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Humanities 1 HUMANITIES Siegel Hall, Suite 218 3301 S. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60616 312.567.3465 [email protected] humansciences.iit.edu/humanities Chair Matthew Bauer Associate Chair Warren Schmaus Faculty with Research Interests For information regarding faculty visit the Department of Humanities website. The Department of Humanities offers Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in humanities (HUM), digital humanities (DHUM), and communication (COM). The HUM degree is a flexible liberal arts degree, and students may specialize in history, literature, philosophy, communication, or art and architectural history. Students taking the DHUM degree have two specializations: a three-course set in a traditional area of the humanities such as history, philosophy, etc; and a five-course digital specialization in information architecture, technical communication, or science and technology studies. Students pursuing the COM degree specialize in professional and technical communication, journalism of science, or journalism of technology and business. The department offers courses in art and architectural history, communication, history, literature, and philosophy. The Department of Humanities also offers academic minors in communication, English language and literature, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, professional and technical communication, and web communication. A minor in urban studies is also offered in conjunction with the Department of Social Sciences. The department has these five undergraduate educational objectives: To offer and support the B.S. degree programs and the academic minors. To provide students the opportunity to pursue personal interests in the humanities. This objective is achieved through offering a wide range of advanced courses in the many disciplines that comprise the humanities. The department also encourages students to take minors in literature, history, and philosophy. To strengthen the ability of all university students to formulate and express ideas in a variety of formats. In addition to composition courses for both native and non-native English speakers, the department supports the Writing Center, where students receive one-on-one tutoring at their convenience. Undergraduates who qualify may also take advanced courses in writing. Advanced courses provide further exposure to critical thinking and to the communication of ideas. To support the requirements of all of the university’s professional degree programs. Courses marked with (H) satisfy degree requirements in general education. The department also offers specialized courses (such as architectural history) that meet the educational needs of specific degree programs. The department offers many courses of special relevance to students preparing for careers in the law in the university’s Honors Law Program. To enable all students to enrich their professional and personal lives. This goal is achieved through advanced elective courses in the humanities, which provide an appreciation and understanding of human development and the foundations and diverse expressions of human experience, particularly as reflected in history, literature, and philosophy. Illinois Institute of Technology students are encouraged to broaden their educational backgrounds and to discover new interests through the study of humanities. The Department of Humanities considers the advising of students an important obligation. Each semester, all students majoring in HUM, DHUM, or COM must meet with their faculty advisers during the advising period. Students must closely adhere to course prerequisites to maximize academic performance and satisfy requirements of the degree programs.

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HUMANITIESSiegel Hall, Suite 2183301 S. Dearborn St.Chicago, IL [email protected]/humanities

ChairMatthew Bauer

Associate Chair Warren Schmaus

Faculty with Research InterestsFor information regarding faculty visit the Department of Humanities website.

The Department of Humanities offers Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in humanities (HUM), digital humanities (DHUM), andcommunication (COM). The HUM degree is a flexible liberal arts degree, and students may specialize in history, literature, philosophy,communication, or art and architectural history. Students taking the DHUM degree have two specializations: a three-course set in atraditional area of the humanities such as history, philosophy, etc; and a five-course digital specialization in information architecture,technical communication, or science and technology studies. Students pursuing the COM degree specialize in professional and technicalcommunication, journalism of science, or journalism of technology and business. The department offers courses in art and architecturalhistory, communication, history, literature, and philosophy.

The Department of Humanities also offers academic minors in communication, English language and literature, history, linguistics, literature,philosophy, professional and technical communication, and web communication. A minor in urban studies is also offered in conjunction withthe Department of Social Sciences.

The department has these five undergraduate educational objectives:

• To offer and support the B.S. degree programs and the academic minors.• To provide students the opportunity to pursue personal interests in the humanities. This objective is achieved through offering a wide

range of advanced courses in the many disciplines that comprise the humanities. The department also encourages students to takeminors in literature, history, and philosophy.

• To strengthen the ability of all university students to formulate and express ideas in a variety of formats. In addition to compositioncourses for both native and non-native English speakers, the department supports the Writing Center, where students receive one-on-onetutoring at their convenience. Undergraduates who qualify may also take advanced courses in writing. Advanced courses provide furtherexposure to critical thinking and to the communication of ideas.

• To support the requirements of all of the university’s professional degree programs. Courses marked with (H) satisfy degreerequirements in general education. The department also offers specialized courses (such as architectural history) that meet theeducational needs of specific degree programs. The department offers many courses of special relevance to students preparing forcareers in the law in the university’s Honors Law Program.

• To enable all students to enrich their professional and personal lives. This goal is achieved through advanced elective courses in thehumanities, which provide an appreciation and understanding of human development and the foundations and diverse expressions ofhuman experience, particularly as reflected in history, literature, and philosophy.

Illinois Institute of Technology students are encouraged to broaden their educational backgrounds and to discover new interests through thestudy of humanities.

The Department of Humanities considers the advising of students an important obligation. Each semester, all students majoring in HUM,DHUM, or COM must meet with their faculty advisers during the advising period. Students must closely adhere to course prerequisites tomaximize academic performance and satisfy requirements of the degree programs.

