Honors College
Missouri State University
Regular Course Offerings
The Honors College program stresses active student participation in the learning process by
fostering collaboration, engagement, and discourse in small class settings. Honors courses are
designed to help students to develop their critical thinking skills by emphasizing interdisciplinary
study, academic research, and scholarly writing. The Honors College offers more than 40 courses
in as many as 20 academic disciplines. These classes are offered by the senior instructors and
researchers at the University and provide honors students with opportunities to begin working
closely with faculty members early in their academic careers.
The following courses are offered regularly in the honors format:
ANT 100 World Cultures-Honors
ANT 125 Exploring Human Ancestry-Honors
AST 115 Basic Astronomy-Honors
BIO 121 General Biology I-Honors
BMS 110/111 Introduction to Biomedical Science & Lab-Honors
CHM 160/161 General Chemistry I & Lab-Honors
COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking-Honors
ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics-Honors
ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics-Honors
EDC 350 School & Society-Honors
ENG 110 Writing I-Honors
ENG 215 Creative Writing: Short Story-Honors
ENG 310 Writing II: Graduate & Professional School-Honors
ENG 321 Writing II: Beginning Technical Writing-Honors
HST 103 World History to 1600-Honors
HST 121 United States to 1877-Honors
HST 122 United States since 1877-Honors
LLT 121 Classical Mythology-Honors
LLT 180 Hero & Quest-Honors
MUS 241 The Language of Music-Honors
PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy-Honors
PHI 115 Ethics & Contemporary Issues-Honors
PLS 101 American Democracy & Citizenship-Honors
PSY 121 Introductory Psychology-Honors
PSY 200 Psychological Statistical Methods-Honors
REL 100 Introduction to Religion-Honors
REL 101 Literature & World of the Old Testament-Honors
REL 102 Literature & World of the New Testament-Honors
REL 131 Religion in America-Honors
REL 210 Pathways of World Religion-Honors
SOC 150 Introduction to Society-Honors
THE 101 Introduction to Theatre & Drama-Honors
UHC 110 Freshman Honors Seminar
UHC 300 Honors Service Learning
UHC 396 Honors Independent Study
UHC 397 Honors Colloquia
UHC 398 Honors Undergraduate Research
UHC 399 Honors Internship/Apprenticeship
UHC 410 Senior Honors Seminar
UHC 499 Honors Distinction Project
For descriptions of these courses, please visit the Undergraduate Catalog:
www.missouristate.edu/registrar/catalog.
For listings of current course offerings, please visit Honors College:
www.missouristate.edu/honors/164441.htm.