Students pursuing a degree in the School of Music are to follow the Honors Program Requirements listed below:
Honors Core
Science Requirement
- One Scientific Inquiry (SI) course
Honors students in Music who do not have a calculus or statistics requirement for their major must complete HON 180, Data Analysis and Statistics or LSP 120, Math and Technological Literacy, before enrolling in HON 207 or the science requirement.
Junior Seminar
The Honors Program is committed to developing students’ knowledge and cultural awareness so they may respect and learn from difference. Honors students meet the multicultural requirement by completing HON 301, the Junior Seminar in Multiculturalism.
Senior Capstone
Students who choose to do a thesis must have their project approved at least one term prior to executing the project. To gain approval for a senior thesis, students must first complete an application, including a project proposal signed by a faculty advisor. In keeping with the interdisciplinary nature of the program, the thesis should attempt to move outside the boundaries normally associated with one particular discipline and should be supervised by two readers from different academic fields. While the final product must be a substantial piece of work building on the student’s accumulated knowledge and new research, specific requirements for each thesis will depend on the nature of the project. See the Director or Assistant Director for an application.
Honors Approved Electives
Most Music majors in the Honors Program are allotted one Honors Approved Elective, a 200-300 level course outside of Music, selected in consultation with an Honors advisor in order to fulfill an academic or professional goal. Exceptions to this requirement are listed below.
Major Field Adjustments
In addition, participation in the University Honors Program may affect the requirements for a student's major field. The following adjustments will occur:
BA in Music majors will have the following additional requirements:
Language Requirement: Honors BA in Music students complete three courses of intermediate or advanced language study. Students who meet the proficiency requirement by placing at the 200-level of a language may consult with an Honors advisor for alternative Language & Systems courses.
Science: In addition to the Scientific Inquiry course, Honors students pursuing a BA in Music will also choose one of the following courses to complete the science requirement:
Fine Arts Elective: BA in Music students choose one applied, performance, or studio arts course outside of Music from the approved list.
Honors Approved Electives: BA in Music students are allotted two 200-300 level electives outside of Music. These courses will be selected in consultation with an Honors advisor to fulfill academic or professional goals.
Sound Recording Technology majors: Honors students in SRT have the following courses waived from the Honors curriculum because the requirements are fulfilled within the major:
Performing Arts Management majors will have the following course substitutions:
- HON 180 will be replaced by MAT 135
- Honors Approved Elective will be replaced by ECO 105
Music Education majors will have the following course substitutions:
- HON 105 will be replaced by LSE 380
- HON 207 will be replaced by SCU 207
- Honors Approved Elective will be replaced by PSC 120
For Music majors who do not have a Calculus or Statistics requirement, and whose math placement indicates a need for LSP 120, this course will replace HON 180 to fulfill the Honors math requirement.
LSP 110
DISCOVER CHICAGO
Discover Chicago courses acquaint first-year DePaul students with the metropolitan community, its neighborhoods, cultures, people, institutions, organizations and urban issues. Students also learn about university life, resources, and strategies for how to achieve academically. Learning is accomplished through a variety of means, but particularly through first-hand observation, active participation, personal discovery, and reflection. The course begins with an immersion week one week prior to the official start of the autumn quarter. Classes continue to meet throughout the autumn quarter. Topics for Discover Chicago courses vary and students select one of interest and then investigate the subject using Chicago as a learning lab and site of discovery. First-year students must register for either LSP 110 or LSP 111. Students will receive credit for only one section of LSP 111, Explore Chicago or LSP 110, Discover Chicago. Students who received credit for LSP 111 cannot receive credit for LSP 110. Courses offered during the autumn quarter and available to first-year students only. Formerly ISP 103.
LSP 111
EXPLORE CHICAGO
Explore Chicago courses acquaint first-year DePaul students with the metropolitan community, its neighborhoods, cultures, people, institutions, organizations, and issues. Students also learn about university life, resources, and strategies for how to achive academically. Learning is accomplished through a variety of means, but particularly through lecture, discussion, guest lecturers, first-hand observation, active participation, personal discovery, and reflection. Topics for Explore Chicago courses vary and students select one of interest, and then investigate the subject area using Chicago as a backdrop of inquiry. First-year students must register for either LSP 110 or LSP 111 . Students will receive credit for only one section of LSP 110, (Discover Chicago) or LSP 111, (Explore Chicago). Students who received credit for LSP 110 cannot receive credit for LSP 111. Courses offered during the autumn quarter and available to first-year students only. Formerly ISP 102.
