Honors Project expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional project manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all projects: - are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters. - begin with creative inquiry and systematic research. - include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor. - culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.

The Economics Department offers seminars to first-year students building on the College of Social and Behavioral Science's program on becoming a college student. In addition to discussing important topics in independent living, academic success, and using University resources, we add economics content on the general topic of the economics behind our lives. Relevant readings will be drawn from Real World Micro and Real World Macro. Under the guidance of an experienced graduate student, students will discuss these readings, developing economic concepts and applying them to their own lives

In this course, we will explore ways we observe, understand, and use the law everyday. As a First Year Seminar, we will navigate together much of what UMass has to offer for your personal, professional, and academic development while interacting with topics of an interdisciplinary field of study. Students will be introduced to approach the study of the law in action (a product of social, cultural, economic, political, and economic forces) rather than by the books (a logical system of rules).

In this course, we will explore ways we observe, understand, and use the law everyday. As a First Year Seminar, we will navigate together much of what UMass has to offer for your personal, professional, and academic development while interacting with topics of an interdisciplinary field of study. Students will be introduced to approach the study of the law in action (a product of social, cultural, economic, political, and economic forces) rather than by the books (a logical system of rules).

This course is designed for students who are interested in learning more about the connections between their personal experiences and the larger social forces (economic, political, social, global, etc.) that structure those experiences and the society in which we currently live. Students will draw from news media, movies, music, the internet, and university resources to explore their transition to college from a social and historical perspective, helping to connect them to the world (and the University!) in which they live.

In the BDIC Freshman Seminar, you will learn about the majors available at UMass and gain an understanding of how to combine them to create an ideal major, either through BDIC (Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration) or a different combination of majors or minors.