Honors Program | The Honors Curriculum and Courses
The
Honors Curriculum
Life is not specialized. It is "interdisciplinary." Vocationally, we may be electronics engineers or neurosurgeons or accountants; but, when not practicing our profession, we "revert" to the human condition and find ourselves thinking as generalists again. Academic divisions are pragmatic ways of organizing vast accumulations of data, and of keeping specialists out of one another's domains. But the undergirding philosophy of Belmont's Honors Program is that to be educated liberally one must erase these imaginary boundaries and tear down the mental walls that hamper free access to fields of information. A holistic vision and appreciation of the human experience must be created. This philosophical commitment is best expressed in the organization of the general education experience of Belmont honors students. In these courses, teams of honors faculty members labor to overcome rigid compartmentalization and foster the synthetic worldview necessary to the unique person called a Belmont Scholar.
| Honors Program General Education Core | ||||
| Freshman Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours | |
| HON 121 The Ancient World | 6 | HON 122 The Middle Ages | 6 | |
| HON 181 Honors Orientation | 0 | HON 136 Honors Tutorial | 1 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours | |
| HON 221 The Renaissance and Enlightenment | 6 | HON 222 The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | 6 | |
| *HON 32_ Honors Seminar | 3 | *HON 32_ Honors Seminar | 3 | |
| HON 235 Honors Tutorial | 1 | HON 236 Honors Tutorial | 1 | |
| Junior Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours | |
| HON 331 Analytics | 4 | HON 332 Analytics | 4 | |
| *HON 32_ Honors Seminar | 3 | *HON 32_ Honors Seminar | 3 | |
| HON 335 Honors Tutorial | 1 | HON 336 Honors Tutorial | 1 | |
| Senior Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours | |
| *HON 32_ Honors Seminar | 3 | HON 482 Honors Exit Seminar | 0 | |
| HON 435 Honors Tutorial | 1 | *HON 32_ Honors Seminar | 3 | |
| HON 436 Honors Thesis | 3 | |||
| *Total: 47 Hours | ||||
*Students must choose 6 hours during their entire program of study.
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Honors
Courses (HON)
HON 121. The Ancient World (6). A survey of the classical period (from the beginning of western civilization to AD 500).
HON 122. The Middle Ages (6). A survey of the Middle Ages (from 500-1500).
HON 136. Honors Tutorial (1). The freshman tutorial. One semester
HON 181. Honors Orientation (0). An introduction to the nature and expectations of the Belmont Honors Program.
HON 195-495. Studies Abroad (3-18). Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.
HON 221. The Renaissance and Enlightenment (6). A survey of the Renaissance and Enlightenment Period (from 1500-1800).
HON 222. The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (6). A survey of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (from 1800 to the present).
HON 235, 236. Honors Tutorial (2). The sophomore tutorial. Two semesters.
HON 32__. Honors Seminar (6). Two semesters.
HON 331, 332. Analytics: Science, Math and Logic (8). An examination of the techniques of critical reasoning, with emphasis on the development of the art of such reasoning. The course will include a study of informal logic, deductive and inductive reasoning, science and the scientific method. Two semesters. ($30.00 course fee)
HON 335, 336. Honors Tutorial (2). The junior tutorial. Two semesters.
HON 435. Honors Tutorial.(1). The senior tutorial. Fall semester
HON 436. Honors Thesis (3). Preparation, presentation and defense of an approved thesis in the student's major area.
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