Afro-American Studies

Program Requirements

• 1 AFROAM honors course any level
• 1 AFROAM honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Research Manuscript or Creative Portfolio. Options include:
• Individually contracted: AFROAM 499Y Honors Research and AFROAM 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Portfolio
• When offered, 1cr AFROAM 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Britt Rusert | 413-545-2708 | brusert [at] afroam [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Animal Science/Pre-Vet

Program Requirements

• 1 ANIMLSCI honors course any level
• 1 ANIMLSCI honors course 300-level or higher (ANSCI 332 + ANSCI 391H is acceptable)
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ANIMLSCI 499Y Honors Research and ANIMLSCI 499T Honors Thesis
• When offered, 1cr ANSCI 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Kim D. Tremblay | 413-545-5560 | kdtrembl [at] vasci [dot] umass [dot] edu    

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Anthropology

Program Requirements

• 1 ANTHRO honors course any level
• 1 ANTHRO honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ANTHRO 499Y Honors Research and ANTHRO 499T Honors Thesis
• Notes: In addition to the above, ANTH honors students must complete these modified Anthropology major reqts: 1 course must be 300-level or higher in 3 of 4 subfields in ANTH, including: 1 culture area course and 2 courses in topical or theoretical area (e.g., social organization, human evolution).
• When offered, 1cr ANTH 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Ventura R. Perez | 413-577-0662 | vrperez [at] anthro [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Architecture

Program Requirements

• 1 ARCH honors course
• 1 ARCH honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ARCH 499Y Honors Research and ARCH 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Faculty-led thesis seminars (in Architecture).

Honors Program Director

Ray Kinoshita Mann | 413-577-0943 | rkmann [at] umass [dot] edu

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Art

Program Requirements

• 1 ART or ARCH-DES honors course any level
• 1 ART or ARCH-DES honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ART 499Y Honors Research and ART 499T Honors Thesis
• When offered, 1cr ART or ARCH DES 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Juana M. Valdes | jmvaldes [at] umass [dot] edu

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Art History

Program Requirements

• 1 ART-HIST honors course any level
• 1 ART-HIST honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ART-HIST 499Y Honors Research and ART-HIST 499T Honors Thesis
• When offered, 1cr ARTHIS 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Margaret B. Vickery | 413-545-6616 | mvickery [at] arthist [dot] umass [dot] edu    

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Astronomy

Program Requirements

• 1 ASTRON honors course chosen from ASTRON 224, 225, 335 or 337
• 1 ASTRON honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ASTRON 499Y Honors Research and ASTRON 499T Honors Thesis
• When offered, 1cr ASTRON 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Min S. Yun | 413-545-2215 | myun [at] astro [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Bachelor's Degree With Individual Concentration

Program Requirements

• 2 honors courses 300-level or higher directly related to the student's BDIC program and approved by the BDIC Honors Program Director
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: BDIC 499Y Honors Research and BDIC 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: see note below
• Notes: If an Honors Thesis or Project Seminar option is selected, the seminar topic must relate to the student's BDIC program and be approved by the BDIC Honors Program Director And CHC office via the Honors College "Petition for Exception" form.
• When offered, 1cr BDIC 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Thomas G. Brashear-Alejandro | 413-545-5666 | brashear [at] isenberg [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students may apply to BMB DH only AFTER they have started doing independent research in labs as approved by the BMB HPD.

Program Requirements

• 1 BIOCHEM Honors course at any level: can be satisfied with BIOCHEM 291H (prerequisite is BIOCHEM 285), a BIOCHEM ISH, or another pre-approved course (contact BIOCHEM department for approval)
• 1 BIOCHEM honors course 300-level or higher (e.g., BIOCHEM 396ISH or 496ISH for 3cr)  
• 1 Honors writing course: BIOCHEM 430H or ICONS 289H (or another pre-approved course - contact BIOCHEM department for approval)
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  Individually contracted: BIOCHEM 499Y Honors Research and BIOCHEM 499T Honors Thesis
  • Notes: Lab Work: BMB DH students may conduct thesis research in labs outside the BMB department with permission of the BMB HPD. This includes labs in the Five-College system that are members of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program. The Chair of the thesis committee must be the Principal Investigator (P.I.) of the student's research lab. If research is conducted outside the BMB department, the second committee member must be BMB faculty.