 

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Degree Programs• Bachelor of Science in Communication: General Communication• Bachelor of Science in Communication: Journalism of Science• Bachelor of Science in Communication: Journalism of Technology and Business• Bachelor of Science in Communication: Professional and Technical Communication• Bachelor of Science in Digital Humanities• Bachelor of Science in Humanities

Minors• Minor in Communication• Minor in English Language and Literature• Minor in Game Studies and Design• Minor in History• Minor in Information Architecture• Minor in Linguistics• Minor in Literature• Minor in Philosophy• Minor in Policy and Ethics• Minor in Professional and Technical Communication• Minor in Science and Technology Studies• Minor in Urban Studies

Course DescriptionsAAH 119History of World Architecture IComprehensive background as well as concentration on individualcultures and their architects from ancient to medieval times.Discussion of architectures from around the world. Specific detailsand expressions of more generalized theories and strategies will beexplored.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementCredit: VariableSatisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

AAH 120History of World Architecture IIComprehensive background as well as concentration on individualcultures and their architects from the Renaissance to modern times.Discussion of architectures from around the world. Specific detailsand expressions of more generalized theories and strategies will beexplored.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementCredit: VariableSatisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

AAH 301Thinking About ArtA course designed for those who find art pleasing, meaningful, orsignificant and who want to extend the range of their sensibilities.Theories of art will be studied for insight, as well as for historicalinterest and continuity. Works of art will be studied for their intrinsicvalue, for their relation to ideas and events, and as cultural artifacts.Regular visits to area museums and galleries will be required.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

AAH 32219th Century American Art and CultureThis course explores the artistic history of the United States, froman agrarian society that developed into an industrialized nation witha distinguished national art. This broad chronological survey beginswith the colonial art of Copley, Peale, West and Stuart, followed bythe nation building iconography of the Hudson River School. Theart of Mount and Bingham reflect antebellum culture, followed byJohnson in post-Civil War America on the eve of the Gilded Age.Finally, the course examines the realism of Homer and Eakins,defining a truly American iconography.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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AAH 32320th Century American Art and CultureThis broadly chronological survey begins with Sargent and Cassettin the context of European traditions. Impressionism comes toAmerica through the art of Chase and Hassam, and other membersof "The Ten". Early Modernism follows with Henri, Glackens andSloan, leading artists of "The Eight" and the Ashcan painters,including Bellows. The major regionalists include Benton, Wood, andO'Keefe with Hopper emerging as the most significant artist of thecentury. With New York as the new center of Western art in post-warAmerica, Pollock defines abstract Expressionism, followed by Warholand Pop-Art.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

AAH 380Topics in Art and Architecture HistoryAn investigation into a topic of current or enduring interest inArt and/or Architectural History which will be announced by theinstructor when the course is scheduled.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

AAH 468Five Centuries of Contemporary French ArchitectureBy studying theoretical texts written by five very influentialarchitects over five centuries, the course will provide insight intothe qualities of national exceptionalism marked by an innovativeand transformative tradition. This tradition has been a centralsource of the modernist agenda as much as of French culture. Thiscourse prepares students for ARCH 469, a course that is part ofthe Semester Abroad Program. This course may be used for anarchitectural history elective or a humanities elective; however, itmay not be used for both. Students who are not committed to, or donot plan to enroll in, the Semester Abroad Program may also takethis course if space is available.Prerequisite(s): (AAH 119 and AAH 120 and HUM 102) or HUM 104or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

AAH 491Independent Reading and ResearchFor advanced students. Instructor permission required.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Credit: VariableSatisfies: Humanities (H)

AAH 494Senior Seminar: Theories of Architecture in Historical PerspectiveAn investigation of the development of formal architectural theory.Writings by architects from antiquity to the present will be studied,analyzed, and criticized. The relation between theory and practicewill be emphasized. The implications of particular theories forsuch other questions as environment, tradition, change, innovation,revolution, and meaning will be considered.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 101Writing in the UniversityA study of the use of writing, reading, and discussion as a means ofdiscovering, questioning, and analyzing ideas, with an emphasis onaudience, context and the use of revision. This course satisfies theBasic Writing Proficiency Requirement. It does not satisfy a generaleducation requirement in the Humanities and Social or BehavioralSciences.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 111Writing in the University for Non-Native StudentsDesigned to deal with the special writing problems of those studentswhose native language is not English. Equivalent to COM 101. Thiscourse satisfies IIT's Basic Writing Proficiency Requirement. It doesnot satisfy a general education requirement in the humanities andsocial or behavioral sciences.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 125Language and Culture IThe first of a two-semester sequence, this course and its sequelwill introduce students to a particular language and culture, whichwill change annually. May be repeated for different languages. Thiscourse does not satisfy the HUM 102, 104, or 106 general educationrequirement.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 126Language and Culture IIThe second of a two-semester sequence, this course and itspredecessor will introduce students to a particular language andculture, which will change annually. May be repeated for differentlanguages. This course does not satisfy the HUM 102, 104, or 106general education requirement.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 201Digital WritingThe rhetorical theory and applied practice of digital writing. Topicsinclude word processor alternatives, social media for professionaldevelopment, multimedia writing, and collaboration and projectmanagement.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementLecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 225Languages and Cultures IIIThird-semester generic language and culture course designed to beapplicable to various languages. Students should have already takenCOM 126 in same language.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Humanities (H)

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COM 226Languages and Cultures IVFourth-semester generic language and culture course designed tobe applicable to various languages. Students should have alreadytaken COM 225 in the same language.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Humanities (H)

COM 301Introduction to LinguisticsAn introduction to the systematic study of language. Focus onthe core areas of linguistics, such as sound patterns of language(phonology), form (syntax, morphology), and meaning (semantics,pragmatics), as well as applied areas, such as language, variation,language acquisition, psychology of language, and the origin oflanguage.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 306World EnglishesThis course surveys dialects of English around the world, includingthe U.S., U.K., Canada, India, Africa, and the Caribbean, focusing onvocabulary, word and sentence formation, and sound patterning.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 307The Self in LanguageExplores the constructed nature of the self in literature and non-fiction prose. Special focus on the role of language in determiningone's identity.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3

