Liberal Arts Honors (LAH)
LAH 101 The Idea of Reacting to the Past 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Develop skills in public speaking, debate, critical thinking, research and writing using historically-based perspectives through role play. The equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program and Plan II.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LAH 102H, 202H, 302H The Idea of the Liberal Arts 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An overview of the liberal arts disciplines. One, two, or three class hours a week for one semester. Additional hours may be required.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LAH 103H The Ideas of Civic Engagement 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduces Liberal Arts Honors students to the resources of the University, their history, and how to make best use of them. Provides guidance on internships, scholarships, and career paths, encouraging students to prepare for a lifetime of civic engagement and public service. Humanities 116 and Liberal Arts Honors 103H may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged
Pre/Corequisites: Liberal Arts Honors 102H.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LAH 104H Professionalization and Career Development 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the ideas, concepts, and best practices of career development, professionalization and professional online brand management. Provides guidance on internships and career paths working in conjunction with Liberal Arts Career Services. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 101S, Liberal Arts 101M, Liberal Arts Honors 104H. One and one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LAH 305 Topics in Liberal Arts Freshman Honors Seminar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intensive small class lecture or seminar course addressing basic issues in various liberal arts disciplines. Lectures, readings, discussions, examinations. Humanities 305 and Liberal Arts Honors 305 may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
Topic 1: Reacting to the Past. Liberal Arts Honors 305 (Topic 1) and 305 (Topic: Reacting to the Past) may not both be counted.
LAH 305R Reacting to the Past 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to major philosophical, political, and historical concepts. Re-create the contexts in which these ideas acquired significance through role-playing games. Liberal Arts Honors 305 (Topic 1) and 305R may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LAH 112H The Nature of Inquiry 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the nature of research in liberal arts disciplines. One and one-half class hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Designed for students who plan to enter a liberal arts departmental honors program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LAH 318Q Supervised Research 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of the liberal arts honors program adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
LAH 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Liberal Arts Honors 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the College of Liberal Arts. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
LAH 322L Law and Organizations 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the intersection of law and organizational/workplace practices. Explore how law regulates the workplace (e.g., laws about sexual harassment), how organizations do or do not comply with the law, and the ways that organizational practices may affect legal standards. Only one of the following may be counted: Human Dimensions of Organizations 322L, Liberal Arts Honors 322L, 350 (Topic: Law and Organizations), Sociology 322L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HDO 322L, SOC 322L
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.5.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Liberal Arts Honors 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the College of Liberal Arts. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 340L Legal Internships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the role of lawyers and how the practice of law has shaped American society. Intern in law offices or legal settings. Gain practical experience and first-hand knowledge of different legal fields. Internships help shape classroom discussions. Examine the practice of law and how lawyers serve the public interest and larger society Liberal Arts Honors 340L and 350 (Topic: Legal Internships and the Law) may not both be counted. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester with an addition 9-10 internship hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25, an approved internship, and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the College of Liberal Arts who are participants in the Liberal Arts Honors Scholars Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 340M Business Consulting Internship 3 Hours
11 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
In a classroom setting, explore and discuss the role of consultants in the business world and how both have shaped American society. Discuss hands-on experience from internships in the classroom. One lecture hour and ten internship hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 340N Nonprofit Management Internship 3 Hours
11 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
In a classroom setting, explore the role of non-profit organizations and how they have shaped American society. Discuss hands-on experience from internships in the classroom. One lecture hour and ten internship hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 340P Public Health Internship 3 Hours
11 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
In a classroom setting, explore the role of public health organizations and how they have shaped American society. Discuss hands-on experience from internships in the classroom. One lecture hour and ten internship hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 340Q Technical Writing and Social Media Internship 3 Hours
11 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
In a classroom setting, explore the expanding role of social media and technical writing in society and how both have shaped American society. Discuss hands-on experience from internships in the classroom. One lecture hour and ten internship hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 340R Public Policy Internships and Advocacy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 9 Lab Hours
