Spring 2026

HONORS 201.1*
MESI Workshop Series

Instructor: Robin Bond

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student

Introduction to Mindfulness

Research into mindfulness has shown that regular practice can offer benefits for physical and emotional health (for example, reduced stress, improved sleep, reduced anxiety, just to name a few). This one-credit class offers an experiential introduction to mindfulness. In our class meetings we will explore different approaches to practicing mindfulness and introduce information on how mindfulness can benefit us. Occasional guests will present on their own experiences and offer a variety of practices. Each meeting will begin with a practice session followed by open discussion and exploration of topic for the week. The class can serve as an introduction for those with no experience in mindfulness and can also support students who are already familiar, offering an opportunity for deepening self-awareness and mindful presence.
Assignments will include a weekly brief written reflection on the meeting, along with suggestions for optional practices outside of class. This course may be repeated for credit. The class is part of the Honors College Mindfulness-based Emotional and Social Intelligence (MESI) program and satisfies one (1) MESI workshop credit. The class is open to any student in the honors college and there is no requirement to be pursuing the MESI certificate.

*This course qualifies as credit for the MESI Certificate.

HONORS 211.1*
Introduction to Community Engagement

Instructor: Jessica Perone

This class includes a service-learning component in collaboration with the Center for Civic Engagement.

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student

Students will develop their academic, personal, and professional skills through community engagement and critical reflection. Over the 10-week term, the class will meet once per week for seven weeks, with three weeks dedicated to hands-on participation in community engagement projects. Class sessions will include discussions, guest speakers, and interactive workshops. Students are expected to complete readings and assignments before class and come prepared to discuss key themes and topics. Together, we will explore how students can create positive social change, examining topics such as reciprocity, equity, human rights, advocacy and activism, civic leadership, social justice, civil discourse, environmental justice, socioeconomic status, and discrimination. This course fulfills one credit of the Community Engagement requirement for Honors students in the Mindfulness-based Emotional and Social Intelligence (MESI) certificate program.

*This course qualifies as credit for the MESI Certificate but open to all Honors Students

HONORS 212.1*
Active and Immersive Community Engagement

Instructor: Jessica Perone

This class includes a service-learning component in collaboration with the Center for Civic Engagement.

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student, Must have taken Honors 211

Students will complete 45 hours of community service (approximately 3–5 hours per week) to explore critical issues facing society and deepen their understanding of social causes they are passionate about. Working with the instructor, students will establish an ongoing relationship with one or more community partners. Through this experience, students will develop a stronger sense of social responsibility, expand their intercultural understanding, and strengthen their leadership and communication skills through collaboration with others. This course fulfills one credit of the Community Engagement requirement for Honors students in the Mindfulness-based Emotional and Social Intelligence (MESI) certificate program.

*This course qualifies as credit for the MESI Certificate but open to all Honors Students

HONORS 270.1
Principles and Research Methods in Social Science

Instructor: Tekla Schmaus

Prerequisite: Must be an Honors Student

The Archeology of Death and Burial

When you think of archaeology, you may think of burials and tombs. And although they’re cool on their own, archaeologists think it’s even more interesting to use those burials to help us understand what life was like in the societies in which those people lived. We’ll start with an introduction to how anthropologists think about death, and then move on to an overview of archaeological methods. After that, we’ll tackle some archaeological questions, like: What beliefs did people have about the afterlife, and can we tell if a person died a “good” death? Can we use burials to determine if a society was egalitarian or hierarchical? How did people use burials to send signals about power or authority? Keeping in mind that the dead don’t bury themselves, what information can we glean about individual identities from burials? We’ll also discuss the politics and ethics of excavating human remains. Please be aware that there will be images of human remains. None of the images will be from cultures that prohibit such displays.

HONORS 270.2
Principles and Research Methods in Social Science

Instructor: Gracjan Kraszewski

Prerequisite: Must be an Honors Student

The Novel and the Modern World

This course investigates the themes of utopia, dystopia, hope and existential crisis from the late 19th century up to the present day through the medium of the novel, treating individualism, isolation, modern social messaging, and the pursuit of happiness in America alongside myriad other factors that shaped the turbulent 20th century into the 21st. How did great literary minds understand/imagine future utopias? What were their critiques, even future warnings, about the cultural flaws of their time? How does fiction assist us in reevaluating our own contemporary times in ways perhaps unexamined to this point?

