Honors Students

Spring 2021

Course Title Subject and Course # CRN Instructor(s) Course Description
Composition I Honors ENGL 121 10079 Sam Bell Note: For this honors section the prerequisite is either an ACT score of 27 or higher or at least a score of 276 on the JCCC writing assessment test. Course objectives and competencies will remain the same as for other Composition I classes, although the instructor has selected different textbooks. For additional information and permission to enroll, please contact the honors office at 913-469-8500 ext. 2434.
Composition II Honors ENGL 122 10151 Michael Carriger Note: For this honors section the prerequisites are (1) a minimum of a B in Composition I. Course objectives and competencies remain the same as for other Composition II classes, although the instructor has selected different textbooks. For additional information and permission to enroll, please contact the honors office at 913-469-8500 ext. 2434
Contemporary Approaches to World Mythology Honors HUM 156 10760 Katherine Bailes Sorry: no description available
Honors Forum: Bioethics HON 250 12028 Deb Williams The Honors Forum provides an interdisciplinary approach to contemporary problems as they emerge locally, nationally or globally. Students will be exposed to diverse modes of inquiry in order to consider these problems from multiple angles. The Honors Forum draws from honors courses that students have completed prior to their enrollment. Students will develop a greater understanding of each issue and acquire the ability to develop an evidence-based argument regarding the topic under scrutiny. In this course students will build upon the research literacy skills introduced in the Honors Seminar, such that they demonstrate proficiency in the selection and use of academic databases, as well as the ability to incorporate in their argument the analysis of at least one primary source.
Honors Forum: Community Gardens HON 250 12378 Jeff Oden and Anne Dotter The Honors Forum provides an interdisciplinary approach to contemporary problems as they emerge locally, nationally or globally. Students will be exposed to diverse modes of inquiry in order to consider these problems from multiple angles. The Honors Forum draws from honors courses that students have completed prior to their enrollment. Students will develop a greater understanding of each issue and acquire the ability to develop an evidence-based argument regarding the topic under scrutiny. In this course students will build upon the research literacy skills introduced in the Honors Seminar, such that they demonstrate proficiency in the selection and use of academic databases, as well as the ability to incorporate in their argument the analysis of at least one primary source.
Honors Special Topics: Black Hills/Badlands Biodiversity HON 292 12374 Nancy Holcroft-Benson Sorry: no description available
Intro to Social Problems Honors SOC 125 11658 Eve Blobaum Sorry: no description available
Public Speaking Honors COMS 121 10245 Justin Stanley Sorry: no description available
Special Topics: Public Monuments ARTH 292 10596 Allison Smith Sorry: no description available