Honors Courses for First Year Students

American Studies Majors:

AMS/FST/ITL 222H: Italian American Culture*
WF 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Daniele Fioretti
CRN: 16287,16286, 16285, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: The course explores the history of Italian immigration in America, focusing on the development of Italian American communities across the land and the contributions that Italian Americans have made to American society and culture. Students examine and discuss the dynamics of immigration, assimilation, ethnicity, and diversity. Taught in English.

Anthropology Majors:

ATH 185H: Cultural Diversity in the US
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Homayun Sidky
CRN 15490, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Anthropological and ethnographic approaches to the study of cultural, social, and linguistic variation in the United States, its territories, and borderlands. As an introduction to cultural anthropology, the course provides a foundation for understanding historical and contemporary contexts related to globalization and diaspora; ethnic, racial, and class identities; political economy and environment; belief systems; and ethnographic methodology.

ATH 175H: Global Cultural Diversity
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Neringa Klumbyte
CRN 15481, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description:Provides an appreciation of human cultural, social, and linguistic variation around the world and through time. Develops anthropological and ethnographic approaches to understanding cultural differences and similarities in political, social and economic organization; marriage and family patterns; environment and beliefs systems; and other aspects of globalized human cultural life.

Biology, Botany, Medical Laboratory Science, Microbiology, and Zoology Majors:

BIO 116H/MBI 116H: Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology (multiple sections, taught by Rebecca Balish)
CRN: 14780, 14799, 14806, 14815, 4 credit hours total (3 lecture, 1 lab)
Course Description: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Biological principles common to microbes, plants, and animals, including interactions between organism and environment.

BIO 203H: Intro to Cell Biology
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Paul James
CRN: 11408, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Introductory study of eukaryotic cell structure and function. Prerequisite: BIO 116/MBI 116, or BIO 191.
Note: Recommend with reservations. Students should be Biology or Zoology majors who have credit for BIO116/BIO115 that do not intend on retaking for advanced schooling, such as medical school.

MTH 135H: Math for Science Applications*
2 sections with different meeting times, taught by Olga Brezhneva, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Taught at the precalculus level, the course focuses on concepts and examples from chemistry, physics, and biology to give students practice with problems they will encounter in natural science courses. Being multidisciplinary by nature, the course prepares students knowledge and skills to tackle real-world problems and for analysis of global issues such as climate and temperature changes, spread of infectious diseases, and drinking water availability. Enhanced with MCAT practice problems, the course also gives additional motivation for students interested in premedical studies.

CAS Economics Majors:

ECO 201H: Principles of Microeconomics (two sections, 3 credit hours)
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15865
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15866
Course Description: Nature and scope of microeconomics, including the role of the market in resource allocation, the role of competition, market forces, the forces governing the distribution of income, and the role of foreign trade in economic welfare.

ECO 347H: Economic Development*
TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Jenny Minier
CRN: 15998, 3 credit hours
Course Description:Analysis of current problems of developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Emphasis on the role of economic theory in devising policies to achieve improvements in the level and distribution of economic welfare in these countries. Prerequisites: ECO 201 and ECO 202.
Note: Only recommended if you have credit for ECO 201 & ECO 202.

MTH 151H: Calculus I*
MWF 2:50pm-4:05pm, taught by staff
CRN: 13903, 4 credit hours
Course Description: Topics include limits and continuity, derivatives and their applications, and early integration techniques of polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. It is expected that students have completed a trigonometry or pre-calculus course and possess the following prerequisite knowledge: factoring polynomials, working with fractional exponents, finding the domain of functions, properties of common functions such as polynomial, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and rational functions, solving a variety of types of equations, inverse functions, graphing, and other related topics.

OR 

MTH 251H: Calculus II*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am, taught by Andrew Terpstra
CRN: 13902, 4 credit hours
Course Description:  Continuation of Calculus I. Plane analytic geometry, techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series, approximations, applications. Credit not awarded for both MTH 249 and 251. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MTH 151.

Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors:

Discuss your math placement with your divisional advisor.

CHM 141H: Col Chemistry- Honors
MWF 8:00am-8:55am, taught by Cory Rusinek
CRN:11096, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: General chemistry lecture course. Examines the fundamentals of atomic and molecular structure, chemical reactions and stoichiometry, properties of solutions, thermochemistry, gases, and chemical bonding. Students also develop ideas, experience, methodology, and skills used in the application of scientific methodology. Credit not given for both CHM 141R and 141. IVB, LAB. PA-2B. Prerequisite: one year of high school chemistry and a math ACT score of 22 (or a SAT math sub-score 530) or higher or permission of instructor. Co-requisite: CHM 144.

MTH 135H: Math for Science Applications (two sections)*
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Olga Brezhneva CRN:15034, 3 credit hours
TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Olga Brezhneva  CRN: 15035, 3 credit hours
Course Description: Taught at the precalculus level, the course focuses on concepts and examples from chemistry, physics, and biology to give students practice with problems they will encounter in natural science courses. Being multidisciplinary by nature, the course prepares students knowledge and skills to tackle real-world problems and for analysis of global issues such as climate and temperature changes, spread of infectious diseases, and drinking water availability. Enhanced with MCAT practice problems, the course also gives additional motivation for students interested in premedical studies.

MTH 151H: Calculus I*
MWF 2:50pm-4:05pm, taught by staff
CRN: 13903, 4 credit hours
Course Description: Topics include limits and continuity, derivatives and their applications, and early integration techniques of polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. It is expected that students have completed a trigonometry or pre-calculus course and possess the following prerequisite knowledge: factoring polynomials, working with fractional exponents, finding the domain of functions, properties of common functions such as polynomial, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and rational functions, solving a variety of types of equations, inverse functions, graphing, and other related topics. 

MTH 251H: Calculus II*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am, taught by Andrew Terpstra
CRN: 13902, 4 credit hours
Course Description:  Continuation of Calculus I. Plane analytic geometry, techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series, approximations, applications. Credit not awarded for both MTH 249 and 251. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MTH 151.

Classical Studies Majors:

CLS 121H: Greek and Roman Mythology*
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Deborah Lyons
CRN 16080, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course examines the production and interpretation of ancient Greek myth within its original historical context; also explores how Greek myths have been used and adapted in other historical periods and by other cultures up to today.

Data Science & Statistics Majors:

Discuss your math placement with your divisional advisor.

MTH 151H: Calculus I*
MWF 2:50pm-4:05pm, taught by staff
CRN: 13903, 4 credit hours
Course Description: Topics include limits and continuity, derivatives and their applications, and early integration techniques of polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. It is expected that students have completed a trigonometry or pre-calculus course and possess the following prerequisite knowledge: factoring polynomials, working with fractional exponents, finding the domain of functions, properties of common functions such as polynomial, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and rational functions, solving a variety of types of equations, inverse functions, graphing, and other related topics. 

MTH 222H: Introduction To Linear Algebra*
MWF 10:20am-11:15am, taught by Paul Larson
CRN: 13899, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description:  Treatment with emphasis on Euclidean spaces and matrix algebra: systems of linear equations, elementary matrix operations, determinants, vector methods in geometry, vector spaces, and linear transformations. CAS-E. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MTH 141 or MTH 151.

MTH 251H: Calculus II*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am,  taught by Andrew Terpstra
CRN: 13902, 4 credit hours
Course Description:  Continuation of Calculus I. Plane analytic geometry, techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series, approximations, applications. Credit not awarded for both MTH 249 and 251. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MTH 151.

MTH 252H: Calculus III*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am, taught by Caleb Eckhardt
CRN: 13902, 4 Credit Hours
Course Description: Three-dimensional analytic geometry, vectors, derivatives, multiple integrals, applications. The honors course offers an in-depth treatment of these topics. Admission to the honors course requires honors standing or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: MTH 249, MTH 249H or MTH 251.

