Fall 2021 Honors Classes
For courses listed below, current students should seek enrollment permission from the University Honors Program by e-mailing ksuhonors@ksu.edu unless otherwise noted.
Permission will not be required for incoming students as they enroll for their first semester during June or August enrollment (unless otherwise noted). However, incoming students should have been accepted to or be seeking admission to the University Honors Program.
Introductory Honors Program Courses
UHP 189 sections do not require permission to enroll unless they are associated with a CAT Community
UHP189 Honors 1st-year Seminar - Top/Reading Old Stuff
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | SEM | 15954 | 1 | M | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | BH 123 | Kearns, Sara K | None | |
Historical and cultural documents provide insight into our world. But what if we can’t read them? During this class, we will explore historical documents and artefacts that may include handwritten letters, photographs, maps, and even physical objects. Our goal will be to make sense of them by asking questions and learning how to find answers for those questions. We will jointly explore items through in-class and out-of-class activities. Students in any major will be able to apply their experience reading cultural documents to future research. |
UHP189 Honors 1st-year Seminar - Top/Business of College Sports
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
B | SEM | 15955 | 1 | T | 2:30-3:20 p.m. | EH 012 | Rubin, Lisa M | None | |
It seems strange that colleges and universities are home to serious commercialism: the business of college sports. This course will review how college sports began, how it fits into college and university life, and issues faced by the students who are both full-time athletes and full-time students. The class will discuss topics of social justice, athlete activism, and if college athletes should be paid among other current issues in college sports. |
UHP189 Honors 1st-year Seminar - Top/Breaking the Art/Science Divide
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
C | SEM | 15956 | 1 | T | 1:05-1:55 p.m. | BH 113 | Luly, Sara | None | |
We often think of the arts (for example, literature) as the opposite of science. But what happens if you use literature to understand mental illness? Read a medical case file as a work of literature? Study bio-chemical responses to art? This CAT community looks at the intersection of the arts and science. How does science shape our understanding of the arts? What can literature and art teach us about science?This section is exclusively for students enrolled in the "Breaking the Art/Science Divide" CAT Community. See "CAT Community" section below for full details. |
UHP189 Honors 1st-year Seminar - Top/Public Health & Sherlock
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
D | SEM | 15957 | 1 | F | 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | LSP 127 | Kastner, Justin | None | |
Nineteenth-century discoveries in microbiology, epidemiology, and public health coincided with literary innovations (e.g., Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes) and real-life dramas (including alarming crimes committed by the likes of Jack the Ripper). Three of Britain’s Victorian-era cities—Edinburgh, Liverpool, and London— provided colorful contexts in which public health leaders (including physicians, veterinarians, and medical officers of health) began to sort out (and set aside) professional differences for larger societal goals. This course, designed primarily (but not exclusively) for pre-medicine, pre-veterinary, and pre-health-profession honors students, follows the growth of these inter-professional partnerships. Through lectures, readings, and primary-source materials, students will meet memorable figures who had a hand in late 19th-century advancements in human medicine, veterinary public health, food safety, and the "One Health" philosophy. |
UHP189 Honors 1st-year Seminar - Top/Bees, Plato & Who knows What
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
E | SEM | 15958 | 1 | W | 3:30-4:20 p.m. | LSP 127 | Marshall, Jeremy | None | |
What is knowledge? We are told it is the cornerstone of a University education, but does it really exist? Does it somehow depend on certain individuals or groups? If so, does this mean that truth is relative and thus absolute truths don't exist? Do organisms other than Humans, say Bees, have knowledge? Is perception an important part of gaining knowledge? If so, do different perceptions lead to different knowledge? Does this mean that every individual and every organism has a different set of things that they consider are knowledge? We will explore these questions, and more, as we think about how we should approach a University education and the value that different perspectives, courses, and modes of thinking can have on our ability to solve the complex problems of the 21st Century. |
