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COURSE LISTINGS

Biology

Introduction to Biological Science 1
Course Number: BIOL 1306H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Five sections are available:

Instructor: Cheek
Class Number: 13501
Days and Times: MWF 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Instructor: Sharp
Class Number: 21768
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Instructor: Hanke
Class Number: 15913
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Instructor:  Hanke
Class Number: 15914
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Instructor: Sharp
Class Number: 13741
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

This course is the first half of a two-semester overview of biological concepts designed to introduce students to the study of life. The theme of the course is the molecular and cellular basis of life. Topics covered include 1) the structure and function of biologically important macromolecules, 2) cell biology, including membrane transport, the cytoskeleton, and energy utilization, and 3) the organization of cells into the nervous, sensory, and other systems. The course includes writing assignments that give students the opportunity for in-depth analysis of some of the topics covered.



Science Communication Strategies
Course Number:  BIOL 3350H
Instructor: Sharp
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21770
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
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Effective communication is essential to scientific discovery; research findings are communicated to and evaluated by fellow scientists, the government, and the general public. Students in this class will investigate various database and archive search tools and conduct a literature review on a selected topic. Students will also explore the various types of science communication, evaluate their efficacy and quality, and hone their own communication skills through writing exercises and oral presentations. Students will consider how logic, the scientific method, politics, and ethics factor into scientific discoveries and how they are broadcast. The skills developed in this class will equip students to succeed in research and careers in medicine and science.



Marine Biology
Course Number: BIOL 4342H
Instructor: Hanke
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16756
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

The marine environment encompasses the majority of the Earth’s biosphere and contains an incredible diversity of life forms and habitats. This course is designed as an introduction to the study of life in marine environments and we will broadly explore biological and physical processes that influence patterns of distribution and abundance of organisms within different marine habitats. Topics will include biogeography, physical oceanography, evolutionary and ecological processes that drive patterns of diversity, and the influence of human activities on marine resources. This course will also explore different types of marine habitats and how they support different ecological communities, drive trophic interactions and larval recruitment.

Business

Accounting Principles I - Financial
Course Number: ACCT 2301H
Instructor: Newman
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Three sections are available:

Class Number: 15090
Days and Times:  TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Class Number: 15597
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Class Number: 15598
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

The objective of this course is to investigate the accounting tools, techniques and practices used in and resulting from financial accounting and financial statement reporting. You will be introduced to the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for financial reporting.

Introduction to Computers and Management and Information Systems
Course Number: BCIS 1305H
Instructor: Felvegi
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10130
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

This course provides students with an introduction to the basic concepts of computer-based management information systems, and serves as a foundation that will enable students to take advantage of microcomputer-based tools and techniques throughout their academic and professional careers. The course begins with a brief overview of the operating system. Next, a number of software tools will be used to illustrate the diversity of tools available to develop computer-related applications. These tools include a word processing package, a spreadsheet, and a database management system. In addition, students will be introduced to research online.



Introduction to Global Business
Course Number: BUSI 1301H
Instructor: Thompson
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:

Class Number: 12112
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Class Number: 12510
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

This course is a survey of economic systems, forms of business ownership, and considerations for running a business, including: 1. Various aspects of business, management, and leadership functions; organizational considerations; and decision making processes. 2. Introduction to financial topics, including accounting, money and banking, and securities markets. 3. Business challenges in the legal and regulatory environment, business ethics, social responsibility, and international business. 4. The dynamic role of business in everyday life.



Business Statistics
Course Number: BUSI 2305H
Instructor: Wiley
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16112
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

This course will cover the descriptive and inferential statistical techniques for business and economic decision-making. Topics include the collection, description, analysis, and summarization of data; probability; discrete and continuous random variables; the binomial and normal distributions; sampling distributions; tests of hypotheses; estimation and confidence intervals; linear regression; and correlation analysis. Statistical software is used to analyze data throughout the course.



Business Law and Ethics
Course Number: BUSI 4350H
Instructor: Krylova
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15054
Days and Times: MW 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Utilizing a critical thinking approach, this course facilitates the development of the tools necessary to analyze a variety of legal and ethical issues that arise in today’s business environment. Models of ethical decision-making will be covered to provide a foundation for engaging in such analyses. Laws and business implications related to employment relationships, business organizations, and modern labor relations will be covered. Interactive case-focused class discussions combined with written assignments will be used to reinforce key concepts and help enhance students’ analytical skills.



Entrepreneurship
Course Number: ENTR 3310H
Instructor: Boles
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16804
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

This course is open to Honors College students of all majors and is the foundational course for the Certificate in Honors Entrepreneurship. Taught in a small, discussion-based setting, this Honors designated course will provide students with foundational knowledge of the entrepreneurial process, from the conceptualization of an idea to the implementation of a new business venture. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, innovation and creativity. A UH cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better is needed to enroll.



Principles of Financial Management
Course Number: FINA 3332H
Instructor: Suleymanov
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16565
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

The Honors section of Finance 3332 will give students an intensive introduction to the principles of finance. In addition, the course will provide students with practical, real-world applications of finance. The course will cover the following topics: time value of money, security valuation (bonds and stocks), capital expenditure analysis, the capital asset pricing model, market efficiency, portfolio theory, cost of capital and capital structure, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, and working capital management. The course will also introduce students to the effective use of a financial calculator for purposes of making capital budgeting decisions, bond valuations, and amortization schedules.



Introduction to Organizational Behavior and Management
Course Number: MANA 3335H
Instructor: Rude
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15714
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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This introductory course in management will provide a conceptual and empirical understanding of the structure and function of organizations, and the human behavior that occurs in them. We will explore a wide range of topics structured around four basic managerial responsibilities: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The goal is both to simplify and complicate your picture of organizations – to simplify by systematizing and interrelating some basic ideas, and to complicate them by pointing out the infinite shades of gray and multitude of interacting variables that can occur in a behaving human organization.



Introduction to Marketing
Course Number: MARK 3336H
Instructor: Koch
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 13016
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Marketing  is  managing  profitable  customer  relationships  by  creating  value  for  customers.  Marketing  is  one  of  the  most  important  activities  in  an  organization  because  it  has  a  direct  effect on profitability and sales. This course focuses on developing students’  understanding  of  the  process  by  which  organizations  understand  customer  needs,  design  customer-driven  marketing   strategies,   build   customer   relationships,   and   capture   value  for  the  firm.  Through  in-class  activities  and team  assignments,  students  will gain practical  knowledge  of  the  relationships among key marketing mix elements and their place in the larger context of business decision-making.



Service and Manufacturing Operations
Course Number: SCM 3301H
Instructor: Anderson Fletcher
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:

Class Number: 17240
Days and Times: MW 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Class Number: 17241
Days and Times: MW 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
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This is a practical course in the production of both goods and services. Students will learn to forecast customer demand, choose business locations, set inventory levels, develop production plans, monitor quality, and schedule both projects and people. The course is taught using case studies of real business problems that allow students to practice decision-making. Some companies featured in the case studies include: Benihana of Tokyo, Federal Express, Dell Computers, Amazon, and New Balance Athletic Shoes. Students will assume the role of managers and develop solutions to the cases. During class discussions, we will compare solutions to the decisions actually made by company managers, and devote at least one class to a discussion of job opportunities in Operations Management. Contact the instructor for more information. 