Honors Program Director

Dan Hebert | 413-545-0079 | dhebert [at] biochem [dot] umass [dot] edu (dhebert[at]biochem[dot]umass[dot]edu)

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Biology

Program Requirements

• 1 BIOLOGY honors course any level
• 1 BIOLOGY honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: BIOLOGY 499Y Honors Research and BIOLOGY 499T Honors Thesis
  • Seminar: BIOLOGY 499C and BIOLOGY 499D BioInnovation
  • Seminar: BIOLOGY 499E and BIOLOGY 499F Research Methodology I and II
  • Seminar: HONORS 499C and HONORS 499D Bioterrorism, or Healthcare Inequality
  • Seminar: HONORS 499CK and HONORS 499DK Open Science Instrumentation and Data Collection
  • Seminar: KIN 499E and KIN 499F Wearable Technologies in Physical Activity and Health
  • Seminar: PUBHLTH 499C and PUBHLTH 499D Community-Based Participatory Research, Chronic Disease Prevention, and Stress Biomarkers
• When offered, 1cr BIOL 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Directors

• For students with last names A–J: Akiko Okusu | 413-545-4400 | aokusu [at] umass [dot] edu
• For students with last names K–Z: Sarah Pallas | 413-577-2254 | spallas [at] umass [dot] edu

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Biomedical Engineering

Program Requirements

• BME core course, selected from either BME 275, 300, or 320, plus the affiliated honors colloquium
• ENGIN 351H
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: BME 499Y Honors Research and either BME 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project. The project is complete after students present an final presentation of their project and submit their manuscript.
• Notes: Students must complete all departmental honors courses with a grade of 'B' or better. 2) Once completed and assigned a (passing) letter grade, BME 499Y counts as a BME elective course. The same is true of BME 499T or BME 499P.

Honors Program Director

Samantha J. Wojda | 413-545-0231 | swojda [at] umass [dot] edu

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Building and Construction Technology

Program Requirements

• 1 BCT honors course any level
• 1 BCT honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: BCT 499Y Honors Research and BCT 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr BCT 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Ho-Sung Kim | 413-545-1970 | kimhs [at] umass [dot] edu

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Chemical Engineering

Program Requirements

• 1 CHEM-ENG honors course any level
• 1 CHEM-ENG honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: CHEM-ENG 499Y Honors Research and CHEM-ENG 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• CHEM-ENG 535, 571, 575, 578, 590C, 590D, 592B, 597D, M&I-ENG 290H, CHEM 551, 657, and PSE 501 have been pre-approved for DH requirements.
• Only one CHEM-ENG Independent Study Honors ("ISH") course may count toward DH requirements.
• When offered, 1cr CHEM-ENG 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Jungwoo Lee | 413-545-6290 | jungwoo [at] umass [dot] edu

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Chemistry

Program Requirements

• 1 CHEM honors course at the 200-level or higher
• 1 CHEM honors course at the 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: CHEM 499Y Honors Research and CHEM 499T Honors Thesis (for the B.S. degree)
  • Individually contracted: CHEM 499Y Honors Research and CHEM 499T or P Honors Thesis or Project (for the B.A. degree)
• When offered, 1cr CHEM 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Justin T. Fermann | 413-545-2054 | fermann [at] chem [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Chinese

Program Requirements

• 1 CHINESE honors course any level
• 1 CHINESE honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: CHINESE 499Y Honors Research and CHINESE 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• A maximum of two Chinese intensive language courses (6 credits each) may be counted toward the DH requirements.
• When offered, 1cr CHINESE 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Enhua Zhang | 413-545-4946 | ezhang [at] llc [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Program Requirements

• ENGIN 111H or 1 CE-ENGIN honors course any level
• 1 CE-ENGIN honors course 300-level or higher chosen from: ENGIN 351H or any 500-level or higher CE-ENGIN course
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: CE-ENGIN 499Y Honors Research and CE-ENGIN 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• CEE 500-level courses are pre-approved as honors courses.
• When offered, 1cr CEE 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Chengbo Ai | 413-577-1273 | chengbo [dot] ai [at] umass [dot] edu

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Classics

Program Requirements

• 1 CLASSICS, GREEK or LATIN honors course any level
• 1 CLASSICS, GREEK or LATIN honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: CLASSICS, GREEK or LATIN 499Y Honors Research and CLASSICS, GREEK or LATIN 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Notes:

• One intensive language course (Greek or Latin, 6 credits) may count toward DH requirements.
• When offered, 1cr CLSICS, GREEK or LATIN 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Simon Mark Oswald | 413-545-0512 | soswald [at] umass [dot] edu

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Communication

Program Requirements

• 1 COMM honors course any level
• 1 COMM honors course 300-level or higher, or 600-level with HPD approval
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: COMM 499Y Honors Research and COMM 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: COMM 499C and COMM 499D when offered

Notes:

• Additionally required: completion of the COMM requirements for the student's cadre (38 or 39 COMM credits). Read more.
• When offered, 1cr COMM 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Alena Vasilyeva | 413-545-3532 | vasilyeva [at] umass [dot] edu

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Comparative Literature

Program Requirements

• 2 COMP-LIT honors courses 300-level or higher (includes graduate-level courses)
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: COMP-LIT 499Y Honors Research and COMP-LIT 499T Honors Thesis
• Note: Graduate level COMP-LIT courses may be used toward DH requirements.

Honors Program Director

Don Eric Levine | 413-545-5810 | delevine [at] llc [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Computer Engineering

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students must have an ECE GPA of at least 3.400 and have taken the following courses: E&C-ENG 124, 201, 202, 210, 213, 214, 231, 241 and COMPSCI 250.

