Fall 2026 Honors Course Listings
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COURSE LISTINGS
African American Studies
Aging & Health in Africa & USA
This course is cross-listed as SOC 3339H (18957)
Course Number: AAS 3339H
Instructor: Langa
Instructional Mode: Hybrid
Class Number: 18953
Days and Times: M 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
This class examines the structural forces that lead to stratified health and well-being
outcomes in later life. It will explore the unique challenges faced by older citizens
of the African continent and people of African descent in the United States of America,
commonly referred to as "Blacks," as well as how they interpret their lives. We will
analyze how social, political, economic, and cultural factors shape the life course
health experiences of older individuals. By taking this course, students will build
a foundation for future research on ageism and health. It will also introduce students
to scientific knowledge, helping them pursue careers in healthcare, social services,
policy, research, and international development, while emphasizing the unique challenges
and opportunities presented by aging populations in both regions.
Biology
Introduction to Biological Science 1
Course Number: BIOL 1306H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Five sections are available:
Instructor: Cheek
Class Number: 13335
Days and Times: MWF 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Instructor: Sharp
Class Number: 19069
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Instructor: Hanke
Class Number: 15534
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Instructor: Hanke
Class Number: 15535
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Instructor: Sharp
Class Number: 13558
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
This course is the first half of a two-semester overview of biological concepts designed
to introduce students to the study of life. The theme of the course is the molecular
and cellular basis of life. Topics covered include 1) the structure and function of
biologically important macromolecules, 2) cell biology, including membrane transport,
the cytoskeleton, and energy utilization, and 3) the organization of cells into the
nervous, sensory, and other systems. The course includes writing assignments that
give students the opportunity for in-depth analysis of some of the topics covered.
Science Communication Strategies
Course Number: BIOL 3350H
Instructor: Sharp
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 19071
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
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Effective communication is essential to scientific discovery; research findings are
communicated to and evaluated by fellow scientists, the government, and the general
public. Students in this class will investigate various database and archive search
tools and conduct a literature review on a selected topic. Students will also explore
the various types of science communication, evaluate their efficacy and quality, and
hone their own communication skills through writing exercises and oral presentations.
Students will consider how logic, the scientific method, politics, and ethics factor
into scientific discoveries and how they are broadcast. The skills developed in this
class will equip students to succeed in research and careers in medicine and science.
Marine Biology
Course Number: BIOL 4342H
Instructor: Hanke
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16312
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
The marine environment encompasses the majority of the Earth’s biosphere and contains
an incredible diversity of life forms and habitats. This is course is designed as
an introduction to the study of life in marine environments and we will broadly explore
biological and physical processes that influence patterns of distribution and abundance
of organisms within different marine habitats. Topics will include biogeography, physical
oceanography, evolutionary and ecological processes that drive patterns of diversity,
and the influence of human activities on marine resources. This course will also explore
different types of marine habitats and how they support different ecological communities,
drive trophic interactions and larval recruitment.
Business
Accounting Principles I - Financial
Course Number: ACCT 2301H
Instructor: Newman
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Three sections are available:
Class Number: 14815
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Class Number: 15254
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Class Number: 15255
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
The objective of this course is to investigate the accounting tools, techniques and
practices used in and resulting from financial accounting and financial statement
reporting. You will be introduced to the generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) for financial reporting.
Introduction to Computers and Management and Information Systems
Course Number: BCIS 1305H
Instructor: Felvegi
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10126
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
This course provides students with an introduction to the basic concepts of computer-based
management information systems, and serves as a foundation that will enable students
to take advantage of microcomputer-based tools and techniques throughout their academic
and professional careers. The course begins with a brief overview of the operating
system. Next, a number of software tools will be used to illustrate the diversity
of tools available to develop computer-related applications. These tools include a
word processing package, a spreadsheet, and a database management system. In addition,
students will be introduced to research online.
Introduction to Global Business
Course Number: BUSI 1301H
Instructor: Thompson
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:
Class Number: 12034
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Class Number: 12417
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
This course is a survey of economic systems, forms of business ownership, and considerations
for running a business, including: 1. Various aspects of business, management, and
leadership functions; organizational considerations; and decision making processes.
2. Introduction to financial topics, including accounting, money and banking, and
securities markets. 3. Business challenges in the legal and regulatory environment,
business ethics, social responsibility, and international business. 4. The dynamic
role of business in everyday life.
Business Statistics
Course Number: BUSI 2305H
Instructor: Wiley
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15707
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
This course will cover the descriptive and inferential statistical techniques for
business and economic decision-making. Topics include the collection, description,
analysis, and summarization of data; probability; discrete and continuous random variables;
the binomial and normal distributions; sampling distributions; tests of hypotheses;
estimation and confidence intervals; linear regression; and correlation analysis.
Statistical software is used to analyze data throughout the course.
Business Law and Ethics
Course Number: BUSI 4350H
Instructor: Krylova
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14782
Days and Times: MW 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Utilizing a critical thinking approach, this course facilitates the development of
the tools necessary to analyze a variety of legal and ethical issues that arise in
today’s business environment. Models of ethical decision-making will be covered to
provide a foundation for engaging in such analyses. Laws and business implications
related to employment relationships, business organizations, and modern labor relations
will be covered. Interactive case-focused class discussions combined with written
assignments will be used to reinforce key concepts and help enhance students’ analytical
skills.
Entrepreneurship
Course Number: ENTR 3310H
Instructor: Boles
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16350
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
This course is open to Honors College students of all majors and is the foundational
course for the Certificate in Honors Entrepreneurship. Taught in a small, discussion-based
setting, this Honors designated course will provide students with foundational knowledge
of the entrepreneurial process, from the conceptualization of an idea to the implementation
of a new business venture. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, innovation
and creativity. A UH cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better is needed to enroll.
Principles of Financial Management
Course Number: FINA 3332H
Instructor: TBA
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16134
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
The Honors section of Finance 3332 will give students an intensive introduction to
the principles of finance. In addition, the course will provide students with practical,
real-world applications of finance. The course will cover the following topics: time
value of money, security valuation (bonds and stocks), capital expenditure analysis,
the capital asset pricing model, market efficiency, portfolio theory, cost of capital
and capital structure, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, and working capital
management. The course will also introduce students to the effective use of a financial
calculator for purposes of making capital budgeting decisions, bond valuations, and
amortization schedules.
