IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Oct. 25, 2022: Priority registration.
Jan. 9, 2023: Classes begin.
Jan. 17, 2023: Last day to drop or add classes.
Please note that the honors college dean does not receive course evaluation scores for any course that does not have the HNRS prefix and does not receive narrative comments for any course through the university's course evaluation system. We welcome and encourage your feedback on honors courses. All comments should be directed via email to Anthony Helms.
COURSE OFFERINGS:
ACTY 2100: Intro to Financial Accounting & Analysis-HC
12251 TR 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. 1135 SCHDR 3 credit hours William Kurtz
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Quantitative Literacy Category.
This is an introductory course in accounting, which includes an examination of the recording and reporting of business transactions, and the measurement of business income, assets, liabilities and equities. Emphasis is placed on financial reporting for decision-makers outside the organization.
ANTH 1500: Race, Biology, and Culture-HC
14389 Asynchronous Online 3 credit hours Deirdre Courtney
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area VII: Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category.
This course is an introduction to the anthropological study of human biological variation in modern populations. We will examine from a biocultural perspective how human populations adapt to life in difficult environments (e.g., tropics, high altitude, arctic) and in so doing, we will explore the biological and social meanings of human racial variation.
BLS 3050: Intro to Adults with Disabilities-HC
15615 W 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. 2073 CHHS 3 credit hours James Leja
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area III: United States: Culture and Issues.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
This course is intended to help students understand the impact of disability on the individual, in society, and to understand the contributions that can be made by persons with disabilities when they are accepted members of society. This course will present an overview of various disabilities, the services which have developed to help individuals function independently, and the capabilities of persons with disabilities. The student will gain an overview of medical aspects of disability, the demographics of disability, and issues relating to integration into society. The various components which make up independent functioning in our society will be examined as will the adjustment issues relating to disability.
BUS 1750: Applying Business Fundamentals-HC
14842 MW 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. 1345 SCHDR 3 credit hours Decker Hains
Students will download a 75 minute video lecture each week that covers business theory and practice.
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
This course introduces students to the development and value of business institutions in society. Students will examine the dynamics of business decision-making and demonstrate the ability to identify, define, and interpret essential business concepts. The relationships among business activities will be studied to determine their interactions with the economic, political, legal, global, and social environments.
BUS 2200: Intro to Global Business-HC
14499 MW 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. 1145 SCHDR 3 credit hours Hu Xie
*Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
*Note: This course This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
An introduction to global business and its complex environment. Develop an understanding of relevant differences in the economic, sociopolitical, legal and ethical environment of global business. Realize how such differences can influence business functional operations such as production, marketing, management, information management, accounting and finance.
CHEM 1120: General Chemistry II-HC
11938 TR 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. 1220 CHEM 3 credit hours Gellert Mezei
*Prerequisites: CHEM 1100 and CHEM 1110 (with a minimum grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites); and CHEM 1130 with a minimum grade of “C” or better (may be taken concurrently).
*Note: This section does not meet our standard 25 student cap, but is significantly smaller than non-honors sections.
The properties of a number of the more representative elements and the compounds which they form are studied. Chemical relationships in the periodic table, electrochemistry, and the equilibrium principle are also treated.
CHEM 1130: General Chemistry II Lab-HC
10560 T 8:00 - 10:50 a.m. 1831 CHEM 1 credit hour Kristen Burns
10566 W 8:00 - 10:50 a.m. 1871 CHEM 1 credit hour Kristen Burns
10568 W 2:00 - 4:50 p.m. 1871 CHEM 1 credit hour Kristen Burns
10578 R 8:00 - 10:50 a.m. 1831 CHEM 1 credit hour Kristen Burns
COM 1040: Public Speaking-HC
13373 TR 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. 3002 BROWN 3 credit hours Jasmine Labine
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Oral Communications.
*Note: This course satisfies WES Oral and Digital Communication (ODC).
Study of the application of principles of communication underlying effective oral presentations, with attention given to speaking in business, professional and public settings. Includes practice in preparing, presenting and evaluating speeches and other forms of oral presentations. This course may be offered in an accelerated format.