Program Requirements

• E&C-ENG 371 plus the affiliated honors colloquium E&C-ENG H371
• ENGIN 351H
• Honors thesis options include:
  • Individually contracted: E&C-ENG 499Y Honors Research and E&C-ENG 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Portfolio (i.e. project). Final presentation requirement is satisfied by student participation at the ECE Honors Exhibition in April, including poster presentation and questions from the student's committee about the research and results.
  • Thesis Seminar: HONORS 499CM and HONORS 499DM: “Uncertainty, Risk, and Decision Making” subject to (1) appropriateness of thesis topic for DH in ECE, as determined by seminar instructor and ECE Honors Program Director, and (2) student participation at the ECE Honors Exhibition in April.

Notes:

• Once completed and assigned a (passing) letter grade, E&C-ENG 499Y counts as a CompE elective course. The same is true of E&C-ENG 499T and of E&C-ENG 499P.
• Once completed and assigned a (passing) letter grade, HONORS 499CM counts as an CompE elective course. The same is true of HONORS 499DM.

Honors Program Directors for Electrical and Computer Engineering

Neal G. Anderson | 413-545-0765 | anderson [at] ecs [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Computer Science and Informatics

Departmental Admission Criteria

Entry to COMPSCI/INFO DH requires applicants to have already been admitted to the Commonwealth Honors College as part of the Multidisciplinary Honors track. Applicants must have completed the requirements identified here for consideration.

Program Requirements

• 1 COMPSCI/INFO honors course any level
• 1 COMPSCI/INFO honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: COMPSCI/INFO 499Y Honors Research and COMPSCI/INFO 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: COMPSCI 691DD followed by individually contracted COMPSCI/INFO 499T or 499P Honors Thesis or Project. Note: this option is for theses or projects that will involve a substantial empirical component. See the Honors Program Director for permission to enroll in 691DD.

Notes:

• The COMPSCI/INFO courses used for honors must be for COMPSCI/INFO majors, excluding "service" courses 102 and 105.

Honors Program Director

Philip Sebastian Thomas | askCSHonors [at] cs [dot] umass [dot] edu (askCSHonors[at]cs[dot]umass[dot]edu)

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Dance

Program Requirements

• 1 DANCE honors course any level
• 1 DANCE honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: DANCE 499Y Honors Research and DANCE 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr DANCE 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Thomas L. Vacanti | 413-545-4078 | tvacanti [at] dance [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Earth Systems

Program Requirements

• 1 GEO-SCI honors course any level
• 1 GEO-SCI honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: GEO-SCI 499Y Honors Research and GEO-SCI 499T o 499P Honors Thesis or Project
• When offered, 1cr GEO SCI 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Bill Clement | 413-545-5910 | wclement [at] umass [dot] edu 

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Economics

Program Requirements

• 1 ECON honors course any level
• 1 ECON honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ECON 499Y Honors Research and ECON 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• A maximum of one Honors Independent Study may be used toward DH requirements.
• When offered, 1cr ECON 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Itai Sher | isher [at] umass [dot] edu

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Education

Admission Requirements

To participate in the Departmental Honors, students must apply to the Commonwealth Honors College specially for Education Departmental Honors. Students will be informed by the Honors College about the departmental honors decision.

Program Requirements

• Education (EDUC) or Human Development (HUMANDEV) honors course at any level. HI (1-2 credit add-on independent studies), ISH (3-6 credit standalone independent studies), and Honors Colloquia may be used to meet this requirement.
• Education (EDUC) or Human Development (HUMANDEV) course 300 Level or higher. HI (1-2 credit add-on independent studies), ISH (3-6 credit standalone independent studies), Honors Colloquia and approved graduate-level courses in EDUC may be used to meet this requirement.
• Completion of the Honors Thesis (Research Manuscript or Creative Portfolio). 
  • EDUC 499Y Honors Research (research supervisor must be a College of Education faculty member)
  • EDUC 499T/P Honors Thesis (chair of the committee must be a College of Education faculty member)

Honors Program Director

Dr. Camille Cammack | jcammack [at] educ [dot] umass [dot] edu | Furcolo W160

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Electrical Engineering

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students must have an ECE GPA of at least 3.400 and have taken the following courses: E&C-ENG 124, 201, 202, 210, 213, 214, 231, 244 and MATH 233.

Program Requirements

• E&C-ENG 315 plus the affiliated honors colloquium E&C-ENG H315
• ENGIN 351H
• Honors thesis options include:
  • Individually contracted: E&C-ENG 499Y Honors Research and E&C-ENG 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Creative Portfolio (i.e. project). Final Presentation requirement is satisfied by student participation at the ECE Honors Exhibition in April, including poster presentation and questions from the student's committee about the research and results.
  • Thesis Seminar: HONORS 499CM and HONORS 499DM: “Uncertainty, Risk, and Decision Making” subject to (1) appropriateness of thesis topic for DH in ECE, as determined by seminar instructor and ECE Honors Program Director, and (2) student participation at the ECE Honors Exhibition in April.

