Business, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership

The Top of Your Game: Exploring Paths to Personal Excellence & Power Skills

Amber Webber

Online

What separates the top professionals, athletes, musicians, innovators, creators, analysts, and thinkers from others in their disciplines? What are the habits that allow them to perform at the top of their games again and again? Explore cases from diverse fields and interdisciplinary research to build a personalized plan for performing at the top of your game and striving for personal excellence in your career.

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Digital Legacies

Maikel Right

Online

Digital Legacies, is a course dedicated to evaluating the disruption the “Smart-phone Era” and the Internet of Things have had on our holistic living experience. Students will regularly look to the value of design and the art of digital manipulation. They will then construct a digital campaign of their own promoting either a Topic, Idea, Movement, Object, or Business of their choosing.

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Marketing for the Future: A Harvard Business Simulations

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Hortensia Sampedro

Tues., 11:00A-12:15P (Online Live)

This course is suitable for Honors students from all disciplines interested in applying interdisciplinary, practical solutions to global problems. We will study practical approaches to the second nine (9) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We will use Harvard Business Simulations to gain experiential learning.

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Capturing Healthcare: Where Excellence Meets Documentation

Lillybet Guillarte

Online

This comprehensive course is designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel in the critical field of healthcare documentation, with a specific focus on ethics and legal aspects. Students will explore the multifaceted dimensions of healthcare documentation across various healthcare disciplines, emphasizing the principles of ethics and the legal framework governing this essential sector.

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Legal Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Andrej Milic

Tue., 5:00P-7:30P

Negotiation is an essential skill for lawyers, regardless of practice area. This course provides an in-depth understanding of the different models of negotiation, practical skill development for meeting negotiation challenges in different contexts, and examines issues relating to professional responsibility and the law pertaining to negotiation and settlement.

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Power of Play

Maikel Right

Thurs., 11:00A-1:30P

This course analyzes the anthropological, biological, and business implications and significance of play throughout the human experience.

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Applied AI in Entrepreneurship

Paul Jaure

Online

Applied AI in Entrepreneurship is a dynamic semester course that bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and entrepreneurial success. In this course, you’ll explore the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its transformative impact on business. Discover the foundations of AI - Understand the essentials of AI, such as ChatGPT and Computer Vision. Explore how AI predicts market trends and shapes investment decisions. Dive into ethical considerations and risk management in AI adoption.

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The Political Cycle

Anthony Rionda

Online

The organization of this course leverages a unique interdisciplinary approach to politics, government, civic engagement, policy analysis, and advocacy.

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Practice Philanthropy: A Call to Action

Fang Shu

Fri, 10:00AM-12:30PM

This course has been designed for students who intend to make an impact and make the world a better place using their own philanthropic resources.

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Diplomacy Lab

Brian Fonseca

Thurs., 5:00P-7:40P

The U.S. Department of State's Diplomacy Lab at FIU's Honors College affords students the opportunity to explore real-world challenges identified by State Department officials.

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The Special Relationship: United Kingdom, the United States, the Common Law and the Foundations of Economic Liberty, Democracy and Freedom

Anthony Rionda

Online

This interdisciplinary course focuses on our constant political cycle, a cycle that includes politics, government, communications, business interests, government funding, data analysis (specifically voter targeting, social media, and polling), law (constitutional, state and local, and administrative), and advocacy (how individuals, businesses, and associations lobby government for their interests).

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Creativity and Innovation via Design Thinking

Gustavo Roque

Online

This course will introduce you to the Design Thinking methodology for creating and innovating. However, the only way to learn Design Thinking is by doing Design Thinking. Therefore, this course will be light on theory and heavy in practice.

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Animal Justice: Animal Rights Law and Policy

Andrej Milic

Weds., 5:00P-7:30P

This interdisciplinary honors seminar examines the legal frameworks governing human-animal relationships and the emerging field of animal law. Students will critically analyze how different legal systems classify animals—as property, subjects of welfare protections, or potential rights-holders—while investigating landmark cases, statutes, and regulations that shape animal treatment across jurisdictions. Through case studies spanning agricultural law, anti-cruelty statutes, endangered species protection, standing doctrine in animal welfare litigation, and constitutional challenges to animal use, the course explores pressing legal questions: What is the current legal status of animals, and should it change? How do courts balance competing interests in cases involving animal welfare? How effective are existing regulatory frameworks in protecting animals, and what role do enforcement mechanisms play? Students will engage with diverse perspectives from legal practitioners, policymakers, animal advocates, industry representatives, and scholars, while developing skills in legal analysis, statutory interpretation, case briefing, and policy evaluation. The course challenges participants to examine the adequacy of current legal protections and to consider how animal law is evolving in response to new scientific understandings of animal sentience and changing societal values.

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AI and the Future of Human Beings: Intersections of Business, Philosophy, Ethics, Arts, Society, and Robotics

Pouyan Esmaeil Zadeh

Thurs., 8:00A-10:30A

Explore the multifaceted world of Artificial Intelligence and its profound impact on humanity. This interdisciplinary course delves into AI foundations, generative technologies, business implications, ethical considerations, artistic applications, robotics, and societal transformations. Engage with cutting-edge concepts and real-world scenarios to understand how AI is reshaping our world. Develop critical thinking skills to navigate the complex landscape of human-AI interaction and envision our collective future in an AI-driven society.

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Washington Seminar

Charlyn Stanberry

FIU in DC, Tues., 5:30P- 6:45P

A course designed to help students get the most of their Washington, D.C. semester experience by providing access to elected officials and their teams, government agencies, advocacy organizations, private sector businesses, etc.

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Workers Without Borders: Negotiating Family & Identity

Jeanette Smith

Thurs., 1:00P - 2:15P

In this course, we will examine the conditions that drive migrant workers to the United States as well as their experience in the country and how it informs their concepts of identity and self. The course is intentionally interdisciplinary and will incorporate debates from history, sociology, anthropology, public policy, and more. We will not be limiting our explorations to the United States as this class will incorporate a collaborative online international learning (COIL) component. Students will work directly with their peers at a university in another country on a project related to the class content.

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Making Moves in Miami

Yanatha Desouvre

Wed., 10:00AM-12:30PM

Entrepreneurs thrive in the arts and entertainment industries. In this class, we uncover the entrepreneurial fundamentals key to success in entertainment. We also explore current trends and opportunities, with an emphasis on where you fit in and how you can develop your personal brand. To achieve these objectives, a combination of methods will be used, including topical lectures, group discussions/exercises, and presentations by dynamic speakers who are movers and shakers in the business. You will have the opportunity to learn from real world professionals.

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Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Robert Hacker

Tuesday, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

The course begins with a detailed examination of transformative research (and fundamental principles), using the National Science Foundation (NSF) definition of the term.

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