English: Creative Writing Majors:

ENG 226H: Intro to Creative Writing
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Margaret Luongo
CRN: 16053, 3 credit hours
Course Description: Techniques and principles of creative writing with application to fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid forms.

English: Literature Majors:

ENG 125H: Introduction To Drama
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Katie Johnson
CRN 14502, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course gives students an introduction to, and practice in, critical analysis of dramatic literature, from the ancient Greeks to modern Pulitzer-prize winning plays. Students will read plays such as Oedipus the King, Hamlet, The Hairy Ape, A Jury of Her Peers, Death of a Salesman, A Raisin in the Sun, Angels in America and more. Students will learn how drama is used to grapple with real-life crises and will consider the performative nature of drama by exploring how various plays get staged, re-staged, filmed, and revised over time. Students will examine the larger cultural contexts and historical relevance of producing and consuming drama. Students will also actively engage drama texts through small group work, discussions (online and in-class), creative projects, and writing assignments.

French Majors:

FRE 131H: Masterpieces of French Culture in Translation*
MW 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Elisabeth Hodges
CRN 16056, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Accessible introduction to French culture through the study of selected examples of significant works in literature and the arts (understood in a broad sense). Works are examined in their social, historical, and ideological contexts and cover the period from the Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. All readings in English translation.

FRE 301H: Culture & Interpretation*
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Elisabeth Hodges
CRN 16057, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Gateway to upper-level offerings in French. Organized around a theme developed by each professor (for example: modernity, desire, revolution, or voyages), this class initiates students into the work of original analysis and creative interpretation. The course will include works from a variety of media, voices, and historical moments, from films to comics, speeches to sonnets, Paris to Algiers, Versailles to the street. Students will explore the relationships between literature and culture while gaining exposure to a range of approaches to, and theories of, reading. Students will hone their ability to present their ideas in writing. Taught in French.
Note: Prerequisite: FRE 202, or placement through Miami's French language placement exam.

Film Studies Co-Majors:

FST 201H: Film History and Analysis
T 5:00pm-7:00pm, TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Kerry Hegarty
CRN 13848, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Introduction to basic principles of cinematic form and to major movements and issues in the history of cinema. Primary emphasis given to principal methods of critical thinking in film studies, from close analysis of formal and stylistic elements in a single film to more global ways of understanding and interpreting films within their aesthetic, social, historical, and political contexts. Includes screenings of representative films, lectures, discussions, group activities, papers, and exams.

Geology and Environmental Earth Science Majors:

GLG 111H: The Dynamic Earth
MW 2:50pm-4:10pm, taught by Maija Sipola
CRN: 12720, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Earth as a geophysical-geochemical unit and its internal and external processes. Formation of minerals and their relationships in rocks. Earth stresses and rock deformation, mountain building, and earthquakes. Geomorphic (landscape) evolution by mass wasting and wave, stream, wind, ground water, glacial, and volcanic activity.

GLG 307H: Water and Society*
WF 11:40am-12:55pm, taught by Jill Mignery
CRN: 15803, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course investigates water resources and societal relationships. Through dynamic activities, field experiences, data collection, and project based learning, students have the opportunity to develop knowledge and scientific communication skills while exploring the challenges and problems surrounding water and society. Topics emphasize the importance and fragility of water resources and the world-wide threats to those resources. Themes include flooding, water scarcity, water conflict, water rights and contamination of drinking water supplies. Topics are examined not only through a natural science perspective, but also through perspectives of history, policy, law and societal attitudes.
Note: Only recommended for Environmental Earth Science Majors.

CHM 141H: Col Chemistry- Honors
MWF 8:00am-8:55am, taught by Cory Rusinek
CRN:11096, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: General chemistry lecture course. Examines the fundamentals of atomic and molecular structure, chemical reactions and stoichiometry, properties of solutions, thermochemistry, gases, and chemical bonding. Students also develop ideas, experience, methodology, and skills used in the application of scientific methodology. Credit not given for both CHM 141R and 141. IVB, LAB. PA-2B. Prerequisite: one year of high school chemistry and a math ACT score of 22 (or a SAT math sub-score 530) or higher or permission of instructor. Co-requisite: CHM 144.

MTH 135H: Math for Science Applications (two sections)*
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Olga Brezhneva CRN:15034, 3 credit hours
TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Olga Brezhneva  CRN: 15035, 3 credit hours
Course Description: Taught at the precalculus level, the course focuses on concepts and examples from chemistry, physics, and biology to give students practice with problems they will encounter in natural science courses. Being multidisciplinary by nature, the course prepares students knowledge and skills to tackle real-world problems and for analysis of global issues such as climate and temperature changes, spread of infectious diseases, and drinking water availability. Enhanced with MCAT practice problems, the course also gives additional motivation for students interested in premedical studies.
Note: Discuss your math placement with your divisional advisor.

MTH 151H: Calculus I*
MWF 2:50pm-4:05pm, taught by staff
CRN: 13903, 4 credit hours
Course Description: Topics include limits and continuity, derivatives and their applications, and early integration techniques of polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. It is expected that students have completed a trigonometry or pre-calculus course and possess the following prerequisite knowledge: factoring polynomials, working with fractional exponents, finding the domain of functions, properties of common functions such as polynomial, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and rational functions, solving a variety of types of equations, inverse functions, graphing, and other related topics. 
Note: Discuss your math placement with your divisional advisor.

German Majors:

GER 252: The German-Jewish Experience*
MW 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Joseph O'Neil
CRN: 16427, 3 credit hours
Course description: Discusses readings of and about major Jewish figures in the German-speaking world. Frames historical background. Discover constants and changes over time. Assesses terms for analyzing culture. Taught in English.

History Majors:

HST 198H: World History Since 1500*
R 4:25pm-5:20pm, TR 10:05am-11:00am, taught by Erik Jensen
CRN 15837, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Provides global perspective as well as introduction into history of individual civilizations. Stresses interrelations among societies and cultures and compares experiences of peoples and civilizations with one another.

Individualized Studies Majors:

WST 231H: Interdisciplinary Inquiry*
MW 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Jacqueline Daugherty
CRN: 11415, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description:  Introduction to the relevance of interdisciplinary approaches to learning in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Explores the process of inquiry-based discovery through instructor-generated inquires, student-generated inquiries, and discipline-specific methods and techniques. Particular theme or topic will differ each semester.
Taught by the 2023-2024 Honors College Instructor of the Year!

Italian Studies Majors:

AMS/FST/ITL 222H:  Italian American Culture*
WF 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Daniele Fioretti
CRN: 16287,16286, 16285, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: The course explores the history of Italian immigration in America, focusing on the development of Italian American communities across the land and the contributions that Italian Americans have made to American society and culture. Students examine and discuss the dynamics of immigration, assimilation, ethnicity, and diversity. Taught in English.

Journalism Majors:

JRN 101H: Journalism and American Life 
M 4:25pm-5:10pm, taught by James Tobin
CRN: 15677, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Students in this Miami Plan class explore the role of journalism in American democracy. They consider the social, historic, cultural, and economic contexts shaping the practice of journalism in the United States while also considering the ethics guiding journalistic choices. This is a course that introduces students to journalism as genre as well as practice, providing students a window into the watchdog, mirror, and marketplace functions of news media in a democracy

JRN 333H:  International Journalism*
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Rosemary Pennington
CRN 16006, 3 credit hours
Course Description: Covers wide-ranging issues in global news media, including press freedom and safety, the journalist’s role in international politics and economy, and covering conflict. Through research and analysis, students explore how autocracies and transitional nation-states aim to manipulate media, how journalists shape worldviews, and how war correspondents operate. Specialty projects can include gathering refugee and immigrant testimonials, or service work. 
Note: Only recommended to Journalism majors with credit for JRN 101.

Mathematics and Math & Statistics Majors:

Discuss your math placement with your divisional advisor.