Notes:

• Once completed and assigned a (passing) letter grade, E&C-ENG 499Y counts as an EE elective course. The same is true of E&C-ENG 499T and of E&C-ENG 499P.
• Once completed and assigned a (passing) letter grade, HONORS 499CM counts as an EE elective course. The same is true of HONORS 499DM.

Honors Program Directors for Electrical and Computer Engineering

Neal G. Anderson | 413-545-0765 | anderson [at] ecs [dot] umass [dot] edu

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English

Program Requirements

• 1 ENGLISH Honors course at least 200-level or higher with grade of B+ or better
• 1 ENGLISH Honors course at least 300-level or higher with grade of B+ or better (The department strongly recommends a course emphasizing literary or cultural criticism, ideally a junior writing course.)
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ENGLISH 499Y Honors Research and ENGLISH 499T Honors Thesis
  • Seminar: ENGLISH 499C and ENGLISH 499D
  • Seminar: HONORS 499N and HONORS 499OA Truth/Telling: Reading and Writing Narrative Nonfiction
• When offered, 1cr ENGL 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Janis L. Greve | 413-545-1612 | jgreve [at] english [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Environmental Design

Program Requirements

• 1 ENVIRDES honors course any level
• 1 ENVIRDES honors course 300-level or higher

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Environmental Science

Program Requirements

• 1 ENVIRSCI honors course any level*
• 1 ENVIRSCI honors course 300-level or higher*
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ENVIRSCI 499Y Honors Research and ENVIRSCI 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Notes:

• Courses may be ENVSCI or in the student's major concentration
• When offered, 1cr ENVSCI 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Anne L. Averill | 413-545-1054 | averill [at] eco [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Finance

Program Requirements

• 2 FINANCE, OIM, MANAGMNT, SCH-MGT, ACCOUNTG, or MARKETNG honors courses 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: FINANCE 499Y or OIM 499Y Honors Research and FINANCE 499T/P OIM 499T/P Honors Thesis or Project
  • Seminar: FINANCE 499C and FINANCE 499D Financial Crises (admission by application; contact professor)
  • Seminar: SCH-MGMT 499C and SCH-MGMT 499D Business Strategy and Entrepreneurial Leadership
• When offered, 1cr FINANCE 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Marco Macchiavelli | mmacchiavelli [at] isenberg [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Food Science

Program Requirements

• 2 FOOD-SCI honors courses selected from FOOD-SCI 541, 561, 567,or 581 with affiliated honors colloq or Honors Independent Study attached*
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: FOOD-SCI 499Y Honors Research and FOOD-SCI 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Notes:

• One of these requirements may be replaced by a FD SCI 600-level course with approval of the Honors Program Director, noted on a CHC "Petition for Exception" form.
• When offered, 1cr FD SCI 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Hang Xiao | 413-545-2281 | hangxiao [at] foodsci [dot] umass [dot] edu

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French

Program Requirements

• An add-on independent study project, which involves additional, in-depth, independent work for a non-honors university course (1-2 credits), or “stand-alone” honors independent study project of the student’s own design (3-6 credits) at any level.
• An add-on independent study project, which involves additional, in-depth, independent work for a non-honors university course (1-2 credits), or “stand-alone” honors independent study project of the student’s own design (3-6 credits) at the 300-level or higher.
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: FRENCHST 499Y Honors Research and FRENCHST 499T Honors Thesis

Honors Program Director

Ena Vulor | evulor [at] umass [dot] edu (evulor[at]umass[dot]edu)

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Geography

Program Requirements

• 1 GEOGRAPH honors course any level
• 1 GEOGRAPH honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: GEOGRAPH 499Y Honors Research and GEOGRAPH 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr ANTH 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Qian Yu | 413-545-2095 | qyu [at] umass [dot] edu (qyu[at]umass[dot]edu)

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Geology

Program Requirements

• 1 GEOLOGY honors course any level
• 1 GEOLOGY honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: GEOLOGY 499Y Honors Research and GEOLOGY 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Honors Program Director

Bill Clement | 413-545-5910 | wclement [at] umass [dot] edu

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German and Scandinavian Studies

Program Requirements

• 1 GERMAN or SCANDIN honors course any level
• 1 GERMAN or SCANDIN honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: GERMAN or SCANDIN 499Y Honors Research and GERMAN or SCANDIN 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr GERMAN or SCANDIN 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Robert G. Sullivan | 413-545-6672 | sullivan [at] german [dot] umass [dot] edu

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History

Program Requirements

• 1 HISTORY honors course any level
• 1 HISTORY honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: HISTORY 499Y Honors Research and HISTORY 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Notes:

• 1) DH students must complete the 4 HIST honors courses no matter when they enter the DH track 2) Graduate students may not serve on the Honors Thesis/Project guidance committee. Additional info at: www.umass.edu/history/ug_honors.html
• When offered, 1cr HIST 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Daniel L. Gordon | 413-545-2223 | dgordon [at] history [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Hospitality and Tourism Management