Required Course Materials (8 Novels)

1.  Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
2.  Camus, The Stranger
3.  Percy, The Moviegoer
4.  Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
5.  Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
6.  Huxley, Brave New World
7.  Wolfe, To the Lighthouse
8.  Duncan, The Brothers K

HONORS 280.2*
Contextual Understanding in the Arts and Humanities

Instructor: Annie Lampman

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student

Creative Writing: Fiction, The Short Story

This is a creative writing course that introduces students to the art and craft of short-form fiction writing. We will read, analyze, and discuss award-winning short stories, complete writing exercises, and write two short stories while working to explore and develop short-story craft elements including characterization, point-of-view, dialogue, plot, scene and summary, setting, and the use of metaphorical language and themes. Throughout the semester, each student will have one of their short stories workshopped with written peer reviews and instructor feedback provided. No previous creative writing experience is necessary, although strong general writing abilities are required to do well in this course. This is also a MESI course where you will keep a mindfulness journal that is meant to correlate to your creative work.

Required Course Materials

1. Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, Janet Burroway, ISBN#: 9780226616698
2. Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories since 1970, 2nd Edition, Michael Martone, ISBN#: 9781416532279
3. I Am Here Now: A Creative Mindfulness Guide and Journal, The Mindfulness Project, ISBN#: 9780399184444)

*This course qualifies as credit for the MESI Certificate.

HONORS 280.3
Contextual Understanding in the Arts and Humanities

Instructor: Colin Criss

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student

Creative Writing: The Development of the Sonnet

In this course, we’ll survey the history of a particular poetic form, the sonnet, with an eye towards its expression in contemporary American poetry. The development of this form reflects the development of poetry more broadly. We’ll begin with sonnets of the Renaissance, and read Shakespeare’s work. We’ll glance across the intervening 400 years before focusing on two contemporary collections that reinvent the form for the poets’ own sensibilities.

This is also an introductory creative writing course—we will be learning about the sonnet partly by learning how to write our own sonnets along the way. Initially, we’ll imitate, thinking about common craft elements and poetic techniques. Then, we’ll begin to experiment and innovate. We’ll think about what the sonnet is—what it can do—for us as people and beginning poets. By the end of the semester each student will have written and revised a short collection of sonnets that are unmistakably their own.

HONORS 280.4
Contextual Understanding in the Arts and Humanities

Instructor: A.J. (Albert) Miller

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student

The Beatles: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

“The greatest band to walk the earth.” ~Ozzy Osbourne on The Beatles

“From one generation to the next, The Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time.” ~Dave Grohl

“They blew the walls down for everybody else.” ~ President Barack Obama on The Beatles

“Looking back, The Beatles were four brilliant young men that fate brought together and changed music forever.” ~My mom on The Beatles

The Beatles are still one of the most beloved and enigmatic musical acts of all time. Why do they remain so popular more than fifty years after their dissolution? The music, the personalities, the drama, the art, and the cultural impact continue to inspire not just artists and musicians but people from all walks of life all over the world.

What made them so great? This course will dive deep into the history of The Beatles and look at what inspired them to push the boundaries of musical creation and what their impact on society continues to be. We will explore art, classical music (but not too much!), and political and social situations to see how The Beatles created something unique to them that has not been replicated since.

This course will be heavy on listening to music in order to gain a better understanding of what was so special about their music. The course will culminate in a final project that will have students explore how The Beatles continue to impact music and culture in the modern day.

HONORS 280.5
Contextual Understanding in the Arts and Humanities

Instructor: Bill Kabasenche

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student

Neuroscience, Ethics, Law, and Society

The findings of brain science are rapidly changing our understanding of human agency and decision-making, moral capacities, and even our sense of having a private thought life. All of this has significant implications for ethics, for moral and legal responsibility, and for many of the norms around which our society has been shaped. Some believe neuroscience disproves the claim that we think and act freely. Some believe we can enhance moral capacities like trust and generosity. Some believe we can hack the brain to live better lives, while cautioning that this will require us to give up a significant amount of mental privacy to do so. In this course, we will examine the claims of neuroscientists, philosophers and ethicists, and legal scholars regarding all of this. In particular, we will consider the implications of neuroscience for free will and moral/legal responsibility, for addiction/substance use disorder, for enhancement of cognitive and moral capacities, and for tracking and controlling brain activity.