Chemistry

Honors Fundamentals of Chemistry 1
Course Number: CHEM 1321H
Instructor: Halasyamani
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16757
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

The CHEM 1321 and 1322 Honors sequence (previously 1331H and 1332H) introduces atomic and molecular structure, states of matter, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, acid-base chemistry, equilibrium, kinetics, and elementary main group, transition metal, and organic chemistry at a more detailed level than in the regular sections of 1311 and 1312 (previously 1331 and 1332). To provide insight into selected concepts, some calculus is used. The Honors Freshman Chemistry sequence is strongly recommended for Honors students in the Engineering or NSM Colleges. Students who enroll in 1321 in the fall MUST continue in 1322 in the spring or start over in a regular section of 1331. Students in the Honors sequence enroll in only one Honors laboratory course offered in the spring (CHEM 1112H). To enroll in 1322, students must earn a C- or better in 1321. Students who earn at least a C- grade in each of 1321, 1322, and 1112H receive credit for the first-semester lab (CHEM 1111).



Organic Chemistry I
Course Number: CHEM 2323H
Instructor: Do
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 11251
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Chemistry of the compounds of carbon with emphasis on energies and mechanism of reactions, synthesis, and the structure of organic molecules.

Chinese

Elementary Chinese I
Course Number: CHIN 1501H
Instructor: Zhang
Two lecture sections of this course are available:

Lecture:
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10736
Days and Times: MW 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Lab:
Instructional Mode: Synchronous Online
Class Number: 10737
Days and Times: F 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Lecture:
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10738
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Lab:
Instructional Mode: Synchronous Online
Class Number: 10739
Days and Times: F 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

The goal of this course is to develop four skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Mandarin Chinese. Chinese is one of the most challenging foreign languages for English speaking learners. For students with little or no background in Chinese, a minimum of two hours of study each day is necessary.



Intermediate Chinese I
Course Number: CHIN 2311H
Instructor: Zhang
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10740
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

This course provides students the opportunity to develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Mandarin Chinese. It concentrates on paragraph-level Chinese, such as factorial descriptions and narrations in various content areas, and handling complex and complicated situations. The course provides a multicultural component to the curriculum and broadens the students’ worldview by providing information on ways of thinking and living in Asian societies as well as on the resources available in the local Chinese community. The course will also help students become acquainted with career opportunities such as international business in China.



Advanced Mandarin Chinese I
Course Number: CHIN 3301H
Instructor: Zhang
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 10741
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Prerequisite: completion of CHNS 2312 with a minimum grade of C- within twelve months prior to enrollment, or placement by examination immediately prior to enrollment. The course continues the development of communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding of Mandarin Chinese.

Classical Studies

Law & Society in Ancient Rome                                                                      
Course Number: CLAS 3350H
Instructor: Armstrong
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 20702
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
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This course is an introduction to key themes in Roman history and society through the lens of Roman law. Topics will include: basic legal distinctions about justice, personhood, citizenship, slavery, and the family from Roman law texts; the 12 Tables of the Law and archaic legal notions; the life of the advocate in the Late Republic as seen through the law cases of Marcus Tullius Cicero, a great political figure of his age; the later jurisprudence of the Empire, which led to the codification of Roman law in later antiquity. Students will develop their legal literacy through comparisons with other ancient and modern law traditions (including Texas law and the Napoleonic Code) and learn to apply Roman laws to particular situations.

Communications

Health Communication                                                                                  
(Petition for Honors credit)
Course Number: COMM 3300
Instructor: Yamasaki
Instructional Mode: Asynchronous Online
Class Number: 15133
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This survey course examines the nature, contexts, theories, and selected research shaping healthcare consumers’ understanding of health communication issues. Students who satisfactorily complete this course will develop understandings of theory, research, and practice in health communication, including: the fundamental importance of narrative sensemaking; interactions between patients and providers; social and community health issues, including marginalization, disparities, and advocacy; health and illness in the media and online; and personal, cultural, and political complexities of health and illness.

Economics

Principles of Macroeconomics
Course Number: ECON 2301H
Instructor: Peru Durayalage
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 17050
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

This course explores economic systems, analyzing the aggregate behavior of economies. Topics include the examination of national output, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, business cycles, fiscal and monetary policies, banking and financial systems, taxation, exchange rates, and international trade using various simple economic models. Students will develop skills in understanding and discussing current policies and real-world events within the context of macroeconomic principles.



Microeconomic Principles
Course Number: ECON 2302H
Instructor: Paluszynski
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14199
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Microeconomics is the study of markets and the associated behavior of their interactive participants: consumers, producers, and government. Consumers optimize their utility, producers optimize their profits, and government redistributes these benefits while providing goods and services that markets cannot. In this Honors course, students will learn about all of these aspects and their interactions in a market economy at an advanced level.


Applied Econometrics
Course Number: ECON 4315
Instructor: Szabo
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21797
Days & Times: MW 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Econ 4395 is a continuation of Econ 3370 and introduces students to several extensions of multiple regression methods for analyzing data in economics and related disciplines. Topics include regression with panel data, instrumental variables regression, and the analysis of randomized experiments. The objective of the course is for the student to learn how to conduct – and how to critique – empirical studies in economics and related fields. Accordingly, the emphasis of the course is on empirical applications. The mathematics of econometrics will be introduced only as needed and will not be a central focus. The class includes three replication projects where students will study three research papers in depth and replicate their empirical results with the provided data. These projects include papers from the field of economic history / economic growth, industrial organization, and development economics.

Energy and Sustainability

Introduction to Energy and Sustainability
Course Number: ENRG 3310H
Instructor: Jacobsen
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:

Class Number: 12521
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Class Number: 17686
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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ENRG3310 is an undergraduate course intended for a broad range of majors interested in energy and sustainability. This course examines the history, present reality, and the likely future of our energy use from a combined social and natural science perspective. We will cover socioeconomic, scientific, political, and socio-cultural aspects of the technologies currently used to produce energy and those that may constitute our energy future. This class is the introductory course for the Energy & Sustainability minor at UH, and its intention is to make graduating seniors highly competitive in an economy that will likely be dominated by energy issues in the near future.



Case Studies in Energy & Sustainability
Course Number: ENRG 4320H
Instructor: Debrah
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14679
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
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Case Studies in Energy and Sustainability is a capstone course designed for students minoring in Energy and Sustainability. This upper-level class is crafted to offer an exploration of several pivotal topics within the realm of Energy and Sustainability: Climate Change, Energy Grids and Markets, Nuclear Energy, and Energy Policy and Governance. Students will delve deeply into the nuances of these topics, gaining a comprehensive understanding of their interplay in shaping the future of our energy landscape. This capstone experience is structured to provide you with a nuanced perspective, fostering critical thinking and analytical skills crucial for addressing the complex challenges in the field.



Industry Perspectives in Energy and Sustainability
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Noack
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 26111
Days and Times: MW 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
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Industry Perspectives in Energy and Sustainability provides students with firsthand insights from industry experts and community leaders on key topics shaping the energy landscape. Each week, a guest speaker will share their expertise on subjects such as the future of energy, energy finance, decarbonization, emerging technologies, and renewable energy. This course offers a dynamic, real-world perspective on the challenges and opportunities in the evolving energy sector.