COM 1700: Interpersonal Communication-HC
15426 TR 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. 4025 BROWN 3 credit hours Carmen Dyson
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Oral Communications.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Personal Wellness Category.
An introductory course in communication theory and practice in which students utilize their powers of speech to increase their effectiveness in interpersonal relations through understanding of self and others. This course may be offered in an accelerated format.
ECON 2020: Principles of Macroeconomics-HC
14276 TR 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. 4725 SANGN 3 credit hours Christine Moser
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Quantitative Literacy Category.
*Note: For students who plan to take both ECON 2010 and ECON 2020, it is preferable to take ECON 2010 before taking ECON 2020.
An introduction to macroeconomics, the study of total output and employment, inflation, economic growth, and introduction to international trade and development.
ES 2800: Human Flourishing and the Pursuit of Happiness-HC
13620 TR 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. 4520 SANGN 3 credit hours Dini Metro-Roland
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area II: Humanities.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Category.
May be repeated for credit.
This course is designed to address the enduring question “What is Human Flourishing?” Drawing from philosophy, literature and the social sciences, we introduce students to conceptions, visions, and conditions of human flourishing, its changing nature across many periods of Western history, its manifold expressions in contemporary life, and its pursuit in the local community. This course is also an invitation to explore one’s own biases about what it is to flourish and achieve (or at least pursue) happiness.
GPS 1500: Intro to Graphic & Printing Sciences Lab-HC
11703 M 1:30 - 4:20 p.m. C0111 FLOYD 0 credit hours Lois Lemon
Lecture CRN is 11700 (4 credit hours, must be taken with lab)
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area VI: Natural Science with Laboratory.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery - Scientific Literacy with a Lab.
An introductory course describing the printing/imaging industry. Image Design, preparation, generation, photo imaging by photomechanical and desktop systems, proofing, presswork, and bindery. A comparison of all printing methods will be included. Learning environment enhance by hands-on experience.
GWS 2000: Intro to Gender and Women's Studies-HC
14957 TR 12:00 - 1:40 p.m. LHC 1024 4 credit hours Susan Freeman
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area III: United States: Culture and Issues.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
This interdisciplinary core course provides analytical frameworks for the study of gender and gender-defining institutions, exploring the social conditions associated with gender in the U.S. society in a global context. Course emphasizes approaches that study the diversity and similarity of gendered experience across class, racial and ethnic groups.
HNRS 2500: Politics of Genocide
14760 M 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. 1022 LHC 3 credit hours Thomas Kostrzewa
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
*Note: This course satisfies WES Level 2: Exploration and Discovery - World Language and Culture.
While the use of the term genocide is relatively recent, the act of genocide is very old. The purpose of this course is to broaden the discussion of genocide beyond its usual association with World War II and the Jewish Holocaust and systematically examine the relationship between nationalism, political power, and the dehumanization of certain groups that has led to genocide in the past and sustains genocide in the present. Cases discussed in the course will include, but are not limited to, Armenia, Tibet, Rwanda, South Africa, The United States, Indonesia, Kurdistan, Congo, Cambodia, Ukraine, and the Balkans.
HNRS 2900: Climate Fiction
14697 M 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. LHC 1014 3 credit hours Laura Citino
*Note: This course satisfies WES Level 2: Exploration and Discovery - Artistic Theory and Practice
"Climate fiction," or cli-fi, is the name given to a loosely-associated genre of science, speculative, and futurist fiction that directly or indirectly wrestles with anthropogenic, or manmade, climate change. It has existed since before the widespread recognition of our influence on the climate, but takes on vital resonance in contemporary times. In sometimes overt, sometimes allegorical, and sometimes subtle or sideways fashion, writers and artists use cli-fi commentary and our fractured relationship with the natural world as a narrative engine. In this writing-intensive course, we will explore the genre as both critical readers and creative writers. Each week, we will read creative work in a variety of modalities, including short stories, novels, narrative nonfiction, graphic work, films, and poems, alongside accompanying critical writings and relevant reporting. A critical response paper and creative exercise will accompany each unit. The midterm and the final project will take the form of student-produced creative works. Class time will consist primarily of discussion, in-class writings, and workshops.