UHP189 Honors 1st-year Seminar - Top/Technology-Culture-Power
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
F | SEM | 15959 | 1 | M | 4:00-4:50 p.m. | EH 012 | Subramony, Deepak | None | |
In today’s ‘Information Age’ economic system, technology = power. Besides, within today’s globalized human societies, technology also embodies and transmits people's cultures and values. In this seminar we explore the fascinating role of technology in influencing power dynamics, setting off cultural trends, and shaping ethical/moral values across this diverse planet of ours. |
UHP189 Honors 1st-year Seminar - Top/Music, Politics, & Ideology
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
G | SEM | 15960 | 1 | U | 4:00-4:50 p.m. | EH 016 | Dobrzanski, Slawomir | None | |
Have you ever wondered how music reflects the political, social, and economic struggles of its times? Do people compose music to support an existing political order, or do they create music to provoke revolution and transformation? In this seminar we explore how selected Western classical music pieces have impacted human politics. It also examines events from music history that have significantly influenced our recent ideological battles. |
UHP189 Honors 1st-year Seminar - Top/Visual World
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
H | SEM | 15961 | 1 | W | 2:30-3:20 | CW 120 | Seaton, Elizabeth Schlageck, Kathrine Walker | None | |
Want a better understanding of our increasingly visual society? This seminar uses the exhibitions and collections of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art to discuss art as a form of communication, a path to learning about cultures, a way to make connections between different subject areas, and a means of developing critical thinking and evidence-based reasoning skills. The course is based on active learning and requires no previous art experience. The museum's fall programs will provide rich material for investigations of such subjects as the science of art conservation, Civil Rights imagery, and fashion photography. The class will include opportunities to handle and study art in behind-the-scenes work spaces. |
DEN 161 Engineering Problem Solving --Section F
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
F | LAB | 15182 | 1 | W | 3:30-4:20 p.m. | DU 1027 | Sullivan, Bailey | None | |
As the connecting course in the Honors Engineering CAT Community (see below), this particular section of DEN 161 will count as an Honors First-Year Seminar (equivalent to UHP 189) and is limited to participants in the Honors Engineering CAT Community. General description of DEN 161: Introduction to application-oriented engineering problem solving skills using fundamental engineering problems specific to each discipline, teamwork, and communication skills. |
Honors Program Courses
AGEC 121 Honors Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 12400 | 3 | T U | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | WAX104B | Bergtold, Jason | ||
*First-Year Seminar section. First-year students only. AGEC 121 does require permission from either the Department of Agricultural Economics or the University Honors Program. |
ANTH 210 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Honors
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | SEM | 14171 | 3 | M W F | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | WA 350 | Falcone, Jessica | | |
*First-Year Seminar section. First-year students only. |
BIOL365 Practicum in Biology
All sections of BIOL365: Practicum in Biology will automatically count as Honors course credit.
BIOL443 Applied Anatomy of Cadavers
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | PRC | 18598 | 2 | MW | 11:30 a.m. - 1:20 p.m. | AK 228 | Nelson, Caroline | None | |
B | PRC | 18599 | 2 | TU | 11:30 a.m. - 1:20 p.m. | AK 228 | Nelson, Caroline | ||
C | PRC | 18600 | 2 | TU | 3:30 - 5:20 p.m. | AK 230 | Nelson, Caroline |
BIOL461 Phage Hunters I
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 17409 | 3 | T U | 9:30-11:20 a.m. | AK 121 | Smith Caldas, Martha Herren, Christopher David | None | |
Enrollment restriction: Division of Biology consent (No permission required from the Honors Program) |
CHM220 Honors Chemistry 1
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 10629 | 5 | MTWU | 8:30-9:20 a.m. | KG 004 | Aakeroy, Christer | ||
01R | REC | 10630 | F | 8:30-9:20 a.m. | KG 004 | Aakeroy, Christer | None | ||
01B | LAB | 10631 | T | 2:30-5:20 p.m. | CBC 236 | Hinton, Michael | None | ||
03B | LAB | 12603 | W | 2:30-5:20 p.m. | CBC 236 | Hinton, Michael | None | ||
04B | LAB | 12859 | W | 11:30 a.m.-2:20 p.m. | CBC 236 | Hinton, Michael | None | ||
Enrollment restriction: One year of high school chemistry and MATH 100 (or two years of high school algebra); ACT composite of 26 or higher. |