Examine how public policy is made, functions, and can be changed through the use of case studies, policy reports, and articles on current issues. Participate in a public policy oriented internship. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Pub Pol Intrnships/Advocacy) and 340R may not both be counted. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester with an additional 9-10 internship hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.25.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts who are participants in the Liberal Arts Honors Scholars Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 340S Foundations of Intercultural Competency 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study the ability to accurately understand and adapt behavior to cultural differences and commonality. Examine self and other awareness, explore culture, practice cross-cultural communication, and develop intercultural competency. Liberal Arts Honors 340S and 350 (Topic: Fnds of Intercul Competncy) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 341T Creative Writing and Crisis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how writers are able to respond creatively to challenging conditions and circumstances through certain writing practices and aesthetics. Study various writers and how their work responds to various forms of crises, such as personal, social, environmental, and existential. Explore a wide range of literary texts that capture contemporary dialogue with crisis. Liberal Arts Honors 341T and 350 (Topic: Creative Writing and Crisis) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 342U Poetics and Performance 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore depth and range of various poetic forms of contemporary poetry. Study writing poetry as a way of expressing thought and feeling that is shared with others. Engage in a conversation between voices and texts to produce informed writing. Liberal Arts Honors 342U and 350 (Topic: Poetics and Performance) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 343V American Literature and Culture of the Late 1960s 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine subjects that polarized Americans in the late 1960s, such as counterculture, the Vietnam War, youth protests, racism in the South, and the Black Power/Black Arts Movement. Explore the culture and social milieu of the late 1960s through the prism of American literature, film, and popular music of the era. Liberal Arts Honors 343V and 350 (Topic: Amer Lit/Cult of Late 1960s) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 345C Tell Your Stories: A Workshop 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practice writing stories as a way of exploring oneself, relationships and the world. Study examples of written storytelling in various genres including poetry, literary nonfiction, and short fiction. Liberal Arts Honors 345C and 350 (Topic: Tell Your Stories: A Workshop) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 345D Inequality in the United States Educational System 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how inequality has developed and is maintained within the American public education system. Only one of the following may be counted: Liberal Arts Honors 345D, 350 (Topic 21), Sociology 345D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 345D
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 149 Scholars Honors Capstone 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Produce a paper that reflects upon the student's academic enrichment experiences and how it impacted their views and career goals. The equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350 Topics in the Liberal Arts 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intensive lecture course treating topics from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, taught by instructors from various departments. Lectures, readings, discussions, examinations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Defense Policy. Articulation of national security strategy through decisions about Department of Defense organization and resources. Overview of military terms and organizing principles with an emphasis on policy, personnel, acquisition, budget, intelligence, and leadership. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 360N (Topic: Defense Policy), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Defense Policy), 350 (Topic 1), Public Affairs 325 (Topic: Defense Policy). Core Curriculum: 010
Topic 2: Our Lives In Fiction. Examines the hypothesis that human beings have and continue to create and recreate themselves through the telling of stories. Explores the concept that stories help define what is significant, what is praiseworthy, and what it is we should value and why.
Topic 3: Technical Change and Financial Crisis. Explores the economics of the business firm, the management of technical change, and the interaction between technology and finance in the writings of major twentieth century economists. Emphasis on attempting to understand the social and income-distributional consequences of technical change, the potential for system instability, and the dilemmas of public policy in this area. Only one of the following may be counted: Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Tech Change/Financ Crisis), (Topic 3), Tutorial Course 358 (Topic: Tech Change/Financ Crisis).
Topic 4: Literature of World War I. Selected readings from autobiographies, poetry, fiction, and memoirs, primarily about the Western Front, by German, British, and American authors; a short history of World War I; readings of a central book of literary analysis; exploration of the nature of war, the experience of combatants, and the legacy of the war itself and its unique literature. Humanities 350 (Topic 10) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Same as: HMN 350.10
Topic 5: Modern Masters of the Novel. An examination of a range of subjects and styles that distinguish the capacity of the novel to reflect private lives and public moments. Focuses on nineteenth and twentieth century British and American novelists such as George Eliot, Philip Roth, Ford Maddox Ford, and Graham Greene.
Topic 6: Documentary Film and Inquiry. Examines how narrative accounts such as documentary film, biography, or other non-fiction work impact the interpretation of significant events. A component of the class includes individual or collaborative research on a chosen topic and presentation of a life history project via a narrative description, video, photography, or other medium.
Topic 7: Power and Belief in Early Modern Europe. The historical and cultural processes that lead people to change the way they look at the world, and also brought some early modern Europeans to argue for religious toleration - first as a practical matter, and eventually as a matter of principle.