Program Requirements

• 1 HT-MGT honors course any level
• 1 HT-MGT honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: HT-MGT 499Y Honors Research and HT-MGT 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: SCH-MGMT 499C and SCH-MGMT 499D Business Strategy and Entrepreneurial Leadership
  • Seminar: SCH-MGMT 499E and SCH-MGMT 499F Applied Research Methods in Services Management
  • Seminar: any ACCOUNTG, FINANCE, HT-MGT, MARKETNG, OIM, SPORTMGT or SCH-MGMT 499C/D Seminar sequence
• When offered, 1cr HTM 91H and 391H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Muzzo Uysal | 413-545-2061 | muysal [at] isenberg [dot] umass [dot] edu (muysal[at]isenberg[dot]umass[dot]edu)

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Industrial Engineering

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students must have completed MIE 201, 210, 211, 273, 353, 460; MATH 132, 235; PHYSICS 152 with an overall GPA of at least 3.400

Program Requirements

• 2 M&I-ENG honors courses selected from M&I-ENG 379, M&I-ENG 460 and ENGIN 351H; M&I-ENG 379 and M&I-ENG 460 must include the affiliated honors colloq, M&I-ENG H379 and M&I-ENG H460 respectively
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Honors Thesis or Project. M&I-ENG 499Y Honors Research and either M&I-ENG 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Honors Program Director

Jae-Hwang Lee | 413-545-0667 | leejh [at] umass [dot] edu

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Italian

Program Requirements

• 2 ITALIAN honors courses at 324 level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: ITALIAN 499Y Honors Research and ITALIAN 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Notes:

• A maximum of two ITAL intensive language courses (6 credits each) may count toward DH requirements if class size is below 21.
• When offered, 1cr ITAL 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Andrea Malaguti | 413-545-4951 | malaguti [at] frital [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Japanese

Program Requirements

• 1 JAPAN honors course any level
• 1 JAPAN honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: JAPAN 499Y Honors Research and JAPAN 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• A maximum of two JAPAN intensive language courses (6 credits each) may count toward DH requirements if class size is below 21.
• When offered, 1cr JAPAN 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Reiko Sono | 413-545-4947 | rsono [at] asianlan [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Journalism

Program Requirements

• 1 JOURNAL honors course any level
• 1 JOURNAL honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: JOURNAL 499Y Honors Research and JOURNAL 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: JOURNAL 499N and JOURNAL 499O Truth/Telling: Reading and Writing Narrative Nonfiction
• When offered, 1cr JOURNAL 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Joshua A. Braun | jabraun [at] journ [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Judaic Studies

Program Requirements

• 1 JUDAIC honors course any level
• 1 JUDAIC honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: JUDAIC 499Y Honors Research and JUDAIC 499T Honors Thesis
• When offered, 1cr JUDAIC 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Susan E. Shapiro | 413-545-4464 | shapiro [at] judnea [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Kinesiology

Program Requirements

• KIN 297H (Note: students who previously completed KIN 170, 200, 297A or 270 with the affiliated 1cr honors colloquium may use that combination in lieu of KIN 297H.)
• 1 KIN honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: KIN 499Y Honors Research and KIN 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Notes:

• KIN 297H, 3-credits, will introduce students to the research process to prepare them for conducting honors research in Kinesiology. Topics will include: steps to building research proposal (literature search, generating hypotheses, hypotheses testing, methods, results, discussion, and statistical analyses). Faculty will present research going on in labs to familiarize students with departmental research areas.
• When offered, 1cr KIN 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Thomas G. St. Laurent | 413-545-6438 | tstlaurent [at] kin [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Landscape Architecture

Program Requirements

• 1 LANDRCH honors course any level
• 1 LANDRCH honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: LANDRCH 499Y Honors Research and LANDRCH 49PP Honors Research and Project

Notes:

• Re: 499Y: One option for the structure and content of 499Y might be the undergraduate participating actively in the graduate course in research methods, theory, or a graduate seminar linked to the proposed topic in 499P. The instructor of the course would likely serve as a member, if not Chair, of the 499Y course. Re: 499P: One option an undergraduate could pursue for added structure and support would be to affiliate with an advanced graduate studio or seminar, while working on 499P. The instructor would serve as the Chair of the project described in the 499P proposal.
• When offered, 1cr LD ARCH 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Dr. Carey Clouse | clouse [at] umass [dot] edu

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Legal Studies

Program Requirements

• 2 LEGAL honors courses 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: LEGAL 499Y Honors Research and LEGAL 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Honors Program Director

Leah Wing | 413-545-5882 | lwing [at] legal [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Linguistics

Program Requirements

• LINGUIST 201H (or any other LING honors course any level)
• LINGUIST 401H (or any other LING honors course 300-level or higher)
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: LINGUIST 499Y Honors Research and LING 499T Honors Thesis
• When offered, 1cr LING 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