COM 308Structure of Modern EnglishThis course examines the structure of the English language fromfour different approaches: traditional-prescriptive, descriptive,generative, and contextual.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 309History of the English LanguageBeginning with basic concepts in language development, this coursetraces the evolution of modern English, from its Indo-European roots,through Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, Middle English and Early ModernEnglish.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 310The Human Voice: Description, Analysis and ApplicationAnalysis of human and synthetic speech intended for technologymediated environments and devices. Focus on talker characteristicsthat affect speech intelligibility and social factors that affect talkercharacteristics. Attention to design characteristics of technology-mediated speech and how humans react to it.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 311Linguistics for Technical CommunicationThis course examines linguistic theory as it relates to everydayproblems. The course is divided into four sections, each of whichexposes students to an application of these topics to broaderissues. Topics include sound patterns of speech, sentence structure,meaning and language and society.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 315Discourse AnalysisThe analysis of language "flow" beyond sentence boundaries.Working with both spoken and written discourse, students willconsider culture and gender-related patterns, and will apply findingsfrom discourse analysis to communication problems in politics,education, healthcare, and the law.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 323Communicating ScienceThis course focuses on strategies for communicating scientificinformation in professional and general settings. Students developgenre documents, learn how to adapt scientific information tovarious audiences, and complete exercises on style, grammar, andother elements of effective professional communication. Emphasison usability, cohesion, and style in all assignments.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementLecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 330Standards-Based Web DesignThis course introduces the theory and practice of standards-based web design and development. The course focuses on anagile, incremental approach to building accessible, usable, andsustainable web pages that work across all modern browsersand web-enabled mobile devices. The course also provides arhetorical and technological foundations for quickly establishingcompetencies in other areas of digital communication such as webapplication development.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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COM 331Web Application DevelopmentA production-intensive course in applied theory and practice ofdeveloping web-based applications emphasizing interface andexperience design using emerging Web standards and backenddevelopment using Ruby-based web application frameworks.Prerequisite(s): COM 330Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3

COM 333App Programming InterfacesA production-intensive course in the theory and applied practice ofworking with application programming interfaces (APIs), especiallyWeb-available APIs for exchanging and mashing up content anddata.Prerequisite(s): COM 330Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 334Literature of Modern ScienceA study of the literature of science from the Renaissance to moderntimes.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 371PersuasionThe study of covert and overt persuasion and their influences onsociety and individuals.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 372Mass Media and SocietyThe history and structure of mass media, from print through filmand broadcasting to the Internet, and their influences on Americansociety.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 374Communication in PoliticsThis course introduces students to the general theories andpractices of political campaign communication today. It investigateshow those rules and types apply in the current presidentialcampaign. More generally, the course teaches students to producewritten and oral discourse appropriate to the humanities.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 377Communication Law and EthicsExplores ethical and legal issues concerning communication indiverse contexts, such as: the mass media - e.g. print, broadcast,and electronic; government and politics; organizational hierarchies- e.g. public and private sector workplaces; academic life - e.g. theclassroom, student, and faculty affairs; and interpersonal relations -e.g. love, friendship, marriage.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 380Topics in CommunicationAn investigation into a topic of current interest in communication,which will be announced by the instructor when the course isscheduled.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 381Topics in CommunicationAn investigation into a topic of current interest in communication,which will be announced by the instructor when the course isscheduled.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementLecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 383Social NetworksThis course will discuss a variety of measures and properties ofnetworks, identify various types of social networks, describe howposition within and the structure of networks matter, use softwaretools to analyze social network data, and apply social networkanalysis to areas such as information retrieval, social media andorganizational behavior.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 384Humanizing TechnologyThis course will investigate and experiment with both conceptualand applied efforts to humanize technology. We will question thegoals of humanization and its relationships to concepts such asdesign ethics and user-centered and emotional design. While thefocus of the class will be on computer technology and programminglanguages, we will also look at humanization with regard toindustrial design, engineering, architecture and nanotechnologies.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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COM 401Advanced Composition and Prose AnalysisCritical analysis of various types of prose, with stress on the art aswell as the craft of writing. The student is required to write severalcritical papers.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 421Technical CommunicationPrinciples and practice in the communication of technical materials.Students work on the design, writing, and revising of reports,articles, manuals, procedures, proposals, including the use ofgraphics. Works by modern writers are analyzed.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementLecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 423Communication in the WorkplaceA study of communications relating to scientific, technological,and corporate structures. This course will help students developworkplace communication skills, including the ability to analyzesituations, determine appropriate communications forms, write andrevise work-related documents, and give oral presentations.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 424Document DesignPrinciples and strategies for effective document and informationdesign, focusing on print media. Students design, produce,and evaluate documents for a variety of applications, such asinstructional materials, brochures, newsletters, graphics, and tables.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementLecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 425EditingPrinciples and practical applications of editing at all levels,working with both hard and soft copy and including copymarking,copyediting, proofreading, grammar and style, and comprehensiveediting. Attention primarily to documents from science, technology,and business.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 428Verbal and Visual CommunicationIntroduces students to the issues, strategies, and ethics of technicaland professional presentations, and provides students withopportunities to engage in public address, video presentations andconferencing, and group presentations. Analysis of audience typesand presentation situations, group dynamics, persuasive theories,language, and mass media.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementLecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 430Introduction to Web Design and ManagementPresupposing only that students know how to use a Web browser,this course teaches beginning HTML, basic page layout and designprinciples, basic multimedia, and the structure of Websites, and alsointroduces students to WYSIWYG Web page generation software andFTP software.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 431Intermediate Web Design and ManagementA continuation of COM 430, this course goes more deeply intoHTML, multimedia, and some of the advanced features of WYSIWYGeditors.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 432Advanced Web Design and ManagementA continuation of COM 430 and COM 431, this course covers themost current Web technologies.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 435Intercultural CommunicationAn introduction to the problems of communication across cultures,with emphasis on the interplay of American civilization with those ofother cultural areas.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 437Video DocumentationPlanning and managing digital-video projects to document conceptsand procedures in technology, science, business, and education.Attention to scripting, shooting, editing, and distribution media.Students will work on individual activities and collaborate on acommunity-service or other client-centered project.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

