INTRODUCTION TO INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES FOR THE ECLECTIC SCHOLAR ~ This course will serve as an introduction to interdisciplinary studies, and establish a foundation for new honors students. The course will review the goals and expectations of student participation in the program, and engage students in multi- and interdisciplinary thinking, with the aim of challenging students to take up Hiram’s mission to ‘face the urgent challenges of the times.’ With that aim, the course explores what it means to be a leader, as well as how members of a learning community engage in service and community outreach. For Eclectic Scholars Only. This seminar is Pass/No Credit Only.
CHOOSE OHIO FIRST SEMINAR ~ The Choose Ohio First program is an initiative sponsored by the Ohio Department of Higher Education that awards scholarships to students in STEM majors. Choose Ohio First Scholarship awardees, called Choose Ohio First Scholars, join a unique professional development learning community comprised of students from across the STEM disciplines. This course provides the necessary structure to ensure regular meetings of the Choose Ohio First Scholars.
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INDEPENDENT STUDY ~
REFLECTING ON URGENT CHALLENGES ~ This course provides an in-depth exploration of literature aligned with the annual ethics theme, examined from an interdisciplinary perspective. Additionally, this course continues developing leadership skills introduced and discussed in the introductory course, including opportunities to explore mentorship and leadership positions on campus and in the community. Budget-depending, this course will also include a field trip component appropriate to the specific course theme.
Prerequisite: HONR 10000 or HONR 19100
ADDRESSING URGENT CHALLENGES ~ Poverty. Justice. Diversity. Mindful Technology. Community. Sustainability. Health. Addressing the urgent challenges of our times requires more than a deep awareness of the world around us and an ability to identify the connections between a complex set of circumstances, causes, and consequences and to see the possibility of change. It requires the ability to innovate, to collaborate, to manage, and to create. It requires that we bridge the gap between the theoretical and the real and become agents of change. In this course, students will address an urgent challenge in our community by engaging in a service learning project, collaborating to take an idea for change from development of a vision to implementation and assessment. Specific projects will be defined by students and their faculty mentors.
Prerequisite: HONR 10000 or HONR 19100
CAPSTONE ~ This course completes the Honors program requirements. Students will develop an Honors thesis project that reflects upon and examines their Honors program experience, including coursework and experiential learning, and applies this knowledge to inform how they would approach an urgent challenge they find personally meaningful. Students will submit a written thesis prospectus and present a public presentation at the end of the spring 12-week term. The course will also provide professional development opportunities as students prepare for post-Hiram education and/or entering their chosen career.
Prerequisite: HONR 30000 and HONR 30100