Honors Cultural Traditions Of India (Session C)

IDH 3101H, Class Number: 51157 | MW 2:00–3:50 PM, BHC 131 
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Motion Picture Genre: Comedy (Session A)

FIL 4830H, Class Number: 61570 | TR 12:00–3:50 PM, NSC 148 
This class examines "subversive" American comedies.

Honors Fundamentals Of Business Analytics In Sport & Entertainment (Session A)

SPB 3930H, Class Number: 51638 | TR 1:00–4:50 PM, BA1 218
Students in this course will learn about how organizations in the sport business industry utilize data and apply analytics to make more informed, strategic business decisions that create a sustainable competitive advantage. Course topics will be presented and analyzed via a series of current issue case studies and collaborative workshops facilitated by the instructor of this course along with sport business industry leaders. Students will also have an opportunity to work on a variety of practical application projects throughout the semester on topics such as dynamic and variable ticket pricing, corporate sponsorship valuation, customer relationship management, retention of season ticket holders and digital/social media analytics.

Honors Argumentation & Debate

SPC 3513H, Class Number: 91911  | TR 10:30–11:45 PM, BHC 0127
Advanced study and practice in the preparation and delivery of argumentative speeches emphasizing argument, evidence, and organization. PR: SPC 1608 or SPC 1603C or COM 1000.

Honors Case Studies In Ethics 

IDH 3600H, Class Number: 80871 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, BHC 0126 
Case Studies In Ethics is an interdisciplinary, case study approach to practical, contemporary ethical issues in a variety of contexts. For example, ethical problems and dilemmas in education, engineering, law, medicine, personal relationships, and politics, among others, are included and serve as a basis for students to conduct significant research on the cases. Among the requirements for the course are position papers applying creative and critical thinking skills and ethical concepts to the cases and in-class debates/ethics bowl practice. Students will participate in the on-campus UCF Ethics Bowl competition, and selected students may participate in the Southeast Regional Ethics Bowl on the UCF team. It is possible that participation in the regional ethics bowl will lead to an invitation to the national competition. If you are interested in this seminar, please contact Dr. Madi Dogariu at madi.dogariu@ucf.edu or Dr. Michael Strawser at michael.strawser@ucf.edu.

Honors Creative Processes: Theory & Practice

EDG/THE 3930H, Class Number: 82942/91891 | TR 1:30–2:45 PM, PAC T118
Creativity is explored historically, psychologically, spiritually, and artistically through educational theory. Thinking and problem solving creatively applied to all professions.

Honors Cultural Traditions Of India

IDH 3101H, Class Number: 83040 | R 3:00–5:50 PM, BHC 131 
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Geography In Latin America

GEA 4405H, Class Number: 81893 | R 6:00–8:50 PM, BHC 128
Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean, including geophysical, cultural, economic, and social characteristics and processes.

Honors Global Perspectives On Terrorism

INR 3930H, Class Number: 90149 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, CB1 113
Emergence and development of modern terrorism and how changes in terrorism are in part a manifestation of the transformation of international order.

Honors Human Trafficking

INR 4933H, Class Number: 90763 | MW 10:30–11:50 AM, BHC 131
This course will help students gain an interdisciplinary awareness of contemporary human trafficking, also known as slavery and forced servitude. It will offer definitions of human trafficking; explore the various types of forced servitude that are prevalent today; and examine the global and domestic dimensions of the problem, including in Central Florida. Students will have the opportunity to meet and engage survivors and abolitionists; learn the methods of traffickers; conduct their own research; evaluate the roles of organizations from all sectors that are involved with human trafficking; and contemplate short-term and long-term solutions.

Honors Introduction To Game Theory

ECO 3930H, Class Number: 83512 | TR 1:30–2:45 PM, CB1 103
This seminar studies the science of strategic decision-making in which one's own optimal action depends on the actions and beliefs of others. Applications abound in the fields of biology, economics, marketing, law, politics, international relations, and war. By the end of the course students will be able to "solve" a game using game theoretic tools as well as formalize a strategic situation into a well-defined game and know which analytical tools should be employed to analyze it and predict outcomes.

Honors Islamic Thought & Culture

HUM 3419H, Class Number: 91524 | TR 1:30–2:45 PM, VAB 107
The development of Islamic thought and culture, concentrating on religion, jurisprudence, philosophy, science and art with special focus on perception of Islam in Western literature and scholarship.

Honors Italian Renaissance: From Dante To Michelangelo

ITA 3930H, Class Number: 81606 | W 3:00–5:50 PM, BHC 126
This course joins together the fields of music, drama, and literature. In a time when 'globalization' actively shapes our world, this course offers tools for analyzing diverse cultural expressions. The central focus is Italian opera, literature, and film of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as they inform our understanding of Italian culture. We will watch and listen to opera as well as read Italian novels and poems on the same subjects. Comparing opera to other artistic genres, including film, illuminates the modernity and universality of the messages it carries. We will also analyze how words, music, and image create cultural meaning. Group presentations and brief response papers will guide students to develop skills necessary for the final research paper.

Honors Mass Media & Politics

POS 3235H, Class Number: 90627 | TR 4:30–5:45 PM, BA1 115
Influence of media on campaigns, public officials, public opinion, the definition of political news, and selected public policies.

Honors Medical Sociology

SYO 4400H, Class Number: 90664 | TR 1:30–2:45 PM, CB1 109
Analysis of patient behavior, health practitioners, the social organization of health services, and delivery of health care.

Honors Moot Court

PLA 3951H, Class Number: 86976 | F 1:30–4:20 PM, HPA1 110
The course is designed to prepare UCF Honors and Legal Studies students for the American Collegiate Moot Court Tournament. Students enrolled in the class will be given the opportunity to represent UCF and compete at UCF’s South Atlantic Regional Moot Court Tournament in November. This class counts as an Honors interdisciplinary seminar for all majors and will also satisfy the Capstone requirement for a Legal Studies major. If you are interested in this seminar, please contact Mr. Rupert Neish at rupert.neish@ucf.edu.

Honors Motion Picture Genre: Comedy 

FIL 4830H, Class Number: 81356 | T 6:00–8:50 PM, NSC 148
This class examines "subversive" American comedies.

Honors Professional Writing

ENC 3250H, Class Number: 81555 | TR 9:00–10:15 AM, BHC 129
Robert Southey once said, “It is with words as with sunbeams—the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” Learn how to write clearly, concisely, and vigorously to meet your audiences’ needs. Honors Professional Writing is a hands-on course that will introduce you to a variety of common workplace writing situations, including writing instructional documents of LEGO models.

