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
Fall 2025 COM 225-003: Intro to Mandarin, Chia-ying Shih
Fall 2025 COM 230-001: Intro to Film, Calista McRae
Fall 2025 COM 310-001: Interpersonal Communication, Yao Sun
Fall 2025 COM 312-001: Effective Communication, Will Kramer
Fall 2025 COM 312-003, 023, 025: Effective Communication, Laura Stanik
Fall 2025 COM 312-005, 011, 013: Effective Communication, John Esche
Fall 2025 COM 312-007: Effective Communication, Louis Kornfeld
Fall 2025 COM 312-009, 015, 019: Effective Communication, Julie Teicher
Fall 2025 COM 312-017, 021: Effective Communication, James Lipuma
Fall 2025 COM 312-027: Effective Communication, Zackary Kellett
Fall 2025 COM 312-029: Effective Communication, Josh Tobiessen
Fall 2025 COM 312-101: Effective Communication, Michael Edmondson
Fall 2025 COM 312-103, 105: Effective Communication, Nigora Raufova
Fall 2025 COM 312-H01: Effective Communication, Risa Gorelick
Fall 2025 COM 313-001, 005, 009: Writing for the Workplace, Ben Apatoff
Fall 2025 COM 313-003, 021: Writing for the Workplace, Christina Crovetto
Fall 2025 COM 313-007, 017, 453, H01: Writing for the Workplace, Andres Crespo-Solis
Fall 2025 COM 313-011, 015, 019: Writing for the Workplace, John Egan
Fall 2025 COM 313-013: Writing for the Workplace, Crystal Hamai
Fall 2025 COM 313-101: Writing for the Workplace, Aneliia Chatterjee
Fall 2025 COM 313-103, 105: Writing for the Workplace, Kyle Mednick
Fall 2025 COM 313-451: Writing for the Workplace, Gabriella Wilson-Kopko
Fall 2025 COM 313-H03: Writing for the Workplace, Michael Laudenbach
Fall 2025 COM 324-101: Podcast Practicum, Chris Funkhouser
Fall 2025 COM 325-001: Special Topics - Project Leadership, Will Kramer
Fall 2025 COM 325-003: Special Topics - New Media Technologies, Eugene Snyder
Fall 2025 COM 325-007: Special Topics - Analyzing Social Network Theory and Research, Yao Sun
Fall 2025 COM 325-009: Special Topics - Storytelling in Communcations, Josh Tobiessen
Fall 2025 COM 325-011: Special Topics - Music & The American Experience, Laura Montanari
Fall 2025 COM 337-001: Photojournalism, Carol Johnson
Fall 2025 COM 339-001: Practical Journalism, Miriam Ascarelli
Fall 2025 COM 353-101: Applied Visual Communication, Chris Funkhouser
Fall 2025 COM 355-001: Digital Media Futures, Andrew Klobucar
Fall 2025 COM 380-001: Music and Society, Gonzalo Valencia
Fall 2025 COM 390-001: Electronic Writing Workshop, Andrew Klobucar
Spring 2025 ENGL 099-003: Writing, Speaking, Thinking I, Grisele Gonzalez-Ledezma
Spring 2025 ENGL 100-001: English Composition: Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing, Jennifer Fischl-Kruger
Spring 2025 ENGL 100-003: English Composition: Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing, Kim Chen
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-001, 003, 009: Intro to Academic Writing, Kaitlyn Lavender
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-005, H05: Intro to Academic Writing, Johanna Deane
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-007, 015: Intro to Academic Writing, Galen Faison
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-011, 045, 053: Intro to Academic Writing, Shirli Sela-Levavi
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-013, 074: Intro to Academic Writing, Jung Hae Chae
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-019: Intro to Academic Writing, Tyler Leli
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-021: Intro to Academic Writing, Roberta Blender
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-023, 025, 027: Intro to Academic Writing, Vivian Aladren
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-029: Intro to Academic Writing, Catherine Siemann
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-031, 075: Intro to Academic Writing, Maria DiLorenzo
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-033, 078: Intro to Academic Writing, Maryann Aita
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-035, 099: Intro to Academic Writing, Ashley Bockholdt
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-037: Intro to Academic Writing, Kyle Mednick
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-039: Intro to Academic Writing, Peggy Chiappetta
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-041: Intro to Academic Writing, Grisele Gonzalez-Ledezma
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-043, 077, 085-: Intro to Academic Writing, Josh English
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-047, 072, 073: Intro to Academic Writing, Michael Coppola
