This course introduces students to the Snow College Honors Program’s outcomes and requirements. It builds foundational skills to help students excel in college courses as it integrates an exploration of intellectual traditions throughout ancient and modern world history. The course emphasizes reading and analyzing seminal works in the history of intellectual development and includes texts from a variety of disciplines. This class is open to all students and fills an honors program requirement.
Students in this class will learn about the advancements of intellectual thought from antiquity through the modern day as they apply skills essential for participation in the Snow College Honors Program. This course is designed for students in letters and sciences who intend to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a BA or BS degree and allows them to more seamlessly transfer into other USHE institutions’ honors programs. It is comparable to the HONR 2000 and HONR 2100 courses at Utah Valley University and HONR 1040 and HONR 2010 at Southern Utah University.
Content in this course will vary based on the texts adopted and individual instructors; the course will include formative works of representative intellectual movements between the ancient/classical period and the present. Instructors may choose texts from a variety of cultures and traditions around the world and texts that represent a multiplicity of disciplines and disciplinary approaches. Through various teaching methods, students will examine relevant cultural themes. The course will emphasize close reading, historical influences, contextual and textual analysis, synthesis, interpretation, critical thinking, and application. Students will also create educational plans and begin their ePortfolios as part of the Honors Program. As students develop these skills, they will build a foundation of intellectual rigor that will help them succeed in all future endeavors.