Lower-Division Courses
HON 1085R
Witches and Law
Honors Enhanced Seminar
Nathan Caplin
M @ 3:00 – 3:50 pm
CRN 22480
HON 2010
Honors Guided Reading
This introductory-level course invites honors students to collaborate with faculty in developing individualized reading plans following the Oxford/Cambridge model.
Jim Haendiges
TR @ 9:00 – 10:15 am
CRN 20713
Upper-Division Courses
HON 3010
Solving BIG problems
Students will work in teams on solving complex problems from the Southern Utah community. This course is designed to expose students to the types of problems solved by STEM professionals working in business, government, or industry. Students will be given a real-life problem and asked to work on a solution over the course of the semester. Student success will depend on realistic industry evaluations such as teamwork, communication, individual initiative, and final products.
Vinodh Chellamuthu
MW @ 4:30 – 5:45 pm
CRN 20724
HON 3010
Study Abroad to Thailand
In this study abroad course, students will examine Myanmar’s ongoing ethnic and political conflicts—intensified by the 2021 military coup—and their impact on refugees and migrants in Thailand. Through collaboration with the BEAM Education Foundation in Chiang Mai, participants will engage directly with local youth and displaced communities to explore peacebuilding, reconciliation, and social integration efforts.
Alex Cromwell
TR @ 10:30 – 11:45 am
CRN 22481
HON 3010
Philosophy in Literature
Do you love reading? Do you love pondering the meaning of life, the fragility of our systems, the forces of identity, and the essentiality of empathy? Do you want to discover new ways to think about humanity’s past, present, and future? If yes, then this is the course for you! From classic authors like Plato, Camus, and Borges to speculative fiction giants like Shelley, LeGuin, and Jemisin, we will make our way through philosophical essays, literary short stories, and invigorating novels to celebrate the magic of stories and the written word and explore some of life’s greatest questions.
Emily FitzGerald
TR @ 12:00 – 1:15 pm
CRN 21596
HON 3010
Wisdom of the Ancients
The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” In this class, we move beyond footnotes to the original questions. Our readings include works from Pre-Socratic philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Rumi and Maimonides. We’ll explore topics like free-will, love, rhetoric, justice, lying, and metaphysics. This is a class that looks at the start, at least in the west, of some of the vital issues concerning humanity. Whether you’re a pre-med student, an artist, or anything in between, this class will help you think about the foundational questions surrounding what it means to be human.
John Wolfe
MWF @ 11:00 – 11:50 am
CRN 21837
HON 3010
Bioethics
An examination of the recent advancements in biological sciences in relation to traditional value systems, focusing on environmental ethics and environmental issues and the ways in which biology informs them.
Jeff Yule
TR @ 1:30 – 2:45 pm
CRN 22053
HON 3010
Science Communication
Introduction to science communication. Students will write creative nonfiction topics relating to science and nature intended for a general audience. Emphasizes clarity, conciseness, and accessibility while relying on peer-reviewed information in order to increase public scientific literacy while avoiding pseudoscience.
Jeff Yule
TR @ 9:00 – 10:15 am
CRN 22582
HON 3010
Paleo Art/Biological Art & Illustration
Learn what goes into the decisions artists, illustrators, and animators make in depicting plants, animals, microorganisms, and both species and biological communities changing over time. Then work in teams to make art and illustrations depicting biological and/or paleontological subjects.
Alex Chamberlain/Jeff Yule
MWF 11:00 – 11:50 am
CRN 23396
HON 3010
Race and Racism
Race and racism are deeply engrained in our society, but we don’t always have the language or critical lens to discuss it. As academics, we often examine groups of people on the margins, but ignore the structures of power that created marginalization. This class will cover the historical construction of race and racism in the sciences, politics, and the arts and the deconstruction of racism by people of color, typically in the social sciences. This course will focus on race and racism in the United States.
Nancy Ross
Online
CRN 21595
