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Purpose

Point Loma Nazarene University Humanities Honors Program seeks to foster a community of intelluctually-dedicated scholars that embodies the Christian mission of the university. Students who complete the honors program will be able to:

• Analyze and discuss diverse traditions while examining them in light of Christian faith. 
• Interpret written and visual media in light of their contexts, complexity, and aesthetics.
• Articulate life questions within multidisciplinary and theological frameworks.
• Demostrate the ability to design and participate in discourses in an informed and hospitable manner. 
• Participate in acts of devotion and works of mercy through service opportunities, as informed by the Wesleyan tradition. 

Humanities Honors Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements:

Fall Year 1:

• HON 100 Introduction to Christian Scholarship     
• HON 101 Rhetoric: Critical Communication  
• HON 120 Foundations in Humanities I: Ancient/Medieval  

Spring Year 1:

• HON 102 Introduction to Philosophy  
• HON 220 Foundations in Humanities II: Renaissance/Enlightenment  
• HON 150 Humanities Honors Abroad  

Fall Year 2:

• HON 201 Old Testament History and Religion  
• HON 202 New Testament History and Religion  
• HON 320 Foundations in Humanities III: 19th/20th Centuries  

Spring Year 2:

• HON 210 Politics of Race, Class and Gender  
• HON 310 Christianity in Global Perspective  

Total Lower Division Units: 35

Upper Division Requirements 

Fall Year 3:

• HON 350 Humanities Honors Integrative Seminar  

Total Upper Division Units: 1

Year 4 [Optional]:

Fall Year 4:

HON 498 Honors Project I  

Spring Year 4:

HON 499 Honors Project II   

Programs

• Humanities Honors Program General Education

Courses

• HON 100 - Introduction to Christian Scholarship (GE)
• HON 101 - Rhetoric: Critical Communication (GE)
• HON 102 - Introduction to Philosophy (GE)
• HON 120 - Foundations in Humanities I: Ancient/Medieval (GE)
• HON 150 - Humanities Honors Abroad (GE)
• HON 201 - Old Testament History and Religion (GE)
• HON 202 - New Testament History and Religion (GE)
• HON 210 - Politics of Race, Class and Gender (GE)
• HON 220 - Foundations in Humanities II: Renaissance/Enlightenment (GE)
• HON 310 - Christianity in Global Perspective (GE)
• HON 320 - Foundations in Humanities III: 19th/20th Centuries (GE)
• HON 350 - Humanities Honors Integrative Seminar (GE)

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