Honors Religion & Medicine 

REL 4180H, Class Number: 81494 | TR 12:00–1:15 PM, BHC 126
A comparative study of the approaches toward medicine and healing in different religious traditions, both in the U.S. and the wider world.

Honors Science Fiction Literature

LIT 3313H, Class Number: 91285 | MW 12:00–1:15 PM, CNH 203
An investigation of science fiction as a literary form, together with selected readings.

Honors Sport & Society In The Ancient World 

EUH 4674H, Class Number: 80827 | TR 10:30–11:45 AM, BHC 126
A comparison of the original form of the Olympic Games (and ancient notions of sport) to their modern counterparts.

Honors Superheroes In American Popular Culture

IDH 3930H, Class Number: 91414 | R 12:00–2:40 PM, BHC 131
A historical, sociopolitical, cultural, aesthetic and thematic examination of the superhero mythos, this course will explore popular and obscure superheroes as they appear in several art forms.

Honors Trauma Within A Global Context

IDH 3930H, Class Number: 91534 | TR 9:00–10:15 AM, BHC 131
This course addresses the psychological effects of different forms or trauma within a dynamic global context. The course will challenge our understanding of the consequences of traumatic events and explore how trauma can have long term effects on individuals and communities and can help to perpetuate a cycle of violence. The course will use both theory and stories (film) to gain a broader knowledge of trauma and traumatic events and its potential impact. Students will need to engage with topics that may not be comfortable for them (such as sexual trauma, torture, and genocide) and recognize that these traumatic experiences influence us all in some way.

Honors Water: Disease, Sanitation, & Sustainability

ENV 3930H, Class Number: 91483 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, ENG2 105
The objective of this course is to view water as it has affected and currently affects the sustainability and quality of life for both ancient and modern societies. Water, and the means of conveying and treating it, has been a critical aspect of sustaining human societies since the advent of settled agriculture and urban centers. The role of water use practices and basic sanitation in transmitting disease or in sustaining disease vectors (mosquitoes, rats) will be viewed throughout history. The course will give students a sweeping overview of waters role throughout history and in the world today, as well as the possible role it could play in the future with global climate change and a burgeoning population potentially causing severe water shortages or water-based conflicts in some regions.

Honors Why Are People Fooled?

ENG 3930H, Class Number: 81750 | TR 10:30–11:45 AM, BHC 129
Why are people fooled? The course intends to investigate this enduring question as it relates to three areas of inquiry: the human capacity for being fooled, the ability of con artists and propagandists to fool people, and the ways in which people might avoid being fooled.

Honors Writing In Digital Environments 

ENC 4416H, Class Number: 81355 | MWF 10:30–11:20 AM, BHC 0126
Blog, tweet, and web code your way toward a deeper understanding of how digital environments function as rhetorical contexts. Learn strategies for critiquing, composing in, and improving digital writing genres and networks.

Honors Bioethical & Legal Issues In Health Care

NUR 3826H, Class Number: 15675 | T 9:00–11:50 AM, UT 650A
Includes questions concerning human values, legal and ethical questions arising in health care delivery policy issues and professional practice among licensed health care professionals.

Honors Chinese History, Culture, & Fashion

ASH/THE 3930H, Class Number: 18659/18660 | TR 4:30–5:45 PM, BHC 126
This course promotes a better understanding of Chinese culture through the dual lenses of history and fashion/theatrical costume changes over the centuries. It will examine how historical events have influenced life practices and social customs as well as how fashion as a cultural expressive form has responded to and underscored those historical changes. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of Chinese civilization and acquire a more nuanced understanding of Chinese fashion/theatrical costume cultures.

Honors Creative Writing 

CRW 3010H, Class Number: 10941 | TR 9:00–10:15 AM, BHC 126
Theory and techniques of literary genres with honors level content; practice and critique of original writing by peers and critical reading of established authors.

Honors Cultural Traditions Of India

IDH 3101H, Class Number: 11674 | R 3:00–5:50 PM, BHC 0131
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Evolution Of Hip Hop

AFA 3371H, Class Number: 11452 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, BHC 126
Historical analysis of Hip Hop from its African roots to the present with emphasis on the socio-political implications of this phenomenon.

Honors Film Adaptations: From Page To Screen 

FIL 4103H, Class Number: 11358 | T 6:00–8:50 PM, NSC 148
Exploration of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic context in which literary works and their film counterparts inform each other.

Honors From Greece To Grease

THE 3006H, Class Number: 19015 | MWF 9:30–10:20 AM, BHC 129
Development of Western Theatre from Ancient Greece to today.

Honors Game Design 

DIG/ENC 3930H, Class Number: 10939/10949 | MW 11:30 AM–12:20 PM, BHC 126
Explores impact of video games on culture and society through the lens of game literacies, or methods of communicating using gaming conventions.

Honors Harry Potter: Literature, Film, & Children Culture

LIT 3930H, Class Number: 11481 | TR 10:30–11:45 AM, BHC 126
This course focuses on the global literary and cinematic phenomenon of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, which we will explore and analyze through the lenses of literature, cinema, and children’s culture. By studying the Harry Potter novels, we will also practice critical thinking and communication skills. It is essential that you come to class having read the assigned texts carefully; you should note points of interest or perplexity, and be ready to engage in discussion.

Honors Law & Lawyers In Film 

POS/FIL 3930H, Class Number: 17585/19811 | R 12:00–2:50 PM, NSC 148
Films that highlight different aspects of the law as an institution or as a profession are examined.

Honors Law & Technology: Drones & Artificial Intelligence

PLA 3871H, Class Number: 20461 | TR 12:00–1:15 PM, ENG1 427
This course prepares students to critically analyze the law as a driver and inhibitor of technology by examining innovations in automated and unmanned aircraft.

Honors Medical Sociology 

SYO 4400H, Class Number: 17391 | TR 3:00–4:20 PM, BA1 116
Analysis of patient behavior, health practitioners, the social organization of health services, and delivery of health care.

Honors Motion Picture Genre: Zombies & Beyond – Monsters, Movies & Metaphors

FIL 4830H, Class Number: 11486 | W 6:00–8:50 PM, NSC 148
In this class, we'll watch about a dozen monster movies, plus clips from several others, featuring such classic creatures as zombies, vampires, and Frankenstein's monster. We'll explore what these monsters mean on the surface, as well as how they function as metaphors in psychological and sociological contexts. We will also examine how these films convey their deeper meanings cinematically and what these films represent in film history. Among the movies we'll be watching are Night of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, World War Z, Dracula, Frankenstein, Jaws, The Birds, Alien, The Exorcist and X-Men: First Class.