John Kingston | 413-545-6833, 413-545-6837 | jkingston [at] linguist [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Management

Program Requirements

• 1 MANAGMNT honors course any level
• 1 MANAGMNT honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: MANAGMNT 499Y Honors Research and MANAGMNT 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: SCH-MGMT 499C and SCH-MGMT 499D Business Strategy and Entrepreneurial Leadership
• When offered, 1cr MGMT 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Anurag Sharma | 413-545-5580 | sharma [at] isenberg [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Managerial Economics

Program Requirements

• 1 RES-ECON honors course any level
• 1 RES-ECON honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: RES-ECON 499Y Honors Research and RES-ECON 499T Honors Thesis
  • Seminar: RES-ECON 499CA and RES-ECON 499DA Economics of Renewable Energy Transition
  • Alternate Honors Thesis or Project Seminar: as approved by Honors Program Director

Notes:

• Although not required, we strongly encourage students to enroll in RES-ECON 312 (Econometrics)

Honors Program Director

Christine L. Crago | 413-545-5738 | ccrago [at] resecon [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Marketing

Program Requirements

• 2 MARKETNG honors courses 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: MARKETNG 499Y Honors Research and MARKETNG 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: MARKETNG 499J and MARKETNG 499K Case Study & Internship: Tools for Professional Success
  • Seminar: SCH-MGMT 499C and SCH-MGMT 499D Business Strategy and Entrepreneurial Leadership

Notes:

• Privileges for DH students include: attending special departmental colloquia previously open only to PhD students and faculty; special scholarship and award opportunities
• When offered, 1cr MARTKETNG 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Thomas G. Brashear-Alejandro | 413-545-5666 | brashear [at] isenberg [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Mathematics and Statistics

Program Requirements

• 2 MATH or STATISTC honors courses at 400-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: MATH/STATISTC 499Y Honors Research and MATH/STATISTC 499T Honors Thesis
  • Seminar: MATH 499C and MATH 499D Special Topics
• When offered, 1cr MATH 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Luc Rey-Bellet | 413-545-6020 | luc [at] math [dot] umass [dot] edu (luc[at]math[dot]umass[dot]edu)

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Mechanical Engineering

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students must have completed MIE 201, 210, 211, 230; MATH 233, PHYSICS 152 with an overall GPA of at least 3.400.

Program Requirements

• 2 M&I-ENG honors courses selected from M&I-ENG 313, M&I-ENG 413 and ENGIN 351H; M&I-ENG 313 and M&I-ENG 413 must include the affiliated honors colloquium, M&I-ENG H313 and M&I-ENG H413 respectively
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Honors Thesis or Project. M&I-ENG 499Y Honors Research and either M&I-ENG 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Honors Program Director

Jae-Hwang Lee | 413-545-0667 | leejh [at] umass [dot] edu

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Microbiology

Program Requirements

• MICROBIO 391H Microbiology Honors colloquium (prerequisite is MICROBIO 310 or MICROBIO 311 with a grade of B or better)
• One of these: MICROBIO 312 enriched with 2-credit Independent Study Honors (ISH) or MICROBIO 396ISH for 3 or more credits
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: MICROBIO 499Y Honors Research and MICROBIO 499P Honors Project

Honors Program Director

Kristen M. DeAngelis | 413-577-4669 | deangelis [at] microbio [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Middle Eastern Studies

Program Requirements

• 1 MIDEAST honors course any level
• 1 MIDEAST honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: MIDEAST 499Y Honors Research and MIDEAST 499T Honors Thesis
• When offered, 1cr MEAST 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Susan E. Shapiro | 413-545-4464 | shapiro [at] judnea [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Music

Program Requirements

• 1 MUSIC honors course any level
• 1 MUSIC honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: MUSIC 499Y Honors Research and MUSIC 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr MUSIC 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Miriam Piilonen | mpiilonen [at] umass [dot] edu

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Natural Resources Conservation

Program Requirements

• 1 NRC honors course any level
• 1 NRC honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: NRC 499Y Honors Research and NRC 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr NRC 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Anne L. Averill | 413-545-1054 | averill [at] eco [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Nursing

Program Requirements

• 1 Any-level NURSING honors course
• 1 300-level or higher NURSING honors course
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: NURSING 499Y Honors Research and NURSING 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr NURSING 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Kimberly Dion | 413-545-1314 | kadion [at] nursing [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Nutrition

Program Requirements

• 1 NUTRITN honors course any level
• 1 NUTRITN honors course 300-level or higher

Honors Program Director

Lisa M. Troy | 413-545-4238 | lisatroy [at] umass [dot] edu

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Operations and Information Management

Program Requirements

• 2 OIM honors courses, 300-level or higher, selected from the following options:
  • 1-2 credit Honors Independent Study (HIS) and affiliated OIM course of OIM 310 or higher
  • 1 credit Honors Colloq and affiliated OIM course of OIM 310 or higher
  • 3-or-more credit OIM honors courses*
  • 3-or-more credit stand-alone OIM Honors Independent Study
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: OIM 499Y Honors Research and OIM 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: SCH-MGMT 499C and SCH-MGMT 499D Business Strategy and Entrepreneurial Leadership

