2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

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
20th century 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.) (HU) Prerequisites: HUM 2051, HUM 2052 or HUM 2142 or HUM 2212 or
HUM 2213 or HUM 2331 or HUM 2332.
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 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 2052 or HUM 2142 or
HUM 2212 or HUM 2213 or HUM 2331 or HUM 2332.
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.) (HU/SS) Prerequisites: HUM 2051, HUM 2052 or HUM 2142 or
HUM 2212 or HUM 2213 or HUM 2331 or HUM 2332.
HUM 3343 WORLD WAR II HISTORY IN FILM (3 credits). Examines World War
II through film. Focuses on the impact of war. Looks at how Hollywood, Europe
and Asia treat political and economic concerns, as well as the recurring theme of
warfare and its effect on human lives. Also discusses the role of political propaganda,
governmental responses to the demands of war, and its economic effects.
(Requirements: Listed prerequisite and one additional humanities course from the
humanities core course list.) Prerequisites: HUM 2051, HUM 2052 or HUM 2142
or HUM 2212 or HUM 2213 or HUM 2331 or HUM 2332.
HUM 3351 HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: ANCIENT AND
MEDIEVAL (3 credits). Surveys the origins of science in antiquity and the Middle
Ages. Includes development of mathematical, physical and biological thought in
the ancient and medieval period, and the relationship between science, technology
and religion. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3352 HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: RENAISSANCE TO
PRESENT (3 credits). Surveys the principal developments in science, mathematics
and technology from the Renaissance to the present. Includes scientific revolution,
development of modern biology and the relationship between technology and
science. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3385 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISTORY (3 credits). Offers an opportunity for
in-depth analysis of a historical problem or event. Includes a wide range of possibilities.
Topics announced prior to registration. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3401 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1 (3 credits). Surveys the evolution of U.S.
constitutional law. Emphasizes the development of the U.S. Supreme Court. Uses
important legal cases to determine how power is distributed between the national
and state governments. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3402 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 2 (3 credits). Continues HUM 3401.
Includes in-depth study of the distribution of power between individuals and government
through review of important legal cases dealing primarily with civil liberties
and civil rights. (HU/SS) Prerequisites: HUM 3401.
HUM 3485 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (3 credits). Studies a particular
social group or institution, social process or social change. Topics announced
prior to registration. (SS) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3521 WORLD RELIGIONS (3 credits). Introduces religion and examines
the philosophy of religion. Religion is seen as humanity’s attempt to grapple with
the question of the meaning of life, the forms that religious perspectives have taken
and the universal aspects of human existence. (HU) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
HUM 3551 SURVEY OF ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (3 credits).
Surveys the history of philosophy from its beginnings with the pre-Socratic Greeks
up through its influence on Christian scholasticism in the Middle Ages. Covers
the sweep of intellectual history from Thales to Thomas. (HU) Prerequisites:
HUM 2051.
HUM 3552 SURVEY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
(3 credits). Surveys philosophy beginning with the Renaissance rise of science.
Follows rationalism and empiricism, the philosophies of Kant, Hegel and Marx,
and concludes with two main movements of the 20th century: analytic philosophy
and existentialism. (HU) Prerequisites: HUM 2051.
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