Fall 2026 Electives
Many departments across campus offer honors sections of general education courses.
Why enroll in Honors sections?
- Deeper discussions
- Stronger critical thinking and leadership skills
- Meaningful collaboration with peers and professors
- Maximize every ECU Honors College opportunity
List of Courses Being Offered in Fall 2026
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Anthropology Courses
ANTH 1000: Introduction to Anthropology
CRN: 83294
Monday, Wednesday & Friday; time TBA
Instructor: Chad Morris
Gen Ed Credit: Social Science
Explores the study of human cultures, past and present. Highlights career trajectories and skills gained through systematic understanding of human behavior, history and biology. Includes overview of cultural anthropology (including medical and environmental), archaeology, biological anthropology (e.g. forensics, human variation, primatology, human paleontology), and linguistic anthropology.
Economics Courses
ECON 2113: Principles of Macroeconomics
CRN: 85722
Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Instructor: Tisha Emerson
Gen Ed Credit: Social Sciences
Elements of microeconomics and introduction to macroeconomics.
English Courses
ENGL 1100: Foundations of College Writing (Required for Honors students)
CRN: 81405
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 2-2:50 p.m.
Instructor: Randall Martoccia
Gen Ed Credit: English Requirement; Writing Intensive
Introduction to expository, analytical, and research-based academic writing. Instruction in critical reading; developing, supporting, and organizing ideas; drafting, revising, and editing with attention to audience, purpose, and context.
Gender Studies
GENS 2400: Introduction to Gender Studies
CRN: 85947
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 10 a.m.
Instructor: Melinda Kane
Gen Ed Credit: Domestic Learning, Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary approach to the study of gender in society.
Global Studies
GLST 1000: Introduction to Global Studies
CRN: 85877
Monday & Wednesday, 2-3:15 p.m.
Instructor: Jill Twark
Gen Ed Credit: Global Learning, Humanities
Globally shared issues confronting the world today through study of literature and other cultural forms such as film, popular culture, and new media. Panoramic approach emphasizing cultural and linguistic diversity.
GLST 1662: Introduction to Hispanic Studies
CRN: 85878
Monday & Wednesday, 2-3:15 p.m.
Instructor: Juan Escourido Muriel
Gen Ed Credit: Global Learning, Humanities
Exploration of the field of Hispanic Studies through an examination of film, literature, and media.
GLST 2000: Fashion Representation in Culture
CRN: 85879
Tuesday & Thursday, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Instructor: Marylaura Papalas
Gen Ed Credit: Global Learning, Humanities
Introduction to fashion studies within the humanities. Traces the historical development of fashion as a concept and examines important theoretical approaches to dress in popular culture, literature and the media.
GLST 2600: The Holocaust
CRN: 85880
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Instructor: Susanne Jones
Gen Ed Credit: Global Learning, Humanities
Nazi crimes during World War II era and fascism in Europe. Examines and discusses selected literary texts and original documents, viewing of films, and Holocaust survivor testimonies.
Health Courses
HLTH 1000: Health in Modern Society (Required for Honors students)
CRN: 82653
Tuesday & Thursday, 9-9:50 a.m.
Instructor: Julie Kulas
Gen Ed Credit: Health Promotion, Honors
Mental, social, and physical health problems related to internal and external environments in technological and leisure-oriented societies.
HLTH 1000: Health in Modern Society (Required for Honors students)
CRN: 82654
Monday & Wednesday, 9-9:50 a.m.
Instructor: Brian Cavanaugh
Gen Ed Credit: Health Promotion, Honors
Mental, social, and physical health problems related to internal and external environments in technological and leisure-oriented societies.
Music
MUSC 1156: Basic Musicianship I
CRN: 83530
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 11-11:50 a.m.
Instructor: Mark Richardson
Basic concepts of scales, melody, rhythm, form, and notation. Emphasis on functional harmony and analysis.
MUSC 1176: Basic Musicianship I Laboratory
CRN: 83539
Tuesday & Thursday, 9-9:50
Instructor: Brittany Green
Aural comprehension, sight singing, performance, and conducting skills.
