Courses Honors format courses are offered each semester on a rotating basis. Attebury Honors students are required to take 6-9 hours from the core courses listed below in order to graduate as an Attebury Honors Scholar. However, students are encouraged to take as many honors format courses as will work into their schedule. Honors format classes are generally limited to 15 honors students. Core Classes in Honors Fomat:
BIOL 1406-45 Biology I (stacked), fall
BIOL 1407-45 Biology II (stacked), spring
ECON 2301-45 Principles of Macroeconomics, TBD
MATH 2413-45 Calculus I (stacked), fall
MATH 2414-45 Calculus II (stacked), spring
PHIL 1301-45 Introduction to Philosophy, spring
POSC 2305-45 American National Government, fall
POSC 2306-45 American State and Local Government, spring (Hybrid)
COMM 1318-45 Interpersonal Communication, fall
COMM 1321-45 Business and Professional Speaking, spring
SOCI 1301-45 Introduction to Sociology, fall
THRE 1310-45 Introduction to Theatre, fall
Honors Specific Courses:
HNRS 2073 Honors Colloquium, required each semester (0 credit, no cost), fall and spring
HNRS 2371 Honors I Perspectives, required for incoming freshmen the first fall semester
HNRS 2373 Honors Seminar, fall, spring
HNRS 3373 Honors Seminar, upper level requiring special approval, fall, spring
HNRS 4393 Honors Senior Capstone, fall and spring (requires completion of a capstone/thesis contract prior to enrollment) Attebury Honors Seminars Honors seminars, listed in the University catalog as HNRS 2373 are unique courses taught by honors faculty from a variety of disciplines. The topics differ each semester. Courses are limited to 15 students and often include trips, guest lecturers and other experiential learning activities. Spring 2010
Special Topic: Great Books instructed by Dr. Wade Shaffer
Special Topic: Costa Rica War and Culture instructed by Dr. Jessica Mallard. Embedded travel component to Costa Rica from May 9 through 23rd. Fall 2010 Special Topic: 'Idealism and Empiricism: Unseen and Seen Worlds' - students will examine the often opposing ideas of Rationalism or Idealism on the one hand and Empircism, on the other, as they erge in key literary and cultural texts. Special Topic:The Reality of Terrorism in the US and the World
This course will be an in-depth academic and practical hands-on approach on the topic of terrorism in our country and the world. The course will address: a study of Islam, a study of radical Islam and the differences between the two, the history of terrorism, and terrorism in the United States, a study of Al-Qaeda (myths and reality) and their related groups, agroterrorism, NIMS certification and crisis management, and what the future holds for you and I as citizens of the United States. To augment these classroom sessions, a number of field trips are planned to include the Amarillo Emergency Operations Center, a visit to two field lots (Nance Ranch and Hereford to augment our study on agroterrorism), a possible trip to a mosque to understand the application of Islam, and a mandatory 3-4 day trip to Oklahoma City to tour the Murrah Building Museum, to speak to survivors and emergency managers of the Oklahoma City Bombing Incident and to discuss alternative views on this incident with state legislators.
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