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University Honors  
List of all courses and their descriptions
List of all courses, their descriptions and offerings in the schedule book

HNRS2065 - Honors: Seminar In Literature

Spring 2024

This course enables students to engage in detailed literary study of selected genres and national literatures. Students will synthesize and evaluate key issues of literary scholarship through studies of the texts, literary biography, and literary criticism. Texts will be examined for their aesthetic values, their social and political contexts, their rhetorical and generic strategies, and biographical facts about the authors/ literary movements in which they participate. Students may compile annotated bibliographies, make oral presentations, write short papers, and write one substantial scholarly essay or creative project, based on research. This course is open to Honors Program students.
Prerequisite: CSEN1020 or CSHR1020 with approval of the honors director. 3 Credits
3 Credits

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 M  Monday
 T  Tuesday
 W  Wednesday
 R  Thursday
 F  Friday
 S  Saturday
 U  Sunday

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Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: Wheatley Center 110
Time: 01:00-01:50 pm
Instructor: Pamboukian
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Prerequisite: CSEN1020 or CSHR1020 with approval of the honors director. 3 Credits

Credits: 3
Days:
Location: Moon
Room:
Time:
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024
Prerequisite: CSEN1020 or CSHR1020 with approval of the honors director. 3 Credits


HNRS2900 - Honors Scholar Development

Spring 2024

This course helps excellent students extend their intellectual development. It focuses on awareness of prestigious national and international scholarship competitions, and other scholarly activities, such as undergraduate research and study abroad. It aims to help students evaluate their potential for success in competitive fellowships and construct effective applications for them as well as for graduate school. Students go through numerous steps in the application process, including self-reflection, refining of goals, researching opportunities, crafting strong vitas, writing research proposals and personal statements, assembling letters of recommendation, and doing mock interviews.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Honors Director or Director of the Office of Scholar Development 1 Credits
1 Credits

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Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Michalenko
Session: 4 (03/09/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Prerequisite: Permission of the Honors Director or Director of the Office of Scholar Development 1 Credits

Credits: 1
Days:
Location: Internet/ Online
Room:
Time:
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 4 (03/09/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Prerequisite: Permission of the Honors Director or Director of the Office of Scholar Development 1 Credits
Course is taught Fully Online.

Credits: 1
Days: ONLINE
Location: Internet/ Online
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Michalenko
Session: 4 (10/19/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024
Prerequisite: Permission of the Honors Director or Director of the Office of Scholar Development 1 Credits
Course is taught Fully Online.


HNRS3900 - Honors Seminar:

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services.

3 Credits

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Credits: 3
Days: T R
Location: Moon
Room: Wheatley Center 143
Time: 12:30-01:45 pm
Instructor: Willis
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 3
Days: M W
Location: Moon
Room: Wheatley Center 113
Time: 04:00-05:15 pm
Instructor: Fanning, Pamboukian
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 3
Days: T R
Location: Moon
Room: Scaife Hall 207
Time: 12:30-01:45 pm
Instructor: Taylor
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024

Credits: 3
Days: T R
Location: Moon
Room: Wheatley Center 110
Time: 12:30-01:45 pm
Instructor: Pinson
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024


HNRS3903 - Honors: Physics and Sport

Spring 2024

In this Honors Seminar students apply the laws of physics to a variety of sports to not only gain a deeper understanding of how physics applies to different sports, but to gain an appreciation of the role physics plays in enhancing athletic performance. Students are actively engaged throughout the class, both through student led discussions and presentations, and a research project which emphasizes the creative and exploratory nature of science. 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3910 - Honors: Personal & Bus Finance

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services. Please try again at a later time 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3918 - Honors: First World War Poetry

Spring 2024

This course examines the history and contexts of the First World War through a study of its poetry. Students will read canonical works written by trench poets, lesser-known poetry written by both soldiers and non-combatants, and the works of international war poets in translation. 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3933 - Honors: Topics In Sustainabil

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services. Please try again at a later time 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3953 - Honors: Jane Austen´s World

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services. Please try again at a later time 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3963 - Honors: Identities/Inequalit

Spring 2024

This course investigates issues of inequality, gender, race, social class, and sexuality, and the ways that these axes of inequality intersect and impact identities in a U.S. context. 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3964 - Honors: Creating The Magic

Spring 2024

This course addresses the leadership, operations, entertainment, and fandom that support and surround Walt Disney World. It explores the leadership strategies conceived and applied at Walt Disney World and how those strategies have led to financial and creative success. 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3965 - Honors: Controv Cont Am Sprts

Spring 2024

The honors seminar will examine the many controversial issues regarding sport in American society. A number of topics are covered including youth sports, high school and college sports, as well as professional /spectator sports. Crime and deviance in sports is examined, along with economic, gender, and media issues. The seminar will be discussion-oriented and will take an interdisciplinary approach to the subject-- economic, psychological, and sociological perspectives will be used. 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3966 - Honors: Democracy and Torture

