Academic Catalog

Honors (HNRS)

HNRS 1190 First-Year Colloquium I. (Formerly 190) Students develop oral and written communication, research, and leadership skills and engage in service-learning and the study of world classics and/or other culturally significant texts. Grade of “C” or better meets WRIT 1101 or WRIT 1104 Basic Skills requirement. 3 semester credit hour/s. Department Consent Required.  
Campus: LISLE (Typically Offered: Fall Term) 
HNRS 1191 First-Year Colloquium II. (Formerly 191) Students develop oral and written communication, research, and leadership skills and engage in the study of world classics and/or other culturally significant texts. Grade of “C” or better meets WRIT 1102 and COMM 1110 Basic Skills requirements. 3 semester credit hour/s. Department Consent Required.  
Designation: Sustainability 
Campus: LISLE (Typically Offered: Spring Term) 
HNRS 2195 Leadership. (Formerly 195) Introduces leadership and organizational theory within the context of leadership and helps students understand the role of leaders, the associated impact of leaders on organizational performance, and themselves as leaders. Specific topics include motivation, group dynamics, power, status, conflict, and leadership in a global context. 3 semester credit hour/s. Department Consent Required.  
Designation: Individuals, Organizations, and Societies (QIO) 
Campus: LISLE (Typically Offered: Fall Term) 
HNRS 2201 Catholic and Benedictine Intellectual Traditions. (Formerly 201) Interdisciplinary seminar focused on various religious and philosophical traditions, including one or more Catholic or Benedictine hallmarks. Counts as IDS 2201. 3 semester credit hour/s. Department Consent Required.  
Designation: Writing Intensive 
Campus: LISLE (Typically Offered: Spring Term) 
HNRS 2294 Creativity, Art & Culture. (Formerly 294) A critical examination of classic and contemporary works of art, generating theories concerning artistic creativity. Focus is on works of art and the culture from which art comes. 3 semester credit hour/s. Department Consent Required.  
Designation: Artistic and Creative (QCA) 
Campus: LISLE (Typically Offered: Spring Term) 
HNRS 2393 Global Interdependence. (Formerly 393) Upper-level study of political themes, with special attention to the 20th century. 3 semester credit hour/s. Department Consent Required.  
Designation: Historical (QHT); Global 
Campus: LISLE (Typically Offered: Spring Term) 
HNRS 3291 Electronic Portfolio Workshop. (Formerly 291) A workshop course designed to enable students to begin to compile the electronic portfolio that is the capstone project of the Scholars Program and required for graduation as a Benedictine University Scholar. Includes training in the use of the Desire2Learn platform and the study of texts that provide excellent models for the academic intellectual autobiography. 3 semester credit hour/s. Department Consent Required.  
Campus: LISLE (Typically Offered: Fall Term) 
HNRS 3301 Human Dignity or the Common Good. (Formerly 301) Interdisciplinary seminar focused on issues of social responsibility, stewardship of self and environment, civic engagement, and personal and intellectual development. Counts as IDS 3301. 3 semester credit hour/s. Department Consent Required.  
Designation: Engaged Learning 
Campus: LISLE (Typically Offered: Fall Term) 
HNRS 3395 Independent Study. (Formerly 395) Students with interest in independent study of topics not offered in the curriculum may propose a plan of study in conjunction with a faculty member. Approval based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources. 1-3 semester credit hour/s. Course Repeatable. Maximum number of units allowed: 12. Department Consent Required.  
Campus: LISLE