Honors Courses

First- and second-year students in ECU’s Honors Program complete a four-course, seminar-style sequence that fulfills key general education requirements. Each course explores one of four Enduring Questions, approached from a different academic perspective:

  1. Perspectives from the Humanities (EQ1)
  2. Global Perspectives (EQ2)
  3. Perspectives from the Sciences (EQ3)
  4. Perspectives from Rhetoric and Research (EQ4)

What Makes These Courses Unique?

  1. Taught by some of ECU’s most dynamic instructors, these multi-disciplinary classes are exclusive to Honors Program students and designed to be more intellectually challenging than standard courses.
  2. Honors students in the Enduring Questions sequence will:
    • Study and evaluate primary source material
    • Present original interpretations and analyses
    • Build strong research skills
    • Gain insight into methodologies across multiple disciplines

Key Features

  • Small Class Sizes: Enrollment is capped well below regular course limits to foster meaningful discussion and collaboration.
  • Intensive Writing: Each student completes a minimum of 24 pages of writing per course.
  • Experiential Learning: At least one out-of-classroom experience—such as a field trip—is built into every syllabus to enhance engagement.

Preparing for Upper-Level Honors Work

  • The Enduring Questions sequence helps Honors students develop the attitudes, behaviors, and high-level cognitive skills necessary for success in specialized Honors projects during their third and fourth years in the program.