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HON 102 HONORS SEMINAR 2: READING IN CLASSICAL ANDMEDIEVAL TEXTS2 s.h.Introduction to genre, narration, and cultural context. Readings in Roman, Medieval, and earlyRenaissance texts. This course is offered every spring semester.HON 200 SPECIAL TOPICS1-3 s.h.An elective course enriching the five-semester reading seminar program through selected events oradditional readings. The precise content varies. The course can be repeated as the content changes. Thiscourse is offered as needed.HON 201 HONORS SEMINAR 3: READING IN RENAISSANCE ANDENLIGHTENMENT TEXTS2 s.h.Introduction to modernity. Readings in Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment texts. This course isoffered every fall semester.HON 202 HONORS SEMINAR 4: READING IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY TEXTS2 s.h.Introduction to reception history. Readings in late eighteenth and nineteenth-century texts. This course isoffered every spring semester.HON 301 HONORS SEMINAR 5: READING INTWENTIETH-CENTURY TEXTS2 s.h.Introduction to ideological and de-centering readings. Readings in twentieth-century texts. This course isoffered every fall semester.HON 401 HONORS PROJECT1-3 s.h.Capstone project in which student pursues a research project integrating the Honors Program, core, andmajor. The 3 s.h. version of the course is a research project; the 1 s.h. version of the course is a directedreading seminar accompanying the student’s capstone project in his/her major. The 3 s.h. version is doneunder the direction of a faculty expert and the Honors Program Co-directors. Prerequisite is successfulcompletion of the five reading seminars. This course is offered as needed.HUMANITIESHUM 201-204 HUMANITIES ENRICHMENT SERIES.5 s.h. eachUp to 2 s.h. of elective credit (1/2 s.h. per semester). Must attend fourteen campus events during the courseof the semester. Campus events include, but are not limited to: fine arts programs, convocations, lectures,award ceremonies, the Southern Writers’ Symposium, art shows, concerts, seminars, Student GovernmentAssociation programs, and worship services in Hensdale Chapel. A list of approved events will bedistributed to participants each semester. Grading pass/fail. Attendance checked by tickets/programsturned in after events and by program evaluations. Monitored by the Vice President for StudentDevelopment and Services. This course is offered as needed.INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSESIDS 110 THE METHODIST UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE3 s.h.This course is designed to develop freshmen students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. Itis also intended to assist freshmen in the transition to college life. The subject matter of the FreshmanReading Program selection is deliberately chosen for its thought-provoking potential. The textbook relatedto college transition topics is presented in a case study format in order to facilitate class discussion and57