All 2023 Study in the States courses are now full.
HNRS 2900: Study in the States: Environmental and Social Justice
Application is required
15521 Dates: April 29 through May 6, 2023
This course is an immersion experience, and examines issues of environmental and social justice from a place-based perspective. It starts from the premise that all people have a right to live in a clean environment and have access to resources that sustain health and livelihood. We will investigate under what conditions some people are denied this basic right, explore case studies where these communities are fighting back against injustice and learn about the success they are having in their communities. Contact Deirdre Courtney, PhD candidate, Department of Anthropology, with questions.
HNRS 2900: Study in the States: Healing Power of Handwork
15519 Dates: March 4 through 11, 2023
Students will explore the impact of participation in mindful arts and crafts projects, learning from the experiences of others in the arts and reflecting on ways to incorporate working with their hands into their daily lives as a way to relieve stress and expand creativity. Travel destinations include locations in eastern Kentucky and western North Carolina, along the Appalachian Mountain Range. Contact Dr. Carla Chase, professor and chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, with questions.
HNRS 2900: Study in the States: Idlewild
Application is required
15522 Dates: May 1 through 7, 2023
This course discusses and explores the Jim Crow-era resort community, Idlewild. From the mid-1920s to the1960s the resort was pivotal to the African American cultural and leisure experience. This course will examine the effects of capitalism, segregation, desegregation, community abandonment, and revitalization. This Study in the States experience focuses on an era in black history where partnerships led to an entire class of people being given opportunity and access to create a leisure community, commerce, and cultural advancement in a place once considered paradise to many. Contact Dr. Luchara Wallace of the Lewis Walker Institute with questions.
HNRS 2900: Study in the States: US/Mexican Border Experience
Application is required
15520 Dates: April 29 through May 5, 2023
This course delves into the culture and the realities of life at the US/Mexican border. It will take place in El Paso, Texas - one of the main entry points into the US for undocumented workers and refugees from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum. You will learn about all facets of migration. You will have the opportunity to tour the border fence, visit the Border Patrol Museum and a migrant farmworker’s center. We hope to visit a detention center, meet with Border Patrol agents and observe immigration court proceedings. We will meet with human rights activists and local non-profit organizations providing legal services to immigrants and refugees. In the spirit of solidarity, we will be completely immersing ourselves in the border culture. That means spending time living and sharing meals with the volunteers and the immigrants and refugees who live in migrant hospitality houses and listening to their stories. Although Spanish language proficiency is not required, this would be a great chance to improve your Spanish skills! You may contact Denise Bowen, an associate professor emerita with the Physician Assistant program for more details.
HNRS 2900: Study in the States: Walt's Pilgrimage
Application is required
31578 Dates: July 6 though 14, 2023
Travel with honors college and WMU alumnus Dr. Christopher Tremblay to explore the legacy of Walt Disney, beginning in Chicago at Disney’s birthplace and ending in California at his gravesite, taking us cross-country to all of the significant places in Walt’s life. This unique, biographical course will take you from the birth to the death of the famous Walt Disney. This experience is a historical journey about the 60-year life of an individual who left his mark on America in so many ways. Existing museums and buildings bearing Walt’s name will be a part of this one-of-a-kind, nationwide tour. Over the course of our travel, nearly 40 destinations with a connection to Walt will be visited, in chronological order. We will interact with many Disney historians along the way. This course offers an exclusive perspective on Disney, beyond what probably most of us know from our own personal, prior experiences related to him and his Kingdom. Get ready to step inside the wonderful world of Disney! 3 credit hours. Contact Dr. Tremblay, honors college alumnus, with any questions. This course is open to all majors.
HNRS 2900: Rethinking Environmentalism in the Americas
14666 MW 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. 1022 LHC 1 credit hour Matt Neilsen
*Note: This course will meet twice a week until spring break and will include a field trip. The course will not meet after spring break.
Instead of reinforcing popular Western approaches to environmentalism, this class invites students to explore what some scholars have called “the environmentalism of the poor.” The Americas mark our geographical focus. Indigenous communities, peoples of African descent, and other marginalized groups are our primary concern. Blending geography, environmental justice, political ecology, and environmental history...our goal is to develop a broader and more critical understanding of human-environmental relations and human efforts to protect the environment.
