CHSS | Courses and Syllabi

HNRS 302: Principles of Research and Inquiry for Transfer Students (3 Credits)

Introduces students to a wide range of disciplinary research practices. Students learn how to pose and pursue a focused research question, identify and evaluate the multiple perspectives and approaches involved, analyze pertinent evidence, and write and speak clearly by participating in scholarly conversation.Offered by Honors College. Limited to three attempts.

Specialized Designation: Mason Impact.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with the Honors College (Business)., Honors College (STEM). or Honors College. attributes.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

HNRS 360: Multi-Disciplinary Topics (Topic Varies) (3 Credits)

Course topic varies by semester and section. Students will ask and refine manageable research questions focused on a topical theme selected by the instructor. Students will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize new or existing evidence and explicitly identify and explain the implications of connections between their findings and existing scholarship. The results of projects developed in this research seminar will be communicated in the form of papers, public or digital communications, visual representations, public presentations, performances, and/or other significant deliverables.Offered by Honors College. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits. Equivalent to HNRS 353.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: HNRS 260^C, 260^XS, 261^C or 261^XS.
^C Requires minimum grade of C.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with the Honors College (Business)., Honors College (STEM). or Honors College. attributes.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

HNRS 361: Multi-Disciplinary Practicum (Topic Varies) (3 Credits)

Course topic varies by semester. Students in HNRS 361 identify and address a challenge or question that emerges from their individual goals & interests or in response to the needs of the community. All students in HNRS 361, whether pursuing individual or community challenges, contribute to and benefit from rigorous discussion among of a cohort of students representing multiple disciplines. Where relevant, the conversation also includes stakeholders from the community. Students learn to account for their own and for other points of view, and to adapt communication practices to reach those who do not share their backgrounds or expectations. As a result, they integrate new directions & approaches as well as alternate, divergent or contradictory perspectives or ideas. Course deliverables include strengthened and transformed proposals, reports, and/or prototypes.Offered by Honors College. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits. Equivalent to HNRS 353.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: HNRS 260^C, 260^XS, 261^C or 261^XS.
^C Requires minimum grade of C.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with the Honors College (Business)., Honors College (STEM). or Honors College. attributes.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

Catalog Course Descriptions

Honors Courses

Undergraduate

100-Level Courses in HNRS

HNRS 110: Principles of Research and Inquiry (3 Credits)

HNRS 111: Honors College Colloquium (1 Credit)

HNRS 122: Reading the Arts (Topic Varies) (3 Credits)

HNRS 130: Identity, Community, and Difference (Topics Vary) (3 Credits)

HNRS 131: Contemporary Social Issues (Topic Varies) (3 Credits)

200-Level Courses in HNRS

HNRS 240: Reading the Past (Topic Varies) (3 Credits)

HNRS 260: Society and Community Engagement Topics (Topics Vary) (3 Credits)

HNRS 261: Community Connection Practicum (Topics Vary) (3 Credits)

300-Level Courses in HNRS

HNRS 302: Principles of Research and Inquiry for Transfer Students (3 Credits)

HNRS 360: Multi-Disciplinary Topics (Topic Varies) (3 Credits)

HNRS 361: Multi-Disciplinary Practicum (Topic Varies) (3 Credits)

400-Level Courses in HNRS

HNRS 499: Special Topics (0-3 Credits)