Courses

3 credits/1 credit

(Day and time TBD)

Elements of the atmosphere with emphasis on those processes that affect the global atmospheric circulation. Real time weather data is incorporated into lecture to aid in transferring the subject matter to real life experiences.

4 cr.

Lunnie, R.

T/R: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

This course introduces the student to aircraft and ground operations and support systems common to remotely piloted or autonomous aircraft. The course focuses o those the systems that differ significantly from their conventional counterparts. Specific emphasis is placed on mission requirements and their impacts on required systems. Powerplants, potential energy systems, launch and recovery systems, and ground control systems. Hands-on exxperiential learning is required. Prerequisite: AVIT 240 and a minimum GPA of 2.6.

3 cr.

Mendez, S.

W, 2:30 - 5:25 p.m.

This course investigates aviation’s effects on global culture, commerce, and politics throughout its history by examining original historical sources and evidence from significant events in aviation. After taking this class, students will be more aware of their own and other cultural frameworks and biases and be able to use that perspective effectively as aviation professionals in a global industry. Prerequisite: Minimum GPA 2.6.

3 cr.

Vacek, J.

T/R. 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.

This course is designed to introduce the student to the United States legal system and the development of air law. The course will cover a broad range of topics related to aviation operations including constitutional law, administrative law, Federal Aviation Administration enforcement actions, aircraft ownership issues, products liability law, criminal law, contract law, and international law. Course activities include case reading, argument, and legal research.

3 cr.

Charmichael, J.

M/W, 1:30  - 2:45 p.m.

Basic concepts of biology with emphasis on the process of science, genetics, molecular biology, evolution, biodiversity, and ecology. Broadly designed to satisfy the needs of those pursuing biological and preprofessional curricula.

3 cr.

Kozliak, J. 

MWF, 11:15  - 12:05 p.m.

Chemistry of the elements with emphasis on occurrence, preparation, physical properties, chemical reactivity, uses, nomenclature, structure, and periodic behavior. Includes chemical kinetics and thermodynamics.

3 cr.

Powell, E.

M, 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m,   and T/R, 12:30 - 1:20 p.m.

The theory and practice of public speaking with emphasis on content, organization, language, delivery, and critical evaluation of messages. Basic principles of speech from the viewpoint of composition and delivery. Emphasis on student performance stressing original thinking, effective organization and direct communication of ideas.

3 cr.

Schanilek-Gowan, J.

MWF, 12:20 - 1:10 p.m.

Introduces theories and practices of health communication. Explores health communication with interpersonal sources (e.g., physicians, other providers), groups (e.g., support groups, health care organizations), and effective communication through mass media and digital/social media channels.

3 cr.

Staff/TBD

MWF, 10:10  - 11:00 a.m.

This course, which builds upon ENGL 110, gives students experience with genres and rhetorical situations beyond the academic classroom. In begins with a set of common readings on an important social issue to establish a context for the work of the class. Throughout the semester, students engage in a series of research tasks and writing projects that center on a collaboratively-authored project proposal or recommendation for a specific audience or community. Then, students use the knowledge gained through research and rhetorical awareness to produce documents that will help inform and persuade the public.

3 cr.

Kitzes, A.

T/R, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.

A universally recognized figure who often shapes people's sense of what makes for good writing, Shakespeare can sometimes feel overwhelming. Our course is designed to help students make sense of this phenomenon that goes by the name of Shakespeare: from professional writer to "national poet," to symbol of cultural capital. We will spend time getting to know some of his plays. We'll read and write about them. But we also will experience them in different forms, as performance, as visual arts, as inspiration for other writers, and always as a source of play.

3 cr.

Carson, S.

W, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.

SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE

Our focus in this semester will be on the work of Black writers and creators who intricately and symbolically portray historical events and varied social issues in their art.  This is not a survey course, but rather a look at some specific topics and times.

