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The Bachelor of Arts Freshman Program is designed to ensure that students gain a broad foundation for the three-year degree program. It is comprised of 24-30 credits. In the General option, students develop their own program of study using courses from the social sciences, humanities, languages, and/or math and sciences.
This 30-credit option has a core requirement of 18 credits completed by selecting 6 credits in each of three of the four Arts subject categories: social sciences, humanities, languages, and/or mathematics and science. Students select 12 additional credits from approved courses for Freshman students based on their interests. A maximum of 18 credits may be taken in any one area and a maximum of 12 credits may be taken in the courses offered by any one department. For more information, see the Arts OASIS website for newly admitted Freshman students at: .
18 credits with 6 credits in each of three of the four Arts categories: social sciences, humanities, languages, and mathematics and science.
The course lists below are organized by Arts category and include only courses approved by the offering department for Freshman (U0) students. Students may use these lists to plan their course selection.
Note: If you intend to follow a psychology program, you should not register in SOCI 216 (Social Psychology). PSYC 215 (Social Psychology) is more appropriate. Credit will not be given for both courses.
Note: A few courses may be listed in both Social Sciences and in another category. For example, CANS 200 and CANS 202 are considered to be both Social Sciences and Humanities courses.
Anthropology : Examination of the origin of cultural behaviour and culture as an adaptive mechanism from the earliest times to the rise of the first civilizations in the Old and New Worlds. The implications of these data concerning the nature of humans and their future development will be considered.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Bisson, Michael (Fall)
Anthropology : An introduction to different cultures and societies. Aspects of social life, such as economics, gender, family, kinship, politics and beliefs are explored in diverse settings. Different social systems such as those centered on foraging, farming, and urbanism are illustrated and compared.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Kohn, Edward (Fall) Minn, Pierre Hong (Summer)
Anthropology : An examination of evolutionary theory and the fossil and archaeological record for human origins, emphasizing the interaction between physical and cultural evolution. The use of primate behaviour in reconstructing early human behaviour. The origin and meaning of human variation.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Bisson, Michael (Winter)
Anthropology : Through the analysis of language, symbols and cultural constructions of meaning, this course explores how people in different societies make sense of their world, and the ways in which they organise that knowledge, and how ideologies represent the different interests present in a society.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Rousseau, Jerome (Winter)
Anthropology : An introduction to a variety of cultures through the study of ethnographies, detailed accounts of particular peoples and their psychologies, cultures, and societies. Selected classic and recent monographs will be read for understanding of the groups studied and the authors' perspectives and intellectual backgrounds.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Anthropology : Introduction to ecological anthropology, focusing on social and cultural adaptations to different environments, human impact on the environment, cultural constructions of the environment, management of common resources, and conflict over the use of resources.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Scott, Colin Hartley (Fall)
Anthropology : This course will investigate and discuss cultural systems, patterns, and differences, and the ways in which they are observed, visually represented, and communicated by anthropologists using film and video. The visual representation of cultures will be critically evaluated by asking questions about perspective, authenticity, ethnographic authority and ethics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Anthropology : The basic elements and mechanisms of evolutionary theory; the place of evolutionary theory in anthropology, including social anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology and anthropological linguistics. Emphasis on the debates in each sub-discipline in which evolutionary theory has played an important role.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Casson, Mustafa (Fall)
Anthropology : Nature and function of religion in culture. Systems of belief; the interpretation of ritual. Religion and symbolism. The relation of religion to social organization. Religious change and social movements.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Anthropology : An introduction to the archaeology of early cities. Case studies include the cities of "great civilizations" (e.g. Egypt, Indus Valley, Inkan Empire), as well as the urban landscapes of lesser known societies, such as Great Zimbabwe in sub-Saharan Africa.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Couture, Nicole (Winter)
Anthropology : Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sanchez, Alberto (Winter)
Anthropology : Cultural diversity and comparative perspectives on violence and warfare; sociological, political, materialist, psychological, and ideological explanations of conflict. Examines historical and contemporary cases of warfare in state and pre-state societies; 'ethnic', civil, nationalist secessionist and genocidal forms of conflicts; processes of conflict avoidance and resolution, peace-making and -keeping.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Anthropology : Exploration of dispute resolutions and means of social cohesion in various societies of the world. Themes: dichotomy between law and custom, local definitions of justice and rights, forms of conflict resolution, access to justice, gender and law, universality of human rights, legal pluralism.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Anthropology : Beliefs and practices concerning sickness and healing are examined in a variety of Western and non-Western settings. Special attention is given to cultural constructions of the body and to theories of disease causation and healing efficacy. Topics include international health, medical pluralism, transcultural psychiatry, and demography.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Stevenson, Margaret (Fall)
Canadian Studies : An overview of approaches to the study of Canada, including economic, political, historical and cultural dimensions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Heaman, Elsbeth Anne; Maioni, Antonia (Fall)
Canadian Studies : A survey course which traces the history of Canadian cultures from the middle of the 19th century to the present. It surveys the diversity of Canadian cultural identities through literature, drama, art and the mass media. The course features guest lecturers. Some course material will be in French.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Butler, Shelley Ruth (Winter)
Economics (Arts) : A guided discussion of the many and varied aspects of economic globalization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Economics (Arts) : A critical study of the insights to be gained through economic analysis of a number of problems of broad interest. The focus will be on the application of economics to issues of public policy.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Velk, Thomas James (Fall)
Economics (Arts) : A university-level introduction to demand and supply, consumer behaviour, production theory, market structures and income distribution theory.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Dickinson, Paul; El-Attar Vilalta, Mayssun (Fall) Dickinson, Paul (Winter)