Mining & Energy in the Developing World
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Debrah
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21824
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
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The Paris Agreement in 2015 set a new pathway of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. It is estimated that over 3 billion tons of metals will be required to achieve the goals within the energy transition. A significant proportion of these minerals will be mined from developing economies. This is an introductory course that explores the nature of mining and energy through the lens of development policy. Mining fundamentals are covered, and the role minerals play in developing economies. It will cover the energy landscape and its intersection with mining.



Living Systems: Understanding Social-Ecological Perspectives
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Jacobsen
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21825
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
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At the core of many environmental issues are intertwined social and ecological processes that drive changes for both ecological systems and human communities at multiple scales. The multiple causes of environmental challenges have long troubled traditional academic approaches because social and ecological systems have generally been studied separately. This course investigates both disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches that are important to understanding connections and linkages across social and ecological realms. This will include exposure to several case studies, and also to fields of study, their key constructs, and their methods that focus on coupled systems and the integration of socio-ecological perspectives.



Ecologies of Being: Space, Place, and Identity
This course is cross-listed as ENGL 4372-01 (25762)
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Vollrath
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21826
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
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In this interdisciplinary class that creates intersections between various environmental concerns and lived experience, we will examine how place, namely the environment, shapes one’s identity. We will also explore a variety of theoretical and contemporary concerns of the Environmental Humanities, such as the construct of "nature," the human-nonhuman animal relationship, and the concept of the Anthropocene, as well as questioning what it means to live and co-exist with others (human and non-human) in our world. By reading a variety of nature writing that focuses on various landscapes and ecosystems, we will further our understanding of the complex relationship between place, subjectivity, and relationality. This course will also include a visit to the Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Natural Museum of Science.

Engineering

Chemical Processes
Course Number: CHEE 2331H
Instructor: Henderson
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14340
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

This course covers the introduction to modeling and conservation equations, linear algebra, and ordinary/partial differential equations with applications to chemical engineering systems. Open only to Honors Chemical Engineering students.



Analytical Methods for Chemical Engineers
Course Number: CHEE 3321H
Instructor: Grabow
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14583
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

This course covers mathematical modeling and conservation equations, linear algebra, and ordinary and partial differential equations with applications to chemical engineering systems.



Applied Electromagnetic Waves
Course Number: ECE 3317H
Instructor: Long
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 13014
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

This course covers: Maxwell’s equations in time and frequency domains; Poynting’s theorem; plane wave propagation; reflection and transmission in lossless and lossy media; transmission lines; waveguides; and antennas.



Introduction to Engineering
Course Number: ENGI 1100H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Three sections are available:

Instructor: Burleson
Class Number: 12585
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Instructor: Claydon
Class Number: 16755
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Instructor: Landon
Class Number: 12586
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

This team-based and project-based course focuses on several central themes essential to success in any engineering discipline including engineering problem solving, enhanced communication skills, project management, and teamwork, introduction to computer-based tools for engineering problem-solving, programming constructs, algorithms, and application. Traditional exams are given on Saturdays.



Technical Communications
Course Number: ENGI 2304H
Instructor: Wilson
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14586
Days and Times: MW 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
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This course introduces students to the forms and conventions of engineering writing including making presentations into compelling narratives.



Mechanics I
Course Number: MECE 2336H
Instructor: Hammami
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 13238
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

This course covers: fundamentals of vector mechanics applied to systems of forces; resultants; free body diagrams; equilibrium and analysis of frames; machines and other structures; centroids of areas; center of mass; and moments of inertia. Open only to CIVE, CpE, ECE, MECE, and PETR Honors Engineering students.

English

Ecology of Being: Space, Place, and Identity
This course is cross-listed as ENRG 4397-03 (21826)
Course Number: ENGL 4372H
Instructor: Vollrath
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 25762
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
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In this interdisciplinary class that creates intersections between various environmental concerns and lived experience, we will examine how place, namely the environment, shapes one’s identity. We will also explore a variety of theoretical and contemporary concerns of the Environmental Humanities, such as the construct of "nature," the human-nonhuman animal relationship, and the concept of the Anthropocene, as well as questioning what it means to live and co-exist with others (human and non-human) in our world. By reading a variety of nature writing that focuses on various landscapes and ecosystems, we will further our understanding of the complex relationship between place, subjectivity, and relationality.

French

Writing Holocausts
This course is cross-listed as GERM 3364 (17711) and HIST 3395 (20781)
Course Number: FREN 3364H
Instructor: Glass
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 17694
Days and Times: W 4:00PM-7:00PM    
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This course examines the literature and historical context of the destruction of European Jews (1933-1945) with implications for understanding other acts of genocide. The historical and conceptual background of the Holocaust will be studied with an emphasis on the question of how the Holocaust is represented and commemorated in a variety of media and genres, ranging from historical documents, eye-witness accounts, survivor testimonies, memoirs, novels, poetry, documentary and feature films to photography, art and architecture. We will explore issues of memory and trauma, the relationship between modernity and the Holocaust, and the debates regarding the representability and narratibility of the Holocaust through the critical analysis of selected theoretical readings. 

German

Writing Holocausts                                                                                         
This course is cross-listed as FREN 3364 (17694) and HIST 3395 (20781)
Course Number: GERM 3364H
Instructor: Glass
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 17711
Days and Times: W 4:00PM-7:00PM
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This course examines the literature and historical context of the destruction of European Jews (1933-1945) with implications for understanding other acts of genocide. The historical and conceptual background of the Holocaust will be studied with an emphasis on the question of how the Holocaust is represented and commemorated in a variety of media and genres, ranging from historical documents, eye-witness accounts, survivor testimonies, memoirs, novels, poetry, documentary and feature films to photography, art and architecture. We will explore issues of memory and trauma, the relationship between modernity and the Holocaust, and the debates regarding the representability and narratibility of the Holocaust through the critical analysis of selected theoretical readings.

Hispanic Studies

Spanish for the Health Professions                                                                
Course Number: SPAN 3343
Instructor: Zubiate
Instructional Mode: Hybrid
Class Number: 12487
Days and Times: M 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
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This course focuses on effective communication for health professionals working in a multicultural environment, with an emphasis on linguistic as well as cultural competence. It has a holistic approach to health with an interdisciplinary perspective, covering academic literature from different fields such as psychology, social work, medical anthropology, public health, and health education. Students will understand the many factors that impact health, especially in minority populations. The course will also focus on health-related issues directly relevant to the Hispanic population, such as access to health care, health practices,  different Hispanic communities beliefs, and diseases that disproportionately affect this population. Students will also participate in two health fairs as part of the course requirement for service learning engagement.



Health & Society in the Hispanic World
Course Number: SPAN 4343
Instructor: Zubiate
Instructional Mode: Hybrid
Class Number: 16030
Days and Times: M 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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This course will explore some of the complex social, behavioral and medical factors that impact health in the Hispanic population in the United States, with a specific focus on areas of health disparities in that population. The course will be taught in a seminar format, with the expectation of extensive reading assignments prior to meeting in class. The class time will be mainly used for discussion and student presentations. There is also a required internship at a field site serving the Hispanic population for a minimum 7 week period of service learning (approximately 4-5 hours per week).