Honors Music And The Brain 

MCB/MUS 3930H, Class Number: 12490/10722 | MWF 12:30–1:20 PM, BHC 126
Exploration of the effects of music on the brain functions including mood, emotion, pain, cognition, and memory using interdisciplinary approaches.

Honors Politics Of The Middle East 

CPO 3403H, Class Number: 17491 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, HPA1 363
An examination of the dynamics of Middle East politics, including both regional and international dimensions.

Honors Professional Writing

ENC 3250H, Class Number: 11480 | MWF 12:30–1:20 PM, BHC 128
Robert Southey once said, “It is with words as with sunbeams—the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” Learn how to write clearly, concisely, and vigorously to meet your audiences’ needs. Honors Professional Writing is a hands-on course that will introduce you to a variety of common workplace writing situations, including writing instructional documents of LEGO models.

Honors Public Relations

PUR 4000H, Class Number: 17347 | TR 12:00–1:15 PM, NSC 209
Principles and practice of public relations, including techniques, research tools publicity, and management.

Honors Superheroes In American Popular Culture

IDH 3930H, Class Number: 19498 | T 3:00–5:50 PM, BHC 131
A historical, sociopolitical, cultural, aesthetic and thematic examination of the superhero mythos, this course will explore popular and obscure superheroes as they appear in several art forms.

Honors Theatre For Social Change 

THE 4543H, Class Number: 11167 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, PAC T110
Theatre activist's impact on theatrical art forms.

Honors The Buddha’s Brain: Buddhism & Cognitive Sciences In Dialogue

PHI/REL 3930H, Class Number: 18771/18772 | TR 4:30–5:45 PM, BHC 128
Buddhism and cognitive sciences are brought together to examine: nature of mind and self; meaning of life; and role of culture in religion and science. With Honors content.

Honors Trauma Within A Global Context

IDH 3930H, Class Number: 18895 | TR 9:00–10:15 AM, BHC 131
This course addresses the psychological effects of different forms or trauma within a dynamic global context. The course will challenge our understanding of the consequences of traumatic events and explore how trauma can have long term effects on individuals and communities and can help to perpetuate a cycle of violence. The course will use both theory and stories (film) to gain a broader knowledge of trauma and traumatic events and its potential impact. Students will need to engage with topics that may not be comfortable for them (such as sexual trauma, torture, and genocide) and recognize that these traumatic experiences influence us all in some way.

Honors Women, Race & Struggle

WST 3460H, Class Number: 11530 | TR 1:30–2:45 PM, BHC 128
Interdisciplinary study of issues, perspectives, and scholarship by and about women of color.

Honors World Political Geography

GEO 3930H, Class Number: 19484 | MWF 11:30–12:20 PM, CB1 113
Analysis of factors which affect power relations among nations, including area, location, political styles, ethnic divisions, and the politics of energy.

Honors Writing For Publication 

ENC 3351H, Class Number: 11180 | TR 12:00–1:15 PM, BHC 126
This interdisciplinary seminar provides ample opportunity to investigate the world of 21st century publishing in the field that most interests you: science, memoir, medicine, finance, advocacy journalism, blogging, environment, humor, engineering, education. You choose your area of concentration. Your investigation will serve as the foundation for developing an understanding of how writers in that field build their reputation and for selecting a target publication for your own writing. Preparing your ideas for publication will include the strategic selection of genre, research tools, developing a rhetorical stance and style appropriate to the publication, and learning the craft of query letter writing to market your idea.

Honors Anthropology of American TV

ANT 3930H, Class Number: 18742 | MWF 12:30–1:20 PM, MSB 149
This class will explore the power of American culture and Americans’ cultural receptivity for particular cultural narratives as represented on American television.

Honors Baseball & American Culture

AMH 3930H, Class Number: 18291 | M 6:00–8:50 PM, BHC 126
The history of baseball and its interaction with a variety of areas of American culture from the 19th through the early 21st century.

Honors Bioethical & Legal Issues in Health Care

NUR 3826H, Class Number: 16194 | T 9:00–11:50 AM, UT 650A
Includes questions concerning human values, legal and ethical questions arising in health care delivery policy issues and professional practice among licensed health care professionals.

Honors Creative Writing

CRW 3010H, Class Number: 10976 | TR 10:30–11:45, BHC 126
Theory and techniques of literary genres with honors level content; practice and critique of original writing by peers and critical reading of established authors.

Honors Cultural Traditions of India

IDH 3101H, Class Number: 12513 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, BHC 131
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Diplomacy (Pre-req: POS 2041)

INR 4030H, Class Number: 17850 | TR 4:30–5:45 PM, CB1 113
Prerequisite: POS 2041. Concepts, theories, and methods of contemporary diplomacy; diplomatic processes in the international arena.

Honors Ethics & Biological Sciences

PHI 4633H, Class Number: 18293 | TR 12:00–1:15, BHC 127
An application of contemporary thinking to ethical issues arising from the biological sciences, including human and animal experimentation, genetic engineering, biodiversity. 

Honors Ethics, Society & Technology

PHI 3930H, Class Number: 18294 / 18295 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, BHC 126
Humanity’s symbiotic relationship with technology, society, and environment and how our cyborg future will be directed.

Honors Evolution of Hip Hop

AFA 3371H, Class Number: 11611 | MW 3:00–4:15 PM, BHC 127
Historical analysis of hip hop from its African roots to the present with emphasis on the socio-political implications of this phenomenon.

Honors Film Adaptations: From Page to Screen

FIL 4103H, Class Number: 11441 | M 6:00–8:50 PM, NSC 148
Exploration of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic context in which literary works and their film counterparts inform each other.

Honors Game Design

DIG 3930H / ENC 3930H, Class Number: 10974 / 10984 | MW 11:30–12:20 PM, BHC 129
Explores impact of video games on culture and society through the lens of game literacies, or methods of communicating using gaming conventions.

Honors Harry Potter: Literature, Film, & Children Culture

LIT 3930H, Class Number: 18290 | TR 12:00–1:15, BHC 126
This course focuses on the global literary and cinematic phenomenon of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, which we will explore and analyze through the lenses of literature, cinema, and children’s culture. By studying the Harry Potter novels, we will also practice critical thinking and communication skills. It is essential that you come to class having read the assigned texts carefully; you should note points of interest or perplexity, and be ready to engage in discussion.

