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Humanities
Note: See beginning of Section F for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.
HUM1021
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 .
HUM1401
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.
HUM1903
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.
HUM1904
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.
HUM2003
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 .
HUM2021
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 .
HUM2501
Music in the Romantic Era 3 ch
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A survey of musical development in nineteenth century Europe focusing on the major
composers of the era such as Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Wagner.
Prerequisite: None.
HUM3003
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.
HUM3205
Baroque and Rococo Art
3 ch [W]
A study of the history of Art and Architecture in Europe during the 17th and 18th
centuries.
Prerequisites: HUM 1903 , HUM 1904 .
HUM3208
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 .
HUM3924
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.
HUM3953
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.
HUM3964
Canadian Painting 3 ch (3C) [W]
A history of Canadian Painting, emphasizing developments in the twentieth century.
HUM3966
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.