Honors College 391AH - Honors Discovery Seminars

This seminar is a required course for Commonwealth Honors College students where students participate in a topical seminar-style course designed by its instructor. While the subject matter of each section is different, advanced knowledge of the topic is not required. While the subject matter of each section is different, the requirements for each section are the same. Individual titles and descriptions of HONORS 391AH sections can be found on the Commonwealth Honors College website.

Open to Senior, Junior, and Sophomore Commonwealth College students only. Arts-Based Research

This course will provide a basic introduction to arts-based research methods for students interested in using the arts as part of beginning research exploration. In this course we will explore techniques in visual, performance/movement, and creative writing methods with an eye toward exploring options for an arts-based senior thesis or project, or simply improving on an existing design. Students will develop an understanding of the practical foundations of arts-based research and will create a folio of visual and performative artistic explorations and develop one or two arts-based research questions that they may wish to explore in future. While the course does focus on the social sciences, I welcome all students who may be working in other disciplines. This is a one credit class and we are going to have fun and hopefully do some low-pressure exploration.