Economics (Arts) : A university-level introduction to national income determination, money and banking, inflation, unemployment and economic policy.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Dickinson, Paul (Fall) Dickinson, Paul; El-Attar Vilalta, Mayssun (Winter)
Economics (Arts) : This course will deal with topical issues of importance to the Canadian economy.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Economics (Arts) : The course introduces students to the economics of international trade, what constitutes good trade policy, and how trade policy is decided. The course examines Canadian trade policy since 1945, including the GATT, Auto Pact, the FTA and NAFTA, and concludes with special topics in trade policy.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Economics (Arts) : A study of the application of economic theory to questions of environmental policy. Particular attention will be given to the measurement and regulation of pollution, congestion and waste and other environmental aspects of specific economies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Geography : Geography studies the complex but crucial relationships between people and their physical and socio-cultural environments. The course is constructed around field trips and preparatory seminars which provide an opportunity for students to learn about a variety of physical environments and their utilisation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Geography : Introduction to geography as the study of nature and human beings in a spatial context. An integrated approach to environmental systems and the human organization of them from the viewpoint of spatial relationships and processes. Special attention to environmental problems as a constraint upon Third World development.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Ford, James (Fall)
Geography : An introduction to Geographic Information Systems. The systematic management of spatial data. The use and construction of maps. The use of microcomputers and software for mapping and statistical work. Air photo and topographic map analyses.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sieber, Renee; Sengupta, Raja (Fall)
Geography : An examination of global change, from the Quaternary Period to the present day involving changes in the physical geography of specific areas. Issues such as climatic change and land degradation will be discussed, with speculations on future environments.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Chmura, Gail L; Murphy, Meaghan (Winter)
Geography : Introduction to key themes in human geography. Maps and the making, interpretation and contestation of landscapes, 'place', and territory. Investigation of globalization and the spatial organization of human geo-politics, and urban and rural environments.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Turner, Sarah (Winter)
Geography : The course introduces the geography of the world economic system. It describes the spatial distribution of economic activities and examines the factors which influence their changing location. Case studies from both "developed" and "developing" countries will test the different geographical theories presented in lectures.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Breau, Sebastien; Akman, Geraldine (Fall)
Geography : An introduction to urban geography. Uses a spatial/geographic perspective to understand cities and their social and cultural processes. Addresses two major areas. The development and social dynamics in North American and European cities. The urban transformations in Asian, African, and Latin American societies that were recently predominantly rural and agrarian.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Forest, Benjamin; Oswin, Natalie (Winter)
Geography : This course introduced physical and social environments as factors in human health, with emphasis on the physical properties of the atmospheric environment as they interact with diverse human populations in urban settings.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Strachan, Ian Brett; Ross, Nancy (Winter)
History : An introduction to the discipline of history through an in-depth look at a topic.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : A survey, using translated primary and selected secondary sources, of the ways in which Jews represented Christians from late antiquity to the present. Legal, liturgical, literary and other sources are examined with the focus on the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : An introduction to the constitutive intellectual traditions of world history.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Dew, Nicholas (Fall)
History : This seminar explores what it meant to be native, black, or white in Latin America from the colonial period to the present. It explores how conceptualisations of race and ethnicity shaped colonialism, social organisation, opportunities for mobility, visions of nationhood, and social movements.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: LeGrand, Catherine C (Fall)
History : An introduction to some of the major theories of nationalism; an exploration of the many varieties of nationalism and forms of nation-building; a particular focus on the historical background to three case studies of current interest: Yugoslavia, Ireland and Québec.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : This course examines the life choices available to women and men of the Middle Ages: how opportunities and restrictions of medieval society affected personal autonomy, careers, and relations between the sexes. Topics include: sexuality, religious life, marriage, work. Emphasis on learning techniques for reading and writing about primary sources (in translation).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : This course stresses the interactions of the peoples of Africa with each other and with the worlds of Europe and Islam from the Iron Age to the European Conquest in 1880.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : While covering the general political history of Africa in the twentieth century, this course also explores such themes as health and disease, gender, and urbanization.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Heaman, Elsbeth Anne (Fall)
History : A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Meren, David John; Gray, Colleen Allyn (Winter)
History : A survey of the development of Britain from the Middle Ages to the Glorious Revolution. Emphasis on political changes, seen in relation to the economic, social and intellectual background.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : A survey of Mediterranean history from the Bronze Age until the 6th century AD, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Serrati, John (Fall)
History : Examines the rise and development of an Indian Ocean World "global" economy from the first millennium C.E. and Africa's role within it.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : An overview of Jewish history from the period of Ezra and Nehemiah to the death of Hai Gaon, c. 1035. Focus on the experience of the Jews in Hellenistic and Islamic civilizations. Topics include Jewish sects, rabbinic literature in its various genres, the Karaite schism, and the rise of the Gaonate.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hundert, Gershon (Fall)
History : An introduction to the history of East Asian civilization from earliest times to 1600, with emphasis on China and Japan, including social, intellectual, and economic developments as well as political history.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Vankeerberghen, Griet (Fall)
History : Introduction to the history of colonial North America and the United States up to the Civil War, in their Atlantic context.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Opal, Jason (Fall)
History : A thematic and comparative approach to world history, beginning with the rise of the Mongols in the thirteenth century, and ending with globalization in the late twentieth century. Trade diasporas, technology, disease and imperialism are the major themes addressed.
