Through its degree-granting programs of study as well as its responsibilities for teaching both basic and advanced courses that are part of the General Education Requirements (GER), the Humanities department is dedicated to enlightening students about the world and inculcating in them the ability to think critically and communicate effectively in their professional and personal lives.
The Humanities department teaches courses in:
- Communications and Media (COM)
- English (ENG)
- Humanities (HUM) including the Senior Seminar (HSS)
- Literature (LIT)
- Philosophy (PHIL)
- Science, Technology and Society (STS)
- Theatre Arts (THTR)
Submissions from 2025
Spring 2025 COM-354-102: Designing Digital Media, Kevin McIntosh
Spring 2025 COM-369-102: Digital Poetry, Christopher Funkhouser
Spring 2025 COM-380-002: Music and Society, Briggan Krauss
Spring 2025 ENGL-099-001: English Comp: Rdng, Writ, Kim Chen
Spring 2025 ENGL-101-004, 020: Intro to Academic Writing, Joshua English
Spring 2025 ENGL-101-006, 014: Intro to Academic Writing, Larry Bernstein
Spring 2025 ENGL-101-008: Intro to Academic Writing, Crystal Hamai
Spring 2025 ENGL-101-010, 012: Intro to Academic Writing, Christina Crovetto
Spring 2025 ENGL-101-018: Intro to Academic Writing, Maryann Aita
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-049, 080, 088: Intro to Academic Writing, Cynthia Sobreiro
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-002, 018, 098: Intro to Research Writing, Vivian Aladren
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-004, 028, 032: Intro to Research Writing, Jeni Lozauskas
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-006, 062, 072: Intro to Research Writing, Kaitlyn Lavender
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-008, 044, 088: Intro to Research Writing, Nancy Burke
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-010, 056: Intro to Research Writing, Taylor Michael
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-012, 036, 085: Intro to Research Writing, Cynthia Sobreiro
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-014, 024, 064: Intro to Research Writing, Michael Coppola
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-016, 79, 92: Intro to Research Writing, Crystal Hamai
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-020-080, 081: Intro to Research Writing, Christina Gonzalez
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-022, 077: Intro to Research Writing, Maryann Aita
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-030, 102: Intro to Research Writing, Sabrina Mahfouz
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-034, 078: Intro to Research Writing, Celina Thomas
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-038, 074: Intro to Research Writing, Dawn Smith-Henry
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-040, 042: Intro to Research Writing, Claire Sasko
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-046: Intro to Research Writing, Margaret Chiappetta
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-048: Intro to Research Writing, Catherine Siemann
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-050, 076, 097: Intro to Research Writing, Roberta Blender
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-050, 076, 097: Intro to Research Writing, Roberta Blender
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-052: Intro to Research Writing, Markita Schulman
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-054, 068, 084, 095; Intro to Research Writing, Carol Bruzzano
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-060: Intro to Research Writing, Camille Roberts
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-066, 070: Intro to Research Writing, Jennifer Fischl-Kruger
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-082: Intro to Research Writing, Nicole James
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-083, 094, H08: Intro to Research Writing, Drew Ciccolo
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-086: Intro to Research Writing, Kyle Mednick
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-087, 089: Intro to Research Writing, Tyler Leli
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-090: Intro to Research Writing, Shirli Sela-Levavi
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-091, H02, H04: Intro to Research Writing, Johanna Deane
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-096: Intro to Research Writing, Galen Faison
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-104: Intro to Research Writing, David Tress
Spring 2025 ENGL-102-H06: Intro to Research Writing, Jake Slovis
