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 2024
Spring 2024 HSS 404-052: Cyborg Anthropology, Charles Brooks
Spring 2024 HSS 404-056: Mapping the World, Kathleen Pullum
Spring 2024 HSS 404-104, 106: Modern Mystery Writers On Page, Stage & Screen, John Esche
Spring 2024 HSS 404-108: Newark Narratives: Art/Culture/Site Literacies, Jonathan Curley
Spring 2024 HSS 404-112: Fake News and Misinformation: A Closer Look, Andres CrespoSolis
Spring 2024 HSS 404-452, 454: Becoming an Effective Expert: Communicating with Diverse audiences, James Lipuma
Spring 2024 HSS 404-H02: Infrastructure and Inequality-Honors, Teal Arcadi
Spring 2024 HSS 404-H04, H06: Newark Narratives: Art/Culture/Site Literacies - Honors, Jonathan Curley
Spring 2024 HSS 404-H10: The Brick City: How Newark became Newark, Miriam Ascarelli
Spring 2024 LIT 325-002: Short Fiction Since Modernism, Burt Kimmelman
Spring 2024 LIT 325-004: Contemporary Fantasy Literature, Johanna Deane
Spring 2024 LIT 340-002: Contemporary Literature, Johnathan Curley
Spring 2024 LIT 386-102, HM2: Science Fiction, Nancy SteffenFluhr
Spring 2024 PHIL 334-004, 006, 452: Engineering Ethics, Daniel Estrada
Spring 2024 PHIL 334-008: Engineering Ethics, Gareth Edel
Spring 2024 PHIL 334-010: Engineering Ethics, Britt Holbrook
Spring 2024 PHIL 334-102: Engineering Ethics, Peter Heap
Spring 2024 PHIL 334-454, 456, 458, 460: Engineering Ethics, Amber George
Spring 2024 PHIL 334-H02: Engineering Ethics - Honors, Britt Holbrook
Spring 2024 PHIL 337-002: World Religions, Charles Brooks
Spring 2024 PHIL 351-452, 454, 456: Biomedical Ethics, Andrew Deek
Spring 2024 PSY 210-002: Introduction to Psychology, Katherine Fenton
Spring 2024 PSY 210-004: Introduction to Psychology, Derek Levine
Spring 2024 PSY 210-006: Introduction to Psychology, John Wolf
Spring 2024 PSY 210-008, 102: Introduction to Psychology, Jessyka Venchkoski
Spring 2024 PSY 210-010, 102: Introduction to Psychology, Julia Hyland Bruno
Spring 2024 PSY 210-106, 108: Introduction to Psychology, Aruba Anjum
Spring 2024 PSY 215-002: Biology of Behavior, Julia Hyland Bruno
Spring 2024 PSY 333-102: Principles of Psychometrics, Bora Meraj
Spring 2024 PSY 359-452: Foundations of Cyberpsychology, Laura Pople
Spring 2024 PSY 361-002: Foundations of Cyberpsychology II, John Wolf
Spring 2024 PSY 389-102: Psychopathology, Nicholas Jones
Spring 2024 STS 201-002, 004, 008: Understanding Technological Society, Kathleen Pullum
Spring 2024 STS 201-006: Understanding Technological Society, Miran Boziecevic
Spring 2024 STS 201-102: Understanding Technological Society, Pedro DeLaTorre
Spring 2024 STS 205-002: Introduction to Research Methods, Regina Collins
Spring 2024 STS 205-H02: Introduction to Research Methods, Theresa Hunt
Spring 2024 STS 221-002: Introduction to Sociology, Sarah Reibstein
Spring 2024 STS 221-004, 006: Introduction to Sociology, Gareth Edel
Spring 2024 STS 221-H02: Introduction to Sociology - Honors, Sarah Reibstein
Spring 2024 STS 230-002: Introduction to Anthropology, Charles Brooks
Spring 2024 STS 307-002, H02: Quantitative Research Methods, Yelda Semizer
Spring 2024 STS 307A-002: Quantitative Research Methods Lab, Yelda Semizer
Spring 2024 STS 310-002, HM2: Technology and Human Values, Gareth Edel
Spring 2024 STS 325-002: Music and Revolution, Adam See
Spring 2024 STS 325-004: Songwriting: Writing & Producing Music, Laura Montanari
Spring 2024 STS 347-002: Music and Society, Briggan Krauss
Spring 2024 STS 351-002, HM2: Minds and Machines, Daniel Estrada
Spring 2024 STS 352-102: Race and Ethnicity, Laura Dickerman
Spring 2024 STS 360-002: Ethics and the Environment, Adam See
Spring 2024 STS 364-102, HM2: Sustainability Policy & Practice, Maurie Cohen
Spring 2024 THTR 101-002: Living Theatre, Emily Edwards
Spring 2024 THTR 212-002: From Page To Stage, Courtney Self
Spring 2024 THTR 217-002: Improvisational Theater, Long-Form, Louis Kornfeld