Terms: Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : The course covers European History from the Ancient Greeks to the first part of the seventeenth century. The object of the course is two-fold, to provide students with: 1) a number of essential canons of pre-modern history; 2) hands-on experience in the reading, interpretation and writing of history.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Dew, Nicholas (Fall)
History : A social, economic, political and cultural survey of European History from the early seventeenth century to the present.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Szapor, Judith (Winter)
History : A survey of Russian history, from the origin of the Slavs to the establishment of the Kievan State, the coming of the Mongols, the emergence of Muscovy, and the rise of the Russian Empire.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Boss, Valentin (Fall)
History : An introduction to the history of China and Japan from the seventeenth century to the present, including modernization, nationalism, and the interaction of the two countries.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Ransmeier, Johanna (Winter)
History : The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hundert, Gershon (Winter)
History : Examines the defining moments and movements in the U.S. since Reconstruction, including populism, progressivism, the World Wars, the New Deal, the Cold War, the sixties and its consequences. Emphasis on the political, social and ideological transformations that ensued.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Troy, Gil (Fall)
History : Introductory survey of east central and southeastern European history from the twilight of nineteenth-century imperialism to the most recent expansion of the European Union. Consideration will be given to the two world wars and their consequences; nationalism, fascism, and socialism; and the revolutions of 1989.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Szapor, Judith (Fall)
History
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
History : An introduction to the history of science, with attention to conceptual development and to institutional and social settings. Coverage will vary by instructor, but will include a range of periods (from antiquity to the 20th century), geographical settings, and themes (e.g. instrumentation; visualisation; experiment; science and society).
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gauvin, Jean-Francois (Winter)
History : Islamic revival in the Middle East which led to the rise of different versions of Islamic traditions and beliefs. Emphasis on the nature and character of leading nationalist and Islamic movements and their ideologues since the late 19th century.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Abisaab, Malek (Fall)
History : The natural history of health and disease and the development of the healing arts, from antiquity to the beginning of modern times. The rise of "western" medicine. Health and healing as gradually evolving aspects of society and culture.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Wallis, Faith; Schlich, Thomas Andreas (Fall)
Islamic Studies : An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21 centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Medani, Khalid; Sachs, Jeffrey; Spannaus, Nathan (Fall)
Linguistics : This fast paced course introduces students to challenges faced by scientists who study how language is represented in the human brain.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Linguistics : General interest course; intended for students in all fields. Topics include: linguistic competence vs. performance, language and the brain, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, language universals, pragmatics.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Lieberman, Mordecai (Fall) Nossalik, Larissa (Winter)
Linguistics : Primarily for students intending to take further courses in linguistics. Topics include: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Students will be introduced to techniques of linguistic analysis.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Slavin, Tanya (Fall) Noonan, Maire; Özçelik, Öner (Winter)
Political Science : Introduction to the study of comparative politics as it applies both to the developed world and developing countries. The course presents the basic concepts and approaches used in the field of comparative politics and it focuses on patterns of similarity and difference in a way political institutions and processes are structured in a wide variety of national contexts.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sabetti, Filippo (Fall)
Political Science : The nature of politics in a few selected nations of the industrialized world, applying the concepts introduced in POLI 211 to specific national contexts. Countries studied will be drawn principally from Europe and North America.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Meadwell, Hudson (Winter)
Political Science : An examination of the central governmental institutions, including parliament, federalism, and the judiciary.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Schultz, Richard (Fall)
Political Science : An introduction to contemporary political life in Canada that examines how demands are identified and transmitted through the political systems. Emphasis will be placed on: the Canadian political culture; socialization and political participation; the electoral system; elections and voting; the role and structure of political parties; and the influence of organized interest.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Maioni, Antonia (Winter)
Political Science : Une introduction à la vie politique québécoise à travers l'étude des institutions, des idéologies et des comportements politiques. Une attention particulière sera accordée à la structure et aux changements dans le système politique québécoise.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Belanger, Eric (Winter)
Political Science : An introduction to Third World politics. A comparative examination of the legacies of colonialism, the achievement of independence, and contemporary dynamics of political and socio-economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Topics include modernization, dependency, state-building and national integration, revolution, the role of the military, and democratization.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Brynen, Rex J (Winter) McLauchlin, Theodore David (Summer)
Political Science : The course introduces students to political theory through critical examination of classic texts in the history of political thought. In addition to gaining an understanding of several different traditions of political thought, students are encouraged to develop their skills in textual interpretation, critical reasoning, and essay-writing.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Abizadeh, Arash (Fall)
Political Science : The course introduces students to modern political thought through a critical examination of some of the key political ideologies and concepts of contemporary political discourse. Themes vary from year to year, and may include liberalism, conservatism, socialism, feminism, democracy, power, justice, and freedom.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Tarnopolsky, Christina (Winter)
Political Science : An introduction to international relations, through examples drawn from international political economy. The emphasis will be on the politics of trade and international monetary relations.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Brawley, Mark R (Winter)
Political Science : Offers a comprehensive introduction to the behaviour of nation states. Explores how states make foreign policy decisions and what motivates their behaviour. Other covered topics include the military and economic dimensions of state behaviour, conflict, cooperation, interdependence, integration, globalisation, and change in the international system.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Saideman, Stephen (Fall) Szekely, Ora (Summer)
Psychology : Introduction to the scientific study of mind and behavior, including basic concepts and methods in psychology while also highlighting the relevance of psychology to everyday life; attachment, aggression, depression, parenting and personality change.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Levitin, Daniel (Fall) Pruessner, Jens (Summer)
Psychology : Health is influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. The interaction between these determinants in the onset, course and recovery from a variety of diseases (e.g. AIDS) will be highlighted. Students will select one phase of a particular illness (e.g. remission following breast cancer treatment) and explore the related biopsychosocial factors.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Dobkin, Patricia (Winter)
Psychology : The statistical analysis of research data; frequency distributions; graphic representation; measures of central tendency and variability; elementary sampling theory and tests of significance.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Amsel, Rhonda N (Fall) Ostry, David J (Winter) Zangenehpour, Shahin (Summer)
Psychology : An introduction to contemporary research on the relationship between brain and behaviour. Topics include learning, memory and cognition, brain damage and neuroplasticity, emotion and motivation, and drug addiction and brain reward circuits. Much of the evidence will be drawn from the experimental literature on research with animals.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Chudasama, Yogita (Winter)
Psychology : Perception is the organization of sensory input into a representation of the environment. Topics include: survey of sensory coding mechanisms (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory), object recognition, spatial localization, perceptual constancies and higher level influences.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Zangenehpour, Shahin (Fall) Zangenehpour, Shahin (Winter) Zangenehpour, Shahin (Summer)
Psychology : Where do thoughts come from? What is the nature of thought, and how does it arise in the mind and the brain? Cognition is the study of human information processing, and we will explore topics such as memory, attention, categorization, decision making, intelligence, philosophy of mind, and the mind-as computer metaphor.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Ristic, Jelena (Winter)
Psychology : The course offers students an overview of the major topics in social psychology. Three levels of analysis are explored beginning with individual processes (e.g., attitudes, attribution), then interpersonal processes (e.g., attraction, communication, love) and finally social influence processes (e.g., conformity, norms, roles, reference groups).