Introduction to Organizational Behavior and Management
Course Number: MANA 3335H
Instructor: Rude
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15361
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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This introductory course in management will provide a conceptual and empirical understanding
of the structure and function of organizations, and the human behavior that occurs
in them. We will explore a wide range of topics structured around four basic managerial
responsibilities: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The goal is both
to simplify and complicate your picture of organizations – to simplify by systematizing
and interrelating some basic ideas, and to complicate them by pointing out the infinite
shades of gray and multitude of interacting variables that can occur in a behaving
human organization.
Introduction to Marketing
Course Number: MARK 3336H
Instructor: Koch
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 12892
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Marketing is managing profitable customer relationships by creating value for customers.
Marketing is one of the most important activities in an organization because it
has a direct effect on profitability and sales. This course focuses on developing
students’ understanding of the process by which organizations understand customer
needs, design customer-driven marketing strategies, build customer relationships,
and capture value for the firm. Through in-class activities and team assignments,
students will gain practical knowledge of the relationships among key marketing mix
elements and their place in the larger context of business decision-making.
Service and Manufacturing Operations
Course Number: SCM 3301H
Instructor: TBA
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16737
Days and Times: MW 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
This is a practical course in the production of both goods and services. Students
will learn to forecast customer demand, choose business locations, set inventory levels,
develop production plans, monitor quality, and schedule both projects and people.
The course is taught using case studies of real business problems that allow students
to practice decision-making. Some companies featured in the case studies include:
Benihana of Tokyo, Federal Express, Dell Computers, Amazon, and New Balance Athletic
Shoes. Students will assume the role of managers and develop solutions to the cases.
During class discussions, we will compare solutions to the decisions actually made
by company managers, and devote at least one class to a discussion of job opportunities
in Operations Management. Contact the instructor for more information.
Chemistry
Honors Fundamentals of Chemistry 1
Course Number: CHEM 1321H
Instructor: Halasyamani
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16313
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
The CHEM 1321 and 1322 Honors sequence (previously 1331H and 1332H) introduces atomic
and molecular structure, states of matter, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, acid-base
chemistry, equilibrium, kinetics, and elementary main group, transition metal, and
organic chemistry at a more detailed level than in the regular Chemistry sections.
Some calculus is used. The Honors Chemistry sequence represents a clutch-free paradigm
shift in chemistry pedagogy, with limitless future possibilities, and is strongly
recommended for Honors students in the Engineering or NSM Colleges. Students in the
Honors sequence enroll in only one Honors laboratory course offered in the spring
(CHEM 1112H). To enroll in 1322, students must earn a C- or better in 1321. Students
who earn at least a C- grade in each of 1321, 1322, and 1112H receive credit for the
first-semester lab (CHEM 1111).
Organic Chemistry I
Course Number: CHEM 2323H
Instructor: Do
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 11209
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Chemistry of the compounds of carbon with emphasis on energies and mechanism of reactions,
synthesis, and the structure of organic molecules.
Chinese
Elementary Chinese I
Course Number: CHIN 1501H
Instructor: Zhang
Two lecture sections of this course are available:
Lecture:
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10718
Days and Times: MW 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Lab:
Instructional Mode: Synchronous Online
Class Number: 10719
Days and Times: F 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Lecture:
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10720
Days and Times: MW 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Lab:
Instructional Mode: Synchronous Online
Class Number: 10721
Days and Times: F 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
The goal of this course is to develop four skill areas: listening, speaking, reading,
and writing in Mandarin Chinese. Chinese is one of the most challenging foreign languages
for English speaking learners. For students with little or no background in Chinese,
a minimum of two hours of study each day is necessary.
Intermediate Chinese I
Course Number: CHIN 2311H
Instructor: Zhang
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10722
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
This course provides students the opportunity to develop the four skills of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing in Mandarin Chinese. It concentrates on paragraph-level
Chinese, such as factorial descriptions and narrations in various content areas, and
handling complex and complicated situations. The course provides a multicultural component
to the curriculum and broadens the students’ worldview by providing information on
ways of thinking and living in Asian societies as well as on the resources available
in the local Chinese community. The course will also help students become acquainted
with career opportunities such as international business in China.
Advanced Mandarin Chinese I
Course Number: CHIN 3301H
Instructor: Zhang
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10723
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Prerequisite: completion of CHNS 2312 with a minimum grade of C- within twelve months
prior to enrollment, or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. The course continues the development of communication skills of listening, speaking,
reading, writing, and cultural understanding of Mandarin Chinese.
Classical Studies
Law & Society in Ancient Rome
Course Number: CLAS 3350H
Instructor: Armstrong
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18867
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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This course is an introduction to key themes in Roman history and society through
the lens of Roman law. We will cover basic legal distinctions about justice, personhood,
citizenship, slavery, and the family from Roman law texts; the 12 Tables of the Law
and archaic legal notions; 2) the life of the advocate in the Late Republic as seen
through the law cases of Marcus Tullius Cicero, a great political figure of his age;
3) the later jurisprudence of the Empire, which led to the codification of Roman law
in later antiquity. Students will develop their legal literacy through comparisons
with other ancient and modern law traditions (including Texas law and the Napoleonic
Code) and learn to apply Roman laws to particular situations.
Communication
Doctor-Patient Interaction
Course Number: COMM 3301H
Instructor: Yamasaki
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18076
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
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Building on basic concepts of health communication, this class will explore the changing
realities and entrenched norms of the relationship between patients and their providers.
We will examine the fundamental importance of and skills needed for healthcare delivery
in various medical encounters, including orienting to one another, establishing trust,
and making mutual decisions, as well as the potentially beneficial and/or consequential
outcomes for those involved. Our discussion will focus on the evolution of provider-patient
interactions from the long-held biomedical perspective to contemporary calls for patient-
or relationship-centered care, cultural competency, and narrative-based medicine.
Economics
Applied Econometrics
Course Number: ECON 4315
Instructor: Szabo
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 19079
Days and Times: MW 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Econ 4315 is a continuation of Econ 3370 and introduces students to several extensions
of multiple regression methods for analyzing data in economics and related disciplines.
Topics include regression with panel data, instrumental variables regression, and
the analysis of randomized experiments. The objective of the course is for the student
to learn how to conduct – and how to critique – empirical studies in economics and
related fields. Accordingly, the emphasis of the course is on empirical applications.