Spring 2024 THTR 220-001: Wind Ensemble, Nicholas Santoro
Spring 2024 THTR 315-002: Theatre History II, Emily Edwards
Spring 2024 THTR 365-002: Principles of Playwriting, Diana Lobontiu
Spring 2024 THTR 411-002: Directing for the Camera, Rodeney Reyes
Submissions from 2023
Fall 2023 COM-303 (001): Video Narrative, Philip-Andrew Klobucar
Fall 2023 COM-312 (001-013-109): Oral Presentation, Laura Stanik
Fall 2023 COM-312 (003): Oral Presentation, James Lipuma
Fall 2023 COM-312 (005-011): Oral Presentation, John Esche
Fall 2023 COM-312 (007-101): Oral Presentation, Julie Teicher
Fall 2023 COM-312 (009-103): Oral Presentation, Louise Castronova
Fall 2023 COM-312 (015-017): Oral Presentation, William Kramer
Fall 2023 COM-312 (105-107): Oral Presentation, Nigora Raufova
Fall 2023 COM-312 (H01-H03): Oral Presentation, Risa Gorelick
Fall 2023 COM-313 (001-105-107): Technical Writing, Kevin Hall
Fall 2023 COM-313 (003-455-457-H01): Technical Writing, Andres Crespo-Solis
Fall 2023 COM-313 (005): Technical Writing, Davida Scharf
Fall 2023 COM-313 (007-009): Technical Writing, Benjamin Apatoff
Fall 2023 COM-313 (101-103-109): Technical Writing, Andrew McCarthy
Fall 2023 COM-313 (451-453): Technical Writing, Gabriella Wilson
Fall 2023 COM-324 (101): Podcast Practicum, Christopher Funkhouser
Fall 2023 COM-325 (003): ST: Media and Trauma, Rebekah Rutkoff
Fall 2023 COM-325 (005): ST: Documentary Film and Media, Rebekah Rutkoff
Fall 2023 COM-325 (007): User Experience for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Eugene Snyder
Fall 2023 COM-337 (001): Photojournalism, Carol Johnson
Fall 2023 COM-339 (001): Practical Journalism, Miriam Ascarelli
Fall 2023 COM-353 (101): Applied Visual Communication, Christopher Funkhouser
Fall 2023 COM-355 (001): Digital Media Futures, Philip-Andrew Klobucar
Fall 2023 ENGL-099 (003-007): English Reading, Writing, Language, Jerome Paris
Fall 2023 ENGL-099 (009): English Reading, Writing, Language, John Egan
Fall 2023 ENGL-100 (001): English Composition: Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing, VIctoria Livingstone
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (001): Introduction to Academic Writing, Miriam Ascarelli
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (003-045-071): Introduction to Academic Writing, Mark-Lukas Tallent
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (005-090-101): Introduction to Academic Writing, Maryann Aita
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (007-011-031): Introduction to Academic Writing, Raymond Masullo
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (009-092): Introduction to Academic Writing, Darlene Intlekofer
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (013-029-059): Introduction to Academic Writing, Kevin Kilroy
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (015-088): Introduction to Academic Writing, Markita Schulman
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (017-091): Introduction to Academic Writing, Carol Bruzzano
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (019-079): Introduction to Academic Writing, Zackary Kellett
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (021-023-070-086): Introduction to Academic Writing, Drew Ciccolo
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (025): Introduction to Academic Writing, Renia White
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (027-037): Introduction to Academic Writing, Vivian Aladren
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (033-049-061): Introduction to Academic Writing, Roberta Blender
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (035-081-096): Introduction to Academic Writing, Lionel Wynter
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (039-093): Introduction to Academic Writing, Celina Thomas
Fall 2023 ENGL-101 (041-098): Introduction to Academic Writing, Michael Taylor