MTH 151H: Calculus I*
MWF 2:50pm-4:05pm, taught by staff
CRN: 13903, 4 credit hours
Course Description: Topics include limits and continuity, derivatives and their applications, and early integration techniques of polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. It is expected that students have completed a trigonometry or pre-calculus course and possess the following prerequisite knowledge: factoring polynomials, working with fractional exponents, finding the domain of functions, properties of common functions such as polynomial, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and rational functions, solving a variety of types of equations, inverse functions, graphing, and other related topics. 

MTH 222H: Introduction To Linear Algebra*
MWF 10:20am-11:15am, taught by Paul Larson
CRN: 13899, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description:  Treatment with emphasis on Euclidean spaces and matrix algebra: systems of linear equations, elementary matrix operations, determinants, vector methods in geometry, vector spaces, and linear transformations. CAS-E. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MTH 141 or MTH 151.

MTH 251H: Calculus II*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am,  taught by Andrew Terpstra
CRN: 13902, 4 credit hours
Course Description:  Continuation of Calculus I. Plane analytic geometry, techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series, approximations, applications. Credit not awarded for both MTH 249 and 251. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MTH 151.

MTH 252H: Calculus III*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am, taught by Caleb Eckhardt
CRN: 13902, 4 Credit Hours
Course Description: Three-dimensional analytic geometry, vectors, derivatives, multiple integrals, applications. The honors course offers an in-depth treatment of these topics. Admission to the honors course requires honors standing or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: MTH 249, MTH 249H or MTH 251.


Students with either credit for MTH 251 (Calculus II) or an AP Calculus BC score of 4 or 5 should consider the following two classes, which must be taken together to earn an honors course requirement:

MTH 222T: Introduction To Linear Algebra 
MF 11:40am-12:35pm, taught by Ebrahim Sarabi
CRN: 15748, 2 Credit Hours
Course Description: Departmental honors version of MTH 222: Treatment with emphasis on Euclidean spaces and matrix algebra: systems of linear equations, elementary matrix operations, determinants, vector methods in geometry, vector spaces, and linear transformations. MTH 222T and MTH 331T are complementary courses that meet four days per week, 70 minutes per meeting. They must be taken together. These courses are designed for students interested in a challenging academic experience that will explore topics in greater depth than the regular courses offered by the department.

AND

MTH 331T: Proof: Intro to Higher Math 
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Ebrahim Sarabi
CRN: 10236, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Departmental honors version of MTH 331: Designed to ease the transition to 400-level courses in mathematics and statistics. The emphasis of the course is on writing and analyzing mathematical proofs. Topics covered will be foundational for higher level courses and will include propositional and predicate logic, methods of proof, induction, sets, relations and functions. MTH 222T and MTH 331T are complementary courses that meet four days per week, 70 minutes per meeting. They must be taken concurrently. These courses are designed for students interested in a challenging academic experience that will explore topics in greater depth than the regular courses offered by the department.

Talk to a Math Department advisor about MTH 222T and MTH 331T.

Philosophy Majors:

PHL 105H: Theories of Human Nature
WF 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Pascal Massie
CRN 15804, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: There have been various ways that human beings have understood themselves and their place in nature. Every conception of the self embodies a conception of what can be known, of how we ought to live, of what values we ought to hold, and to what extent we are free. We consider various conceptions of the person in light of these questions. Introduces fundamental questions of philosophy and basic reasoning skills, methodologies, and concepts used by philosophers. Students are prepared for further work in philosophy and develop skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing for any area of learning.

PHL 131H: Introduction to Ethics
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Facundo Alonso
CRN 15817, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Introduces students to, and cultivates, ethical reasoning. The course will foster students' capacity to recognize ethical issues and situations, to understand different ethical perspectives and concepts, and to engage in ethical deliberation. Students will have opportunities to analyze concrete situations and human conduct in relation to ethical principles, ideas, and frameworks and thereby to reflect more deeply on their own values and on the social context of ethical obligations and ethical dilemmas. Course topics may include the nature of our responsibilities to ourselves and to others, confrontations between the rights of an individual and those of society, and consideration of what it means to lead a good life. The course aims to enrich students' ability to see themselves as ethical actors in the world.

PHL 205H: Science & Culture*
MW 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Michael Hicks
CRN: 15932, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course will examine philosophical questions that arise at the intersection of scientific understanding and everyday ways of living. Looking at the cultural, ethical, political, and social dimensions of various sciences, and reading across multiple genres, we will explore a variety of arenas where scientific knowledge and technological development have transformed human experience (including experience with the non-human world), and, conversely, arenas where reflection and insight are necessary to confront and navigate conundrums of meaning, value, and action presented by scientific endeavors. Potential topics might include: the roles of scientific, political, and ethical reasoning in considerations of public health; human/non-human animal relations; climate change and collective agency; the impact of new media and communication technologies on the boundary between public and private; the social transmission of (mis-)information; and the significance of social identity for scientific investigation.

Physics Majors:

Discuss your math placement with your divisional advisor.

MTH 151H: Calculus I*
MWF 2:50pm-4:05pm, taught by staff
CRN: 13903, 4 credit hours
Course Description: Topics include limits and continuity, derivatives and their applications, and early integration techniques of polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. It is expected that students have completed a trigonometry or pre-calculus course and possess the following prerequisite knowledge: factoring polynomials, working with fractional exponents, finding the domain of functions, properties of common functions such as polynomial, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and rational functions, solving a variety of types of equations, inverse functions, graphing, and other related topics. 

MTH 222H: Introduction To Linear Algebra*
MWF 10:20am-11:15am, taught by Paul Larson
CRN: 13899, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description:  Treatment with emphasis on Euclidean spaces and matrix algebra: systems of linear equations, elementary matrix operations, determinants, vector methods in geometry, vector spaces, and linear transformations. CAS-E. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MTH 141 or MTH 151.

MTH 251H: Calculus II*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am,  taught by Andrew Terpstra
CRN: 13902, 4 credit hours
Course Description:  Continuation of Calculus I. Plane analytic geometry, techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series, approximations, applications. Credit not awarded for both MTH 249 and 251. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MTH 151.

MTH 252H: Calculus III*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am, taught by Caleb Eckhardt
CRN: 13902, 4 Credit Hours
Course Description: Three-dimensional analytic geometry, vectors, derivatives, multiple integrals, applications. The honors course offers an in-depth treatment of these topics. Admission to the honors course requires honors standing or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: MTH 249, MTH 249H or MTH 251.

Political Science, Public Administration, and Diplomacy & Global Politics Majors:

POL 221H: Comparative Politics
TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Venelin Ganev
CRN: 14650, 3 credit hours
Course Description: Comparative introduction to the development, governmental structures, and political processes of societies in the modern world. Case studies used to relate theories to actual problems and governing strategies in contemporary political systems. Students in the honors section read important texts that are not assigned in the non-Honors version of the course, receive detailed feedback on their written assignments, and participate in more and lengthier class discussions.

Premedical and Pre-Health Studies Co-Majors:

BIO 116H/MBI 116H: Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology (multiple sections, taught by Rebecca Balish)
CRN: 14780, 14799, 14806, 14815, 4 credit hours total (3 lecture, 1 lab)
Course Description: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Biological principles common to microbes, plants, and animals, including interactions between organism and environment.

MTH 135H: Math for Science Applications*
2 sections with different meeting times, taught by Olga Brezhneva, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Taught at the precalculus level, the course focuses on concepts and examples from chemistry, physics, and biology to give students practice with problems they will encounter in natural science courses. Being multidisciplinary by nature, the course prepares students knowledge and skills to tackle real-world problems and for analysis of global issues such as climate and temperature changes, spread of infectious diseases, and drinking water availability. Enhanced with MCAT practice problems, the course also gives additional motivation for students interested in premedical studies.