HNRS 3202: Modernism in Art & Literature
13885 MW 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. 1004 RCVA 3 credit hours Jeffrey Abshear
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area II: Humanities.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.
The early 20th century was a rich period of innovation in art and literature. Thanks to the efforts of artists and writers including Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Ernest Hemingway, and D.H. Lawrence, our conception of art and culture was transformed. In this class we will read novels and short stories, and study paintings and sculptures, by these and other important figures of this revolutionary period. We will examine artistic movements including Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism and discuss the ways in which the artists and writers interacted with one another and were affected by historical events. This is a class for students interested in art, who like to read, and want to discover more about the artistic developments of Modernism.
HNRS 3204: Postmodern Dystopias
12743 TR 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. 1022 LHC 3 credit hours Becky Cooper
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area II: Humanities.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Although few would question that our contemporary world should be termed “postmodern,” among scholars, there is no consensus on the precise meaning of the term. Two crucial historical events arising from World War II, the birth of computers and the atom bomb, signal a precipitous break from the modern, and have radically transformed all facets of contemporary political, social and personal life. Yet while our global world and engagement has been generally embraced and integrated within our contemporary existence, often celebrating the “singularity” of technology and everyday life in an age of “spiritual machines” when “computers exceed human intelligence” as Ray Kurzweil puts it, a decidedly dystopic imagination dominates the arts of films and literature. This course, through the exploration of fiction from the past half century, aims to explore the meaning, significance and implications of postmodern life and culture. Students will develop a critical awareness of postmodernity through lectures, class discussion, and student presentations on authors such as Jameson, Lyotard, Baudrillard, and others. Students will write short response essays and a creative response, give a presentation, and write a final formal essay. Time permitting, we will explore two films through a postmodern lens.
HNRS 3302: Civil Rights and Jazz 1970-75
12768 MW 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. 1024 LHC 3 credit hours Elizabeth Cowan
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area III: United States: Culture and Issues.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.
This course places special emphasis on American jazz form as a crucial influence and metaphor for the very rhythm and experience of modernity as it explores the interrelations between literature, music, and American culture through the music of Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, and Duke Ellington among others.
HNRS 3303: The Vietnam War in Rock and Soul
13255 TR 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. 1014 LHC 3 credit hours Steve Feffer
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area III: United States: Culture and Issues.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
This course explores the history, meaning, and impact of the 1960s through two crucial cultural events: the Vietnam War and Rock music. The course aims to explore both the history of the war as well as the cultural debates and changes that continue to resonate today.
HNRS 4102: Studies in Film: Film Adaptations
12569 T 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. 1024 LHC 3 credit hours Monty Ernst
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area I: Fine Arts
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
The majority of films made in Hollywood are adaptations of other material. This course will study film adaptations in many forms: remakes, novels, short stories, theatrical plays, graphic novels, etc. Class will study the source material and then the adapted film paying special attention to the artistic form of each distinct medium and the choices artists make in adapting a work to the cinematic medium. Class work will include reading journals, tests, and a major paper.
HNRS 4300: The 1960s: Film, Literature, and Culture
15642 MW 11:00 - 12:15 p.m. 1022 LHC 3 Credit Hours Monty Ernst
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
Much has been written about how Hollywood floundered in the 1950s due to the Supreme Court ruling against the monopolization of theater chains by the major studios, the advent of television, and the stagnation of innovative cinema as evidenced by the reliance on epics, musicals, and westerns. At the same time, white American society retreated outward to the suburbs and inward to picture window living rooms, backyard bomb shelters, and conventional gender norms. Nonetheless, events such as the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, the Montgomery bus boycott, and calls for nuclear disarmament as well as cultural touchstones such as the growing popularity of rock and roll, the publication of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl, and films like Rebel Without a Cause, raised questions about the placid exterior of American life and highlighted the cracks in the picture-perfect veneer. Through reading, viewing, and analyzing a selection of books, articles, and films of the subsequent decade, the turbulent and dynamic 1960s, students in this course will examine how these cracks developed into significant fissures. By studying these works, students will see how these textual and cinematic visions broke new ground by embracing innovative stylistic techniques and daring choices of subject matter. In particular, films such as Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde, Mike Nichols’ The Graduate, and Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider prefigured a new generation of filmmakers in the 1970s and the birth of what is commonly called the New Hollywood. Ultimately, the course will seek to show how American society and American culture developed from the 1950s to the 1970s.
