These courses fulfill requirements for our unique Franke Honors academic programs.
Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII)
and Minor in Creative Intelligence and Innovation (CII)
HNRS 270-001: Problems to Possibilities
Instructors: Jacqueline Melvold & Kat Riesing
Mon/Wed | 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM | 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.
HNRS 271-001: Creative Practice and Methods
Instructor: Carly Croman & Kat Riesing
Tues/Thurs | 3:30 - 4:45 PM | In-person
Explore creative methods from across disciplines, design your own problem-solving process, and tackle a real-world challenge with an external partner. Build the skills and confidence to create meaningful solutions, no matter your field.
HNRS 371-001: Creativity and Complexity
Instructor: Jacqueline Melvold
Seven Week - First | Mon/Wed/Fri | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | In-person
Chaos? Systems? Math? Nature? Uncover the complex systems and patterns that exist around us.
HNRS 471-001: Initiatives & Ventures
Instructor: Scott Hessell
Seven Week - Second | Mon/Wed/Fri | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | In-person
Got a big idea? Learn how to build it and pitch with confidence.
HNRS 472-001: Transdisciplinary Practice
Instructor: Jacqueline Melvold
Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | In-person
Turn your unique strengths into world-changing solutions—stand out as the transdisciplinary talent everyone’s been waiting for.
HNRS 473-001: Envisioning Futures
Instructor: Hsain Ilahiane
Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | In-person
Does your brain live in 2045? Use your creativity and innovative foresight to imagine future worlds.
HNRS 498B-001: BCII Capstone
Instructor: Jacqueline Melvold
N/A | In-person
Channel your passion into a final project where you build the roadmap that could bring an idea to life.
Health and Human Values (HHV)
HNRS 250-001: Methods in Health & Human Values
Instructor: Victor Braitberg & Hester Oberman
Mon/Wed | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | In-person
Explore new perspectives of healthcare that often aren't talked about, dive into how culture, ethics and society shape health and medicine.
HNRS 395M-001: Police, Medicine, and Society
Instructor: Victor Braitberg
Tues/Thur | 9:30 AM - 10:45 PM | In-person
Learn to combine data and human stories to inform and help your community.
HNRS 393A-001: HHV Internship
Instructor: Victor Braitberg
Tues | 5:00 - 7:00 PM | In-person
Designated for students earning internship credit for the Health and Human Values (HHV) minor.
HNRS 498-001: HHV Senior Capstone
Instructor: Lindsey Feldman
N/A | In-person
This is the required capstone course for students in the Health and Human Values minor.
Future Earth Resilience
HNRS 150C1: Knowledge, Power, Nature
Instructor: Caitlyn Hall
Fully Online
Unpack our complex relationship with the natural world and get your hands dirty designing real and just solutions for environmental challenges.
GE Prior to 2022: Tier I Individuals and Societies
HNRS 170A1: Sensing Our Environment
Instructor: Joost Van Haren
Tues/Thurs | 9:30 - 10:45 AM | In-person
How does our environment shape our relationship with the planet? See, hear, smell, feel and taste your way through Tucson as the city becomes your classroom.
HNRS 498F-001: FER Capstone
Instructor: Jennie McStotts
N/A | In-person
For students pursuing FER minor which requires a synthesizing project or paper.
Honors Civic Leadership Certificate
HNRS 335-001: Leadership, Advocacy and Building Community
Instructor: Nadia Alvarez Mexia
Mon/Wed | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | In-person
Get a front-row seat into local change by collaborating with community nonprofits and leaders and tackling real challenges.
HNRS 336-001: Leadership in Organizations
Instructor: Erin Paradise
Mon/Wed | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | In-person
Discover leadership in the context of shared-power and how shared vision, mobilization and policy change are created.