COMM109 Honors Public Speaking
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 12620 | 3 | MWF | 8:30-9:20 a.m. | N 301 | Brown, Craig | None |
DAS300 The Great Conversation: Primary Text Certificate Core Course
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 12540 | 3 | T U | 1:05-2:20 p.m. | BH 109 | Johnson, Laurie | ||
No permission required to enroll for any student. |
EDCI318 Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
B | LEC | 12544 | 1 | M | 2:30-4:20 p.m. | BH 119 | Ellner, Mark | None |
ENGL210 Honors English - Special Deliveries: Representations of Writing and Letterwriting in Literature and Film
ENGL297 Honors Introduction to the Humanities 1
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | REC | 11160 | 3 | T U | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | EH 228 | Crosby, Mark | ||
*First-Year Seminar section. First-year students only. |
LEAD251 Honors Leadership I
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 14448 | 3 | T U | 1:05-2:20 p.m. | LSP 112 | Tolar, Mary |
MC 110 Mass Communications in Society
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
B | LEC | 12810 | 3 | T U | 8:05-9:20 a.m. | LS 013A | Glasscock, Kelly Lynn | ||
*First-Year Seminar section. First-year honors students only. |
Honors CAT Community Option -- Breaking the Art/Science Divide
We often think of the arts (for example, literature) as the opposite of science. But what happens if you use literature to understand mental illness or read a medical case file as a work of literature? What if you analyze bio-chemical responses to art? Together we will explore the intersection of the arts and science so we can begin to understand how science shapes our understanding of the arts and the ways in which literature and art teach us about science. Students in the Honors CAT Community enroll in:
ENGL 297 Honors Introduction to the Humanities (Section #11160-- TU 9:30- 10:45)
UHP 189 Honors First-Year Seminar: Bridging the Art/Science Divide (Section #15956-- T 1:05-1:55)
+ one of the following:
BIOL 198 Principles of Biology (Section #10427--TU 3:30-5:20) or
PSYCH 110 General Psychology (Section #12269--TU 2:30-3:45)
Note: BIOL 198 and PSYCH 110 are NOT Honors sections (only UHP 189 and ENGL 297 are designated as Honors credit).
K-State First enrolls students in CAT Communities; contact them at kstatefirst@k-state.edu or call (785) 532-6057 (during June O&E). You can also call their main office at (785) 532-1501.
Honors Residential CAT Community Option -- Honors Engineering Community
Do you want to be an Engineer? In this CAT Community, you will develop a solid understanding of how engineers utilize math and science to solve all types of problems, engaging in learning activities that promote your personal and professional development, and begin building a community of peers to help support you through the engineering program. This CAT Community is for Honors students in the College of Engineering.
Residence Hall: Marlatt
ECON 110 Principles of Macroeconomics (Section #10921-- MWF 10:30-11:20)
CHM 220 Honors Chemistry 1 (see above for details)
DEN 161 Engineering Problem Solving (Section F - #15182-- W 3:30-4:20)
CHM 220 and DEN 161 qualify as Honors course credits (161 counts in particular as an Honors First-Year Seminar section: equivalent to UHP 189).
ECON 110 is NOT an Honors section.
K-State First enrolls students in CAT Communities; contact them at kstatefirst@k-state.edu or call (785) 532-6057 (during June O&E). You can also call their main office at (785) 532-1501.
Honors Program Specialty Courses
GENAG020 University Honors Program
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | REC | 11341 | 0 | Appointment | Moser, Daniel | None | |||
Only for College of Agriculture Honors Program students |
CIS115 Introduction to Computing Science
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
S | LEC | 13287 | 3 | T | 1:05-2:55 p.m. | DUE1117 | Weese, Joshua | None | |
All seats in Section S are reserved for CS Scholars Group. |
CIS200 Programming Fundamentals
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
S | LAB | 12555 | 4 | F | 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | DUE1117 | Lang, Dennis | ||
02L | LEC | 13502 | M W | 10:30-11:45 a.m. | DUE1117 | Lang, Dennis | None | ||
All seats in Section S are reserved for CS Scholars Group. |
CIS400 Object-Oriented Design, Implementation, and Testing
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
S | REC | 16351 | 3 | F | 1:30-3:20 p.m. | DUF 1092 | Bean, Nathan | None | |
All seats in Section S are reserved for CS Scholars Group. |
Courses Available by Pre-Established Contract for Honors Credit
No UHP permission required to enroll in pre-contract options. Simply enroll in the course and then follow these Pre-Contract Instructions to sign onto the contract.
