. Abdullah Ibrahim
The Russian Revolution, Prof. Charles Timberlake
Vietnam: A History of Revolution, War, and Reconstruction, Prof. Marvin Rogers
3450 Honors Biological, Physical, Mathematical Science Colloquia* (2-3 credit
hours)
These courses may be cross-listed with Biological, Physical or Mathematical
Science Departments. Limited to juniors and seniors.(25-30 students).
*Course must be approved by CIA to meet A&S General Education Requirements.
If course is not approved by CIA, it will be assigned an appropriate elective
course number (i.e. 1070H or 3070H).
Honors Section of a Regular Course
In addition to courses the courses listed above, honors section of regularly
scheduled courses may be offered (e.g., Bio 1500H, Psychology 1000H).
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