HONORS - HON

HON 101Honors Colloquium I1(0-2-0) F
Preq: UHP student
Introduction to Honors at NC State University for University Honors Program students. Development of Honors Plan of Study and discussion of issues of concern in higher education and relationship between education, personal development, and community involvement. Require permission of the University Honors Program
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HON 102Honors Colloquium II1(0-2-0) S
Preq: HON 101, UHP student
Introduction to Honors at NC State University for University Honors Program students. Development of plan for honors research project and proposal for study abroad experience. Further reflection on purpose of higher education in addressing the issues and opportunities of our time. Require permission of the University Honors Program
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HON 201Inquiry, Discovery, and the Arts3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
A study of works of art that treat the theme of inquiry and discovery-its risks, its creativeness, its ambiguities and complexities, and its moral dilemmas. Selected works from several media-theatre, music, visual arts, and film. Analysis of each work in terms of its historical context and internal structure as well as its treatment of the nature of inquiry and discovery.
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HON 202Inquiry, Discovery, and Literature3(3-0-0) F, S
Preq: UHP student
A study of works of literature that treats the themes of inquiry and discovery--its risks, its creativeness, its ambiguities and complexities, and its moral dilemmas--through selected works from literature and other media, including theater, music, visual arts, and film. Analysis of each work in terms of its historical context and internal structure as well as its treatment of the nature of inquiry and discovery.
Course Offerings: fall WolfWare Info


HON 290Honors Special Topics - History3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Seminar for University Honors Program students, repeatable if content varies, meeting GER requirements in History, interdisciplinary in character and often team-taught.
Course Offerings: fall


HON 291Honors Special Topics-Mathematics3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Seminar for University Honors Program students, repeatable if content varies, meeting GER requirements in mathematics, interdisciplinary in character and often team-taught.


HON 292Honors Special Topics-Natural Sciences3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Seminar for University Honors Program students, repeatable if content varies, meeting GER requirements in the natural sciences, interdisciplinary in character and often team-taught.
Course Offerings: fall


HON 293Honors Special Topics-Literature3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Seminar for University Honors Program students, repeatable if content varies, meeting GER requirements in history or literature, interdisciplinary in character, and often team-taught.
Course Offerings: fall sprg


HON 294Honors Special Topics-Philosophy or Religion3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Seminar for University Honors Program students, repeatable if content varies, meeting GER requirements in philosophy, religion, or arts, interdisciplinary in character, and often team-taught.
Course Offerings: sprg


HON 295Honors Special Topics-Social Science3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Seminar for University Honors Program students, repeatable if content varies, meeting GER requirements in the social sciences, interdisciplinary in character, and often team-taught.


HON 296Honors Special Topics-Science, Technology, Society-H&SS Perspective3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Seminar for University Honors Program students, repeatable if content varies, meeting GER requirements in Science, Technology and Society (humanistic perspective) interdisciplinary in character and often team-taught.
Course Offerings: fall sprg


HON 297Honors Special Topics-Science, Technology, Society-Natural Sciences3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Seminar for University Honors Program students, repeatable if content varies, meeting GER requirements in Science, Technology and Society (natural science perspective) interdisciplinary in character and often team-taught.


HON 298Honors Research/Independent Study1-3 F,S,Sum
Research/independent Study for University Honors Program students. Repeatable if content differs. Research or independent study under supervision of faculty members. Project approval by the Honors Program Advisory Committee necessary prior to registration. Permission of the University Honors Program required
Course Offerings: fall sum1 sprg


HON 299Honors Special Topics - Visual and Performing Arts3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Seminar for University Honors Program students, repeatable if content varies, meeting GER requirements in Visual and Performing Arts, interdisciplinary in character and often team-taught.
Course Offerings: sprg


HON 321Music and the Science of Sound3(3-0-0) F
This course investigates music using the science of sound, from the earliest experiments on vibrating strings to digital recording and MP3s, and the parallel development of music and scientific thought in western cultures. Concepts will be explained in simple mathematical and non-mathematical terms and developed in an historical perspective. Students will build instruments based upon what they have learned in the course. This course is suitable for both science and non-science students. University Honors Program student or permission of the UHP.
Course Offerings: fall WolfWare Info


HON 341Time Travel3(3-0-0) S
Preq: UHP student
A study of contemporary metaphysics organized around the topic of time travel. David Lewis, perhaps the foremost contemporary metaphysician, argues that time travel is possible. His argument is based on ingenious positions about three central topics of metaphysics, personal-identity, causation, and free will. Students will consider each of these topics in some detail, always with an eye to their implications for time travel.
Course Offerings: sprg


HON 342Issues in Contemporary Religion3(3-0-0) S
Preq: UHP student
An examination of major issues in contemporary religious thought, with particular attention to how theologians have reshaped traditional theological concepts in response to 20th-21st century challenges. After considering the academic study of religion and addressing the methodological issues of the nature of religious language and the task of theology, the course will examine the impact of recent historical and cultural developments on the formulation of theological proposals and the role religion plays in shaping societal attitudes and mores.