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COM 438Technical Exhibit DesisgnPlanning and managing informative and instructional exhibitsin technical, scientific, and business contexts. Attention tocharacteristics and constraints of space, multimedia, and otherresources, along with principles and goals of viewer access andflow. Students will work on individual activities and collaborate on acommunity-service or other client-centered project. Instruction willincorporate Chicago-area resources such as the Museum of Scienceand Industry.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C)

COM 440Introduction to JournalismIntroduction to the principles and practices of modern Americanjournalism. Students will analyze news stories and media, and willcover and report on campus area events. Student-generated newsstories will be discussed, analyzed and evaluated.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

COM 485Undergraduate Internship in Technical CommunicationA cooperative arrangement between IIT and industry, the internshipprovides students with hands-on experience in the field of technicalcommunication.Credit: Variable

COM 491Independent Reading and ResearchConsent of department. For advanced students. Based on theselected topic, this course may or may not be applied to thehumanities general education requirement. Consult the courseinstructor.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106Credit: VariableSatisfies: Humanities (H)

COM 497Special ProjectSpecial project. Based on the selected topic, this course may or maynot be applied to the humanities general education requirement.Consult the course instructor.Credit: VariableSatisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 305Latin America: 1810-PresentThe history of Latin America from colonial times emphasizing thepolitical evolution of the several republics. Special consideration willbe given to the political, economic, military, and social relations ofthe U.S. with Latin American countries in the 20th century.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 306Women in Latin American HistoryThis course will students understand how ideas about gender haveshaped the lives of women and men in Latin America and howwomen and men have, in turn, influenced ideas about gender. Thecourse will improve students ability to understand and analyzehistorical documents, processes, and writings, and will improvestudents' verbal and written skills though public speaking andwriting.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 307Latin American History Through FilmAn overview of the historical development of Latin American film,from early to contemporary films, along with a study of the methodsof critical inquiry developed to analyze film and cultural and politicalhistory in Latin America. This course provides differing visions ofLatin American history as constructed through film. We analyzesome of the major films of Latin American cinema with a view to thecharacteristic marks of this cinema, its aesthetic, major themes, thevarious ways that it impacts political, social and cultural systemsand how social-political changes in turn impact the production andpolitics of film. Films will be in Spanish and English subtitles.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 311Twentieth Century Europe: 1890-1945Nationalism and nation states; patterns of diplomacy; origins,conduct, and settlement of World War I; Russian Revolution; fate ofdemocracy; rise of totalitarianism; World War II and the Holocaust.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 321World Religions I: Christianity, Islam, and HinduismThe history of the "Big 3" of the world's religions -- Christianity, Islam,and Hinduism -- is traced from antiquity to the present day. Keyindividuals, texts, theological innovations, and reformations willbe discussed and analyzed. This is predominantly a lecture-stylecourse, although there will be occasional class discussions onprimary or secondary religious texts. May not be taken for credit bystudents who have completed HIST 380 World Religions I.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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HIST 322World Religions II: Judaism, Buddhism, and Nature ReligionsThe history of Judaism, Buddhism, and a number of faiths with asimilar worldview that have been placed under the heading of NatureReligions is traced from antiquity to the present day. Key individuals,texts, theological innovations, and reformations will be discussedand analyzed. This is predominantly a lecture-style course, althoughthere will be occasional class discussions on primary or secondaryreligious texts. May not be taken for credit by students who havecompleted HIST 380 World Religions II.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 332United States Women's HistoryAn examination of how women shaped the course of US history andof how key political and social events shaped their lives. Since nosingle experience conveys the history of all American women, thiscourse will discuss the diverse realities of women of different races,classes, ethnicities, and political tendencies. It looks at how and whythe conditions, representations, and identities of women changedor remained the same. By incorporating women into our vision ofhistory, we develop a more complete understanding of our past.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 333Ethnicity in American History and LifeExamines the creation of the American nationality from itsdiverse roots, which include almost all the world's great cultures.Special stress on immigration, African American history, and therelationships among concepts of race, class, and gender.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Humanities (H)

