Fall 2026 Honors Gen Ed Breadth Courses
These core Honors courses fulfill USU’s General Education Breadth requirements, as well as Honors requirements, offering Honors students transformative, memorable educational experiences as they investigate the “big questions” at the heart of USU’s General Education curriculum. These courses actively engage students in hands-on research and discovery, critical thinking and self-reflection, clear and effective communication, and collaboration and community engagement.
HONR 1320 (H) (BHU)
Latinx Voices & Experiences in Our Community
Instructor: Dr. Lucía Sánchez-Gilbert
In-Person, TR 9:00-10:15
CRN: 47452
Latinx Voices and Experiences in Our Community focuses on learning about, with, and from our local Latinx community. The course is designed to provide a broad overview of the history and sociocultural aspects of the U.S. Latinx community, and more specifically, of the Latinx community in Utah and Cache Valley. We will examine and analyze a wide range of materials, including academic books and articles, current news articles, and creative perspectives from the U.S. Latinx community like novels and documentaries. Community-engaged learning is a key component of this course. Throughout the semester, students will engage in approximately 15 hours of service with community organizations, completing tasks or projects that answer the needs of our community partners and that are connected to the Latinx community.
PI 2010 (H) (BHU)
Introduction to Peacebuilding and Transformative Conflict
Instructor: Dr. Colin Flint
In-Person, TR 1:30-2:45
CRN: 47513
How did past Nobel laureates understand peacebuilding in their quest to improve the human condition? USU is a Partner in Peace Institution with the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo and the National Collegiate Honors Council. As part of that partnership, we have agreed to help USU Honors students think about what it means to be a peacebuilder and to help honors students start on a path toward one of USU’s peacebuilding certificates. In this class, we will learn about different types of peace and conflict, forms of power, and the importance of understanding “us & them” dynamics. You will be introduced to skills necessary to become a peacebuilder and develop a character of peace. The knowledge and skills you learn will be informed by the paths of past Nobel laureates, and we will make our own list of future Nobel laureate nominees. Students may have the opportunity to present their research at the 2027 National Collegiate Honors Council Conference.