HONR 495: Honors Directed Readings (Syllabus Template) Student Name: Student TU ID Number: Student email: Instructor Name and Dept: Semester: Spring 2017 Number of credit hours (max 3):* Instructions: Please fill in all areas of this syllabus colored in yellow for your particular internship. If you would like to earn honors credit for a departmental course, be sure to demonstrate clearly how your Honors Directed Readings differs from the typical departmental offering. Also, in that case, please replace the 495: Honors Directed title “HONR the course number and Readings” with “Honors” (i.e. SPPA 487-Honors). Any student undertaking a Directed Readings for Honors College credit must be registered in either HONR 495 or a departmental Directed Readings course, and the syllabus must be approved by the Honors College Faculty Director prior to the start of the course. Students are encouraged to contact faculty about their interest in HONR 495 well in advance. Final HONR 495 or its departmental equivalent proposals are due to the Honors College Office by 5:00 pm on the last day of the Change of Schedule Period for the semester in which you plan to enroll. Proposals submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Name, Title, Dept Office: Contact (office ph; email) NOTE: A brief form on the Honors College website must be completed when you drop off this signed, completed syllabus at the Honors College: OR go to – towson.edu/honors →Academics →Research→ Forms COURSE DESCRIPTION Number of credit hours: HONR 495 may be completed for a minimum of 1 credit and a maximum of 3 credits *. The course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 additional credits for a different project Catalog Description Survey of relevant scholarly literature under the guidance of a faculty member who will direct the to an Honors thesis. student’s research, possibly leading Honors College course. Course Rationale Junior and senior members of the student body who are exceptionally qualified to do directed readings with a faculty member at a very high level of investigation would do so in HONR 495 and receive Honors course credit for the completed
HONR 495: Honors Directed Readings (Syllabus Template) Student Name: Student TU ID Number: Student email: Instructor Name and Dept: Semester: Spring 2017 Number of credit hours (max 3):* Instructions: Please fill in all areas of this syllabus colored in yellow for your particular internship. If you would like to earn honors credit for a departmental course, be sure to demonstrate clearly how your Honors Directed Readings differs from the typical departmental offering. Also, in that case, please replace the title “HONR 495: Honors Directed Readings” with the course number and “Honors” (i.e. SPPA 487-Honors). Any student undertaking a Directed Readings for Honors College credit must be registered in either HONR 495 or a departmental Directed Readings course, and the syllabus must be approved by the Honors College Faculty Director prior to the start of the course. Students are encouraged to contact faculty about their interest in HONR 495 well in advance. Final HONR 495 or its departmental equivalent proposals are due to the Honors College Office by 5:00 pm on the last day of the Change of Schedule Period for the semester in which you plan to enroll. Proposals submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Name, Title, Dept Office: Contact (office ph; email) NOTE: A brief form on the Honors College website must be completed when you drop off this signed, completed syllabus at the Honors College: OR – go to towson.edu/honors →Academics →Research→ Forms COURSE DESCRIPTION Number of credit hours: HONR 495 may be completed for a minimum of 1 credit and a maximum of 3 credits *. The course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 additional credits for a different project Catalog Description Survey of relevant scholarly literature under the guidance of a faculty member who will direct the student’s research, possibly leading to an Honors thesis. Honors College course. Course Rationale Junior and senior members of the student body who are exceptionally qualified to do directed readings with a faculty member at a very high level of investigation would do so in HONR 495 and receive Honors course credit for the completed
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