HIST 334The Creation of America: The New World to 1789Examines how the U.S., its values, and its institutions came to be.Colonization, "Indian" relations, slavery, the American Revolutionand the Constitution are studied in the context of the colonial world,including Latin America. Controversial issues and the challenge ofdiscovery are stressed.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 336The Industrialization of America: 1789-1898Traces America's transformation from agrarian republic to IndustrialEmpire. Stresses impact of industrialization on all aspects of life, thenature of slavery, the failures of "Reconstruction", and the westernand urban frontiers. Explores the adventures that made America agreat power.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 337The American Century: 1898-1975Traces how America attained economic and military power and whatit did with that power at home and abroad. Discusses the WorldWars, the Great Depression, the limits of the "welfare state," themovement for Black equality, and the transformations of the 1960's.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 338Contemporary America: 1960 and AfterExplores the historical roots of contemporary issues. Topicsvary by semester but always include the Cold War and America'sinternational position, tensions over immigration and racialintegration, and the historic roots of changes in popular culture anddaily life.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 340Rise of Global EconomyA historical analysis of contemporary globalization in trade,technology, labor, and culture. The course includes a comparativeanalysis of the world's leading economies (e.g. Great Britain,Germany, United States, and Japan), and considers their variedresponses to industrial revolutions in the past two centuries.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 343Islam in the Modern EraThis course will examine the philosophical, theological, and legalroots of Islam from Mohammed to the present. We will focus onwhat it means to be Islamic in the Middle East, what it meansto practice Islam in a Western culture, and the ways in whichindividuals who practice Islam are affected by Western ideology:both theological (i.e. Judeo-Christian) ideations as well as Westernnotions of civil liberties dating as far back as the Magna Carta andeven to first century Roman law.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 344History of the Ancient MediterraneanStudents gain an understanding of the history and culture ofGreece, Rome, and ancient Palestine. Walk a mile in someone else'ssandals while tracing the early foundations of Western culture.Using disciplined analysis and creative interpretation to reconstructaspects of ancient civilizations, students are challenged to escapetheir own personal and cultural perspectives.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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HIST 345Women and the World: 20th CenturyThis course examines how women in different regions of the worldhave helped to shape their nation's society and history. It alsoexplores the connections and/or lack of connections betweenwomen, women's movements, and key political events during thetwentieth century. The course will both draw some general themesand look at some specific case studies.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 349African American ExperienceA study of the African-American experience since 1800, includingAfrican roots, formal and informal institutions of oppression, changein continuity in folk culture, and history of social institutions.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 350US Urban HistoryBasic facts and issues of U.S. urban history; reasons for the growth,development, and decay of cities; origins of contemporary urbanpolitical, social, and economic problems.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 351The City in World HistoryThis course explores the city throughout world history as bothplace and space. The course begins by examining the early historyof cities in the ancient world around the globe and then movesacross time to examine the medieval, early modern, and modern/contemporary city. By the end of the course students will beexpected to understand how and why cities have been constructedand how cities and the idea of the city have, over time, beenhistorically interconnected even before the global urban world oftoday.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 352History of ChicagoBasic institutions of the contemporary city studied in their historicalcontext, using Chicago as a case study. Political machines,social and political reform traditions, planning agencies, ethnicneighborhoods, organized crime and many other urban institutions.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 355Digital LaborWhat is digital labor? Since the mid-twentieth century, laborforces have radically changed in relation to new digital, electroniccomputing technologies. Perhaps the clearest example of thischange is the evolution of computer programming as a respectedand highly paid profession. But those who work directly withcomputers are not the only ones affected. As computing systemshave steadily reorganized aspects of society, the idea of whatcounts as labor has changed. This course introduces students tohistorical and contemporary issues in the history of technologyto explain how our national and global work forces are shaped bydigital, electronic technology. We will look at everything from WorldWar II electronic codebreaking to present-day struggles over netneutrality. We will also look at the "hidden labor" behind our digitaltechnologies, from hardware's origins in African mines and Chinesefactories to the strenuous manual and psychological labor hidden inthe back-ends of many of our favorite online services. Throughout,students will learn how seemingly unrelated changes share acommon history. The course will include several guest lecturersfrom academia and industry. Students will be asked to write papers,do multimedia projects, and engage with their classmates in groupprojects.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 361The Atomic AgeA historical inquiry into the development of nuclear energy, itsmilitary uses, policy formation, and the attendant problems. Topicsincluded: Manhattan Project, decision to use the bomb, legislation,AEC, arms race, testing, fallout, civil defense, disarmament efforts,foreign programs, espionage. This upper level course is readingintensive. Students are expected to read the required materials fordiscussion. A mid-term and final examination will assess studentunderstanding of the nuclear issues. A research paper on anapproved topic will comprise the remainder of requirements. Thereare also several films included for this class.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 372History of EngineeringExamines the birth and evolution of professional engineering.Topics include engineering education, professional standards,industrial and government contexts, distinctive modes of thinking,and engineering in popular culture.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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HIST 373History of Video GamesThis course introduces students to the history of video gamingwhile providing instruction in scholarly practice with an emphasison research and writing. Topics include the technical and culturalhistory of the video games, academic writing, and humanitiesresearch methods.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 374Disasters!This course investigates different disasters throughout historyto show how disasters catalyze legislative and technologicalchange. Since our understanding of what constitutes a disasteris constructed through public discourse and popular media, thiscourse will employ a variety of media and teaching techniques. Inaddition to discussion, lecture, and required readings, students willwatch documentaries and read news articles to piece together thehistories of regulatory changes effected by disasters in the realmsof power production, environmental stewardship, manufacturing,transportation, infrastructure, public health, reproduction, foodproduction, and more.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Ethics (E), Humanities (H)

