HUM 105 Introduction to Humanities - 3 Credits
The course focuses on both western and non-western cultures and their intellectual traditions through the study of literature, philosophy, visual and performing arts, theater, music, science and religion. Students explore how human knowledge has developed and grown through history by reading a variety of ancient and modern texts, listening to music, viewing artworks, watching film excerpts, and participating in discussions and experiential learning activities.
Prerequisite: ENG 101. F/S/SU

HUM 142 Internet Communications - 3 Credits
This course examines humans’ relationship to cyberspace by analyzing the content and development of Web sites, search services, and e-mail. Students focus on material published in the humanities and evaluate sources from online databases to write a research project. Course topics include privacy and security issues, cyber ethics, copyright, online learning, censorship, Internet access, and Internet standards. Students create an online portfolio of course projects to demonstrate their ability to navigate the Internet with efficiency and to gain awareness of its power and limitations.
Prerequisite: ENG 091 with a grade of "C" or higher, ENG 096 with a grade of "C" or higher; or appropriate placement score, Computer Literacy. F/S/SU

HUM 151 Forbidden Subjects - 3 Credits
This course explores censorship. Students gain a comprehensive overview of past and present censored material through extensive readings. Particular censored works are examined and discussed in class to enable students in developing rational thought processes.
Prerequisite: ENG 101. SU

HUM 210 Journaling in Context: New England’s Great Thinkers - 3 Credits
This course introduces the New England Transcendental diarists of the nineteenth century, including: Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Bronson Alcott. Students read significant journal entries written by these authors, and learn how to develop their own personal journal. Students take part in investigative exploration of journal entries from the nineteenth century with the objective of understanding chronological events, gathering insight regarding local and national matters, and correlating past cultural events to contemporary issues. Topics of discussion and research will consist of: social activism, utopian communities, societal experimentation, consumerism and industrialism, and personal philosophy.
Prerequisite: ENG 101. F

HUM 211 The Sixties in America - 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the dramatic events occurring in the decade of the 1960s. Students examine significant developments of the era through an exploration of various cultural media including texts, videos, art, music, and theater. The course covers Civil Rights and Black Power movements; the war in Vietnam and related controversies; the rise of the counterculture; the contemporary Women’s Movement; the student revolution; and the beginnings of the Environmental Movement. Students examine the relevance of the events of the 1960s to the issues facing the 21st century.
Prerequisite: ENG 101. F/S

HUM 214 Great Debates of the Western World - 3 Credits
This course focuses on presenting opposing views of controversial questions. Students discuss classic issues such as romanticism vs. classicism, militarism vs. pacifism, and liberalism vs. conservatism. Students also examine topics including abortion, pornography, and genetic engineering. They learn how to explore the variety and complexity of human values while maintaining a framework of a rational and fair-minded approach to all sides of every dispute.
Prerequisite: ENG 101. S

HUM 232 Survey of Hollywood Film: 1920 to Present - 3 Credits
This course offers a foundational survey of Hollywood film from its inception through the present. Students study a chronological series of films selected to represent the ethno-cultural diversity of that history, films that demonstrate major developments in Hollywood film art over time. Students become familiar with the language of film, and the theoretical approaches and critical terminology used by film scholars to analyze the form. Students learn how to apply the theories and terms learned by use of them in class presentations and in class discussion, as well as in the writing of essays in the genre of film analysis.
Prerequisite: ENG 101. F

HUM 233 Play Production: Theory - 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the various aspects of play production: play writing, acting, directing, makeup, business matters, and dramatic criticism. It focuses on providing a basic appreciation of the whole dramatic experience and developing expertise in several areas of play production. Students rehearse and perform a scene from a play and to demonstrate an understanding of blocking techniques, character identification, line memorization, timing and rhythm, and creative problem-solving techniques.
Prerequisite: ENG 101. F/S

HUM 234 Mathematics and Science in the Humanities - 3 Credits
This course examines how the Humanities utilizes and interacts with the fields of Mathematics and Science. Students utilize methodologies of the Humanities to examine the historical, philosophical, and ethical natures of Math and Science. Students explore mathematics and science as theoretical lenses to understand literary texts and other forms of art. This course covers topics that include but are not limited to infinities, multidimensional spacetime, biology and environmental science, robotics and technology, the mathematician/scientist character, and the discovery and impact of individual numbers/theories. Students compose essays and participate in discussions to demonstrate the connectivity of these usually disparate fields (no formal mathematical calculations are required of students).
Prerequisite: ENG 102. F/S/SU

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