Topic 8: The Decolonization of the British Empire. Explores the era of decolonization of the British empire after World War II. History 350L (Topic 69) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 8) may not both be counted.
Topic 9: Getting it in Writing. An exploration of nonfiction writing and the process of translating facts, ideas, and experiences into words.
Topic 10: In Search of Meaning. Concepts include monotheism, the nature and personality of this god, the soul, chosen people, linear time, history as divine classroom, original sin, heaven, hell, salvation, etc. Establishes how and when these and a host of other features came into existence and created Judeo-Christian reality, and contrast the reality created therein with other realities--Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam. Humanities 350 (Topic 6) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and a University grade point average of at least 3.50. Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Topic 11: Rhetoric of Great Speeches. Exploration of the nature and history of rhetoric and analysis of some of the great speeches of the Western tradition.
Topic 12: Technologies of the Book. Examines the technologies that enabled the book and explores its impact on society, with particular attention paid to the printed book that has flourished since the mid-fifteenth century. Explores the technologies of production and manufacture, and those that enabled the creation of texts by authors and their distribution and reception, and considers the future of the book in today's society.
Topic 13: Writing Nonfiction. The craft of writing profiles, narratives, and essays. Concentration on the fundamental components of nonfiction: beginnings, organization, character development, narrative flow, and conclusions. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 13) and Tutorial Course 325 (Topic: Writing Nonfiction) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Topic 14: Money In American Politics. Explores the nature and consequences of money in American politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 370L (Topic 17), Humanities 351D, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HMN 351D Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing and grade point average of at least 3.50. Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Topic 15: History at Play. Explores the great religious, political, and cultural debates that occurred around two historic events: England's break with the Catholic Church in 1536 and India gaining independence from Britain in 1947. Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Topic 16: Psychology and Religion in Modern American Culture. Explores the historical, religious, and psychotherapeutic manifestations of the "search for meaning" in modern American culture. Examines theology, psychological theory, literature, music, politics, and art.
Topic 17: Race and Medicine in American Life. Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Topic 18: The Johnson Years. Humanities 351C and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 18) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HMN 351C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50. Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Topic 19: British History, Literature, and Politics. Reading course in history, literature, and politics, and as a class in professional writing. Examines not only the literature, history, and politics of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, but also the interaction of British and other societies throughout the world. History 366N (Topic 17) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 19) may not both be counted. Same as: HIS 366N.17 Additional prerequisite: Grade point average of at least 3.50. Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Topic 20: Archival Fictions. Explores the value of contemporary fiction, broadly understood to include multi-genre writing, that draws on archival materials as a means of documenting and producing counterhistories. Literary texts address global and transnational histories of colonialism, slavery, diaspora, and gender and sexual politics, as well as more specific events such as the Holocaust, 9/11, and environmental change. Only one of the following may be counted: English 360S (Topic: Historical Fictions), 360S (Topic 7), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Historical Fictions), 350 (Topic 20).
Topic 21: Inequality in the United States Educational System. Examine how inequality has developed and is maintained within the American public education system. Only one of the following may be counted: Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Inqlty in US Edu Sys), 350 (Topic 21), Sociology 321K (Topic: Inqlty in US Edu Sys), 345D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50. Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Topic 22: Leadership Strategy In Sports.
Topic 23: The Human Place in Nature.
Topic 24: The Paper Chase: Law School and the Life of the Law. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: PAPER CHASE: LAW SCHL, LIFE) and 350 (Topic 24) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010
Topic 27: Sicily: Myth, Reality, and Mafia. Examine the artistic traces left in Sicily by Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, and Spanish civilizations and how they contributed to create the present Sicilian reality. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Sicily: Myth/Reality/Mafia) and 350 (Topic: 27) may not both be counted.
Topic 28: Treasure Hunt Archival Research. Discover, explore and identify the boundless treasures that can be found on the University of Texas Austin campus as you hunt through the vast cultural and historical collections at the archives on campus including the Harry Ransom Center, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, and the LLILAS Benson Latin American Collection. Explore essential skills for pursuing original research projects in humanities disciplines and apply these skills to bring public attention to hidden histories and marginalized voices in American culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Humanities 350 (Topic: Treasure Hunt HRC Arch Rsch), 350 (Topic 13), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Treasure Hunt HRC Arch Rsch), 350 (Topic 28). Core Curriculum: 010
Topic 29: David Foster Wallace. English 349S (Topic 14) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 29) may not both be counted.
