Fall 2025 Honors College

Last generated: Tuesday, July 01 2025 02:58 PM CDT

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

HON 101

Freshman Orientation Seminar

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Honors course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13631LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
25910LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMRBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
36623LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMFBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
13637LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
25911LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMRBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
36624LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMFBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
13639LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
13651LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMFBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
29281LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMRBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
13643LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
13644LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMFBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
29282LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMRBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus
33973LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMRBurns-Howard, KMeet on campus

HON 121

Honors Core in Understanding Individual and Society and Understanding Creative Arts

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course. Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
30637LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMW3002LHBeverly, PMeet on campus
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
29782LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR3852BSBGore, JMeet on campus
Utopias and Dystopias: From the Renaissance to The Handmaid's Tale
27313LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR2392ARCHotoda, KMeet on campus
The Philosophy of, and in, Film
41721LCD05:00 PM - 06:15 PMTR180E2TBHMartell, MMeet on campus
Superheroes and Cultural Mythology | NOTE: Registration for this course is restricted to first-year, new incoming, and new transfer students. Any upper-level student who wishes to register for this core course must request permission via the form found at this location: https://go.uic.edu/HONCorePermissionReqest.

HON 122

Honors Core in Understanding Individual and Society and Exploring World Cultures

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, Individual and Society, and World Cultures course. Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41442LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMWB212BHKozlowska-Barrios, AOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDMARR2ONLKozlowska-Barrios, AOn campus and online
Media and Information Literacy in a Global Context
45171LCD06:00 PM - 07:15 PMMW1352ARCKares, FMeet on campus
Killing with Kindness: Humanitarianism and the Politics of "Doing Good"

HON 123

Honors Core in Understanding Individual and Society and Understanding U.S. Society

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, Individual and Society, and US Society course. Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
27315LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTR3082LHKling, WMeet on campus
Public Interest Law

HON 124

Honors Core in Understanding the Past and Understanding the Creative Arts

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, Creative Arts, and Past course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
29632LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTR1162SHBui, BMeet on campus
Jane Austen and Nostalgia Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students. Departmental Approval Required
32596LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR2392ARCSaona, MMeet on campus
Haunted Houses and Monstrous Bodies: The Gothic in Spanish and Latin American Literature and Film Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

HON 127

Honors Core in Understanding the Creative Arts and Exploring World Cultures

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
43657LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMW2392ARCBehling, JMeet on campus
Music, Social Practice, and the Construction of Meaning and Identity. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.
28104LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMW3082LHGiampaoli, MMeet on campus
Art and Religion: Performing the Sacred Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.
40232LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR3052LHSchlipphacke, HMeet on campus
Food and the Cultural Imagination Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

HON 128

Honors Core in Understanding the Creative Arts and Understanding U.S. Society

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, Creative Arts, and US Society course. Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36639LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR2012LHBehling, JMeet on campus
Musically Imagining America: A Cultural History of Folk, Country, and Bluegrass Music

HON 129

Honors Core in Exploring World Cultures and Understanding U.S. Society

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, US Society, and World Cultures course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
27318LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTR2152LHFurlong, MMeet on campus
The Midwest as a Borderlands: Global Connections and Local Impacts

HON 131

Honors Core in Analyzing the Natural World and Understanding the Past

3 hours. May be repeated up to 1 time(s). Honors, Natural World - No Lab, and Past course. Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
34822LCD09:00 AM - 09:50 AMMWF3042LHKobotis, EMeet on campus
Mathematics through Time

HON 133

Honors Core in Analyzing the Natural World and Exploring World Cultures

3 hours. May be repeated up to 1 time(s). Honors, Natural World - No Lab, and World Cultures course. Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
42169LCD08:00 AM - 09:15 AMMW3072LHAle, SMeet on campus
Contemporary Evolution: Natural Selection

HON 140

Honors Core in Understanding the Individual and Society

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, and Individual and Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
38316LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR2052LHMurphy, TMeet on campus
Ethics, Medicine, and Choices about Children Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.
27370LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR1012LHSpencer, TMeet on campus
Health Under Pressure: Stress and being Black in America Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

HON 141

Honors Core in Understanding the Past

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, Honors College Reg 1, and Past course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
49952LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR3042LHFletcher, CMeet on campus
Making Race before 1800

HON 142

Honors Core in Understanding the Creative Arts

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Honors, and Creative Arts course. Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36683LCD09:00 AM - 09:50 AMMWF3052LHLewis, JMeet on campus
The Real Made Magical: Strategies of Speculative Fiction and Poetry
43640LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR1042SHAdiutori, VMeet on campus
Realism, Satire, and Speculation: Reading Recent African American Cultural Production

HON 200

Honors Lectures

0 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Honors course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
43164LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMFB212BHNilsson, C; Rodriguez-Venegas, YMeet on campus
Learn To Play Through Tabletop Gaming | Full descriptions for each section of HON 200 are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
13679LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMM1142BHOzdogru, UMeet on campus
Using the Body and Mind Synergy to Strengthen Vitality through Running | Full descriptions for each section of HON 200 are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses

