2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

HUM 2085 CRITICAL APPROACHES TO HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES (3 credits). Examines issues in the humanities and the social sciences.
Improves students’ critical thinking and writing abilities. Topics announced prior to
registration. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: COM 1101.
HUM 2140 WORLD ARCHITECTURE (3 credits). Surveys some of the most
significant architectural works from pre-history to the present from an ethnically
and socially diverse perspective. Includes design, construction methods, effects of
technology, purpose and function, as well as basic methods of analysis and interpretation.
(HU/SS) Prerequisites: COM 1101.
HUM 2141 WORLD ART HISTORY 1: PRE-HISTORY TO EARLY GLOBAL
AWARENESS (3 credits). Surveys world art history and methodology from prehistory
to circa 1500. Emphasizes analyzing and understanding works of painting,
sculpture, textiles and decorative arts in their respective historical and cultural
contexts. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2142 WORLD ART HISTORY 2: EARLY MODERN TO POST-
COLONIAL (3 credits). Surveys world art history and methodology from circa 1500
to present day. Emphasizes analyzing and understanding works of painting, sculpture,
photography, textiles, decorative arts, alternative art forms and new media in their
respective historical and cultural contexts. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2150 JAZZ ENSEMBLE (1 credit). Provides the experienced music student
the opportunity to earn credit through performance as part of a jazz ensemble under
the direction of a member of the humanities faculty. May be repeated for a total of
four credits. May not be used to satisfy humanities elective credit. (Requirements:
Instructor approval and two semesters of other ensemble courses.)
HUM 2151 MUSIC THEORY 1 (3 credits). Examines notational elements, intervals,
chords and tonal harmony. Includes basic singing, and keyboard and dictation
exercises in a lab setting. (HU) Prerequisites: COM 1102, HUM 1150.
HUM 2152 MUSIC APPRECIATION (3 credits). Introduces the styles and history
of music. Teaches musical discourse and critical listening. Familiarizes students with
works of music in the various historical style periods. (HU) Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2153 POPULAR MUSIC AND CULTURE (3 credits). Introduces the
grammar of Western music through music theory. Teaches skills in pitch and rhythm
notation, and the fundamentals of melody, harmony and time. Familiarizes students
with up-to-date notation and counterpoint software. (HU) Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2212 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE 1 (3 credits). Surveys
English and American literature of the late 18th to early 20th century, from the
French Revolution to World War I. Emphasizes the interpretation of texts that reflect
changing ideas about individual and national identities during revolutionary times.
Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2213 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE 2 (3 credits). Surveys
English and American literature in the 20th and 21st centuries, from World War I to
the present. Emphasizes the interpretation of texts that represent the development of
the modern world and modern selves. Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2226 SURVEY OF WORLD LITERATURE 2 (3 credits). Surveys world
literature through 20th-century short stories drawn from a wide variety of languages
and cultures. Topics include colonization, cultural identity, alienation, gender roles,
family life and social class. (HU) (Requirement: Must be enrolled in Florida Tech
University Online.) Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2250 LITERATURE: VOICE AND VISION (3 credits). A close reading
and interpretation of texts representing the major genres of literature: short story,
poem, drama and novel. (HU)
HUM 2331 AMERICAN HISTORY: PRE-COLUMBIAN TO CIVIL WAR
ERA (3 credits). Surveys some of the basic problems in U.S. history through the Civil
War era. Emphasizes origins, social characteristics and competing cultural values of
the people that formed the American nation. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2332 AMERICAN HISTORY: FROM RECONSTRUCTION TO
THE PRESENT (3 credits). Examines the major ideas, ideals and events that
have determined the American experience in the 19th and 20th centuries. (HU/SS)
Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2385 SPECIAL TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY (3 credits). Examines
cultural, geographical and philosophical issues in world history. Topics announced
prior to registration. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: COM 1102.
HUM 2401 INTRODUCTION TO LAW (3 credits). Introduces the basics of
the U.S. legal system. Explores the U.S. Constitution, civil liberties and civil rights,
the U.S. judicial system and how citizens interact with it. (HU/SS) Prerequisites:
COM 1101.