HNRS 4900: Globalization in 6 Glasses Study Abroad
Application is required
15544 Meeting dates and times TBD, travel will take place over spring break 3 credit hours Nancy Bjorklund
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Humans have an integrative history that transcends the histories of particular regions, nations, or ethnic groups. The complex interaction of world cultures necessitates a shared sense of humanity—a “global citizenship”. This course will discuss the influences that various drinks had on civilization, culture and the spread of ideas and empires from the Stone Age to the 21st Century: from humankind’s adoption of agriculture to the birth of cities, to the advent of globalization. We will explore how geography, culture, politics, religion, and economics have historically determined how and what people eat and drink.
HNRS 4980: How and Why to Write an Undergraduate Thesis
14994 online 1 credit hour Beth Beaudin-Seiler
12571 online 1 credit hour Beth Beaudin-Seiler
12597 online 1 credit hour Kerrie Harvey
12611 online 1 credit hour Jennifer Townsend
This online course covers all aspects of preparing and completing an honors thesis. Included are modules on identifying a thesis topic, conducting a literature review, citing sources, finding a thesis committee, structuring the thesis, and defending the thesis.
HOL 2801: Health and Well Being-HC
11900 T 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. 1014 LHC 3 credit hours Amy Geib
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area VIII: Health and Well-Being.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Personal Wellness Category.
This course is designed to provide information on the multiple dimensions of health and well-being. This course provides students with a holistic approach to understanding self and community through a health focus. This course is designed around three central themes: self-care, community, and culture. Students will engage in a variety of activities which will foster critical thinking skills and personal exploration. Students exposed to theory and practice in the following areas: self-care and well-being, culture, research, and health broadly defined and encompassing psychological, physical, spiritual, environmental, social health.
MATH 1230: Calculus II-HC
11625 MTRF 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. 3309 ROOD 4 credit hours Caryn Mays
*Note: In addition to the cost of a three credit class, there is a Mathematics Class Fee $15.00 Flat Fee
*Note: A graphing calculator is required.
*Prerequisite: MATH 1220 (recommended) or MATH 1700.
A continuation of Calculus I. Techniques and applications of integration, trigonometric functions, sequences and series, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, applications to elementary differential equations.
MGMT 2500: Organizational Behavior-HC
15371 TR 11:00 - 12:15 p.m. 1220 SCHDR 3 credit hours Chen Wang
* Prerequisite: BUS 1750
* Restrictions: This course is restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
* Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
This course provides an examination of individual, interpersonal, group, and organization processes faced by employees. Current theory, research, and practice regarding variables that influence human behavior are discussed. Emphasis is placed on learning relevant to goal setting, managing change, team processes, reward structures, human productivity, and career management in organization settings.
MKTG 2500: Marketing Principles-HC
10131 MW 11:00 - 12:15 p.m. 1235 SCHDR 3 credit hours Greg Gerfen
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman
*Restriction: This course is restricted to certain majors. Please see the course listing online for a complete list.
Introduction to the role of marketing in the U.S. and global economy. Emphasis on how organizations create customer value through marketing strategy planning. Topics include buyer behavior, market segmentation, product planning, service quality, promotion, pricing, and managing channel relationships.
PSY 1000: General Psychology-HC
13389 TR 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. 4530 SANGN 3 credit hours Sharlet Rafacz
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category.
This course is a general introduction to the study of behavior. The reading materials and coursework provide a framework for answering the question: “Why do humans (and other animals) behave as they do?” The course consists of approximately 30 units of study covering the approach to, finding of, and research methods of the science known as behavior analysis. Throughout these units students will develop an understanding of behavior by applying the concepts and principles covered in the course materials to a variety of situations in the lives of themselves and people in general. Students will participate in class discussion, complete relevant conceptual worksheets, and take regular/daily unit exams.
