Approved Courses for the Honors Designation
The following courses have been approved by appropriate faculty committees and administrative offices for the honors designation. Students should consult the Arts and Sciences Honors web site each quarter to determine which will be available in a particular quarter. Students may petition through an honors counselor to have honors courses that have not received previous approval for the GEC to fulfill in part an appropriate GEC category.
H342 Music, Religion, and Ritual in Africa
H584 Literature and Modern Experience in Africa
ANTHROPOLOGY
H200 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
H201 World Prehistory: An Anthropological Perspective
H202 Peoples and Cultures: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
H570 Introduction to Quantitative Genetics in Anthropology
H597.03 Issues of the Contemporary World: The Prehistory of Environment and Climate
ARABIC
H241 Culture of the Contemporary Arab World
H372 Modern Arabic Literature in Translation
ART
H455 Honors Holography I
ART EDUCATION
H367.01 Second Writing Course: Ethnic Arts: A Means of Intercultural Communication
ARTS AND SCIENCES
H294 Interdisciplinary Group Studies
H494 Interdisciplinary Group Studies
ASTRONOMY
H161 Introduction to Solar System Astronomy
H162 Introduction to Stellar, Galactic, and Extragalactic Astronomy
H163 Relativity and Cosmology
H521 Introduction to Biological Chemistry: Laboratory
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: INTERDISCIPLINARY
H100 Biological Sciences Survey
BIOLOGY
H115 Honors Biology I
H116 Honors Biology II
BIOSTATISTICS
H318 Introduction to Biostatistics
H201 General Chemistry (I)
H202 General Chemistry (II)
H203 General Chemistry (III)
H221 Analytical Chemistry I
H251 Organic Chemistry (Lecture I)
H252 Organic Chemistry (Lecture II)
H253 Organic Chemistry (Lecture III)
H254 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (I)
H255 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (II)
CLASSICS
H101 Masterpieces of Greek Literature in Translation
H102 Masterpieces of Latin Literature in Translation
H222 Classical Mythology
H223 Freshman/Sophomore Honors Seminar: Topics in Ancient Literature and Society
H294 Group Studies
COMMUNICATION
H606 Development of the Mass Media in America
H607 Mass Communication Law
H620 Public Opinion and Communication
H640 Science Communication
COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES
H100 Introduction to the Humanities: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
H201 Literature and Society
H202.01 Religious Studies: Literature and Religion
H203 Literature and the Self
H204 Literature, Science, and Technology
H240 The Nature of Modernity: Key Ideas and Enduring Problems
H270 Introduction to Comparative Religion
H294 Group Studies
H301 Love in World Literature
H314 Women in East Asian and Asian-American Literature
H358 Film and Literature as Narrative Art
H367.01 Second Writing Course: American Identity in the World
H367.02 Second Writing Course: Values, Science, and Technology in American Culture: An Introduction
H376 The Jewish Mystical Tradition
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
H221 Software Development Using Components
H222 Development of Software Components
H399 East Asian Thought in the Western Imagination, 1600-2000
ECONOMICS
H200 Principles of Microeconomics
H201 Principles of Macroeconomics
H271 Law and Economics
H520 Money and Banking
H596 Honors Seminar in Economics
ENGLISH
H110 Honors First-Year English Composition
H201 Selected Works of British Literature: Medieval through 1800
H202 Selected Works of British Literature: 1800 to the Present
H220 Introduction to Shakespeare
H260 Introduction to Poetry
H261 Introduction to Fiction
H262 Introduction to Drama
H280 The English Bible
H296 Honors Seminar: Literature and Intellectual Movements
H367.01 Honors Intermediate Essay Writing: The American Experience
H398 Honors Critical Writing
H590 Honors Seminar: Major Periods in Literary History
H590.01 The Middle Ages
H590.02 The Renaissance
H590.03 18th Century British Literature
H590.04 Romanticism
