The first year UHL coursework aims to educate students in the intellectual, social and personal skills needed to excel while the fourth year capstone experience represents the culmination of the students' undergraduate experience.
FIRST YEAR FOUNDATION COURSES
UNHL 1100 Introduction to University Honors and Leadership
Credit Hours: 3
Prereq: Acceptance to UHL program
Course Type: UHL Core
Core Areas: Arts, Humanities, Behavioral Science, Social Science, Natural Science, Cultural Diversity, International Perspectives
The UHL program was developed with the goal of creating scholars with leadership skills to communicate their ideas and strong leaders with the ability to think critically, analyze issues from alternate perspectives and develop and communicate plausible solutions that take into consideration all points of view; the ideal end result of the program would be intelligent, ethical leaders and scholars in multiple fields of endeavor. Each of the topics covered in the course allows multiple facets of a university education in the old sense to be explored, from philosophy, history and art to chemistry, physics and engineering. There will be multiple means of exploration for each of these topics, from lectures and in-class discussions to field trips and engagement activities; there will be writing assignments in every phase that will focus on writing skills and writing for different audiences.
UNHL 2755 UHL Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Prereq: Acceptance to UHL program
Course Type: UHL Core
Core Areas: Arts, Humanities, Behavioral Science, Social Science, Natural Science, Cultural Diversity, International Perspectives
University faculty, community leaders, and representatives of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations will address the UHL seminar on a wide variety of topics. The seminar exposes UHL students to many different issues, attitudes, problems, careers, and activities. Enrollment limited to first-year UHL students. First year UHL students must enroll in both the fall and spring semesters.
ENGL 2030 Core Composition II (Designated UHL Sections)
Credit Hours: 3
Prereq: UNHL 1100
Course Type: UHL Core
This course focuses on academic and other types of research-based writing and builds on the work completed in ENGL 1020. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, reading and writing as well as working with primary and secondary source material in both print- and electronic-based formats to produce a variety of research-based essays.
FOURTH YEAR CAPSTONE COURSES
UNHL 4991 UHL Senior Research Seminar I
Capstone experience for UHL program - fall semester. Students will work in teams on research projects of a multi-disciplinary nature.
UNHL 4992 UHL Senior Research Seminar II
Capstone experience for UHL program - spring semester. Students will work in teams on research projects of a multi-disciplinary nature.