Considering Honors at Wayne State University?

The Irvin D. Reid Honors College and your major department are working together to offer two Honors Options so that you can find the best way to fit Honors into your study program.

Option 1: Departmental Honors
You may wish to concentrate your energies in your major and, depending on the degree program you choose, you may also find that you have a large number of courses to take in your major department each semester. This may limit the scheduling flexibility needed to take courses in University Honors. Departmental Honors is designed to allow students more concentrated study and challenge in the core courses required in the major.

Option 2: University Honors
For full information about the comprehensive program in The Irvin D. Reid Honors College, please contact Liza Lagman-Sperl (ab8898@wayne.edu) and consult the Honors website at honors.wayne.edu

HOW TO BEGIN
Honors needs to know of your interest so please contact the Honors Advisor, Liza Lagman Sperl at
313-577-3030 or ab8898@wayne.edu
AND
If you are interested in participating in Honors in your major department (Departmental Honors), also contact your Departmental Honors Advisor:
Dr. Doug Risner, 577-9879, ar2852@wayne.edu

OUTLINE of HONORS OPTIONS

Departmental Honors for Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Dance (15-16 credits)

Select the Honors Option in three of the following for 9-10 credits:

• DNC 2000: Introduction to Dance (4 credits)
• DNC 2300: History of Dance to 1800 (3 credits)
• DNC 2310: History of Dance from 1800 to the Present (3 credits)
• DNC 3180: Dance Kinesiology (3 credits)
• DNC 3310: Dance Production (3 credits)
• DNC 3810: Dance Pedagogy (3 credits)
• DNC 4810: Methods in Modern Dance & Ballet (3 credits)
• DNC 5810: Creative Dance for Children (3 credits)

Complete the following for 6 credits:

• DNC 5997: Departmental Honors Thesis (3 credits) Thesis in Dance with full time faculty
• Senior Seminar, an HON 4200 Level course (3 credits)

Student must maintain an overall 3.3 G.P.A.

Honors Option Standards and Guidelines

It is expected that all Honors Option projects in Dance will include the following:

• A minimum investment of 25 hours of work (excluding time spent on general course assignments and requirements);
• A commitment to new knowledge that is characterized by both student discovery and relevance to the field;
• An equitable balance between traditional research practices and innovative research/creative methodologies;
• An in-class presentation/performance of findings

Students electing the Honors Option in Dance may choose one of the following methodologies:

• Interpretive Inquiry Project Model

• Literature Review
• Field Observations
• Participant Observer
• Interview/Survey
• Interpretive Outcome

• Creative Research Project Model

• Literature Review
• Experiential Data Collection
• Creative Synthesis
• Aesthetic Outcome

• Research Paper Model

• Literature Review
• Data Collection
• Discussion
• Conclusion

University Honors

If you are interested in University Honors instead of a program designed more specifically around your major, please find out more about the University’s challenging and engaging Honors Program by contacting Liza Lagman-Sperl (ab8898@wayne.edu) in the Irvin D. Reid Honors College.