The mathematics of econometrics will be introduced only as needed and will not be
a central focus. The class includes three replication projects where students will
study three research papers in depth and replicate their empirical results with the
provided data. These projects include papers from the field of economic history /economic
growth, industrial organization, and development economics.
Energy and Sustainability
Introduction to Energy and Sustainability
Course Number: ENRG 3310H
Instructor: Jacobsen
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:
Class Number: 12428
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Class Number: 17129
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
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ENRG 3310 is an undergraduate course intended for a broad range of majors interested
in energy and sustainability. This course examines the history, present reality, and
the likely future of our energy use from a combined social and natural science perspective.
We will cover socioeconomic, scientific, political, and socio-cultural aspects of
the technologies currently used to produce energy and those that may constitute our
energy future. This class is the introductory course for the Energy & Sustainability
minor at UH, and its intention is to make graduating seniors highly competitive in
an economy that will likely be dominated by energy issues in the near future.
Case Studies in Energy & Sustainability
Course Number: ENRG 3312H
Instructor: Belco
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number:
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
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This course examines the relationship of political systems to the intersection of
energy production, consumption, and the natural and man-made environment. It uses
a problem-based approach to topics that include sustainability, cybersecurity, AI
data centers, the role of government regulations, and the geopolitical implications
of energy.
Case Studies in Energy & Sustainability
Course Number: ENRG 4320H
Instructor: Moore
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14440
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
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Case Studies in Energy and Sustainability is a capstone course designed for students
minoring in Energy and Sustainability. In this upper-level course, we will explore
several pivotal topics in Energy and Sustainability, working through global and comparative
case studies: Climate Change, Energy Transition, Energy Justice, and Energy Policy
and Governance. Students will delve deeply into the nuances of these topics, gaining
a comprehensive understanding of their interplay in shaping the future of our energy
landscape. This capstone experience is structured to equip students with a critical
and creative interdisciplinary toolkit with which to address the complex challenges
in energy and sustainability that inspire their unique engagement with the field.
Mining & Energy in the Developing World
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Debrah
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21286
Days and Times: MW 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
The Paris Agreement in 2015 set a new pathway for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
It is estimated that over 3 billion tons of metals will be required to achieve the
goals within the energy transition. A significant proportion of these minerals will
be mined from developing economies. This introductory course on Mining and Energy
in the Developing World explores how minerals and energy resources intersect with
development policy in emerging economies. It introduces students to key issues such
as sustainability challenges in mining, resource governance, and the role minerals
play in developing economies.
Ecologies of Being
This course is cross-listed as ENGL 4372-1 (19294)
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Vollrath
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21287
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
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In this interdisciplinary class that creates intersections between various environmental
concerns and lived experience, we will examine how place, namely the environment,
shapes one’s identity. We will also explore a variety of theoretical and contemporary
concerns of the Environmental Humanities, such as the construct of "nature," the human-nonhuman
animal relationship, and the concept of the Anthropocene, as well as questioning what
it means to live and co-exist with others (human and non-human) in our world. By reading
a variety of nature writing that focuses on various landscapes and ecosystems, we
will further our understanding of the complex relationship between place, subjectivity,
and relationality. This course will also include a visit to the Cockrell Butterfly
Center at the Natural Museum of Science.
Living Systems: Understanding Social-Ecological Perspectives
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Jacobsen
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21288
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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At the core of many environmental issues are intertwined social and ecological processes
that drive changes for both ecological systems and human communities at multiple scales.
The multiple causes of environmental challenges have long troubled traditional academic
approaches because social and ecological systems have generally been studied separately.
This course investigates both disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches that are
important to understanding connections and linkages across social and ecological realms.
This will include exposure to several case studies, and also to fields of study, their
key constructs, and their methods that focus on coupled systems and the integration
of socio-ecological perspectives.
Engineering
Chemical Processes
Course Number: CHEE 2331H
Instructor: Henderson
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14125
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
This course covers the introduction to modeling and conservation equations, linear
algebra, and ordinary/partial differential equations with applications to chemical
engineering systems. Open only to Honors Chemical Engineering students.
Analytical Methods for Chemical Engineers
Course Number: CHEE 3321H
Instructor: Balakotaiah
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14353
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
This course covers mathematical modeling and conservation equations, linear algebra,
and ordinary and partial differential equations with applications to chemical engineering
systems.
Applied Electromagnetic Waves
Course Number: ECE 3317H
Instructor: TBA
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 12890
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
This course covers: Maxwell’s equations in time and frequency domains; Poynting’s
theorem; plane wave propagation; reflection and transmission in lossless and lossy
media; transmission lines; waveguides; and antennas.
Introduction to Engineering
Course Number: ENGI 1100H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Five sections are available:
Instructor: Landon
Class Number: 12486
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Instructor: Landon
Class Number: 16311
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Instructor: TBA
Class Number: 24726
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Instructor: Zelisko
Class Number: 12487
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Chemical Engineering Section:
Instructor: TBA
Class Number: 19378
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
This team-based and project-based course focuses on several central themes essential
to success in any engineering discipline including engineering problem solving, enhanced
communication skills, project management, and teamwork, introduction to computer-based
tools for engineering problem-solving, programming constructs, algorithms, and application.
Traditional exams are given on Saturdays.
Technical Communications
Course Number: ENGI 2304H
Instructor: Wilson
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14356
Days and Times: MW 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
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This course introduces students to the forms and conventions of engineering writing
including making presentations into compelling narratives.
Mechanics I
Course Number: MECE 2336H
Instructor: Hammami
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 13112
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
This course covers: fundamentals of vector mechanics applied to systems of forces;
resultants; free body diagrams; equilibrium and analysis of frames; machines and other
structures; centroids of areas; center of mass; and moments of inertia. Open only
to CIVE, CpE, ECE, MECE, and PETR Honors Engineering students.
English
Literature and the Environment
This course is cross-listed as ENRG 4397-02 (21287)
Course Number: ENGL 4372H
Instructor: Vollrath
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 19294
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
<ES>
In this interdisciplinary class that creates intersections between various environmental
concerns and lived experience, we will examine how place, namely the environment,
shapes one’s identity. We will also explore a variety of theoretical and contemporary
concerns of the Environmental Humanities, such as the construct of "nature," the human-nonhuman
animal relationship, and the concept of the Anthropocene, as well as questioning what
it means to live and co-exist with others (human and non-human) in our world. By reading
a variety of nature writing that focuses on various landscapes and ecosystems, we
will further our understanding of the complex relationship between place, subjectivity,
and relationality. This course will also include a visit to the Cockrell Butterfly
Center at the Natural Museum of Science.
