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Honors Coursework

Cutting-edge topics.  Dynamic faculty.  Discussion-intensive formats.  Great student colleagues.  Special course enhancements and enrichments.  A challenging path through General Education coursework.  In-depth studies and special topics across disciplines and majors.

While open to all, honors courses are designed for the student in hot pursuit of the highest levels of academic achievement.  Over one-hundred honors courses are offered in the undergraduate curriculum every year.  Whether they are a member of one or more of UT’s many honors programs, students have the option of intensifying and enriching their academic experience by enrolling in these special course offerings.

Honors courses in 2007-2008 include “The Civil War in Modern Memory,” “Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature and Film,” “Can Markets Save the Environment?,” and “Theory and Representation of the Holocaust.”

Chancellors Honors Program

The Chancellor's Honors Program offers a variety of interdisciplinary topics from which students may choose. Visit the CHP website for a comprehensive list of upcoming or current honors courses offered at the following levels:

  • » Chancellor's Honors First-Year Seminar (UH 100)
  • » University Honors 200-Level Courses
  • » University Honors 300-Level Course

Departmental Honors

Additionally, many departments offer honors courses and honors concentrations within the major.

 

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