HONR 1040 Foundations of Honors
Students are introduced to and explore the fundamental skill-sets required to succeed as students at Southern Utah University and in the SUU Honors Program by developing an understanding of the complete student experience at college and the interdisciplinary nature of an Honors education. The class emphasizes seminar-style discussions and teamwork, develop students’ critical thinking and problem solving skills, and explore issues related to holistic student heath and well being. This one-credit seminar course is required of all new Honors students.
HONR 2010 Interdisciplinary Topics
Students study a specific topic or theme. Communication and general analytical skills are stressed. Students will attend selected Convocation presentations. An interdisciplinary faculty team will teach the course. The course may be repeated for credit.
HONR 2040 Honors Inquiry and Analysis
Students engage in learning activities to develop the critical thinking, problem solving, and research skill-sets necessary to investigate complex interdisciplinary questions and problems thoroughly. Working closely with colleagues from different academic disciplines, students hone their abilities to inquire, analyze, and work as a team and to lay the methodological groundwork required for scholarly projects that extend beyond the confines of a single semester.
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing
The second of the GE writing courses emphasizes the development of an effective academic style in argumentative essays that makes use of traditional rhetorical patterns, culminating in a major research paper. Subtopics will vary. Students with ACT English scores below 29 must take ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1010E before enrolling in 2010.
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ENGL 2023 Screen Aesthetics
An introduction to the study of the formal structures of visual storytelling, an exploration of the various media used to tell these stories, and a guide to the major modes of screen analysis and criticism.
ENGL 2130 Intro to Imaginative Literature
An introduction to imaginative literature as cultural production, providing a detailed overview of a featured genre (science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.). Students will discuss a variety of texts to recognize generic characteristics and understand embedded cultural value and social meaning.
ENGL 2150 US Narrative Film
A study of US cinema from its beginnings up to the present. Representative films will be screened for class study, including both canonical and non-canonical works.
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ENGL 3023 Film Theory
A survey of the major theoretical lenses and methodological approaches used in the academic criticism and scholarship of film, television, and other streaming media.
HONR 3040 Honors Application and Dissemination
Students excel at thinking critically, conducting research, solving problems, and communicating arguments by refining the skill-sets necessary to disseminate scholarly work at an academic conference or via publication. Working closely with colleagues from different disciplines, students explore complex problems; conduct appropriate research; discover viable solutions; create academic papers, posters, or presentations; and polish those products for dissemination at an appropriate venue.
ENGL 3110 Literature and Film
This course is a detailed investigation of narrative film as a literary genre, focusing not only on the critical elements of narrative in both novels and cinema, but also the theoretical and critical issues associated with adaptation.
ENGL 3150 US Narrative Film
A study of US cinema from its beginnings up to the present. Representative films will be screened for class study, including both canonical and non-canonical works.
ENGL 3215 American Literature II
A study of American literature from the Civil War up to World War II. Reading will include both canonical and non-canonical works.
ENGL 3220 American Literature
A study of American Literature from the Civil War through World War II. Readings will include both canonical and non-canonical works.
HONR 4040 Honors Capstone and Independent Study
Under the customized supervision of a faculty mentor, students prepare a capstone project appropriate to the problems, issues, and research methods of the student’s discipline, which will represent the culmination of their work in the Honors Program and prepare them for advanced study. They are required to provide a written document or thesis representing this capstone and present it to an appropriate audience.
ENGL 4110 Literary Genres
In-depth seminar in a specific literary genre. Possible subjects: the novel, modern poetry, film, drama, literary realism/naturalism, nature writing, nonfiction prose, visual narratives, or memoir.
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ENGL 4310 Major Authors
An in-depth seminar in a specific author. Topics may include Chaucer, Milton, Austen, Woolf, Dickens, Cather, Faulkner, Hemingway, Kafka, and Dostoevsky. May be repeated once with a different author.
ENGL 4150 Topics in Cinema: Short Form
An in-depth seminar in a special topic in cinema, film, or screen studies. Topics may include a cinematic genre, a major director, or a related theme, topic, or period.
ENGL 4510 Topics on Literature: Sci-Fi Film
An in-depth seminar in a special topic in literature.
HONR 4990 Honors Capstone and Independent Study
Students desiring to pursue a topic in more detail, conduct undergraduate research, or study a topic on a subject the University does not offer may contract with a faculty member for one-on-one guidance. A contract must be recorded in the Honors Office prior to initiating the course.