Professional Writing Majors with the Editing in Professional Contexts Track:

ENG 226H: Intro to Creative Writing
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Margaret Luongo
CRN: 16053, 3 credit hours
Course Description: Techniques and principles of creative writing with application to fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid forms.

Public Health Majors:

MBI 131H: Community Health Perspectives
MW 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Kelly Abshire
CRN: 15838, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Discussion of community health primarily from the perspective of leading causes of disease and death in the U.S. Exploration of the impact of environment, behavior, and disease, including prevention and treatment strategies, on human health, public resources, and quality of life for society.

BIO 116H/MBI 116H: Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology (multiple sections, taught by Rebecca Balish)
CRN: 14780, 14799, 14806, 14815, 4 credit hours total (3 lecture, 1 lab)
Course Description: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Biological principles common to microbes, plants, and animals, including interactions between organism and environment.

BIO 203H: Intro to Cell Biology
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Paul James
CRN: 11408, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Introductory study of eukaryotic cell structure and function. Prerequisite: BIO 116/MBI 116, or BIO 191. 
Note: For the Human Disease & Epidemiology Concentration only. Recommend with reservations. Students should have credit for BIO116/BIO115 that do not intend on retaking for advanced schooling.

Psychology Majors:

PSY 251H: Introduction To Biopsychology
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Jennifer Quinn
CRN: 16269, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Introduction to basic research and theory in physiological psychology: brain mechanisms and consciousness, memory, thought, emotion, and stress. Basic neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, as well as nervous system-endocrine system integration are included.

Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Majors:

RUS 101H: Beginners Russian (two sections)*
MWF 10:05am-11:25am, Instructors: Mooney, Brendan CRN: 14097, 4 credit hours
MWF 11:40am-12:55pm, Instructors: Mooney, Brendan CRN: 14122, 4 credit hours
Course Description:  Essentials of Russian language including rudiments of grammar, acquisition of a simple vocabulary, practice in reading and conversation, and simple written exercises.
Note: No experience with Russian Language required.

RUS 201H: Intermediate Russian*
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, Instructors: Sutcliffe, Benjamin
CRN: 15720, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Conversation, vocabulary building, readings, composition, grammar.
Note: Placement in RUS 201 or credit for RUS 102.

RUS 255H: Love and Death in Russia*
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, Instructors: Mooney, Brendan
CRN: 16411, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Examines works by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, and Dostoevsky and a number of critical essays representative of a variety of viewpoints. Uses interdisciplinary approach that takes into account social, historical, political, religious, as well as literary factors. Taught in English.

Spanish Majors:

SPN 311H: Modern Communication and Culture*
MW 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Katherine Fowler-Cordova
CRN 16280, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Enhance speaking and writing skills in a context-driven, topic-based approach. Targeting Intermediate-mid proficiency, the course explores relevant vocabulary, form-meaning connections, and cultural insights in the Spanish-speaking world. Rooted in proficiency guidelines, students actively use Spanish for communication, cultural respect, identity reflection, and analyzing equity and social justice. A proficiency-oriented course fostering language growth and cultural awareness.
Note: Spanish placement in 311 or credit for SPN 202 required. 

SPN 315H: Intro to Hispanic Literatures*
MW 2:50pm-4:10pm, taught by Carlos Ortiz
CRN 16281, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Close reading and critical analysis of selected poetry, essay, narrative fiction, and drama from Spain and Latin America.
Note: Credit for SPN 311 required.

Quantitative Economics Majors:

Discuss your math placement with your divisional advisor.

ECO 201H: Principles of Microeconomics (two sections, 3 credit hours)
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15865
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15866
Course Description: Nature and scope of microeconomics, including the role of the market in resource allocation, the role of competition, market forces, the forces governing the distribution of income, and the role of foreign trade in economic welfare.

ECO 347H: Economic Development*
TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Jenny Minier
CRN: 15998, 3 credit hours
Course Description:Analysis of current problems of developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Emphasis on the role of economic theory in devising policies to achieve improvements in the level and distribution of economic welfare in these countries. Prerequisites: ECO 201 and ECO 202.
Note: Only recommended if you have credit for ECO 201 & ECO 202.

MTH 151H: Calculus I*
MWF 2:50pm-4:05pm, taught by staff
CRN: 13903, 4 credit hours
Course Description: Topics include limits and continuity, derivatives and their applications, and early integration techniques of polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. It is expected that students have completed a trigonometry or pre-calculus course and possess the following prerequisite knowledge: factoring polynomials, working with fractional exponents, finding the domain of functions, properties of common functions such as polynomial, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and rational functions, solving a variety of types of equations, inverse functions, graphing, and other related topics. 

MTH 222H: Introduction To Linear Algebra*
MWF 10:20am-11:15am, taught by Paul Larson
CRN: 13899, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description:  Treatment with emphasis on Euclidean spaces and matrix algebra: systems of linear equations, elementary matrix operations, determinants, vector methods in geometry, vector spaces, and linear transformations. CAS-E. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MTH 141 or MTH 151.

MTH 251H: Calculus II*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am,  taught by Andrew Terpstra
CRN: 13902, 4 credit hours
Course Description:  Continuation of Calculus I. Plane analytic geometry, techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series, approximations, applications. Credit not awarded for both MTH 249 and 251. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MTH 151.

MTH 252H: Calculus III*
MWF 8:30am-9:45am, taught by Caleb Eckhardt
CRN: 13902, 4 Credit Hours
Course Description: Three-dimensional analytic geometry, vectors, derivatives, multiple integrals, applications. The honors course offers an in-depth treatment of these topics. Admission to the honors course requires honors standing or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: MTH 249, MTH 249H or MTH 251.

Architecture & Interior Design Majors:

ARC 221H: History of Architecture I*
TR 8:30am-9:50am Instructors: Staff
CRN: 11159, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Thorough and systematic survey of the history of architecture, urban design, and allied arts across global contexts. 

Architecture and Interior Design majors are also encouraged to explore Miami Plan 2023 PA-2A National Sciences, PA-2B Social Science, PA-4A DEI course, PA-4B Intercultural Consciousness, and/or PA-4C Global Inquiry Honors courses. 

Art, Art History, and Communication Design Majors:

ART 188H: Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern*
MWF 10:05am-11:00am, taught by Andrew Casper
CRN 15577, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Course covers roles played by the visual arts (painting, sculpture, drawing, etc.) in societies from the Renaissance (ca. 1300 CE) to the present day. Students will understand how the visual arts facilitate religious devotion; define group and individual identities; offer new ways to value the artistic creativity; and other functions that reveal how the visual arts across history shape, reflect, and are informed by societies different from our own


Art, Art History, and Communication Design majors are also encouraged to explore Miami Plan 2023 PA-1B Math & Formal Reasoning, PA-2A National Sciences, PA-2B Social Science, PA-3B Humanities, PA-4A DEI course, PA-4B Intercultural Consciousness, and/or PA-4C Global Inquiry Honors courses.

Art Education Majors:

ART 188H: Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern*
MWF 10:05am-11:00am, taught by Andrew Casper
CRN 15577, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Course covers roles played by the visual arts (painting, sculpture, drawing, etc.) in societies from the Renaissance (ca. 1300 CE) to the present day. Students will understand how the visual arts facilitate religious devotion; define group and individual identities; offer new ways to value the artistic creativity; and other functions that reveal how the visual arts across history shape, reflect, and are informed by societies different from our own

Art Education majors are also encouraged to explore Miami Plan 2023 PA-1B Math & Formal Reasoning, PA-2A National Sciences, PA-3B Humanities, PA-4A DEI course, PA-4B Intercultural Consciousness, and/or PA-4C Global Inquiry Honors courses.