HIST 375History of ComputingThis course addresses the question "How do technologies changethe world?" through examining the history of computing. Readingsand discussions on the people, technologies, ideas, and institutionsof modern computing; and the uses of computers in computation,control, simulation, communication, and recreation. We'll learn abouthardware heavyweights, software moguls, and where the World WideWeb came from.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 377Filming the PastHow does history become known, and how do certain accountsbecome popularized as the truth or "common knowledge"? Whatrole do visual media, particularly films and documentaries, play inthe process of creating and understanding our shared past? Canfilm be a force for uncovering and popularizing "hidden" historiesthat upset our assumptions about the past? This course takes anovel approach to less well-known chapters in history by lookingat how films and documentaries can be tools for disseminatinghistorical knowledge and how they can also be activist interventionsin how we understand the past and its relationship to the societywe live in today. Throughout the course, we will watch films anddocumentaries that try to answer the questions posed above, andwe will read historical accounts of the events they convey. Studentswill learn how to write a short history from primary documentsand then transfer it to an audio or a visual medium. This will resultin 2 projects: a short podcast and a short documentary film on ahistorical topic.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 380Topics in HistoryAn investigation into a topic of current or enduring interest in history,which will be announced by the instructor when the course isscheduled.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 381Science in Industrial Society: 1750-1900The transformation of the physical and biological sciences fromthe Enlightenment to the 20th Century and its effects on culture,politics, and belief; the creation of science-based technologies andthe creation of the profession of scientist.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 382Technology in History: 1500-1850Explores the process of technological change during the birthof industrial societies. Considers the context of early industrialdevelopment in Europe, then examines the industrial revolution inBritain and America. Concludes by assessing technology's role inEuropean domination of Asia and Africa.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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HIST 383Technology in History: 1850 to PresentExamines technological change as a characteristic activity ofmodern societies. Investigates the science-based "second"Industrial Revolution in Europe and America. Explores the variedresponses of artists, writers, architects, and philosophers to themachine age. Concludes by discussing technology's place in themodern nation-state.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 384Science in the Twentieth CenturyDevelopment of quantum theory, relativity, and molecular biology;the growth of science to its present important position ingovernment, economic life, and technological development.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 385Women in Computing HistoryDid you know that programming used to be a feminized field? Fordecades the history of computing has been a collection of storiesof "great men" and the machines they designed. Yet, from theearliest days of computerization, women have played a major rolein computing's history. These stories have often been submerged,and historians have only recently begun to write them back into themain narrative of the history of computing. Today, this is changingwhat we think we know about technology's past and how we seeour own interactions with it. In this course, students will look at thehistory of computing through the eyes of women pioneers -- somefamous, some ordinary -- and discuss why we haven't heard verymuch about this history until now. The class will help you betterunderstand why gender, sexuality, and race play an important rolein where computing has been and where it is going and, even moreimportantly, how technological change is interdependent with socialcategories.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 387History of 20th Century Medical Technology: Artificial Organs IStudents will be provided an opportunity to explore a unique aspectof 20th century medical technology. The complex nature of medicaltechnological development crosses the scientific, engineering,political, economic and clinical boundaries. This focusedexamination provides a historic setting to better understand theinter-disciplinary nature of the medical and scientific communities inthe 20th century. Historic critical analysis encompasses the clinical,scientific bases, and technical components of audiology technologyand cochlear implants, joint replacement and prostheses, corneal/retinal replacements and artificial eyes, and cardiac pacemakers.The class is based on the literature contained in the manyspecialty journals that commonly include historic, biographical andautobiographical articles written largely in non-technical terms.Physiological explanation is provided in class.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Humanities (H)

HIST 388History of Artificial OrgansStudents will be provided an opportunity to explore a unique aspectof 20th century medical technology. The complex nature of medicaltechnological development crosses the scientific, engineering,political, economic, and clinical boundaries. The emergence ofartificial organs is a focal theme in the delivery of modern medicalscience over the last 60 years. This concentrated examinationprovides a historic setting to better understand the inter-disciplinarynature of the medical and scientific communities in the 20th century.The medical science community is particularly sensitive to theirhistoric development. The many specialty journals commonlyinclude historic, biographical, and autobiographical articles thatreflect this consciousness. They are written largely in non-technicalterms and are accessible by the general population. Physiologicalexplanation is provided in class.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HIST 491Independent Reading and ResearchConsent of department. For advanced students.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Credit: VariableSatisfies: Humanities (H)

HUM 200Topics in HumanitiesOne-time or initial versions of course topics equivalent to HUM 202,204, 206, and 208. Topics will introduce students to the humanitiesat IIT and to provide intensive instruction in writing.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementLecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HUM 202Industrial CultureAn interdisciplinary course that examines the development ofmodern industrial society and the impact of science and technologyon our culture. Readings drawn from history, literature, andphilosophy. This course is also writing instruction intensive.Prerequisite(s): COM 101 or COM 111 or IIT CommunicationPlacement score of 102Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HUM 204Age of DarwinAn introduction to the humanities through an investigation ofimportant changes in our culture associated with Darwin's theory ofevolution. Readings drawn from literature, philosophy, and science.This course is also writing instruction intensive.Prerequisite(s): COM 101 or COM 111 or IIT CommunicationPlacement score of 102Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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HUM 206Life StoriesAn interdisciplinary study of biographies and autobiographies. Inaddition to considering such works as a genre, the course examinesthe historical events and the philosophical issues that have shapedthe lives and attitudes of the writers/subjects. This course is alsowriting instruction intensive.Prerequisite(s): COM 101 or COM 111 or IIT CommunicationPlacement score of 102Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HUM 208Digital CultureIntroduces major topics in digital culture while providing instructionin scholarly practice with emphasis on research and writing. Topicsinclude technical and cultural history of the internet, academicwriting, and humanities research methods.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirementLecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HUM 321Introduction to Women's StudiesIntroduction to Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary course withan American lens that draws on feminist ideas and scholarshipto develop a set of tools for analyzing women's experiences insocial, cultural, and political contexts. The course aims to sharpenstudents' critical awareness of how gender operates in institutionaland cultural contexts and in their own lives as well as to give theman opportunity to imagine participating in social change. May notbe taken for credit by students who have completed HUM 380Introduction to Women's Studies.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Humanities (H)

HUM 352Gender and Technological ChangeHave you ever wondered why more men choose to portraythemselves as women online than the reverse? Or why there aremore boys than girls in China? Or why vibrator technology wasseen as a medical necessity in the 19th century? Have you everthought about how the interplay between technology and genderconstructs everything from our modern military to how we chooseto spend our free time? To where we work? This course exploresthe history of technology by using gender as a category of analysis.It also looks at how technological objects and tools participate inmolding elements of our culture that we may take for granted aslogical or timeless. By looking at change over time, we will analyzethe different ways technology affects how we live and see ourselvesand how gender defines technological priorities.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Ethics (E), Humanities (H)