H590.05 The Later 19th Century
H590.06 The Modern Period
H590.07 Literature in English after 1945
H590.08 U.S. and Colonial Literature
H591.01 Honors Seminar: Special Topics in the Study of Creative Writing
H598 Honors Seminar: Selected Topics in Literature and Literary Interpretation
ENTOMOLOGY
H444 Social Insects
EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY, AND ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
H400 Evolution
H413.01 Introduction to Ecology: Lecture
H557 Tropical Field Ecology
H597.02 Issues of the Contemporary World: Antarctic Marine Ecology and Policy
H104.01 Intermediate French II: Conversation and Composition
H201.01 Introduction to Reading of Literary and Cultural Texts: Classroom Track
H425 French Literature and Society
H426 French Literature and the Self
H427 Francophone Literature: from Empire to Nation
H120 Earth Systems II: Atmospheric Environment
H200 World Regional Geography
H220 Introduction to Physical Geography
H240 Economic and Social Geography
H294 Group Studies
H400 Geography of the United States and Canada
H410 Global Climate and Environmental Change
H460 Political Geography
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
H110 History of Life on Earth-Global Change in the Biosphere
H121 Physical Geology
H122 Historical Geology
H220 Contemporary Topics in Geological Sciences
H294 Group Studies
H451 Science in the Courtroom
GERMAN
H103.01 Intermediate German I: Basic
H104.01 Intermediate German II: Basic
H263 The Faust Theme
H241 Culture of Contemporary Israel
H370 Biblical and Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature in Translation
H372 Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation
H376 The Jewish Mystical Tradition
HISTORY
H111 Western Civilization: Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century
H112 Western Civilization: Seventeenth Century through Modern Times
H151 American Civilization to 1877
H152 American Civilization since 1877
H171 Latin American Civilizations to 1825
H172 Latin American Civilizations since 1825
H325 Introduction to Women's History: The American Experience
H398 Introduction to Historical Thought
H399 Introduction to Historical Research
H598.02 Seminars: Proseminar in History
HISTORY OF ART
H210 Art of the Ancient World
H211 Art of the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds
H212 Art of the Modern World
H512 Abstract Art
H514 Art as Historical Document: Evaluating the Evidence in Early Modern Europe
H530 American Art
HUMANITIES, COLLEGE OF
H100 Humanities Survey
H294 Group Studies
sH201 Introduction to Peace Studies
H215 Introduction to Development Studies
H240 Introduction to Latin America
H296 Global Affairs Simulation: Free Trade
H501 Selected Problems in International Studies
H597.01 Issues of the Contemporary World: Problems and Policies in World Population, Food, and Environment
H597.02 Issues of the Contemporary World: Antarctic Marine Ecology and Policy
H201 Introduction to Language in the Humanities
H361 Language and Social Identity in the U.S.
H371 Language and the Mind
H384 Language Processing Technology
H100 Mathematical and Physical Sciences Survey
MATHEMATICS
H161 Accelerated Calculus with Analytic Geometry (I)
H162 Accelerated Calculus with Analytic Geometry (II)
H187 Topics in Mathematics
H190 Elementary Analysis I
H191 Elementary Analysis II
H263 Accelerated Calculus with Analytical Geometry (III)
H264 Elementary Analysis III
H294 Special Topics in Mathematics
H487 Advanced Problem Solving
H520 Linear Algebra
H521 Differential Equations
H522 Complex Analysis
H540 Geometry and Calculus in Euclidean Spaces and on Manifolds I
H541 Geometry and Calculus in Euclidean Spaces and on Manifolds II
H576 Number Theory through History I
H577 Number Theory through History II
H590 Algebraic Structures I
H591 Algebraic Structures II
H592 Algebraic Structures III
H594 Group Studies
MICROBIOLOGY
H610 Bioinformatics and Molecular Microbiology
MODERN GREEK
H241 Culture of Contemporary Greece
MOLECULAR GENETICS
H220 Introduction to Molecular Life Sciences: Research Opportunities and Career Options