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-051: Intro to Academic Writing, Molly Goldman
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-055, 084: Intro to Academic Writing, Claire Sasko
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-057, 076: Intro to Academic Writing, Celina Thomas
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-059, 064: Intro to Academic Writing, Nancy Burke
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-061, 063: Intro to Academic Writing, Alexandra Apuzzo
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-062: Intro to Academic Writing, Jeni Lozauskas
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-065, 067, 083: Intro to Academic Writing, Dawn Smith-Henry
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-066: Intro to Academic Writing, Durba Chattaraj
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-068: Intro to Academic Writing, Carol Bruzzano
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-069: Intro to Academic Writing, Nathalie Fouyer
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-070, 096, H03: Intro to Academic Writing, Drew Ciccolo
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-071, 098: Intro to Academic Writing, Jennifer Fischl-Kruger
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-079, 091, 097: Intro to Academic Writing, Larry Bernstein
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-081, 086: Intro to Academic Writing, Collin Jennings
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-082, 092: Intro to Academic Writing, Kelsey Carter
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-089: Intro to Academic Writing, Ashley Darkwa-Anto
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-090: Intro to Academic Writing, Christina Crovetto
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-093: Intro to Academic Writing, Natalie Coimbra
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-094: Intro to Academic Writing, Gabrielle Rossi
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-095: Intro to Academic Writing, Amanda Harris
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-101: Intro to Academic Writing, David Tress
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-H01: Intro to Academic Writing - Honors, Grisele Gonzalez-Ledezma
Spring 2025 ENGL 101-H07: Intro to Academic Writing, Jake Slovis
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-001, 003, 005, 035: Intro to Research Writing, Crystal Hamai
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-007, 009: Intro to Research Writing, Roberta Blender
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-011, 013, 015: Intro to Research Writing, Christina Gonzalez
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-019, 101, 103: Intro to Research Writing, Sabrina Mahfouz
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-021: Intro to Academic Writing, Jlozauskas Lozauskas
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-023: Intro to Research Writing, Nathalie Fouyer
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-025, 027: Intro to Research Writing, Sophia Manning
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-029: Intro to Research Writing, Ben Delloiacono
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-033: Intro to Research Writing, Markita Schulman
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-H01: Intro to Research Writing - Honors, Johanna Deane
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-H03: Intro to Research Writing - Honors, Kim Chen
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-H05: Intro to Research Writing - Honors, Drew Ciccolo
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-H07: Intro to Research Writing - Honors, Jake Slovis
Spring 2025 ENGL 102-H09: Intro to Research Writing - Honors, Maryann Aita
Spring 2025 ENGL 621-101: Technical Writing for Graduate Students, Ester Flaim
Fall 2025 HSS 404-021, 023: Senior Seminar - Happiness And The Good Life, Neel Khichi
Fall 2025 HSS 404-025: Senior Seminar - Bleak Comedy, Calista McRae
Fall 2025 HSS 404-027, 037: Senior Seminar - Lifelong Learning with Audiobooks, Carol Johnson
Fall 2025 HSS 404-031, H07-2025: Senior Seminar - The Brick City -- How Newark became Newark, Miriam Ascarelli
Fall 2025 HSS 404-033: Senior Seminar - The Social Media Dilemma, Theresa Hunt
Fall 2025 HSS 404-039: Senior Seminar - Medicine and Globalization, Gareth Edel
Fall 2025 HSS 404-041, 043: Senior Seminar - Food Narratives: Dumplings, Gumbo, Burgers & More, Risa Gorelick