German
20Th C Thru German Culture
Course Number: GERM 3350
Instructor: Kleinheider
Instructional Mode: Asynchronous Online
Class Number: 16274
Days and Times: ARRANGE
Development of modern Western civilization and key cultural and historical moments
of the 20th century explored through the framework of German culture (literary texts,
film, art).
History
The United States To 1877
Course Number: HIST 1301H
Instructor: Vale
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15249
Days and Times: TTh 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
This course will explore the evolution of the United States from its Native American
and colonial roots up to the Civil War and Reconstruction in 1877. Throughout this
course, we will explore several of the major themes in the first half of U.S. history
that will become the foundation for our current social, economic, and political situation
today, as well as the lingering issues left unaddressed by the fledgling republic
and later, the Civil War. Such issues include: the destruction and upheaval of the
native civilizations of the Western Hemisphere during European contact, life in the
colonies, the move towards independence and the idea of America as a country, the
battle over small vs. big government, the rise of industrialization and capitalism
in the early nineteenth century, as well as slavery and its role in leading the U.S.
towards civil war in the 1860s.
The United States Since 1877
Course Number: HIST 1302H
Instructor: Modaff
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:
Class Number: 16848
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Class Number: 15524
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
This class is an introduction to the past 150 years of American life. We investigate
topics as diverse as labor strikes, immigration, beauty culture, popular music, war
and protest, highways, illegal substances, gender ideas, and the beef industry. The
many stories we tell will give you a new lens on our present reality, a way to connect
history to the questions that matter to you. Short, flexible assignments ask students
to connect history to their world and values. Within that flexibility, we foreground
the history of social movements in four units built around the technology by which
people communicated with one another, from telephones to the internet. We will also
pay close attention to what historians call the “growth of the modern state.” Finally,
this class will teach you to read and write like a historian: with care and creativity.
Disease, Health, and Medicine in American History
Course Number: HIST 3303H
Instructor: Schafer
Instructional Mode: Face to Face
Class Number: 25239
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
In this course, we survey the history of American medicine from the colonial period
to the present day. The course is organized roughly by chronology, though the following
themes will be analyzed across time: Demography; Medical theory and practice; The
medical marketplace; Public health; Medical institutions; Medical technology; Professionalization;
The social construction of disease; and Health care policy. This course therefore
emphasizes broad developments in American medicine over time. Specific examples will
be used to demonstrate and explain these developments.
Oral History Methods
Course Number: HIST 3324H
Instructor: Harwell
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15537
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
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Talk with local history makers! Oral history is a key component in historical research
that captures human memories and personal reflections on people, places, and events
of historical significance. At the same time, oral history differs from other types
of interviews because it encourages the person to share their life story, and it is
conducted with the intent of preserving the interview in an archive as part of the
permanent historical record. You will be trained to conduct oral histories and interviews
in general, explore oral history’s value as a memory-centered research tool, learn
transcription techniques, and complete the elements required to include the oral histories
in the UH Special Collections archives. These skills are valuable to students in any
discipline.
Capstone in Global History
Course Number: HIST 4383H
Instructor: Bhattacharya
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 19045
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
This course will situate how biomedicine and specific therapeutic interventions were
used as the solution for specific diseases in the history of modern medicine. It will
examine the historical connections between disease control and state medicine in colonial
states and analyse how international aid and informal imperialism in the Global South
informed medical policy. It will therefore examine the ‘magic bullet’ cures for infectious
and fatal diseases like syphilis and malaria, tuberculosis and polio, and reflect
on how biomedicine has fostered medical cultures of instant, targeted cures and how
international aid agencies, pharmaceutical transnational firms, and nation-states
have fostered or struggled against these.
Capstone in Public History
Course Number: HIST 4390H
Instructor: Harwell
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 25251
Days and Times: M 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
<CW>
During this course, students will research, write an article, and locate images for
inclusion in a future issue of Houston History magazine, moving from story formation
to final preparations to submit for publication. Published by the UH Center for Public
History since 2003, Houston History combines the rigors of historical academic research
with a narrative style to appeal to a broad public audience. Thus, students will learn
to write history for a popular magazine audience, edit copy, select images, and write
captions for completed magazine articles on topics related to Houston history, as
well as adapting the article to a blog and short documentary narration. The class
will work as an editorial board doing peer reviews and making decisions on themes
and topics to create an issue of Houston History magazine containing these articles.
Honors
Readings in Medicine & Society
Course Number: HON 3301H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Three sections are available:
Instructor: Gallagher
Class Number: 14011
Days and Times: MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Instructor: Gallagher
Class Number: 13433
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Instructor: Liddell
Class Number: 12896
Days and Times: TTh 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
<MS>
This course serves as a broad introduction to ways the medical humanities can play
a crucial role in helping both medical professionals and patients better understand
issues of health and disease from a variety of perspectives. Via essays, fictional
narratives, memoir, journalistic accounts, films, and/or guest speakers, this discussion-based
class will also emphasize practices of reflective and critical thinking, communication
skills, and developing a more empathetic, holistic awareness of the many social, cultural,
and emotional dimensions that shape our experiences of illness, recovery, and the
provision of care.
Health and Human Rights
Course Number: HON 3306H
Instructor: Lunstroth
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14431
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
<MS>
Concepts of international human rights, as both laws and moral discourse, serve to
indicate that individuals or communities have been the subject of an injustice. Human
rights not only has its own domain of activity, but the “human rights approach” has
also been adopted by the international development, humanitarian and public health
communities. Students in this course will become familiar with the structure and function
of the United Nations system, as the human rights, development, humanitarian and public
health regimes exist in its organization. We will also look at the main HR treaties
and how they are implemented in the health sector through the World Health Organization
and related organizations. Students will become familiar with different theories of
justice and of the person. Finally, we consider the idea that HR are forms of colonial
oppression of the global east and south. Students will have tremendous latitude for
their final paper.
Lyric Medicine
Course Number: HON 3308H
Instructor: Lambeth
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 17131
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
<MS>
How is illness or disability expressed, recollected, or felt? Through a progressive,
linear sequence of events, or through vivid, nonlinear moments? Chronology can get
in the way of communicating illness and pain, contributing to narratives of tragedy
or triumph, cause and effect, or simple, linear trajectories of either cure or death.
