Starting your studies this September? Check our New Students pages!

Information for students who will be starting their Humanites 1, Music 1 or Studio Art 1 program in September 2012 is available on the New Students section of our web site. Here, you'll find details on how to select and register for your courses, the times and dates of counselling sessions we'll be running in June, answers to FAQs, important links, and contact details.

Online registration for Level 1 students begins on June 25, 2012.

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British North America’s Global Age - An International Workshop, May 24 and 25

Supported by the Department of History and the L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History this workshop brings together historians from Canada and the US who are engaged in placing Canadian History from the British conquest of New France in 1763 to the outbreak of the First World War in a global or transnational context. Lisa Chilton (University of Prince Edward Island) gives the keynote address on May 24th at 4:00pm in Chester New Hall 607B: Contextualizing Quebec City, BNA: Reflections upon the writing of imperial, transnational, and global histories. The event is open to all. Details

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Multimedia Professor Honoured by Hamilton Arts Community

Visual artist Liss Platt's diverse set of skills have been recognized by the Hamilton arts community. Platt, an associate professor of multimedia and an artist whose projects span photography, installations and film, was honoured with a visual arts award at the Hamilton Arts Awards ceremony held last week at Mohawk College. She was nominated for a piece that combines a series of photos taken of a raft floating on a lake viewed from the front of her Nova Scotia cottage. The photos were taken over time and illustrate the way the surrounding landscape has changed. More

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Dean of Humanities Reappointed

Suzanne Crosta, Dean of Humanities, has been reappointed to a second term. She will now serve until 2017. The Board of Governors confirmed the re-appointment last week. "Dean Crosta has led the Faculty of Humanities with great distinction, building strong partnerships with our students, faculty and the community. She has also expanded the Faculty's international reach. McMaster is well-served by her leadership and by the Faculty's plan for continued success," said Ilene Busch-Vishniac, provost and vice- president academic. More

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Wikipedia Entry Not Your Typical Term Paper

After months of research and preparation, six McMaster peace studies students have uploaded their final research assignments to Wikipedia. In lieu of a final essay, students were asked to craft a collaborative entry for the online encyclopedia as part of the Wikipedia Education Project. The unique assignment saw each student contribute one section to an entry titled "Mental Health of Refugee Children" on the online encyclopedia. More

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In the News...What the Beep? Why Digital Sounds Are So Annoying?

An article in Life's Little Mysteries looking at why artificial tone beeps are so annoying draws on experts from engineering, psychology, and music to explore the issue from different angles. Dr. Michael Schutz, music cognition professor in the School of the Arts and director of the MAPLE Lab, was asked about his research on how using percussive tones in electronic products can increase their perceived value and desirability. Read the article here.

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Humanities Launches Youtube Channel

The new channel is the home of video content about the Humanities, including talks by visiting speakers and student work. Recent uploads include a video podcast series created for the course History 1BB3 Global History: 20th Century. Listen in as several of our History professors weigh in on the various themes and conflicts of the 20th Century. Link