History

The United States To 1877
Course Number: HIST 1301H
Instructor: Vale
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15592
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

This course will explore the evolution of the United States from its Native American and colonial roots in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, through the birth of the American state in the 18th century, and up to the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction in 1877. Throughout this course, we will explore several of the major themes in the first half of U.S. history that will become the foundation for our current social, economic, and political situation today, as well as the lingering issues left unaddressed by the fledgling republic and later, the Civil War. Such issues include: the destruction and upheaval of the native civilizations of the Western Hemisphere during European contact, life in the colonies, the move towards independence and the idea of America as a country, the battle over small vs. big government, the rise of industrialization and capitalism in the early nineteenth century, as well as slavery and its role in leading the U.S. towards civil war in the 1860s.



The United States Since 1877
Course Number: HIST 1302H
Instructor: Modaff
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Three sections are available:

Class Number: 17363
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Class Number: 15903
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Class Number: 16276
Days and Times: MW 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

This class is an introduction to the past 150 years of American life. We will investigate topics as diverse as labor strikes, immigration, beauty culture, popular music, war and protest, highways, illegal substances, gender ideas, and the beef industry. The many stories we tell will give you a new lens on our present reality: a way to connect history to the questions that matter to you. Short, flexible assignments ask students to connect history to their world and values. Within that flexibility, we foreground the history of social movements in four units built around the technology by which people communicated with one another, from telephones to the internet. We will also pay close attention to what historians call the “growth of the modern state.” Finally, this class will teach you to read and write like a historian: with care and creativity.



Latin History Through Film                                                                 
Course Number: HIST 3301H
Instructor: Howard
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21716
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

With the use of film from the cinemas of the a number of Caribbean nations, this course surveys Caribbean social, political, economic and cultural history from the encounter and conquest by the Spanish, the arrival and colonialism of the other Western European nations, and up to the present era.



Plagues and Pestilence                                                                                   
Course Number: HIST 3319H
Instructor: Schafer
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21720
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
 <MS>

In this course, we will examine the causes and effects of a variety of epidemics in human history, from the Plague of Athens in Ancient Greece, to the Black Death in late medieval Europe, to smallpox in the colonial Americas, to emerging epidemics of recent decades. The course is organized chronologically with a focus on select epidemic diseases, each of which characterized particular moments in human history and epidemiology.



Oral History Methods
Course Number: HIST 3324H
Instructor: Harwell
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15916
Days and Times: MW 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
 <CW>

Talk with local history makers! Oral history is a key component in historical research that captures human memories and personal reflections on people, places, and events of historical significance. At the same time, oral history differs from other types of interviews because it encourages the person to share their life story, and it is conducted with the intent of preserving the interview in an archive as part of the permanent historical record. You will be trained to conduct oral histories and interviews in general, explore oral history’s value as a memory-centered research tool, learn transcription techniques, and complete the elements required to include the oral histories in the UH Special Collections archives. These skills are valuable to students in any discipline.



Houston Since 1836
Course Number: HIST 3327H
Instructor: Harwell
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 12379
Days and Times: MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
 <CW> <HC>

Get involved in hands-on history and have your work published in the “Houston History” magazine! This course explores the social, cultural, economic, and political history of the Houston region, including the cotton and railroad industries, oil and gas booms, and development of the Houston Ship Channel, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, and NASA. Comparative analyses place local events within a national and global perspective, emphasizing Houston’s growing diversity through migration and immigration, efforts to build an inclusive community, and landmark civil rights cases. Students will write an article for publication and have the choice to conduct an oral history or produce a short film to go with it. The class provides training in historical writing, editing and interviewing techniques.



Russian Imperial History
Course Number: HIST 3371H
Instructor: Golubev
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21725
Days and Times: MW 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

This course explores the rich and complex history of the Russian Empire, tracing its evolution from the early modern Muscovite state to its dramatic collapse during World War I. It begins with the rise of Muscovy and the formal establishment of the Russian Empire under Peter I, followed by the transformative reign of Catherine II. Moving into the nineteenth century, the empire’s involvement in the Napoleonic Wars made it a global power, but also ushered in an era of profound social, political, and economic challenges, to which the ruling class responded with a controversial and flawed modernization program. Key themes include the technologies of imperial expansion, the development of imperial ideology and culture, interactions with indigenous peoples, and the empire’s relationships with global powers. The course also examines the emergence and growth of revolutionary movements, culminating in the disintegration of the Russian Empire and the rise of Bolshevik power.



Ottoman Empire I
Course Number: HIST 3385H
Instructor: Yuksel
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21726
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

History and analysis of the transformation of the thirteenth-century Ottoman principality into a leading sixteenth-century world empire in the context of world history.



Magic Bullets and Modern Medicine in the Global South
Course Number: HIST 4383H
Instructor: Bhattacharya
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21737
Days and Times: MW 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

This course will situate how biomedicine and specific therapeutic interventions were used as the solution for specific diseases in the history of modern medicine. It will examine the historical connections between disease control and state medicine in colonial states and analyse how international aid and informal imperialism in the global South informed medical policy.



Africa Since 1945 to Present
(Petition for Honors credit)
Course Number: HIST 4386
Instructor: Chery
Instructional Mode: Asynchronous Online
Class Number: 17735

Freedom seemed to come quickly and with ease for Africans in the mid-twentieth century. And yet, the history of African independence began with Ethiopia in the 1890s and stretched into the 1990s in South Africa. African people created fifty-four distinct nation-states out of this struggle. This course focuses on the era in which the Western colonial rule fell apart. It explores the many possibilities African people envisioned for their futures as citizens and not subjects of their homelands. In the process, it reckons with the meaning of sovereignty, the limits of state power, and the new political identities they forged with former colonial powers, and their new position within a shifting world economy, as well as a seemingly fixed global economy. But at its core, this course deeply considers the multiple meanings of African freedom, the processes and strategies to obtain it, and its global impact on contemporary politics.

Honors

Readings in Medicine & Society
Course Number: HON 3301H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Three sections are available:

Instructor: Macdonald
Class Number: 14217
Days and Times: MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Instructor: Macdonald
Class Number: 13604
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Instructor: Liddell
Class Number: 13020
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
 <MS>

This course serves as a broad introduction to ways the medical humanities can play a crucial role in helping both medical professionals and patients better understand issues of health and disease from a variety of perspectives. Via essays, fictional narratives, memoir, journalistic accounts, films, and/or guest speakers, this discussion-based class will also emphasize practices of reflective and critical thinking, communication skills, and developing a more empathetic, holistic awareness of the many social, cultural, and emotional dimensions that shape our experiences of illness, recovery, and the provision of care.



Health and Human Rights
Course Number: HON 3306H
Instructor: Lunstroth
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14668
Days and Times: TTh 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
 <MS> <HC>

Concepts of international human rights, as both laws and moral discourse, serve as ways of indicating that an individual or community have been the subject of an injustice. Human rights not only has its own domain of activity, but the “human rights approach” has also been adopted by the international development, humanitarian and public health communities. Students in this course will become familiar with the structure and function of the United Nations system, as the human rights, development, humanitarian and public health regimes exist in its organization. We will also look at the main HR treaties and how they are implemented in the health sector through the World Health Organization and related organizations. Students will become familiar with different theories of justice and of the person. Finally, we will consider the idea that human rights are forms of colonial oppression of the global east and south. Students will have tremendous latitude for their final paper.