Topic 30: Paradise Lost: Reception History. English 351P and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 30) may not both be counted.
Topic 31: Immigration Literature. English 343I and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 31) may not both be counted.
Topic 32: Literature, Cultural Memory, and the American Civil War. Examines the American Civil War not in terms of its military or political history but in relation to the ways literary and cultural texts have remembered and rewritten it. Only one of the following may be counted: English 350R (Topic 3), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Am Lit/Cul/The Civil War), 350 (Topic 32).
LAH 350.10 In Search of Meaning 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Concepts include monotheism, the nature and personality of this god, the soul, chosen people, linear time, history as divine classroom, original sin, heaven, hell, salvation, etc. Establishes how and when these and a host of other features came into existence and created Judeo-Christian reality, and contrast the reality created therein with other realities--Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam. Humanities 350 (Topic 6) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a University grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.11 Rhetoric of Great Speeches 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Exploration of the nature and history of rhetoric and analysis of some of the great speeches of the Western tradition.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.12 Technologies of the Book 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines the technologies that enabled the book and explores its impact on society, with particular attention paid to the printed book that has flourished since the mid-fifteenth century. Explores the technologies of production and manufacture, and those that enabled the creation of texts by authors and their distribution and reception, and considers the future of the book in today's society.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.13 Writing Nonfiction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The craft of writing profiles, narratives, and essays. Concentration on the fundamental components of nonfiction: beginnings, organization, character development, narrative flow, and conclusions. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 13) and Tutorial Course 325 (Topic: Writing Nonfiction) may not both be counted.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.14 Money In American Politics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the nature and consequences of money in American politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 370L (Topic 17), Humanities 351D, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HMN 351D
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing and grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.15 History at Play 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the great religious, political, and cultural debates that occurred around two historic events: England's break with the Catholic Church in 1536 and India gaining independence from Britain in 1947.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.16 Psychology and Religion in Modern American Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the historical, religious, and psychotherapeutic manifestations of the "search for meaning" in modern American culture. Examines theology, psychological theory, literature, music, politics, and art.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.17 Race and Medicine in American Life 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.18 The Johnson Years 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Humanities 351C and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 18) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HMN 351C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.19 British History, Literature, and Politics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Reading course in history, literature, and politics, and as a class in professional writing. Examines not only the literature, history, and politics of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, but also the interaction of British and other societies throughout the world. History 366N (Topic 17) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 19) may not both be counted.
Same as: HIS 366N.17
Pre/Corequisites: Grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.2 Our Lives In Fiction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines the hypothesis that human beings have and continue to create and recreate themselves through the telling of stories. Explores the concept that stories help define what is significant, what is praiseworthy, and what it is we should value and why.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.22 Leadership Strategy In Sports 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.23 The Human Place in Nature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.27 Sicily: Myth, Reality, and Mafia 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the artistic traces left in Sicily by Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, and Spanish civilizations and how they contributed to create the present Sicilian reality. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Sicily: Myth/Reality/Mafia) and 350 (Topic: 27) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.29 David Foster Wallace 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
English 349S (Topic 14) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 29) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.3 Technical Change and Financial Crisis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the economics of the business firm, the management of technical change, and the interaction between technology and finance in the writings of major twentieth century economists. Emphasis on attempting to understand the social and income-distributional consequences of technical change, the potential for system instability, and the dilemmas of public policy in this area. Only one of the following may be counted: Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Tech Change/Financ Crisis), (Topic 3), Tutorial Course 358 (Topic: Tech Change/Financ Crisis).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.30 Paradise Lost: Reception History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
English 351P and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 30) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.31 Immigration Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
English 343I and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 31) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.32 Literature, Cultural Memory, and the American Civil War 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines the American Civil War not in terms of its military or political history but in relation to the ways literary and cultural texts have remembered and rewritten it. Only one of the following may be counted: English 350R (Topic 3), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Am Lit/Cul/The Civil War), 350 (Topic 32).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.4 Literature of World War I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Selected readings from autobiographies, poetry, fiction, and memoirs, primarily about the Western Front, by German, British, and American authors; a short history of World War I; readings of a central book of literary analysis; exploration of the nature of war, the experience of combatants, and the legacy of the war itself and its unique literature. Humanities 350 (Topic 10) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Same as: HMN 350.10