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Taylor, Donald M (Fall) Sullivan, Michael John L (Winter)
Sexual Diversity Studies : A general introduction to the study of sexual and gender diversity and sexuality from a range of perspectives and across a variety of disciplines.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Minn, Pierre Hong (Fall)
Sociology (Arts) : Major theoretical perspectives and research methods in sociology. The linkages of theory and method in various substantive areas including: the family, community and urban life, religion, ethnicity, occupations and stratification, education, and social change.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Rytina, Steven (Fall) Hinrichs, Donald (Winter) Berry, Sarah (Summer)
Sociology (Arts) : An introductory review of methods of sociological research including research design, elementary quantitative data analysis, observation, and use of official statistics. Detailed examination of published examples of the use of each of the major techniques of data analysis and collection.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Smith, Michael R (Winter)
Sociology (Arts) : A survey of theoretical approaches and substantive topics in the culture. Topics include: norms and values in national cultures; negotiation of cross-cultural interpersonal exchanges; structural codes and cultural classifications; production constraints on cultural objects; the differential reception of cultural products.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Sociology (Arts) : Comparative analysis of the process of urbanization in Europe, North America and the Third World; effects of urbanization upon social institutions and individuals; theories of urbanization and urbanism; the Canadian urban system; urban problems in comparative view.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hinrichs, Donald (Winter)
Sociology (Arts) : Socio-medical problems and ways in which sociological analysis and research are being used to understand and deal with them. Canadian and Québec problems include: poverty and health; mental illness; aging; death and dying; professionalism; health service organization.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Berry, Sarah (Winter)
Sociology (Arts) : An introduction to the sociological study of minority groups in Canada. The course will explore the themes of racism, prejudice, and discrimination, ethnic and racial inequalities, cultural identities, multiculturalism, immigration. Theoretical, empirical, and policy issues will be discussed. While the focus will be primarily on Canada, comparisons will be made with the United States.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Winter)
Sociology (Arts) : Introduction to the reciprocal linkages in the social world between population size, structure and dynamics on the one hand, social structure, action and change on the other. An examination of population processes and their relation to the social world.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sandberg, John (Winter)
Sociology (Arts) : An examination of the extent to which technological developments impose constraints on ways of arranging social relationships in bureaucratic organizations and in the wider society: the compatibility of current social structures with the effective utilization of technology.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Smith, Michael R (Fall)
Sociology (Arts) : Contrasting family in Canada and in the United States for the recent past. Examination of theories on family; changes and diversity of family life; complex relationships among marriage, work, and family; domestic violence; various types of family experience; and the future of the family.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Weiner, Elaine (Fall)
Sociology (Arts) : Contrasting theoretical approaches to social problems.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Carmichael, Jason (Fall)
Sociology (Arts) : Competing theories about the causes of underdevelopment in the poor countries. Topics include the impact of geography, the population explosion, culture and national character, economic and sexual inequalities, democracy and dictatorship. Western imperialism and multi-national corporations, reliance on the market, and development through local participation, cooperation, and appropriate technology.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Locher, Uli (Fall)
Sociology (Arts) : This course focuses on social changes in gender relations, gender inequalities and the social construction of gender. Using sociological theories of gender, different social institutions and spheres of society will be analyzed. Topics such as gender socialization, gender relations in work, family, education, and media will be covered.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fallon, Kathleen (Fall)
Women's Studies : An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies from historical and contemporary perspectives, this course will explore key concepts, issues and modes of analysis based on the intersection of gender with factors such as race, ethnicity, class, religion, and sexuality.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Engebretsen, Elisabeth (Fall)
Note: Some of the courses listed below are not suitable for first term as they require university-level prerequisites. Please check the course entries for further information about appropriate background before registering.
Note: A few courses may be listed in both Humanities and in another category. For example, CANS 200 and CANS 202 are considered to be both Humanities and Social Science courses; FREN 198 and FREN 199 are considered to be both Humanities and Languages courses.