Spring 2024

This honors seminar explores the relation between torture and democracy in theory and practice from different perspectives. It analyzes the different understandings of the term torture, and surveys exemplary cases in which torture occurred in democracies. The question of a possible legitimacy and legalization of torture in a liberal democracy is explored from a variety of theoretical perspectives. 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3967 - Honors: Math/Comput Animation

Spring 2024

This seminar will examine the mathematics and design principles behind computer animation. We will present some of the algorithms underlying ray-tracing software and will present the mathematics necessary to understand these algorithms. Additionally students will learn and experience the creative and technical step-by-step process of producing an animation from inception to final product as they are given opportunities to practice the mathematics and visual principles while programming animations. 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3968 - Honors: Mdrn Political Thought

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services. Please try again at a later time 3 Credits
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3969 - Honors: Year 2020, A Moment

Spring 2024

HNRS 3969 Honors Seminar: Year 2020, A Moment in Time: Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender During 2020, we have seen a pandemic expose weaknesses in our healthcare practices, racial protests underscoring systemic racism, and millions of people unemployed in a capitalist system. This course will examine the underlying issues of health disparities, racial injustice, and economic inequities and their impact on the U.S. population particularly through the lens of race, class and gender. Through a series of guest speakers, classroom dialogue and interactive analysis, this learning community will look at the reasons for such inequities, what work has been done, and what work still needs to be done at a grassroots, political, and societal level. The course will conclude with students creating their own understanding of 2020 through their creation of a mini-documentary.
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS3970 - Under Mushroom Cloud

Spring 2024

This seminar will examine two essential elements of the Cold War: 1) the development of the atomic bomb and the ensuing nuclear arms race, and 2) how sport and other soft power tools were used by both the Eastern and Western blocs as tools of propaganda. A key point of emphasis will be on how the development of atomic weapons affected American society, media, and culture. Unlike a non-honors course, additional time and emphasis will be spent analyzing broadcasts, primary source material, and historical scenarios. The objective will be to draw upon the multidisciplinary strengths of the honors student participants to bring multiple perspectives to the examination of this critical period.
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

HNRS4000 - Honors Capstone

Spring 2024

This 0-credit capstone course is designed to provide seniors an opportunity to further their understanding of and reflect upon an academic experience (e.g. HNRS 39xx, HNRS 2900, study abroad experience, internships, etc.) while practicing the communication and critical thinking skills they developed in their honors coursework. At the end of this course, there will be three deliverables. Students will develop, propose, and have approved a substantial essay that expands upon an idea or explores a problem beyond what was covered in their academic coursework. Students will complete this paper using academic references in an appropriate academic style. Additionally, students will present their essay at either the Robert Morris University Undergraduate Research Conference or another pre-approved conference or venue. Students who have completed HNRS 2900 may, with permission of the instructor, complete and submit an application to a competitive scholarship, fellowship, graduate program etc. in place of an essay
0 Credits

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Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Slater
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Frndak
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Peng
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Quigley
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Chu
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Sarasnick
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Frndak
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Hanna
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Pamboukian
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Burgess-Lefebvre
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Pinson
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Lu
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Groendyke
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Hansen
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 0
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Radermacher
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024


HNRS4900 - Honors Thesis Design & Develpm

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services. Please try again at a later time 3 Credits
3 Credits

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Credits: 3
Days: ONLINE
Location: Internet/ Online
Room:
Time: 03:30-04:45 pm
Instructor: Campbell, Taylor
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Course is taught Fully Online.

Credits: 3
Days: T R
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: 03:30-04:45 pm
Instructor: Campbell, Taylor
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024


HNRS4911 - Honors Thesis

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services. Please try again at a later time 1 Credits
1 Credits

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Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Buxton
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Internet/ Online
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Pamboukian
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Course is taught Fully Online.

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Internet/ Online
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Robins
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Course is taught Fully Online.

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Campbell
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Trunkos
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Loyola-Garcia
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Crawley
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Mccarthy
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Chu
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Taylor
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Hartle
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Pamboukian
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024


HNRS4912 - Honors Thesis

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services. Please try again at a later time 2 Credits
2 Credits

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Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Internet/ Online
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Combs
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Course is taught Fully Online.

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Internet/ Online
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Park
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Course is taught Fully Online.

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Internet/ Online
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Mishra
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Course is taught Fully Online.

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Internet/ Online
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Pamboukian
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Course is taught Fully Online.

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Taylor
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Loyola-Garcia
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Buxton
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Trunkos
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Chu
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Mccarthy
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Campbell
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Crawley
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Hartle
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 2
Days: APPT
Location: Moon
Room:
Time: -
Instructor: Pamboukian
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024