HNRS 401 Honors Capstone I
Students will explore interdisciplinary work, including papers, speeches, academic blogs, TED talks, and other media formats. Drawing upon prior coursework, students will develop a topic of study that incorporates ideas from at least two academic disciplines and plan a project focused on that interdisciplinary topic.
Prerequisite
HNRS 110; two honors seminars; junior or senior standing
Offered
Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
- To help students continue to develop their understanding of interdisciplinarity introduced in previous honors coursed and be able to describe the value of an interdisciplinary approach to solving problems.
- To challenge students to think critically and creatively about the relationship between at least two disciplines and develop an interdisciplinary project that will be completed during Honors 402: Honor Capstone 2.
- To create a community of scholars where students have the opportunity to converse about their projects with each other and with faculty and thus engage in a year-long interdisciplinary conversation.