Art History : An introduction to a selected theme in art history.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Art History : Surveys the arts from late Antiquity to the fourteenth century in Western Europe. Focuses on the body and space to introduce artistic and architectural concepts, practices, and styles from the late Roman, Byzantine and Carolingian empires to monastic and royal patronage of the French Kings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Art History : The course is an introduction to the modern period in art history which begins around 1750. It examines the development in both painting and sculpture and relates to changes in the social and political climate of the times.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Burton, Samantha (Winter)
Art History : Survey of the visual culture of early modern Europe (1400-1700), including selected works in their historical context and explore the uses of visual forms in the formation of identities across various social spheres and geographical locations.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Vanhaelen, Engeline (Winter)
Art History : Survey of ancient art and architecture: pre-historic Europe, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Focus is on issues of political power, gender, sexuality, race, the formation of individual and group identities, and the relation between the body and social space.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hilsdale, Cecily (Fall)
Art History : Introductory survey of some of the major developments in the visual arts of Japan, China, and Korea. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of artistic traditions in East Asia and the intersections among these traditions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Art History : Surveys artistic production in Italy from the new urban institutions of the communes to the demise of the Florentine republic (c. 1250-1512). Introduces art historical concepts through an exploration of the uses if visual imagery to forge civic, religious, political, and social identities.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Art History : Paintings, prints, sculpture and architecture produced in Europe in the 'long' eighteenth century, with an emphasis on major artists. Themes include the teaching of art and its display, the emergence of 'publics' for art, and eighteenth-century aesthetics.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Whyte, Ryan (Fall)
Canadian Studies : An overview of approaches to the study of Canada, including economic, political, historical and cultural dimensions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Heaman, Elsbeth Anne; Maioni, Antonia (Fall)
Canadian Studies : A survey course which traces the history of Canadian cultures from the middle of the 19th century to the present. It surveys the diversity of Canadian cultural identities through literature, drama, art and the mass media. The course features guest lecturers. Some course material will be in French.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Butler, Shelley Ruth (Winter)
Catholic Studies : An interdisciplinary study of the Roman Catholic tradition in its changing contexts. Traces major themes in the Catholic tradition. Emphasis will vary from year to year on spiritual, intellectual, institutional, cultural and historical dimensions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Potworowski, Christophe (Fall)
Classics : Survey of ancient Greek literature in translation from Homer to Second Sophistic, covering the key genres and texts of the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Imperial eras. The material to be discussed includes Archaic epic, lyric and elegy; Classical tragedy, comedy and historiography; Hellenistic poetry, and literature of the Roman Imperial period.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Winter)
Classics : The civilization of the Golden Age of Greece and the formation of the Classical Tradition, with some attention to its transmission to the Romans. Texts will be read in translation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Classics : A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Fall)
Classics : Life and society in the Roman Empire as reflected in contemporary authors of varying genres (epic, history, philosophy, satire and the novel).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Classics : A study of the ancient novel, including Petronius, The Satyricon, Apuleius, The Golden Ass and Longus, Daphnis and Chloe.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Communication Studies : An introduction to a selected theme in communication studies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Communication Studies : The social and cultural implications of major developments in communications from prehistory to the electronic era. Thematic and conceptual introduction to the underlying media technologies and to some key issues and practices of historical thinking about their role in society.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Sumner, Lisa; Lamasanu, Stefana (Fall)
Communication Studies : The social and cultural implications of media. Surveys theory and case studies relevant key issues such as the ownership, structure and governance of media industries; the significance of emergent media technologies; and the roles of media as cultural forms and practices.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hink Jr, Richard (Fall)
Communication Studies : Introduction to investigation of the relationship between communication, media practices and democracy. Examines the role of media and communication in existing and emerging democratic contexts, and the challenges of constructing and maintaining a democratic media and communication environment on the domestic and international levels.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Barney, Darin (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : An introduction to East Asian culture based on close examination of primary and secondary texts as well as visual materials.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Asian Language & Literature : This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Chinese culture. The course will also examine the changing representations of the Chinese cultural tradition in the West. Readings will include original sources in translation from the fields of literature, philosophy, religion, and cultural history.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Knight, David (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : An introduction to Japan which presents various aspects of Japanese literature, culture, history, religions, philosophy and society.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bergstrom, Brian (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Korean culture, including Korean literature, religions, philosophy, and socio-economic formations.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Thomas, James (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : Animation and new media in Japan, with an emphasis on postwar developments.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Lamarre, Thomas (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : Introductory survey of some of the major developments in the visual arts of Japan, China, and Korea. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of artistic traditions in East Asia and the intersections among these traditions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Asian Language & Literature : The study of the Chinese-language action film, with an emphasis on Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan cinemas. Topics will include: the historical development of martial arts film, the relation between traditional Chinese art forms and action film, and the formation of transnational cinemas and audiences.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fan, Ho Lok Victor (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : A study of fiction, drama, and poetry by women writers in imperial, modern, and/or contemporary China.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Asian Language & Literature : Development of Chinese film in the 20th century, with an emphasis on both critical approaches to film as well as film history.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fan, Ho Lok Victor (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : Visions of the end of the world in Medieval Chinese Buddhist and Taoist literature will be contrasted with Western apocalyptic materials. The course will trace the development of Buddhism and Taoism in China, focusing on millennarian movements, soteriology, public worship, and ritual.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Asian Language & Literature : Examination of modern Chinese art and visual culture from the 1920's to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the formation of the artistic avant-garde in the 20th century and its relation to socialist and post-socialist mass culture.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Yi, Lidu (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : This course will study the development of film in Japan during the 20th century with a particular focus on the analysis of film form, genres and history.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Furuhata, Yuriko (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : This course examines cultural production in early and medieval Japan, focusing on calligraphy, painting, picture scrolls, gestures and their relation to textual production. Readings explore various classic texts, taboos against seeing and narrative modes of cognition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Asian Language & Literature : This course addresses a number of analytic approaches to mass culture in order to examine the culture industry of post-war Japan. Emphasis on narrative strategies in popular or consumer fiction and on the problems of marginalized writers.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Furuhata, Yuriko (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : Social and cultural history of sexuality in Japan. Possible topics include pre-modern sexuality and relations to court, religion and anthropology; pre-modern sex and gender relations; modern sexuality and gender identities; sexuality and the rise of science; relation to nationalism; feminism and queer movements.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Asian Language & Literature : This course will analyze topics in colonial and contemporary Korean life with a focus on the social institutions of family, school and workplace.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Thomas, James (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : Exploration of the Chinese family in history both as an institution - in its religious, legal, economic, political aspects - and as a lived reality.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Vankeerberghen, Griet (Winter)
English (Arts)
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
English (Arts)
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Folkerth, Theodore W (Fall)
English (Arts)
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
English (Arts) : This course will examine the literary dimensions of the Bible including structure, style, and meaning as well as its status as Sacred Book. The influence of the Bible-as-metatext on the secular literature of the West will be the focus of the discussion.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
English (Arts) : A study of a selection of plays, in their intellectual and theatrical context, with an emphasis on the interplay of text and performance.