Notes:

• *3-or-more credit OIM honors courses are expected to be offered in the future. • SCH-MGMT 499C/D may not always be offered, therefore students should be prepared to undertake an individually contracted thesis or project.
• When offered, 1cr OIM 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Ahmed Ghoniem | aghoniem [at] isenberg [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Philosophy

Program Requirements

• 1 PHIL honors course any level
• 1 PHIL 500-level course*
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: PHIL 499Y Honors Research and PHIL 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• *All 500-level PHIL courses have been pre-approved as honors courses
• When offered, 1cr PHIL 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director

Vanessa de Harven | 413-545-2330 | vdeharven [at] philos [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Physics

Program Requirements

• GPA in the major of 3.000 or higher
• 1 PHYSICS honors course any level
• 1 PHYSICS honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: PHYSICS 499Y Honors Research and PHYSICS 499T Honors Thesis

Honors Program Director

Jun Yan | 413-545-0853 | yan [at] physics [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Plant and Soil Sciences

Program Requirements

• 1 PLSOILIN honors course any level
• 1 PLSOILIN honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: PLSOILIN 499Y Honors Research and PLSOILIN 499T Honors Thesis
• When offered, 1cr PLSOIL 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

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Political Science

Program Requirements

• 1 POLISCI honors course any-level
• 1 POLISCI honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: POLISCI 499Y Honors Research and POLISCI 499T Honors Thesis
  • Seminar/individually contracted combo: 1 POLISCI 700-level seminar and POLISCI 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: POLISCI 499C and POLISCI 499D Special Topic

Notes:

• Students undertaking one or more 3-6 credit Political Science honors independent studies (HIS) may apply only one of them to the DH requirements
• When offered, 1cr POLSCI 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Robert P. Musgrave | musgrave [at] umass [dot] edu

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Portuguese

Program Requirements

• 1 PORTUG honors course any level
• 1 PORTUG honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: PORTUG 499Y Honors Research and PORTUG 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• A maximum of two PORT intensive language courses (6 credits each) may count as honors courses if class size is 20 or less.
• When offered, 1cr PORT 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Luis A. Marentes | 413-545-4923 | marentes [at] umass [dot] edu

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Psychology

Program Requirements

• 1 PSYCH honors course 300-level or higher
• 1 PSYCH honors course 300-level or higher with a minimum grade of B+
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: PSYCH 499Y Honors Research and PSYCH 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• PSYCH 697R has been pre-approved for use towards DH requirements
• When offered, 1cr PSYCH 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Erik Cheries | 413-545-2655 | echeries [at] psych [dot] umass [dot] edu (echeries[at]psych[dot]umass[dot]edu)

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Public Health Sciences

Program Requirements

• 1 PUBHLTH honors course any level
• 1 PUBHLTH honors courses 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: PUBHLTH 499Y Honors Research and PUBHLTH 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: PUBHLTH 499N

Notes:

• Other appropriate 499 Honors Thesis or Project options would be Citizen Scholar Program Honors Thesis or Project (a four semester commitment; the last two semesters count towards the student’s Honors Thesis/Project) or Honors Project seminars taught by Dr. Deborah Keisch.
• When offered, 1cr PUBHLTH 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson | 413-577-1672 | ebertone [at] umass [dot] edu (ebertone[at]umass[dot]edu)

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Resource Economics

Program Requirements

• 1 RES-ECON honors course any level
• 1 RES-ECON honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: RES-ECON 499Y Honors Research and RES-ECON 499T Honors Thesis
  • Seminar: RES-ECON 499CA and RES-ECON 499DA Economics of Renewable Energy Transition
  • Alternate Honors Thesis or Project Seminar: as approved by Honors Program Director

Notes:

• Although not required, we strongly encourage students to enroll in RES-ECON 312 (Econometrics)

Honors Program Director:

Sherry Gao | sherrygao [at] resecon [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Russian, Eurasian, and Polish Studies

Program Requirements

• 3 REPS honors course any level
• 1 REPS honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: REPS 499Y Honors Research and REPS 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• 2 REPS 500-level courses with less than 20 students may substitute for two of the requirements above, pending approval by the Honors Program Director and Commonwealth Honors College.
• When offered, 1cr REPS 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Regine A. Spector | 413-545-6175 | rspector [at] polsci [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Social Thought and Political Economy

Program Requirements

• STPEC 391H
• STPEC 392H
• 2 STPEC honors seminars 400-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: STPEC 499Y Honors Research and STPEC 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project

Notes:

• Additional STPEC 499 Honors Thesis or Project options may be available from year to year. Please consult the Honors Program Director for current options.
• When offered, 1cr STPEC 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Toussaint Losier | 413-545-2751 | tlosier [at] umass [dot] edu (tlosier[at]umass[dot]edu)