Lyric Medicine
Course Number: HON 3308H
Instructor: Lambeth
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 17689
Days and Times: MW 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
 <MS> <HC>

How is illness or disability expressed, recollected, or felt? Through a progressive, linear sequence of events, or through vivid, nonlinear moments? Chronology can get in the way of communicating illness and pain, contributing to narratives of tragedy or triumph, cause and effect, or simple, linear trajectories of either cure or death. In this course, we will explore what William Wordsworth called “spots of time,” intensely vivid, lyric moments. We will move beyond assumptions imposed by linear narrative through 1) examining contemporary poetry, lyric essay and memoir, graphic medicine, podcasts, and films that question chronology; 2) through generative creative writing exercises; and 3) through training and facilitating weekly TimeSlips storytelling sessions with memory care patients. We will seek new ways to define time and its elasticity, giving new meaning to aging, disability, illness, and healing.



Intro to Health Professions
Course Number: HON 3309H
Instructor: Macdonald
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18854
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
 <MS>

Designed for both pre-health students and students with a more general interest in healthcare, this course explores what human care means, the health professions dedicated to that vocation, and the social forces that structure healthcare and the caring professions. Together we will ask: how do different healthcare professions define and deliver care? What shapes the professional commitments, experiences, trajectories, and identities of those engaged in the work of care? How do we understand the relationship between the caregiver and the cared for? Drawing on biographies, oral histories, and invited guest speakers, we will explore ‘lives of caring’ from a diverse array of social identities and a wide range of the healthcare workforce. Utilizing scholarship from the humanities and social sciences, we will consider historical trends, current issues, and future possibilities for the practices of care.



Creativity at Work
Course Number: HON 3310H
Instructor: Zaretsky
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 11984
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
 <CW>

The course will cover the ways in which writers of history, fiction, and philosophy over the course of western history have reflected on and written about plagues.



Nations and Imaginations
Course Number: HON 3313H
Instructor: Zaretsky
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21802
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
 <CW> <HC>

This course will explore how French novelists have investigated and, in an important sense, invented and reinvented the idea of France in the 19th and 20th centuries.



Research & Writing Humanities
Course Number: HON 3314H
Instructor: Rayneard
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18852
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
 <CW> <HC>

Today’s scholars, thinkers, and trailblazers must find ways to speak with clarity to a complex and turbulent world. This course is an opportunity to develop your critical voice in service of academic, cultural, or professional aspirations. It will draw on the best examples of rigor and innovation from traditional and interdisciplinary humanities. Scholars from a range of fields will join us to discuss the research they find most compelling, the writing they admire, and the projects that inspire them. The class is designed to challenge you to develop foundational research, writing, presentation, and collaboration habits for continued growth beyond the semester. This course will provide excellent preparation for students considering substantial humanities research and writing opportunities such as the Mellon Scholars Program, the FrameWorks Program, the Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarships, a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, or a senior honors thesis.



Leadership Theory and Practice
Course Number: HON 3330H
Instructor: Rhoden
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 12536
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
 <LS> <HC>

This course will provide students with a review of major leadership theories designed to incorporate research findings, practice, skillbuilding, and direct application to real world scenarios. Beyond leadership theories, the course will cover a variety of topics impacting today’s student, including power and ethics, teamwork, coaching and mentoring, conflict, and motivation. As one of the core offerings in the Leadership Studies minor, this course assumes that every individual has leadership potential and that leadership qualities can be developed through experience and reflection. Through class activities, we will create opportunities for practice, application, and documentation of leadership experiences. Success in this course requires demonstrated mastery of theoretical concepts, capacity for collaborative work, and thoughtful reflection upon and integration of theory and experience.



Intro to Civic Engagement
Course Number: HON 3331H
Instructor: Lawler
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14661
Days and Times: TTh 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
 <LS>

What does it mean to civically engage? What is community and which ones am I a part of? How do I change the world? This course is designed to empower you to chase and answer these questions. You will leave with the confidence, bravery, knowledge and skills to become fully engaged members of your communities, at every level. You will learn more about yourself by exploring what you want and what your community needs. We will work through the ideas and history that created civic engagement. We’ll consider moral, social, and political justifications for why civic engagement is critical to developing your individuality and strengthening our democracy. All of this will prepare you to practice some engagement of your own, both formally and informally. You’ll leave with your own project proposal, which we workshop together from researching an initial idea, to learning from your community members, to developing a plan.



Principles of Data and Society
Course Number: HON 3350H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:

Instructor: Price
Class Number: 15151
Days and Times: TTh 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Instructor: Kapral
Class Number: 21769
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
 <DS>

Advancing technologies and shifting values compel new thinking about the collection and use of data to inform decision-making and frame our collective experience. This discussion-based course examines the historical foundations, philosophical underpinnings, and social forces that shape the role data plays in our society. Through selected readings and a fixed set of projects, students will engage with data science principles and techniques as seen through a humanities lens. Grades will be assigned based on technical proficiency in straightforward and common data analytics tasks, convincing argumentation, and comprehension of broad ethical and social issues.



Shakespeare's Greek and Roman Plays
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Barnes
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21803
Days and Times: MW 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
<PHR> <HC>

Of Shakespeare's 37 plays, roughly a quarter of them are set in Greco-Roman antiquity. In this course we will read a selection of these plays, including Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Troilus and Cressida, and consider such topics as: the ways that Shakespeare adapted his ancient source material for his own dramatic ends; the relationship between these "ancient" plays and Shakespeare's own political and cultural environment; and of course artistry of the individual plays themselves. We will also consider select film versions of these plays, and read Stephen Greenblatt's "Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare" (2016) over the course of the semester. This is a seminar-style course with a strong emphasis on close reading and discussion.



The Ancient Greek Mind                                                                                 
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Ford
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21804
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
 <PHR> <HC>

What did the world look like through the eyes of an ancient Greek? This class will examine the intellectual history of Greece from its beginnings in the archaic period through the classical and Hellenistic periods, tracking the formation of the unique worldview that underlay Greek literature and philosophy. Topics covered will include religious and mythological knowledge; the development of historical inquiry, philosophical reasoning, natural science, art, and architecture; and how these trends interacted with political history and the great literature of classical Greece. Readings include Hesiod, Homer, the Attic tragedians, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Plato.



Social Media, Digitality, and Politics
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Lawler
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21805
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
 <DS> <HC>

Social media platforms house a great deal of our daily activity and discourse, but how do these platforms formally and informally change us? Is social media good or bad for community? How much personal information should be online? How is the use of Big Data governed? We'll explore these and more difficult questions which digitality (the fabric of our lives that is purely digital) introduces to our social politics. Additional topics we’ll cover include: the rights of online communities, virtual physicality (avatars), trolling, memes, connective action, algorithmic justice, online privacy, and surveillance. We'll explore the phenomena of digitality at intersections of politics, democratic theory, media studies, embodiment and space on social media platforms. The course will include discussion, interpretive essays, and a research project collecting and contextualizing social media “artifacts” as they pertain to pressing political and social questions.



The Death Penalty in America
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Leland
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21806
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
 <DS> <LS> <HC>

Students will examine the political, moral, legal, and ethical framework of the death penalty. Partnering with a Texas legal organization, students will delve into pending cases. Through speakers, research and data analysis, students will deepen their understanding of capital punishment currently and historically, based on real cases, practitioners, advocates, and events.