Honors Law in Film

FIL 3930H / POS 3930H, Class Number: 11231 / 18258 | R 12:00–2:50 PM, NSC 148
Films that highlight different aspects of the law as an institution or as a profession are examined.

Honors Medical Sociology

SYO 4400H, Class Number: 17969 | TR 3:00–4:20 PM, VAB 113
Analysis of patient behavior, health practitioners, the social organization of health services, and delivery of health care.

Honors Motion Picture Genre: Zombies & Beyond – Monsters, Movies & Metaphors

FIL 4830H, Class Number: 18296 | M 12:00–2:50 PM, NSC 148
In this class, we'll watch about a dozen monster movies, plus clips from several others, featuring such classic creatures as zombies, vampires, and Frankenstein's monster.  We'll explore what these monsters mean on the surface, as well as how they function as metaphors in psychological and sociological contexts. We will also examine how these films convey their deeper meanings cinematically and what these films represent in film history. Among the movies we'll be watching are Night of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, World War Z, Dracula, Frankenstein, Jaws, The Birds, Alien, The Exorcist and X-Men: First Class.

Honors Music & the Brain

MCB 3930H, MUS 3930H, Class Number: 18917 / 10736 | TR 1:30–2:45 PM, BHC 126
Exploration of the effects of music on the brain functions including mood, emotion, pain, cognition, and memory using interdisciplinary approaches.

Honors Politics of the Middle East

CPO 3403H, Class Number: 18089 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, BA1 212
An examination of the dynamics of Middle East politics, including both regional and international dimensions.

Honors Professional Writing

ENC 3250H, Class Number: 18289 | TR 1:30–2:45 AM, BHC 129
Robert Southey once said, “It is with words as with sunbeams—the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” Learn how to write clearly, concisely, and vigorously to meet your audiences’ needs. Honors Professional Writing is a hands-on course that will introduce you to a variety of common workplace writing situations, including writing instructional documents of LEGO models.

Honors Public Relations

PUR 4000H, Class Number: 17907 | TR 12:00–1:15 PM, NSC 143D
Principles and practice of public relations, including techniques, research tools publicity, and management.

Honors System Analysis for Sustainability in Industrial Engineering

CCE 3930H, Class Number: 19561 | TR 9:00–10:15 AM, NSC 112
Paper or plastic? Today’s consumers routinely encounter this question at the check-out stand. The answer to a seemingly easy question in reality depends on the metrics and methods used to assess the choice of bag. For instance, paper bag production – even bags made of post-consumer waste – has significant impacts on natural resources, and plastic bag production depletes fossil fuels. Extending this example to relevant case studies, this course will introduce students to: the principles of sustainability in industrialized systems; the use of systems analysis and life-cycle assessment in design of industrial systems; the development of sustainability metrics and indicators; and the fundamentals of natural ecosystems as models for the design and operations of industrial systems.

Honors Theatre for Social Change

THE 4543H, Class Number: 11213 | TR 10:30–11:45 AM, PAC M263
Theatre activists’ impact on theatrical art forms.

Honors Women, Race & Struggle

WST 3460H, Class Number: 18546 | TR 1:30–2:45 PM, HPA1 363
Interdisciplinary study of issues, perspectives, and scholarship by and about women of color.

Honors Writing About Health & Medicine

ENC 3456H, Class Number: 18288 | MWF 12:30–1:20 PM, BHC 126
This course is designed to help students in the pre-health professions and those targeting writing jobs in the health industry learn more about the forums (print and online), genres, conventions, and other elements of writing about health and medicine for various non-expert audiences, including health consumers, policymakers, and communities.

Honors Writing for Publication

ENC 3351H, Class Number: 11226 | TR 12:00–1:15 PM, BHC 129
This interdisciplinary seminar provides ample opportunity to investigate the world of 21st century publishing in the field that most interests you: science, memoir, medicine, finance, advocacy journalism, blogging, environment, humor, engineering, education. You choose your area of concentration. Your investigation will serve as the foundation for developing an understanding of how writers in that field build their reputation and for selecting a target publication for your own writing. Preparing your ideas for publication will include the strategic selection of genre, research tools, developing a rhetorical stance and style appropriate to the publication, and learning the craft of query letter writing to market your idea.

Honors Film Adaptations: From Page to Screen (Session A)

FIL 4103H, Class Number: 50764 | TR 12:00–3:50 PM, NSC 148
Exploration of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic context in which literary works and their film counterparts inform each other.

Honors Fundamentals of Business Analytics in Sport & Entertainment (Session A)

SPB 3930H, Class Number: 61118 | TR 1:00–4:50 PM, BA2 221
Students in this course will learn about how organizations in the sport business industry utilize data and apply analytics to make more informed, strategic business decisions that create a sustainable competitive advantage. Course topics will be presented and analyzed via a series of current issue case studies and collaborative workshops facilitated by the instructor of this course along with sport business industry leaders. Students will also have an opportunity to work on a variety of practical application projects throughout the semester on topics such as dynamic and variable ticket pricing, corporate sponsorship valuation, customer relationship management, retention of season ticket holders and digital/social media analytics.

Honors Cultural Traditions of India (Session C)

IDH 3101H, Class Number: 52044 | MW 2:00–3:50 PM, BHC 131
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Analysis & Application of Ethical, Legal, & Safety Issues in Schools

EDF 4603H, Class Number: 82546 | R 10:30 AM–1:20 PM, TA 301
Critical analysis of contemporary educational issues, including ethical, safety, legal, cultural, and linguistic considerations which directly impact schooling in a democracy.

Honors Case Studies in Ethics

IDH 3600H, Class Number: 80943 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, BHC 0126
Case Studies in Ethics is an interdisciplinary, case study approach to practical, contemporary ethical issues in a variety of contexts. For example, ethical problems and dilemmas in education, engineering, law, medicine, personal relationships, and politics, among others, are included and serve as a basis for students to conduct significant research on the cases. Among the requirements for the course are position papers applying creative and critical thinking skills and ethical concepts to the cases and in-class debates/ethics bowl practice. Students will participate in the on-campus UCF Ethics Bowl competition, and selected students may participate in the Southeast Regional Ethics Bowl on the UCF team. It is possible that participation in the regional ethics bowl will lead to an invitation to the national competition. If you are interested in this seminar, please contact Dr. Madi Dogariu at madi.dogariu@ucf.edu or Dr. Nancy Stanlick at nancy.stanlick@ucf.edu.

Honors Creative Processes: Theory and Practice

EDG 3930H/THE 3930H, Class Number 91861 or 91869 | TR 1:30-2:45 PM, PAC T118
Creativity is explored through educational theory, historically, psychologically, spiritually, and artistically. Thinking and problem solving creatively applied to all professions.