Arts Management & Art Entrepreneurship Majors Majors:

CCA 111H:  Innovation, Creativity and Design Thinking (two sections)
TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Tyler Friedman  CRN: 12819, 3 Credit Hours
TR 2:50pm-4:10pm, taught by Tyler Friedman CRN: 13670, 3 Credit Hours
This course will explore the roots of original thought and it's role in the evolution of different areas of human endeavor. Students will explore the many facets of creativity and innovation, which are purely human traits at the heart of our ability to grow, change and adapt as individuals, and ultimately to survive as a species. The course will present scientific and scholarly ways of understanding creativity, but will also engage students in a series of exercises to experience processes through a diverse range of media and project types. Learning the roles and processes of innovation and design thinking will be central to this exploration. Team work, problem-solving and leadership skills will also be addressed, and students will both self-author and collaboratively author original concepts.

Arts Management and Art Entrepreneurship majors should consider Miami Plan 2023 PA-2A National Sciences, PA-2B Social Science, PA-3B Humanities, PA-4A DEI course, PA-4B Intercultural Consciousness, and/or PA-4C Global Inquiry Honors courses

Emerging Technology, Business + Design Majors:

Emerging Technology in Business + Design majors should consider Miami Plan 2023 PA-2A National Sciences, PA-2B Social Science, PA-3B Humanities, PA-4A DEI course, PA-4B Intercultural Consciousness, and/or PA-4C Global Inquiry Honors courses.

Games + Simulations Majors:

Games + Simulation majors should consider Miami Plan 2023 PA-2A National Sciences, PA-2B Social Science, PA-4A DEI course, PA-4B Intercultural Consciousness, and/or PA-4C Global Inquiry Honors courses.

Students who plan to double major in Computer Science should consider CEC 111H:

CEC 111H: Imagination, Ingenuity and Impact I (multiple sections, 2 credit hours)*
Course description: This course is for first-year students interested in exploring engineering and computing. Students engage in hands-on, interdisciplinary design that addresses societal and environmental challenges. Students work in teams to design innovative solutions and develop communications skills. The course facilitates student transition to college by introducing key information, resources, and skills needed to succeed. It addresses issues including information literacy, academic integrity, personal responsibility and career development; and identifies key campus resources to enhance academic success.

Music (BA & BM) Majors:

MUS 185H: Multicultural Perspectives in Music*
TR 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Aaron Pergram
CRN 13649, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course explores non-Western classical musical traditions and practices from around the world. By studying how music and society intersect, students develop skills for identifying and tracing musical differences and reflecting on factors such as history, culture, politics, economics, thought, and religion that shape their personal music-listening identities. Young scholars will think critically about music's power, not as a universal language but as an agent of unity, identity, war, propaganda, division, and faith. Students will develop cultural competency for their future professional and civic life by investigating disparate musical perspectives. An emphasis on self-reflection and intercultural learning is encouraged through a deeper understanding of self and others in a global context. This course will challenge students in scholarly areas beyond their primary studies and features authentic, active learning. Students can employ prior knowledge or skills from this course in other fields through interdisciplinary readings, media, writing, and cooperative projects


Music, Music Performance, and Music Technology majors are also encouraged to explore Miami Plan 2023 PA-2A National Sciences, PA-2B Social Science, PA-3B Humanities, PA-4A DEI course, PA-4B Intercultural Consciousness, and/or PA-4C Global Inquiry Honors courses.

Music Education Majors:

MUS 185H: Multicultural Perspectives in Music*
TR 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Aaron Pergram
CRN 13649, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course explores non-Western classical musical traditions and practices from around the world. By studying how music and society intersect, students develop skills for identifying and tracing musical differences and reflecting on factors such as history, culture, politics, economics, thought, and religion that shape their personal music-listening identities. Young scholars will think critically about music's power, not as a universal language but as an agent of unity, identity, war, propaganda, division, and faith. Students will develop cultural competency for their future professional and civic life by investigating disparate musical perspectives. An emphasis on self-reflection and intercultural learning is encouraged through a deeper understanding of self and others in a global context. This course will challenge students in scholarly areas beyond their primary studies and features authentic, active learning. Students can employ prior knowledge or skills from this course in other fields through interdisciplinary readings, media, writing, and cooperative projects

Music Education majors are also encouraged to explore Miami Plan 2023 PA-2A National Sciences, PA-3B Humanities, PA-4A DEI course, PA-4B Intercultural Consciousness, and/or PA-4C Global Inquiry Honors courses.

Theatre Majors:

Theatre majors should take an honors course that fulfills a Miami Plan 2023 requirement such as PA-2A National Sciences, PA-2B Social Science, PA-4A DEI course, PA-4B Intercultural Consciousness, and/or PA-4C Global Inquiry Honors courses.

It is also recommended that Theatre majors consider ENG 125H: Introduction To Drama if they need a PA-3B Humanities course:

ENG 125H: Introduction to Drama*
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Katie Johnson
CRN 14502, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Critical analysis of dramatic literature from the ancient Greeks to modern performance art, using dramatic structure and theory to read play texts as productions of their cultural contexts. 

Teacher Education Majors:

TCE 191H: Threshold Concepts of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry
MW 2:50pm-4:10pm, taught by Karen Zaino
CRN 15108, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course explores the purposes, organizations, and outcomes of schooling from the perspectives of the field of social foundations of education. Students undertake critical inquiry into teaching as a profession and examine threshold concepts related to teaching, curriculum, and educational inquiry. Students will explore historical, philosophical, and contemporary purposes of schooling in order to open up new possibilities for them as teachers and community members in a complex, multicultural society. The course challenges students to understand how historical and contextual issues related to schooling intersect with matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This examination centers issues related to schooling within the context of power, justice, and social change.

Kinesiology Majors:

KNH 188H: Physical Activity and Health*
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Jennifer Timmerman
CRN 15810, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Critical examination of relationships among exercise, physical activity, fitness, and health from epidemiological perspective. The role of genetic, sociocultural, economic, geographic and political influences on physical activity patterns, exercise habits, fitness and health are explored. A description of the physiological mechanisms that link physical activity and health are also examined.

MTH 135H: Math for Science Applications*
2 sections with different meeting times, taught by Olga Brezhneva, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Taught at the precalculus level, the course focuses on concepts and examples from chemistry, physics, and biology to give students practice with problems they will encounter in natural science courses. Being multidisciplinary by nature, the course prepares students knowledge and skills to tackle real-world problems and for analysis of global issues such as climate and temperature changes, spread of infectious diseases, and drinking water availability. Enhanced with MCAT practice problems, the course also gives additional motivation for students interested in premedical studies.

Public Health Promotion Majors: 

MBI 131H: Community Health Perspectives
MW 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Kelly Abshire
CRN 15838, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Discussion of community health primarily from the perspective of leading causes of disease and death in the U.S. Exploration of the impact of environment, behavior, and disease, including prevention and treatment strategies, on human health, public resources, and quality of life for society.

Sport Management Majors:

ECO 201H: Principles of Microeconomics (two sections, 3 credit hours)
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15865
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15866
Course Description: Nature and scope of microeconomics, including the role of the market in resource allocation, the role of competition, market forces, the forces governing the distribution of income, and the role of foreign trade in economic welfare.

CEC 111H: Imagination, Ingenuity and Impact I*
Multiple sections with different meeting times, taught by Staff, 2 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course is for first-year students interested in exploring engineering and computing. Students engage in hands-on, interdisciplinary design that addresses societal and environmental challenges. Students work in teams to design innovative solutions and develop communications skills. The course facilitates student transition to college by introducing key information, resources, and skills needed to succeed. It addresses issues including information literacy, academic integrity, personal responsibility and career development; and identifies key campus resources to enhance academic success.

Students with majors in the College of Engineering and Computing will be enrolled in this course prior to Orientation.

Students who need to explore an alternative Honors course instead of CEC 111H should consult with an Honors advisor at Orientation.

