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Sarasota-Manatee Fall 2025 Honors Courses

The Judy Genshaft Honors College offers courses on all three USF campuses, as well as off-site locations. Honors courses are open to students from any home campus, but may require a permit. Unless noted specifically in the course description, Honors courses require in-person attendance.

Ranging from classical philosophy to the digital age, this first-year Honors course invites students to explore the different ways in which knowledge is created and consumed, how understanding is cultivated, the various relationships possible between knowledge and the self, and the implications of these in our contemporary world. Through an examination of common topics, studio experiences, and assignments, all sections of this course will explore different ways of knowing (e.g., historical, philosophical, scientific, creative, etc.).

This required freshman seminar is an introduction to the Judy Genshaft Honors College community for incoming students.

IDH 2930: Honors Special Topics courses focus on topics of special interest to Honors students using a variety of instructional approaches. Topics include first-year foundations, orchestra, choir, contemporary music ensemble, and the community garden, among others.

IDH 3100: Honors Arts and Humanities courses explore how different types of creative production such as art, literature, drama, music, or film are interwoven with the pressing issues of society, politics, history, and culture. Classes may focus on a certain historical period, region, type of media, or theme.

IDH 4200: Honors Geographical Perspectives courses broaden students鈥� horizons through a close examination of specific nations or regions and the people who inhabit them. These courses often focus on how a global issue is experienced in a local context, and how that local context may influence or be influenced by other places or peoples. Students will learn to critically explore global relationships in our interconnected world. 

IDH 4950: Honors Capstone is a culminating classroom experience focused on integrative and applied learning. In this course, an instructor guides students to engage deeply with a specific topic through research and community engagement. The capstone concludes with a final scholarly, creative, or public contribution generated by student groups, bridging the gap between Honors learning and other spheres of life.

Honors Capstone courses are restricted to students with 90+ earned credit hours the first week of registration. The restriction is lowered to 60+ earned credit hours the second week of registration.