Fall 2025 Seminars Course Title Description Time Hours Instructor HON 301 - H01 Sing The Ch-Ch-Changes From the music of the Harlem Renaissance to the protest songs of the 1970s, to “Born This Way” and “Save the World,” we’ll discuss how music and what music might be used to propel change moving forward. R 1:00-2:20 1.0 STAFF HON 301 - H02 Accessible Engineering Students will examine real-world accessibility challenges, study existing solutions, and engage in human factors design practices. W 4:00-4:50 1.0 STAFF HON 301 - H03 Anime Debates Through structured debates around hypothetical scenarios from popular series such as My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, and One Punch Man, students will discuss topics such as “Would you rather live in the zombie apocalypse of Resident Evil or face the colossal threats in Attack on Titan?” and “Who would win in a fight: Ichigo with his fully realized bankai or Aizen with the Hogyoku?” M 11:00-11:50 1.0 Pham Hieu HON 301 - H04 Large Language Models This seminar will introduce students to the fundamentals of generative AI, their real-world applications, and the ethical and societal concerns they raise R 4:20-5:10 1.0 Chen Cheng HON 301 - H05 Yoga: Theory and Practice Combine philosophical discussion of the Bhagavad Gita with yoga instruction delivered by a certified instructor. (1st 10 weeks) F 1:00-2:20 1.0 Friedman Susan HON 321-H01 Honors ISE 321 Supplement Discuss aspects of engineering economy. This course also "honorizes" ISE 321 for a total of 4 Honors hours. (Pre/Co-requisite: ISE 321) M 4:20-5:10 1.0 TBD HON 201 - H1 Scholarships and Graduate School Prep Learn about graduate school and graduate fellowship application processes. Develop a plan and create drafts of personal essays for getting into graduate programs. Open to freshmen. GPA of 3.75 required. (First 7-week session) TR 1:00-1:55 1st 7 Week Course 1.0 J. Staton