Undergraduate Catalog
1999-2001
Courses: Honors (HON)
1195:
University Honors Colloquium
Cr. 1. (1-1).
Required of freshmen in the university's Honors College.
2101: The Human Situation: Modernity
Cr. 1. (1-0).
Corequisite: ENGL 2361. Required for
students in the university's Honors College. Discussion
of readings from: Machiavelli, Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, Swift, Rousseau,
Goethe, Flaubert.
2197:2397:
University Honors Colloquium
Cr. 1-3 per semester. (1-0;3-0).
Prerequisite: sophomore or higher standing and membership in the
university's Honors College. May be repeated for credit
when topics vary. Interdisciplinary topics for reading and discussion
with selected faculty.
2301: The Human Situation: Antiquity
Cr. 3. (3-0). Required for students with membership in the university's
Honors College. Prerequisite: Grade of C+ or higher in
ENGL 1303
or placement by the Honors College. Corequisite:
ENGL 1370
or HON 2370.
Combination of lectures and discussion. Readings from Homer,
Sophocles, Aristophanes, Plato, and the Bible.
2370: Foundations of Western Thought
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
ENGL 1304
or placement by the university's Honors College. Corequisite:
HON 2301. For students admitted
to the Honors College after they have completed the first
six hours of the core curriculum communcation requirement.
Major texts selected from the Greek, Roman, Jewish and Christian
traditions. Emphasis on composition.
3397: Antiquity Revisited
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: HON 2301. May be repeated for credit
when topics vary. Advanced interdisciplinary topics for reading
and discussion with selected faculty. An exploration of great books from the Greek and
Judeo-Christian traditions.
3399-4399:
Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite:
approval of dean of the Honors College. For interdisciplinary
topic.
4198:4298:4398:
Special Problems
4397: Modernity Revisited
For applications and admissions information:
admissions@uh.edu
Cr. 1-3 per semester or more by concurrent
enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of the Associate Dean of the Honors College.
Cr. 3. Prerequisite:
HON 2101. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Advanced interdisciplinary topics for reading and discussion with selected
faculty. An exploration of great books from Dante to the present.
Files Archived: October, 2001
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