Required Course Materials:

1. Joshua May, Neuroethics: Agency in an Age of Brain Science (New York: Oxford UP, 2023). ISBN: 9780197648094
2. Nita Farahany, The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2023). ISBN: 9781250272959

HONORS 290.1
Science as a Way of Knowing

Instructor: Julie Menard

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student. Any B, BSCI, P, PSCI, or SCI lab or concurrent enrollment.

The History of Star Trek

HONORS 290.3
Science as a Way of Knowing

Instructor: Chris Keane

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student. Any B, BSCI, P, PSCI, or SCI lab or concurrent enrollment.

The Power of the Atom

This course will look at the use of the atom for advancing national security, clean energy, and fundamental science from the early 20^th century to the present. The course will cover the World War II development of the atomic bomb via the Manhattan Project, nuclear fission as an energy source, and nuclear fusion- the rapidly advancing next stage of commercial nuclear energy. We will also discuss applications of nuclear science to medicine.  The class will consist of readings, discussions, small projects, quizzes, and a final examination. Resources for the course will include Richard Rhodes Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “The Making of the Atomic Bomb,” and the movie “Oppenheimer.”

HONORS 290.4
Science as a Way of Knowing

Meetings: Online Course – No Class Meetings*
Instructor: Joanna Schultz

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student. Any B, BSCI, P, PSCI, or SCI lab or concurrent enrollment.

An Alphabet of Psychoactive Plants and Fungi: From Coffea (Coffee) to Cannabis (Marijuana), Papaver (Opioids) to Peyote (Lophophoro), and Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms) to Salvia (Sage).

*This is an online course (i.e., no class meetings) for Pullman Honors College students. To enroll in this course, use the schedule line number from the Pullman campus schedule of classes (not from the Global campus schedule).

HONORS 298.1
Approaches to Global Leadership

Instructor: Robin Bond

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student. 

Global Leadership

The Honors Global Leadership Program focuses on leadership in a global context in areas that include the demands of world trade, concerns for the environment, and the advancement of technology.

ENGLISH 298.3
Writing and Research Honors 

Instructor: Peter Chilson

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student. 

TBA

ENGLISH 298.4
Writing and Research Honors

Meetings: Online Course – No Class Meetings*
Instructor: Lauren Westerfield

TBA

*This is an online course (i.e., no class meetings) for Pullman Honors College students. To enroll in this course, use the schedule line number from the Pullman campus schedule of classes (not from the Global campus schedule).

HONORS 370.1
Case Study: Global Issues in Social Sciences

Instructor: Tekla Schmaus

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 270 or ECONS 198.

Food and Culture

Food and cooking are deeply entwined with so many aspects of human society and culture, and yet we rarely stop to think about what we’re putting in our mouths. In this course, we’ll use food as a lens to focus on different topics in the social sciences. We’ll cover some historical topics: the domestication of plants and animals, the way the spice trade tied into colonization and globalization, and the role of food in industrialization. Then we’ll move on to more contemporary issues like food and the environment and food sovereignty. Throughout the semester, we’ll also think about how food creates family and community, and how it’s used in nation-building. We should also have some opportunities to do some eating and try each other’s cooking.

HONORS 370.2
Case Study: Global Issues in Social Sciences

Instructor: Shawna Herzog

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 270 or ECONS 198.

This course uses the historical method to explore major global issues by focusing on their expression and impact within Washington State. Rather than surveying inequalities across the entire world, this version grounds big questions—migration, environmental change, Indigenous sovereignty, economic development, public health, and social justice—within the local landscapes, communities, and histories of the Pacific Northwest.

Students will examine how global forces such as colonization, industrialization, climate change, and demographic shifts have shaped social, political, and economic structures in Washington. We will also consider how the region’s history both reflects and challenges broader global patterns.

A new feature of the course is an introduction to GIS (Geographic Information Systems) as an emerging methodology in the Social Sciences. Through hands-on mapping activities, students will learn to visualize historical and contemporary data, uncover spatial relationships, and understand how geography influences social issues.

Coursework includes engagement with primary sources, selected scholarly readings, guided discussions, and a small project in which students use GIS tools to investigate a Washington-focused topic connected to a larger global theme. By the end of the course, students will be able to analyze how global processes shape local communities and recognize Washington State as part of wider, interconnected historical systems.

HONORS 370.3
Case Study: Global Issues in Social Sciences

Instructor: Gracjan Kraszewski

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 270 or ECONS 198.