H500 General Genetics
MUSIC
H141 Introduction to Music
H101 Introduction to Philosophy
H111 Mind and Its Place in Nature: Western Conceptions of the Self from Antiquity to the Present: Part I
H112 Mind and Its Place in Nature: Western Conceptions of the Self from Antiquity to the Present: Part II
H130 Introduction to Ethics
H240 Philosophical Problems in the Arts
H242 Honors Philosophy of Film
H276 Freshman-Sophomore Proseminar
H580 Ethical Conflicts in Health Care Research, Policy, and Practice
H678 Junior-Senior Proseminar
PHYSICS
H131 Honors Physics: Particles and Motion
H132 Honors Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
H133 Honors Physics: Thermal Physics, Waves, and Quantum Physics
H455 Honors Holography I
H659 Sensor Materials: A Multidisciplinary Approach
POLITICAL SCIENCE
H100 Introduction to Comparative Politics
H101 Introduction to American Politics
H145 The Politics of Global Problems
H165 Introduction to Politics
H201 Introduction to Political Behavior
H210 Modern Political Ideologies
H367.01 Second Writing Course: Contemporary Issues in American Politics
H521 Supreme Court Decision Making
H531 Seminar in Comparative Politics: Democracy in Muslim Majority Countries
H553 Political Analysis of International Economic Relations
H565 Power and Resistance
H567 Politics and Ethics
H585 Techniques of Political Analysis
596 Honors Seminar in Political Science
H597.01 Issues of the Contemporary World: Interdependence and Nationalism in World Politics
H597.02 Issues of the Contemporary World: Political Problems of the Contemporary World
PSYCHOLOGY
H100 General Psychology
H320 Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology
H321 Quantitative and Statistical Methods in Psychology
H325 Introduction to Social Psychology
H331 Psychopathology and Psychotherapy I
H367.01 Second Writing Course: Social Psychology
H371 Language and the Mind
H504 Control Theory and Skilled Behavior
H506 Contemporary Issues in Neuroscience
H508 Psychology of Judgment and Decision-Making
H512 Human Memory and Cognition
H515 The Unconscious
H521 Personnel Psychology
H522 Organizational Psychology
H550 Psychology of Childhood
H571 Psychology of Developmental Disabilities
H594 Group Studies
H602 Biological Bases of Psychotherapy
H613 Biopsychopathology
H250 Masterpieces of Russian Literature in Translation
H583 Cinderella's Fantasy: Gender and Women in Western and Eastern Europe
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES,
H100 Social and Behavioral Sciences Survey
SOCIOLOGY
H101 Introductory Sociology
H345 Contemporary American Society
H367.01 Second Writing Course: Politics and American Society
H367.03 Second Writing Course: Work and Family in the United States
H410 Criminology
H549 Quantitative Research Methods in Sociology
H599 Research Seminar
SPANISH
H104 Honors Intermediate Spanish II
H401 Advanced Grammar
H403 Intermediate Spanish Composition
H450 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture in Spanish: Reading Texts
H552 Modern Spanish Literature
H560 Introduction to Spanish American Culture
H561 Introduction to the Culture of Spain
H565 Latin American Indigenous Literatures and Cultures
H680 Honors Seminar
SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE
H330 Language Acquisitions
H100 Introduction to Theatre
H101 Introduction to Theatre: Making History
H230 Moving Image Art
H271 Great Ages of the Theatre
H367.01 Self-Images: America on Stage, 1830 to the Present
H101 Introduction to Women's Studies in the Humanities
H110 Women, Culture, and Society
H296 Topics in Women's Studies
H367.01 Second Writing Course: U.S. Women Writers: Text and Context
H372 Modern Arabic Literature in Translation
H510 American Women's Movements
H783 DEPARTMENTAL HONORS RESEARCH
Independent research numbers are available in all departments for senior honors projects and non-honors independent research. The number available for honors research involving candidacy for graduation with distinction is H783; the general research number is 693. Both require the written permission of the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the research.
