The Honors Council maintains the following list of approved courses for each of the core areas. The list indicates departmental courses which have been approved by the Honors Council as suitable for fulfilling Honors core requirements in each area. This list has been developed based upon courses currently listed in the university catalog, and is subject to change.
Revised July 2008
Note: Courses marked with an asterisk * have prerequisites. Check the catalog for further information.
English
ENGL 2250 Understanding Literature (3)
ENGL 2340 The American Film (3)
ENGL 2350 American Literature to 1900 (3)
ENGL 2355 American Literature 1900 to Present (3)
ENGL 2360 English Literature to 1800 (3)
ENGL 2365 English Literature 1800 to Present (3)
ENGL 2370 World Literature to 1600 (3)
ENGL 2375 World Literature 1600 to Present (3)
ENGL 2380 Women in World Literature (3)
ENGL 2400 The Bible as Literature (3)
ENGL 2410 Myth (3)
ENGL 2460 Science Fiction and Fantasy (3)
ENGL 3230 Women in Film (3)
ENGL 3270 American Indian Literature (3)
ENGL 3300 American Literature to 1850 (3)
ENGL 3310 American Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism (3)
ENGL 3320 Twentieth-Century American Literature (3)
ENGL 3330 English Renaissance Literature (3)
ENGL 3335 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (3)
ENGL 3350 Romantics and Victorians (3)
ENGL 3355 Twentieth-Century British and Commonwealth Literature (3)
ENGL 3360 International Film (3)
ENGL 3540 Literature for Young Adults (3)
ENGL 4410 Chaucer and His Age (3)
ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age (3)
ENGL 4425 Milton and His Age (3)
ENGL 4430 Comparative Literature (3)
ENGL 4440 American Literature Special Topics (3)
ENGL 4445 English Literature Special Topics (3)
ENGL 4450 World Literature Special Topics (3)
Languages
German
Any literature/culture course 3312 and higher
Spanish
Any literature/culture course 3312 and higher
2. INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Anthropology
ANTH 1100 Becoming Human-Tracing Our Origins (3)
ANTH 1110 Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANTH 2100 Native North Americans (3)
ANTH 3118 Culture and Personality (3)
ANTH 3207 Old World Prehistory (3)
ANTH 3208 North American Prehistory (3)
ANTH 3209 Archaeology and Ethnography of Minnesota (3)
Biology
BIOL *3150 Animal Behavior (3)
Geography
GEOG 2200 Introduction to Human Geography (3)
Philosophy
PHIL 2210 Problems of Philosophy (3)
PHIL 2220 Ethics (3)
Political Science
POL 1300 Introductions to International Relations (3)
Professional Education
ED *3110 Educational Psychology (3)
ED *3600 The Study of Learner with Special Needs (3)
Psychology
PSY 1100 Introductory to Psychology (4)
PSY 2200 Human Sexuality (3)
PSY *2217 Abnormal Psychology (3)
PSY *2227 Learning and Cognition (3)
PSY *2237 Lifespan Development (4)
PSY *3337 Group Processes (3)
PSY *3357 Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3)
PSY *3367 Social Psychology (3)
PSY *3377 Typical and Atypical Development of the Preschool Child (2)
PSY *4457 Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSY *4459 Psychophysiology and Perception (4)
Sociology
SOC *2230 Ethnic and Minority Group Relations (3)
SOC *3230 Social Psychology (3)
Technical Studies
IT 2100 Impact of Technology (3)
3. THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF INSTITUTIONS
Anthropology
ANTH 3117 Religions of Preliterate Societies (3)
ANTH 3119 Ojibwe Culture
Economics
ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3)
ECON *2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3)
ECON *3010 Public Economics (3)
ECON *3070 Labor Economics (3)
ECON *3200 Economics of the Financial Sector (3)
ECON 3400 International Trade & Finance (3)
Environmental Studies
ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
Geography
GEOG 2300 Economic Geography (3)
GEOG 2500 Political Geography (3)
GEOG*4210 Urban Geography (3)
History
HST 2630 Religion in America (3)
HST 3147 Reform, Reaction & Internationalism: 1877-1929 (3)
Mass Communication
MASC 1100 Mass Media and Society (3)
People and the Environment
All courses in People and the Environment apply under this rubic.
