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
Fall 2024 ENGL 621-001: Technical Writing for Graduate Students, Jerome Paris
Fall 2024 HSS 404-021-023: Happiness and the Good Life, Narendra-Neel Khichi
Fall 2024 HSS 404-027-037: Lifelong Learning With Audiobooks, Carol Johnson
Fall 2024 HSS 404-029-047: Memes: Rhetoric, Genres, Applications, Johanna Deane
Fall 2024 HSS 404-031-H07: The Brick City, How Newark Became Newark, Miriam Ascarelli
Fall 2024 HSS 404-033: The Social Meida Dilemma, Theresa Hunt
Fall 2024 HSS 404-035: Speculative Technologies in Science Fiction, Catherine Siemann
Fall 2024 HSS 404-039: Medicine and Globalization, Gareth Edel
Fall 2024 HSS 404-041-043: Food Narratives: Dumplings, Gumbo, Burgers and More, Risa Gorelick
Fall 2024 HSS 404-045: How Legends Become Myths: A Journey Through Classic Greek Literature, John Egan
Fall 2024 HSS 404-049: Monsters: Humanity's Hidden Face, Drew Ciccolo
Fall 2024 HSS 404-051: Cyborg Anthropolgy, Charles Brooks
Fall 2024 HSS 404-053-055: Philosophy of Animal Minds, Adam See
Fall 2024 HSS 404-057-059: Graphic Novels, Comics and Cartoons, Jake Slovis
Fall 2024 HSS 404-061-067: AI Ethics, Daniel Estrada
Fall 2024 HSS 404-063-H09-H11: Newark Narratives: Art/Culture/Site Literacies, Jonathan Curley
Fall 2024 HSS 404-069-071: The Art of Film: Love, War, and Comic Relief, Louise Castranova
Fall 2024 HSS 404-107: Fake News and Misinformation in the Post-Truth Era, Andres Crespo-Solis
Fall 2024 HSS 404-109: Mystery Writers on Screen, John Esche
Fall 2024 HSS 404-451-453: Becoming and Effective Expert: How to Communicate to Diverse Audiences, James Lipuma
Fall 2024 LIT 230-001: Introduction to Literature, Calista McRae
Fall 2024 LIT 355-101: Poetry, Jonathan Curley
Fall 2024 LIT 365-001-HM1: Non-Fiction, Burt Kimmelman
Fall 2024 PHIL 334-001-003: Engineering Ethics, Ava Randel
Fall 2024 PHIL 334-005-H01: Engineering Ethics, James Holbrook
Fall 2024 PHIL 334-007: Engineering Ethics, Gareth Edel
Fall 2024 PHIL 334-009-011-013-015: Engineering Ethics, Andrew Burnside
Fall 2024 PHIL 334-101: Engineering Ethics, Peter Heap
Fall 2024 PHIL 334-451-459-461: Engineering Ethics, Daniel Estrada
Fall 2024 PHIL 334-453-455-457: Engineering Ethics, Amber George
Fall 2024 PHIL 337-001: World Religions, Charles Brooks
Fall 2024 PHIL 351-451-453: Biomedical Ethics, Andrew Deek
Fall 2024 PSY 201-001: Orientation to Psychology as a Behavioral Science, Julia Hyland-Bruno
Fall 2024 PSY 210-001-003-017-019: Introduction to Psychology, Kaitlin Cohen
Fall 2024 PSY 210-005-105: Introduction to Psychology, Jessyka Venchkoski
Fall 2024 PSY 210-007: Introduction to Psychology, Kelly Conover
Fall 2024 PSY 210-009: Introduction to Psychology, John Wolf
Fall 2024 PSY 210-011-013-015-H01: Introduction to Psychology, Laura Dickerman
Fall 2024 PSY 210-021-023: Introduction to Psychology, Andreea DiLorenzo
Fall 2024 PSY 210-101-103: Introduction to Psychology, Aruba Anjum
Fall 2024 PSY 210-107: Introduction to Psychology, Yelda Semizer-Kaplan
Fall 2024 PSY 210-109: Introduction to Psychology, Nicholas Jones
Fall 2024 PSY 304-001: Social Science Research Methods I, Theresa Hunt
Fall 2024 PSY 304A-001: ocial Science Research Methods I Lab, Theresa Hunt
Fall 2024 PSY 321-001: Social Psychology, Jessyka Venchkoski
Fall 2024 PSY 325-001: User Experience in the Humanities, Eugene Snyder
Fall 2024 PSY 339-001-H01: Psychology of Diversity, Narendra-Neel Khichi
Fall 2024 PSY 359-001-HM1: Foundations of Cyberpsychology, John Wolf
