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Humanity Courses

icerider
edited November 2009 in General
Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the following courses. I'm planning on take a humanity course next semester...but none of them look that appealing.

EDUC 230 - Introduction to Philosophy of Education (R. Barrow)

ENGL 101 - Introduction to Fiction (D. Reder)
ENGL 105 - Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture (D. Coley)

FNST 101 - The Cultures, Languages and Origins of Canada's First Peoples (R. Reimer)

HIST 102 - Canada since Confederation (M. Leier)
HIST 106 - The Making of Modern Europe (P. Garfinkel)
HIST 204 - The Social History or Canada (C. Seager
HIST 213 - The United States since 1877 (K. Ferguson)
HIST 225 - 20th Century Europe (I. Vinkovetsky)

HUM 102 - Classical Mythology (DE)

PHIL 100 - Knowledge and Reality (L. Shapiro)
PHIL 120 - Introduction to Moral Philosophy (S. Black)
PHIL 144 - Introduction to Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (J. McIntosh)

WL 102 - Literature Across Cultures (Sessional)

WS 102 - Introduction to Western Feminists (A. Capperdoni)

Thanks!

Comments

  • buflibufli
    edited November 2009
    i took
    ENGL 105 and PHIL 100
    both were decent classes (phil was easy for me since i took MACM ;)
  • EricJ
    edited November 2009
    a humanities course that somehow relates to macm?
    sounds good to me.

    @icerider: there's also IAT, surely not my thing, but many people have suggested them for b-hum credits.
  • DesolateDesolate
    edited November 2009
    My friend is taking HUM 102 right now... said there's a lot to remember and a decent amount of reading, but it's fun. I also have three friends with McIntosh as their Phil teacher right now and that she's really nice and a good teacher, but gives very hard tests. Know that Reder specializes in First Nations Studies and Aboriginal literature. Thus, ENGL 101W next term focuses on monsters in Aboriginal literature. If that isn't your thing, don't take it. ENGL 105W sounds AMAZING next term. I wanted to take it, but I switched into CrimOne starting in the Spring term so I'm just going to take 101W in Surrey. Reading the Canterbury Tales and Vonnegut stuff, as well as listening to Bob Dylan music? Personally, I'd take that one, no questions asked, but it's up to you.
  • DesolateDesolate
    edited November 2009
    Oh wow... and reading Wordsworth and Coleridge?

    What the hell! I want to take that :(
  • buflibufli
    edited November 2009
    EricJ;61433 said:
    a humanities course that somehow relates to macm?
    sounds good to me.
    phil 100 uses predicate logic which is one of the big topics in macm 101
  • edison
    edited November 2009
    take iat 100 if u want something more interactive and less "memorizing"

    currently taking Hum 105. lots of reading, but is pretty interesting (most of it , not all)
  • historydude
    edited November 2009
    HIST 102, post-confederation canadian history with Mark Leier should be good. I've never had a course with him, but most people I know who have say that Leier is one of the best profs in SFU bar none.

    HIST 225, 20th century european history with Ilya Vinkovetsky is good. No essays, just 3 tests. Vinkovetsky is a really funny guy, you'll definitely get a few good laughs out of the class. Plus, he marks really easy if you pay attention and take good notes.

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