Philosophy
PHIL 2270 Death and Survival (3)
PHIL 2320 Philosophy of Religion (3)
Political Science
POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3)
POL *3100 American Foreign Policy (3)
POL *3200 Minnesota Politics (3)
POL *3410 Legislative and Executive Relations (3)
POL *3420 Campaigns and Elections (3)
Religious Studies
REL 2000 Religion in the Modern World (3)
Social Work
SOWK 2120 Introduction to Social Welfare (3)
SOWK *2260 Social Welfare Policy (3)
Sociology
SOC 1104 Introduction to Sociology (3)
SOC 2200 Social Movement and Change (3)
SOC 2210 American Culture (3)
SOC 2220 Sociology of Marriage and Family (3)
SOC *3050 Environmental Sociology (3)
SOC *3120 Organizations in Society (3)
Art History
ARTH 2551 Art History Survey I (4)
ARTH 2552 Art History Survey II (4)
ARTH *3550 Nineteenth Century Visual Culture (4)
ARTH *3557 Twentieth Century Art (4)
ARTH 3559 History of Modern Design (3)
ARTH 3566 Art in the Ancient Americas (4)
ARTH 4550 Studies in Art History (2)
Economics
ECON 1500 Historical Development of the Mixed Economy (3)
Geography
GEOG 4210 The History and Development of Geographic Thought
(3)
History
HST 1114 United States History I to 1877 (3)
HST 1115 United States History II since 1877 (3)
HST 1304 World History I, Prehistory-1500 (3)
HST 1305 World History II, 1500-Present (3)
HST 2610 Minnesota History (3)
HST 2660 Women and History (3)
HST 2690 Indians of North America (3)
HST 3117 American Revolutionary Era, 1763-1800 (3)
HST 3128 Testing Democracy: Reform in Nineteenth Century America (3)
HST 3137 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1844-1877 (3)
HST 3159 The World at War, 1931-1945 (3)
HST *3169 History of the Vietnam War (3)
HST 3177 American Intellectual History to 1877 (3)
HST 3178 American Intellectual History since 1877 (3)
HST 3258 Foundations of the Western Legal Traditions
(3)
Humanities
HUM 1100 Human Culture and Ideas (3)
HUM 2100 European Culture and Civilization (3)
HUM 2120 American Culture and Civilization (3)
Indian Studies
INST 2201 American Indians, Precontact-1887 (3)
INST 2207 First Nations of Canada (3)
INST *3307 History of the Ojibwe (3)
INST *3568 Survey of American Indian Art (3)
Mathematics
MATH *3820 History of Mathematics (3)
Music
MUS 1100 Introduction to Music (2)
MUS 1120 Folk, Jazz and Rock Music (2)
MUS 3120 The History of Jazz (2)
MUS 3130 The History of Rock and Roll (2)
MUS 3801 History and Literature of Music I (2)
MUS 3802 History and Literature of Music II (2)
Philosophy
PHIL 1100 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
PHIL 2260 Women and Philosophy (3)
PHIL 3310 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3)
PHIL 3330 Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3)
PHIL 3380 Political Philosophy (3)
Political Science
POL 1100 Understanding Politics (3)
Psychology
PSY 4487 History and Systems of Psychology (3)
Theater and Communication Arts
THSP 3705 Theater History to 1700 (3)
THSP 3706 Theater History from 1700 (3)
5. MATHEMATICS OR ANALYTICAL THOUGHT
Mathematics
MAH 1100 Algebra and Mathematical Reasoning (4)
MATH 1110 Beginning College Algebra (3)
MATH 1170 College Algebra (3)
MATH 1470 Pre-Calculus (5)
MATH 2471 Calculus I (5)
MATH 2472 Calculus II (5)
MATH *3210 Foundations and Discrete Mathematics (4)
Philosophy
PHIL 3350 Symbolic Logic (3)
Anthropology
ANTH 3107 The Peoples and Cultures of South Asia (3)
Geography
GEOG 1400 World Regional Geography (3)
GEOG 3800 Regional Geography (3)
GEOG 3810 Geography of Europe (3)
GEOG 3820 Geography of Asia (3)
GEOG 3840 Geography of Africa (3)
History
HST 2850 Russia (3)
HST 3208 Greece and Rome, 1500 BCE-500 CE (3)
HST 3309 World Religions (3)
HST 3409 The Roman Revolution, 200 BCE- CE 14 (3)
HST 3419 China (3)
HST 3429 South and Southeast Asia (3)
HST 3449 Middle East (3)
HST 3459 Latin America (3)
Humanities
HUM 2130 Non-Western Cultures and Civilization (3)
HUM 2140 The African-American Experience, 1492-the Present (3)
Indian Studies
INST 1107 Introduction to Indian Studies (3)
Languages: All courses in Modern Languages numbered 1111-3311 apply under this rubric.
Music
MUS 3110 World Music (2)
Philosophy
PHIL 3360 Asian Philosophy (3)
Political Science
POL 1400 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3)
POL *3130 Asian Political Development (3)
POL *3160 Comparative European Politics (3)
POL *3170 International Relations (3)
POL *3180 International Law and Organization (3)
Social Work
SOWK 2110 Intercultural Communication (3)
Visual Arts
VSAR 1108 Arts Today (3)
VSAR 2410 Obijwe Crafts (3)
Theater and Communication Arts
THSP 3707 Asian Theatre: Classic and Modern (3)
Any student may request the addition of any
course to the list, and the Council will consider its addition.
Experimental courses and interdisciplinary courses may be proposed
as well as standard departmental courses. Honors scholars should
discuss their course selection with their Honors advisor, who
will assure that diversity and rigor are maintained in the student's
schedule.