CEC majors interested in minoring in math and have either credit for MTH 251 (Calculus II) or an AP Calculus BC test score of 4 or 5 should ask to talk to a Math Department advisor to inquire about MTH 222T and MTH 331T as their honors course.

Most students in a Farmer School of Business (FSB) major will be pre-enrolled into either an honors section of the First Year Integrated Core, or into one of the following honors sections of FSB required classes:

ECO 201H: Principles of Microeconomics (two sections, 3 credit hours)
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15865
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15866
Course Description: Nature and scope of microeconomics, including the role of the market in resource allocation, the role of competition, market forces, the forces governing the distribution of income, and the role of foreign trade in economic welfare.

Or

ACC 221H: Intro To Financial Accounting
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Michele Frank
CRN: 14923, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Introduction to the purposes of financial statements and the recognition, measurement, and disclosure concepts and methods underlying financial statements. Focus is on preparing, using and interpreting financial statements and on understanding the impact of transactions and events on financial statements and financial ratios.


Honors students in a FSB major who are not pre-enrolled into one of these options or who need an alternative honors course should explore Miami Plan course options with their FSB and Honors advisor.

FSB majors interested in minoring in math and have either credit for MTH 251 (Calculus II) or an AP Calculus BC test score of 4 or 5 should ask to talk to a Math Department advisor to inquire about MTH 222T and MTH 331T as their honors course.

Nursing Majors

Select a Miami Plan course from the following: Perspectives Area 1: Formal Reasoning & Communication; Perspectives Area 3: Arts & Humanities; Perspectives Area 4: Global Citizenship; or a Signature Inquiry course.

MTH 135H: Math for Science Applications*
2 sections with different meeting times, taught by Olga Brezhneva, 3 credit hours
Course description: Taught at the precalculus level, the course focuses on concepts and examples from chemistry, physics, and biology to give students practice with problems they will encounter in natural science courses. Being multidisciplinary by nature, the course prepares students knowledge and skills to tackle real-world problems and for analysis of global issues such as climate and temperature changes, spread of infectious diseases, and drinking water availability. Enhanced with MCAT practice problems, the course also gives additional motivation for students interested in premedical studies.

ATH 185H: Cultural Diversity in the US
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Homayun Sidky
CRN 15490, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Anthropological and ethnographic approaches to the study of cultural, social, and linguistic variation in the United States, its territories, and borderlands. As an introduction to cultural anthropology, the course provides a foundation for understanding historical and contemporary contexts related to globalization and diaspora; ethnic, racial, and class identities; political economy and environment; belief systems; and ethnographic methodology.

ATH 175H: Global Cultural Diversity
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Neringa Klumbyte
CRN 15481, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description:Provides an appreciation of human cultural, social, and linguistic variation around the world and through time. Develops anthropological and ethnographic approaches to understanding cultural differences and similarities in political, social and economic organization; marriage and family patterns; environment and beliefs systems; and other aspects of globalized human cultural life.


ECO 201H: Principles of Microeconomics (two sections, 3 credit hours)
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15865
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Gregory Niemesh, CRN: 15866
Course Description: Nature and scope of microeconomics, including the role of the market in resource allocation, the role of competition, market forces, the forces governing the distribution of income, and the role of foreign trade in economic welfare.


KNH 188H: Physical Activity and Health*
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Jennifer Timmerman
CRN: 15810, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Critical examination of relationships among exercise, physical activity, fitness, and health from epidemiological perspective. The role of genetic, sociocultural, economic, geographic and political influences on physical activity patterns, exercise habits, fitness and health are explored. A description of the physiological mechanisms that link physical activity and health are also examined.


POL 221H: Comparative Politics
TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Vanelin Ganev
CRN: 14650, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Comparative introduction to the development, governmental structures, and political processes of societies in modern world. Case studies used to relate theories to actual problems and governing strategies in contemporary political systems.

GLG 111H: The Dynamic Earth
MW 2:50pm-4:10pm, taught by Maija Sipola
CRN: 12720, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Earth as a geophysical-geochemical unit and its internal and external processes. Formation of minerals and their relationships in rocks. Earth stresses and rock deformation, mountain building, and earthquakes. Geomorphic (landscape) evolution by mass wasting and wave, stream, wind, ground water, glacial, and volcanic activity.

GLG 307H: Water and Society*
WF 11:40am-12:55pm, taught by Jill Mignery
CRN: 15803, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course investigates water resources and societal relationships. Through dynamic activities, field experiences, data collection, and project based learning, students have the opportunity to develop knowledge and scientific communication skills while exploring the challenges and problems surrounding water and society. Topics emphasize the importance and fragility of water resources and the world-wide threats to those resources. Themes include flooding, water scarcity, water conflict, water rights and contamination of drinking water supplies. Topics are examined not only through a natural science perspective, but also through perspectives of history, policy, law and societal attitudes.

MBI 131H: Community Health Perspectives
MW 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Kelly Abshire
CRN: 15838, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Discussion of community health primarily from the perspective of leading causes of disease and death in the U.S. Exploration of the impact of environment, behavior, and disease, including prevention and treatment strategies, on human health, public resources, and quality of life for society.

ARC 221H: History of Architecture I*
TR 8:30am-9:50am, Instructor: Staff
CRN: 11159, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Thorough and systematic survey of the history of architecture, urban design, and allied arts across global contexts.

ART 188H: Art & Society: Renaissance-Modern*
MWF 10:05am-11:00am, taught by Andrew Casper
CRN: 15577, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Course covers roles played by the visual arts (painting, sculpture, drawing, etc.) in societies from the Renaissance (ca. 1300 CE) to the present day. Students will understand how the visual arts facilitate religious devotion; define group and individual identities; offer new ways to value the artistic creativity; and other functions that reveal how the visual arts across history shape, reflect, and are informed by societies different from our own.

CCA 111H: Innovation, Creativity and Design Thinking
2 sections with different meeting times, taught by J. Tyler Friedman, 3 Credit Hours
TR 1:15pm-2:35pm CRN: 12819
TR 2:50pm-4:10pm CRN: 13670
Course Description: This course will explore the roots of original thought and it's role in the evolution of different areas of human endeavor. Students will explore the many facets of creativity and innovation, which are purely human traits at the heart of our ability to grow, change and adapt as individuals, and ultimately to survive as a species. The course will present scientific and scholarly ways of understanding creativity, but will also engage students in a series of exercises to experience processes through a diverse range of media and project types. Learning the roles and processes of innovation and design thinking will be central to this exploration. Team work, problem-solving and leadership skills will also be addressed, and students will both self-author and collaboratively author original concepts.

MUS 184H: Opera: Passionate Human Stories in Music*
WF 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Andrea Ridilla
CRN: 16051, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course focuses on opera as the "total art work," encompassing aspects of Western European history and culture. From opera’s roots in ancient Greek drama to the present day, opera is constantly being shaped by the society in which it has thrived. Art, literature, theatre, and business are also relevant to opera and will be included in our journey through operatic masterpieces. Framed in the context of Italy as the self-proclaimed birthplace of opera, the course addresses how the passion for this art form has spread through—and united—cultures around the globe. A focus is on the patrons who have supported opera from its inception to the present-day. Students will learn to appreciate the art form by studying selected operas, attending an opera at Miami University and watching videos of operas.


MUS 285H: Introduction to African American Music*
2 sections with different meeting times, taught by Tammy Kernodle, 3 Credit Hours
MW 10:05am-11:25am CRN 15099
MW 2:50pm-4:10pm CRN 14823
Course Description: This course is an overview of the musical practices of African Americans and how this array of musical sounds, performance practices, and modes of dissemination correlate with the evolving consciousness of Blackness. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of Black folk practices into specific forms of popular music and classical (concert) music.

ARC 221H: History of Architecture I*
TR 8:30am-9:50am Instructor: Staff
CRN: 11159, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Thorough and systematic survey of the history of architecture, urban design, and allied arts across global contexts.