Honors Cultural Traditions of India

IDH 3101H, Class Number: 83081 | R 3:00–5:50 PM, BHC 131
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Documentary Film Production

AMH 3930H / FIL 3930H, Class Number: 81682 / 81761 | T 3:00–5:50 PM, NSC 148
Students will collaborate with a history and film professor to enhance an historical documentary film with accompanying interactive exhibits that live online. No video or web production experience is required. We seek students interested in creating an informative and entertaining experience through the use of portable devices for “padcasts,” photo galleries, and supporting historical documents.

Honors Film Adaptations: From Page to Screen

FIL 4103H, Class Number: 81573 | M 6:00–8:50 PM, NSC 148
Exploration of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic context in which literary works and their film counterparts inform each other.

Honors Geography in Latin America

GEA 4405H, Class Number: 91750 | M 6:00–8:50 PM, CNH 204
Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean, including geophysical, cultural, economic, and social characteristics and processes.

Honors Global Perspectives on Terrorism

INR 3930H, Class Number: 89881 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, BA1 213
Emergence and development of modern terrorism and how changes in terrorism are in part a manifestation of the transformation of international order.

Honors Human Trafficking

INR 4933H, Class Number: 91972 | TR 3:00–4:15 PM, BA1 214
This course will help students gain an interdisciplinary awareness of contemporary human trafficking, also known as slavery and forced servitude. It will offer definitions of human trafficking; explore the various types of forced servitude that are prevalent today; and examine the global and domestic dimensions of the problem, including in Central Florida. Students will have the opportunity to meet and engage survivors and abolitionists; learn the methods of traffickers; conduct their own research; evaluate the roles of organizations from all sectors that are involved with human trafficking; and contemplate short-term and long-term solutions.

Honors Intro to Game Theory

ECO 3930H, Class Number: 91712 | TR 1:30–2:45 PM, BHC 131
This seminar studies the science of strategic decision-making in which one's own optimal action depends on the actions and beliefs of others. Applications abound in the fields of biology, economics, marketing, law, politics, international relations, and war. By the end of the course students will be able to "solve" a game using game theoretic tools as well as formalize a strategic situation into a well-defined game and know which analytical tools should be employed to analyze it and predict outcomes.

Honors Italian Renaissance: From Dante to Michelangelo

ITA 3930H, Class Number: 81762 | M 3:00–5:50 PM, BHC 126
This course joins together the fields of music, drama, and literature. In a time when 'globalization' actively shapes our world, this course offers tools for analyzing diverse cultural expressions. The central focus is Italian opera, literature, and film of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as they inform our understanding of Italian culture. We will watch and listen to opera as well as read Italian novels and poems on the same subjects. Comparing opera to other artistic genres, including film, illuminates the modernity and universality of the messages it carries. We will also analyze how words, music, and image create cultural meaning. Group presentations and brief response papers will guide students to develop skills necessary for the final research paper.

Honors Mass Media & Politics (Pre-req: POS 2041)

POS 3235H, Class Number: 90665 | TR 4:30–5:45 PM, BA1 207
Influence of media on campaigns, public officials, public opinion, the definition of political news, and selected public policies.

Honors Medical Sociology

SYO 4400H, Class Number: 90750 | TR 1:30–2:45 PM, CB1 113
Analysis of patient behavior, health practitioners, the social organization of health services, and delivery of health care.

Honors Moot Court

PLA 3951H, Class Number: 86657 | F 1:30–4:20 PM, HPA1 272
The course is designed to prepare UCF Honors and Legal Studies Students for the American Collegiate Moot Court Tournament. Students enrolled in the class will be given the opportunity to represent UCF and compete at UCF’s South Atlantic Regional Moot Court tournament in November. This class counts as an Honors interdisciplinary seminar for all majors and will also satisfy the Capstone requirement for a Legal Studies major. If you are interested in the law, or in perfecting your ability to engage in public speaking, or if you are looking for a little family here at UCF, please contact Dr. Cynthia Schmidt's assistant, Danielle Malcolm, to schedule an interview.  Interviews will conclude at the end of March.  You may reach her by emailing Danielle.malcolm@ucf.edu

Honors Motion Picture Genre: Comedy

FIL 4830H, Class Number: 81470 | W 12:00–2:50 PM, NSC 148
This class examines "subversive" American comedies.

Honors Professional Writing

ENC 3250H, Class Number: 81707 | TR 9:00–10:15 AM, BHC 127
Robert Southey once said, “It is with words as with sunbeams—the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” Learn how to write clearly, concisely, and vigorously to meet your audiences’ needs. Honors Professional Writing is a hands-on course that will introduce you to a variety of common workplace writing situations, including writing instructional documents of LEGO models.

Honors Religion & Medicine

REL 4180H, Class Number: 81623 | TR 12:00–1:15 PM, BHC 126
A comparative study of the approaches toward medicine and healing in different religious traditions, both in the U.S. and the wider world.

Honors Sport & Society in the Ancient World

EUH 4674H, Class Number: 80890 | TR 10:30–11:45 AM, BHC 127
A comparison of the original form of the Olympic Games (and ancient notions of sport) to their modern counterparts.

Honors Why Are People Fooled?

ENG 3930H, Class Number 90446 | TR 10:30–11:45 AM, BHC 129
Why are people fooled? The course intends to investigate this enduring question as it relates to three areas of inquiry: the human capacity for being fooled, the ability of con artists and propagandists to fool people, and the ways in which people might avoid being fooled.

Honors Writing in Digital Environments

ENC 4416H, Class Number: 81469 | MWF 12:30–1:20 PM, BHC 127
Blog, tweet, and code your way toward a deeper understanding of the rhetorical context of digital environments. The internet has changed how audiences encounter our texts and how the process of writing is orchestrated. To write successfully in digital environments, you have to think differently about who your readers are, how they will navigate the texts you produce, and what forms of connection and engagement are possible through online spaces. This course will help you see how writing in digital environments is more like designing an experience than simply putting words on a page.

Honors Writing With Communities & Nonprofits

ENC 4354H, Class Number: 90445 | TR 1:30–2:45, BHC 129
Are you interested in making a difference in the Orlando community? Want to know more about how you can use the power of writing to accomplish social action in real-world organizations? This class will explore why writing matters for communities and non-profits. You'll look at why a writer would choose one social action or genre over another, and research how writing works to sustain grassroots community organizations and non-profits.