Spring 2025 ENGL-603-002: Speaking English Pro Sit, Jerome Paris
Spring 2025 HSS 404-002: History Seminar:Movement of Migrants and Refugees in the Eastern Mediterranean, Elektra Kostopoulou
Spring 2025 HSS 404-004: History of Murder, Alision Lefkovitz
Spring 2025 HSS 404-006: Biotechnology and the Law, Mary X. Mitchell
Spring 2025 HSS-404-020: ENG SEM: Cyberpunk on Page and Screen, Catherine Siemann
Spring 2025 HSS-404-022: LIT SEM: How Legends Become Myths: A Journey Through Classic Greek Literature, John Egan
Spring 2025 HSS-404-024: PHIL SEM: AI Ethics, Daniel Estrada
Spring 2025 HSS-404-028: STS SEM: Diversity, Society, and Me / Happiness and the Good Life, Narendra-Neel Khichi
Spring 2025 HSS-404-030, 032: The Pursuit of Happiness and the Good Life, Narendra-Neel Khichi
Spring 2025 HSS-404-034, 036: STS SEM: The Social Media Dilemma, Theresa Hunt
Spring 2025 HSS-404-038: STS SEM: Leading Social Innovation: Engaging Partners for Collaboration, James Lipuma
Spring 2025 HSS-404-040: ENG SEM: Food Narratives: Dumplings, Gumbo, Burgers & More, Risa Gorelick
Spring 2025 HSS-404-042, 062: LIT SEM: Representing the Mind, Calista McRae
Spring 2025 HSS-404-044, H08: STS SEM: Philosophy of Animal Minds, Adam See
Spring 2025 HSS-404, 046, 048ENG SEM: Graphic Novels, Comics and Cartoons, Jake Slovis
Spring 2025 HSS-404-050, 056: STS SEM: Art, Aesthetics, and Modern Technology, Burt Kimmelman
Spring 2025 HSS-404-052: STS SEM: Cyborg Anthropology, Charles Brooks
Spring 2025 HSS-404-054: THTR SEM: Theatre and Technology, Emily Edwards
Spring 2025 HSS-404-058, 060: ENG SEM: Memes - Media, Genres, and Applications, Johanna Deane
Spring 2025 HSS-404-066: ENG SEM: Monsters: Humanity's Hidden Face, Drew Ciccolo
Spring 2025 HSS-404-068: STS SEM: Medicine and Globalization, Gareth Edel
Spring 2025 HSS-404-070: LIT SEM: Lifelong Learning w/ Audiobooks, Carol Johnson
Spring 2025 HSS 404-102: War, Technology and Power Politics., Karl Schweizer
Spring 2025 HSS-404-108, H12, H14: LIT SEM: Newark Narratives: Art/Culture/Site Literacies, Jonathan Curley
Spring 2025 HSS-404-110-114: LIT SEM: Mystery Writers on Screen, John Esche
Spring 2025 HSS-404-112: ENG SEM: Fake News and Misinformation: A Closer Look, Andres Crespo Solis
Spring 2025 HSS-404-452, 454: STS SEM: Becoming an Effective Expert: How to Communicate to Diverse Audiences, James Lipuma
Spring 2025 HSS 404-H02: History Seminar:Movement of Migrants and Refugees in the Eastern Mediterranean, Elektra Kostopoulou
Spring 2025 HSS-404-H10: LIT SEM: The Brick City, How Newark Became Newark - Honors, Miriam Ascarelli
Spring 2025 LIT-340-002: Contemporary Literature, Jonathan Curley
Spring 2025 LIT-386-102-HM2: Science Fiction, Nancy SteffenFluer
Spring 2025 PHIL-334-002-008: Engineering Ethics, Andrew Burnside
Spring 2025 PHIL-334-010, 012: Engineering Ethics, Ava Randel
Spring 2025 PHIL-334-014, H02: Engineering Ethics, James Holbrook
Spring 2025 PHIL-334-016: Engineering Ethics, Renan GoncalvesLeoneldaSilva
Spring 2025 PHIL-334-018, 452, 460: Engineering Ethics, Daniel Estrada
Spring 2025 PHIL-334-102: Engineering Ethics, Peter Heap
Spring 2025 PHIL-334-454, 456-458: Engineering Ethics, Amber George
Spring 2025 PHIL-337-002, 004: World Religions, Charles Brooks
Spring 2025 PHIL-351-452, 454, 456: Biomedical Ethics, Andrew Deek
Spring 2025 PSY-210-002, 008: Introduction to Psychology, Jessyka Lombana
Spring 2025 PSY-210-004, 006: Introduction to Psychology, Kaitlin Cohen
Spring 2025 PSY-210-010, 012, 014, 016, 020: Introduction to Psychology, Laura Dickerman
Spring 2025 PSY-210-014: Introduction to Psychology, Kelly Conover
Spring 2025 PSY-210-102, 106: Introduction to Psychology, Jill Hall
Spring 2025 PSY-210-104: Introduction to Psychology, Nicholas Jones
Spring 2025 PSY-210-108, 110: Introduction to Psychology, Aruba Anjum
Spring 2025 PSY-215-002: Biology of Behavior, Julia Hyland Bruno
Spring 2025 PSY-307-002: SS Research Methods II, Leonore Morgenstern
Spring 2025 PSY-333-102: Principles of Psychometrics, Bora Meraj
Spring 2025 PSY-361-002: Found of Cyberpsychology II, John Wolf
Spring 2025 PSY-389-102: Psychopathology, Jessyka Lombana
Spring 2025 PSY-495-669: SEM: Contemporary Issues in Cyberpsychology, Theresa Hunt
Spring 2025 STS-201-002, 004: Und Tech Soc: Intro STS, Miran Bozicevic
Spring 2025 STS-201-006: Und Tech Soc: Intro STS, Tyler Leli
Spring 2025 STS-201-008: Und Tech Soc: Intro STS, Renan Goncalves Leonel da Silva
Spring 2025 STS-205-002: Intro to Research Methods, Theresa Hunt
Spring 2025 STS-205-H02: Intro to Research Methods, Emily Tancredi-Brice Agbenyega
Spring 2025 STS-221-002, 006: Introduction to Sociology, Lauren Manley