Introduction to Meditation
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Lunstroth
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21807
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
 <MS>

Meditation describes everything from a relaxing way to lower blood pressure to very sophisticated ways of attaining the highest goals of life. In this course you’ll get an overview of the biomedical and popular ideas of meditation. More importantly, you’ll get a substantive introduction to the principles and practices of meditation described in classical Sanskrit texts. According to a canonical definition, yoga (i.e. meditation), is the “control of the modifications of the mind-stuff.” Experience is the only way to understand what the mind-stuff is, so from the beginning of the course you will be guided through daily exercises to take the first step in understanding the mind-stuff. You will be reading the texts in conjunction with your experiences. You will also read entertaining and interesting accounts by advanced meditators of their lives and experiences. In addition to Indian traditions, you will learn something of the Chinese, Buddhist and Islamic traditions.



Your World and Your Voice
This course is cross-listed as HON 4198-01 (14269)
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Rayder
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21808
Days and Times: F 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
 <LS>

In a world inundated by fake news and irrelevant information, clarity is power. Understanding current events and the different sides of an issue is critical to having reasoned dialogues. More importantly, knowing how to develop and argue one’s own opinion is essential for shaping the future. This writing-intensive course will help students hone the analytical and compositional skills needed to compose informed essays on global challenges and how they can address them. Students are encouraged to consider their own backgrounds, including academic and personal, and how these shape their perspectives. The course will focus on political, health, technological, and environmental challenges for the 21st century among other global issues. Participants may enroll in either the 1 or 3 credit hours version; for Leadership Studies credit students must be enrolled in the 3 credit hour course.



Metaphors of Body and Illness
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Trninic
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21809
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
 <MS> <HC>

In this seminar, we will read from a range of fields concerned with language, including rhetoric, literature, discourse analysis, linguistics, and philosophy to understand how we think, speak, and write metaphorically, especially about the body and its illnesses. We will learn how to think about metaphors and then examine what metaphors coalesce around certain illnesses. How do these metaphors frame larger societal understandings of the body and its diseases? To what extent do certain metaphors help or harm, then, as they are used within various contexts in and out of medical practice? Students will respond to readings in weekly writing and discussion, culminating in a term research paper and presentation of their findings.



Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Williamson
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21810
Days and Times: W 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
 <ES> <LS> <HC>

Join Honors students from universities across the United States in exploring the complex issues around sustainability in agriculture. Collaborating with experts from a variety of fields, students will be exposed to a broad collection of sustainable agriculture concepts scaffolded on three central questions: What is sustainable agriculture? Why do we need it? How do we do/approach it? Based on their learning, students will develop their conceptualizations of sustainable agriculture through these central questions. Students will develop their sustainability lens or orientation to critically examine and approach any issue sustainably, including related food, climate, natural resources, and human sciences topics.



E-Portfolio
Course Number: HON 4130H
Instructor: Bettinger
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 13884
Days and Times: F 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
 <LS>

The one-credit hour ePortfolio course is recommended for juniors and seniors seeking innovative ways to showcase their undergraduate career and to distinguish themselves when applying for graduate school and the workforce. The course guides students through “folio thinking” when developing their professional websites, which includes creating a narrative for the website, a site map, and drafts of the ePortfolio. The class is collaborative, with opportunities for brainstorming, peer reviewing, and presenting ideas.



Your World and Your Voice
This course is cross-listed as HON 3397-01 (21808)
Course Number: HON 4198H
Instructor: Rayder
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14269
Days and Times: F 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

In a world inundated by fake news and irrelevant information, clarity is power. Understanding current events and the different sides of an issue is critical to having reasoned dialogues. More importantly, knowing how to develop and argue one’s own opinion is essential for shaping the future. This writing-intensive course will help students hone the analytical and compositional skills needed to compose informed essays on global challenges and how they can address them. Students are encouraged to consider their own backgrounds, including academic and personal, and how these shape their perspectives. The course will focus on political, health, technological, and environmental challenges for the 21st century among other global issues. Participants may enroll in either the 1 or 3 credit hours version; for Leadership Studies credit students must be enrolled in the 3 credit hour course.



Narratives in the Professions
Course Number: HON 4330H
Instructor: Reynolds
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18977
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
 <CW> <LS> <MS> <HC>

Every profession has stories: of challenges faced, mistakes made, and inexperience evolving into expertise. What’s more, effective communication of narratives remains an essential professional skill: for lawyers arguing a case, doctors explaining treatments, teachers leading a class, executives making presentations, and so on. In this class we will examine narratives both ways: first by gaining insights from stories set in various professional fields, and then re-purposing those insights in order to become more skillfully articulate in conveying your own distinct readiness for an intended career. Texts will consist of essays, journalism, fiction, and films, while reflective writing assignments will include prompts tailored towards generating effective material for use in competitive interview scenarios, as well as crafting a personal statement for use in job and/or graduate and professional school applications.



Data and Society in Practice
Course Number: HON 4350H
Instructor: Kapral
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 15887
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
 <DS>

Building on principles introduced in HON 3350, this course explores the practical implications of adopting a humanities-informed approach to data science. With support from program faculty and external partners, students will select a topic of interest and design a data project to examine an issue related to health and well-being within a local community. Course activities are split between discussion and project working sessions, and the course is structured to provide multiple opportunities to present their work and receive feedback from peers and instructors. Through the course, students will build the capacity to plan and launch an independent research project and will develop skills related to data acquisition and wrangling, exploratory analysis, visualization, and presentation.



Engaged Data
Course Number: HON 4355H
Instructor: Konstantinidis
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16111
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
 <DS> <HC>

This is the elective capstone class in the Data & Society minor. It builds on themes developed in HON 3350 and HON 4350, centered around a humanities approach to the history and development of technology. This class will use project-based learning and real world examples to explore competing ways of modeling data and using data science to interpret and transform our world. Students will employ data science concepts, manage and analyze data, use exploratory data analysis, statistical inference, and modeling in planning and implementing of a specific community project.



Debating Policy
Course Number: HON 4397H
Instructor: Garner
Instructional Mode: Hybrid
Class Number: 21822
Days and Times: W 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
 <LS> <HC>

This course will be a practicum in policy debate with a competitive co-curricular component. Students in the course will learn advanced debate tactics and strategies and apply them in a competitive environment. These competitions will be the culmination in an extensive course of public policy research focusing on the current year’s debate topic. Students will work closely with other team members and coaches and will attend four intercollegiate tournaments (consult Rob Glass on the tournament schedule for the fall semester). Participants are often tracked into novice/new debater and JV/varsity divisions, with separate in-class curricula, taught by members of the UH Debate coaching staff. Some meetings/tracks may be hybrid, based on team needs, and some classes may overlap with competitive tournament travel. This course is a hybrid online/in-person course.



Loss and Recovery
Course Number: HON 4397H
Instructor: Liddell
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21823
Days and Times: M 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
 <MS> <HC>

In this course we’ll read a selection of narratives about loss—of life, of loved ones, of self—and recovery. That each of us will experience suffering is a certainty; to be alive is to suffer loss and grief. But how do we find meaning beyond this certainty that life imposes? We’ll read about the ways people struggle in the wake of loss. How some find a way to recover, but others don’t. And in studying both, we may learn how best to navigate that territory ourselves.

