Founded to provide a wider range of learning opportunities for highly motivated students, the Honors Program at MCLA offers a steady stream of courses with the depth and scope sought by those students.
The Honors curriculum is constantly changing, constantly evolving. There is nothing static about it, for the developing interests of Honors students help determine the courses that are offered each semester. Some of the courses that have been offered recently are: *The Nature of Human Nature
*The Aesthetics of Bad Taste
*Quarks and Quasars
*Art and Society
*The Holocaust and the Nature of Prejudice
*Classic Non-European Film
*Evolution and Values
*Atheism
*The Romantic Movement The Community Beyond the Campus
The Honors Program is a wonderful way to meet other talented students from other colleges in the region and from across the country; to participate in colloquia with speakers and visitors from other colleges and universities; and to present papers on one's own research at national and regional conferences.
The Honors Program and Your Future
Graduating with All-College Honors is a distinction that follows you for the rest of your life. Inscribed on your transcript and diploma, it can help open doors to graduate or professional schools and enhance employment possibilities after college. But a serious Honors Program always offers more than a bright future; its chief focus is the quality and rigor of your experience as a student. As an Honors student you quickly gain the confidence of not only knowing something, but of knowing that you know it, of knowing how to communicate it, -- of knowing how to learn on your own and work with others so that projects can be brought to successful conclusion. Gaining the wisdom to know yourself: to know your powers in both their reach and their limitation is your present -- and your future. Make the most of it.
To investigate the qualities and structure of the Honors Program at MCLA, select from the following topics: For questions or correspondence, email Professor Matt Silliman at m.silliman@mcla.edu or Professor Marc Goldstein at m.goldstein@mcla.edu, co-Director's of the Honor's Program. |