In this course, we will explore what William Wordsworth called “spots of time” --
intensely vivid, lyric moments. We will move beyond assumptions imposed by linear
narrative through 1) examining contemporary poetry, lyric essay and memoir, graphic
medicine, podcasts, and films that question chronology; 2) through generative creative
mapping and exercises; and 3) through training and facilitating weekly TimeSlips storytelling
sessions with memory care patients. We will seek new ways to define time and its elasticity,
giving new meaning to aging, disability, illness, and healing.
Intro to Health Professions
Course Number: HON 3309H
Instructor: Gallagher
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18088
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Designed for both pre-health students and students with a more general interest in
healthcare, this course explores what human care means, the health professions dedicated
to that vocation, and the social forces that structure healthcare and the caring professions.
Together we will ask: how do different healthcare professions define and deliver care?
What shapes the professional commitments, experiences, trajectories, and identities
of those engaged in the work of care? How do we understand the relationship between
the caregiver and the cared for? Drawing on biographies, oral histories, and invited
guest speakers, we will explore ‘lives of caring’ from a diverse array of social identities
and a wide range of the healthcare workforce. Utilizing scholarship from the humanities
and social sciences, we will consider historical trends, current issues, and future
possibilities for the practices of care.
Creativity at Work
Course Number: HON 3310H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:
Instructor: Frith
Class Number: 11908
Days and Times: MW 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
Instructor: Dawson
Class Number: 21214
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
<CW>
The foundation course for Creative Work: a Pre-professional Minor, HON 3310 brings
original approaches to big questions and challenges students to reflect on creativity's
essential role in their majors, careers, and lives. Fundamental to the course is its
insistence that beyond its typical association with the arts, creativity means many
things and takes countless practical forms. Creativity implies a willingness to examine
problems from new angles, the capacity to conceive innovative solutions, and the pragmatism
to shepherd ideas from inspiration to realization. Each section of HON 3310 is unique,
bringing the arts, artists, and inventive thinkers into conversation with a topic
of the instructor’s choosing:
Dr. Dawson - Monsters and Monstrosity
Dr. Frith – Creativity in Latin America
This class fulfills TCC requirements for Creative Arts or Writing in the Disciplines.
Nations and Imaginations
Course Number: HON 3313H
Instructor: Zaretsky
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 19082
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
<CW>
Our subject will be what has been called the capital of the 19th century: Paris.
We cannot help but see the city through the eyes of those who have portrayed the city
in novels and films, histories and memoirs. Based on both works of fiction and works
of fact, we will explore the city's history as well as mythology. Perhaps we will
find ourselves one day adding to how others will see Paris.
Research & Writing Humanities
Course Number: HON 3314H
Instructor: Rayneard
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18087
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
<CW>
Today’s scholars, thinkers, and trailblazers must speak with clarity to a complex
and turbulent world. This course is an opportunity to develop your critical voice
in service of academic, cultural, or professional aspirations. It draws on the best
examples of rigor and innovation from traditional and interdisciplinary humanities.
Scholars from a range of fields will join us to discuss the research they find most
compelling, the writing they admire, and the projects that inspire them. You will
be challenged to conceive, propose and begin work on a humanities research project,
developing foundational research, writing, presentation, and collaboration habits
along the way. This course offers excellent preparation for students considering substantial
humanities research and writing opportunities such as the Mellon Scholars Program,
the FrameWorks Program, the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarships, a Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship, a senior thesis, or graduate school.
Leadership Theory and Practice
Course Number: HON 3330H
Instructor: Rhoden
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 12439
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
<LS>
This course will provide students with a review of major leadership theories designed
to incorporate research findings, practice, skillbuilding, and direct application
to real world scenarios. Beyond leadership theories, the course will cover a variety
of topics impacting today’s student, including power and ethics, teamwork, coaching
and mentoring, conflict, and motivation. As one of the core offerings in the Leadership
Studies minor, this course assumes that every individual has leadership potential
and that leadership qualities can be developed through experience and reflection.
Through class activities, we will create opportunities for practice, application,
and documentation of leadership experiences. Success in this course requires demonstrated
mastery of theoretical concepts, capacity for collaborative work, and thoughtful reflection
upon and integration of theory and experience.
Intro to Civic Engagement
Course Number: HON 3331H
Instructor: Lawler
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21209
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
<LS>
What does it mean to civically engage? What is community and which ones do I belong
in? How do I change the world? This course is designed to empower you to chase and
answer these questions. You will leave with the confidence, bravery, knowledge and
skills to become fully engaged members of your communities, at every level. You will
learn more about yourself by exploring what you want and what your community needs.
We will work through the ideas and history that created civic engagement. We’ll consider
moral, social, and political justifications for why civic engagement is critical to
developing your individuality and strengthening our democracy. All of this will prepare
you to practice some engagement of your own, both formally and informally. You’ll
leave with your own project proposal, which we workshop together from researching
an initial idea, to learning from your community members, to developing a plan.
Principles of Data and Society
Course Number: HON 3350H
Instructor: Kapral
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14868
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
<DS>
Advancing technologies and shifting values compel new thinking about the collection
and use of data to inform decision-making and frame our collective experience. This
discussion-based course examines the historical foundations, philosophical underpinnings,
and social forces that shape the role data plays in our society. Through selected
readings, activities, and projects, students will engage with data science principles
and techniques through a humanities lens. Students will gain working proficiencies
in the fundamentals of data literacy, including how to motivate, contextualize, and
accomplish basic data analytic tasks from exploratory analysis to visualization. By
understanding broad ethical and social issues and developing data-driven arguments,
students will conceptualize the many ways data can be used in our changing society.
History & Politics of the Hebrew Bible
Course Number: HON 3374H
Instructor: Rainbow
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21211
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
<PHR>
The political history of ancient Israel and Judah in the period of the biblical kings
and prophets, through a study of geo-political context of biblical history, the major
political and social institutions of the Bible, and modern critical approaches to
biblical historiography.
Writing the Nation
Course Number: HON 3378H
Instructor: Trninic
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21210
Days and Times: MWF 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
<PHR>
Antebellum U.S. literary production was both a morally and politically inflected enterprise,
considering pressing issues such as democracy, national character, the role of women,
westward expansion, social reform, and the institution of slavery. We will read works
from the following major authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Margaret Fuller, and Walt Whitman.