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.5 Modern Masters of the Novel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An examination of a range of subjects and styles that distinguish the capacity of the novel to reflect private lives and public moments. Focuses on nineteenth and twentieth century British and American novelists such as George Eliot, Philip Roth, Ford Maddox Ford, and Graham Greene.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.6 Documentary Film and Inquiry 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines how narrative accounts such as documentary film, biography, or other non-fiction work impact the interpretation of significant events. A component of the class includes individual or collaborative research on a chosen topic and presentation of a life history project via a narrative description, video, photography, or other medium.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.7 Power and Belief in Early Modern Europe 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The historical and cultural processes that lead people to change the way they look at the world, and also brought some early modern Europeans to argue for religious toleration - first as a practical matter, and eventually as a matter of principle.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.8 The Decolonization of the British Empire 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the era of decolonization of the British empire after World War II. History 350L (Topic 69) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 8) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350.9 Getting it in Writing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An exploration of nonfiction writing and the process of translating facts, ideas, and experiences into words.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350G Guns in America 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine firearms in the United States. Engage with literature drawn from the social sciences, law, medicine, and public policy to develop a holistic understanding of the historical and contemporary role of firearms in the cultural, social, and political landscape of the U.S. Only one of the following may be counted: Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Guns in America), 350G, Sociology 321K (Topic: Guns in America), 350G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 350G
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350M John Milton and the Enlightenment 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the impact of Milton's political and social writings by pairing Milton's political prose with eighteenth-century Enlightenment texts from both sides of the Atlantic. Discover the role Milton's ideas played in shaping the foundations of liberty in both Britain at the Glorious Revolution and in North America at the American Revolution. Core Texts and Ideas 345M and Liberal Arts Honors 350M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 345M
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350P The Paper Chase: Law School and the Life of the Law 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the liberal arts through the lens of the first-year law school experience and the first-year law school experience through the lens of the liberal arts. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 24) and 350P may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 350T Treasure Hunt Archival Research 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discover, explore, and identify the boundless treasures that can be found on The University of Texas at Austin campus by hunting through the vast cultural and historical collections at the archives on campus including the Harry Ransom Center, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, and the LLILAS Benson Latin American Collection. Explore essential skills for pursuing original research projects in humanities disciplines and apply these skills to bring public attention to hidden histories and marginalized voices in American culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Humanities 350 (Topic 13), 350T, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 28), 350T. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HMN 350T
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Liberal Arts Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts or pursuing the Humanities Honors major.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351C African American Family in Historical and Contemporary Contexts 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how African Americans managed to maintain a sense of family from the time of slavery to the present trend of mass incarceration. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372D (Topic: Afr Am Fam: Hist/Contem Contxt), 351R, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Afr Am Fam: Hist/Contem Cntxt), 351C, Sociology 321K (Topic: Afr Am Fam: Hist/Contem Cntxt), 325F. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 351R, SOC 325F
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351D Ethical Issues in Medicine and Society 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore, analyze, and evaluate health and health care in the twenty-first century. Examine the social factors at play in relation to disease and illness, the rise of the medical-industrial complex, and how the issues of power underlie ethical dilemmas in both medicine and society. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Ethical Issues/Med/Society) and 351D may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351E Gender Equality in World Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the causes and consequences of gender equality and inequality in the world. Identify where the most and least progress has occurred for gender equality. Analyze the causal links between women's empowerment and development. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Gender Equality/World Devel) and 351E may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351F Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the scope and diversity of the nonprofit sector, as well as individual patterns of giving and volunteering. Focus on the tools and skills needed to evaluate charitable programs for effectiveness using social scientific techniques. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Philanthropy/Nonprofit Orgs) and 351F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351G Reacting to Revolutionary Ideas 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore revolutionary themes in Western and non-Western countries during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Reacting/Revolutionary Ideas), 351G, Russian, East Europeans, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Reacting/Revoltn Ideas: HON), 335 (Topic 27) Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: REE 335.27
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351I Rejection Immunity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the neuroscience and psychology behind the brain's calculations of risk in various aspects of our lives. Explore and craft research based response systems to inform future reactions to receiving a rejection. Only one of the following may be counted: Liberal Arts 350 (Topic: Rejection Immunity), 351I, Tutorial Course 325 (Topic: Rejection Immunity) Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and grade-point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351J Regime Perspectives on American Politics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore American politics and culture and examine how the parts of America fit together as a whole. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 326R, 335 (Topic: Regime Persp Amer Poltc-Honors), Government 379C, 379S (Topic 3), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Regime Persp on Amer Politics), 351J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 326R, GOV 379C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, six semester hours of government coursework, and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351K Citizenship in Democratic Politics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the role of ordinary citizens in democratic politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 379D, 379S (Topic: Citizens in Democratic Pol-Hon), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Citizens in Democratic Pol), 351K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 379D
