EN 102 Freshman English Honors: Facts, Plots,
Arguments, and Principles (3)
The analysis of texts that purport to gather facts, to structure experience
into pleasing formal structures, to persuade others to action, judgment,
or evaluation, and to articulate principles whose power shapes diverse
experiences into meaningful patterns of coherence. The writing of expository
prose that communicates thoughtfully and clearly the results of those
analyses. In most instances, students who complete EN 102 together with
one of the seminars in the Honors program have satisfied Washburn's
writing requirement. For the variety of other ways EN 102 may satisfy
the Washburn writing requirement, see the Dean of the University Honors
Program.
*HN 201 Seminar in the Humanities and Fine Arts
(3)
An integrated humanities topics course that takes some special problem,
theme, or subject matter and explores it from a humanistic perspective.
Topics vary from semester to semester. Satisfies three hours of general
education credit in the humanities and fine arts. May be taken more
than once with different topics.
*HN 202 Seminar in the Social Sciences (3)
An integrated social sciences topics course that takes some special
problem, theme, or subject matter and explores it from the perspective
of the social sciences. Topics vary from semester to semester. Satisfies
three hours of general education credit in the social sciences. May
be taken more than once with different topics.
*HN 203 Seminar in the Physical Sciences and
Mathematics (3)
A special topics course that takes some special problem or subject matter
and explores that subject matter or problem from the perspective of
the natural sciences or mathematics. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Satisfies three hours of general education credit in the sciences. May
be taken more than once with different topics.
HN 305 Honors Colloquium: The Liberal Arts &
the Professional Disciplines (3)
A special topics course that involves the study of the relationship
of the professional disciplines-for example, law education, business,
public planning and administration, the health professions-to the liberal
arts, or one of the liberal arts-for example, history, poetry, rhetoric,
or philosophy.
HN 399 Honors Thesis:
Independent Research (3-6)
Independent Research in a specified area approved by the Dean of University
Honors.