Living in Sustainable, Resilient and Smart Cities Mohamed ElZomor Tuesdays, 10:00AM-1:20PM (Hybrid - SUMMER A) This course is suitable for honors students from all disciplines, interested in conducting research and applying interdisciplinary practical solutions to developing, designing, and building sustainable, resilient, smart cities. The course presents a study of the sustainability and resilience concepts as well as techniques to develop smart cities through integrating technologies. An in-depth review of sustainable infrastructure and building certifications will be covered to prepare students to be accredited. Learn More Save our Parks: Environmental Law, Policy and Politics Anthony Rionda Mon., 6:00P-9:20P (Online LIVE - Summer A) Our National Parks are America’s Crown Jewels. They are worshipped by avid adventurers, campers, road-trippers and the former students of FIU Honor’s Everglades course. The aim of this course (Save our Parks) is to focus on how politics, policy, and law have shaped, saved, and at threatened our most beautiful natural legacy. Learn More The Paradox-Savvy Mind Matthew Kutz Online (Summer A) This course is an interactive virtual class that introduces the student to the nuance of how a binary paradigm makes us uncomfortable with paradox and limits our thinking, creativity, and innovation. Attention is given to how cognitive diversity and contextual intelligence are prerequisites for successful leadership in a rapidly changing and dynamic workforce. Learn More The Intern’s Interdisciplinary Journey to a Legal Career Andrej Milic Mon., Wed., 11:00A-2:20P (Summer A) The course will teach students how to gain valuable experience in obtaining an internship, participating in pro bono legal events as volunteers and learning to network in the legal community. Learn More One Health: Of the People, By the People, For the People Alok Deoraj Online (Summer B) The course, "One Health: Of the People, By the People, For the People" enables students to examine the historical influence of demographic, epidemiological and socio-cultural transitions at the intersection of environment, health, and wellbeing. Learn More Exploring Culture Through Music and Dance Wendy Guess Online (Summer A) This course explores the transformative power to create, connect and master the understanding of our world through the lens of movement and music. Learn More The Japanese Sense of Beauty Masako Kubota Online (Summer A) During the semester, we will begin with the Anthology of Japanese Literature searching " The Japanese Sense of Beauty" from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century. Learn More Words That Win Maikel Right Wednesday, 10:00A-1:20P (HYBRID - SUMMER B) Embark on a captivating intellectual adventure with "Words That Win: The Art of Argumentation," an honors course that melds the history and theory of rhetoric with practical skill-building in persuasive communication and argumentation. Delve into the strategies of ancient and modern orators, engage with contemporary debates, and explore the ethics of persuasion. Learn More Digital Fairytale Maikel Right Online (SUMMER B) Digital Fairytale: Once Upon A Time, is a course dedicated to evaluating the disruption of the “Smart-phone Era” and the Internet of Things have had on our holistic living experience. Learn More The Question of God Edmund Newborn Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., 10:00A-11:35A (SUMMER B) The past several decades have seen a statistical decline in the number of people who claim to believe in God or who choose to participate in a religion. This course will explore the underlying philosophical causes for this shift as well as looking at how people of faith can possibly answer the challenges of modern atheism. Learn More Third World Film: Africa Elizabeth Hanly Online (Summer A) During the Summer A Semesters, this stand-alone, QM approved fully online course will focus on African film. Learn More Miami Stories Maikel Right Wednesday, 10:00A-1:20P (HYBRID - SUMMER A) Miami Stories invites students to delve into the vibrant tapestry of Miami's cultural communities through the lens of virtual reality storytelling. This immersive course empowers students to create VR experiences that bring to life the rich traditions, values, food, music, and practices of their cultural backgrounds in Miami, Florida. Utilizing cutting-edge VR technology, the course covers storytelling fundamentals, world-building, research, and VR production. Learn More Global Environmental Health and You Brenda Luna Tues., 10:00A-1:20P (Hybrid - Summer B) This course examines the relationships between human health and the environment. Students will explore the role of the natural and built environment and their impact on their health, as well as their local and global community’s health. Learn More Visions of Utopia Ruben Garrote Online (Summer A) The course is an examination of some of the ""big questions"" students explore in a liberal arts program about ""life, the universe, and everything."" In particular, we deal with questions of faith and reason, with pain and suffering, and of various ways of expressing deep truths (myth, e.g.). We do this through reading classic passages in religious, philosophical, and literary works. Learn More The Political Cycle Anthony Rionda Mon., 6:00P - 9:20P (ONLINE LIVE - SUMMER B) The organization of this course leverages a unique interdisciplinary approach to politics, government, civic engagement, policy analysis, and advocacy. Learn More Filter - All Cannabis: The Crossroads of Science and Society Natalie Yagual March 5, 2023