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, six semester hours of coursework in Government, and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351L Homer and Plato 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the works of Homer and Plato. Explore the ideas of human nature, existence, leadership, courage, honor, ambition, justice, necessity, fate, divine power, human freedom, and moral responsibility. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 379E, 379S (Topic: Homer and Plato-Honors), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Homer and Plato), 351L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 379E
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government, and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351M Jerusalem and Athens 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the age-old confrontation between the teaching of the Bible and the politics and philosophy of the ancient Greeks. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 330J, 335 (Topic: Jerusalem and Athens-Honors), 375 (Topic: Jerusalem and Athens-Honors), Government 379G, 379S (Topic: Jerusalem and Athens-Honors), 379S (Topic 4), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Jerusalem and Athens), 351M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 330J, GOV 379G
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, six semester hours of coursework in government, and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351N Archival Advocacy: Experiential Learning 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Use digital archives and exhibits to amplify voices that actively promote social justice, cultural awareness, and service; and to test the ethical positions about impartiality and advocacy in archival and exhibit practices. Only one of the following may be counted: Humanities 350 (Topic: Archiv Advacy:Exper Learn), 351N, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Archiv Advacy:Exper Learn), 351N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HMN 351N
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351O Data Analytics In Contemporary Society 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Investigate the influence of data analytics in contemporary society. Explore how data is generated and presented in popular, scholarly, and other forms of media. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Data Analytics, Contemp Soc) and 351O may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351P Machiavelli: Politics and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Through Niccolo Machiavelli's chief writings, consider the local, regional, Mediterranean, European, and global aspects of his work. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Machiavelli), 330 (Topic 6), Core Texts and Ideas 330M, 375 (Topic: Machiavelli), European Studies 346 (Topic: Machiavelli), History 344R, 350L (Topic: Machiavelli), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Machiavelli), 351P, Religious Studies 357 (Topic: Machiavelli), 357C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and grade-point average of at least 3.50.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351Q Holocaust Aftereffects 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the historical, political, psychological, theological, and cultural fallout of the Holocaust, as well as literary and cinematic responses in Europe and the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 40), European Studies 346 (Topic 23), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic 1), Jewish Studies 365 (Topic 14), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Holocaust Aftereffects), 351Q, Religious Studies 357 (Topic 18), 357V, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Holocaust Aftereffects), 340 (Topic 66). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351R Social Inequality and Health in the United States 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how socioeconomic status and social inequality shape health and mortality across the United States. Consider various possible explanations including stress, health behaviors, violence, and other factors. Only one of the following may be counted, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Soc Ineq & Health in U.S.), 351R, Sociology 321K (Topic: Soc Ineq & Health in U.S.), 342N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 342N
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.5.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351S Interpreting Black Rage 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the residual effects of slavery and its impact on race relations in the United States. Explore Black rage in literature, music, and film. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Interpreting Black Rage) and 351S may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing with a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351T Jewish Identities in the Americas 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the work of Jewish creative intellectuals from the United States, Latin America, and Canada from a comparative perspective. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Jewish Identities: Americas), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 27), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Jewish Identities: Americas), 351T. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and grade-point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351U Neglected Middle Class 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how a steady succession of laws and policies (including labor and employment, consumer lending, financial services, housing, and tax) have created enormous income and wealth inequality gaps between the country's richest households and everyone else. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Neglected Middle Class) and 351U may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and grade-point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351V Health, Health Care, and Humanities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the intersections of the humanities with health, illness, and health care and shed new light on health and health care inequities, the role of narrative, and other representational forms in the illness experience. Explore the relationships between health, healing, and culture; the history of pandemics; and social constructions of ability and disability. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Hlth/Hlth Care/Humanities) and 351V may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and grade-point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 351W Hitler, Nazism, and World War II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: History 376G, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Hitler, Nazism, & World War II), 351W. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, and approximately three weeks of study in France.