HUM 2480 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE (3 credits).
Introduces students to the theories and concepts of political science. Emphasizes
examining the interaction between ideas, values and institutions in contemporary U.S.
political culture. (SS)
HUM 2510 LOGIC (3 credits). Deals mainly with deductive logic, although all the
fallacies of reasoning are examined in both an informal and a formal context. Brings
out the role of logic in science and law, as well as ways of making formal proofs of
validity. (HU) Prerequisites: COM 1101.
HUM 2570 BIOETHICS (3 credits). Studies ethical questions raised by 20thcentury
technology as they affect medicine, ecology and social issues. (HU)
HUM 3026 THE CIVILIZATION OF ISLAM (3 credits). Focuses on some of
the achievements of Islam from 7th-century Arabic, to medieval Spain and India, to
the 20th century. Uses documents from literature, theology, architecture, science and
the contemporary media. (HU) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3027 HISTORY AND CULTURE OF CHINA (3 credits). Surveys the
principal themes and developments in Chinese civilization from prehistoric times to
the 21st century. Introduces China’s culture, history and geography. (Requirements:
Listed prerequisite and one additional humanities course from the humanities core
course list.) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3085 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HUMANITIES (3 credits). Offers interdisciplinary
study of a particular period, movement, genre or individual that embraces
more than a single humanistic discipline. Topics announced prior to registration. (HU)
Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3150 MASTERWORKS OF MUSIC (3 credits). Works of master composers
in the various stylistic periods, 1600 to the present: Bach and Handel; Mozart
and Haydn; Beethoven; the 19th century and early 20th centuries. (HU) Prerequisites:
HUM 2051.
HUM 3151 MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE MUSIC (3 credits).
Surveys musical styles and practices from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance.
Includes an extended look at the baroque style. Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3152 CLASSICAL, ROMANTIC AND MODERN MUSIC (3 credits).
Surveys works of master composers from the late Baroque (Bach and Handel)
through Mozart, Beethoven and the Romantics, to 20th- and 21st-century musicians.
Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3154 AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC AND CULTURE (3 credits).
Explores popular music and culture in North America and related non-Western
genres. Investigates key periods and genres of the popular idiom in the West.
Discusses technology, politics, economy, race relationships and shifting social
conditions. Provides a basic understanding of music as culture and develops critical
listening skills. (Requirements: Listed prerequisite and one additional humanities
course from the humanities core course list.) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3185 SPECIAL TOPICS IN FINE ARTS (3 credits). Studies a particular
period, movement or individual artist or composer. Topics announced prior to registration.
(HU) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3230 SHAKESPEARE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES (3 credits).
Explores the development of English theater during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and
King James I. Students read representative plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
(HU) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3275 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE (3 credits). Studies literature
since the 1960s. May include short stories, plays, poems and novels by McGuane,
Davies, Percy, Fowles, Pinter, Beckett and Morrison. The syllabus varies considerably
from semester to semester. (HU) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3276 SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE AND FILM (3 credits).
Surveys the history of science fiction literature and film from the 19th century to the
present. Emphasizes the history of technology and industrial design. Topics range
from robots and dystopias to time travel and social engineering. (Requirements: Listed
prerequisites and one additional humanities course from the humanities core course
list.) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3280 NARRATIVE FILM (3 credits). Examines the structures and
techniques that narrative films use to communicate ideas. Students examine films
from various genres, of different types and from all periods of film history. (HU)
Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3285 SPECIAL TOPICS IN LITERATURE (3 credits). Studies a particular
author, a group of authors, a historical literary movement or a literary theme or
genre. Topics announced prior to registration. (HU) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3333 AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY (3 credits). Studies American
military from the Revolutionary War to the 21st century. Emphasizes the national
military establishment and its relationship to society. Surveys major conflicts, the
evolution of war strategies and weapons, the nature of combat and its impact, and
changing attitudes and perceptions toward the armed forces and military service.
(Requirements: Listed prerequisite and one additional humanities course from the
humanities core course list.) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
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