• We’ll start the course with the film Black Panther and other works of recent Afrofuturism (film, music, digital media), with an eye toward understanding and interpreting the historical dimensions in these complex artistic works.

Then our other projects within the semester will include:

• A close look at the literary, artistic and historical elements in W.E.B. Du Bois’s 1903 The Souls of Black Folk and selected writings by Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
• An exploration of changes made in selected plays as they are adapted to film: in the work of Lorraine Hansberry (Raisin in the Sun, play and films), Charles Fuller (A Soldier’s Play to the film A Soldier’s Story) and James Baldwin (Remember this House to the film I am Not Your Negro)
• Writers and creators in new media and social media (United States and internationally).

As we work via discussion with these specific writers and artists, their literary/creative genres and their historical contexts, we’ll craft and refine a series of research and discussion questions about how the interpretive lenses of Black and African American writers/creators help us analyze current literary/arts issues, social issues and historical debates.

NOTE: Our course will be structured as a seminar/discussion class, via a required real-time weekly Zoom class meeting. The directions we take as a class will partly evolve as we work together in the seminar.  Toward the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to design an independent project shaped by your own interests.

Students from all majors are welcome in the course.  The course does not presume that you have prior background in Black or African American studies, but the course does require serious interest in doing interdisciplinary work in a dynamic and multi-dimensional subject.  All students will get good experience with close reading, critical analysis of literature and visual art, and you will have many opportunities for thoughtful class discussion and sharply focused writing.

ESSENTIAL STUDIES: This course fulfills the following Essential Studies Requirements: Intercultural Knowledge & Skills; Breadth of Knowledge: Humanities;

Analyzing Worldview

3 cr.

Kirby, M.

T/R, 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Introduction to the fundamental principals of the Fine Arts--Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, and Dance-followed by examples of the interaction of the arts in selected cultures from history and around the world and at a variety of campus arts events, in order to increase appreciation of the importance of the fine arts to the individual and community.

3 cr.

Various instructors, days, and times.

Reading and discussion of selected works that reflect the methodology of the Humanities, with emphasis on Diversity of Human Experience, as a means to establish fundamental skills for responsible research in any field, including: critical and creative thinking, deep reading, scholarly inquiry, and diversity of perspective on various social issues through an intercultural approach. Taken by first-year students in the Honors Program.

By contract/permission only.

1-4 cr.

Kirby, M.

Invest in your community, gain practical knowledge and experience, and earn up to 4 Honors credits by volunteering or interning at select organizations. A two-pages or more reflection paper will be due at the end of the semester. By Permission Only. Contact Merie Kirby, (merie.kirby@und.edu) for details.

By contract/permission only.

1 cr.

This course is designed to give self-directed, motivated students the opportunity to take a deeper dive into an aspect of another course they are taking and earn 1 Honors credit for doing so. This course is repeatable. Permission of Honors Director required to register; contact merie.kirby@und.edu for details.

3 cr.

Meyer, L.

M/W, 2:30 - 14:25 p.m.

This course examines how economic conditions, inequalities, and competing interests contributed to the emergence and evolution of revolutionary and resistance movements in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Focusing on the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Red River Resistance, students will analyze the economic grievances and motivations of diverse social groups—including French peasants, enslaved people in Saint-Domingue, and Métis Indigenous communities—while also exploring how these intersected with political, social, and cultural forces driving revolutionary change.

3 cr.

Koriko, H.

MWF, 9:05 - 9:55 a.m.

Students in Honors 391 class, Honors Undergraduate Journal, will work together to create a digital journal of creative and academic writing by Honors students. The class will solicit work, read and select from submissions, determine editorial policies, design page layouts, and produce a digital journal. This class will meet periodically in person and/or through Zoom, as determined by class. No prior experience working on a journal is necessary. Please contact Hamzat Koriko at amoussa.koriko@und.edu for details.

3 cr. 

O'Leary, M.

M/W, 3:35 - 4:50 p.m.