Same as: HIS 376G
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Normandy Scholars Program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 352C Germany in the Twentieth Century 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of German political and military institutions, economic development, culture, and society. Only one of the following may be counted: History 337N, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Germany in the 20th Century), 352C, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 337N, REE 335.11
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.5.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 352D Dedman Scholars Seminar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Travel abroad to study the history, culture and politics of different regions across the world under the direction of various academic departments of the University. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Dedman Scholars Maymester) and 352D may not both be counted. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of the department.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 352E Language Truths, Myths, and Mysteries 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an introductory characterization of language and linguistics. Identify long-lasting controversial issues and common viewpoints about language and puzzling real-life language-related phenomena. Analyze these issues through a reasoned, rigorous confrontation of facts and fallacies with the objective of competently articulating defensible conclusions. Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Lang Truths Myths Mysteries) and 352E may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 352I Image of the Cannibal in the Renaissance 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: English 350E (Topic: Cannibal Renaissance-Honors), 375R, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Cannibal Renaissance), 352I. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 352J Global Sustainability and Soil 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine soil as a resource from the perspectives of natural and sustainability science, including soil ecology and biodiversity, formation, fertility for ecosystems and farming systems, soil health, distinguishing characteristics in nature, taxonomy, and soil spatial variability around the globe. Only one of the following may be counted: Geography 349S, 356 (Topic: Global Sustnblty/Soil-Hon), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Global Sustainability/Soil), 352J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GRG 349S
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Geography 401C, and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 358Q Supervised Research 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
May be repeated for credit, but no more than six semester hours may be counted toward College Honors. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: A University grade point average of at least 3.50 and consent of the liberal arts honors program adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 364H The Enlightenment 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of the European Enlightenment, an intellectual movement centered in eighteenth-century France and England that cut across all disciplines and arts and that looked back to the Renaissance and forward to the modern world. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 365P Honors Seminar in Political Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An in-depth study of selected texts, authors, or themes in the history of political thought from ancient times to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; six hours of any the following: Core Texts and Ideas 302, 303, Government 312P, 335M, 351C, 351D, 351E, 351G, 351J, 351L, 379S (Topic 3), 379S (Topic 4); a grade point average of at least 3.5.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 368H Literature of the Hispanic World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An examination of the literature and culture of Spain and Spanish America, from the Middle Ages to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 368T Honors Tutorial Course I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Research, read, and write a substantial paper on an interdepartmental subject while supervised. Liberal Arts Honors 679TA and 368T may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, a grade point average of at least 3.50, and written consent of the director of the Liberal Arts Honors Program.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 369H Comparative Legal Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A comparison of legal traditions from Europe, English common law, and Asia. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 369T Honors Tutorial Course II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Research, read, and write a substantial paper on an interdepartmental subject while supervised. Liberal Arts Honors 679TB and 369T may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Liberal Arts Honors 368T.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 370H The Birth of the Modern World, 1400-1700 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An interdisciplinary course on European culture during the age of the Renaissance and Reformation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 371H Classics of Greek Philosophy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A close reading of major works in the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, supported by background reading in the history and literature of ancient Greece. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 373H Literature of the Western World: Continuities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hours
Tradition and innovation of form and thought in literature from Homer to the twentieth century. Three lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 376H The Rise of Modern America 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The end of Reconstruction (1877) to the end of the war in Vietnam (1975)--industrialization, urbanization, immigration, nuclear energy, and global reach. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 377H Ideas of the Twentieth Century 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hours
Central philosophical controversies of the twentieth century: ethics, politics, comparative religions, science and human nature. Three lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 378H The Natural Sciences in the Liberal Arts Context 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An attempt to understand contemporary developments in science by focusing on the history and philosophy of science. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
LAH 379H Classical Asian Civilizations 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An examination of the contributions of India and China to intellectual history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division