Humanities
Faculty List
E. Khoo, B.Sc. Ed. (USM), M.A. TESOL (Reading), Ph.D. (USQ), Senior Lecturer
M. Petit, M.A., Ph.D. (Colorado), Lecturer
C. Smith, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Lecturer
As a broad and diverse collection of disciplines, the Humanities examine how we construct our aesthetic, intellectual, emotional, ethical, social, and political worlds, and they look comparatively at the differences in such constructions in different times and places, and for different people. The Humanities thus study human culture in all of its rich diversity while also seeking to understand the ways in which humans are interconnected.
As an approach to knowledge, the Humanities rely on analytic, critical, inductive, interpretive and evaluative methods of inquiry that are markedly distinct from the empirical methods of the natural and social sciences. By focusing on the subjective constructions of the world around us as forms of identity and human expressions, study in the Humanities helps us better understand what it means to be human.
As one of the U of T Scarborough's academic departments, Humanities houses several distinct disciplines and programs including African Studies, Classical Studies, French, Global Asia Studies, History, Humanities Co-op, Intersections, Exchanges, Encounters in the Humanities, Journalism, Linguistics, Media Studies, New Media Studies, Religion, Visual and Performing Arts, and Women's and Gender Studies. Each of these is listed under its own heading in the Calendar and offers a range of courses in its own program(s) of study. The Humanities Department also offers, HUM - courses that fall outside the purview of the individual Humanities disciplines. These courses establish an intellectual context in which students can explore different approaches to learning and also benefit from a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.
The Humanities Study Guide is available at: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~humdiv/prg_hu.html
HUMA01H3 Exploring Key Questions in the Humanities
Academic study in the Humanities is distinguished by its critical and historical approaches to text, image, and sound. This course introduces students to key questions through thought provoking lectures and readings, performances, and intense small group discussions. Students experience the dynamism and diversity of the Humanities and humanistic inquiry while refining their critical thinking and communication skills. HUMA01H3 is a writing intensive course that offers students regular constructive feedback.
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language
HUMA02H3 Inquiry and Reasoning in the Humanities
A companion course in HUMA01H3, HUMA02H3 furthers students' knowledge of humanistic inquiry through an investigation and application of various research methods, approaches and systems of meaning making. Students develop the core skills of inquiry and reasoning, including locating, collecting and learning from data, analyzing evidence and assertions, and communicating results within a Humanities context.
Prerequisite: HUMA01H3
Exclusion: (HUMB11H3)
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
HUMD91H3
HUMD92H3
HUMD93Y3 Supervised Readings
Independent study of an advanced and intensive kind, under the direction of a faculty member. The material studied should bear some significant relation to the student's previous work, and should differ significantly in content and/or concentration from topics offered in other courses. Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering for these courses. The student should submit to the instructor a statement of objectives and proposed content for the course; this should be done by 15 April for 'F' and 'Y' courses and by 1 December for 'S' courses. If the proposal is approved, two faculty members from relevant disciplines will supervise and evaluate the work.
Prerequisite: Three full credits at the B-level in the Department of Humanities.
CTLA19H3 Writing Practicum: A Course for Non Native Speakers of English
This course is designed to provide small groups of students with intensive writing and speaking practice on a weekly basis.
Exclusion: (HUMA19H3), (LGGA19H3), (LGGA99H3)
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language