CLS 121H: Greek and Roman Mythology*
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Deborah Lyons
CRN 16080, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course examines the production and interpretation of ancient Greek myth within its original historical context; also explores how Greek myths have been used and adapted in other historical periods and by other cultures up to today.

ENG 125H: Introduction to Drama*
TR 10:05am-11:25am, taught by Katie Johnson
CRN 14502, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Critical analysis of dramatic literature from the ancient Greeks to modern performance art, using dramatic structure and theory to read play texts as productions of their cultural contexts. 

FRE 131H: Masterpieces of French Culture in Translation*
MW 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Elisabeth Hodges
CRN 16056, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Accessible introduction to French culture through the study of selected examples of significant works in literature and the arts (understood in a broad sense). Works are examined in their social, historical, and ideological contexts and cover the period from the Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. All readings in English translation.

FST 201H: Film History and Analysis
T 5:00pm-7:00pm, TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Kerry Hegarty
CRN 13848, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Introduction to basic principles of cinematic form and to major movements and issues in the history of cinema. Primary emphasis given to principal methods of critical thinking in film studies, from close analysis of formal and stylistic elements in a single film to more global ways of understanding and interpreting films within their aesthetic, social, historical, and political contexts. Includes screenings of representative films, lectures, discussions, group activities, papers, and exams.

HST 198H: World History Since 1500*
R 4:25pm-5:20pm, TR 10:05am-11:00am, taught by Erik Jensen
CRN 15837, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Provides global perspective as well as introduction into history of individual civilizations. Stresses interrelations among societies and cultures and compares experiences of peoples and civilizations with one another.

JRN 101H: Journalism and American Life 
M 4:25pm-5:10pm, taught by James Tobin
CRN 15677, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Students in this Miami Plan class explore the role of journalism in American democracy. They consider the social, historic, cultural, and economic contexts shaping the practice of journalism in the United States while also considering the ethics guiding journalistic choices. This is a course that introduces students to journalism as genre as well as practice, providing students a window into the watchdog, mirror, and marketplace functions of news media in a democracy.

PHL 105H: Theories of Human Nature
WF 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Pascal Massie
CRN 15804, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: There have been various ways that human beings have understood themselves and their place in nature. Every conception of the self embodies a conception of what can be known, of how we ought to live, of what values we ought to hold, and to what extent we are free. We consider various conceptions of the person in light of these questions. Introduces fundamental questions of philosophy and basic reasoning skills, methodologies, and concepts used by philosophers. Students are prepared for further work in philosophy and develop skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing for any area of learning.

PHL 131H: Introduction to Ethics
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Facundo Alonso
CRN 15817, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Introduces students to, and cultivates, ethical reasoning. The course will foster students' capacity to recognize ethical issues and situations, to understand different ethical perspectives and concepts, and to engage in ethical deliberation. Students will have opportunities to analyze concrete situations and human conduct in relation to ethical principles, ideas, and frameworks and thereby to reflect more deeply on their own values and on the social context of ethical obligations and ethical dilemmas. Course topics may include the nature of our responsibilities to ourselves and to others, confrontations between the rights of an individual and those of society, and consideration of what it means to lead a good life. The course aims to enrich students' ability to see themselves as ethical actors in the world.

SPN 315H: Intro to Hispanic Literatures*
MW 2:50pm-4:10pm, taught by Carlos Ortiz
CRN 16281, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Close reading and critical analysis of selected poetry, essay, narrative fiction, and drama from Spain and Latin America.
Note: Credit for SPN 311 required.

AMS/FST/ITL 222H: Italian American Culture*
WF 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Daniele Fioretti
CRN: 16287,16286, 16285, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: The course explores the history of Italian immigration in America, focusing on the development of Italian American communities across the land and the contributions that Italian Americans have made to American society and culture. Students examine and discuss the dynamics of immigration, assimilation, ethnicity, and diversity. Taught in English.

ART 188H: History Of Western Art: Renaissance-Modern*
MWF 10:05am-11:00am, taught by Andrew Casper
CRN: 15577, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Course covers roles played by the visual arts (painting, sculpture, drawing, etc.) in societies from the Renaissance (ca. 1300 CE) to the present day. Students will understand how the visual arts facilitate religious devotion; define group and individual identities; offer new ways to value the artistic creativity; and other functions that reveal how the visual arts across history shape, reflect, and are informed by societies different from our own.

CLS 121H: Greek and Roman Mythology*
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Deborah Lyons
CRN 16080, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course examines the production and interpretation of ancient Greek myth within its original historical context; also explores how Greek myths have been used and adapted in other historical periods and by other cultures up to today.

FRE 301H: Culture & Interpretation*
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Elisabeth Hodges
CRN 16057, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Gateway to upper-level offerings in French. Organized around a theme developed by each professor (for example: modernity, desire, revolution, or voyages), this class initiates students into the work of original analysis and creative interpretation. The course will include works from a variety of media, voices, and historical moments, from films to comics, speeches to sonnets, Paris to Algiers, Versailles to the street. Students will explore the relationships between literature and culture while gaining exposure to a range of approaches to, and theories of, reading. Students will hone their ability to present their ideas in writing. Taught in French.
Note: Prerequisite: FRE 202, or placement through Miami's French language placement exam.

GER 252: The German-Jewish Experience*
MW 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Joseph O'Neil
CRN: 16427, 3 credit hours
Course description: Discusses readings of and about major Jewish figures in the German-speaking world. Frames historical background. Discover constants and changes over time. Assesses terms for analyzing culture. Taught in English.

MUS 185H:Multicultural Perspectives in Music*
TR 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Aaron Pergram
CRN 13649, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: This course explores non-Western classical musical traditions and practices from around the world. By studying how music and society intersect, students develop skills for identifying and tracing musical differences and reflecting on factors such as history, culture, politics, economics, thought, and religion that shape their personal music-listening identities. Young scholars will think critically about music's power, not as a universal language but as an agent of unity, identity, war, propaganda, division, and faith. Students will develop cultural competency for their future professional and civic life by investigating disparate musical perspectives. An emphasis on self-reflection and intercultural learning is encouraged through a deeper understanding of self and others in a global context. This course will challenge students in scholarly areas beyond their primary studies and features authentic, active learning. Students can employ prior knowledge or skills from this course in other fields through interdisciplinary readings, media, writing, and cooperative projects.

SPN 311H: Modern Communication and Culture*
MW 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Katherine Fowler-Cordova
CRN 16280, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Enhance speaking and writing skills in a context-driven, topic-based approach. Targeting Intermediate-mid proficiency, the course explores relevant vocabulary, form-meaning connections, and cultural insights in the Spanish-speaking world. Rooted in proficiency guidelines, students actively use Spanish for communication, cultural respect, identity reflection, and analyzing equity and social justice. A proficiency-oriented course fostering language growth and cultural awareness.
Note: Spanish placement in 311 or credit for SPN 202 required. 

ATH 175H: Global Cultural Diversity
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Neringa Klumbyte
CRN 15481, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description:Provides an appreciation of human cultural, social, and linguistic variation around the world and through time. Develops anthropological and ethnographic approaches to understanding cultural differences and similarities in political, social and economic organization; marriage and family patterns; environment and beliefs systems; and other aspects of globalized human cultural life.

CEC 266H: Globalization and Engineering in Heavy Metal Music*
MWF 1:15pm-2:10pm, taught by Brian Kirkmeyer
CRN 11713, 3 Credit Hours
This course addresses the linkages among heavy metal music, global culture and engineering developments. Heavy metal is a truly global popular music with major impacts from Europe, Asia, the Americas and beyond. Advances in various technologies have extensively influenced heavy metal, enabling some of its most defining characteristics. This course explores the interplays of technology, music and culture by integrating the powerful history of metal with an overview of the engineering impacts. Students will engage in demonstrations and discussions of the musical breadth along with the engineering technologies. Non-CEC majors welcome.