Honors Baseball and American Culture
AMH 3930H, Class Number: 12396 | M 6:00-8:50 PM, CNH 207E
The history of baseball and its interaction with a variety of areas of American culture from the 19th through the early 21st century.

Honors Bioethical and Legal Issues in Health Care
NUR 3826H, Class Number: 15834 | T 9:00-11:50 AM, UT 650A
Includes questions concerning human values, legal and ethical questions arising in health care delivery policy issues and professional practice among licensed health care professionals.

Honors Creative Processes: Theory and Practice
EDG 3930H/THE 3930H, Class Number 18545 or  18486 | TR 1:30-2:45 AM, BHC 127
Creativity is explored through educational theory, historically, psychologically, spiritually, and artistically. Thinking and problem solving creatively applied to all professions.

Honors Creative Writing
CRW 3010H, Class Number: 11858 | MW 3:00-4:15 PM, BHC 127
Theory and techniques of literary genres with honors level content; practice and critique of original writing by peers and critical reading of established authors.

Honors Cultural Traditions of India
IDH 3101H, Class Number: 16364 | R 3:00—5:50 PM, BHC 0131
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Cultural Traditions of India
IDH 3101H, Class Number: 16364 | R 3:00—5:50 PM, BHC 0131
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Death and Dying
LIT 3202H, Class Number: 19520 | TR 4:30—5:45 PM, BHC 129
Considering the topic of death and dying through a study of literature, the course includes facts, psychological impact, ideological responses to death and identity.

Honors Diplomacy
INR 4030H, Class Number: 14168 | TR 4:30—5:45 PM, CB1 107
Prerequisite: POS 2041. Concepts, theories, and methods of contemporary diplomacy; diplomatic processes in the international arena.

Honors Dreaming Asia: Asian Religions & Culture in the Western Imagination
REL 3930H, Class Number: 12258 | TR 9:00-10:15 AM, BHC 127
From the nineteenth-century anxiety over the “Mystical East”, to the current popularity of meditation and yoga, Asian religions have been a consistent preoccupation of the Western cultural imagination. Taking an historic and theoretical approach, this interdisciplinary seminar will examine the multiple ways that Asia has been imagined and represented by the West. We will explore how Asian religions have been encountered, (mis-) understood and constructed in Western literature, psychological-scientific discourse, religious dialogue, and popular culture. We will also consider how Asians have responded to the Western assimilation, appropriation, and transformation of their religious and cultural worlds.

Honors Evolution of Hip Hop
AFA 3930H, Class Number: 12458 | TR 3:00-4:15 PM, ENG1 224
Historical analysis of Hip Hop from its African roots to the present with emphasis on the socio-political implications of this phenomenon.

Honors Film Adaptations: From Page to Screen
FIL 4103H, Class Number: 18485  | M 6:00-8:50 PM, NSC 183
Exploration of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic context in which literary works and their film counterparts inform each other.

Honors How Music Affects The Brain
MCB 3930H / MUS 3930H, Class Number: 18333 or 11601 | TR 9:00—10:15 AM, BHC 126
Exploration of the effects of music on the brain functions including mood, emotion, pain, cognition, and memory using interdisciplinary approaches.

Honors Law In Film
POS 3930H / FIL 3930H, Class Number: 19740 or 12130 | R 12:00-2:50 PM, NSC 0148
Films that highlight different aspects of the law as an institution or as a profession are examined.

Honors Medical Sociology
SYO 4400H, Class Number: 14314 | TR 3:00-4:20 PM, ENG1 227
Analysis of patient behavior, health practitioners, the social organization of health services, and delivery of health care.

Honors Politics of the Middle East
CPO 3403H, Class Number: 14498 | TR 3:00-4:15 PM, HPA1 272
An examination of the dynamics of Middle East politics, including both regional and international dimensions.

Honors Public Relations
PUR 4000H, Class Number: 14230  | TR 12:00-1:15 PM, NSC 143D
Principles and practice of public relations, including techniques, research tools publicity, and management.

Honors Sustainability in Engineering
CCE 3930H, Class Number: 19410 | TR 9:00-10:15 AM, ENG1 383
Paper or plastic? Today’s consumers routinely encounter this question at the check-out stand. The answer to a seemingly easy question in reality depends on the metrics and methods used to assess the choice of bag. For instance, paper bag production – even bags made of post-consumer waste – has significant impacts on natural resources, and plastic bag production depletes fossil fuels. Extending this example to relevant case studies, this course will introduce students to: the principles of sustainability in industrialized systems; the use of systems analysis and life-cycle assessment in design of industrial systems; the development of sustainability metrics and indicators; and the fundamentals of natural ecosystems as models for the design and operations of industrial systems.

Honors Theatre For Social Change
THE 4543H, Class Number: 12107  | TR 10:30—11:45 AM, AHA 0101
Theatre activist's impact on theatrical art forms.

Honors Video Gaming Literacy & Culture
DIG 3930H / ENC 3930H, Class Numbers: 11854 or 11866 | MW 11:30 AM—12:20 PM, BHC 127
Explores impact of video games on culture and society through the lens of game literacies, or methods of communicating using gaming conventions.

Honors Writing with Communities and Nonprofits
ENC 4354H, Class Number: 12246 | TR 12:00-1:15 PM, BHC 0129
Study and practice of methods for writing in partnership with nonprofits and the communities they serve, with an emphasis on audience analysis and community engagement.

Honors Writing For Publication
ENC 3351H, Class Number: 12124 | TR 3:00-4:15 PM, BHC 127
This interdisciplinary seminar provides ample opportunity to investigate the world of 21^st century publishing in the field that most interests you: science, memoir, medicine, finance, advocacy journalism, blogging, environment, humor, engineering, education. You choose your area of concentration. Your investigation will serve as the foundation for developing an understanding of how writers in that field build their reputation and for selecting a target publication for your own writing. Preparing your ideas for publication will include the strategic selection of genre, research tools, developing a rhetorical stance and style appropriate to the publication, and learning the craft of query letter writing to market your idea.

Honors Analysis & Application of Ethical, Legal, & Safety Issues In Schools
EDF 4603H, Class Number: 80553 | R 10:30 AM—1:20 PM, TA 0301
Critical analysis of contemporary educational issues, including ethical, safety, legal, cultural, and linguistic considerations which directly impact schooling in a democracy.