The medical humanities is an interdisciplinary field that incorporates humanist disciplines (literature, philosophy, history, fine arts, music, film) into a consideration of medicine as a discipline and practice. Beginning with a question—“What can the humanities teach us about medicine, illness, and healthcare?”—the medical humanities is therefore also a field that offers an expanded understanding of the “care” aspect of healthcare, and critically analyzes the encounters between/among patients, healthcare providers, biomedical research, and insurance companies. As a writing intensive-course (a required aspect of most medical, graduate, and law school applications), this class facilitates engagement with issues like addiction, disability, medical and bodily autonomy, chronic and autoimmune illnesses, death, empathy, the concept of “health,” pain, treatment, and cure.

3 cr.

Kirby, M.

T/R, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.

The idea of a utopia – a perfect place – has a long history in human civilization, as does the companion idea of dystopia – a bad place. What does the popularity of these stories tell us about people’s fears and hopes? We’ll read a selection of modern and contemporary novels and short stories to explore this question and others.

3 cr.

Kiby, M.

T/R, 2:00 - 3:15 p.m.

This class will focus on the genres of science and nature writing, with an emphasis on contemporary essays, as well as offering students the chance to develop their own skills in writing both on scientific topics and on natural history and observations.

By contract/permission only.

1 - 4 cr.

Kirby, M.

Individual instruction on specified topics arranged by mutual agreement among teacher, student, and the Program. Repeatable to 12 credits.

2 cr.

Chu, Y.

Raise awareness and interest in national and international scholarships. Inspire your peers to engage in diverse scholarship learning experiences worldwide. Share your national scholarship stories. Serve as a National Scholarship Peer Advisor. You will reflect on your interest in national and international scholarships in a meaningful way, while developing concrete skills to articulate the value of scholarship opportunities. As an advisor, you will also strengthen your communication, networking, and leadership skills. Positions available: 1) NSPA Communications & Social Media Intern; 2) NSPA Presentation Intern; 3) NSPA Event Planner Intern; 4) NSPA Advising Intern; and 5) NSPA Newsletter Intern. Contact yee.chu@und.edu for more information.

3 cr.

Kirby, M, Voigt, A, Lesmeister, S.

T/R, 2:00 - 3:15 pm

Develop an innovation framework for creative problem solving.

A unique collaboration between the Center for Innovation and the Honors Program, this class fosters an environment where creativity and innovation are at the forefront. Over the semester, students build an innovation mindset, stengthening both critical and creative thinking skills. A primary goal of this partnership includes providing students with a roadmap for testing new ideas through to the design of a concept, complete with coaching support from the Center of Innovation.

Students will receive high quality and world-relevant education and experience, allowing them to pursue an entrepreneurial path toward startup development outside of the classroom. However, the skills learned in this class will be beneficial for any major.

3 cr.

Kirby, M.

T/R, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Students who register for HON 399-04 will be involved in collaborating with the Theater Department on a project modeled on Humans of New York, to be displayed with the UND performances of Our Town in April 2026.

By permission of the Director

3 cr.

Kirby, M.

By permission of the Honors Director only.

Independent research on a significant project with an expert faculty advisor.

3 cr.

Munoz Mantas, E.

T/R 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. 

Transformative Texts on Exile, Memory, Identity, and Resistance.

3 cr.

Weldt-Basson, H.

T/R, 12:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Online Synchronous

This class explores how remembrance and forgiveness of past traumatic events as portrayed in world cinema and fiction. These events include traumatic personal experiences, rape, murder, the Holocaust and dictatorships, such as those that occurred in Argentina and Chili. The class will explore questions related to what is forgiable and how to move on from personal and historical tragedy.

3 cr.

Gandarillas, M.

Online

T/R, 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

A Cultural History of Cuisine in Literature, Film, and Other Art Forms from across the Globe.

3 cr. 

Beltz, M.

MWF, 10:10 - 11:00 p.m.