FRE 131H: Masterpieces of French Culture in Translation*
MW 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Elisabeth Hodges
CRN 16056, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Accessible introduction to French culture through the study of selected examples of significant works in literature and the arts (understood in a broad sense). Works are examined in their social, historical, and ideological contexts and cover the period from the Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. All readings in English translation.

HST 198H: World History Since 1500*
R 4:25pm-5:20pm, TR 10:05am-11:00am, taught by Erik Jensen
CRN 15837, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Provides global perspective as well as introduction into history of individual civilizations. Stresses interrelations among societies and cultures and compares experiences of peoples and civilizations with one another.

POL 221H: Comparative Politics
TR 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Vanelin Ganev
CRN: 14650, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Comparative introduction to the development, governmental structures, and political processes of societies in modern world. Case studies used to relate theories to actual problems and governing strategies in contemporary political systems.

ATH 185H: Cultural Diversity in the US
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Homayun Sidky
CRN 15490, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Anthropological and ethnographic approaches to the study of cultural, social, and linguistic variation in the United States, its territories, and borderlands. As an introduction to cultural anthropology, the course provides a foundation for understanding historical and contemporary contexts related to globalization and diaspora; ethnic, racial, and class identities; political economy and environment; belief systems; and ethnographic methodology.

FRE 131H: Masterpieces of French Culture in Translation*
MW 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Elisabeth Hodges
CRN 16056, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Accessible introduction to French culture through the study of selected examples of significant works in literature and the arts (understood in a broad sense). Works are examined in their social, historical, and ideological contexts and cover the period from the Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. All readings in English translation.

GLG 111H: The Dynamic Earth
MW 2:50pm-4:10pm, taught by Maija Sipola
CRN: 12720, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Earth as a geophysical-geochemical unit and its internal and external processes. Formation of minerals and their relationships in rocks. Earth stresses and rock deformation, mountain building, and earthquakes. Geomorphic (landscape) evolution by mass wasting and wave, stream, wind, ground water, glacial, and volcanic activity.

GLG 307H: Water and Society*
WF 11:40am-12:55pm, taught by Jill Mignery
CRN: 15803, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course investigates water resources and societal relationships. Through dynamic activities, field experiences, data collection, and project based learning, students have the opportunity to develop knowledge and scientific communication skills while exploring the challenges and problems surrounding water and society. Topics emphasize the importance and fragility of water resources and the world-wide threats to those resources. Themes include flooding, water scarcity, water conflict, water rights and contamination of drinking water supplies. Topics are examined not only through a natural science perspective, but also through perspectives of history, policy, law and societal attitudes.

JRN 101H: Journalism and American Life 
M 4:25pm-5:10pm, taught by James Tobin
CRN 15677, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Students in this Miami Plan class explore the role of journalism in American democracy. They consider the social, historic, cultural, and economic contexts shaping the practice of journalism in the United States while also considering the ethics guiding journalistic choices. This is a course that introduces students to journalism as genre as well as practice, providing students a window into the watchdog, mirror, and marketplace functions of news media in a democracy.

MTH 135H: Math for Science Applications*
2 sections with different meeting times, taught by Olga Brezhneva, 3 credit hours
Course description: Taught at the precalculus level, the course focuses on concepts and examples from chemistry, physics, and biology to give students practice with problems they will encounter in natural science courses. Being multidisciplinary by nature, the course prepares students knowledge and skills to tackle real-world problems and for analysis of global issues such as climate and temperature changes, spread of infectious diseases, and drinking water availability. Enhanced with MCAT practice problems, the course also gives additional motivation for students interested in premedical studies.

MUS 184H: Opera: Passionate Human Stories in Music*
WF 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Andrea Ridilla
CRN: 16051, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: This course focuses on opera as the "total art work," encompassing aspects of Western European history and culture. From opera’s roots in ancient Greek drama to the present day, opera is constantly being shaped by the society in which it has thrived. Art, literature, theatre, and business are also relevant to opera and will be included in our journey through operatic masterpieces. Framed in the context of Italy as the self-proclaimed birthplace of opera, the course addresses how the passion for this art form has spread through—and united—cultures around the globe. A focus is on the patrons who have supported opera from its inception to the present-day. Students will learn to appreciate the art form by studying selected operas, attending an opera at Miami University and watching videos of operas.

PHL 131H: Introduction to Ethics
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Facundo Alonso
CRN 15817, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Introduces students to, and cultivates, ethical reasoning. The course will foster students' capacity to recognize ethical issues and situations, to understand different ethical perspectives and concepts, and to engage in ethical deliberation. Students will have opportunities to analyze concrete situations and human conduct in relation to ethical principles, ideas, and frameworks and thereby to reflect more deeply on their own values and on the social context of ethical obligations and ethical dilemmas. Course topics may include the nature of our responsibilities to ourselves and to others, confrontations between the rights of an individual and those of society, and consideration of what it means to lead a good life. The course aims to enrich students' ability to see themselves as ethical actors in the world.

SPN 311H: Modern Communication and Culture*
MW 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Katherine Fowler-Cordova
CRN 16280, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Enhance speaking and writing skills in a context-driven, topic-based approach. Targeting Intermediate-mid proficiency, the course explores relevant vocabulary, form-meaning connections, and cultural insights in the Spanish-speaking world. Rooted in proficiency guidelines, students actively use Spanish for communication, cultural respect, identity reflection, and analyzing equity and social justice. A proficiency-oriented course fostering language growth and cultural awareness.
Note: Spanish placement in 311 or credit for SPN 202 required. 

FRE 301H: Culture & Interpretation*
MW 1:15pm-2:35pm, taught by Elisabeth Hodges
CRN 16057, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Gateway to upper-level offerings in French. Organized around a theme developed by each professor (for example: modernity, desire, revolution, or voyages), this class initiates students into the work of original analysis and creative interpretation. The course will include works from a variety of media, voices, and historical moments, from films to comics, speeches to sonnets, Paris to Algiers, Versailles to the street. Students will explore the relationships between literature and culture while gaining exposure to a range of approaches to, and theories of, reading. Students will hone their ability to present their ideas in writing. Taught in French.
Note: Prerequisite: FRE 202, or placement through Miami's French language placement exam.

RUS 101H: Beginners Russian (two sections taught by Brendan Mooney)*
MWF 10:05am-11:25am, CRN: 14097, 4 credit hours
MWF 11:40am-12:55pm, CRN: 14122, 4 credit hours
Course Description:  Essentials of Russian language including rudiments of grammar, acquisition of a simple vocabulary, practice in reading and conversation, and simple written exercises.
Note: No experience with Russian Language required.

RUS 201H: Intermediate Russian*
TR 11:40am-1:00pm, taught by Benjamin Sutcliffe
CRN: 15720, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Conversation, vocabulary building, readings, composition, grammar.
Note: Placement in RUS 201 or credit for RUS 102.

SPN 311H: Modern Communication and Culture*
MW 8:30am-9:50am, taught by Katherine Fowler-Cordova
CRN 16280, 3 Credit Hours
Course description: Enhance speaking and writing skills in a context-driven, topic-based approach. Targeting Intermediate-mid proficiency, the course explores relevant vocabulary, form-meaning connections, and cultural insights in the Spanish-speaking world. Rooted in proficiency guidelines, students actively use Spanish for communication, cultural respect, identity reflection, and analyzing equity and social justice. A proficiency-oriented course fostering language growth and cultural awareness.
Note: Spanish placement in 311 or credit for SPN 202 required. 

SPN 315H: Intro to Hispanic Literatures*
MW 2:50pm-4:10pm, taught by Carlos Ortiz
CRN 16281, 3 Credit Hours
Course Description: Close reading and critical analysis of selected poetry, essay, narrative fiction, and drama from Spain and Latin America.
Note: Credit for SPN 311 required.