Spring 2026 Honors Courses

COURSE SPOTLIGHT: HNRS 325 | The Hidden Histories of UNC (M, 6:30-8:30PM)
1.5 credits, P/F. Open to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year Honors Carolina students
As the oldest public university in the United States, UNC-Chapel Hill has a long and storied history dating back to its 1789 charter. Much of that past lives on through the records, tales, urban legends, and folklore we hand down from class to class, generation to generation. But there are other key narratives and voices that make up the Carolina tapestry which often go unheard. This course provides the opportunity for us to examine unique moments, places, and people that have contributed to the campus we know and love today. This is our chance to dive deeper into UNC’s history than most in our community ever will. And along the way, we may well find our own answer to Charles Kuralt’s iconic question, “What is it that binds us to this place as no other?”
This semester, we’ll host several guest speakers who will introduce us to some of the “hidden histories” of campus: from the roles of African American slaves in early university life to the 1960’s speaker ban, stories from the LGBTQIA+ campus community, the influential Chapel Hill music scene, and more. Several of our meetings will involve visits to locations across campus where we’ll meet history head on.
At the end of the term, student teams will present on a selected topic of their choosing that has not been covered otherwise in class.
This talk + discussion seminar meets 8 Monday evenings throughout the semester, with presentations by faculty or guest speakers followed by conversation.
Course times and offerings subject to change. Please refer to ConnectCarolina for information on general education requirements.
Second-, third-, and fourth-year students may use the following honors course equivalents to earn credit toward completion of the Honors Carolina Laureate requirements. More details here.

 

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ART HISTORY

ARTH 253H.001 | Art History in Motion: Looking, Hearing, Sensing

STUDIO ART

ARTS 105H.001 | Basic Photography

ASIAN STUDIES

ASIA 283H.001 | Chairman Mao's China in World History

ASIA 331H.001 | Cracking India: Partition and Its Legacy in South Asia

BIOLOGY

BIOL 101H.006 | Principles of Biology

BIOL 214H.001 | Mathematics of Evolutionary Biology

BIOL 240H.001 | Cell Biology

BIOL 240H.002 | Cell Biology

BIOL 255H.001 | Evolution of Extraordinary Adaptations

BUSINESS

BUSI 409H.001 | Advanced Corporate Finance

BUSI 500H.001 | Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

BUSI 507H.001 | Sustainable Business and Social Enterprise

BUSI 509H.001 | Entrepreneurs Lab: Advanced Entrepreneurial Insight and Leadership

