Honors seminars are the bedrock of Honors@CSU. These are small, discussion-based classes that take an interdisciplinary approach to a topic. The topics are varied, and students are encouraged to select a topic that piques their curiosity. These seminars offer students an opportunity to learn something new, and more importantly, learn how to approach learning by exploring the ways in which multiple disciplines can inform and enrich the understanding of a topic. With enough practice, students will take this transformative acquisition of knowledge into their own disciplines, becoming changemakers, leaders, and innovators in their respective fields. Seminar topics rotate, which means that each semester will feature different topics at different course levels.

Seminars for students on the Track 1 curricular path will satisfy up to 18 of the university’s 31 required AUCC credits. Students on the Track 2 curricular path will register for one sophomore level seminar that can meet one of three possible outstanding AUCC needs. Please confirm with your Honors advisor which sophomore seminar will be of most benefit.

Spring 2027 Honors Seminar Offerings

Seminar offerings for upcoming semesters are posted here during CSU’s Plan Ahead period, which is approximately a month before registration.  RamWeb provides the most accurate information about days/times/instructors.  

Honors 193 Seminars

First-year honors students in Honors Track 1 will choose one of the following seminars for the spring semester.  Seminar titles listed below are linked to a full course description (please be patient if the title is not yet linked).  Please note:  RamWeb is the ultimate source for accurate information such as days/times/instructor–this table is the most accurate for seminar title/topics.  If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected].

Seminar TitleCOURSESECTCRNDAYSTIMEInstructor
TBD19300120753M W09:00 AM - 10:15 AMLeah Holz
TBD19300310549M W12:00 PM - 01:15 PMAshley Davies
TBD19300410550T R03:30 PM - 04:45 PMJoanna Doxey
TBD19300510560M W09:00 AM - 10:15 AMAndrew Meyer
TBD19300610561M W02:00 PM - 03:15 PMDana Masden
TBD19300710562T R12:30 PM - 01:45 PMRachel Spurrier
TBD19300810563M W03:30 PM - 04:45 PMCatherine Ratliff
Music in Hollywood Films19300914057M W12:30 PM - 01:45 PMDan Obluda
Saving Earth’s biodiversity from ourselves through ethics, policy, and personal action19301010564M W F09:00 AM - 09:50 AMNicole Vieira
TBD19301112575T R02:00 PM - 03:15 PMJoanna Doxey
What Unites Us: Music As Human Expression19301312676T R02:00 PM - 03:15 PMMegan Bellamy-Lanz
How to Thrive: Models, Modes, and Methods for Life-Long Creative Personal Development19301412677T R12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTodd Mitchell
Saving Earth’s biodiversity from ourselves through ethics, policy, and personal action19301512899M W F10:00 AM - 10:50 AMNicole Vieira
Picture This, Read That: Text‐Image Relations in Children’s Picture Books, Superhero Comics, and Graphic Novels19301623420T R03:30 PM - 04:45 PMAparna Gollapudi
Issues in International Travel and Tourism: The Global to Local Nexus19301714058T R12:30 PM - 01:45 PMJana Raadik Cottrell

Honors 292 Seminars

Honors students (sophomore or above class level) take either HONR 292 A, B, or C in either the spring or fall semester.  292A fulfills 3 credits of AUCC 3A non-lab credit.  292B fulfills 3 credits of AUCC 3B.  292C fulfills 3 credits of AUCC 1C.  Please select the seminar that is most pertinent to your needs (for example, most students majoring in a science field will not need AUCC 3A).  Seminar titles listed below are linked to a full course description (please be patient of the title is not yet linked).  Please note:  RamWeb is the ultimate source for accurate information such as days/times/instructor–this table is the most accurate for seminar title/topics.  If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected].

