Old Dominion University’s Honors college prepares their students through community engagement, supplemental honor’s classes,  and first-hand experiences. This page goes deeper into how each and every honor’s class helped to deepen and enrich my time as an undergraduate. If you’re interested in learning about the rest of my honor’s experience, reach out using the contact form!

ENGLISH 127: Post-Apocalyptic Literature

Going into this course, I knew that my critical thinking skills could use a little bit of work, and this class provided just that. There was so much more critical thinking involved than I originally thought, and while I still have a long way to go, I believe they have improved. I knew going into this Honors College course that this would be a difficult class, but I was excited at the prospect. I told myself that I would work hard, and even if I didn’t get an A on every assignment, I would still be okay. However, looking back, I wish I had spent a little more time on some of my projects, specifically the journals and presentation. I believe that if I had another chance to do them again, I would be able to think about them more critically, and ultimately achieve a higher score than I did originally. I should have been able to get higher scores. Overall, I am incredibly grateful that I was given the opportunity to take this class. I have learned so much about post-apocalyptic literature and literature in general. I can’t wait to use my new found skills in my everyday life.

PHILOSOPHY 228: Introduction to Ethics

 

See the ‘Service Learning’ tab to see what I did for my Philosophy course!

ART HISTORY 127: Introduction to the Visual Arts

To be up-front, I had no interest in this course. I registered for Introduction to Visual Arts because it fit into my schedule, and it was a designated honors course. I was never super artsy, and I always felt that I was a “science and math” student. I thrive when there are clear-cut guidelines, and art never fit that mold for me. I was daunted that somebody couldn’t just tell me, or teach me, how to be a great artist. As such, going into this class, I was entirely unenthused. But, from the first class, I was hooked. 

I had no idea how intricate and symbolic artworks could be. The class was split into three sections: art vocabulary, media and techniques, and history. My favorite portion was the history of art. The other two sections provided a great foundation, but the historical aspect was what truly impressed me. I loved just how much one could learn from one statue, one picture; especially ancient cultures. Even though it was such a long time ago, before humans had even developed writing, aspects of their culture filter through. Specifically, our class spent a considerable amount of time on the Goddess of Willendorf. For so many of the topics we discussed in class, we could apply it to this statue: shape, texture, themes, medium, sculpture, ancient cultures. I loved travelling through time, seeing as art evolved into entirely new movements.

For a gen-ed, elective, totally out of both of my major and minor, this class was so valuable. It gave me a great appreciation for art, as well as skills that I would not have gained otherwise.

MANAGEMENT 340: Human Resource Management

 

See the ‘Leadership’ tab to see what I did for my Capstone course!