Let your curiosity guide you! Franke Honors Seminars are ideal for seeking new knowledge and perspectives or deepening your understanding of your major discipline. You can take as many seminars as you'd like during your undergrad (time allowing, of course), but all Franke Honors students must take at least one to graduate with honors. Seminars are 1-unit unless otherwise noted.
HNRS 195J-002: Globalization and the Human Condition
Instructor: Hsain Ilahiane
Mon/Wed | 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Second seven week session
Enroll in this seminar to learn about local problems that we see in our day-to-day routine and connect them to a larger global context.
HNRS 195K-001: Screenwriting and the Art of Adaptation: Creating your Story from Page to Screen
Instructor: Ted McLoof
Wednesday | 1:00 - 1:50 PM
Learn the basic craft of story construction both in prose and screenwritten form, ultimately working to adapt a short fiction piece into a short film script.
HNRS 295G-001: Global Diversity and Voices
Instructor: Nadia Alvarez Mexia
Tue/Thur | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
3 units
Expand your perspective and voice by exploring the multicultural intersectionality of different nations and individuals.
HNRS 195H-001: Personal Finance
Instructor: Dmitriy Nurullayev
Thursday | 10:00 - 10:50 AM
We will explore the concept of financial independence, the uneasy road to achieving it, and the freedom it can provide.
HNRS 195H-002: Field of Sueños: Becoming Mexican American through Baseball
Instructor: Alex Nuñez
Monday | 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Discuss how the sport of baseball forged Mexican American identities and the conversation surrounding prevailing attitudes towards people of Mexican descent in the U.S.
HNRS 195I-001: Biosciences Research Skills for Undergraduates
Instructor: Chris Frost
Wed | 11:00 - 11:50 AM
Learn the skills neccessary to excel in a research environment. Produce your very own "Skills Notebook" specific to your area of interest in research and familiarize yourself with the process of research.
HNRS 195J-006: Foreign, Comparative, and International Research
Instructor: Marcelo Rodriguez
Wednesday | 12:00 - 12:50 PM
Develop solid research-methods by conducting research on a country and comparing and contrasting international perspectives and infrastructure.
HNRS 195J-001: Reflections on Life: The Late Medieval Poet Heinrich Kaufringer
Instructor: Albrecht Classen
Friday | 9:00 - 9:50 AM
Critically examine your own life through the analysis of Heinrich Kaufringer's poetry.
HNRS 195K-002: Poetry Lab
Instructor: Sarah Kortemeier
Wednesday | 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Explore the Poetry Center Library collections and use what you find as generative prompts for your own writing.
HNRS 195J-008: Economic Strategies for Water Challenges
Instructor: Bonnie Colby
Wednesday | 3:00 - 4:15 PM
Get an experiential introduction to economic tools being used to address water challenges worldwide; from local problems such as loss of a town’s drinking water to degradation of large rivers in our global climate crisis.
HNRS 195K-003: Git Along: Cowboy Music
Instructor: Kate Alexander
Tuesday | 10:00 - 10:50 AM
This seminar explores the music and sound worlds of the cowboy from the late 19th century to the present.
HNRS 195K-004: Shakespeare: Comedian, Philosopher, Dude
Instructor: David Morden
Fri | 10:00 - 10:50 AM | In-Person
Does Shakespeare have any relevance in the modern world? Should we continue to showcase Shakespeare plays in theatre's? Is Shakespeare a comedian, philosopher, or dude? Or all the above? Expand your horizons and enroll in this 1.00-unit Franke Honors Seminar.
HNRS 295H-002: Team Success with Professional Skills and Applied Challenges
Instructor: Amber Montz
Mon/Wed | 10:00 - 10:50 AM
2 units
Conquer both individual and team-based challenges, all while honing your strategic interpersonal communication skills.
HNRS 295H-101: Franke Foundations
Instructor: Jennie McStotts
Fully Online
An introduction to the Franke Honors College for transfer students and Current Wildcats. If interested in enrolling, please fill out the form: https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4NtjWzcLrBYzVtA