Graduate with Honors

ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: T/R
Time: 11:00 – 12:20
Prof. Nathan Sweeton
CRN: 85901

Ever dream of writing a heartfelt poem or a bestselling novel in a cozy café surrounded by steaming cups of coffee and your best friends? If so, then Honors Composition I is your dream course. All assignments will be writing-based. Topics will include romance, music, ancient myths, astrology, movies, and of course, coffee and cupcakes. Coming this fall to Motlow’s McMinnville campus.

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ENGL 2235: Topics in British Literature

Days: T/R
Time: 12:30 – 1:50
Prof. Nathan Sweeton
CRN: 86063

Forbidden love. Epic quests. Murder. Magic. Mystery. Monsters. No, it’s not the latest Sarah J. Maas book release. It’s Honors British Literature with Professor Sweeton. All assignments will be writing-based. Literature covered will include Beowulf, King Arthur legends, medieval romance, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Harry Potter. Coming this fall to Motlow’s McMinnville campus.

COMM 2025: Fundementals of Mass Communication

Days: M/W
Time: 9:30 – 10:50
Prof. Christie Gilispie
CRN: 85792

Bonjour! Konnichiwa! Hola! Ni hao! This honors course is designed to cover the basics of public speaking and build confidence in speakers with an international twist. Throughout the semester, students will research various countries, customs, and international speakers. Orators will report their findings to classmates while gaining public speaking experience and a global competency through presentations. By giving opportunities to make several speeches in a smaller, controlled setting, the class fosters familiarity with speaking in front of others in an encouraging atmosphere. Upon completion, students should be able to prepare and deliver well-organized speeches and participate in group discussion with appropriate audiovisual support. This is an introductory communication course.

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BIOL 1110: General Biology I

Days: T/R
Time: 9:30 – 10:50
Prof. Misty Griffith
CRN: 86059

In this hybrid course, students will examine in detail the physical and chemical basis of life with emphasis on cell processes, reproduction, and inheritance. A unit on Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, and Fungi introduces the student to four of the six kingdoms of living organisms. This course is ideal for students interested in pursuing careers in biological sciences.

BIOL 1110: General Bio I

Days: T & R
Time: TR 12:30 – 3:20
Prof. Janet Forde
CRN: 85875

Students will examine in detail the physical and chemical basis of life. Topics discussed will include cell biology, cell metabolism, photosynthesis, cell respiration, genetics, DNA, etc. Different groups of organisms will be explored to show how these structures and functions are uniquely utilized. Laboratory activities will focus on enhancing the comprehension of lecture topics and developing proficiency in the use of laboratory equipment. Laboratory exercises will cover topics such as biochemistry, cell metabolism, genetics, viruses, microbiology, protists, and fungi. Opportunities for open classroom discussion and laboratory extensions will be emphasized.

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ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: T/R
Time: 9:30 – 10:50
Prof. Stuart Bloodworth
CRN: 85769

This course focuses on essay writing using a variety of expository patterns and emphasizes critical Examination of reading material. Students will engage in discussion of selected essays, logical thinking, and will be introduced to incorporation and documentation of material from sources. 

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ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: M/W
Time: 9:30 – 10:50
Prof. Donna Brewer
CRN: 81892

This course emphasizes expository and analytical writing, critical thinking, indepth extended research, and the incorporation and documentation of source material into student writing. Students write one long paper throughout the course, investigating a serious problem and possible solutions for it. Revision is emphasized with students editing and improving their work as they progress. Once each month, honors students visit a local coffee shop and discuss poetry in small groups.

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ENGL 2235: Topics in British Literature

Days: M/W
Time: 12:30 – 1:50
Prof. Stuart Bloodworth
CRN: 86062

In this class, we will focus on the 'mature tragedies' of William Shakespeare, his greatest works written between 1600-1608: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. This class is for you if you would like to study these monumental, prestigious works.

 

HIST 2310: Early World History

Days: T/R
Time: 11:00 – 12:20
Prof. Charles Wexler
CRN: 85876

This honors world history section features the use of a reacting to the past game looking at Renaissance era Florence. This three-week game, building the Italian Renaissance, examines connections between history, art, architecture, and life within 1400s CE Florence.

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MUS 1030: Introduction to Music

Days: M/W
Time: 11:00 – 12:20
Prof. David Bethea
CRN: 85765

Honors intro to music pursues a more active and interactive learning environment in which the students take greater responsibility for attaining a more creative and comprehensive understanding of basic musical concepts and perspectives essential for understanding musical expression. The honors course pursues deeper analytical interpretations of course concepts and their applications in an interdisciplinary context.

