Honors Humanities - B.A.
Honors Humanities is a rigorous interdisciplinary major that satisfies the general education requirements for John Wesley and Luther Lee Scholars. By completing the Honors Humanities major, John Wesley and Luther Lee Scholars fulfill IWU’s general education requirements and competency and proficiency requirements for graduation with a bachelor’s degree.
The Honors Humanities major may not be taken as a stand-alone major. Honors Humanities is offered as a complementary major that provides interdisciplinary preparation for a more holistic and meaningful engagement of a particular field of study.
Admission to the Honors Humanities major is only open to students enrolled in the John Wesley or Luther Lee Scholars programs. Successful completion of the Honors Humanities major is a requirement for graduation from IWU with honors distinction as a John Wesley or Luther Lee Scholar. Students must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA and a 3.0 GPA in their coursework in the Honors Humanities major.
Required Major Courses (43-48 credits)
Christian Liberal Learning and Life Calling (18 credits)
| HNR-170 | LLLC Seminar I: What Is Truth? | 3 |
| HNR-177 | LLLC Seminar II: What Is the Good Life? | 3 |
| 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 |
| HNR-475 | LLLC Capstone: How Then Shall We Live? | 3 |
Interdisciplinary Humanities (19 credits)
| HNR-180 | Foundations of Christian Tradition | 3 |
| 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-480 | Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Humanities | 3 |
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| HNR-325 | Honors Research Tutorial | 3 |
While students are encouraged to take both
HNR-325 and
HNR-480, they are only required to enroll in one of these two courses for the major.
Honors Practica in Christian Calling (0-5 credits)
| HNR-130 | Honors Practicum in Christian Calling I: Practices of the Faithful - Called to Love | 0 to 1 |
| HNR-135 | Honors Practicum in Christian Calling II: Practices of the Faithful Called to Create | 0 to 1 |
| HNR-230 | Honors Practicum in Christian Calling III: Habits of Faithfulness in One's Life Calling | 0 to 1 |
| 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)
John Wesley Scholars 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 |
John Wesley Scholars 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.
Additional Required Courses (15 credits)
Social Science Electives (6 credits)
ECO/POL/INR-
| One Elective Course from ECO/POL/INR | |
SOC/PSY-
| One Elective Course from SOC/PSY | |
Health and Wellness (2 credits)
| PHE-101 | Concepts of Health and Wellness | 1 |
PHE-102-139
| One PHE Activity Course | 1 |
Science/Mathematics (7 credits)
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| Lab Science | 4 |
MAT/CIS-
| Mathematics OR Computer Course | 3 |
Writing Competency
Demonstrated by successful completion of Rhetoric and the Sacramental Imagination (
HNR-185).
Communication Competency
Demonstrated by successful completion of Honors Scholarship Presentation (
HNR-499).
Intercultural Competency
Demonstrated by successful completion of LLLC Seminar: Who is our Neighbor? (
HNR-375).