Globalization and the American Empire

This class offers an in-depth exploration of the overarching theme of globalization in America since the time of the ‘American Empire’— from the late 19^th century world fairs, closing of the frontier, and expansionist policies in Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines through the Two World Wars, the Cold War, and into postmodernity. How did America evolve from a small, Eastern Seaboard British colony to a ‘sea to shining sea’ nation? How did this nation move from a position of internal focus to, beginning with the First World War, a more global posture? And, finally, how did this initial step onto the world stage soon become, following the Second World War, the hegemonic reality of the Pax Americana ‘American Century’?

In sum, what was, is, and might yet be the role of America vis a vis geopolitics having now already completed the first quarter of the 21^st century?

HONORS 380.1*
Case Study: Global Issues in the Arts and Humanities

Instructor: Colin Criss

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 280.

Irish Poetry: Crossings

Irish poetry, it seems, is always at a crossing. I say this in two senses—poems in Ireland are always trying to move across something perilous, and poems in Ireland are always facing a choice, as at an intersection.

In this course, which will be largely a survey of contemporary Irish poetry, we will think about the intersections of many things with poetry: history, politics, violence, colonization, globalization, nationality, and so on. We’ll read pre-modern and modern Irish poems as a foundation, and begin to think about what an Irish poem is. Then, we’ll think about 21st century Irish poems, and what influences they lean into and lean away from. For this course, you will be required to purchase 3 books of contemporary Irish poetry—the estimated cost is $55.

*This course qualifies as credit for the MESI Certificate.

HONORS 380.2
Case Study: Global Issues in the Arts and Humanities

Instructor: Raymond Sun

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 280.

What’s in the Name? Remembering Victims of War, Genocide, and Traumatic Events

HONORS 380.4
Case Study: Global Issues in the Arts and Humanities

Instructor: Melissa Parkhurst

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 280.

Music and the Mind

An exploration of the role music plays in every aspect of our life, from biological evolution to our own mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.

HONORS 380.5*
Case Study: Global Issues in the Arts and Humanities

Instructor: Annie Lampman

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 280.

Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction/Memoir

In this creative writing course, we will examine the role of memoir and personal narrative in shaping and defining how we see and experience the world. Through readings and analysis, discussion, and a variety of in-class writing exercises and essay/memoir writing work, we will explore the following questions: As global citizens, how can we represent our own experiences and stories through creative writing in a way that is universally understood and felt? How do we (and the authors we read) define/explore/write about the issues that trouble or fascinate us?

What are we (and the authors we read) struggling to make sense of or understand about our own lives and the world around us? Throughout the semester, we will work on developing the basic craft elements of creative nonfiction and each student will have one of their essays “workshopped” with written peer reviews and oral feedback provided. No previous creative writing experience is necessary, although strong general writing abilities are required to do well in this course. This is also a MESI course where you will keep a mindfulness journal that is meant to correlate to your creative work.

Required Course Materials:

1. Tell it Slant, Third Edition, Brenda Miller & Suzanne Paola, ISBN#: 9781260454598
2. Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction, Judith Kitchen, ISBN#: 9780393326000
3. Into Nature: A Creative Field Guide and Journal, The Mindfulness Project, ISBN#: 9781615194803

*This course qualifies as credit for the MESI Certificate but open to all Honors Students

HONORS 390.4
Case Study: Global Issues in the Sciences

Instructor: Lisa Gloss

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 290, SCIENCE 299, CHEM 116, MATH 182, PHYSICS 205, or PHYSICS 206.

Proteins: Opportunities for Nature’s Nanotechnology

Proteins are biological macromolecules with an amazing array of functions and beautiful, intricate structures. As the catalysts for nearly all essential biological chemistry, transducers of signals in cells, and the building blocks of cellular architecture, proteins represent the finest nanotechnology that Nature has evolved. The first part of the course will discuss the history of protein science (Nature’s Robots, Tanford & Reynolds required text). The goal of this reading is to provide an introduction to protein structure and function for a general, science-literate audience, but also to highlight the history of the scientific method in action – the successful, intentional approaches, the serendipitous observations and lucky accidents that were necessary to decipher key aspects of proteins, and the role of scientific personalities and historical cultural situations in the progress of protein science. In the last two-thirds of the course, we will discuss current research that explores: 1) the opportunities for protein nanotechnology in biotechnology and genetic engineering, and 2) the opportunities in medicine for repairing protein malfunction (e.g. treating amyloidogenic diseases) or for altering protein function (e.g. blocking bacterial or viral infection or enhancing immunity to infection). The course format will be a blend of discussion (in class and discussion boards) and short essays that encourage creative imagining of protein nanotechnology inventions in biotechnology and medicine.

