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The University Honors College at William Paterson promotes
academic excellence at both the General Education and advanced levels.
Honors Sections of General Education courses are specifically designed for
high achieving students by selected faculty. These courses offer a smaller
class size (20 or fewer students), more individualized instruction and
attention, and more interesting and challenging coursework than regular
General Education courses.
Many first year students enroll in Honors clusters, a
group of three classes designed around a common theme. The three classes
are comprised of the same group of students and although they meet
separately, once every week or two all of the professors and students meet
for an interdisciplinary plenary session. In addition several individual
Honors sections of General Education Courses are offered each semester. Click
here for the listing and descriptions of Honors clusters and individual
courses currently being offered.
Students who wish to pursue advanced opportunities in
Honors may select an Honors Track. Tracks function similarly to a minor,
and are a distinctive set of courses that enhance a student’s academic
career. Students select one of the tracks based on their major, academic
goals, and personal interests. Some of the benefits of the program include
smaller class sizes, more individualized instruction and attention,
increased opportunities for faculty-student research, interaction with
other honors students, and the “Honors” designation on diplomas and
transcripts.
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Honors Cluster class in High Mountain East |
Below is an overview of the tracks. Please click on the link
to each track for more specific information.
Biopsychology
Draws students from biology, chemistry, nursing,
psychology, and sociology who are interested in topics such as how the
brain works, the biological basis of behavior, and drug effects on
behavior.
Cognitive
Science
Draws students from biology, chemistry, computer
science, linguistics, nursing, psychology, and sociology who are
interested in an interdisciplinary exploration of how the mind works, and
the modeling of thinking and behavior through computers and robots.
Humanities
Draws
students from all majors who are interested in exploring the connections
between Philosophy, History, and Literature. Students explore, develop,
and critique ideas through reading, writing and discussion with
like-minded students and faculty.
Management
Open to students of any major but of particular interest to students in the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business. The track is especially helpful to students seeking careers in law, management consulting, technology industries, and those who plan to apply to a quality MBA program.
Marketing
Open to students of any major but of particular interest to students in the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business. The track is especially helpful to students seeking careers in law, management consulting, technology industries, and those who plan to apply to a quality MBA program.
Music
Designed
for music majors who are interested in thinking about music from a
theoretical perspective.
Nursing
Designed
for nursing majors who are interested in nursing as a profession, research
in nursing, and an intensification of the Nursing Program.
Life
Science and Environmental Ethics
Draws students from all
majors who wish to explore the ethical issues relating to scientific and
technical knowledge.
Performing
and Literary Arts
Draws students from all majors who are
interested in writing for public performance, producing or staging a play,
acting, and performing a musical review or play.
Social
Sciences
Serves students from all majors, but especially
from psychology, sociology, political science, and anthropology. Students
explore how the social sciences, together and separately, can enhance our
understanding of contemporary social problems.
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