Current Honors Course and Seminar Offerings

The list of honors course offerings is always being improved to meet the needs of our CHP students in a variety of programs. Below is a list of the courses and seminars available for the upcoming Spring 2024 semester:

Spring 2024 Honors Courses and Seminars

COM 104 Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Discover the public speaker in you.  Learn how to speak like a leader while studying the secrets of the greatest speakers in history. Experience the joy of creating and producing a broadcast interview in our college television studio.  Practice delivering oral presentations in a safe and supportive environment.  Techniques to address public speaking apprehension, critical thinking, information literacy, technology skills, verbal and nonverbal communication, and active listening are included in this dynamic course. Prerequisite: A passing score on the College's Reading and English placement tests; or C or better or concurrent enrollment in ENG 091 or ENG 092.  

Hybrid in Fall River, Wednesdays 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Register for: COM 104.HON - CRN #15035

ENG 102 Composition II:  Writing About Literature

Professor Debra Anderson

Do you ever wonder how writers come up with their stories or why two people can read the same poem and interpret it in different ways? These are just a couple of the questions we explore in Honors Composition II. In this course we will read diverse literary texts, most of which are contemporary or deal with contemporary themes. Class time is spent discussing and writing about these texts as we consider multiple lenses through which to see them.  A unique feature is monthly visits from local authors who talk with us about their work and experience as published fiction writers, poets and playwrights. All course materials are free and available online. Prerequisite: ENG 101.

In-person in Fall River, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Register for: ENG 102.HON - CRN# 11633

HST 114 U.S. History after 1877

Professor Robyn Worthington

With the recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, more Americans have been thinking about the ways that the court impacts the rights of U.S. citizens and society at large. In this fully online course, we will examine U.S. History from 1877 through the lens of landmark Supreme Court cases to discover how the court has shaped the nation we live in today. Together we will assess how the power of the court has affected civil rights, justice, free speech, voting rights, freedom of religion, due process of law, and more. This course will use only free materials easily accessible online. Prerequisite:  A passing score on the college's reading and writing placement tests or, C or better or concurrent enrollment in ENG 091 or ENG 092.    

Fully online
Register for: HST 114.A1W - CRN #11061  

HUM 264 Remembering the Holocaust in Literature and History

Dr. Howard Tinberg  & Dr. Ron Weisberger

The Holocaust, or, as it has come to be known, the Shoah, is one of the most horrific events in all of world history. Even more than 50 years after the fact, the world continues to struggle with the enormity of this human catastrophe. Nevertheless, a body of writing - both historical and literary - exists that enables us to confront this key moment in world history. This course serves as an introduction to this work.  Students gain an understanding of the historical facts, including circumstances leading up to the Holocaust itself and the event's critical aftermath. In addition, students reflect on the role of various written genres, principally through accounts of that time written by survivors and the children of survivors in the struggle to represent an event that many have described as beyond the limits of language to capture. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and ENG 102.  Open to Commonwealth Honors Program students and others with permission of instructors.

In-person in Fall River, Thursdays, 4 - 6:40 p.m.
Register for: HUM 264.HON - CRN# 10228

NEW COURSE: ACC 257 Managerial Accounting  

Dr. Vivien Ojadi

This Honors Seminar presents examines the accountant's role in the business organization. It covers cost-volume-profit relationships with emphasis on break-even computations, profit planning, relevant costs and the contribution approach to short-term decisions, cost-behavior patterns, operational budgeting, financial budgeting, and capital budgeting. Students create management reports using Excel spreadsheet techniques.

Fully online, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m
Register for: ACC 257.HON - CRN# 13423

NEW COURSE: ART 269 Design Thinking

Dr. Marisa Millard

This Honors Seminar will examine design thinking, a problem-solving approach to create solutions that are both innovative and responsive to user needs, applicable in a wide range of disciplines including education, business, public health, engineering, design & marketing. Students will identify patterns and opportunities for concept development and will do hands-on projects to prototype solutions, test and iterate. 

Modality and CRN# TBD.

HON 260 Culminating Honors Project

Professor Kimberly Amaral Newton

This Honors Seminar presents examines the accountant's role in the business organization. It covers cost-volume-profit relationships with emphasis on break-even computations, profit planning, relevant costs and the contribution approach to short-term decisions, cost-behavior patterns, operational budgeting, financial budgeting, and capital budgeting. Students create management reports using Excel spreadsheet techniques.

In-person in Fall River, Mondays, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING
Please note: because this is a culminating class taken in the final semester by all honors students, we will work with your schedule to be able to complete this course.
Register for: HON 260.A1W - CRN# 10812

HON 260 is required for all Honors students who will graduate in May 2024.

Who can sign up for Honors Courses?

100-level Honors courses are now open to any students who wish to try them, provided they meet the course pre-requisites.

Students already accepted into Honors:  may take any Honors course or seminar.   

Please check additional prerequisites for each course as noted.  

Any questions? 

Kimberly Amaral Newton, Commonwealth Honors Coordinator   Kimberly.Newton@BristolCC.edu