MUSC 2156: Basic Musicianship III
CRN: 83607
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 10-10:50
Instructor: Derek Myler
Selected Baroque and nineteenth- and twentieth-century styles and genres. Emphasis on analysis, chromatic functional harmony, and twentieth century compositional techniques.
MUSC 2176: Basic Musicianship III Laboratory
CRN: 83611
Monday & Wednesday, 9-9:50
Instructor: Derek Myler
Continued development of skills in aural comprehension, sight singing, performance, and conducting.
Philosophy Courses
PHIL 1110: Introduction to Philosophy
CRN: 85509
Tuesday & Thursday, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Instructor: George Bailey
Gen Ed Credit: Humanities
Introduces students to the four core areas of philosophy by discussing philosophical problems we currently face in each area. These problems include “can AI become conscious?” (metaphysics), “how can we know the truth?” (epistemology), “is it ethical to love a robot?” (ethics), and “why be reasonable?” (logic).
PHIL 1263: Introduction to Philosophical Issues in Psychology
CRN: 85510
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Instructor: Michael Veber
Gen Ed Credit: Humanities
This course is an introduction to major philosophical issues and problems that arise within and around psychology. We will begin by examining influential attempts to answer the question “What is a Mind?” Then we’ll examine some famous experiments in psychology that raise questions about the existence of free will, the nature of human rationality, morality, and self-knowledge. We will also study how things like bias, fraud, and the replication crisis affect psychology as well as other sciences.
PHIL 2274: Business Ethics
CRN: 85511
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 11-11:50
Instructor: Kenneth Ferguson
Gen Ed Credit: Domestic Learning, Humanities
Survey of main theories of normative ethics and their application to moral issues that arise in business, such as employee rights and responsibilities, honesty in advertising, trade secrecy, and corporate social responsibility.
PHIL 2282: Philosophy of Law
CRN: 85512
Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Instructor: John Collins
Gen Ed Credit: Foundations of American Democracy, Humanities
This course will address many of the central questions in philosophy of law, including, but not limited to, these: What are laws? How are laws different from other rules? Is it morally wrong to disobey the law? What is civil disobedience, and when is it justified? When we interpret the law, should we care about the intentions of the legislators or the meaning of the text? Is the meaning fixed, or can it change over time? Should judges merely apply the law, or should they ever make law? Are plea bargains an acceptable form of criminal justice? What kinds of laws should we have? How should criminal lawyers balance their duties to clients with their duties to the court? What is the moral duty of a juror? What is the moral justification for legal punishment? How should we understand legal standards of proof like beyond a reasonable doubt, or preponderance of evidence? We will look at some philosophers’ and jurists’ answers to these questions, but we will also try to figure out whose answers are correct. That is, in addition to studying philosophy, we will be doing philosophy. This course meets both required outcomes of the Foundations of American Democracy requirement.
Physics Courses
PHYS 2350: University Physics I
CRN: 84420
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 1-1:50 p.m. AND Thursday, 4-4:50 p.m.
Instructor: TBA
Gen Ed Credit: Science Requirement
Religious Studies
RELI 1200: Introduction to the Medical Humanities
CRN: 84010
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 2-2:50 p.m.
Instructor: Erin Prophet
Gen Ed Credit: Humanities
Application of perspectives from history, literature and the arts, philosophy, and religious studies to the context, experience, goals, and concepts in and of medicine and health care, broadly considered. Topics include the arts and medicine, graphic and narrative medicine, death and end of life, explanations for pain and suffering. Required course for the Medical Humanities Minor
RELI 2340: Religion and Science
CRN: 84011
Online
Instructor: TBA
Gen Ed Credit: Domestic Learning, Humanities
Evolution versus creationism” and “technological human enhancement”—interesting, current topics. We consider history, current models (e.g., conflict, dialogue, integration), and contemporary debates in conversation about religion and science. Two case studies: (1) the evolution verses creationism/intelligent design debate and (2) the religious implications and dimensions of radical human enhancement technology, i.e., using genetic engineering, tissue engineering, robotics, and other breakthrough technologies to radically enhance humans physically, cognitively, affectively, morally, and spiritually. Interesting extra credit opportunities. Helps meet requirements for a Religious Studies concentration or minor.