Jewish Studies

Jewish Civilization, Ancient to Modern
This course is cross-listed as RELS 2336-01 (17899) and WCL 2380-01 (16722)
Course Number: JWST 2380H
Instructor: Tamber-Rosenau
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16720
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

The history of the Jewish people is in many ways also the history of the world. Judaism is thousands of years old, bearing witness to much of recorded history, and Jews have lived in nearly every land in the world. In this course, we will explore the sweep of Jewish history from biblical origins to the present day, exploring persistent themes such as ethnicity, religious pluralism, multiple identities, diaspora, in-group/out-group boundaries, and persecution. At several points in the course, we will examine Jewish history for resonances with the history of other groups. At every turn we will discuss the influence of history on how the public speaks about Judaism and Jews today.

Mathematics

Accelerated Calculus
Course Number: MATH 2450H
Instructor: Puelz
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face

Lecture:
Class Number: 12440
Days and Times: MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Labs:
Class Number: 14570
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Class Number: 12436
Days and Times: MWF 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

This course covers: differentiation and applications; linear approximation and the chain rule; related rates; integration; fundamental theorem of calculus; concept of work and force; applications in physics and biology; area and volume by integration; techniques of integration; polar coordinates and complex numbers; Newton’s laws of motion; mean value theorem and Taylor’s theorem with remainder; and sequences and series. 

Philosophy

History of 18th Century Philosophy                                                               
Course Number: PHIL 3305H
Instructor: Morrison
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 20761
Days and Times: MWF 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
 <PHR>

In this class, we will read works from Hume, Rousseau, and Kant in an attempt to come to a deeper understanding of the 18th century intellectual landscape. The focus of my approach will be on the social, ethical, and political thought of these three leading figures in the century of Enlightenment. This is not a broad survey course but rather a deep dive into the thinking of three very different figures as they contemplate questions concerning the origins and place of art, science, and religion in our lives.



Medical Ethics
Course Number: PHIL 3354H
Instructor: Determeyer
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16866
Days and Times: Th 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
 <MS>

The general purpose of a course in medical ethics is to acquaint the student with the various moral and ethical issues that exist in the field of medicine and in healthcare. In order to fulfill this goal, we will move through a variety of topics designed to provide an introduction to the background of ethics theory; subsequent classes will be dedicated to issues facing the medical community, along with an opportunity for each student to participate in and comment on those issues.



Classics in the History of Ethics
Course Number: PHIL 3358H
Instructor: Phillips
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16752
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
 <LS> <PHR>

Analysis of central works in the history of philosophical ethics, by selected authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Butler, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Sidgwick.

Physics

University Physics II
Course Number: PHYS 2326H
Instructor: Forrest
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face

Lecture:
Class Number: 12491
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Lab:
Class Number: 14202
Days and Times: F 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

This course covers thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics, and modern physics.

Political Science

United States Government: Congress, President, and Courts
Course Number: GOVT 2305H
Instructor: Belco
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14261
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

The study of the institutional design of government and the political behavior of the electorate. This course considers how and why the electorate acts as they do in our representative system and our institutions. We will study how Congress, the president, and the judiciary carry out their functions, including the creation, execution, and the interpretation of law.



United States and Texas Constitution and Politics
Course Number: GOVT 2306H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Four sections are available:

Instructor: Belco
Class Number: 18969
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Instructor: LeVeaux
Class Number: 18970
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Instructor: LeVeaux
Class Number: 18971
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Instructor: Leland
Class Number: 18972
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

This course will introduce students to the study of politics in Texas and the United States by considering the constitutional order of each. It will begin with the Declaration of Independence and the ratification of the US Constitution and then move through American constitutional development to consider the changes to the constitution of 1787. We will investigate the relationship between practical politics and constitutional design as well as look to Texas as an example of constitutional politics at the state level.



Introduction to Political Theory
Course Number: POLS 3310H
Instructor: Cooper
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18978
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
 <PHR>

The first half of this course covers the development of theoretical conceptions of political order from ancient civilizations to the 20th century. By reading authors like Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Locke, and Rousseau we will consider questions about the origin, legitimacy, and purpose of political rule and constitutional order. In the second half of the course, we will return to these thinkers and others to consider more deeply various competing notions of justice, freedom, and the relationship between politics and a meaningful life.



American Political Thought
Course Number: POLS 3349H
Instructor: Gish
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21771
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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This course examines the history of political thought in America, with an emphasis on the foundational writings of the colonial and the revolutionary eras, and founding documents of the early Republic. We will study the gradual development of national institutions, such as Congress and the Supreme Court, and the factional disputes that arose before, during, and after the Civil War. In this Honors course, our focus will be on American constitutional principles and the fundamental principles of natural right articulated in the Declaration of Independence, examining their formation, interpretation, and re-interpretation at critical junctures in our national political history.



U.S. Immigration Policy
Course Number: POLS 3352H
Instructor: Belco
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16773
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
 <DS> <LS> <MS> <HC>

This course focuses on the study of U.S. immigration policy. You will learn about the countries of origin, patterns of immigration, and the integration of immigrants into the U.S. We will explore how federal, state, and local immigration laws were created and have been applied and interpreted by the executive branch and the Courts. We will investigate real-world problems, and as a co-curricular experience you will produce a case study that incorporates field work and research on immigration as well as the health and welfare of refugees and immigrants.

Psychology

Introduction to Psychology
Course Number: PSYC 2301H
Instructor: Saiyed
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:

Class Number: 12766
Days and Times: MWF 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Class Number: 12765
Days and Times: MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

The goal of this course is to provide a general introduction to psychology by examining several major areas, including consciousness, learning, memory, motivation, cognitive development, sexuality, social psychology, personality, and mental disorders. The class will introduce students to current principles, theories, and, if applicable, controversies of each area. Students will be expected to: 1) understand historical as well as current theory and research, 2) learn appropriate methods, technologies, and data collection techniques used by social and behavioral scientists to investigate the human condition, and 3) critically evaluate and apply key psychological principles to various real-world circumstances. Testing will emphasize students’ ability to think critically and apply concepts and theories. Students will submit at least one writing assignment as part of their course grade.

Human Motivation
Course Number: PSYC 4315H
Instructor: Knee
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 20846
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
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This course explores recent social psychological research and theory on human motivation and the consequences of different types of motivation (intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation in particular). The course will have a particular emphasis on Deci and Ryan’s (1985, 2000, 2008, 2017) self-determination theory, to which we will compare other perspectives and theories. We will be reading a lot of articles on a few theories rather than a lot of articles on a lot of theories. Thus, the course will focus on depth rather than breadth. We will examine motivation as it relates to a wide range of outcomes including achievement, interest, and creativity in school, sports, and the workplace, as well as self-development, self-esteem, emotions, and mental and physical health.