In doing so, we will familiarize ourselves with their various understandings of the
relationship between the individual and the community. Ranging from the 1840’s to
the 1870’s, their key narratives and essays make arguments about what ideals and practices,
what modes of self-development, and what orientations to the past, present, and future
make us contributing members in creating a more perfect union.
Leadership and Mass Psychology
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Garner
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21276
Days and Times: MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
<LS>
This course will investigate leadership from the perspective of group psychology.
Since the advent of democracy and the Enlightenment in the late eighteenth-century,
political theorists have increasingly focused on the governing of large groups of
people in mass-media ecologies. Whether thought of as the masses, the multitude, the
proletariat, the people, citizens, crowds, or mobs, we will examine different theories
of how such groups operate as well as how those theories have been put into practice.
The majority of our focus will be on modern group psychology, from Gustave Le Bon
and Sigmund Freud, to war propaganda and disciplinary power, to contemporary populism
and media ecology.
The Death Penalty in America
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Leland
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21277
Days and Times: MW 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
<LS> <DS>
Students will examine the political, moral, legal, and ethical framework of the death
penalty. Partnering with a Texas criminal justice organization, students will delve
into pending cases. Through speakers, research, and data analysis, students will deepen
their understanding of capital punishment currently and historically, based on real
cases, practitioners, advocates, and events.
Your World and Your Voice
This course is cross-listed as HON 4198-01 (14060)
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Rayder
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21278
Days and Times: F 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
<LS>
In a world inundated by fake news and irrelevant information, clarity is power. Understanding
current events and the different sides of an issue is critical to having reasoned
dialogues. More importantly, knowing how to develop and argue one’s own opinion is
essential for shaping the future. This writing-intensive course will help students
hone the analytical and compositional skills needed to compose informed essays on
global challenges and how they can address them. Students are encouraged to consider
their own backgrounds, including academic and personal, and how these shape their
perspectives. The course will focus on political, health, technological, and environmental
challenges for the 21st century among other global issues. Participants may enroll
in either the 1 or 3 credit hours version; for Leadership Studies credit students
must be enrolled in the 3 credit hour course.
AI, Ethics, and Society
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Konstantinidis
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21279
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
<DS><LS>
AI is changing the world; this Data & Society elective course will help students engage
with the ethics of this transformation. Whether led by an elite group of believers
in technological utopianism or emerging collectively from a groundswell of pragmatic
approaches, AI is creating new forms and ways of acting in our world. Will AI produce
tools or agents? Should it enhance, augment, or replace existing societal roles for
humans? Who gets to drive and/or benefit from this process? Students will use Data
& Society resources to tackle problems that arise from these questions in everyday
life. This course is being taught in partnership with the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Data Science Institute and will include guest lectures from industry and faculty leaders
in AI research.
Meditation and Mindfulness
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Lunstroth
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21280
Days and Times: TTh 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
<MS>
Meditation describes everything from a relaxing way to lower blood pressure to very
sophisticated ways of attaining the highest goals of life. In this course you’ll get
an overview of the biomedical and popular ideas of meditation. More importantly, you’ll
get a substantive introduction to the principles and practices of meditation described
in classical Sanskrit texts. According to a canonical definition, yoga (i.e. meditation),
is the “control of the modifications of the mind-stuff.” Experience is the only way
to understand what the mind-stuff is, so from the beginning of the course you will
be guided through daily exercises to take the first step in understanding the mind-stuff.
You will be reading the texts in conjunction with your experiences. You will also
read entertaining and interesting accounts by advanced meditators of their lives and
experiences. In addition to Indian traditions, you will learn something of the Chinese,
Buddhist and Islamic traditions.
Creative Reading
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Modaff
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21283
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
<CW>
What does it mean to read a book, and why do it? Can readers ever change a book’s
meaning? Are there books that everyone should read? What happens when we read together,
and why have book clubs been popular in the United States for centuries? This course
examines reading on two levels: how the author’s intent merges with the reader’s desires;
and reading as a social and political practice. Much of our focus will be on theories
of reading and meaning, so if you aren’t interested in some philosophy, this course
is not for you. However, we will also incorporate historical and literary approaches
to our topic. We will briefly consider the history of Great Books courses and book
clubs in the United States, and we may examine theories of art as well. The conclusion
of the course will ask students to put theory into practice by reading and discussing
novels together.
Food & Health
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Moore
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21281
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
<DS><MS>
How is what you eat entwined with your health? We all make daily choices about what
and how to eat, and yet those choices are only a small part of how our health fits
into a complex global food system. This course thinks beyond nutrition and diet to
consider the ecological, intellectual, economic, geopolitical, and cultural factors
and forces that shape how we understand food and health. We will think across scales
from microscopic to global to consider what makes a healthy food, body, ecosystem,
or planet, identifying key developments in how we understand the relationship between
food and health, and engaging interdisciplinary perspectives from studies of food
and health in geography, anthropology, public health, and the medical humanities.
Ancient Greek Mind
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Ford
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21282
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
<PHR>
What did the world look like through the eyes of an ancient Greek? This class will
examine the intellectual history of Greece in the archaic and classical periods, tracking
the formation of the unique worldview that underlay Greek literature and philosophy.
Topics may include religious and mythological knowledge; the development of historical
inquiry, philosophical reasoning, natural science, art, and architecture; and how
these trends interacted with political history and the great literature of classical
Greece. Readings may include Hesiod, Homer, the Attic tragedians, Thucydides, Herodotus,
and Plato.
Plants and Medicine
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Moore
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21284
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
<MS>
How are plants and people connected through ecologies of healing? People around the
world have relied on the medicinal qualities of wild and cultivated plants for millennia,
and as much as 40% of modern medicines include ingredients extracted from wild plants.
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the relationships
between people, plants, and medicine, drawing from the medical and environmental humanities,
health geography, medical anthropology, and environmental health. We will explore
the ecology of healing as a global system, as we dive into the cultural, ecological,
and political factors that have shaped its local articulations at some key junctures
in medical history.
E-Portfolio
Course Number: HON 4130H
Instructor: Bettinger
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 13688
Days and Times: F 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
<LS>
The one-credit hour ePortfolio course is recommended for juniors and seniors seeking
innovative ways to showcase their undergraduate career and to distinguish themselves
when applying for graduate school and the workforce. The course guides students through
“folio thinking” when developing their professional websites, which includes creating
a narrative for the website, a site map, and drafts of the ePortfolio. The class is
collaborative, with opportunities for brainstorming, peer reviewing, and presenting
ideas.