Seminar TitleCOURSESECTCRNDAYSTIMEInstructor
Climate Change Ecology and Challenges from Plants to People292A00119658T R11:00 AM - 12:15 PMJustin Reeves
Exploring and Explaining Animal Behavior292A00218187T R12:30 PM - 01:45 PMJustin Reeves
Science Fiction and Social Criticism292B00116031M W F11:00 AM - 11:50 AMJoe Brown
Knowing in Arts & Humanities: Ways of Knowing and Diverse Graphic NovelsMemoir and Non-fiction Graphic Novels292B00216028M W F02:00 PM - 02:50 PMAshley Davies
Sojourner Lit: An Intellectual Exploration of the Journey292B00316032T R02:00 PM - 03:15 PMJohn Kitchens
More than Words: Exploring the Behavioral Science of Nonverbal Communication292B00416033M W12:30 PM - 01:45 PMElizabeth Sink
Art and Revolt: Fighting Regimes, Religion, and Self292B00525059T R12:30 PM - 01:45 PMSarah Zwick-Tapley
Knowing Across Cultures: Wildlife Conservation Issues292C00116038M W F12:00 PM - 12:50 PMNicole Vieira
Knowing Across Cultures: Caribbean Crossroads: A Survey of the History, Culture, and Identites of the Caribbean Islands292C00216039M W F10:00 AM - 10:50 AMCarlos Olivo-Delgado

Honors 392 Seminars

Track 1 honors students will take HONR 392 in either the fall or the spring semester (most students take this their junior year).  HONR 292 is a prerequisite course. Seminar titles listed below are linked to a full course description (please be patient if the title is not yet linked).  Please note:  RamWeb is the ultimate source for accurate information such as days/times/instructor–this table is the most accurate for seminar title/topics.  If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected].

Note:  there are several Study Abroad opportunities that count as HONR 392 or HONR 492.   

Seminar TitleCOURSESECTCRNDAYSTIMEInstructor
Dramaturgical Studies Leading to the Creation of Postmodernist Theatre39200118132M W02:00 PM - 03:15 PMSarah Zwick-Tapley
Why Do They Hate Us: Understanding the Myths, Realities and Limitations of the “American Empire”39200210566T R11:00 AM - 12:15 PMKeith Jaggers
North American Empires39200325224T R11:00 AM - 12:15 PMDoug Sheflin
Dramaturgical Studies Leading to the Creation of Postmodernist Theatre39200410567T R02:00 PM - 03:15 PMSarah Zwick-Tapley
How to Lead a Meaningful Life39200510568T R12:30 PM - 01:45 PMJohn Kitchens
How to Lead a Meaningful Life39200623421M W12:30 PM - 01:45 PMJohn Kitchens
Not All Who Wander Are Lost: The Contemporary Flaneur, Nomad, and Wanderer39200714059M W11:00 AM - 12:15 PMLeah Holz
You’d Be Murdered for This: Art, Political Regimes and Morality39200816043M W03:30 PM - 04:45 PMSarah Zwick-Tapley

Honors 492 Seminars

Track 1 honors students will take HONR 492 in either the fall or the spring semester.  Most students complete this their senior year.  HONR 392 is a prerequisite course. Seminar titles listed below are linked to a full course description (please be patient if the title is not yet linked).  Please note:  RamWeb is the ultimate source for accurate information such as days/times/instructor–this table is the most accurate for seminar title/topics.  If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected].

Note:  there are several Study Abroad opportunities that count as HONR 392 or HONR 492.  There is one that counts as both!

Seminar TitleCOURSESECTCRNDAYSTIMEInstructor
Music and the Moving Image49200110572M W02:00 PM - 03:15 PMDan Obluda
Life in the Matrix: From AI Slop to Foreign Bots…What is Real?49200210574M W03:30 PM - 04:45 PMJohn Kitchens
Globalize This: Fear and Loathing in the Age of Progress and Prosperity49200310575T R12:30 PM - 01:45 PMKeith Jaggers
The Bible As Literature49200613055T R11:00 AM - 12:15 PMZach Hutchins
Change – Social, Environmental and Economic Perspectives49200713884T R09:30 AM - 10:45 AMJana Raadik Cottrell