Franke Honors Premiere Courses are honors sections of courses offered across campus. Many of these courses fulfill GE requirements or are a required course for a major. If you want or need to take one of these courses, you should plan to take it for honors!
ECON 200-004: Basic Economic Issues
Instructor: Justin Jarvis
Thursday | 3:30 - 4:45 PM
This course provides an introduction to economic analysis at a national and international level.
MATH 263-001: Introduction to Statistics + Biostatistics
Instructor: Tina Deemer and DeAnna McDonald
Mon/Wed/Fri | 8:00 - 8:50 AM
Receive an in-depth statistical education while surrounded by Honors peers.
PSY 150A1-003: Structure of Mind and Behavior
Instructor: Jeanmarie Bianchi
Time Flexible | Hybrid Online and In-person
Begin your psychology education surrounded by fellow honors students as you gain a foundation in mind and behavior.
NSC 170C1-004: Nutrition, Food, and You
Instructor: Maren Sfeir
Mon/Wed | 3:00 - 4:15 PM
Fascinated by food? Explore the principles of human nutrition through this course.
HDFS 101-002: Sexuality Across the Lifespan
Instructors: Joel Muraco
Mon/Wed/Fri | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
What are the key components and topics concerning our sexuality as a human race? Explore the evoluation and lifespan of human sexuality through the lens of a social scientist.
New GE
EP Social Scientist
PAH 372-001 and -202: Intercultural Competence
Instructor: Nicholas Ferdinandt
Tue/Thur | 8:00 - 9:15 AM
Section 1 is taught in-person, section 202 is fully online
Take a critical perspective on intercultural competence and its future in a globalized world.
RNR 160D1-028 and -108 and -118 and -128: Wildlife, Conservation, & American Culture
Instructor: Jennifer Verdolin
Section 28
Mon/Wed/Fri | 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Sections 108, 118, and 128
Fully Online
Draw connections between wildlife, conservation, and American culture.
ASTR/GEOS/PTYS 214-001: Life in the Cosmos
Instructors: Veronica Bray Durey and Mary Guerrieri
Tue/Thur | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Explain, predict, think and experiment in the honors version of Chemistry Thinking I and engage deeper with the chemical concepts that impact our world today.
New GE
Building Connections
Old GE
Tier II Natural Sciences
SPAN 210-001: Latin America on Film
Instructor: Edgard Ore-Giron
Mon/Wed | 12:00 - 12:50 PM
Broaden perspective by analyzing the history, culture, politics, and social reality of Latin America.
Old GE
Tier 2 Humanities
AREC/NAFS 365-002: Food Economy& Efficiencies
Instructor: Dan Fenyvesi and Na Zuo
Tue/Thur | 12:30 - 1:45 PM
Examine food insecurity, the supply chain, food waste, and related policies.
CHEM 161-001: Honors Chemical Thinking I
Instructor: TBD
Mon/Wed/Fri | 9:00 - 9:50 AM
Explain, predict, think and experiment in the honors version of Chemistry Thinking I and engage deeper with the chemical concepts that impact our world today.
ENGR 196A-001: Survey of Engineering Professions
Instructor: Paul Blowers
Thursday | 3:30 - 4:20 PM
Dive into the latest research with like-minded peers.
PSY 101-002: Introduction to Psychology
Instructor: Adam Lazarewicz
Time: FLEX
Survey of psychology required for admission to other psychology courses.
CLAS 160D2-002: Classical Mythology
Instructor: Robert Schon
Tue/Thur | 9:30 - 10:45 AM
Discover and analyze the myths, legends, and folktales of the Greeks, Romans and the peoples of the ancient Near East.
RNR: 316-008: Natural Resources - Ecology
Instructor: Flurin Babst
Tue/Thur | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Learn about principles of plant, animal, and community ecology important to the understanding and management of renewable natural resources.
HSD 401-002: Design for Health Workshop: Addressing Human Health Challenges with Design Thinking
Instructor: Kasi Kiehlbaugh
Tue/Thur | 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Explore how problem-solving with design thinking can address unmet needs and complex challenges in human health.
AREC 150C3-002: Sustaining Life: The Global Economy of Food
Instructor: April Athnos
Mon/Wed/Fri | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Evaluate the role of markets in allocation of food resources for individuals and societies.
AREC 150C3-173: Sustaining Life: The Global Economy of Food
Instructor: Anna Josephson
ONLINE
Evaluate the role of markets in allocation of food resources for individuals and societies.
AREC 217-173: Economics of Food & Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for a Changing World
Instructor: April Athnos
ONLINE
Use economic theory to understand and analyze current issues and events surrounding food, natural resources, the environment, and sustainable solutions to rising problems.