Your World and Your Voice
This course is cross-listed as HON 3397-03 (21278)
Course Number: HON 4198H
Instructor: Rayder
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14060
Days and Times: F 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
In a world inundated by fake news and irrelevant information, clarity is power. Understanding
current events and the different sides of an issue is critical to having reasoned
dialogues. More importantly, knowing how to develop and argue one’s own opinion is
essential for shaping the future. This writing-intensive course will help students
hone the analytical and compositional skills needed to compose informed essays on
global challenges and how they can address them. Students are encouraged to consider
their own backgrounds, including academic and personal, and how these shape their
perspectives. The course will focus on political, health, technological, and environmental
challenges for the 21st century among other global issues. Participants may enroll
in either the 1 or 3 credit hours version; for Leadership Studies credit students
must be enrolled in the 3 credit hour course.
Narratives in the Professions
Course Number: HON 4330H
Instructor: Reynolds
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18141
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
<CW> <LS> <MS>
Every profession has stories: of challenges faced, mistakes made, and inexperience
evolving into expertise. What’s more, effective communication of narratives remains
an essential professional skill: for lawyers arguing a case, doctors explaining treatments,
teachers leading a class, executives making presentations, and so on. In this class
we will examine narratives both ways: first by gaining insights from stories set in
various professional fields, and then re-purposing those insights to more skillfully
articulate your own distinct readiness for an intended career. Texts will consist
of essays, journalism, fiction, and films, while reflective writing assignments will
include prompts tailored towards generating effective material for use in competitive
interview scenarios, as well as crafting a personal statement for use in job and/or
graduate and professional school applications.
Data and Society in Practice
Course Number: HON 4350H
Instructor: Lawler
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15510
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
<DS>
Building on principles introduced in HON 3350, this course explores the practical
implications of adopting a humanities-informed approach to data science. With support
from program faculty and external partners, students will select a topic of interest
and design a data project to examine an issue related to health and well-being within
a local community. Course activities are split between discussion and project working
sessions, and the course is structured to provide multiple opportunities to present
their work and receive feedback from peers and instructors. Through the course, students
will build the capacity to plan and launch an independent research project and will
develop skills related to data acquisition and wrangling, exploratory analysis, visualization,
and presentation.
Antiquity Revisited
Course Number: HON 4390H
Instructor: Barnes
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21213
Days and Times: MW 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
<PHR>
This course will explore a number of ancient Greek and Roman literary works in a seminar-style
discussion format. Students should expect to participate in discussion and to submit
weekly writing assignments.
Loss and Recovery Narratives
Course Number: HON 4397H
Instructor: Liddell
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21285
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
<MS>
In this course we’ll read a selection of narratives about loss—of life, of loved ones,
of self—and recovery. That each of us will experience suffering is a certainty; to
be alive is to suffer loss and grief. But how do we find meaning beyond this certainty
that life imposes? We’ll read about the ways people struggle in the wake of loss --
how some find a way to recover, but others don’t. And in studying both, we may learn
how best to navigate that territory ourselves.
Jewish Studies
Jewish Civilization, Ancient to Modern
This course is cross-listed as WCL 2380-01 (16282)
Course Number: JWST 2380H
Instructor:Tamber-Rosenau
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16280
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
The history of the Jewish people is in many ways also the history of the world. Judaism
is thousands of years old, bearing witness to much of recorded history, and Jews have
lived in nearly every land in the world. In this course, we will explore the sweep
of Jewish history from biblical origins to the present day, exploring persistent themes
such as ethnicity, religious pluralism, multiple identities, diaspora, in-group/out-group
boundaries, and persecution. At several points in the course, we will examine Jewish
history for resonances with the history of other groups. At every turn we will discuss
the influence of history on how the public speaks about Judaism and Jews today.
Mathematics
Accelerated Calculus
Course Number: MATH 2450H
Instructor: Nicol
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Lecture:
Class Number: 19429
Days and Times: MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Lab:
Class Number: 19430
Days and Times: MWF 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
This course covers: differentiation and applications; linear approximation and the
chain rule; related rates; integration; fundamental theorem of calculus; concept of
work and force; applications in physics and biology; area and volume by integration;
techniques of integration; polar coordinates and complex numbers; Newton’s laws of
motion; mean value theorem and Taylor’s theorem with remainder; and sequences and
series.
Philosophy
Medical Ethics
Course Number: PHIL 3354H
Instructor: Gallagher
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16408
Days and Times: Th 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
<MS>
The general purpose of a course in medical ethics is to acquaint the student with
the various moral and ethical issues that exist in the field of medicine and in healthcare.
In order to fulfill this goal, we will move through a variety of topics designed to
provide an introduction to the background of ethics theory; subsequent classes will
be dedicated to issues facing the medical community, along with an opportunity for
each student to participate in and comment on those issues.
Classics in the History of Ethics
Course Number: PHIL 3358H
Instructor: Phillips
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16308
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
<LS> <PHR>
Analysis of central works in the history of philosophical ethics, by selected authors
such as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Butler, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Sidgwick.
19th Century Philosophy
Course Number: PHIL 3386H
Instructor: Morrison
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18881
Days and Times: MWF 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
<PHR>
In this class we will read three 19th century thinkers – Marx, Mill, and Nietzsche—with
an eye to understanding the various approaches they took to the crisis of value or
meaning developing in their time. This crisis of value emerged from a distinct set
of economic, social and cultural conditions and the political, moral, and aesthetic
approaches our three thinkers took up in response to this crisis (or, more specifically,
to the realities that informed it) represent three perspectives that are still with
us today.
Physics
University Physics I
Course Number: PHYS 2325H
Instructor: Bassler
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Lecture:
Class Number: 24939
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Lab:
Class Number: 24940
Days and Times: F 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Mechanics of one- and two-dimensional motion, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotational
dynamics and kinematics, statics, oscillations, and waves.
University Physics II
Course Number: PHYS 2326H
Instructor: Koerner
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Lecture:
Class Number: 12398
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Lab:
Class Number: TBD
Days and Times: F 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
This course covers thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves,
optics, and modern physics.
