Honors
courses take a
variety of forms
and vary
depending on the
professor
teaching the
course.
Some honors
courses are
sections set
aside by BCU’s
academic
departments and
reserved for
honors students
only (or honors
students and the
department’s
majors for some
upper-level
courses).
These sections
differ from
regular courses
because they
tend to be more
discussion-oriented,
and professors
are encouraged
to try creative
new teaching
strategies to
actively engage
the students
with the course
material.
Honors sections
of courses are
typically small;
the largest have
an enrollment of
twenty, and many
have ten to
twelve students.
Courses designed
specifically for the
Honors Program take a
couple of different
forms, and honors
students have a
tremendous amount of
influence on them.
HNRS 110: Readings for
the Liberal Arts, for
example, is a hybrid
course that has both
online and seminar
components.
Students read five books
over the summer, and the
honors students get to
choose two of the books.
Students participate in
online discussions
during the summer months
and complete the course
once they are on campus
in the fall. This
course is an ideal way
for incoming honors
students to meet other
students and start their
college careers.
Another recent
addition to our honors
course offerings is HNRS
01M: Honors Seminar I, a
one-hour course that
meets once weekly during
either the winter or
spring term.
Honors students select
the seminar’s topic
during the fall term,
and up to ten different
Briar Cliff faculty
members choose essential
readings on the topic
and take turns leading
the seminar discussion
each week. The
topic for Spring 2009 is
“Issues of the 21st
Century” and faculty
from business
administration,
education, environmental
science, music, nursing,
political science,
psychology, social work,
and sociology will all
select some of the
readings and lead a
discussion. Our
Vice President of
Academic Affairs will
even lead the seminar on
one occasion!
Upcoming Courses:
Spring 2009:
PSYC 110: Introduction
to Psychology
HNRS 01M: Honors Seminar
I (“Issues of the 21st
Century”)
Summer 2009:
HNRS 110: Readings for
the Liberal Arts
(“Memoirs from Around
the World”)
Fall 2009:
LIBA 100: First Year
Experience (Section TBA)
ENGL 243: Shakespeare
Winter 2009-2010:
MUSC 225: One World: An
Introduction to the
Music of the
World’s People
PHIL 310: History of
Philosophy: Modern
Philosophy
HNRS 01M: Honors Seminar
I (Topic TBA)
Spring 2010:
ART 112: The Visual
Arts: An Introduction
BUAD 225: Principles of
Management
SWRK 390: Grant Writing
A Junior/Senior Level
Psychology Course to be
Announced
Summer 2010:
HNRS 110: Readings for
the Liberal Arts (Topic
TBA)
