HON 500H (02) - Special Topics in Honors

HON 500H (02) - Special Topics in Honors

SpcTopHon/EveryoneNeedsEditor

Durham Academic Affairs (Provost)::Honors
Credits: 2.0
Class Size: 24 
Term:  Spring 2026 - Full Term (01/20/2026 - 05/04/2026)
CRN:  56589
Grade Mode:  Credit/Fail Grading
This course provides Honors students an opportunity to take a deep dive into a topic selected by the instructor(s). Students participate in active class discussions and hands-on learning.
Section Comments: Everyone Needs an Editor
Equivalent(s):  HONR 500
Only the following students: Honors College Admit, Honors Program
Attributes:  Honors course
Instructors:  Catherine Peebles

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/20/2026 5/4/2026 F 3:10pm - 4:30pm HUDD 224B

Additional Course Details:

The quality of our writing is often the first impression we make on others, for better or for worse. In this two-credit course, we’ll make it for better! We will give ourselves the time, the freedom, the techniques, and the courage to be merciless but joyful editors of our work. Do you feel you only really started learning English structures when you studied a foreign language? Do you wish your fairly good command of English were more nuanced? Are you unsure why your prose doesn’t carry the impact you intend, but certainly savvy enough to recognize that AI-generated writing is dull and soulless? Join this once-weekly course and learn about the beauty and strangeness of English while you practice honing sentences and paragraphs into cogent and compelling narratives. Open to all majors, all years.