Terms: Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
English (Arts) : A study of the literary works of earlier American writers.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gibian, Peter (Fall)
English (Arts) : A study of the literary works of later American writers.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
English (Arts) : A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 1.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
English (Arts) : A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 2. A continuation of ENGL 228.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Lecker, Robert (Fall)
English (Arts) : An introduction to literary study through a survey of a literary genre, mode, or form.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Halevi-Wise, Yael (Winter)
English (Arts) : An introduction to film aesthetics, with emphasis on narrative, style and genre throughout the history of cinema.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
English (Arts) : An introduction to film's social, historical, and technological contexts, including its relationships to other mass media.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
French (Arts) : Introduction to French and Québec literature in English translation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
French (Arts) : Étude d'une problématique littéraire à travers quelques textes importants de la francophonie.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Doiron, Normand (Fall)
French (Arts) : Introduction à la littérature française des origines à la fin du 18e siècle.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Doiron, Normand (Fall)
French (Arts) : Introduction à la littérature française des 19e et 20e siècles.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Farah, Alain (Fall) Gosselin, Katerine (Winter)
French (Arts) : Introduction à la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Brissette, Pascal (Fall) Mainguy, Thomas (Winter)
German (Arts) : The seminar examines images and narratives of the foreign, alien, and uncanny Other in major works of German literature, film, music, and art from Romanticism to the present. Works discussed include Wagner's Lohengrin, expressionist art, and texts by authors such as ETA Hoffmann, Kleist, Freud, Nietzsche, Kafka, and Thomas Mann.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
German (Arts) : Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe, including the Nibelungenlied, Faust, classical tragedy, and the rise of the novel.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Piper, Andrew (Fall)
German (Arts) : Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the 19th century to the present.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Cowan, Michael (Winter)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Introduction to major issues in Hispanic literature and culture through the analysis of primary and secondary sources and intensive writing.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of historical and cultural elements which constitute the background of the Hispanic world up to the 18th century; a survey of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations (Aztec, Maya and Inca) and the conquest of America.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gulino, Nicolas (Fall)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of the constitution of the ideological and political structures of the Spanish Empire in both Europe and America until the Wars of Independence; a survey of the culture and history of the Hispanic people from the early 19th Century to the present.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gulino, Nicolas (Winter)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From the origins to the Golden Age through a study of representative works.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Antonaya, Maria Luisa (Fall)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From the Golden Age to the modern period through a study of representative works.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sibbald, Kathleen M; Garcia Gomez, Katia (Winter)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From the Colonial period to Modernism through a study of representative works.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Jouve-Martin, Jose (Fall)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From Modernism to the present through a study of representative works.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Holmes, Amanda (Winter)
Islamic Studies : An introduction to competing narratives about crucial moments in the history and culture of the Middle East. Reading and discussion of texts drawn from a variety of perspectives and genres, including historical accounts, poetry, fiction, memoir and others.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hartman, Michelle Laura (Fall)
Islamic Studies : An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Massoud, Sami Gabriel (Winter)
Italian (Arts) : The purpose of this seminar is to re-visit, problematically, the commonsense notion that literature "reflects" reality (or society). Classics of twentieth-century Italian writing shall be analyzed as the response of that nation's literary imagination to the contradictions of its turbulent political and social history.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kroha, Lucienne (Winter)
Italian (Arts) : An analysis of the historical novel "I promessi sposi", by Alessandro Manzoni: its political, social and intellectual role in the evolution of Italy towards nationhood (Risorgimento).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Italian (Arts) : A cultural studies approach to contemporary Italian society. Focus on distinctive traits of Italian popular culture through literature, film, television and other media.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Italian (Arts) : Italian literature from the perspective of Italy's marked regional divisions. Works studied may range from Medieval to contemporary.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Italian (Arts) : Playhouses, actors, stage techniques, masks and scenarios of the "Commedia dell'Arte".
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Italian (Arts) : An introduction to the work of Dante Alighieri, a pillar of medieval European literature. The times in which he lived, the institutions and cultural shifts of that era, the influence exercised by Dante's work, as well as how it has been perceived in our time.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Soranzo, Matteo (Winter)
Italian (Arts) : Major prose works of Italian literature as they reflect the reactions of writers to the social, cultural and political dilemmas facing Italian society in the second half of the 20th century.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Italian (Arts) : A presentation of the main ideas and literary masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance (13th-17thC), in the context of Italy's social, political, religious and cultural climate. Reading and discussion of selected literary texts and visual material.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Soranzo, Matteo (Fall)
Italian (Arts) : Key works in the history of Italian cinema; an in-depth analysis of a few exceptional works; emphasis on the complex web of relationship connecting each work to a wide range of cultural products and expressions, from literature to popular culture, in Italy and internationally.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bolongaro, Eugenio (Fall)
Italian (Arts) : A survey of the most important trends in post-war Italian cinema seen in the context of the rapidly and dramatically evolving society of modern Italy.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jewish Studies : A seminar devoted to literary portrayals of Jews by Jews and non-Jews from Biblical times to the present. Both positive and negative understandings of Jewish identity and Judaism will be studied.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Aberbach, David (Fall)
Jewish Studies : The nature and history of Jewish law; literary and legal sources; selections in English from the Mishnah and Talmud, as well as selected post-Talmudic Texts, on such subjects as Contracts, Torts, Public Law and Family Law.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hundert, Daniel Leib (Fall)
