Faculty of Humanities
Faculty Information
Contact Information
Location | Social Sciences 209 |
Student Information | (403) 220-5881 |
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English Department Information
Head of Department | S. Rudy |
Department Office | SS 1152 |
Telephone | 220-5470 |
Fax | 289-1123 |
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French, Italian and Spanish Department Information
Head of Department | L. Torres |
Department Office | CH D318 |
Telephone | 220-5300 |
Fax | 284-3634 |
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Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies Department Information
Head of Department | X-J. Yang |
Department Office | CH C205 |
Telephone | 220-5293 |
Fax | 284-3810 |
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Greek and Roman Studies Department Information
Head of Department | P. Toohey |
Department Office | SS 506 |
Telephone | 220-5537 |
Fax | 220-9581 |
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Philosophy Department Information
Head of Department | A. Kazmi |
Department Office | SS 1256 |
Telephone | 220-5531/5533 |
Fax | 289-5698 |
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Religious Studies Department Information
Head of Department | V. Tumasz |
Department Office | SS 1301 |
Telephone | 220-5886 |
Fax | 210-0801 |
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Introduction
The Faculty of Humanities was created in 1976 when the partition of the Faculty of Arts and Science occurred. Through the study of languages and literature, ancient history, philosophy, and religion, students in the Humanities explore modern as well as past traditions thus gaining a fuller understanding of their place in society and the ways in which all of us shape and are shaped by our cultural circumstances. |
Pattern
The Departments of the Faculty of Humanities and the designations under which they offer courses are as follows: | |
Department | Course Designations |
English | English (ENGL) |
French, Italian and Spanish |
French (FREN) |
Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies |
Chinese (CHIN) |
Greek and Roman Studies | Greek (GREK)
Greek and Roman Studies (GRST) |
Philosophy | Philosophy (PHIL) |
Religious Studies | Religious Studies (RELS) |
The Faculty of Humanities also offers courses in the Arts and Science Honours Academy (ASHA), Comparative Literature (COLT), Film (FILM), Hindi (HNDI), Humanities (HUMN), and Term Abroad Program (TAP). | |
Note: All courses in the Faculty of Humanities are in Area I. |
Objectives
The Humanities are a cornerstone of education. Humanities disciplines emphasize expressive and logical communication. They aim to analyze, interpret and evaluate the most significant achievements in many of the world's cultural traditions, including those that have been marginalized. They study the interplay among past, present and future worlds, and they examine the links and ruptures between the individual and society. Advanced practical literacy is one goal of education in the Humanities. Though founded on earlier models of education in grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, ethics and logic, they have evolved as instruments for exploring critically the strengths and weaknesses of past and present circumstances. Students in the Humanities learn to read with discernment (often in another language), to think carefully, to make reasoned judgments, and to communicate both intelligently and effectively. Through the learning of languages and the study of images, artifacts, and texts and their historical contexts, students in the Humanities come to understand and appreciate their own and other cultures. Through exposure to multiple points of view and diverse methodologies and ideologies, they learn how to engage in critical enquiry, which by definition involves an honest attempt to examine divergent opinions. Humanities students gain a fuller appreciation of themselves and of the ways in which all of us shape and are shaped by our cultural circumstances. Work in the Humanities is intended to expand human awareness, an end that is both valuable in itself and useful to society. |
Opportunities
The Faculty of Humanities "Careers for Students" booklet may be accessed on the Faculty Website. |
Student Affairs
Contact individual Humanities departments in order to obtain information on the student society in that department. |