HIST 120An Introduction to Western Intellectual History
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- 1979–80
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1971–72 to 1979–80; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
This is a course designed especially for students who want to be challenged intellectually by a foray into history which will explore some of the seminal visions of the human predicament and some of the.solutions posed by thinkers of the Western world over the past 2,500 years. Readings will range from Job to Jean Paul Sartre; from Plato through Marx to Lenin; from Sir Thomas More to Marcuse and from St. Augustine through Freud and Fromm. instructor: New
As printed in the 1979–80 calendar, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
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Literally the easiest course you can take at UW. By not taking this course, you probably need to leave the university and take a course at Laurier to get an easier courseload. One essay, one midterm, one final. I got a 94% in this course by showing up to class, randomly writing stuff on a page, and leaving.
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4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention HIST 120, January 2012 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2019
UW History courses 4 points, 5 comments
u/vitaprix: “Does anyone know if UW still has any courses on the American Civil War? I saw there's a course called HIST 120, but it doesn't seem like it'd been offered for a few years. If not at UW, any similar WLU courses? Thanks!”
Fall 2015
What courses did you take to fulfill your elective depth requirement? 2 points, 11 comments
“1.5 units with the same subject, including at least 0.5 units at third-year level or higher OR 1.5 units with the same subject forming a prerequisite chain of length three Did you like those courses? …”
u/abr71310: “… HIST102, HIST120, HIST200, HIST220, HIST226, HIST243, HIST341, HIST356, HIST358. HIST358 even led me to take my first trip outside of NA - to Germany! Met some awesome folks here; unforgettable experiences. …”
Winter 2015
What is a good HIST course to take based on how interesting it is, its evaluations, and workload. 7 points, 14 comments
“So far, I am interested in HIST 262. Any comments on that course?”
u/abr71310: “HIST 120 was my best mark in university (94), because everything about what we did was inspiring to me. It sparked my interest into getting an entire History Minor, and getting Andrew Hunt as a professor again in HIST 220 two years later. HIST 120: "U.S. at War, 1861-1945". …”
Winter 2012
History Professor Andrew Hunt front page of KW record today re: new novel City of Saints 15 points, 7 comments
u/adamzep91: “He was my prof for Hist 120.. Great course btw and great prof.”
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1971–72 to 1979–80, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1979–80 1 calendar
This is a course designed especially for students who want to be challenged intellectually by a foray into history which will explore some of the seminal visions of the human predicament and some of the.solutions posed by thinkers of the Western world over the past 2,500 years. Readings will range from Job to Jean Paul Sartre; from Plato through Marx to Lenin; from Sir Thomas More to Marcuse and from St. Augustine through Freud and Fromm.
instructor: New
1975–76 to 1978–79 4 calendars
A foray into intellectual history, this course will explore seminal visions of the human predicament and its solution advanced by Western thinkers over the past 2,500 years. Designed for students willing to be challenged intellectually, this is a course without lectures, but with continuous reading and discussions in small seminars. Instructors: Davies, New
1974–75 1 calendar
Another title: Concepts of the Person and Human Nature, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
201* Counselling Process and Personal Facilitation
202* Counselling Process and Personal Facilitation 2
220* Small Group Processes
230* Human Relations Counselling and Organizational Processes
topics as family life, human potential and development, the meaning of work, education, technology, and social change. 3 hours. No prerequisite
Models and conceptions of the nature of man. A study of approaches to understanding human nature in its social context. 3 hours. No prerequisite
An introduction to theory, method, and resource development in personal counselling. 3 hours. No prerequisite
A continuation of 201*, 3 hours. Prerequisite: Human Relations 201*
Study of intensive group experience, process patterns and effects — with special reference to groups intended to facilitate personal
and relational learning. Consideration, for example, of process guidelines and principles in experimental groups, variation in structural and compositional factors and in leadership orientation and styles, and of the differing applications and social significance - of intensive groups. Class sections will be small to permit direct learning from experience and observation as well as from discussion, research and writing in the field.
3 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Organizations as systems of human relations. Case-studies, for example, industrial, educational, and human service organizations, with comparison of differing systems. Human relations analysis of organizations and the concept of intrinsically beneficial systems. Counsellors and change-agents as organizational “helpers.”
3 hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 253*, Sociology 212* or consent of Instructor
Department of Human Relations and Counselling Studies
1971–72 to 1973–74 3 calendars
Titled An Introduction to Western Intellectual History Group 1.
This course is a foray into intellectual history which will explore some of the seminal visions of the human predicament and some of the solutions posed by thinkers of the Western world over the past 2,500 years. The work is tailored especially for students who want to be challenged intellectually and who are willing to opt for more, and more stimulating reading than is usual in introductory subjects. This is a course of continuous readings and discussions, meeting twice a week in small seminars. Written work will be required and a high level of participation in seminars; but there are no lectures. Baker
Survey Courses
3 hours. No prerequisite. The following courses may not be taken for Honours History credit.