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Sociology

Program Requirements

• 1 SOCIOL honors course any level
• 1 SOCIOL honors course 300-level or higher
• SOCIOL 391R (1cr P/F) taken concurrently with SOCIOL 499Y (requirement is effective for Class of 2015 onward; strongly recommended for Class of 2014).
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: SOCIOL 499Y Honors Research and SOCIOL 499T Honors Thesis
• When offered, 1cr SOCIOL 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

C. N. Le | 413-545-4074 | cnle [at] umass [dot] edu

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Spanish

Program Requirements

• 1 SPANISH honors course any level
• 1 SPANISH honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: SPAN 499Y Honors Research and 499T Honors Thesis

Notes:

• A maximum of two SPAN intensive language courses (6 credits each) may count as honors courses if class size is 20 or less.
• When offered, 1cr SPAN 91H and 391H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Luis A. Marentes | 413-545-4923 | marentes [at] umass [dot] edu

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Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Program Requirements

• 1 COMM-DIS/SLHS honors course any level
• 1 COMM-DIS/SLHS honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis options include:
  • Individually contracted honors thesis in COMM-DIS/SLHS, 499Y + 499T/P

Notes:

• HI (1-2 credit add-on independent studies), ISH (3-6 credit standalone independent studies), Honors Colloquia and approved graduate-level courses in COMM-DIS/SLHS may be used alternates for the above non-thesis course requirements.
• Any questions about the program requirements or alternate course options should be directed to the Honors Program Director. See contact information below.

Honors Program Director

Jennifer Mack | jemack [at] umass [dot] edu

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Sport Management

Program Requirements

• 1 SPORTMGT or ISOM honors course any level
• 1 SPORTMGT or ISOM honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis Options:
  • Individually contracted: SPORTMGT 499Y Honors Research and SPORTMGT 499T Honors Thesis
  • Seminar: SPORTMGT 499D Sports Event Management (6-cr Thesis Seminar)
  • Seminar: SCH-MGMT 499C and SCH-MGMT 499D Business Strategy and Entrepreneurial Leadership

Notes:

• When offered, Internship Project: SPORTMGT 499K and SPORTMGT 499P Internship and Honors Project (Note: 499K requires concurrent enrollment in SPORTMGT 498 for 9cr P/F) is an acceptable Honors Thesis option.  
• SPORTMGT 498 internship might be less than 9 credits depending on extent of the internship commitment and will require approval from the Honors Program Director.
• When offered, 1cr SPORTMGT 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

David Tyler | dtyler [at] isenberg [dot] umass [dot] edu 

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Sustainable Community Development

Program Requirements

• 1 SUSTCOMM honors course any level
• 1 SUSTCOMM honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: SUSTCOMM 499Y Honors Research and SUSTCOMM 499P Honors Research and Project

Notes:

• Re: 499Y: One option for the structure and content of 499Y might be the undergraduate participating actively in the graduate course in research methods, theory, or a graduate seminar linked to the proposed topic in 499P. The instructor of the course would likely serve as a member, if not Chair, of the 499Y course. Re: 499P: One option an undergraduate could pursue for added structure and support would be to affiliate with an advanced graduate studio or seminar, while working on 499P. The instructor would serve as the Chair of the project described in the 499P proposal.
• When offered, 1cr SUSTCOMM 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Dr. Carey Clouse | clouse [at] umass [dot] edu

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Theater

Program Requirements

• 1 THEATER honors course any level
• 1 THEATER honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: THEATER 499Y Honors Research and THEATER 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: THEATER 499_ and 499_ (underscore represents an alpha assigned to each 499 sequence, e.g., 499C and 499D)
  • Alternate Honors Thesis or Project Seminar: must have a substantial theater or performance component, and must be approved by the Honors Program Director and the Honors College via the"Petition for Exception" form

Notes:

• ENGL 397H Edinburgh Fringe Festival study abroad course may count toward THEATER DH reqts
• When offered, 1cr THEATER 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Judyie Al-Bilali | 413-545-3490 | jalbilali [at] theater [dot] umass [dot] edu

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University Without Walls

Program Requirements

• 1 honors course at any level in the UWW area of concentration
• 1 honors course 300-level or higher in the UWW area of concentration
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: UWW 499Y Honors Research and UWW 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr UWW 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Connie D. Griffin | 413-545-3962 | cgriffin [at] uww [dot] umass [dot] edu

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Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation

Program Requirements

• 1 W&FCON Honors course any level
• 1 W&FCON Honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: W&FCON 499Y Honors Research and W&FCON 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr W&FCON 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

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Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

Program Requirements

• 1 WGSS honors course 200-level or higher
• 1 WGSS honors course 300-level or higher
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: WGSS 499Y Honors Research and WGSS 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
• When offered, 1cr WGSS 291H, 391H and 491H seminars plus their pre-requisite non-honors root course are acceptable as DH electives.

Honors Program Director:

Angela R. Willey | 413-545-1922 | awilley [at] wost [dot] umass [dot] edu

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