ANTH314 Introduction to the World's Religions
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 16005 | 3 | M W F | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | WA 132 | Wesch, Michael | | |
ZA | LEC | 17673 | 3 | Distance | Wesch, Michael |
BIOL450 Modern Genetics
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 10445 | 4 | M W F | 8:30-9:20 a.m. | AK 120 | Asano, Katsura Schrick, Kathrin | ||
01R | REC | 10444 | T | 8:30-9:20 a.m. | AK 221 | Asano, Katsura Schrick, Kathrin | None | ||
02R | REC | 10443 | T | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | AK 231 | Asano, Katsura Schrick, Kathrin | None | ||
03R | REC | 10442 | T | 1:30-2:20 p.m. | AK 231 | Asano, Katsura Schrick, Kathrin | None |
CLSCS 501 Classical Literature in Translation
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | REC | 17031 | 3 | T U | 11:30-12:45 p.m. | K 216 | McCloskey |
EDCEP 315 Educational Psychology
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 10972 | 3 | T | 4:30-6:20 p.m. | BH 101 | Myers, Kaylee |
EDCI 110 Foundations of Education
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 15919 | 3 | T U | 2:30-3:45 a.m. | BH 121 | Messer, Angela Alberto, James | ||
B | LEC | 15920 | 3 | T U | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | BH 121 | Messer, Angela Alberto, James | ||
C | LEC | 15921 | 3 | T U | 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. | BH 121 | Messer, Angela Alberto, James | ||
D | LEC | 15922 | 3 | T U | 1:05-2:20 p.m. | BH 121 | Messer, Angela Alberto, James |
EDEL 414 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 11024 | 3 | T | 4:30-6:55 p.m. | BH 121 | Perez, Della Ruth | ||
B | LEC | 13142 | 3 | F | 8:30-11:00 a.m. | BH 121 | Perez, Della Ruth |
ENGL 387 American Indian Literatures
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | REC | 18180 | 3 | T U | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | EH 021 | Tatonetti, Lisa |
ENTRP 340 Intro/Entrepreneurship*
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
E | LEC | 16248 | 3 | T U | 8:05-9:20 a.m. | BB 4001 | Hornung, Marcia |
*This section is restricted to Menards Family Scholars Program participants only
Fundamentals of Global Food Systems Leadership
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
GENAG 225 A | LEC | 15388 | 3 | T U | 2:30-3:45 p.m. | LSP 127 | Siefers, Mary Kay Gragg, Sara | ||
GENAG 225 B | LEC | 17723 | 3 | M W F | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | LSP 123 | Siefers, Mary Kay | ||
LEAD 225 A | LEC | 15363 | 3 | M W F | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | LSP 123 | Siefers, Mary Kay | ||
LEAD 225 B | REC | 17655 | 3 | T U | 2:30-3:45 p.m. | LSP 127 | Siefers, Mary Kay Gragg, Sara |
GEOG 340 Natural Resources
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 18864 | 3 | Distance | Moley, Laura |
GRMN 521 Introductory Topics in German Literature and Culture of the 18th and 19th Century
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | REC | 11436 | 3 | T U | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | EH 218 | Luly, Sara |
GWSS 105 Introduction to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
ZA | LEC | 16547 | 3 | Distance | Levitt, Rachel |
GWSS 405 Resistance and Movements for Social Change
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | LEC | 14513 | 3 | W | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | LS 010 | Levitt, Rachel |
HIST 595 French Revolution 1789-1815
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
B | LEC | 18710 | 3 | TU | 2:30-3:45 p.m. | C 218 | Brandom, Eric |
LATIN 101 Latin I
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | STD | 15625 | 5 | M T W U | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | EH 020 | McCloskey, Benjamin |
LATIN 301 intermediate Latin-Prose.
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | STD | 15645 | 3 | M W F | 10:30-11:20 a.m. | BH 112 | McCloskey, Benjamin |
MANGT 420 Principles of Management
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
I | LEC | 16247 | 3 | T U | 1:05-2:20 p.m. | BB 1078 | Law-Delrosso, Olivia |
MKGT 400 Introduction to Marketing
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
F | LEC | 14590 | 3 | T U | 8:05-9:20 a.m. | BB 1078 | Brotton, J.J. | ||
G | LEC | 14180 | 3 | T U | 9:30-10:45 a.m. | BB 1078 | Brotton, J.J. | ||
H | LEC | 14591 | 3 | T U | 1:05-2:20 p.m. | BB 1070 | Brotton, J.J. | ||
I | LEC | 14863 | 3 | T U | 2:30-3:45 p.m. | BB 1070 | Brotton, J.J |
PHILO 501 Perspectives on Science
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | REC | 16680 | 3 | MW 1:30 - 2:20 | Distance | Dodd, Elizabeth Glymour, Bruce |
THTRE 270 Introduction to Theatre
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | REC | 12382 | 3 | M W F | 10:30-11:20 a.m. | WS 106 | Skelton, Shannon Blake |
THTRE 573 History of Theatre 2
Section | Type | Number | Units | Days | Hours | Facility | Books | Instructor | K-State 8 |
A | REC | 12388 | 3 | M W F | 1:30-2:20 p.m. | N 127 | Skelton, Shannon Blake | ||
Enrollment Restrictions: Instructor Consent |