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Lewis Department of Humanities
Lewis Department of Humanities
Department Web site: www.iit.edu/departments/humanities
The Lewis Department of Humanities offers Bachelor of
Science degrees in Journalism of Technology, Science &
Business (JTSB), Humanities (HUM), Internet communication
(iCOM), and Professional and Technical
Communication (PTC). The JTSB degree is a science/mathematics/business-intensive
program which also features a
strong journalism/writing component. The HUM degree is
a flexible liberal arts degree with an emphasis on the
humanistic study of technology. The iCOM and PTC
degrees provide 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, logic and philosophy of
science, philosophy, professional and technical communication,
and web communication. Minors in law and
society, technology and human affairs, 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.
Faculty
Chair
Kathryn Riley
Room 218 Siegel Hall
Ext. 73566
Associate Chair, ESL Director and Associate
Director of Technical Communication
Greg Pulliam
Room 213 Siegel Hall
Ext. 77968
Professors
Davis, Feinberg, Harrington, Ladenson, Riley, Schmaus
Associate Professors
Broadhead, Power, Snapper
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• 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 technical and business 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, iCOM, JTSB, or PTC must meet
with their faculty advisers during the pre-registration
period. Students must closely adhere to course prerequisites
to maximize academic performance and satisfy
requirements of the degree programs.
Assistant Professors
Bauer, Mackiewicz, Tillmans
Senior Lecturers
Dabbert, Pulliam
Insructor
Batson
Faculty Emeriti
Applebaum, Irving, Zesmer
Director of Technical Communication
Glenn Broadhead
Room 200 Siegel Hall
Ext. 73469