Author: Jaclyn Chancey

PSYC 5270-003: Special Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience (Storrs)

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[UConn Storrs]

Graduate courses act as Honors credit, as long as you earn a grade of B- or higher.

Controversies in Neuroscience and Biopsychology

Instructor: R. Holly Fitch

Prof. Fitch welcomes Honors students with at least junior standing and some biology and psychology background. This course is particularly well suited for students with majors in PSYC, PNB, Cognitive Science, or related fields. Contact Dr. Fitch for a permission number. The class is limited to 20 students, so interested students should contact her as soon as possible. 

This course will address a series of “hot” topics of current interest in the field, including: the importance of sex/gender/hormones in individualized medical care; the rapid evolution of neural implant technology; the status of genetic engineering in complex behavioral conditions like autism (both embryonic and adult gene engineering); and other “hot” topics —  to include some topics of the students choosing. Last year’s topics included teens in contact sports and CTE, vaccinations and autism, and others.

The class format involves a meeting for one hour each week for in person discussion, a recorded/remote one-hour lecture each week, and online student presentations. The grade for the class will derive from seminar participation and several oral presentations over the course of the semester.

HDFS 5255: Living with Chronic or Life-threatening Illness (Storrs)

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Graduate courses act as Honors credit, as long as you earn a grade of B- or higher.

Instructor: Keith Bellizzi

Chronic and/or life-threatening illness from diagnosis through long term management. Psychological, interpersonal, family, and ethical aspects of the chronic illness experience across the life span, in contexts for culture and health policy.

HDFS 5340: Prevention, Intervention, and Public Policy (Storrs)

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[UConn Storrs]

Graduate courses act as Honors credit, as long as you earn a grade of B- or higher.

Instructor: Lisa Eaton

Survey course of the theory, practice and science of primary prevention of human problems. Prevention concepts and case studies are presented. Students give analysis and critique of course content and develop personal and professional perspectives on prevention practice and possible social policy initiatives.

HDFS 5342: Parenting, Parenthood, and Family Science Interventions (Storrs)

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Graduate courses act as Honors credit, as long as you earn a grade of B- or higher.

Instructor: Beth Russell

Parents’ roles, identities, and behavior and the dynamics of parenthood across the lifespan. Interpersonal, familial, and societal roles of parents and the interventions that support individual parent and family well-being outcomes are presented.

CHEM 2444: Organic Chemistry (Storrs)

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Instructor: Nicholas Leadbeater

Prerequisite: CHEM 2443 (Honors or non-Honors)

The material in Honors CHEM 2444 is much like that in the non-Honors sections of CHEM 2444, but it will go into more detail on various topics. It is also taught differently, with class periods dedicated to discussion and practice problems. Additional support is available from a graduate teaching assistant and undergraduate peer mentors.

CHEM 1148Q: Honors General Chemistry II (Storrs)

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Instructor: Douglas Adamson

Prerequisite: CHEM 1147Q. If you took CHEM 1127Q or 1137Q and would like to enroll in CHEM 1148Q, email Prof. Adamson for permission.

This Honors version of CHEM 1128Q will complete the general chemistry sequence for any science major and for pre-med/pre-dent requirements.

CHEM 1148Q has a smaller lecture section than CHEM 1128Q. and it requires more personal initiative in the laboratory assignments. It also uses some calculus, compared to the algebra used in CHEM 1128Q.

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BIOL 1107: Principles of Biology I (Storrs)

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Instructor: Thomas Abbott

Introductory biology course covering topics from both molecular & cell biology and physiology & neurobiology. Intended for students who will continue into higher level science courses.

Two sections of Honors BIOL 1107 will be offered in Spring 2026. The Honors version is designed for students who will be conducting research in biology, so it is more interdisciplinary (basic chemistry) and inquiry-based, and the lab will expose students to a wider range of topics and techniques. To help prepare you for your first research position, the Honors version makes greater use of primary literature and includes more of the tools used in MCB/PNB research labs.

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POLS 3025: Political Theory and Popular Music

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[UConn Storrs]

The use of music for political ends has a long history, but the relationship between popular songs and political institutions, ideas, and movements has become more prevalent in the 20th and 21st centuries. In this course, you will explore influential political theories from the modern era and the relationships of those theories to musical genres such as hip-hop, pop, punk, reggae, folk, and rock. You and your classmates will also conduct original research examining the connections between the lyrics of popular songs and ideas about the state of nature, classical liberalism, feminism, racial equality, communism, anarchism, and conservatism. This interdisciplinary course draws upon normative political theory, empirical political science, psychology, communications, musicology, ethnomusicology, masculinity studies, and public ethics.

AAAS 2020: Introduction to Critical Muslim Studies

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What does it mean to “see” Muslims in the world today? What happens when we study Islam and Muslims not from a Western-centric lens, but from the perspectives of diaspora, lived experience, and decolonial critique? How do we recognize and challenge anti-Muslim racism and Islamophobia? How do gender, sexuality, and youth culture shape Muslim identities? How do colonial histories, global power structures, and contemporary politics shape how Muslims are represented and how they represent themselves? Let’s find out together!

This course introduces Critical Muslim Studies as an interdisciplinary field that explores Muslim lives in local and global contexts – with emphasis on local Connecticut communities. Students will examine orientalism, anti-Muslim racism, Islamophobia, and the politics of identity through lenses of gender, sexuality, and youth culture. Through readings, discussion, and creative assignments—including an op-ed, short presentation, and zine—students will gain tools to analyze power, representation, and resistance in the making of Muslim futures.

Note: Honors students will be able to enroll directly. Students not in Honors* can request a permission number by emailing honors@uconn.edu and including (1) your name; (2) your 7-digit Student Admin number; (3) your registration “pick time”; (4) the course number and section; (5) the class number from Student Admin; and (6) confirmation that there are seats available in the course.

*All students taking this course will follow the Honors Core syllabus and will receive Honors credit if they earn a B- or above in the course, regardless of whether or not they are in the Honors Program. Questions about the course content or structure should be directed to Professor Rahman via email:  qazi_arka.rahman@uconn.edu