The Honors College provides honors students with a wide variety of specially-designed honors courses to choose from, including Honors College seminars, honors versions of existing courses and honors electives. Students can choose from independent study, study abroad and honors projects.
Honors College Courses (15 units)
Honors College Seminars
All Honors College students must complete at least 9 units of Honors College seminars. Seminars change every term. The Honors College Seminar List, published each term, explains which courses are offered, what their topics are, and who will teach them. The Honors College seminars may satisfy GenEd/Core requirements; some may count toward required departmental major courses.
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200 Level (pre-approved in General Education/Core Curriculum category with topics that vary) Lower level honors seminars allow for in-depth study of fundamental issues, ideas, topics or problems. The seminars are on a wide range of original topics that are based on the instructor's area of interest. Most courses integrate knowledge across disciplines. Emphasis for these seminars is on developing and strengthening skills important to success in Honors and undergraduate education, including oral and written communication skills, reading skills, critical and creative thinking, etc. These seminars may satisfy GenEd/Core requirements and may be repeated for credits as topics change.
- 300/400 Level (pre-approved Departmental major courses with topics that vary) Upper level honors seminars are designed to deepen knowledge about a particular intellectual issue and demonstrate the interconnectedness of academic disciplines. The approach is interdisciplinary, but the specific discipline content will be used to further greater understanding of a broader issue. Many of these seminars incorporate moral or ethical thinking and problem-solving components and independent writing projects may be assigned as part of a culminating activity. Like the lower level seminars, these courses will have original topics that are based on the instructor's area of interest. These seminars may satisfy a GenEd/Core as well as major department requirements. .
Honors Versions of Existing Courses
These courses are special sections of already existing and highly demanded courses at the university. They offer students the opportunity to take required courses in an enriched, enhanced manner. These courses are designed to be smaller, more discussion-based, more focused on critical thinking, and more writing intensive than non-Honors sections of the same course.
Honors College Electives (6 units)
Honors Independent Study/Honors Directed Reading/Internship
Independent Study, directed readings research topics and Internships will be arranged on an individual basis. In order to obtain Honors College credit, the student must complete a formal written research or review paper, as arranged with a faculty member.
Study Abroad
Students participating in minimester or summer study abroad courses may receive 3 units toward their Honors seminar requirement if they complete an approved study abroad project. Honors students participating in a full semester (term) study abroad may receive 6 Honors units if they complete an approved study abroad project. Students participating in Honors College sponsored study abroad programs do not have to complete a separate project to receive honors units.
Honors College Seminars
Honors students may complete an additional 6 units of upper-level Honors College seminars or an honors capstone course toward their honors electives requirements. These courses have original topics that are based on the instructor's area of interest and incorporate independent writing projects as a part of a culminating activity.
Honors Capstone
Honors students may complete an honors capstone of their own design under the mentoring of a faculty member in their discipline and/or an Honors College faculty member. The honors capstone provides students with flexibility in designing a final honors experience that relates to their interests and career goals. Honors capstones result in a significant piece of writing and a public presentation of the work. Honors capstones can range from the traditional thesis to a field experience. Questions about the honors capstone should be directed to the Honors College Assistant Dean.
Honors College
Stephens Hall, Room 302 (map)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-4677
Fax: 410-704-4916
E-mail: honors@towson.edu
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