Jewish Studies : A survey of modern Yiddish literature from its beginnings in the 1880s to the present. Particular attention will be paid to representative themes, forms, and literary techniques. Emphasis will be put on relations between literary texts and historical and literary contexts.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Frank, Esther (Fall)
Jewish Studies : The history, literature and beliefs of Judaism's formative period. Both Biblical and non-Biblical materials will be studied. The Bible in the context of cognate literatures of the Ancient Near East; non-Biblical documents will be analysed for their bearing on the Jewish tradition.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Levy, B Barry (Fall)
Jewish Studies : The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jewish Studies : A panoramic analysis of Israeli society through poetry, fiction, essays, interviews and testimonial narratives reflecting the country's historical, ideological and ethnic complexity. In English translation, we will read Oz, Amichai, Habibi, Har-Even and Yehoshua, as well as new authors from divergent ethnic, religious and ideological positions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Halevi-Wise, Yael (Fall)
Jewish Studies : Consideration of the history of the Holocaust and the literary, theological and cultural responses to the destruction of European Jewry.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jewish Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Alitowski, Liane (Fall)
Jewish Studies : An exploration of the Jewish holy days. Emphasis is placed on their historical development, philosophical messages, and ritual forms.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Caplan, Eric (Winter)
Jewish Studies : An introduction to Jewish philosophy and thought from the Hellenic period (Philo) to the beginning of the modern era (Spinoza) focusing on topics such as prophecy and philosophy, God and the world; the Law as a canon of ethical rules and as a political constitution. survey the treatment of such issues by Jewish thinkers from Philo to Maimonides.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Haliva, Racheli (Fall)
Music-Arts Faculty : A combination of elementary theory and ear training (sightsinging and aural recognition), and basic piano skills. Topics include: notation of pitch and rhythm, intervals, scales and modes, concept of key, triads and seventh chords, introductory melody and accompaniment writing.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Simonot, Colette; Hatter, Jane (Fall)
Music-Arts Faculty : Integrated course in music theory with creative applications of acquired skills. Analysis and writing: concepts of melodic organization, elementary harmonic progressions, two-part contrapuntal techniques, fundamental formal procedures, examination of popular song and jazz. Development of individual skills: intermediate sightsinging, aural recognition, keyboard techniques, small group performance in class.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Music-Arts Faculty : An introduction to the major forms and styles in Western music from the baroque to the present, with emphasis on guided listening in the classroom. The ability to read music is not a prerequisite.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Cain, Jerry (Fall) Cain, Jerry; Schwartz, Catherine (Winter)
Music-Arts Faculty : A survey of nineteenth-century European piano music: the piano virtuoso as cult figure, the social functions of the piano, women and the piano, and developing Romantic sensibilities as expressed in piano music throughout the century. Repertoire may include works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff, among others.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Music-Arts Faculty : An historical overview of two major genres in the current concert repertoire: baroque foundations, the Viennese achievement, Beethoven's influence, visionaries and nationalists after 1850, cross-currents in the twentieth century.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Lawton, Richard (Fall)
Music-Arts Faculty : An historical survey of major artists, genres, and styles in the most widespread traditions of postwar commercial music. The course will include practice in techniques of listening, discussion of the shaping institutions of commercial music, and consideration of the interaction of musical style and culture.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Music-Arts Faculty : A survey of the development of jazz from its late 19th-century origins in America to the present day, with an introduction to musical concepts relevant to the genre and consideration of sociocultural issues.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Music History and Literature : Representative works from the Carolingian Renaissance to 1750 and their relation to the social and cultural milieu. Basic reference works. Developments in notation, instruments, and performance practice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Music History and Literature : Historical and stylistic investigation of music and musical life from circa 1750 to the present, i.e., the transition to the Classical period, the period of C.P.E. Bach and the Mannheim, Berlin, and Viennese symphonists, to recent developments, including electronic and music technology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Music History and Literature : Case studies in contributions of selected women to various areas of music (including composition, teaching, performance, and patronage), in Europe and North America, chosen mainly from 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include: women as amateurs and professionals; past restrictions; movement for full acceptance into "musical mainstream" especially during twentieth century.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Winter)
Music Theory and Analysis : Introduction to principles of melodic and contrapuntal structure through the traditional species of counterpoint: first through fifth species in two parts; first species in three parts. Analysis and compositional modeling of repertoire in medieval-renaissance and 20th-century idioms. Notation, elementary acoustics, review of rudiments.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Music Theory and Analysis : Diatonic chords, harmonic progression, the concept and practice of tonality, simple modulation, seventh chords and secondary dominants. Small forms from c.1700 to the early 19th Century will be analyzed. Written four-part exercises will be required.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Philosophy : An introduction to central issues in the philosophy of the early modern period through an examination of works by, for example, Descartes, Malebranche, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley and Hume.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Carson, Emily J (Fall)
Philosophy : An introduction to the philosophical foundations of the sciences of the mind.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gold, Ian Jeffrey (Winter)
Philosophy : A course treating some of the central problems of philosophy: the mind-body problem, freedom, scepticism and certainty, fate, time, and the existence of God.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: McCall, R Storrs (Fall)
Philosophy : An introduction to some of the major problems of philosophy. This course does not duplicate PHIL 200.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gold, Ian Jeffrey (Winter)
Philosophy : An introduction to propositional and predicate logic; formalization of arguments, truth tables, systems of deduction, elementary metaresults, and related topics.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Hallett, Michael Frank (Fall)
Philosophy : A survey of the rise of the scientific outlook from the ancient Greeks to the Scientific Revolution in the Seventeenth Century.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Philosophy : A survey of the development of modern science since the Eighteenth Century.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Philosophy : A survey of a number of historically important and influential theories. Philosophers to be discussed may include Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Bentham, Mill, and Moore.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Stroud, Sarah (Fall)
