Honors Humanities Minor
The Honors Humanities minor is an interdisciplinary engagement of the fundamental questions of human existence for the purpose of contextualizing and enriching one’s studies in a particular academic discipline.
Admission to the Honors Humanities minor is limited to students who have enrolled in the Mary C. Dodd Honors program. Mary C. Dodd Honors students must complete all of the CAS general education requirements for graduation with a bachelor’s degree. Many of the courses in the Honors Humanities minor may be applied toward certain CAS general education requirements. Successful completion of the Honors Humanities minor is a requirement for graduation from IWU as a Mary C. Dodd Honors Student. Students must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA and a 3.0 GPA in their coursework in the Honors Humanities minor.
Honors Humanities Minor (23-25 credits)
Christian Liberal Learning and Life Calling (9 credits)
| HNR-170 | LLLC Seminar I: What Is Truth? | 3 |
| HNR-475 | LLLC Capstone: How Then Shall We Live? | 3 |
Choose at least one of the following courses:
| HNR-270 | LLLC Seminar III: What Is Humanity? | 3 |
| HNR-277 | LLLC Seminar IV: What Is Beauty? | 3 |
| HNR-375 | LLLC Seminar V: Who is our Neighbor? | 3 |
Interdisciplinary Humanities (8 credits)
| HNR-180 | Foundations of Christian Tradition | 3 |
Choose at least five credits from the following courses:
| HNR-185 | Rhetoric and the Sacramental Imagination | 3 |
| HNR-280 | Wisdom, Culture, and Justice Through the Ages I | 3 |
| HNR-285 | Great Texts in Context I | 2 |
| HNR-380 | Wisdom, Culture, and Justice Through the Ages II | 3 |
| HNR-385 | Great Texts in Context II | 2 |
| HNR-325 | Honors Research Tutorial | 3 |
| HNR-480 | Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Humanities | 3 |
Honors Practica in Christian Calling (0-2 credits)
| HNR-330 | Servant Leadership for Redemptive Communities II | 0 to 1 |
| HNR-430 | Servant Leadership Capstone | 0 to 1 |
Honors Scholarship Concentration in Major Area of Study (6 hours)
Mary C. Dodd Honors Students in School of Arts & Humanities; School of Social, Behavioral Science, and Business; School of Theology & Ministry; School of Teacher Education; School of Nursing; Division of Mathematics
| HNR-350 | Honors Seminar in Faith and Scholarship | 1 to 3 |
| HNR-497 | Honors Scholarship Project I | 1 to 3 |
| HNR-498 | Honors Scholarship Project II | 1 to 3 |
| HNR-499 | Honors Scholarship Presentation | 0 to 1 |
Mary C. Dodd Honors Students in Division of Natural Sciences
| HNR-350 | Honors Seminar in Faith and Scholarship | 1 to 3 |
| BIO-495 | Research in Biology | 1 to 4 |
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| CHE-495 | Research in Chemistry | 1 to 4 |
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| PHY-495 | Research in Physics | 1 to 4 |
| HNR-499 | Honors Scholarship Presentation | 0 to 1 |
The Honors Scholarship Project (Research, Service Learning, Creative) is completed over the course of two semesters. Students decide with their faculty mentors how the 3-credit requirement will be distributed across the two semesters. Students may petition to pursue an HSP of more than 3 credits (up to 6 credits). If a student’s disciplinary major includes a research capstone experience, the HSP will overlap with this project. If not, the HSP will still apply as an upper-divisional elective within a student’s disciplinary major.