Honors Case Studies In Ethics
IDH 3600H, Class Number: 82012 | TR 3:00—4:15 PM, BHC 0126
Case Studies in Ethics is an interdisciplinary, case study approach to practical, contemporary ethical issues in a variety of contexts. For example, ethical problems and dilemmas in education, engineering, law, medicine, personal relationships, and politics, among others, are included and serve as a basis for students to conduct significant research on the cases. Among the requirements for the course are position papers applying creative and critical thinking skills and ethical concepts to the cases and in-class debates/ethics bowl practice. Students will participate in the on-campus UCF Ethics Bowl competition, and selected students may participate in the Southeast Regional Ethics Bowl on the UCF team. It is possible that participation in the regional ethics bowl will lead to an invitation to the national competition. If you are interested in learning more about this seminar, please contact any of the following individuals:
Dr. Madi Dogariu – dogariu@mail.ucf.edu
Dr. Nancy Stanlick – nstanlick@mail.ucf.edu

Honors Cultural Traditions of India
IDH 3101H, Class Number: 88306 | T 3:00-5:50 PM, BHC 0131
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Documentary Film Production
AMH 3930H/FIL 3930H, Class Number: 82877 or 90556 | T 3:00-5:50 PM, NSC 148
Students will collaborate with a history and film professor to enhance an historical documentary film with accompanying interactive exhibits that live online.  No video or web production experience is required.  We seek students interested in creating an informative and entertaining experience through the use of portable devices for “padcasts,” photo galleries, and supporting historical documents.

Honors Film Adaptations: From Page to Screen
FIL 4103H, Class Number: 82684  | T 6:00-8:50 PM, NSC 148
Exploration of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic context in which literary works and their film counterparts inform each other.

Honors Global Perspectives on Terrorism
INR 3930H, Class Number: 85753 | TR 3:00-4:15 PM, VAB 113
Emergence and development of modern terrorism and how changes in terrorism are in part a manifestation of the transformation of international order.

Honors Italian Renaissance: From Dante to Michaelangelo
ITA 3930H, Class Number: 90557  | M 3:00-5:50 PM, BA1 206
This course joins together the fields of music, drama, and literature. In a time when 'globalization' actively shapes our world, this course offers tools for analyzing diverse cultural expressions. The central focus is Italian opera, literature, and film of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as they inform our understanding of Italian culture. We will watch and listen to opera as well as read Italian novels and poems on the same subjects. Comparing opera to other artistic genres, including film, illuminates the modernity and universality of the messages it carries. We will also analyze how words, music, and image create cultural meaning. Group presentations and brief response papers will guide students to develop skills necessary for the final research paper.

Honors Mass Communication Law
MMC 3200H, Class Number: 85436 | TR 1:30—2:45 PM, NSC 228
Legal rights and responsibilities of the mass media.

Honors Moot Court
PLA 3951H, Class Number: 86904 | F 1:30-4:20 PM, HPA1 110
The course is designed to prepare UCF Honors and Legal Studies Students for the American Collegiate Moot Court Tournament.  Students enrolled in the class will be given the opportunity to represent UCF and compete at UCF’s South Atlantic Regional Moot Court tournament in November. This class counts as an Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar for all majors and will satisfy the Capstone requirement for a Legal Studies major. If you are interested in this class email Mr. Rupert Neish at Rupert.Neish@ucf.edu expressing your interest.

Honors Motion Picture Genre - Zombies & Beyond: Monsters, Movies & Metaphors
FIL 4830H, Class Number: 82559 | W 12:00-2:50 PM, NSC 148
In this class, we'll watch about a dozen monster movies, plus clips from  several others, featuring such classic creatures as zombies, vampires, and Frankenstein's monster.  We'll explore what these monsters mean on the surface, as well as how they function as metaphors in psychological and sociological contexts. We will also examine how these films convey their deeper meanings cinematically and what these films represent in film history. Among the movies we'll be watching are Night of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, World War Z, Dracula, Frankenstein, Jaws, The Birds, Alien, The Exorcist and X-Men: First Class.

Honors Performing Identity: Reading, Critiquing and Creating Art
ART 3930H/LIT 3930H, Class Number: 90555 or 90212 | TR 1:30-2:45 PM, BHC 126
This course examines both performance art and literature that uses, promotes and/or problematizes identity at its core. We want students to deconstruct identity in order to better critique art in all of its manifestations. We will analyze how ethnic, racial, gender, class and other types of identity markers are portrayed by a wide variety of artists. Out interest is to actively explore and examine contemporary authors and performance artists who foreground identity in their work, whether ethnicity, race, class, sexual orientation or any other “marker” at the core of a given performance or text.

Honors Professional Writing
ENC 3250H, Class Number: 82916 | TR 9:00-10:15 AM, BHC127
Robert Southey once said, “it is with words as with sunbeams—the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” Learn how to write clearly, concisely, and vigorously in ENC 3930H to meet your audiences’ needs. Honors Professional Writing in a hands-on course that will introduce you to a variety of common workplace writing situations, including writing instructional documents of LEGO models.

Honors Religion & Medicine
REL 4180H, Class Number: 82740 | TR 12:00-1:15 PM, BHC 0126
A comparative study of the approaches toward medicine and healing in different religious traditions, both in the U.S. and the wider world.

Honors Sport & Society In The Ancient World
EUH 4674H, Class Number: 81952 | TR 10:30-11:45 AM, BHC 0129
A comparison of the original form of the Olympic Games (and ancient notions of sport) to their modern counterparts

Honors Writing In Digital Environments
ENC 4416H, Class Number: 82558 | MWF 12:30-1:20 PM, BHC 0126
Blog, tweet, and web code your way toward a deeper understanding of how digital environments function as rhetorical contexts. Learn strategies for critiquing, composing in, and improving digital writing genres and networks.

Honors Film Adaptations: From Page to Screen (Summer A)
FIL 4103H, Class Number: 51659 | TR 12:00-3:50 PM, NSC 148
Exploration of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic context in which literary works and their film counterparts inform each other.

Honors Cultural Traditions Of India (Summer C)
IDH 3101H, Class Number: 58312 | MW 2:00-3:50 PM, BHC 131
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Baseball and American Culture
AMH 3930H, Class Number: 19099 | W 6:00-8:50 PM, VAB 217
The history of baseball and its interaction with a variety of areas of American culture from the 19th through the early 21st century.

Honors Bioethical and Legal Issues in Health Care
NUR 3826H, Class Number: 10220 | T 9:00-11:50 AM, UT 650A
Includes questions concerning human values, legal and ethical questions arising in health care delivery policy issues and professional practice among licensed health care professionals.

