Let your curiosity guide you! Seminars are ideal for seeking new knowledge and perspectives or deepening your understanding of your major discipline. You can take as many seminars as you'd like during your undergrad (time allowing, of course), but all Franke Honors students must take at least one to graduate with honors.
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3-Unit Seminars
HNRS 270-001: Problems to Possibilities
Instructors: Kat Riesing & Jacqueline Melvold
Mon/Wed | 9:30 - 10:45 AM | In-person
Want to build skills that every employer or graduate school will look for? Look no further than this deep dive into creative problem solving.
This is a Gen Ed: Building Connections course.
HNRS 271-001: Creative Practice and Methods
Instructor: TBA
Tues/Thurs | 12:30 - 1:45 PM | In-person
Embark on the collab of the century by engaging in design thinking and risk analysis, solving a complex challenge of a partner organization.
This is a Gen Ed: Building Connections course.
1-Unit Seminars
HNRS 195H-001: Punks, Goths, Ravers, and Thugs: Studies in Subcultural and Countercultural Group Formation
Instructor: Evan Martin-Casler
Wed | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | In-person
This honors colloquium will focus on contemporary and historical issues in biomedical ethics as they relate to health laws and policies and medical treatments.
HNRS 195H-002: Spaces of Criminalization at the US/Mexico Border
Instructor: Stefano Bloch
Monday | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | In-person
Is the media depiction of border crime accurate? Learn about the discrepancies between media portrayals and reality.
HNRS 195H-003: Psychology of Money
Instructor: Dmitriy Nurullayev
Thursday | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | In person
Money is just a number... right? Discover your habits, fears, and dreams surrounding money while learning the basics of personal finance.
HNRS 195H-004: Mapping as Method
Instructor: Aurora Sartori
Tuesday | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | In person
Directionally challenged? This course makes sense of the confusing lines and symbols of maps and reveals what they can teach us about place, people, and community.
HNRS 195H-005: How is language processed in the mind?
Instructor: Adam Ussishkin
Wednesday | 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | In-person
How does the brain turn sounds into speech? Explore how humans understand and produce speech, no psychology degree needed!
HNRS 195H-006: Writing and Wellbeing
Instructor: Stacey Cochran
Wednesday | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | In-person
Writing and Wellbeing makes use of theory and research to inform a student-centered holistic curriculum that improves socioemotional learning, resiliency, and wellbeing.
HNRS 195H-007: Thesis Planning & Research Fundamentals for Eller Honors
Instructor: Elise Romero
Wednesday | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | In-person
This seminar is only for honors students in the Eller College. The link to be enrolled will be active on this course page during registration. A roadmap to the Honors Thesis, at your fingertips, that is interactive, guided and collaborative.
HNRS 195H-008: How is AI Affecting our World?
Instructor: Deb Hughes Hallett
Wednesday | 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | In-person
Discover how AI is reshaping our world — from medicine to military, bias to bots — no tech skills required!
HNRS 195H-009: Perspectives on Race and Racism in American Politics
Instructor: Frank Gonzalez
Wednesday | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | In-person
This course provides an overview of contemporary perspectives including academic but also popular lay theories and prominent contemporary political ideologies regarding race.
HNRS 195H-010: Where Do I Fit In? Disabled Bodies, Narratives and Depictions
Instructor: Dani Lucchese
Thursday | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | In-person
Engage with texts, concepts and activities that challenge your perceptions around disability, access and justice.
HNRS 195H-011: Critical Disaster Studies: Beyond the Nature/Culture Divide
Instructor: Jennifer Croissant
Monday | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM | In-person | First Seven Weeks
Look at ideas such as precarity, the Anthropocene, and 'normal accidents' with the goal of developing optimistic frameworks for alternative futures.
HNRS 195H-012: Field of Sueños: Becoming Mexican American through Baseball
Instructor: Alex Nuñez
Tuesday | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | In person
Step up to the plate and explore how baseball became a powerful part of Mexican American identity, culture, and history.
