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2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Honors Sciences and the Humanities, B.S.: Humanities Driven STEM Concentration


About the Honors Sciences and the Humanities, B.S. Program


The Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in Honors Sciences & the Humanities (HSH) with a concentration in Humanities Driven STEM is designed for capable, curious students who are interested in pursuing a broad and challenging course of study that will prepare them for a variety of careers and a lifetime of active citizenship. The degree offers Honors students interested in engineering, architecture, structural design, urban planning, natural resources, and life cycle analysis the opportunity to contextualize construction, manufacturing, and industrial practices within a discourse on human and natural environments. Students engage with complex questions in the areas of sustainability, marketing, and fabrication even as they connect to the historic and social impacts of the scientific, industrial, and technological revolutions. Many university graduates change careers several times during their lives. Therefore, this degree also emphasizes marketable skills that are portable, such as critical thinking, writing, and problem solving, that ready students for a broad range of career options.

Contact: Professor Kurt Caswell, 201A McClellan Hall, 806.742.1828, kurt.caswell@ttu.edu

Recommended Sample Curriculum


First Year


Fall


Total: 16-18

Spring


Total: 15-17

Second Year


Fall


  • Science Course 3-4 Semester Credit Hours †
  • MATH 3-4 Semester Credit Hours †
  • 3 Semester Credit Hours *
  • Economics Course 3 Semester Credit Hours †
  • Foreign Language (1st year part I) 5 Semester Credit Hours
Total: 17-19

Spring


  • Science Course 3-4 Semester Credit Hours †
  • MATH 3-4 Semester Credit Hours †
  • 3 Semester Credit Hours *
  • Ethics Course 3 Semester Credit Hours †
  • Foreign Language (1st year part II) 5 Semester Credit Hours
Total: 17-19

Third Year


Fall


  • Science Course 3-4 Semester Credit Hours †
  • MATH 3-4 Semester Credit Hours †
  • 3 Semester Credit Hours (URS or other Research Course) 3 Semester Credit Hours †
  • Environmental Issues Course 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Foreign Language (2301) 3 Semester Credit Hours †
Total: 15-17

Spring


  • Oral Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
  •  

  • 3 Semester Credit Hours †
  • OR

  • 3 Semester Credit Hours †
  •  

  • Environmental Issues Course 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Soc. & Beh. Sci. Course (Choose Multicultural) 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Upper-Level History Course 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Foreign Language (2302) 3 Semester Credit Hours †
Total: 18

Fourth Year


Fall


Total: 15

Spring


Total: 15

Total Hours: 128-138


* Applies toward university core curriculum credit.

Course offered regularly in an Honors section.

Notes:

A minimum of 40 credit hours of upper-level (3000/4000) is required for graduation.

Placement and Credit by Exam can be options regarding Foreign Language requirements; ask the HSH advisor for details.