HON 343Philosophical Ethics3(3-0-0) F
An introduction to some of the main concepts and theories in the field of ethics. This course explores answers to the most basic questions of ethics: How can we tell right from wrong and good from bad? What is it to be a good person? What does "making the world a better place" amount to? The course will examine how philosophers have answered these questions in the past and consider how their answers might be relevant to contemporary ethical dilemmas. University Honor Program Students or permission of UHP.
Course Offerings: fall


HON 351American Ideals in Global Perspective
F
This course will examine core American ideals, how they evolved, what differentiates them from competing ideologies, and the extent to which they are transferable to countries with very different cultures, histories, and levels of economic development. It will also critically enquire about the extent to which the United States has been achieving its ideals and how successful it has been in promoting these values globally.
Course Offerings: sprg


HON 371Environmental Science and Technology3(3-0-0) S
This seminar explores deeply advanced topics in contemporary environmental science and considers and evaluates the potential solutions to the challenges they pose. The seminar is based on readings from multiple perspectives of these real-world challenges with an emphasis on those occurring in North Carolina. The seminar is interdisciplinary, so political, economic, and ethical aspects are addressed. University Honors Program student or permission of UHP.
Course Offerings: sprg


HON 391Music and Social Life3(3-0-0) S
At NC State and in the Triangle people are actively engaged in music-making, dancing, devotional practices, and a multitude of other kinds of artful performance. Students in this class think about the relationship between music and other aspects ofsocial life by doing field research to answer questions about creativity, listening, performance, and the ways music and dance shape social life, values, and ideas about difference. Students consider modes of research about music and learn techniques for doing ethnographic research. Must be a University Honors Program student or have permission of the UHP.
Course Offerings: fall


HON 395Honors Cooperative Education3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: Two semester full time in University Honors Program
Experimental work in government or industry for Honors Program students with two semesters completed in Honors. Typically students work 40 hrs/week with salary. Work supervisor, faculty adviser and Honors Program Director must sign HON 395 Honors Cooperative Ed contract. NC State cooperative Education requires paper work; student must pay fee rate for a 0-5 credit hour course. No other courses permitted along with HON 395. Student report of the independent project is required.
Course Offerings: fall sum1 sprg


HON 397Honors Extension and Engagement1-6 F,S,Sum
Preq: One semester good standing in University Honors Program
Opportunity for significant hands-on involvement in extension and engagement research/project as mentored by NC County Extension employees often in cooperation with community employers/executives, local and government officials, and county citizens. Approved plan of work required with significant independent research/project including a reflective journal, a final paper and presentation at the NC State Undergraduate Research Symposium or a venue appropriate to the discipline. Students must provide their own transportation.
Course Offerings: fall sum1 sprg


HON 398Honors Special Topics1-6 F,S,Sum
Preq: UHP student
A seminar or other learning experience within an academic framework that may be on- or off-campus. Enables the development of new HON courses outside the GER list.
Course Offerings: fall sum1 sprg


HON 496Honors Capstone Seminar3(3-0-0) F,S
Preq: UHP student
Honors Seminars open to Juniors and Seniors in all disciplinary Honors Programs, and others with permission of the University Honors Program. Repeatable if content differs. A series of seminars with differing subjects, interdisciplinary in character and sometimes team-taught, allowing advanced students to explore topics from a multidisciplinary perspective and to apply their knowledge to issues and problems in the present world. Permission of the University Honors Program


HON 498Honors Research/Creative Project 13(3-0-0) F,S,Sum
Preq: One semester in good standing in University Honors Program, UHP student
Opportunity for hands-on faculty mentored research/creative project. Course may be stand-alone project completed in one semester/summer, or serve as part of a two semester project that is completed at the end of Honors Research/Creative Project 2 (HON 499). Approved plan of work required with significant independent research/creative project culminating with final paper and presentation at the NC State Undergraduate Research Symposium or other venues appropriate to the discipline. Research within or outside the student's discipline may fulfill experience.
Course Offerings: fall sum1 sprg


HON 499Honors Research/Creative Project 23(3-0-0) F,S,Sum
Preq: One semester in good standing in University Honors Program, UHP student
Opportunity for hands-on faculty mentored research/creative project. Course serves as final part of a two-semester project that began with Honors Research/Creative Project 1 (HON 498)or approved disciplinary research experience. Approved plan of work required with significant independent research/creative project culminating with final paper and presentation at the NC State Undergraduate Research Symposium or other venues appropriate to the discipline. Research within or outside the student's discipline may fulfill experience.
Course Offerings: fall sum1 sprg