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HUMANITIES
Note: See beginning of Section F for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.
HUM 1021 Effective Writing I
3 ch (3C)
[W]
Examines various aspects of effective writing in English including vocabulary, sentence
structure, organization of material, and essays of a descriptive, comparative, expository,
critical and argumentative nature. Includes numerous written exercises. NOTE: Students
may not receive credit for both HUM 1021 and HUM 2121 .
HUM 1401 Introduction to Music
3 ch [W]
An introduction to the development of music from the origins of musical performance and
compositions to the relationships of music with present computer technology, and to the
appreciation of music.
HUM 1903 Introduction to Art and Architecture I
3 ch (3C)
[W]
A comprehensive review of the elements, terminology, methods and concepts underlying
the History of Art and Architecture from pre-historic times to the present. This course is part
one of two and covers the periods from Pre-history to the end of the Middle Ages.
Prerequisite to upper-level Art History courses.
HUM 1904 Introduction to Art and Architecture II
3 ch (3C)
[W]
A comprehensive review of the elements, terminology, methods and concepts underlying
the History of Art and Architecture from pre-historic times to the present. This course is part
two of two and covers the periods from Renaissance to the present day. Prerequisite to
upper-level Art History courses.
HUM 2003
Theory and Practice of Technical and Professional
Communication I (O)
3 ch (3C)
A broad-based introduction to theories of workplace communication. Introduces the practice
of workplace and other professional communication including technical writing, editing,
proof-reading, document design, on-line publishing. Prerequisite: HUM 1021 .
HUM 2021 Effective Writing II (A)
3 ch (3C)
[W]
This course develops academic skills in writing and research, and focuses on how critical
analysis is used across the disciplines. Students will be introduces to methods of appraising
and critiquing academic materials, developing skills in supporting a scholarly argument, and
understanding ethical issues in research and writing. Prerequisite: HUM
1021 . NOTE:Students may not receive credit for both HUM 2021 and HUM 3121 .
HUM 3003
Theory and Practice of Technical and Professional
Communication II (O)
3 ch (3C)
Develops students’ understanding of current theory and research in workplace
communication, and gives them the opportunity to pursue workplace and other professional
communication (including technical writing, editing, proof-reading, document design, on-line
publishing) in more depth. Prerequisite:HUM 2003 .
HUM 3205 Baroque and Rococo Art
3 ch [W]
A study of the history of Art and Architecture in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Prerequisites: HUM 1903 , HUM 1904 .
HUM 3208 Renaissance Art
3 ch [W]
Examines developments in painting, sculpture and architecture during the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries in Italy and in the rest of Europe. Prerequisites: HUM 1903 , HUM
1904 .
HUM 3924 History of Modern Art
3 ch (3C)
[W]
A study of major movements in the art of the 19th and early 20th centuries from Neoclassicism to Surrealism.
HUM 3953 American Painting
3 ch (3C)
[W]
A history of painting in the United States from the time of the Revolution to the 1960’s,
including Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art.
HUM 3964 Canadian Painting
3 ch (3C)
[W]
A history of Canadian Painting, emphasizing developments in the twentieth century.
HUM 3966 Art of Photography (O)
3 ch (3C)
The course explores how photography developed in various historical, economic, political,
and cultural settings worldwide and discusses the many uses to which photography has
been put from art to vernacular, documentary to photojournalism, and science to
advertising. It examines today’s use of digital photography and how digital process and its
capacity for manipulation has changed current notions of what photography is as well as
what photography represents.