Undergraduate Bulletin - Illinois Institute of Technology

Humanities
Humanities
Department Website: www.iit.edu/csl/hum
218 Siegel Hall
3301 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60616
312.567.3465
Chair
Maureen A. Flanagan
Associate Chair and Undergraduate Advisor
Greg Pulliam
The Department of Humanities offers Bachelor of Science
(B.S.) degrees in Humanities (HUM), Journalism
of Technology, Science & Business (JTSB), and Professional
and Technical Communication (PTC). The HUM
degree is a flexible liberal arts degree with an emphasis on
the humanistic study of technology. The JTSB degree is
a science/mathematics/business-intensive program which
also features a strong journalism/writing component.The
PTC degree provides students with both a liberal arts
education in communication and culture and an applied
professional education in a technical communication field.
The department offers courses in art and architectural history,
communication, English as a second language, history,
languages and linguistics, literature, and philosophy.
The Humanities department also offers academic minors in
communication, English language and literature, history,
linguistics, literature, philosophy, professional and technical
communication, and Web communication. Minors in
legal studies and urban studies are 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 IIT students to formulate
and to express ideas. 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 IIT’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 IIT’s pre-professional degree programs.
• To enable all IIT 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 moral foundations of human experience,
particularly as reflected in history, literature, and philosophy.
IIT students are encouraged to broaden their educational
backgrounds and to discover new interests through the
study of humanities.
The Humanities department considers the advising of students
an important obligation. Each semester, all students
majoring in HUM, JTSB, or PTC must meet with their
faculty advisors during the advising period. Students must
closely adhere to course prerequisites to maximize academic
performance and satisfy requirements of the degree
programs.
Faculty
Professors
M. Davis, M. Flanagan, M. Power, W. Schmaus
Associate Professors
M. Bauer, J. Snapper, K. Stolley
Assistant Professors
L. Hemphill, M. Hicks, C. Kocurek, J. Otterbacher
Senior Lecturers
J. Dabbert, E. Glassman, G. Pulliam
Faculty Emeritus
W. Applebaum, S. Feinberg, K. Harrington, R. Irving,
R. Ladenson, K. Riley, D. Zesmer
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