Required Course Materials:

For general reading: “Nature’s Robots: A History of Proteins” by Charles Tanford and Jacqueline Reynolds Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780198606949 Available to read online via WSU Libraries.

Additional readings from scientific literature will be assigned, and available through WSU subscriptions.

HONORS 390.5
Case Study: Global Issues in the Sciences

Meetings: Online Course – No Class Meetings*
Instructor: Joanna Schultz

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 290, SCIENCE 299, CHEM 116, MATH 182, PHYSICS 205, or PHYSICS 206.

The Catastrophe of Man

Imagine living in a future dystopian Earth following the consequences of cataclysmic climate change, disease, food shortages, extinction, de-extinction, bioterrorism, GMOs, and class stratification. The world is reliant on genetically bio-engineered products, including foods, human organs, medicines, plants and animals, and even beauty treatments generated and marketed by large corporations, who employ scientists and the required personnel necessary to market these products. These employees live in secure, guarded compounds. The remainder of the human population live at risk outside these pristine, fenced areas at various income levels in the pleeblands. A bioengineered worldwide plague breaks down the entire infrastructure, killing most Homo sapiens. One man believes he is the only H. sapiens to survive the plague and is the unwilling guardian to a new, genetically engineered, human species known as the Crakers, developed to succeed under Earth’s hostile conditions.

In this course, we will explore many issues raised by Margaret Atwood in her novel Oryx and Crake. For example, extinction, de-extinction, anthropogenetic impacts, climate change, genetics/bioengineering, and xenotransplantation are some topics you explore at the scientific, economic, social, and ethical levels. You will begin by reading and discussing the peer-reviewed scientific literature, popular press reports, and watching various types of media in the scientific topic areas explored in Oryx and Crake (2004), while you read the novel.

Subsequently, you will break into Shared Inquiry/the Socratic Method for the remainder of the term. Two students will develop a “Basic Question” based on a topic derived from the novel, which you will present to your peers. The two student facilitators will ask questions to maintain the discussion, as the remainder of the cohort will discuss the facilitators’ questions originating from the basic question. You will be challenged to develop creative and critical thinking, information literacy, and communication skills in this course.

Black Box Warning: The novel contains language that might be offensive to some students (R-rated).

Required Course Materials:

1. “Oryx and Crake” by Margaret Atwood. 2004.
   Publisher: Anchor, Reprint Edition
   ISBN-10: 0385721676
   ISBN-13: 978-0385721677

*This is an online course (i.e., no class meetings) for Pullman Honors College students. To enroll in this course, use the schedule line number from the Pullman campus schedule of classes (not from the Global campus schedule).

HONORS 390.6*
Case Study: Global Issues in the Sciences

Instructor: Shane McFarland

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; HONORS 290, SCIENCE 299, CHEM 116, MATH 182, PHYSICS 205, or PHYSICS 206.

The Science and Practice of Mindfulness

The science and Practice of Mindfulness course integrates three key domains—mindfulness science, experiential practice, and prevention science—to deepen students’ understanding of how internal states influence global outcomes. Students will critically explore the science of mindfulness by examining operational definitions, measurement tools, effect sizes, and current research findings. Simultaneously, they will engage in progressive mindfulness practices designed to foster self-awareness, emotional regulation, and autonomy of practice. These experiential elements will be contextualized through a prevention science and public health framework, where students will assess the quality and applicability of mindfulness-based interventions using tools such as epidemiological data, logic models, literature reviews, needs assessments, and evidence-based program design. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how mindfulness is rigorously evaluated and applied in diverse settings to reduce risk factors and promote protective outcomes. By linking personal practice with empirical inquiry, the course equips students to critically evaluate the scalability, cultural relevance, and impact of mindfulness interventions on both individual and societal well-being.

*This course qualifies as credit for the MESI Certificate but open to all Honors Students

HONORS 398.1
Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar

Meetings: Online Course – No Class Meetings*
Instructor: Annie Lampman

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; sophomore standing.

Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar

This is a seminar-style course with the purpose of assisting and supporting each participant in completing his/her Honors thesis proposal. In the course, you will generate an Honors thesis topic, formulate your thesis question, identify a thesis advisor, and prepare you thesis proposal. We will discuss ways to structure your thesis, perform research, and evaluate the information you obtain in relation to your chosen topic. During the course, we will discuss and constructively support and critique projects as they develop in the proposals. Each student will present their proposal to the class, and submit a complete proposal—including title, introduction, research question, methodology, and annotated bibliography—as a final product. S/F grading.

*This is an online course (i.e., no class meetings) for Pullman Honors College students. To enroll in this course, use the schedule line number from the Pullman campus schedule of classes (not from the Global campus schedule).

HONORS 398.3
Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar

Instructor: Tekla Schmaus

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; sophomore standing.

Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar

This is a seminar-style course with the purpose of assisting and supporting each participant in completing his/her Honors thesis proposal. In the course, you will generate an Honors thesis topic, formulate your thesis question, identify a thesis advisor, and prepare you thesis proposal. We will discuss ways to structure your thesis, perform research, and evaluate the information you obtain in relation to your chosen topic. During the course, we will discuss and constructively support and critique projects as they develop in the proposals. Each student will present their proposal to the class, and submit a complete proposal—including title, introduction, research question, methodology, and annotated bibliography—as a final product. S/F grading.

HONORS 398.4
Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar

Instructor: Colin Criss

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; sophomore standing.

Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar

This is a seminar-style course with the purpose of assisting and supporting each participant in completing his/her honors thesis proposal. In the course, you will generate an honors thesis topic, formulate your thesis question, identify a thesis advisor, and prepare you thesis proposal. We will discuss ways to structure your thesis, perform research, and evaluate the information you obtain in relation to your chosen topic. During the course, we will discuss and constructively support and critique projects as they develop in the proposals. Each student will present their proposal to the class, and submit a complete proposal—including title, introduction, research question, methodology, and annotated bibliography—as a final product. S/F grading.

HONORS 398.5
Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar

Meetings: Online Course – No Class Meetings*
Instructor: Joanna Schultz

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; sophomore standing.

Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar

This course is designed to assist and support you in the development and completion of your Honors College thesis proposal. The course prepares you to successfully complete your final thesis research and presentation requirements of the Honors College. We will perform a step-wise process in the completion of your proposal, from generating preliminary ideas/hypotheses, finding suitable thesis advisors, and submitting a thesis draft, which I thoroughly edit from Introduction through Conclusions to assist in your successful completion and submission of a quality proposal. During the course, your peers will provide feedback on preliminary thesis projects through draft proposals. At the end of class, your final thesis proposal will include a Title, Abstract, Introduction, Research Question/Hypothesis (or Creative Project), Materials and Methods (Methodology), Expected Results derived from your preliminary literature review, Conclusions, and Bibliography/References. You are graded as S/F in this course.s

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; sophomore standing.

No Required Course Materials

*This is an online course (i.e., no class meetings) for Pullman Honors College students. To enroll in this course, use the schedule line number from the Pullman campus schedule of classes (not from the Global campus schedule).

HONORS 398.6
Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar

Meetings: Online Course – No Class Meetings*
Instructor: Jamie Rock

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student and nursing major; sophomore standing.

Honors Thesis Proposal Seminar for Nursing Majors

This course is designed to assist and support you in the development and completion of your Honors College thesis proposal. The course prepares you to successfully complete your final thesis research and presentation requirements of the Honors College. We will perform a step-wise process in the completion of your proposal, from generating preliminary ideas/hypotheses, finding suitable thesis advisors, and submitting a thesis draft, which I thoroughly edit from Introduction through Conclusions to assist in your successful completion and submission of a quality proposal. During the course, your peers will provide feedback on preliminary thesis projects through draft proposals. At the end of class, your final thesis proposal will include a Title, Abstract, Introduction, Research Question/Hypothesis (or Creative Project), Materials and Methods (Methodology), Expected Results derived from your preliminary literature review, Conclusions, and Bibliography/References. You are graded as S/F in this course.

Prerequisite: Must be a current Honors student; sophomore standing.

No Required Course Materials

*This is an online course (i.e., no class meetings) for Pullman Honors College students. To enroll in this course, use the schedule line number from the Pullman campus schedule of classes (not from the Global campus schedule).

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