HONR - Honors
HONR100 Honors Colloquium (1 Credit)
Attendance at various additional activities and events is required. Reading and discussion on the personal and social value of higher education; development of a coherent general education program; exploration of the educational and cultural resources of the campus and metropolitan area; participation in a community service project; and other activities designed to broaden students' conception of what it means to be an educated person.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
HONR149 Honors Colloquium (3 Credits)
A colloquium on a variety of topics.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR168 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR169 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR208 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR209 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR217 Life, The Multiverse and Everything: Developing an Individual Cosmovision (3 Credits)
In this Honors seminar, students pursue personal cosmologies in light of our contemporary core "Western" scientific world-view and a selection of other ancient and indigenous cosmographies for comparison including those of Mesoamerica, the Inca, the Egyptians or the Chinese.
HONR218 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR219 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR228 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR229 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR231 London and the British Empire (3 Credits)
Focuses on the people, places, and policies that shaped the development of the British Empire, the single largest trans-cultural phenomenon in the world since 1500. Students examine how ideology, migration, technology and resistance shaped the expansion and eventual retrenchment of British imperial power in the Atlantic world and the Indian sub-continent. With the nation's capital as our classroom, students explore the complex workings and legacies of the British Empire from the perspective of its nerve center. The curriculum illuminates the experience of empire for subjects both in the colonies and the metropole and will pay particular attention to the maritime origins of empire, the lives of black Britons and the abolition of slavery, and the rise and fall of the British in India.Cross-listed with: HIST231.
Credit Only Granted for: HIST219K, HONR249B, HONR231, or HIST231.
Formerly: HIST219K.
HONR238 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR239 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR248 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR248E Cultures of the Contact Zones - Seville, Al-Andalus and the Atlantic World (3 Credits)
Content is broad enough to deal with issues of multiculturalism in Spain but also specific enough to center on the city of Seville and the Andalusion region.Cross-listed with: SPAN225.
HONR249 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR258 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR259 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR268 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR268G The Science of Birdwatching (3 Credits)
In this course you will learn the skill of birdwatching (or "birding") and will contribute your observations to a world database of sightings that help establish trends in overall bird populations. Birding (and bird feeding) is one of the most popular pastimes in the United States, with tens of billions of dollars spent annually by enthusiasts. Birds also tell us about the health of our natural environment: by noting where birds are, and where they are absent, scientists can learn about harmful changes to our world ecosystem and how to reverse them. We can help out by becoming responsible citizen scientists. This course will feature regular field trips to observe birds in their natural habitats. No prior birding experience is needed.
HONR269 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR278 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR279 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR288 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR289 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR298 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR298A Impacts of Globalization (3 Credits)
Introduces students to key global concepts, discusses a range of perspectives on globalization and cultural competence, and offers an applied learning experience.
Prerequisite: CPBE100; or by permission.
Restriction: Students must be matriculated into the College Park Scholars Business, Society & the Economy (CPBE) program; or by permission. Cross-listed with: CPBE270.
HONR299 Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR299G Revolution, Regret, and Reform: The People and Principles in American Political History (3 Credits)
Explores American political history from Independence through the present day. Interrogates the roots of American political ideas, the dynamics of partisan competition, the interaction of class, ethnicity, race, and politics, the evolution of policy preferences, the growth of the state, and the transformation of grassroots expectations and ambitions, among other important themes. By exploring the writings of major figures as well as the preferences of anonymous voters--and everyone in between, this course will help students identify the overarching themes and the important forgotten moments in our nation's political development. Students will end the semester armed with a mastery of this history, an understanding of the methods of political historians and scholars in related fields, and a contextualization of our contemporary political world.
Credit Only Granted for: HONR299G or HIST226.
Formerly: HONR299G.
HONR318 Advanced Honors Seminar (3 Credits)
A series of seminars, often interdisciplinary in character, and sometimes team taught. The subjects will vary from semester to semester.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR328 Advanced Honors Seminar (3 Credits)
A series of seminars, often interdisciplinary in character, and sometimes team taught. The subjects will vary from semester to semester.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR338 Advanced Honors Seminar (3 Credits)
A series of seminars, often interdisciplinary and sometimes team taught. The subjects will vary from semester to semester.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR348 Advanced Honors Seminar (1-3 Credits)
A series of seminars, often interdisciplinary and sometimes team taught. The subjects will vary from semester to semester.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR349 Honors Colloquium (1-3 Credits)
A series of seminars, often interdisciplinary and sometimes team taught. Subjects may vary.
Restriction: University or departmental Honors student. Or permission of instructor; and permission of Director of University Honors.
Repeatable to: 3 credits if content differs.
HONR358 Honors Practicum (3 Credits)
For student section leaders of HONR100 or HONR200.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
Formerly: HONR379.
HONR359 Honors Workshop (1-6 Credits)
Honors workshops are small seminar classes which concentrate on skill development.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR368 Advanced Honors Seminar (3 Credits)
A series of seminars, often interdisciplinary in character and sometimes team-taught. The subjects will vary from semester to semester.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR368A MGA Legislative Seminar (3 Credits)
Prepares students to intern for the Maryland General Assembly. Introduces standard legislative genres and assigns extended practice in researching legislative issues.
Prerequisite: Students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department; or ENGL101.
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-English department. Cross-listed with: ENGL381.
Credit Only Granted for: HONR368A or ENGL381.
Additional Information: Application required. Contact english@umd.edu for more information.
HONR378 Advanced Honors Seminar (3 Credits)
A series of seminars, often interdisciplinary in character and sometimes team-taught. The subjects will vary from semester to semester.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.
HONR378M Global Health Challenges and Water Security (3 Credits)
An examination of questions and issues of global health and water security. Expert practitioners will also visit class and participate in discussions.
Restriction: Must be in the Global Fellows Program; and permission of instructor. Cross-listed with: HNUH398T.
HONR379 Honors Independent Study (1-6 Credits)
Involves reading or research directed by individual faculty, especially in areas outside of the student's major. Open only to University honors students.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 6 credits if content differs.
HONR379W Maryland General Assembly Writing Internship (6 Credits)
Experiential learning at the Maryland General Assembly (early January through early April). Interns participate in standard office tasks, research legislative issues, and draft legislative texts such as constituent letters, notes on bills, newsletters, policy memos, and testimony. Specific assignments vary according to the host legislator's needs and the intern's schedule.
Prerequisite: ENGL381 or HONR368A.
Restriction: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0; and must have earned a minimum of 60 credits; and must be admitted to the MGA program. Cross-listed with: ENGL388M.
HONR386 Experiential Learning (3-6 Credits)
Prerequisite: Must have a Learning Proposal approved by the Office of Experiential Learning Programs, faculty sponsor, and student's internship sponsor.
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
HONR388 Honors Thesis or Project (3-6 Credits)
Repeatable to: 6 credits if content differs.
Formerly: HONR370.
HONR389 Guided Honors Teaching (3 Credits)
For HONR100 and HONR200 section leaders. Guided teaching experience for selected students in the University Honors Program.
Restriction: Permission of University Honors Program.
Repeatable to: 9 credits if content differs.