Fall 2024 PSY 389-001: Psychopathology, Jessyka Venchkoski
Fall 2024 PTC 660-851: Medical Ethics, Andrew Deek
Fall 2024 STS 201-001-003-005: Understanding Technological Society, Miran Bozicevic
Fall 2024 STS 201-007: Understanding Technological Society, Teresa Keeler
Fall 2024 STS 201-009-011-101: Understanding Technological Society, Laura Stanik
Fall 2024 STS 201-013: Understanding Technological Society, Renan Goncalves-Leonel-da-Silva
Fall 2024 STS 201-015: Understanding Technological Society, Tyler Leli
Fall 2024 STS 201-017: Understanding Technological Society, Kathleen Pullum
Fall 2024 STS 205-001: Intro to Research Methods, Regina Collins
Fall 2024 STS 205-H01: Intro to Research Methods, Emily Tancredi-Brice-Agbenyega
Fall 2024 STS 221-001: Introduction to Sociology, Gareth Edel
Fall 2024 STS 221-003: Introduction to Sociology, Lauren Manley
Fall 2024 STS 230-001: Intro to Anthropology, Charles Brooks
Fall 2024 STS 308-001-HM1: Globalization, Theresa Hunt
Fall 2024 STS 325-001: ST: Music and Revolution, Adam See
Fall 2024 STS 325-003: ST: The Future of the Music Business, David Rothenburg
Fall 2024 STS 325-005: ST: Global Politics, Kathleen Pullum
Fall 2024 STS 325-H01: ST: Medical Sociology: Pathology and Deviance, Gareth Edel
Fall 2024 STS 342-101-HM1: Gender, Technology, and Society, Nancy Steffen-Fluhr
Fall 2024 STS 352-101: Race and Ethnicity, Laura Dickerman
Fall 2024 STS 360-001: Ethics and the Environment, Adam See
Fall 2024 STS 363-101-HM1: Sustainability Studies, Maurie Cohen
Fall 2024 THTR 101-001: Living Theatre, Emily Edwards
Fall 2024 THTR 102-001: Acting Fundamentals, Courtney Self
Fall 2024 THTR 212-001: From Page to Stage, Emily Edwards
Fall 2024 THTR 213-001: Directing I, Emily Edwards
Fall 2024 THTR 216-001: Improvisational Theater, Short-Form, Louis Kornfeld
Fall 2024 THTR 257-001: Stage Management, Rodney Reyes
Fall 2024 THTR 258-001: Stagecraft I, Jonathan Zencheck
Fall 2024 THTR 310-001: Theatre History I, Emily Edwards
Fall 2024 THTR 365-001: Principles of Playwriting, Diana Lobontiu
Fall 2024 HSS 404-005: Murder in US History, Fall 2024, Alision Lefkovitz
Fall 2024 HSS 404-007: Biotechnology & the Law, Fall 2024, Mary Mitchell
Fall 2024 HSS 404-102: Theory of Global Politics War Strategy and Misperception, 1648-1945, Fall 2024, Karl Schweizer
Fall 2024 HSS 404-H01 Epidemic Health Justice, Fall 2024, Stephen Pemberton
Fall 2024 HSS 404-H03: Biotechnology & the Law - Honors, Fall 2024, Mary Mitchell
Spring 2024 COM 310-002, HM2: Interpersonal Communication, Yao Sun
Spring 2024 COM 312-002, 004: Oral Presentation, William Kramer
Spring 2024 COM 312-006, 010, 012: Oral Presentation, Laura Stanik
Spring 2024 COM 312-008, 022, 024, HM2, HM6: Oral Presentation, Risa Gorelick
Spring 2024 COM 312-014: Oral Presentation, Zackary Kellett
Spring 2024 COM 312-016, 020: Oral Presentation, John Esche
Spring 2024 COM 312-018: Oral Presentation, Victoria Livingstone
Spring 2024 COM 312-102, 104: Oral Presentation, Julie Teicher
Spring 2024 COM 312-106: Oral Presentation, Micahel Edmondson
Spring 2024 COM 312-H04: Oral Presentation, Carol Johnson
Spring 2024 COM 313-002, 006, 108: Technical Writing, Kevin Hall
Spring 2024 COM 313-004, 106, 456: Technical Writing, Andres CrespoSolis
Spring 2024 COM 313-008, 014, 016: Technical Writing, John Egan
Spring 2024 COM 313-010, 012: Technical Writing, Benjamin Apatoff
Spring 2024 COM 313-102, 104, 110: Technical Writing, Andrew McCarthy
Spring 2024 COM 313-452, 454, 458: Technical Writing, Gabreilla Wilson