HON 100
RHETORIC AND CRITICAL INQUIRY
This course covers the fundamentals of research and leads students through a sequence of writing assignments which require them to take positions and persuade audiences about issues of public concern. Students will create effective academic discourse, develop critical thinking skills, explore issues of form and style, and examine arguments. HON 100 is required for all Honors students. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 101
WORLD LITERATURE
The focus of Honors 101 is the way writers use language to construct their worlds. Reading, writing, and informed discussion are at the heart of this course, which uses texts from a range of cultures and historical periods to explore how literary works represent issues of human importance.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 102
HISTORY IN GLOBAL CONTEXTS
.With the goal of enhancing historical literacy and critical thinking, this course invites students to explore how the interdisciplinary tools of historical inquiry aid them in their encounter with the multicultural past through study of a particular society or societies. Students discover how historians extract meaning from primary and secondary sources while exploring the problems and issues involved in analyzing and using a variety of sources. Topics of this course vary and are set by the faculty. Each section of HON 102 will be subtitled to indicate its topic; please see the schedule for current offerings
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 104
RELIGIOUS WORLDVIEWS AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES
This course focuses on the collective construction of cultural reality and examines people's confrontation with the sacred as a formative instrument in this process. The overriding concern of Honors 104 is with the meaning and function of culture as a system or world that we inhabit. This world with its distinctive concepts of ultimacy, time, space, cosmos, and life passages is created and enacted through myths, narratives, and ritual performances. Students will develop analytical skills necessary to apply theoretical explanations and interpretations to the process of constructing cultural reality. All sections of the course will involve a field experience in which students enter the world of a community which is not part of their own experience.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 105
PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY
Providing an introduction to philosophy as a mode of inquiry, this course explores, from a variety of perspectives, the questions central to the human condition, placing philosophical positions within the context of human values. Students will address the themes of knowledge, action, and human identity, considering how one thinks critically about such questions and what it means to inquire about the human condition in a rational manner. Readings will be drawn from both primary philosophical texts and relevant material from other disciplines.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 180
DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS
Using real-world data and open-ended investigations from a variety of disciplines, students apply quantitative and statistical reasoning skills to focus on outcomes of analysis. Students will explore the nature and description of data, probability theory, sampling, variability, estimation, analysis of correlation, hypothesis testing, and experiment design to become critical users of quantitative information. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.
Prerequisites:
LSP 120, MAT 130 or placement by test is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 201
STATES, MARKETS, AND SOCIETIES
This course focuses on the organization of economic, political and social relationships within the global system, including analysis of how these relationships affect the distribution of power, resources, well-being and cultural capital in different societies. It covers such topics as phases in the growth of global trade and investment; the role of economic incentives; the historical and conceptual relationship between markets; social stratification, culture, and forms of popular participation; and the development challenges posed by international inequality and social marginality.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 207
INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE SCIENCE
This course introduces cognitive science, an interdisciplinary field that draws upon aspects of cognitive psychology, philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, education, neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Its unifying goal is to construct and evaluate process-oriented theories of how people think and reason. Researchers in cognitive science typically work under the assumption that processes of human thinking can be understood in computational terms. Students will read and discuss articles describing cognitive models, experiment with computer programs that purport to be models or simulations of some aspect of human cognition, and debate whether certain models serve as viable scientific theories. Assignments include written work as well as computer projects. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 301
HONORS JUNIOR SEMINAR IN MULTICULTURALISM
This seminar asks students to conduct research on complex issues related to multiculturalism. Topics may cover various dimensions of identity including issues of race and ethnicity, class, gender, language, religion, sexual orientation, disability and nationality. Students are encouraged to develop a critical perspective about the meaning of multiculturalism and to understand the historical and/or contemporary manifestations of inequality. All students prepare research projects and participate in seminar discussions. Variable topics; please see the schedule for current offerings. This course meets the university's requirement in multiculturalism and the Honors Program Junior Seminar requirement.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 350
HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR
This course, which meets the capstone requirement for the Honors Program, fosters preparation for life-long learning. In a seminar setting, students explore a designated topic, develop related projects, and pursue work in an area defined by the Honors faculty member who designed the particular course. Seminars will be offered in broad interdisciplinary areas, allowing seniors to choose from diverse topics; please see the schedule for current offerings. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 351
HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR IN SERVICE LEARNING
This senior seminar, which meets the capstone requirement for the Honors Program, brings students into the community as they develop skills for lifelong learning. Students in this course explore theories of service and the relationship between altruism and activism as they consider the role that service will play in their lives after DePaul. Outside of class, students will devote a minimum of three hours each week to service work at one of the sites offered through the course. This course also meets the university's Experiential Learning requirement for students who have not yet fulfilled this requirement. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 395
HONORS SENIOR THESIS
Honors students are encouraged to undertake a senior thesis, an independent interdisciplinary research project proposed by the student and carried out under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Students electing to complete a senior thesis must submit an application signed by a faculty director and a two-page project description to the Honors Program Director by the eighth week of the quarter prior to that in which the project will be done. Completion of the thesis project meets the capstone requirement for the Honors Program. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 205
INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS
This course offers interdisciplinary study of two or more art forms in a particular historical period, looking at relations among the arts and between art and its cultural contexts. Students will develop a critical vocabulary for the analysis of works in the visual arts, theater, music, literature, or other art forms. Work in the course will be interdisciplinary and will include readings, classroom exercises, visits to relevant performances or exhibits, and papers. Variable topics; please see the schedule for current offerings.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 220
HONORS BIOLOGY
Through reading, lecture, discussion and laboratory work on a topic in biology, students will learn scientific methods of inquiry and gain a biological perspective on the world. By examining a specific topic, the course will introduce students to some approaches used in investigating and understanding biological systems. Students will consider examples of how biological knowledge can inform discussions of socially important issues. Course work will include papers and examinations as well as laboratory investigation, with some assignments requiring students to work in teams. Variable topics; please see the schedule for current offerings. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 221
HONORS CHEMISTRY
This course introduces students to scientific knowledge and inquiry through a particular topic in chemistry. The laboratory component allows students to have first-hand knowledge of the course content and also provides opportunities for student-directed investigations that model scientific inquiry as a problem-solving method. Students will develop their curiosity about the world as well as the skills to answer their own questions and evaluate the research of others; they will complete written assignments as well as laboratory work. Variable topics; please see the schedule for current offerings. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 222
HONORS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Honors Environmental Science provides an overview of the interrelationships between humans and their environment from a scientific perspective. This interdisciplinary course is designed to provide an understanding of 1) basic ecological principles and how these principles apply to human populations, 2) how cultural and societal institutions influence the availability and use of resources, 3) major environmental problems and their causes, and 4) the application of scientific knowledge and methodology to understanding and solving environmental issues. The format of this course is lecture, discussion and lab.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 223
HONORS PHYSICS
This course introduces students to scientific knowledge and inquiry through a particular topic in physics. The laboratory component allows students to have first-hand knowledge of the course content and also provides opportunities for student-directed investigations that model scientific inquiry as a problem-solving method. Students will develop their curiosity about the world as well as the skills to answer their own questions and evaluate the research of others; they will complete written assignments as well as laboratory work. Variable topics; please see the schedule for current offerings. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
HON 225
HONORS SCIENCE TOPICS
Students in Honors 225 will investigate a particular scientific topic or issue using readings, discussions, papers, and laboratory work. In the process of investigation they will learn about the nature and processes of science and will be able to describe and explain their work in writing; some projects may be done in teams. All sections of Honors 225 include a laboratory component. Please see the Schedule of Classes for current offerings.
Prerequisites:
Membership in the University Honors Program is a prerequisite for this class.
LSP 120
QUANTITATIVE REASONING & TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY I
This course provides a mathematical foundation for students to become confident and critical users of quantitative information of all kinds: numerical, graphical, and verbal. Students analyze data from a wide variety of fields, making and critiquing quantitative arguments. Mathematical topics include proportional reasoning and rates, the making and interpretation of graphs, linear and exponential models, logarithms, and finance. The course is taught in a hands-on laboratory environment where students are introduced to computer tools for data analysis and presentation. PREREQUISITE(S): MAT 100, MAT 101, or demonstrating readiness via the math placement test taken at matriculation. As an alternative to taking LSP 120, this requirement can be met by passing a separate LSP 120 Proficiency Exam (see qrc.depaul.edu). A student whose major requires calculus is exempt from this requirement. Formerly ISP 120.
Prerequisites:
ISP 110 or MAT 100 or MAT 101 or placement by test is a prerequisite for this class.