As a foundational course to the Honors curriculum, Knowledge and Society takes a vested interest in helping students develop an appreciation for the pursuit of truth and knowledge. By exploring the links between subjective and social phenomena, students will gain a clearer understanding of the way inquiry and curiosity are implicated in our familial, cultural, historical, and political worlds. This course aims to foster an environment where students are equipped with the tools to confidently discern the assumptions, premises, and expectations of variant claims to knowledge and truth.

Honors Humanities courses vary in topic by professor and are announced prior to course registration. These courses engage students in the analysis and interpretation of the human experience in various cultures and time periods. These courses feature elements of Honors pedagogy such as sustained interdisciplinary analyses of art, historical documents, literature, philosophical and other texts; class discussions of assigned primary materials and peer-reviewed texts; and the encouragement of students to be active collaborators in the knowledge constructed by the course.

Honors Humanities courses vary in topic by professor and are announced prior to course registration. These courses engage students in the analysis and interpretation of the human experience in various cultures and time periods. These courses feature elements of Honors pedagogy such as sustained interdisciplinary analyses of art, historical documents, literature, philosophical and other texts; class discussions of assigned primary materials and peer-reviewed texts; and the encouragement of students to be active collaborators in the knowledge constructed by the course.

Honors STEM courses vary in topic by professor and are announced prior to course registration. These courses engage students in the scientific process within a given STEM topic, emphasizing scientific methods and fundamental scientific principles within a societal context and employing interdisciplinary approaches. These courses feature elements of Honors pedagogy such as classroom discussion, engagement with peer- reviewed literature, and active participation in the research process (including data collection and analysis, and/or extensive literature review and synthesis).

Honors STEM courses vary in topic by professor and are announced prior to course registration. These courses engage students in the scientific process within a given STEM topic, emphasizing scientific methods and fundamental scientific principles within a societal context and employing interdisciplinary approaches. These courses feature elements of Honors pedagogy such as classroom discussion, engagement with peer- reviewed literature, and active participation in the research process (including data collection and analysis, and/or extensive literature review and synthesis).

Honors STEM courses vary in topic by professor and are announced prior to course registration. These courses engage students in the scientific process within a given STEM topic, emphasizing scientific methods and fundamental scientific principles within a societal context and employing interdisciplinary approaches. These courses feature elements of Honors pedagogy such as classroom discussion, engagement with peer- reviewed literature, and active participation in the research process (including data collection and analysis, and/or extensive literature review and synthesis).

Honors STEM courses vary in topic by professor and are announced prior to course registration. These courses engage students in the scientific process within a given STEM topic, emphasizing scientific methods and fundamental scientific principles within a societal context and employing interdisciplinary approaches. These courses feature elements of Honors pedagogy such as classroom discussion, engagement with peer- reviewed literature, and active participation in the research process (including data collection and analysis, and/or extensive literature review and synthesis).

Honors STEM courses vary in topic by professor and are announced prior to course registration. These courses engage students in the scientific process within a given STEM topic, emphasizing scientific methods and fundamental scientific principles within a societal context and employing interdisciplinary approaches. These courses feature elements of Honors pedagogy such as classroom discussion, engagement with peer- reviewed literature, and active participation in the research process (including data collection and analysis, and/or extensive literature review and synthesis).

Honors Social Sciences courses vary in topic by professor and are announced prior to course registration. The courses engage students in the exploration of relationships between individuals and society and how scholars have come to understand these relationships using conceptual models and processes of inquiry. This interdisciplinary course will focus on the subjective, communal, and structural aspects of society, with the goal of helping students to critically enhance their understanding of the complex and diverse phenomenon that is human social life.

Honors Social Sciences courses vary in topic by professor and are announced prior to course registration. The courses engage students in the exploration of relationships between individuals and society and how scholars have come to understand these relationships using conceptual models and processes of inquiry. This interdisciplinary course will focus on the subjective, communal, and structural aspects of society, with the goal of helping students to critically enhance their understanding of the complex and diverse phenomenon that is human social life.