Political Science
United States Government: Congress, President, and Courts
Course Number: GOVT 2305H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:
Instructor: Williamson
Class Number: 19591
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Instructor: Belco
Class Number: 14053
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
The study of the institutional design of government and the political behavior of
the electorate. This course considers how and why the electorate acts as they do in
our representative system and our institutions. We will study how Congress, the president,
and the judiciary carry out their functions, including the creation, execution, and
the interpretation of law.
United States and Texas Constitution and Politics
Course Number: GOVT 2306H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Four sections are available:
Instructor: Leland
Class Number: 18136
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Instructor: LeVeaux
Class Number: 18137
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Instructor: LeVeaux
Class Number: 18138
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Instructor: Belco
Class Number: 18139
Days and Times: TTh 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
This course will introduce students to the study of politics in Texas and the United
States by considering the constitutional order of each. It will begin with the Declaration
of Independence and the ratification of the US Constitution and then move through
American constitutional development to consider the changes to the constitution of
1787. We will investigate the relationship between practical politics and constitutional
design as well as look to Texas as an example of constitutional politics at the state
level.
Introduction to Political Theory
Course Number: POLS 3310H
Instructor: Gish
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18142
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
<PHR>
This course introduces students to the study of political theory through an engaged
and sustained examination of key texts and thinkers from antiquity and early modernity.
We will focus on understanding the most important of the political virtues -- prudence,
or practical wisdom (/phronēsis/). The capacity to deliberate and to form a judgment
regarding the best, just, or most expedient course of action is an essential attribute,
required for leading a good life as a human being and as a citizen. Those engaged
in politics are particularly responsible for exercising prudence. We will study this
virtue, or excellence of soul, manifest as political deliberation and judgment, through
a close reading of Aristotle's /Ethics/ and selected political writings, both ancient
(Thucydides, Plato, Demosthenes, and Cicero) and early modern (Locke, Burke, Franklin).
[A companion course focusing on political case studies of prudence in action will
be offered in Spring 2027.]
Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
Course Number: POLS 3340H
Instructor: Cooper
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21212
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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This course traces the development of political thought from pre-Socratic philosophers
up to the Renaissance. We will read Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics
and Politics, and selections from Cicero’s De Re Publica, Augustine’s City of God,
Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologiae, and other ancient and medieval sources. We will
reconsider perennial political themes: the purpose of political life, the relationship
of the individual to the state, the tension between religion and politics, problems
of property, wealth, and inequality, the nature of justice, and the balance of human
rights and obligations.
American Political Thought
Course Number: POLS 3349H
Instructor: Hallmark
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 19072
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
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This course covers American political thought from the time of the founding to the
Civil War. Special attention is given to the founding documents (Declaration of Independence,
Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution) and to the speeches and writings of
George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, and others.
Psychology
Introduction to Psychology
Course Number: PSYC 2301H
Instructor: Saiyed
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:
Class Number: 12660
Days and Times: MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Class Number: 12659
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
The goal of this course is to provide a general introduction to psychology by examining
several major areas, including consciousness, learning, memory, motivation, cognitive
development, sexuality, social psychology, personality, and mental disorders. The
class will introduce students to current principles, theories, and, if applicable,
controversies of each area. Students will be expected to: 1) understand historical
as well as current theory and research, 2) learn appropriate methods, technologies,
and data collection techniques used by social and behavioral scientists to investigate
the human condition, and 3) critically evaluate and apply key psychological principles
to various real-world circumstances. Testing will emphasize students’ ability to think
critically and apply concepts and theories. Students will submit at least one writing
assignment as part of their course grade.
Sociology
Aging & Health in Africa & USA
This course is cross-listed as AAS 3339H (18953)
Course Number: SOC 3339H
Instructor: Langa
Instructional Mode: Hybrid
Class Number: 18957
Days and Times: M 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
This class examines the structural forces that lead to stratified health and well-being
outcomes in later life. It will explore the unique challenges faced by older citizens
of the African continent and people of African descent in the United States of America,
commonly referred to as "Blacks," as well as how they interpret their lives. We will
analyze how social, political, economic, and cultural factors shape the life course
health experiences of older individuals. By taking this course, students will build
a foundation for future research on ageism and health. It will also introduce students
to scientific knowledge, helping them pursue careers in healthcare, social services,
policy, research, and international development, while emphasizing the unique challenges
and opportunities presented by aging populations in both regions.
Spanish
Spanish for the Health Professions
Course Number: SPAN 3343H
Instructor: Zubiate
Instructional Mode: Hybrid
Class Number: 12394
Days and Times: M 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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This course targets the use of Spanish in health related fields from a linguistic
and a cultural perspective. The course dynamic is based on assigned readings, as well
as class discussion and role playing practices. The readings cover different health
related disciplines, from medical to public health, sociology, statistics, and anthropology;
the objective is to increase the students’ proficiency in interpreting academic and
scientific texts in Spanish and to prepare them for effective communication on a variety
of health related topics. There is also an emphasis on best practices and how to bring
this information to the patient’s level.
Health & Society in the Hispanic World
Course Number: SPAN 4343H
Instructor: Zubiate
Instructional Mode: Hybrid
Class Number: 15635
Days and Times: M 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
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This course will explore some of the complex social, behavioral and medical factors
that impact health in the Hispanic population in the United States, with a specific
focus on areas of health disparities in that population. Students will learn the role
of various health professionals in eliminating disparities, and acquire an understanding
of the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in improving health. The course
will be taught in a seminar format, with the expectation of extensive reading assignments
prior to meeting in class. The class time will be mainly used for discussion and student
presentations. There is also a required internship at a field site serving the Hispanic
population for a minimum 7-8-week period of service learning (approximately 4-5 hrs./
week).
World Culture and Literature
Jewish Civilization, Ancient to Modern
This course is cross-listed as JWST 2380-01 (16280)
Course Number: WCL 2380H
Instructor: Tamber-Rosenau
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16282
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
The history of the Jewish people is in many ways also the history of the world. Judaism
is thousands of years old, bearing witness to much of recorded history, and Jews have
lived in nearly every land in the world. In this course, we will explore the sweep
of Jewish history from biblical origins to the present day, exploring persistent themes
such as ethnicity, religious pluralism, multiple identities, diaspora, in-group/out-group
boundaries, and persecution. At several points in the course, we will examine Jewish
history for resonances with the history of other groups. At every turn we will discuss
the influence of history on how the public speaks about Judaism and Jews today.