Religious Studies

Jewish Civilization, Ancient to Modern
This course is cross-listed as WCL 2380-01 (16722) and JWST 2380-01 (16720)
Course Number: RELS 2336H
Instructor: Tamber-Rosenau
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 17899
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

The history of the Jewish people is in many ways also the history of the world. Judaism is thousands of years old, bearing witness to much of recorded history, and Jews have lived in nearly every land in the world. In this course, we will explore the sweep of Jewish history from biblical origins to the present day, exploring persistent themes such as ethnicity, religious pluralism, multiple identities, diaspora, in-group/out-group boundaries, and persecution. At several points in the course, we will examine Jewish history for resonances with the history of other groups. At every turn we will discuss the influence of history on how the public speaks about Judaism and Jews today.



Magic, Divination, and Healing
Course Number: RELS 3366H
Instructor: Rainbow
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 13590
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
 <MS> <HC>

This course covers rituals of divination and healing in several ancient and medieval cultures. Readings will include ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, biblical, Greek, Roman, and Islamic texts.

Technology

Future of Energy and the Environment                                                          
Course Number: TECH 4310H
Instructor: Breaux
Instructional Mode: Asynchronous Online
Class Number: 17414
 <ES>

Students will explore energy topics and determine the impacts of Social, Technological, Environmental, Economic, and Political (STEEP) pressures in the domain. Students will also practice critical thinking on varied topics such as AI, EVs, the hydrogen economy, alternative fuels, and the public climate change debate against a background of social changes and economic diversity. 

World Cultures and Literature

Culture and Arts
Course Number: WCL 2351H
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Instructor: Nguyen
Class Number: 14575
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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This seminar explores the self-representation of refugees and their depiction in literature, memoirs, testimony, film, and art.



Jewish Civilization, Ancient to Modern
This course is cross-listed as RELS 2336-01 (17899) and JWST 2380-01 (16720)
Course Number: WCL 2380H
Instructor: Tamber-Rosenau
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16722
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

The history of the Jewish people is in many ways also the history of the world. Judaism is thousands of years old, bearing witness to much of recorded history, and Jews have lived in nearly every land in the world. In this course, we will explore the sweep of Jewish history from biblical origins to the present day, exploring persistent themes such as ethnicity, religious pluralism, multiple identities, diaspora, in-group/out-group boundaries, and persecution. At several points in the course, we will examine Jewish history for resonances with the history of other groups. At every turn we will discuss the influence of history on how the public speaks about Judaism and Jews today.



Modern Middle East: Literature, Politics, and Ideas
Course Number: WCL 3377H
Instructor: Pelletier
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21085
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
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This course will survey major landmarks in the literature and thought of the Middle East after 1798, examining them in the context of the region's political history. We will study various works including poetry, fiction, and non-fiction writing, to better understand various key trends in society and politics in the region, including colonialisms and anticolonialism, Arab nationalism, oil, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, current events, and more.



Narratives of Modern Korea: A War of Memories
Course Number: WCL 3397H
Instructor: Choi
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 20770
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

This course, "Narratives of Modern Korea: A War of Memories," brings an interdisciplinary and transnational approach to Korean studies by introducing students to films and literature that address major historical events from the twentieth to twenty-first centuries. Through a comparative perspective aimed at fostering richer interpretations of cultural products as sites of contested memory, this course will examine the link between individual memories and collective memory through South Korean cinema and literature. The course is divided into a survey of four critical historical turns. Each topic will be introduced through feature and documentary films and literature that examine the subjective evaluation of the living memory of individuals and communities. All the films are in Korean with English subtitles. No Korean language ability is required; no background knowledge of Korean history or culture is assumed.

FALL 2025 HONORS COLLOQUIA

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Science Communication Strategies
Course Number: BIOL 3350H
Instructor: Sharp
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21770
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
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Ecology of Being: Space, Place, and Identity
This course is cross-listed as ENRG 4397-03 (21826)
Course Number: ENGL 4372H
Instructor: Vollrath
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 25762
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
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Case Studies in Energy & Sustainability
Course Number: ENRG 4320H
Instructor: Debrah
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14679
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
 <ES> <HC>



Mining & Energy in the Developing World
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Debrah
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21824
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
 <ES> <HC>



Living Systems: Understanding Social-Ecological Perspectives
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Jacobsen
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21825
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
 <ES> <HC>



Ecology of Being: Space, Place, and Identity
This course is cross-listed as ENGL 4372-01 (25762)
Course Number: ENRG 4397H
Instructor: Vollrath
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21826
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
 <ES> <HC>



Houston Since 1836
Course Number: HIST 3327H
Instructor: Harwell
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 12379
Days and Times: MWF 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
 <CW> <HC>



Health and Human Rights
Course Number: HON 3306H
Instructor: Lunstroth
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 14668
Days and Times: TTh 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
 <MS> <HC>



Lyric Medicine
Course Number: HON 3308H
Instructor: Lambeth
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 17689
Days and Times: MW 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
 <MS> <HC>



Nations and Imaginations
Course Number: HON 3313H
Instructor: Zaretsky
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21802
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
 <CW> <HC>



Research & Writing Humanities
Course Number: HON 3314H
Instructor: Rayneard
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18852
Days and Times: TTh 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
 <CW> <HC>



Leadership Theory and Practice
Course Number: HON 3330H
Instructor: Rhoden
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 12536
Days and Times: MWF 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
 <LS> <HC>



Shakespeare's Greek and Roman Plays
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Barnes
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21803
Days and Times: MW 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
<PHR> <HC>



The Ancient Greek Mind
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Ford
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21804
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
 <PHR> <HC>



Social Media, Digitality, and Politics
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Lawler
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21805
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
 <DS> <HC>



The Death Penalty in America
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Leland
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21806
Days and Times: TTh 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
 <DS> <LS> <HC>



Metaphors of Body and Illness
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Trninic
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21809
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
<MS> <HC>



Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Course Number: HON 3397H
Instructor: Williamson
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21810
Days and Times: W 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
 <ES> <LS> <HC>



Narratives in the Professions
Course Number: HON 4330H
Instructor: Reynolds
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 18977
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
 <CW> <LS> <MS> <HC>



Engaged Data
Course Number: HON 4355H
Instructor: Konstantinidis
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16111
Days and Times: TTh 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
 <DS> <HC>



Debating Policy
Course Number: HON 4397H
Instructor: Garner
Instructional Mode: Hybrid
Class Number: 21822
Days and Times: W 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
 <LS> <HC>



Loss and Recovery
Course Number: HON 4397H
Instructor: Liddell
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21823
Days and Times: M 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
 <MS> <HC>



American Political Thought
Course Number: POLS 3349H
Instructor: Gish
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21771
Days and Times: MW 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
 <PHR> <HC>



U.S. Immigration Policy
Course Number: POLS 3352H
Instructor: Belco
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 16773
Days and Times: TTh 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
 <DS> <LS> <MS> <HC>




Human Motivation
Course Number: PSYC 4315H
Instructor: Knee
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 20846
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
<HC>



Magic, Divination, and Healing
Course Number: RELS 3366H
Instructor: Rainbow
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 13590
Days and Times: MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
 <MS> <HC>



Service and Manufacturing Operations
Course Number: SCM 3301H
Instructor: Anderson Fletcher
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Two sections are available:

Class Number: 17240
Days and Times: MW 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Class Number: 17241
Days and Times: MW 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
<HC>



Modern Middle East: Literature, Politics, and Ideas
Course Number: WCL 3377H
Instructor: Pelletier
Instructional Mode: Face-to-Face
Class Number: 21085
Days and Times: TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
<HC>