At some point in our lives, we become involved in the health care system. Whether we are patients, nurses, doctors, or family members of patients, we must understand how the decisions we make about health care are ethical decisions. This course focuses on understanding the ethical responsibilities of professionals, the rights of patients, the nature of moral decision making, and applying ethical frameworks to concrete situations. Drawing on case studies, ethical dilemmas, and real-world scenarios, this course examines the significance of informed consent, abortion, euthanasia, organ transplant policy, professional standards, assisted suicide, vaccine mandates, drug screening, national health care policy and reform. The rights and responsibilities of professionals and patients will be examined through contemporary ethical theories and through codes of professional ethics.

3 cr.

Stone, L.

MW, 4:00 - 5:15 p,.m.

This course will cover the historical development of so-called Western philosophy from Kant through the 19th century. Students will study how philosophers responded to Kant’s Enlightenment philosophy paying special attention to the philosophy of history and the formation of the subject (consciousness) within the modern world. Thinkers covered will include Kant, Hegel, Feuerbach, Nietzsche, Marx, and Freud. Essential Studies: Humanities.

3 cr.

Rozelle-Stone, R.

MW, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

What does it mean to live a feminist life? Why are feminists often portrayed as “willful” or “killjoys”? What kinds of societal and political issues does feminist philosophy address and how? In this course, we will not only discuss these broad questions, but we also will explore individual, relational, sexual, and familial obstacles and revolutions through a feminist-philosophical lens.

3 cr.

Ferraro, F.

TR, 12:30 - 1:45 p,.m, R, 3:00 - 3:50 p.m.

A survey of the psychology of human life span development, including intellectual, emotional, and social aspects of the normal individual and emphasizing childhood and adolescent development. Prerequisite: PSYC 111.

3 cr.

Terrell, H.

T/R. 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

An advanced research methods course. Students will learn how to plan and execute basic psychological experiments, analyze data, and correctly report research findings using APA style. Prerequisite: PSYC 241 and PSYC 303.

3 cr.

TBA

Online

This course provides the student with the basic knowledge and skills associated with the helping process, including interviewing skills, as practiced in a variety of community services settings. A special focus will be on the problem-solving process and interaction skills used in direct service activities with individuals. Helping skills require a knowledge of interpersonal relationships and the effective use of interpersonal behaviors. This combination of knowledge and skills will benefit any individual wanting to increase effectiveness when working with people.

3 cr.

O'Leary, M.

T/R, 11:00 - 12:15 a.m.

This course will introduce you to the foundational concepts underwriting how gender has been socially, historically, and politically constructed. This course considers how power functions, how it affects/is affected by gender, and how it works through concurrent social and political categories such as race, class, sex/uality, dis/ability, nationality, and citizenship. As an interdisciplinary course, and in addition to our required texts, we will be reading widely from work in the social and biological sciences, law, history, literature, and philosophy to better understand how gender inflects aspects of our own identities and experiences. As we do so, we will also learn to critically read material that may challenge our own assumptions and existing knowledge base. We will learn how to approach this work critically and generously, allowing us to form critiques of different ideas and to approach material from multiple possible perspectives.  

• CE 483HON: Civil Engineering Design II
• CHE 412HON: Process Project Engineering
• CSCI 493HON: Senior Project II
• EE 493HON: Senior Design II
• ENGR 201HON: Statics
• ENGR 202HON: Dynamics
• ENGR 203HON: Mechanics of Materials
• ENGR 206HON: Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
• ENGR 340HON: Professional Integrity in Engineering
• GEOE 485HON: Geological Engineering Design
• ME 488HON: Engineering Design
• PTRE 485HON: Senior Design

Requires permission codes from Nursing to register

• NURS 301HON Professional Nurse I
  
• NURS 331HON Patient and Family-Centered Nursing
• NURS 406HON Evidence-Informed Practice
• NURS 450HON Transition to Practice: Seminar
• NURS 453HON Clinical Practicum V