HON 201

Honors Seminar

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours with approval. Approval to repeat course granted by the Honors College. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment eligibility may vary from section to section, depending upon topic. Honors course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41140LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMARR2ONLNikolic, DMeets 25-Aug-25 - 31-Oct-25.Meet online at set times
Meets 25-Aug-25 - 31-Oct-25. Mass Spectrometry in Life Sciences | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
32758LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMM3042LHFink, MMeet on campus
Whose Disability Narrative? The Cultural Production of Disabled Media | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
41137LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMW3042LHMitchell, AMeet on campus
The Sustainable Campus: Social, Economic and Environmental Issues | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
13759LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMWBui, BMeet on campus
Gender, Society, and the COVID Pandemic | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
41094LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMM1012SHHarris-McCray, CMeet on campus
The Have and Have Nots: The Clout, Color and Community of Philanthropy | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
13767LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMW1012SHKostadinova, PMeet on campus
Europe and its Neighbors | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
41141LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMF20582SELELeick, KMeet on campus
Introduction to the Digital Humanities: Research, Data, and Visualization | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
13762LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMF1142BHBrown, BMeet on campus
The Social Impact of Historical Scientific Events in Western Culture | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
13765LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMM2152LHMoreno, TMeet on campus
The Politics of Information: Critical Information Literacy | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
41138LCD12:00 PM - 01:15 PMWB212BHRathod, CMeets 25-Aug-25 - 29-Oct-25.Meet on campus
Meets 25-Aug-25 - 29-Oct-25. Making it Up as You Go: Using Improvisation to Enhance Communication | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
19300LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMW2152LHZaatari, ZMeet on campus
Women Writers of the Arab World | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
27320LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMF1012SHClayville, KMeet on campus
Religion and AI: Looking for Ourselves | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
21199LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMW1012SHHayek, PMeet on campus
Just War Theory: How the United States Wages War in the 21st century | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
13684LCD02:00 PM - 02:50 PMMARR2ONLAmiri, LMeet online at set times
How Do We Know What We Know? | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester, here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
41499LCD02:00 PM - 02:50 PMWB212BHGottleib, NMeet on campus
Learning Through Serving: Collaborating with Community Organizations for Social Change | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
41139LCD02:00 PM - 02:50 PMM180E2TBHMartell, MMeet on campus
Comics and Society | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
45576LCD02:00 PM - 02:50 PMF1012SHSummers, JMeet on campus
Empowering Intimacy: Disability and Sexuality in Contemporary Culture | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
27560LCD03:00 PM - 03:50 PMWMukherjee, IMeet on campus
Exploring Culture, Identity, and Migration in Global Media | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
13766LCD03:00 PM - 03:50 PMM1012SHOzdogru, UOn campus and online
Implications of Technological Advances in Business Operations | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester; here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
13763LCD04:00 PM - 04:50 PMFB212BHSantarsiero, BMeet on campus
Plant Medicine from Rainforest to Metropolis: A Legacy for the Future | HON 201 Seminars are a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
41136LCD05:00 PM - 05:50 PMMB212BHDeJulio Bell, LMeet on campus
Who Tells Our Stories? Exploring Culture and Humanity through Graphic Novels, Poetry, and YA Literature | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
13768LCD05:00 PM - 05:50 PMWARR2ONLWilliams, QMeet online at set times
Introduction to Occupational Ergonomics | HON 201 is a series of specially arranged seminars in different areas of interest. Full descriptions for each section are posted every semester here: honors.uic.edu/academics/courses
21142LCD05:30 PM - 07:00 PMWLymberopoulos, GMeet on campus
Special Topics GPPA DENTISTRY Departmental Approval Required

HON 202

Honors Tutoring

0 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated with approval. Approval to repeat course granted by the Honors College. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Honors College. Honors course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36891PRARRANGEDArias, R; Boyd, D
Ambassadors Instructor Approval Required
13771PRARRANGEDKaczmarczyk, L
Departmental Approval Required
49681PRARRANGEDKaczmarczyk, L
Honors Student Assistant Instructor Approval Required

HON 222

Honors Activity

0 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Required each fall and spring term for all Honors College students; optional for Honors College students who complete an Honors activity during the summer session. Honors course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13772CNFARRANGEDBlechschmidt, S; Burns-Howard, K
Honors Activity non-FY students Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.
42829CNFARRANGEDBlechschmidt, S; Burns-Howard, K
Honors Activity (First Year Only) Restricted to Honors College Reg 1 students.
38177CNFARRANGEDBurns-Howard, K; DeBoer, C
Honors Activity (Study Abroad Only) Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students. Departmental Approval Required

HON 225

Honors Research

0 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated with approval. Approval to repeat course granted by the Honors College. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Honors College. Honors course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13774CNFARRANGEDBurns-Howard, K; DeBoer, C

HON 301

Foundations for the Future

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Honors course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
40482LCDARRANGEDARR2ONLGomez, KOnline with deadlines
Foundations for the Future Online
41128LCDARRANGEDARR2ONLGomez, KOnline with deadlines
Foundations for the Future Online
41132LCDARRANGEDARR2ONLGomez, KOnline with deadlines
Foundations for the Future Online
40487LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMWARR2ONLAmiri, LMeet online at set times
Foundations for the Future
40483LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMARR2ONLKaraskiewicz, RMeet online at set times
Foundations for the Future
40484LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMFARR2ONLKaraskiewicz, RMeet online at set times
Foundations for the Future
40485LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMTB212BHMarquez, IMeet on campus
Foundations for the Future
40488LCD03:00 PM - 03:50 PMTB212BHMarquez, IMeet on campus
Foundations for the Future
42585LCD06:00 PM - 06:50 PMMARR2ONLDeJulio Bell, LMeet online at set times
Foundations for the Future

HON 322

Honors Capstone Activity

0 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Honors course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
29074CNFARRANGEDBurns-Howard, K; Marquez, I