Honors Catastrophe Theory
MAP 3930H/PHY 3930H, Class Number: 13479 or 13827 | MW 12:00-1:20 PM, MSB 204
Prerequisite: Calculus 2. Is it possible to cure Anorexia Nervosa using abstract mathematics? What about frightening off an aggressive dog that is about to attack? Or helping a supermarket sell more products by adjusting the number of available items on the shelf? As surprising as it may sound, a branch of mathematics known by the exotic name Catastrophe Theory answers these questions, as well as many others.

Honors Creative Writing
CRW 3010H, Class Number: 11282 | TR 3:00-4:15 PM, BHC 126
Theory and techniques of literary genres with honors level content; practice and critique of original writing by peers and critical reading of established authors.

Honors Cultural Traditions of India
IDH 3101H, Class Number: 19484 | R 3:00—5:50 PM, BHC 0131
The integration of Indian culture, philosophy, and art.

Honors Diplomacy
INR 4030H, Class Number: 13612  | TR 4:30—5:45 PM, PSY 204
Prerequisite: POS 2041. Concepts, theories, and methods of contemporary diplomacy; diplomatic processes in the international arena.

Honors Dreaming Asia: Asian Religions & Culture in the Western Imagination
REL 3930H, Class Number: 18457 | TR 9:00-10:15 AM, BHC 129
From the nineteenth-century anxiety over the “Mystical East”, to the current popularity of meditation and yoga, Asian religions have been a consistent preoccupation of the Western cultural imagination. Taking an historic and theoretical approach, this interdisciplinary seminar will examine the multiple ways that Asia has been imagined and represented by the West. We will explore how Asian religions have been encountered, (mis-) understood and constructed in Western literature, psychological-scientific discourse, religious dialogue, and popular culture. We will also consider how Asians have responded to the Western assimilation, appropriation, and transformation of their religious and cultural worlds.

Honors Evolution of Hip Hop
AFA 3930H, Class Number: 19599 | TR 3:00-4:15 PM, BA1 209
Historical analysis of Hip Hop from its African roots to the present with emphasis on the socio-political implications of this phenomenon.

Honors Forensic Anatomy & Death Investigation
ANT 3930H, Class Number: 19319 | T 3:00-5:50 PM, BA1 205
This course consist of a survey of Forensic Theory and Techniques as applied to the anatomical features of the human body. This course is designed as an introductory course and will be taught in a manner that will consider various levels of background knowledge regarding anatomy. The course will be a hands-on study of the types and nature of information that can be recovered from the human body after death. The first part of the course will focus on the scientific study of the human body, including soft tissues and skeletal components. The second part of the course will focus on death investigation and field methodology. Material will be taught through a series of lectures, labs, and discussions.

Honors How Music Affects The Brain
MCB 3930H / MUS 3930H, Class Number: 18279 or 11005 | TR 9:00—10:15 AM, BHC 126
Exploration of the effects of music on the brain functions including mood, emotion, pain, cognition, and memory using interdisciplinary approaches.

Honors Law In Film
FIL 3930, Class Number: 11595  | R 12:00-2:50 PM, NSC 0148
Films that highlight different aspects of the law as an institution or as a profession are examined.

Honors Medical Sociology
SYO 4400H, Class Number: 13817 | TR 3:00-4:20 PM, BHC 128
Analysis of patient behavior, health practitioners, the social organization of health services, and delivery of health care.

Honors Motion Picture Genre - Zombies & Beyond: Monsters, Movies & Metaphors
FIL 4830H, Class Number: 19563 | M 6:00-8:50 PM, NSC 148
In this class, we'll watch about a dozen monster movies, plus clips from  several others, featuring such classic creatures as zombies, vampires, and Frankenstein's monster.  We'll explore what these monsters mean on the surface, as well as how they function as metaphors in psychological and sociological contexts. We will also examine how these films convey their deeper meanings cinematically and what these films represent in film history. Among the movies we'll be watching are Night of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, World War Z, Dracula, Frankenstein, Jaws, The Birds, Alien, The Exorcist and X-Men: First Class.

Honors Oral History and Orlando's Hispanic Community
AMH 3930H / SPN 3930H, Class Number: 10962 or 18456 | TR 12:00-1:15 PM, BHC 126
According to census data, 25% of Orlando’s population is Hispanic or Latino in origin, make the Hispanic community a vital party of Central Florida’s heritage and history. Oral interviews with individuals form this population are a valuable method of preserving Hispanic heritage and forming community memory. Students in this course will study the intersections of oral history and Hispanic culture pertinent to the Central Florida area. They will employ their knowledge by conducting interviews that will allow them to document and assess some of the experiences, challenges, and achievements of members of Orlando’s Hispanic and Latino population.

Honors Politics of the Middle East
CPO 3403H, Class Number: 19352 | TR 3:00-4:15 PM, BHC 128
An examination of the dynamics of Middle East politics, including both regional and international dimensions.

Honors Public Relations
PUR 4000H, Class Number: 13708  | TR 12:00-1:15 PM, NSC 102
Principles and practice of public relations, including techniques, research tools publicity, and management.

Honors The Story Of English: History, Technology, & The Development Of The English Language
EUH 3930H / LIN 3930H, Class Number: 11609 or 18453 | TR 1:30-2:45 PM, BHC 0126
How did English get this way? Why is English different in other countries? Why is English spelling so crazy? Will texting destroy the English language? These questions and others are answered in this course, which traces the development of English from an obscure dialect spoken by a few thousand people to a world language used by hundreds of millions. This seminar examines both the internal development of our language and the historical events that have influenced its evolution, focusing on two important themes: the role of technology and the use of language as identity.

Honors Theatre For Social Change
THE 4543H, Class Number: 11562  | TR 10:30—11:45 AM, AHA 0101
Theatre activist's impact on theatrical art forms.

Honors Video Gaming Literacy & Culture
DIG 3930H / ENC 3930H, Class Numbers: 11278 or 11290 | MW 11:30 AM—12:20 PM, BHC 0126
Explores impact of video games on culture and society through the lens of game literacies, or methods of communicating using gaming conventions.

Honors Writing For Publication
ENC 3351H, Class Number: 11588 | TR 3:00-4:15 PM, BHC 0129
This interdisciplinary seminar provides ample opportunity to investigate the world of 21^st century publishing in the field that most interests you: science, memoir, medicine, finance, advocacy journalism, blogging, environment, humor, engineering, education. You choose your area of concentration. Your investigation will serve as the foundation for developing an understanding of how writers in that field build their reputation and for selecting a target publication for your own writing. Preparing your ideas for publication will include the strategic selection of genre, research tools, developing a rhetorical stance and style appropriate to the publication, and learning the craft of query letter writing to market your idea.