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PSYC 1030: Introduction to Psychology

Days: M/W
Time: 8:00 – 9:20
Prof. Stephen Guerin
CRN: 81623

How do brain and behavior connect—and how do we know what’s true? This honors course explores psychology through a rigorous, critical-thinking, evidencebased lens, examining various topics such as neuroscience, consciousness, perception, cognition, learning, human sexuality, and psychological disorders. Students will complete a mentored research project based on a scholarly review of the literature and writing an APA-style paper on an approved topic while building academic skills essential for advanced study.

ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: N/A
Time: N/A
Prof. Nathan Sweeton
CRN: 85137

Imagine you are a staff writer for a Madison Avenue advertising firm or a Hollywood film reviewer. These are just some of the real-world careers that rely on the rhetorical skills covered in this course. Join us to learn effective strategies for engaging an audience, selling a product, persuading a crowd, and analyzing a work of art (like a book or a film). Then you'll be ready for your writing career, whether it be in New York, Hollywood, or closer to home.

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ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: N/A
Time: N/A
Prof. Dawn Copeland
CRN: 85566

Movies, music, and meaning is an asynchronous online course with an emphasis on critical thinking and research-based writing that offers students a chance to learn more about films and the roles of the accompanying music. Students will have the opportunity to study and write about music that exists primarily for characters in the films, music that is only heard by audiences, and how music can create and define a film’s themes, narrative, characters, setting, and foreshadowing, among other elements. The professor will provide access to all course materials at no cost to students.

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ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: N/A
Time: N/A
Prof. Dawn Copeland
CRN: 85556

A study in film noir is an asynchronous online course with an emphasis on critical thinking and research-based writing that offers students a chance to learn more about film noir, a genre or style of film that became popular post-World War II and remains popular today. Students enrolled in this course will have the opportunity to study and write about recurring themes depicted throughout the films, including the fragmentation of society and flawed characters with motivations that are sometimes quite surprising. The professor will provide access to all course materials at no cost to students.

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ENGL 2330: Topics in World Literature

Days: N/A
Time: N/A
Prof. John Hart
CRN: 83826

Come and feast at a literary buffet. Sample the literary cuisine of classical Greece and India. Dine on Dante's Divine Comedy and sample the haiku of Japan and the sijo poetry of Korea. This semester we will delight inliterary dishes from around the globe and across the timeline.

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ENGL 2860: Intro to film: Disaster in film & literature Honors Seminar

Days: N/A
Time: N/A
Prof. Dawn Copeland
CRN: 86064

The disaster genre-honors seminar is an asynchronous online course that offers students the opportunity to study contemporary disaster films and the film techniques that create meaning and encourage audiences to ask questions about the world. Students will explore the human experience, including the fear of death and the unknown, the hope for life, and some of the everyday heroes who fight for survival, as the world faces invasions from outer space, extreme forces of nature, plagues, and failures in technology. The professor will provide access to all course materials at no cost to students.

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ENGL 2900: Creative Writing I: For Future Healthcare
Professionals

Days: F
Time: 9:30–12:20
Location: Zoom/Online
Director Jenna Caviezel
CRN: 86065

In this honors seminar course, future healthcare professionals will study works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Rather than a traditional textbook, all class readings will be drawn from recently-published literary journals that focus on health and healthcare. Students will also compose and workshop their own original poems, short stories, and personal essays and learn about the process of submitting their creative work for publication. This fulfills a humanities and fine arts general education core requirement and the honors seminar subrequirement.

HONS 1001/1002/1003: Service Learning I/II/III

Days: N/A
Time: N/A
Director Jenna Caviezel
CRN: 83188/83189/83204

In this repeatable one-credit Service Learning course, students will engage in semester-long service projects that connect with their academic, professional, or personal goals. At the conclusion of the semester, students will reflect on the impact of those service experiences–both on the community and on themselves. This course fulfills the Service learning requirement for honors completion.

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HIST 2310: Early World History

Days: N/A
Time: N/A
Prof. Ramona Shelton
CRN: 85134

In this course, students cover material from the beginning of ancient civilizations to the Renaissance and early modern eras. The honors dimension is a focus on scholarly research, writing, and presentation skills as students complete two scholarly research projects, one of which is the basis for their presentation at the undergraduate research symposium. Upon successful completion of course requirements, students will earn several high impact practice (HIPS) badges on their digital transcript at graduation; these include honors, global cultural awareness, technology enhanced learning, and undergraduate research.

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HONS 1020:
Myth & Philosophy Honors Seminar

Days: N/A
Time: N/A
Prof. John Hart
CRN: 86066

Honors myth & philosophy asks the biggest questions humans have posed: what is justice? what do we owe one another? what makes a hero? Through Michael J. Sandel’s Justice, Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey, the haunting world of Watership Down, and selected science fiction and fantasy work, students explore how ancient myths and modern stories shape our moral imagination—and how philosophy tests the truths those stories invite us to believe.

