Honors (HON)
Courses
HON 1100. Writing Rhetorically. Units: 3
Concentrated composition course for first-year Honors students. Examines the ways written language functions in various contexts. Students will conduct research and draw upon critical readings of texts to develop their own arguments, as well as examine and use rhetorical strategies that respond to different situations. Satisfies GE A2/1A.
HON 1200. Thinking Critically. Units: 3
Analysis of various kinds of reasoning employed in everyday life and in more specialized contexts, to develop each student's skill in understanding and using carefully constructed arguments. Illustrations will include materials drawn from contemporary issues. Satisfies GE A3/1B, WI designation.
HON 1300. Communicating Orally. Units: 3
Quarter Prerequisite: acceptance into the Honors Program
Introduction to effective speech communication with emphasis on thinking about the decisions that are made to construct informative and persuasive presentations that are rhetorically and visually engaging. Satisfies GE A1/1C.
HON 1400. Constructing Knowledge. Units: 3
This course is an exploration of the ways in which knowledge is constructed at the individual and societal level. Students will learn how to think about the world from a variety of diverse perspectives--including historical, political, socioeconomical, and cultural. The course explores texts from a variety of influential historical moments to examine how people understand the world in different times and places. Concentrating on questions of epistemology--how do you know what you know--and expression--how do you explain what you know--students will learn how to be more empathetic with other humans, how to imagine others' perspectives, and how to interact with people with a variety of points of view. Questions explored include: How does knowledge of past perspectives, influence present-day? How are different voices and experiences expressed and valued? How do we go about developing diverse knowledge sets? Satisfies GE C2/3B, WI designation. Formerly known as HON 1000. Department consent required.
HON 3000. Service Learning in Honors. Units: 2
Semester Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College
This course engages students in a collaborative, community-based service project in the Inland Empire. Each section will focus on a specific local issue chosen by the instructor (e.g., food insecurity, environmental justice, educational equity). Students will work as a team to research the topic, partner with a local organization, and implement a meaningful project. Class sessions will include discussions, reflective writing, and skills workshops in communication, teamwork, and public problem-solving. May be taken two time for up to 4 units.
HON 3010. Self-Directed Service Learning in Honors. Units: 2
Semester Prerequisite: Enrollment in University Honors College
This course is a student-designed service learning course in which students complete a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer work connected to a social issue. Course includes research, reflection, and seminar discussion. Emphasizes personal growth, civic engagement, and synthesis of academic and experiential learning. May be taken two times or up to 4 units.
HON 3100. Natural Sciences and the Humanities. Units: 3
An examination of the means by which the approaches to constructing knowledge in Natural Sciences and the Humanities can be utilized together to address big questions. Team-taught with course materials and readings drawn from relevant disciplines. Co-requisite with HON 3150. With HON 3150, Satisfies GE C4/UD-3, G, WI designations.
HON 3150. Natural Sciences and the Humanities Praxis. Units: 3
Semester Prerequisite: Acceptance into the University Honors Program
Semester Corequisite: HON 3100
An examination of the means by which the approaches to constructing knowledge in Natural Sciences and the Humanities can be utilized together to address big questions. Team-taught with course materials and readings drawn from relevant disciplines. Satisfies GE B5/UD 5.
HON 3200. Social Sciences and Natural Sciences Seminar. Units: 3
Semester Prerequisite: Acceptance into the University Honors Program
Semester Corequisite: HON 3250
An examination of the means by which the approaches to constructing knowledge in Natural Sciences and the Humanities can be utilized together to address big questions. Team-taught with course materials and readings drawn from relevant disciplines. Satisfies GE B5/UD-5, WI designation.
HON 3250. Social Sciences and Natural Sciences Praxis. Units: 3
A problem and/or project-based application of the approaches to constructing knowledge in Natural Sciences and the Humanities that brings them together to address big questions. Team taught with course materials and readings drawn from relevant disciplines. Satisfies GE D4/UD-4, DI, WI designations.
HON 3300. Social Science and the Humanities Seminar. Units: 3
Semester Prerequisite: Acceptance into the University Honors Program
Semester Corequisite: HON 3350
An examination of the means by which the approaches to constructing knowledge in Natural Sciences and the Humanities can be utilized together to address big questions. Team-taught with course materials and readings drawn from relevant disciplines. Satisfies GE C4/UD-3, G, WI designations.
HON 3350. Social Science and the Humanities Praxis. Units: 3
A problem and/or project-based application of the approaches to constructing knowledge in Natural Sciences and the Humanities that brings them together to address big questions. Team taught with course materials and readings drawn from relevant disciplines. Satisfies GE D4/UD-4.
HON 3510. Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Arts and Humanities. Units: 3
Examination of how research in Arts and Humanities incorporates theories, concepts, methodologies, and paradigms from other disciplines and why researchers reach outside their fields to advance or present their work. Satisfies C4/UD-3, WI, G.
HON 3520. Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Natural Sciences. Units: 3
Examination of how research in Natural Sciences incorporates theories, concepts, methodologies, and paradigms from other disciplines and why researchers reach outside their fields to advance or present their work. Satisfies GE B5/UD-5, WI.
HON 3530. Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Social Sciences. Units: 3
Examination of how research in Social and Behavioral Sciences incorporates theories, concepts, methodologies, and paradigms from other disciplines and why researchers reach outside their fields to advance their work. Satisfies GE D4/UD-4, WI, G, DI.
HON 4100. Junior Research Exploration Workshop. Unit: 1
Semester Prerequisite: Membership in the University Honors Program. Junior-level Standing
Workshop designed to engage students in exploration of research methods and topics across disciplines. Students will meet to discuss research strategies and will begin to formulate projects for their honors theses. Graded credit/no credit.
HON 4200. Collaborative Project Workshop. Unit: 1
Semester Prerequisite: 2 HON 3000-level classes. Quarter Prerequisite: HON 306
Workshop designed to advance progress on students' collaborative community projects. Students will work together to discuss project strategies and challenges and to review one another's work.
HON 4300. Junior Research Development Workshop. Unit: 1
Workshop designed to guide students in defining an honors thesis project, initiating research, and applying project management strategies to the development of a work plan. Students will also explore career pathways and graduate study in their fields of interest. Graded credit/no credit.
HON 4400. Senior Research Presentation Workshop. Unit: 1
Workshop designed to deepen students understanding of research processes in their chosen field by conducting research for their honors thesis projects and troubleshooting challenges. Students will also identify and begin applying for career opportunities and/or graduate programs. Graded CR/NC.
HON 5000. Senior Thesis Project. Unit: 1
Workshop designed to complete senior honors theses and to prepare students for presentation of work. Students will review one another's work, collaborate on the planning of the Spring Symposium, and workshop their presentations. Graded credit/no credit.