Fall 2026 Honors Courses - Waterbury
Note: This list is for use by Honors first-year students at UConn Waterbury during Orientation. Additional Honors courses open to sophomores or higher are listed in StudentAdmin. Honors UNIV 1784 course page is separate.
AH 1001, Section 332D (Class number 13770): Introduction to Public Health
*A basic foundation in public health principles and practices. Individual and group field assignments required.
This course introduces students to the history, philosophy, and scientific foundations of public health while emphasizing the biological, environmental, and social determinants that influence population health. Students will learn to identify and analyze public health problems, evaluate contributing causes, and consider evidence-based approaches to improving health outcomes. The course also explores the role of public health in partnership with healthcare systems, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies to address health disparities and promote community well-being.
The honors section of this course centers on a service-learning experience that uses intergenerational collaboration to sustain a local community garden while supporting the social health and well-being of older adults participating in the OLLI program on campus. Through hands-on engagement in the community garden, students will gain experience applying principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR), emphasizing collaboration, shared decision-making, and relationship-building with community partners. Students will learn foundational skills in community engagement, program planning, and community capacity building by working alongside older adults and local stakeholders to identify community strengths, assess needs, and develop sustainable approaches to maintaining the garden as a shared public health resource.
Experiential learning will be complemented by guest lectures and workshops from professionals in environmental health, aging, sustainability, and community health promotion. Students will examine how public health interventions can address social isolation, foster intergenerational trust and collaboration, and strengthen community resilience. Drawing from these experiences, students will develop a final program proposal that outlines strategies to support the long-term sustainability, community impact, and future growth of the community garden initiative.
Tu/Th, 11:00AM - 12:15PM and Honors discussion time: Fridays 12:05-12:55PM
Fulfills: Common Curriculum: TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst; University Honors Laureate: STEM
ECON 1202, Section 332 (Class number 11446): Principles of Macroeconomics
*The organization and function of the economic system as a total unit. Economic decisions, institutions, and policies that determine levels and rates of growth of production, employment, and prices. Topical subjects (e.g., government budget deficits and current interest-rate policy).
Tu/Th from 2-3:15pm
Fulfills: Common Curriculum: TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst, TOI6: Science & Empirical Inq; University Honors Laureate: SS.
ENGL 2635E, Section 332 (Class number 11561): Literature and the Environment
*Ecocritical approaches to literary treatment of global environmental issues.
M/W 1:25-2:40pm
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011.
Fulfills: Common Curriculum: TOI4: Environmental Literacy, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst; University Honors Laureate: A&H.
HDFS 1070, Section 332 (Class number 11757): Individual and Family Development
Fulfills: Common Curriculum: TOI-5 Indiv Values Soc Inst; University Honors Laureate: SS.
*These course descriptions are from the Undergraduate Catalog Directory of Courses.
Other helpful links:
Common Curriculum requirements(Info about Topics of Inquiry or TOIs, Competencies, etc.)
University Honors Laureate distribution requirement(Info about taking Honors across different subject areas)Note: future Honors courses will be announced prior to course registration for the semester offered.