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COMM 2025: Introduction to Communications

Days: W Only
Time: 9:30 – 10:50
Location: Zoom/Online
Prof. Phyllis Adams
CRN: 84551

In this three-hour course, honors scholars will be afforded an opportunity to study communication skills, including researching, preparing, organizing, practicing and delivering speeches to entertain, to introduce, to inform, to commemorate and to persuade. Classes will consist of lecture, roundtable discussions, presentations, delivery critiques and opportunities to enhance both one's written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Scholars will have opportunities to study, witness, analyze and critique student as well as professional speeches. There will be working sessions for students to research and prepare outlines, and opportunities to have outlines critiqued by the professor, during this draft process. Scholars will have opportunities to enhance their listening skills through the use of guest speakers, videos, listening activities and the like. As a means of global and diverse learning experience, a highlight for this class is to travel outside of the classroom to the world-at-large and engage in a professional environment, experiencing the total communication process utilized and demonstrated with inclusive excellence.

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SOCI 1040: Sociology Through Film

Days: TR
Time: 11:00 – 12:20
Location: Zoom
Prof. Dayron Deaton-Owens
CRNS: 85328

This introductory honors course examines social problems in American society, including but not limited to poverty, crime, social deviance, family issues, war, terrorism, health, education, and substance abuse. Students will explore the sociological perspectives on these topics and discuss potential solutions. Students in this course will discuss social problems through the use of films, documentaries, and docudramas. By examining the films, documentaries, and docudramas, the class can identify and discuss stereotypes and discrimination, crime and punishment, economics and government, drugs and alcohol, family dysfunction, and war. The professor will provide access to films at no additional cost to students.

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PSYC 1030: Intro to Psychology (Harry Potter)

Days: N/A
Time: N/A
Prof. Dayron Deaton Owens
CRN: 84623

This is an introductory honors course focused on the scientific study of behavior and mental processes that will be discovered by connecting the world of psychology to the Harry Potter series. Topics include the history of psychology, critical thinking and research methods in psychology, the biological and biological bases of consciousness, sensation, perception, memory, learning, cognition, development across the lifespan, motivation, emotion, sexuality, stress and health, social psychology, personality, psychological disorders, and psychological therapies.

BIOL 1110: General Biology I with Service Learning

Days: M/W
Time: 12:30 - 1:50 & 2:00 - 3:20
Prof. Stacy Dowd
CRN: 85449

Students will examine in detail the physical and chemical basis of life. Topics covered include: an introduction to science, basic chemistry, cell biology, metabolism, photosynthesis, cell respiration, genetics, DNA and more. Students are introduced to living organisms including prokaryotes, protists, and fungi. Laboratory activities will focus on developing proficiency in the use of laboratory equipment and enhancing the comprehension of lecture topics. Exercises will cover topics such as biochemistry, cell biology and metabolism, genetics, microbiology, protists, and fungi. Opportunities for open classroom discussion and laboratory extensions will be emphasized. This course fulfills the service learning requirement for honors completion.

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ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: T/R
Time: 9:30 - 10:50
Prof. Capron Hedgepath
CRN: 85814

This course will explore the role of technology in our modern lives, examining the impact of technology on mental health, our basic psychological needs, how it influences our social lives, and impacts our cognitive functions.

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ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: MW
Time: 12:30 - 1:50
Prof. James Stringfield
CRN: 85767

Students will explore the impact of technology on our society. We will consider benefits and challenges presented by artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, and other developing technology systems. Class discussion will also present specific examples that students will practice synthesizing into support for argumentative stances about the current state of these issues and the possible directions they may lead.

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ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: T/R
Time: 2:00 - 3:20
Prof. Tom Cruz
CRN: 85897

ENGL 1010: English Composition I

Days: T/R
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Prof. Tom Cruz
CRN: 83784

This section of English 1010 focuses on writing as an on-going and collaborative process. This class will rely on both lecture and workshop lessons that will see students producing work in class that leads to the major writing assignments. Reflection and revision also play a major role with students having the opportunity to revise work multiple times before the end of the semester. Students will also have tremendous freedom in selecting their topics for each major writing assignment. Vincent van Gogh once said, ““I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”

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ENGL 2045: Introduction to Literature

Days: T/R
Time: 9:30 - 10:50
Prof. James Stringfield
CRN: 86060

In this section, we will explore magical realism and the connection between the waking world and the surreal. Our sleepwalk journey is charted through examples including: sculpture, painting, song, mythology, poetry, short story, and film. We shall visit the works of Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro, David Lynch, Ambrose Bierce, Toni Morrison, Neil Gaiman, William Faulkner, Silvina Ocampo, William Gay, and others. So, let’s grab some coffee and stroll along the night shores with, in the words of Roy Orbison, “A candy-colored clown they call the sandman.”

