HNRS 401 Honors Tutorial & Colloquium I

1.5 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course

The Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquia make up the final coursework for completion of the Honors Program at the University of the Arts. The course is comprised of two 1.5 credit seminars taken during the Honor Scholar’s final two semesters before graduating from the University. The Honors Thesis is a major research thesis that develops an idea, a concern, or a proposition in support of a significant creative project in the Scholar’s field of study and is intended to demonstrate the culmination of the Scholar’s education at the University. The tutorial and colloquia replace traditional course work at the University with an intense and independent student-centered educational opportunity that permits Honors Scholars to independently explore their scholarly and creative interests under the direction of a Faculty Tutor at their own pace and intensity and provides the opportunity to create professional relationships between students and accomplished scholars, artists, designers and performers in their fields. In addition to the Faculty Tutor, Scholars will work with a Professional Mentor from their field. During the first semester of the Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquium scholars work one-on-one with a Faculty Tutor from their program to develop a proposal for their Honors Thesis. Senior Honors Scholars will convene as a group in colloquia conducted by the Honors Program Director four times throughout the term to discuss issues related to their work and present their work as it progresses toward a completed and approved thesis proposal. During the second semester of the Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquium students continue to work one-on-one with their Faculty Tutor and with a Professional Mentor to develop their thesis into a tangible, concrete creative expression to be publicly presented, performed, exhibited and critiqued at the end of the term. Again, senior Honors Scholars will convene as a group in colloquia four times throughout the term to discuss issues related to their work and present their work as it progresses toward their completed project. The Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquia have three central goals: 1) to create close tutorial relationships between University Faculty and Honors Scholars; 2) to challenge Scholars intellectually and creatively through their work with Faculty Tutors and Professional Mentors; and 3) to strengthen Scholars’ abilities in conducting independent research with the realization of the depth of understanding that is required to form a solid foundation from which to create. The Tutorial and Colloquium are designed to foster scholarly insight and debate and to nurture the intellectual passions of students and faculty alike.

This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.