Living in Sustainable, Resilient and Smart Cities Mohamed ElZomor Tuesdays, 10:00AM-1:20PM (Hybrid - SUMMER A) This course is suitable for honors students from all disciplines, interested in conducting research and applying interdisciplinary practical solutions to developing, designing, and building sustainable, resilient, smart cities. The course presents a study of the sustainability and resilience concepts as well as techniques to develop smart cities through integrating technologies. An in-depth review of sustainable infrastructure and building certifications will be covered to prepare students to be accredited. Learn More Save our Parks: Environmental Law, Policy and Politics Anthony Rionda Mon., 6:00P-9:20P (Online LIVE - Summer A) Our National Parks are America’s Crown Jewels. They are worshipped by avid adventurers, campers, road-trippers and the former students of FIU Honor’s Everglades course. The aim of this course (Save our Parks) is to focus on how politics, policy, and law have shaped, saved, and at threatened our most beautiful natural legacy. Learn More The Paradox-Savvy Mind Matthew Kutz Online (Summer A) This course is an interactive virtual class that introduces the student to the nuance of how a binary paradigm makes us uncomfortable with paradox and limits our thinking, creativity, and innovation. Attention is given to how cognitive diversity and contextual intelligence are prerequisites for successful leadership in a rapidly changing and dynamic workforce. Learn More The Intern’s Interdisciplinary Journey to a Legal Career Andrej Milic Mon., Wed., 11:00A-2:20P (Summer A) The course will teach students how to gain valuable experience in obtaining an internship, participating in pro bono legal events as volunteers and learning to network in the legal community. Learn More One Health: Of the People, By the People, For the People Alok Deoraj Online (Summer B) The course, "One Health: Of the People, By the People, For the People" enables students to examine the historical influence of demographic, epidemiological and socio-cultural transitions at the intersection of environment, health, and wellbeing. Learn More Exploring Culture Through Music and Dance Wendy Guess Online (Summer A) This course explores the transformative power to create, connect and master the understanding of our world through the lens of movement and music. Learn More The Japanese Sense of Beauty Masako Kubota Online (Summer A) During the semester, we will begin with the Anthology of Japanese Literature searching " The Japanese Sense of Beauty" from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century. Learn More Words That Win Maikel Right Wednesday, 10:00A-1:20P (HYBRID - SUMMER B) Embark on a captivating intellectual adventure with "Words That Win: The Art of Argumentation," an honors course that melds the history and theory of rhetoric with practical skill-building in persuasive communication and argumentation. Delve into the strategies of ancient and modern orators, engage with contemporary debates, and explore the ethics of persuasion. Learn More Digital Fairytale Maikel Right Online (SUMMER B) Digital Fairytale: Once Upon A Time, is a course dedicated to evaluating the disruption of the “Smart-phone Era” and the Internet of Things have had on our holistic living experience. Learn More The Question of God Edmund Newborn Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., 10:00A-11:35A (SUMMER B) The past several decades have seen a statistical decline in the number of people who claim to believe in God or who choose to participate in a religion. This course will explore the underlying philosophical causes for this shift as well as looking at how people of faith can possibly answer the challenges of modern atheism. Learn More Third World Film: Africa Elizabeth Hanly Online (Summer A) During the Summer A Semesters, this stand-alone, QM approved fully online course will focus on African film. Learn More Miami Stories Maikel Right Wednesday, 10:00A-1:20P (HYBRID - SUMMER A) Miami Stories invites students to delve into the vibrant tapestry of Miami's cultural communities through the lens of virtual reality storytelling. This immersive course empowers students to create VR experiences that bring to life the rich traditions, values, food, music, and practices of their cultural backgrounds in Miami, Florida. Utilizing cutting-edge VR technology, the course covers storytelling fundamentals, world-building, research, and VR production. Learn More Global Environmental Health and You Brenda Luna Tues., 10:00A-1:20P (Hybrid - Summer B) This course examines the relationships between human health and the environment. Students will explore the role of the natural and built environment and their impact on their health, as well as their local and global community’s health. Learn More Visions of Utopia Ruben Garrote Online (Summer A) The course is an examination of some of the ""big questions"" students explore in a liberal arts program about ""life, the universe, and everything."" In particular, we deal with questions of faith and reason, with pain and suffering, and of various ways of expressing deep truths (myth, e.g.). We do this through reading classic passages in religious, philosophical, and literary works. Learn More The Political Cycle Anthony Rionda Mon., 6:00P - 9:20P (ONLINE LIVE - SUMMER B) The organization of this course leverages a unique interdisciplinary approach to politics, government, civic engagement, policy analysis, and advocacy. Learn More Filter - All