PSY 1400: Introduction to Behavior Analysis-HC
15069 MW 10:00 - 11:40 a.m. 2902 WOOD 4 credit hours Anthony DeFulio
*Note: This course satisfies WES Science and Technology (ST).
Provides the foundation for many of the other courses in the Psychology major, by introducing students to the principles of conditioning and learning, and behavior analysis concepts that can be applied to clinical, counseling, school, experimental, child, sports, community, and industrial psychology, as well as autism, psychoses, anorexia, phobia, ethics, religion, gender, procrastination, sexual behavior, drug use, speech pathology, developmental disabilities, social work, special education, behavioral medicine, animal training, juvenile corrections, and everyday life.
PSY 1600: Child Psychology-HC
15338 TR 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. 1728 WOOD 3 credit hours Scott Gaynor
*Prerequisite: PSY 1000 with a grade of “C” or better.
An introduction to behavior principles in the analysis of complex behavior with an emphasis upon early childhood learning and the techniques for enhancing children’s development. Topics include mental retardation, behavioral problems in childhood, emotional development and language learning.
SOC 2000: Principles of Sociology-HC
14301 TR 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. 4310 SANGN 3 credit hours Katherine Tierney
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Category.
An introduction to, and survey of, the discipline of Sociology and its major fields of study. A scientific study and analysis of human behavior and interaction, our social nature and the social world (groups, cultures, religions, institutions, communities and societies) in which we live. Selected concepts, theories and research findings pertaining to social life at both the national and international level are presented and explored.
STAT 2160: Business Statistics-HC
10535 Online 3 credit hours Nichole Andrews
*Prerequisite: MATH 1160 or MATH 1180 or MATH 1220 or MATH 1230 or MATH 2000; with a grade of “C” or better.
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Mathematics or Quantitative Reasoning.
An applications-oriented study of statistical concepts and techniques. The course focuses on the student as a user of statistics who needs a minimal understanding of mathematical theory and formula derivation. Major topics of study are statistical description, central tendency, dispersion, distributional shapes, sampling, confidence levels, probability, comparison tests, association tests, and regression analysis. The objectives of the course are to develop the skill to apply these concepts in conjunction with computer usage and make appropriate decisions regarding actual business problems. All STAT 2160 students are expected to take the final exam on the assigned mass exam day.
STAT 3660: Data Analysis for Biosciences-HC
12142 Online 4 credit hours Carrie McKean
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 3: College-Level Mathematics or Quantitative Reasoning.
*Prerequisite: MATH 1100 or MATH 1110 with a grade of “C” or better; or the equivalent or satisfactory score on the departmental placement exam.
An introduction to statistics for students in the biological and related sciences with an emphasis on the basic concepts and explanations of why things work. The focus is on quantitative reasoning and statistical thinking for making decisions and conjectures. This numerical art will be illustrated with a wide range of interesting problems. Topics include descriptive statistics like means, medians, standard deviation, percentiles; correlation and regression - interpretation and prediction problems; the normal and binomial distributions; law of averages; sampling variability and standard errors; inferential statistics to -confidence intervals and tests of hypotheses for one- and two-sample problems.
EXPERIENTIAL CREDITS
ED 4700: Intern Teaching: Early Childhood
Various Varies 5 credit hours Staff
*Note: In addition to the cost of a five credit class, there is a Student Liability-Education $5.00 Flat Fee
*Restriction: This course is restricted to the following major(s): Early Childhood Prof Educ (ECEJ); Early Childhood Education (ECEM); Early Childhood (ECEN); Early Childhood & Elem Educ (EEEN)
Only for seniors who have been admitted to teacher education. This internship is required a semester or session prior to the full semester internship. This experience consists of five half-days per week in a fall or spring semester or five full days per week in a summer session in a pre-kindergarten program. Students will synthesize the knowledge, apply the understandings, and practice the skills which they acquired during University course work. They will participate in all phases of the school program where they are assigned. To be undertaken concurrently with ED 4090.
ED 4710: Intern Teaching: Elem/Mid School
Various Varies 4 credit hours Staff
*Note: In addition to the cost of a four credit class, there is a Student Liability-Education $5.00 Flat Fee
*Restriction: This course is restricted to certain majors. Please see the course listing online for a complete list.