HNRS 195H-101: #Black Lives Matter across the Americas
Instructor: Antonio Jose Bacelar Da Silva
Fully Online
Investigate beyond the headlines: this course explores how race shapes violence, power, and society in America.
HNRS 195I-001: Biosphere 2: Without It We Are Just Living the Experiment
Instructor: Joost Van Haren
Thursday | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | In-person
Step inside Biosphere 2 and see what it takes to sustain life on our planet.
HNRS 195I-002: Digital Divide: Evolution of High Technologies and Their Impact on Society and Humanity
Instructor: Jerzy W Rozenblit
Wednesday | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | In-person
Debate the positive impact that high technologies have on society.
HNRS 195I-003: Strategies for Creative Problem Solving
Instructor: Kasi Kiehlbaugh
Wednesday | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | In-person
Improve your "street smarts" by honing your creative problem solving skills.
HNRS 195I-004: What is Genomics? – The Past, Present & Future
Instructor: Rod Wing
Tuesday | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | In-person
Learn what it means to be a genome scientist and the questions that can be asked when studying genomics.
HNRS 195I-005: Seeing Health: Exploring Social Determinants of Health Through Photovoice and Art
Instructor: Tarnia Newton
Two Saturday's, 1/30 and 2/27 from 8 am - 4 pm | Hybrid
Throw art, research and community into the blender and come out with the skills to tackle health inequities and create real social impact.
HNRS 195J-001: Reexamination of the Aztec and Inca Conquest Through Art
Instructor: Edgard Oregiron
Tuesday | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | In-Person
You’ve only heard one side of the story: the side that won. Fact-check the encounter between the Spaniards and the Aztecs and Incas by analyzing historical native accounts and art.
HNRS 195J-002: Visual Metaphors and Literary Analogues: Our Campus Landscapes
Instructor: Patrick Baliani
Wednesday | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | In-person
Write your way across the beautiful University of Arizona campus, discovering stories, myths, and inspiration along the way.
HNRS 195J-003: Medieval Women’s Contributions: The discovery of forgotten voices
Instructor: Albrecht Classen
Friday | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | In-Person
Explore the contributions of women throughout the Medieval period.
HNRS 195J-004: The Science of Awe Through the Lens of Children’s Books
Instructor: Stephanie Pearmain
Thursday| 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | In-person
Discover how children’s literature can inspire wonder while revealing the science behind the experience of awe.
HNRS 195J-005: Beyond a Diagnosis: Exploring Disability Identity, Culture, and Community
Instructor: Sav Schlauderaff
Tuesday | 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | In-person
Learn more about disability-identity and break down concepts such as ableism, intersectionality, and accessibility.
HNRS 195J-006: Human Being: A Multidimensional Journey
Instructor: Nadia Mexia Alvarez
Monday & Wednesday | 1 PM - 1:50 PM | In Person | First Seven Weeks
Who are you? Who can you become? Ponder life's biggest questions in this inclusive seminar that brings together diverse voices, meaningful reflection, and real conversations about education and career.
HNRS 195J-007: Exploring Loss in Literature and Film
Instructor: Laura K Gronewold
Thursday | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | In-person
Explore ideas of loss – what it is, how it impacts us, and how we can find moments of joy amidst it.
HNRS 195K-001: Poetry Lab
Instructor: Sarah Kortemeier
Friday | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | In-person
Turn discovery into creation! Explore the Poetry Center Library, experiment with poetic “moves,” and craft your own writing to share with peers.
HNRS 195K-002: Screenwriting and the Art of Adaptation: Creating Your Story from Page to Screen
Instructor: Ted McLoof
Wednesday | 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | In Person
Learn what makes for proper adaptation from page to screen.
HNRS 195K-003: Principles of Composition and Creativity/Conducting Research in the Dance Studio
Instructor: Chris Compton
Wednesday | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | In-person | First Seven Weeks
Get moving, get creative, and discover how improvisation, choreography, and dance can turn your ideas into original works of art!