HUM 354Science and Technology StudiesThis course focuses on the latest work in science and technologystudies and the history of technology from ethics in geneticengineering to the social dimensions of computing. Othertopics include the intersection of gender and sexuality with newtechnologies, the role of communications media in "rewiring" ourbrains and our social connections, and the role of the world wideweb in constructing national and global technocracy. Students willread and discuss works by academics as well as journalists in orderto offer grounding in the historical, social, and economic backgroundof key technical topics and the presentation of technical topics forwider audiences. Students will also learn about the ways in whichauthors leverage different information technologies to communicateto wider audiences and how those methods are evolving.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Ethics (E), Humanities (H)

HUM 371Fundamentals of Game DesignThis course introduces students to fundamental principles andpractices in the design of games. Students complete readingsand workshop activities related to design principles and gamemechanics and complete individual and group design projects.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HUM 372Interactive StorytellingInteractive Storytelling is an upper-level communication coursethat examines methods and forms of interactive storytelling whileengaging students in hands-on production projects.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HUM 380Topics in HumanitiesAn investigation into a topic of current or enduring interest in thehumanities, which does not fit neatly into standard categories.Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of IIT's Basic Writing ProficiencyRequirement and (HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 orHUM 200-299)Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

HUM 491Independent Reading/ResearchIndependent reading or research.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Credit: VariableSatisfies: Humanities (H)

HUM 498Undergraduate Research Immersion TeamSummer research for undergraduate students in IIE/BSMP.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3

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LCHS 100Introduction to the ProfessionsThis course is designed for students who are undecided abouttheir major. Students will learn about professions in the context ofdifferent industries including entry points for each industry and thecareer opportunities associated with different sectors. Students willbe provided assessments of their abilities and interests to informtheir thinking about career paths that represent a best fit.Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Credits: 2Satisfies: Communications (C)

LCHS 285Special TopicsInvestigate a topic of current interest at an introductory level. Topicwill be announced by instructor at scheduling time. Course may betaken multiple times.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3

LCHS 286Special Topics in the Human SciencesThis course investigates a topic in the human sciences.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Social Sciences (S)

LCHS 360Building Success: Career and Life Design in the 21st CenturyBuilding Success: Career and Life Design in the 21st Century equipsIllinois Tech students with the career and life tools to help themchart their future. The course will help students uncover insightsinto their strengths and values and provide them career resourcesand strategies to help them confidently answer the question "tell meabout yourself." The curriculum is designed to help any student/anymajor with the career and life design process.Lecture: 0 Lab: 0 Credits: 0

LCHS 397Roosevelt PlaceholderPlaceholder for courses taught at Roosevelt University.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3

LIT 306Science FictionA treatment of select science fiction texts in terms of how theyreflect shifting forms of work and social life in the 20th century.The course will focus on how these texts translate shifts in socialpatterns and popular entertainment.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 307Graphic NovelComics, once a genre associated primarily with superheroes, haveevolved since the 1970's to address weighty philosophical andexistential issues in extended formats such as the graphic novel.This course will examine the graphic novels from major authors inthe genre (e.g., Spiegelman, Eisner, and Moore) as well as "outside"artists. Also covered are the theoretical foundations of comicstheory according to Will Eisner and Scott McCloud (among others).May not be taken for credit by students who have completed LIT 380Graphic Novel.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 309Short FictionA formal and thematic analysis of a diverse selection of works ofshort fiction. The selection will be announced by the instructor whenthe course is scheduled.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 315The NovelAnalysis of the novel as a literary form with attention to its place inongoing cultural and political discourse.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 326World LiteraturesContemporary networks of global capital and informationtechnologies provide the motivation for the reading strategies of thiscourse. The course will examine literary texts from a variety of globalcontexts from the perspective of globalism and nationalism.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 328PoetryStudy of poetry and imaginative prose, including an analysis of thetheoretical, literary, and socio-cultural contexts of these works. Thecourse may include creative writing by students.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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LIT 339Shakespeare on Stage and ScreenWhile reading is the first step in understanding Shakespeare's work,seeing his words brought to life in a film or stage production comesclosest to experiencing the plays as Shakespeare intended 400years ago: as a performance. For each play discussed, students willview and compare two film versions. Students will also go to a liveproduction of one play. Also covered are a history of Shakespearein film and an introduction to film analysis. May not be taken forcredit by students who have taken LIT 380 Shakespeare on Stageand Screen.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 341Modern DramaStudy of major dramatists and movements in the theater since Ibsenand Strindberg, with special emphasis on such writers as Chekhov,Shaw, Brecht, O'Neill, Ionesco, and Pinter.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 342Theater in ChicagoDesigned to introduce students to the variety of professional theaterperformances in and around Chicago. Main emphasis on seeingplays, ancient to contemporary; essays and oral reports; study ofdramatic genres and theater history.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 343Film AnalysisExamination of the style and language of film as shown in a numberof feature films, with emphasis on the various ways individualdirectors use the cinema for personal and cultural ends.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 352Gender and Sexuality in LiteratureThis course introduces students to literary texts in Western andother traditions that examine issues of gender and sexuality,exploring how both gender and sexuality are interactive conceptsshaped by their interrelationships with other vectors of identity, andwith the artistic forms in which they are represented. May not betaken for credit by students who have taken LIT 380 Gender andSexuality in Literature.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 353Writing in BlackAn examination of works by Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, W.E.B.DuBois, Richard Wright and other black writers. The course includesformal and ideological analysis, emphasizing both nationalismand transnationalism in black culture. Prerequisite: A 100-levelhumanities course.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 354African American LiteratureThis course explores various issues represented within AfricanAmerican literature. Throughout the course the students will readtexts that focus on relationships between race, class, gender andidentity. Students will discuss and research topics associated withthemes outlined by the instructor.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 360Chicago LiteratureA survey of great American novelists, poets, and dramatists whohave lived and worked in Chicago from the time of the Great Fire tothe present day, and who have made Chicago one of the great worldliterary centers. Writers discussed include such figures as TheodoreDreisler, Carl Sandburg and Richard Wright. Prerequisite: A 100-levelhumanities course.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 366Twentieth-Century American LiteratureStudy of such writers as Steineck, Frost, Eliot, Anderson, O'Neill,Hemingway, Cather, Wolfe, Faulkner, and contemporary writers suchas Updike and Toni Morrison.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 380Topics in LiteratureAn investigation into a topic of current or enduring interest inliterature, which will be announced by the instructor when the courseis scheduled.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

