Honors Bachelor of Arts

Honors Bachelor of Arts

 

Established in 1948, Honors A.B. is the University's first and oldest honors program. True to Xavier's Jesuit heritage, the program emphasizes the interdisciplinary study of philosophy and the classics. Students study the classic texts of Western civilization while fostering deeper understanding of the values and ideals they embrace.

All students in the Honors A.B. complete a capstone thesis in their senior year, which connects to a second major or post-graduate and professional plans.

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Submissions from 2023

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The Development and Adoption of the Codex, Rutherford Allison

Submissions from 2022

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The Name and Its Significance: An Examination of Names in Aristotle’s and Plato’s Philosophy of Language, Matthew Blain

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The Greco-Roman Influence on Early Christian Art, Tim Ganshirt

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Cultural Collapse of the Seleucid Empire, John Paul Mastandrea

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Humanity and Nature: From Vergil to Modernity, Aaron Ticknor

Submissions from 2021

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Roman New Comedy in the Renaissance: The Influence of Plautus in Shakespearean Comedy, Nick Minion

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Women in Livy and Tacitus, STEPHEN ALEXANDER PREVOZNIK

Submissions from 2020

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The Galileo Affair In Context: An Investigation of Influences on The Church During Galileo’s 1633 Trial, Evan W. Lamping

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On a Defense of Democracy: How Roman Delatores and Emperors Dismantled Libertas and Established the Principate in the Early Roman Empire, Justin R. Scott

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A Living Faith: Christianity’s Pre-Constantine Survival, Derek Allen Seifert

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The Impact of Ancient Doctor-Patient Relationship Standards on Modern Bedside Manner, James P. Stebbins

Submissions from 2019

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“I See” Said the Blind Man; “I Know” Said Oedipus: An Analysis of Physical and Metaphysical Sight through Greek Tragedy and Philosophy, Emma Barlow

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The Transactions of Mortal Coil: Hellenic Meaning in the Suffering of the Iliad and the Oresteia, Stephen L. Bothwell

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Reevaluating the Nika Riot & Placing it in Conversation with the Antioch Riot of 387, Ty Richer

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Reevaluating the Nika Riot & Placing it in Conversation with the Antioch Riot of 387, Ty A. Richer

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Comparing Ancient to Modern: How Ancient Greece and Rome Provide Insight for Citizenship and Immigration in the 21st Century, Viktoria Schumacher

Submissions from 2018

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Piecing Together Roman Life and Art: The Impact of Societal Changes on Developments in Roman Mosaics, Emily A. Lewis

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The Death of Tragedy: Examining Nietzsche’s Return to the Greeks, Brian R. Long

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Democracy vs. Liberty: The Telos of Government, Ryan C. Yeazell

Submissions from 2017

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The Eighth Sacrament? The Evidence of Hincmar of Rheims, Doyle M.B. Baxter

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Archilochus’s Effect on the Homeric Hero: Tracking the Development of the Greek Warrior, Luke Byerly

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Migration and Its Impacts on the Labor Market of Rome during the Late Republic and Early Empire, Kerry Campbell

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Mode of Operations: A Critique of the Agonistic View of Greek Musical Modes in Plato and Aristotle, Robert Crawford

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A Psychological and Philosophical Understanding of Death: An Analysis of Platonic and Epicurean Philosophy in Modern America, Alexina Hupp

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Classical Style and Catholic Theology: A Multi-Faceted Analysis of the Eucharistic Hymns of Saint Thomas Aquinas, David Nussman