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ENGL 2130: Topics in American Literature

Days: M Only
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Prof. Andrea Green
CRN: 85899

In this honors course, students will read works of prose, poetry, and drama. By examining American literature through a foodways lens, we will explore how writers use food to express the ideas and values that have shaped our world. Students will learn how literary representations of food play a prominent role in defining our understanding of American culture.

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ENGL 2860: Intro to Film: Horror Films Honors Seminar

Days: T/R
Time: 2:00 - 3:20
Prof. Sam Reilly
CRN: 86061

Welcome to horror films class where we take classic horror monsters like vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and the Frankenstein monster and place them into modern society to see how those classic character archetypes best reflect societal trends as well as the human condition. As a class, the horror genre will give students a lens in which to explore different facets of the human psyche that are inherent to our existence.

ENGL 2900: Creative Writing Honors Seminar

Days: T/R
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Prof. Sam Reilly
CRN: 86067

Writing is a personal experience that closely resembles the process we take to self-discovery. Through the exploration of poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction this course will allow students to develop storytelling knowledge through a writing intensive setting as well as study famous past and contemporary authors and how they achieved mastery of the craft. This course fulfills a humanities and fine arts general education core requirement.

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HIST 2010: Early US History

Days: T/R
Time: 12:30 - 1:50
Prof. Monica Butler
CRN: 85752

This course covers the history of North America from the Paleo-Indian era through post-US Civil War Reconstruction. Students will explore key differences between fact, opinion, and interpretation by analyzing primary and secondary sources of historical data. This course aims to build research and writing skills as we examine the lasting impact of revolutionary ideas and transatlantic industries.

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MATH 1530: Introduction to Statistics

Days: T/R
Time: 8:00 - 9:20
Prof. Keith Terrill
CRN: 85873

Students will learn how to create descriptive statistics and inferential statistics from data. We will then use those statistics to gain insights into how a large population behaves. Unlike traditional introductory statistics courses, which rely on antiquated graphing calculators, we will instead work with computational software in pursuit of drawing conclusions from "big data," bootstrapping, and nonlinear regression. Students can look forward to learning how to explain complicated mathematical ideas in ways that nonexperts might understand, and they can also look forward to our day out with local small businesses in Smyrna.

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MATH 1730: Precalculus

Days: M/W
Time: 8:20 - 10:50
Prof. Lindsay Czap
CRN: 83350

Ready for a challenge this fall? Honors Precalculus will put you at the helm of your own learning by allowing you opportunities to build your understanding of advanced algebraic topics. You and your classmates will work together to discover mathematical patterns, explore the nature of functions, and practice your new skills.

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PSYC 1030: Introduction to Psychology

Days: M/W
Time: 9:30 - 10:50
Prof. Kate Hayes
CRN: 81764

The honors section of this course will analyze human behavior and cognition using a biopsychosocial perspective. Through a mix of small group discussion and experiential learning, students will be exposed to psychology's major content domains such as critical thinking and research methods in psychology, the biological and psychological bases of consciousness, sensation, perception, memory, learning, cognition, development across the lifespan, motivation, emotion, sexuality, stress and health, social psychology, personality, psychological disorders, and psychological therapies. Students can expect not only to learn about relevant psychological theories but also to apply the knowledge they learn to their own lives.

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SOCI 1010: Intro to Sociology

Days: M/W
Time: 2:00 - 3:20
Prof. Liala Syler
CRN: 85775

Ready to challenge the way you see the world? Honors Introduction to Sociology goes beyond the basics, offering an indepth, discussion-driven exploration of society, culture, and human behavior. Designed for motivated students, this course dives into major sociological theories, real-world case studies, and critical thinking exercises that will expand your perspective. The class culminates with an intriguing sociological experiment! Through engaging debates and hands-on analysis, you’ll uncover how social structures shape our daily lives—while honing the skills needed for academic and professional success. If you’re looking for a dynamic, thought-provoking course that pushes you to think deeper, this is the class for you!

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THEA 1030: Introduction to Theater

Days: W Only
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Prof. Phyllis Adams
CRN: 84568

In this three-hour course, honors scholars will be introduced to the historical perspective of theatre, with a specific emphasis over 100 years of theatre: changing stages from drama to dramatic realism. This will serve as the foundation for studying various genres, notable and classic plays, playwrights, venues and artists. Scholars will be introduced to the mechanics of acting and characterization, artistic engagements and professions, stage space, rehearsal and audition techniques, and how to critically analyze and evaluate a play or a theatrical performance. Various teaching techniques will be utilized: lectures, role playing, script analysis, roundtable discussions, watching videos, and discussing and unpacking characterization and performances. The hallmark for this class is the opportunity for the scholars to travel to New York City and experience Broadway, up-close and personal. The professor will provide the scholars an opportunity to engage in a master class in New York, to be taught by professional Broadway actors and artists. (Playwrights, directors, artistic designers, etc.) This global, cultural, and theatrical student engagement will serve as a capstone project for the scholars.