LIT 411Workshop in Creative WritingA workshop demonstrating principles of composition in fiction,poetry, or drama, studied from a writer's vantage point. Works bymodern authors are analyzed. Student manuscripts are discussedand evaluated.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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LIT 491Independent Reading and ResearchConsent of department. For advanced students.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Credit: VariableSatisfies: Humanities (H)

LIT 497Special ProjectsSpecial project.Credit: VariableSatisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 301Ancient PhilosophyA study of major works by Plato, Aristotle, and other importantancient philosophers.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 302Origins of Modern PhilosophyThe study of major 17th and 18th century philosophers, such asDescartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, andKant.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 305Twentieth Century PhilosophyA study of recent philosophical trends (or movements), includinglogical positivism, existentialism, ordinary language philosophy, etc.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 311Great PhilosophersAn in-depth study of a single outstanding philosopher, chosen bythe instructor. The focus of the course will be announced when thecourse is scheduled.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 326Philosophy of LanguageAn analysis of the concept of language in both the works ofphilosophers and the works of linguists. The course looks intotheories of linguistic meaning, sentence structure, speech acts, andthe assumptions underlying research in modern linguistics.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 328Comparative PhilosophyThis course draws upon two or more widely different traditions inconsidering one or more topics of philosophical interest. Usually,the course will include both Western and non-Western sources.The course may be organized around a given philosophical issue ormay compare and contrast two or more thinkers from the relevanttraditions.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 332Political PhilosophyExamination of different conceptions of legitimate politicalauthority; includes discussion of ideas of social justice, naturalrights, sovereignty.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 333Social PhilosophyA systematic examination of contemporary Social issues suchas abortion, euthanasia, war, environmental destruction, poverty,terrorism, and sexual morality.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 336MetaphysicsMetaphysics.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 341Philosophy of ScienceThrough an analysis of the concepts of explanation, theory,hypothesis, experiment, and observation, this course seeks anunderstanding of how the growth of scientific knowledge is possible.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 342Philosophy of MindAn examination of the conception of "mind" as opposed to bodyimplications for psychology, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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PHIL 343Philosophy of Social InquiryAn examination of the methods and theories of the social sciences,especially sociology and anthropology, and their relationships to thenatural sciences.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 350Science and MethodA history of interaction between science and philosophy showinghow changing conceptions of metaphysics and scientific methodhave influenced the development of Renaissance astronomy,nineteenth century atomic theory, ether theories, theories ofgeological and biological change, etc.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 351Science and ValuesThis course will consider questions such as: What role should valuesplay in scientific inquiry? Should scientists consider only epistemicor cognitive values, or should they also take into account social andcultural values? Could science be objective and make progress if it isshaped by social and cultural values?.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 360EthicsA study of the fundamental issues of moral philosophy.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 362Philosophy of LawAn analysis of the concept of law and how it differs from custom,religion, and morality. The course looks into issues of judicialreasoning, the assumptions that underlie the criminal justice systemand the imposition of liability, and legal ethics.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 363AestheticsThe philosophy of the fine arts, including an analysis of the conceptsof beauty, representation, expression and the purpose of art.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 365Philosophy of Free SpeechAnalysis of the philosophical foundations of the right of free speechwithin the American Constitution's framework. Topics include: thephilosophical underpinnings of the right of free speech, judicialreview under the Constitution, selected free speech issues suchas libel, defamation, speech in the workplace, pornography, flag-burning, and others.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 370Engineering EthicsA study of the problems of moral and social responsibility forthe engineering profession, including such topics as safety,confidentiality and government regulation.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 371Ethics in ArchitectureA study of the moral problems architects must resolve in thepractice of their profession, including problems of confidentiality,candor, esthetics, and economy arising from the specialresponsibilities of architects to and public, client, employer, andcolleagues.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 373Business EthicsEthical issues relating to individual and corporate responsibility,self and governmental regulation, investment, advertising, urbanproblems, the environment, preferential hiring.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 374Ethics in Computer ScienceMoral problems that confront professionals in computer-relatedfields, including questions raised by the concept of intellectualproperty and its relationship to computer software, professionalcodes of ethics for computer use, responsibility for harm resultingfrom the misuse of computers.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 377Communication Law and EthicsThis course explores ethical and legal issues concerningcommunication in diverse contexts, such as: the mass media- e.g. print, broadcast, and electronic; government and politics;organizational hierarchies - e.g. public and private sectorworkplaces; academic life - e.g. the classroom, student, and facultyaffairs; and interpersonal relations - e.g. love, friendship, marriage.Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

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PHIL 380Topics in PhilosophyAn investigation into a topic of current interest in philosophy; whichwill be announced by the instructor when the course is scheduled.Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3Satisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 490Independent StudySupervised individual research for advanced students. Instructorpermission required.Credit: VariableSatisfies: Communications (C), Humanities (H)

PHIL 491Independent StudySupervised individual research for advanced students. **Instructorpermission required.**Prerequisite(s): HUM 102 or HUM 104 or HUM 106 or HUM 200-299Credit: VariableSatisfies: Humanities (H)