BUSI 554H.001 | Consulting Skills and Frameworks

BUSI 554H.002 | Consulting Skills and Frameworks

BUSI 580H.001 | Investments

BUSI 580H.002 | Investments

BUSI 583H.001 | Applied Investment Management

BUSI 589H.001 | Fixed Income

BUSI 604H.001 | Real Estate and Capital Markets

BUSI 604H.002 | Real Estate and Capital Markets

CHEMISTRY

CHEM 102H.001 | Advanced General Descriptive Chemistry

CHEM 241H.001 | Modern Analytical Methods for Separation and Characterization

CHEM 261H.001 | Honors Organic Chemistry I

CHEM 262H.001 | Honors Organic Chemistry II

CHEM 262H.001 | Honors Organic Chemistry II

CHEM 430H.001 | Intro to Biochemistry

CHEM 460H.001 | Intermediate Organic Chemistry

COMMUNICATIONS

COMM 263H.001 | Performing Literature

COMPUTER SCIENCE

COMP 283H.001 | Discrete Structures

COMP 380H.001 | Technology, Ethics, & Culture

COMP 530H.001 | Operating Systems

CREATIVE WRITING

ENGL 132H.001 | Honors: Intro to Fiction Writing

ENGL 132H.002 | Honors: Intro to Fiction Writing

ENGL 133H.001 | Honors: Intro to Poetry Writing

ENGL 138H.001 | Introduction to Creative Nonfiction

ECONOMICS

ECON 101H.001 | Introduction to Economics

ECON 325H.001 | Entrepreneurship: Principles and Practice

ECON 410H.001 | Intermediate Theory: Price and Distribution

ECON 510H.001 | Advanced Microeconomic Theory

ENGLISH & COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

CMPL 130H.001 | Great Books II

ENGL 146H.001 | Science Fiction/Fantasy/Utopia

ENGL 221H.001 | The Night Optics of 20th & 21st Century U.S. Novels

ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY, & ENERGY

ENEC 201H.001 | Introduction to Environment and Society

EUROPEAN STUDIES

EURO 239H.001 | Introduction to European Government

GLOBAL STUDIES

GLBL 450H.001 | Social Change in Times of Crisis: Knowledge, Action, and Ontology

HISTORY

HIST 283H.001 | Chairman Mao's China in World History

HIST 291H.001 | Putting Literature and History in Dialogue

HIST 335H.001 | Cracking India: Partition and Its Legacy in South Asia

HIST 343H.001 | Empire, Race, and Resistance

HNRS 390.001 | Jesus in History and Culture

HNRS 390.002 | Radicalism in the Rural US

HNRS 390.003 | Global History of Oil

HNRS 390.004 | Premodern Pandemics

HIST 489H.001 | The History of the 2008 Financial Crisis

HIST 510H.001 | Human Rights in the Modern World

JEWISH STUDIES

JWST 224H.001 | Modern Jewish Thought

LINGUISTICS

LING 101H.001 | Introduction to Language

MATHEMATICS

MATH 381H.001 | Discrete Math

MATH 383H.001 | First Course Differential Equations

MEDIA & JOURNALISM

MEJO 523H.001 | Broadcast News and Production Management

MEJO 523H.002 | Broadcast News and Production Management

MEJO 523H.003 | Broadcast News and Production Management

MEJO 625H.001 | Media Hub

MEJO 625H.002 | Media Hub

MEJO 670H.001 | Digital Marketing and Advertising

MEDICINE, LITERATURE, & CULTURE

ENGL 268H.001 | Medicine, Literature, and Culture

PEACE, WAR, & DEFENSE

PWAD 220H.001 | The Politics of Public Policy

PWAD 331H.001 | Cracking India: Partition and Its Legacy in South Asia

PWAD 459H.001 | Transatlantic Security

PHILOSOPHY

PHIL 101H.001 | Introduction to Main Problems in Philosophy

PHIL 163H.002 | Practical Ethics:

PHIL 381H.001 | Philosophy & Film

PHYSICS

PHYS 231H.002 | Physical Computing

POLITICAL SCIENCE

POLI 100H.001 | Introduction to Government in the United States

POLI 238H.001 | Contemporary Latin American Politics

POLI 239H.001 | Introduction to European Government

POLI 255H.001 | International Migration & Citizenship

POLI 290H.065 | Pol Econ of Migration

POLI 459H.001 | Transatlantic Security

PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE

NSCI 225H.001 | Sensation and Perception

PSYC 245H.001 | Psychopathology

PSYC 532H.001 | Quantitative Psychology

PUBLIC HEALTH

SPHG 428H.001 | Public Health Entrepreneurship

PUBLIC POLICY

PLCY 210H.001 | Policy Innovation and Analysis

PLCY 210H.002 | Policy Innovation and Analysis

PLCY 220H.001 | The Politics of Public Policy

PLCY 340H.001 | Justice in Public Policy

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RELI 224H.001 | Modern Jewish Thought

RELI 248H.001 | Introduction to American Islam

RELI 427H.001 | Spirit Possession and Mediumship

SOCIOLOGY

SOCI 111H.001 | Human Societies

SOCI 290H.001 | Global Migration: People, Power & Place

STATISTICS & OPERATIONS

STOR 455H.001 | Methods of Data Analysis