Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of British Columbia offers a community program through the Faculty of Arts, known as the Humanities 101 Community Programme. This program includes various courses and public programs.

Courses

• Hum101: A course with a sample syllabus available.
• Hum201: A course with a sample syllabus available.
• Writing101: A course with a sample syllabus available.
• Writing201: A course designed for individuals who have graduated from Writing101, offering enhanced engagement with writing processes and practices.

Writing201 Course Details

Writing201 students participate in the same class as Writing101 students but have the opportunity to explore forms, style, and genres in greater detail, producing a more polished body of work. The course includes:

• The first 30 minutes of class for students to read aloud their work and receive feedback from peers and staff.
• Regular writing exercises based on the lesson of the evening.
• Writing assignments given after the Tuesday lecture, with feedback provided the following class. By the end of the course, students will have learned the vocabulary and practices of writing for personal, creative, academic, and professional purposes, helping to organize, revise, and style writing with new levels of expertise.

Public Programmes

The Humanities 101 Community Programme also offers various public programs, including:

• Documentaries for Thinkers
• Loving Sentences
• A Taste of the Middle East
• Past Community Reading and Writing Groups, with topics such as:
  • Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society
  • Exploring Human-Digital Relations in the age of big data
  • Scavenging: Writing with the world around us
  • What if…everything you need is already inside you?
  • Haraway Talks: Reading and Figuring Worlds
  • Tuesday Women’s Writing Workshop (women only group)
  • Zinemaking: Speculative Matters
  • Doing Science and Technology
  • How to fall in love with artful sentences
  • Popular Music through the Decades
  • Elevenses: Eating and Reading Tolkien
  • Out’n About: Monthly Field Trip Series

About the Program

The Humanities 101 Community Programme is located on the UBC West Point Grey campus, with classes taking place in Room 270, Buchanan E, 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1. Tuesday lectures for Writing201 occur from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Program Structure

The program is part of the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia, with various components including courses, public programs, and community engagement.

Conclusion

The Humanities 101 Community Programme at the University of British Columbia offers a range of courses and public programs focused on humanities and writing, providing participants with enhanced skills and knowledge in these areas.