*Prerequisites: All other courses and program requirements must be completed prior to Intern Teaching.
*Note: All sections count for honors college credit.
This course is only for seniors who have been admitted to teacher education and have completed all of their professional studies courses. This will be the final field experience consisting of five days per week in an educational setting. Students will synthesize the knowledge, apply the understandings, and practice the skills which they acquired during their University course work. They will participate in all phases of the school program where they are assigned. To be taken concurrently with ED 4100. Prerequisites: All other courses and program requirements must be completed prior to Intern Teaching.
ED 4750: Intern Teaching: Mid/Sec School
Various Varies 5 credit hours Staff
*Note: In addition to the cost of a five credit class, there is a Student Liability-Education $5.00 Flat Fee
*Restriction: This course is restricted to certain majors. Please see the course listing online for a complete list.
*Note: All sections count for honors college credit.
Students devote a minimum of five days per week for one semester to intern teaching. They are expected to have experience in both the curricular and extra-curricular programs of the school in which they teach.
ENGR 2980: Cooperative Education
Arranged 3 credit hours
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman.
A parallel cooperative education program or internship; involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student's major during a semester. A written report of the student's work activities will be required.
ENGR 2990: Cooperative Education
Arranged 3 credit hours
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman, Sophomore.
A parallel cooperative education program or internship; involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student's major during a semester. A written report of the student's work activities will be required.
ENGR 3980: Cooperative Education
Arranged 3 credit hours
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman, Sophomore.
A parallel cooperative education program or internship; involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student's major during a semester. A written report of the student's work activities will be required.
ENGR 3990: Cooperative Education
Arranged 3 credit hours
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman, Sophomore.
A parallel cooperative education program or internship; involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student's major during a semester. A written report of the student's work activities will be required.
HNRS 3990: Field Experience Practicum
Various Varies Variable credit hours
**For course registration, complete the Agreement Form.
HNRS 4950: Individual Study
Variable credit hours
**For course registration, complete the Agreement Form.
HNRS 4990: Honors College Thesis
Variable credit hours
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OTHER WAYS TO EARN HONORS CREDIT
In addition to the courses listed above, there are many other ways to earn honors credit. Please see below for options according to whether you have a course requirement (joined the honors college prior to the 2014-15 academic year) or credit hour requirement (joined honors college fall 2014 or after). If you are unsure about your specific requirements, please refer to your original requirements letter.
Course Requirement - The following options may count for ONE (1) honors course
- One field experience or independent study. Visit the the website for more information.
- Two semesters of a foreign language or American Sign Language. Courses must be taken at WMU after you become a member of the honors college.
- Two semesters of a music ensemble, dance performance or theatre practicum resulting in academic credit on your transcript.
- Any study abroad experience that results in academic credit on your transcript.
Credit hour requirement - Up to half of your honors course credit requirement may be satisfied with the options listed below. Students receive experiential honors credits via an approved internship/field experience or independent study for honors credits. Please note that to receive credit for internship/field experience or independent study, the appropriate approval form must be submitted PRIOR to initiation of the experience. It is possible to receive honors credit for more than one field experience or independent study with prior approval by the honors college dean or associate dean. Approval will only be granted if the experiences are substantially different.
- Independent study, field experience, co-op, internships and clinicals that result in academic credit on your transcript.
- Four honors credits will be given for two semesters of the same foreign language. May be repeated for additional honors credit for additional foreign language(s). However, no additional honors credit will be given if a student takes more than two semesters of the same language.
- Honors credit may be awarded for approved non-honors experiential courses in dance, music or theater as well as for participation in a varsity sports course. Up to three credits may be counted toward honors credit hour requirements and these may be accrued by repeating a course, or by taking multiple approved courses. Please see an honors college advisor for details.
- Study abroad credits appearing on a student's WMU transcript, whether for a WMU course or a course run through another institution, will be counted as honors credit, up to a limit of 3 credits per semester. Multiple study abroad experiences may count for additional honors credit with honors college advisor, associate dean or dean approval.