MBU Honors is credit-neutral, which means that students are not required to take additional courses in order to complete the program. Every course in the Honors curriculum replaces other courses in each student’s degree program.
HONR 101: Honors Seminar I
First Semester Freshman Year
This course provides new Honors students with an orientation and introduction to the MBU Honors Program, providing information on the entire course of study along with practical experience in the seminar-learning, creative presentation, and writing skills required for success as independent thinkers, researchers, and authors.
Meets The Keynote requirement for Honors students.
Credit Hours: 1
HONR 203: Honors Seminar II
Second Semester Freshman Year
HONR explores a spectrum of big ideas by delving into Christian and human thought and creativity throughout history. Students will encounter a wide range of philosophical and literary texts representing a variety of voices, including those of women, minorities, as well as writers from Western and non-Western countries. Students will engage in daily discussions with other students and faculty regarding their reading and other course materials and be expected to provide both oral and written reflections on the topics considered.
Meets requirements for ENGL 203: World Literary Types for Honors students.
Credit Hours: 3
HONR 313: History and Philosophy of Argument
First Semester Sophomore Year
This course will explore the history of how human beings have argued and why. Starting with Plato and moving into twentieth- and twenty-first-century grapplings with technology’s effects on thinking and arguing. This course will help students understand the history of argument and learn to develop strong ethical research habits.
Meets requirements for CPHI 203: Introduction to Logic or CPHI 213: Introduction to Philosophy for Honors students.
Credit Hours: 3
HONR 403: Creating and Presenting Scholarly Research
Second Semester Junior or Senior Year
This course provides students with guidance in planning a program of research within a particular discipline. Students will complete a search for an appropriate topic and objective much like a graduate thesis topic and design a process to achieve and realize that objective. The course culminates in a project that brings together the student’s previous work in the Honor classes and Honors Contracts. Students will present their work at the spring conference and revise their presentation for prospective publication in a suitable academic journal.
Meets requirements for IDST 403: World Citizen for Honors students.
Credit Hours: 3