你四年的荣誉经历
你在圣. 爱德华的 Honors program will be an adventure. As an Honors student, your first few years will include small seminar discussions 和 team-taught courses with faculty from different disciplines. In these courses, you'll consider challenging 和 engaging topics from varied perspectives. 课程示例包括 的 Science of Sci Fi; Prophets, Saints & 英雄; 和 社会变革与法律.
Students also work closely with supportive mentors — St. 爱德华的 University's highly accomplished professors — 和 dialogue 和 share interests with fellow Honors students. What you explore inside 和 outside the classroom gives you a valuable skill set, 向你介绍新的想法, 和 influences your future personal 和 professional paths.
在项目的最后一年, you engage in independent 和 original research through your Honors senior thesis. Past projects include creative work such as graphic novels, 戏剧, 和 fashion designs, as well as varied academic research on Gothic architecture 和 gentrification 和 art in Harlem 和 East Austin. Your final project is intended to reflect intensive learning over the previous four years; it will rely on your individual passions 和 all of your studies. For some students, the formal research 和 preparation process can begin during the third year of study.
St. 爱德华的 University requires honors students to fulfill 24 credit hours of coursework through the Honors Program. 在四年的时间里, we provide students with opportunities to study with talented faculty in intimate seminar settings, engage in creative 和 dynamic interdisciplinary experiences, 和 undertake rigorous research with the support of faculty mentors within their major.
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第一年的经历
的 first year in the Honors Program is characterized by a supportive 和 engaging learning community. Students are enrolled in two community-based 研讨会, 一个在秋天，一个在春天, that provide opportunities to work closely with talented faculty 和 learn in intimate environments where dynamic conversations flourish. All first-year Honors students reside in a Living-Learning社区, which extends the classroom conversation into the residence hall, 在建立终身友谊的同时. Students also explore the meaning 和 significance of a 社区及文科教育 在他们第一年的秋天 一小时的研讨会(7学时).
的 研讨会 for the current academic year include:
- 社区的健康和疾病
- Speaking Truth to Power
- Religion, Diversity & 公民生活
- Writing America: Literature 和 the American Dream
(学生将从四个选项中选择两个.)
All of these courses fulfill a university General Education requirement. 请参阅 Current Students for equivalencies.
的 一小时的荣誉研讨会将包括:
- 文科导论(秋季)
第二和第三年的经验
第二年和第三年 are designed to foster intellectual independence 和 curiosity. Three courses 和 two 研讨会 are split between four semesters. 的y include two 团队授课，跨学科课程 that provide innovative learning opportunities to think across disciplines; two one-hour Curiosity Seminars, where students think carefully about a focused 和 perhaps unexpected topic selected by the professor; 和 a 本专业的合约课程, where students develop a mentoring relationship with faculty in their majors as well as develop the skills required for independent research (11 credit hours).
的 team-taught courses for the next academic year include:
Fall Semesters
- 旅程，朝圣和流放
- Medical Ethics
Spring Semesters
-
Post-Colonialism
-
慢(慢)，或时间的悖论
(学生将选择两个.)
All of these courses fulfill a university General Education requirement. 请参阅 Current Students page for equivalencies.
One-hour Honors curiosity 研讨会 include:
- 只是一场游戏?
- 科幻电影的科学
- 奇怪的艺术 & 激进主义
- Austin as Text
本学科课程包括:
- 本专业的合约课程
第四年经历
的 fourth year focuses on independent research 和 an Honors senior thesis. Students prepare for their senior thesis in the fall with a semester-long research preparation course or independent research supervised by a research mentor within their major. Students spend the spring completing their project, submitting their work to the University community at the Honors Symposium 和 to the faculty mentor as their senior thesis.
Students may also consider beginning their year-long research project in the spring of their junior year. This allows students to work on their project during the summer before the fourth year 和 apply for financial support for their research through the Office of Fellowships. 的se students present their research at the Honors Symposium in the fall.
Courses include:
- 荣誉论文准备(HONS 4370)
- 荣誉毕业论文(HONS 4399)