Philosophy : An introductory discussion of central ethical questions (the value of persons, or the relationship of rights and utilities, for example) through the investigation of currently disputed social and political issues. Specific issues to be discussed may include pornography and censorship, affirmative action, civil disobedience, punishment, abortion, and euthanasia.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Reisner, Andrew (Winter)
Philosophy : An introduction to contemporary philosophy of politics by concentrating on a number of contested concepts, such as freedom, justice and equality, in contemporary political philosophy and practice.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Roberts, William (Fall)
Philosophy : An introduction to feminist theory as political theory. Emphasis is placed on the plurality of analyses and proposals that constitute contemporary feminist thought. Some of the following are considered: liberal feminism, marxist and socialist feminism, radical feminism, postmodern feminism, francophone feminism, and the contributions to feminist theory by women of colour and lesbians.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Fall)
Religious Studies : Introduction to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria-Palestine (excluding Israelite religion) from the fourth to first millennium B.C.E. Themes that will be discussed include: gods and goddesses, divine kingship, deification of kings, temple cult, death and afterlife, magic, piety, oracles, prayer, lament, myth and epic.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bellavance, Éric (Fall)
Religious Studies : An examination of the religion of Ancient Israel by a study of selected texts (narratives, laws, prophetic sayings, wisdom traditions, and psalms) from the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament in translation.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Winter)
Religious Studies : To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Billings, Drew (Fall) Billings, Drew (Winter)
Religious Studies : An introduction to the beliefs, practices, and religious institutions of these three world religions.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Levy, B Barry; Fletcher, Charles Douglas; Aitken, Ellen (Winter)
Religious Studies : An introduction to the study of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Primal Religions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sharma, Arvind (Fall)
Religious Studies : A critical study of selected ancient and modern accounts of the aims and person of Jesus. Attention will be given also to the question of the historical sources and to the relationship between faith and history.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Udoh, Fabian (Winter)
Religious Studies : The interaction of Hinduism and Buddhism in India with special reference to the law of Karma, caste, women, ritual, death, yoga, and liberation. Determination of interpretative principles for understanding the religious psychology of Hindus and Buddhists.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Braitstein, Lara E; Sharma, Shital (Fall)
Religious Studies : Harmony with nature, society, and cosmos to be explored through the religions of the Far East (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Shinto).
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hori, G (Winter)
Religious Studies : The role of women in Judaism and Islam from the point of view of institutionalized religious traditions and of women's religious subjectivity; how women's spiritual and social roles within their religious traditions are shaped by Revealed Law, Holy Text and the Authority of Interpretation. Comparative sociology of religion approach.
Terms: Summer 2011
Instructors: Sheinfeld, Shayna; Seedat, Fatima (Summer)
Religious Studies : Environmental potential of various religious traditions and secular perspectives, including animal rights, ecofeminism, and deep ecology.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Labrecque, Cory (Fall) Labrecque, Cory (Winter)
Religious Studies : A study of the social construction of sexual identity and of selected issues regarding sexual behaviour.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Cere, Daniel M (Fall) Cere, Daniel M (Winter)
Russian (Arts) : Headliner trends in the sociopolitical, artistic and intellectual life of today's Russia from a historical-cultural perspective. Issues include Russia as myth, ultimate truth, enigma, student of the West, creator of socially and philosophically committed art. Texts to be taken from literature, film, the graphic arts, pop and electronic culture.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Austin, Paul Murray (Winter)
Russian (Arts) : Exploration of cultural archetypes defining continuity and change from Peter the Great to the present; the Russian national identity, double-faith, Western and Slovophile influences, Mother Russia, superfluous men and the Eternal Feminine, anarchism, the avant-garde, Stalinism. Recurring themes traced in literature, art, film, music, pop culture and the applied arts.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Beraha, Laura A (Fall)
Russian (Arts) : The Russian twentieth-century literary dynamic up to the watershed of Stalin's death (1953). Carving out cultural territory against ideological polemics, revolutionary versus traditional values, the explosion of avant-garde experimentation under mounting critical conformism as reflected in major works and authors (Mayakovsky, Babel, Bulgakov, Platonov and others).
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Beraha, Laura A (Fall)
Russian (Arts) : Rediscovering the Russian literary heritage, both traditional and avant-garde, after Stalin's death (1953). The Thaw, Soviet beatniks, Solzhenitsyn-style dissidents against cultural iconoclasts, the challenge and decline of perestroika, raising the literary Iron Curtain to include women writers, émigrés, Western influence and the angst of pluralism.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Parts, Lyudmila (Winter)
Russian (Arts) : Russian literature from Pushkin and Gogol to early Dostoevsky. More than a sequence of representative works featuring superfluous men, fallen women and other literary types, it is a coherent tradition developing in a dialogue with itself and its historical and cultural context.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Parts, Lyudmila (Fall)
Russian (Arts) : Russian literature in transition between the Age of the Novel and Symbolism. From Turgenev's and Tolstoy's psychological realism to Dostoevsky's fantastic realism; from Chekhov's breaking genre rules of the short story and the drama to Bely's experimental prose.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Parts, Lyudmila (Winter)
Women's Studies : An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies from historical and contemporary perspectives, this course will explore key concepts, issues and modes of analysis based on the intersection of gender with factors such as race, ethnicity, class, religion, and sexuality.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Engebretsen, Elisabeth (Fall)
Note: No more than one language should be taken at the introductory level during the Freshman year. Students with prior knowledge of the language may take higher-level courses with permission from the department.
Note: A few courses may be listed in both Languages and in another category. For example, FREN 198 and FREN 199 are considered to be both Languages and Humanities courses.
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret; Baronowski, Donald (Fall)
Classics : See CLAS 210D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret; Baronowski, Donald (Winter)
Classics : A refresher course. Review of grammar and syntax; reading of simple sentences and connected passages.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Baronowski, Donald (Winter)
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Fall)
Classics : See CLAS 220D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kellaris, Georgios (Fall)
Classics : See CLAS 230D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kellaris, Georgios (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : Introduction to the basic structures of the standard Korean language. The aim of this course is to give students a basic knowledge of the Korean language. Special emphasis is put on handling everyday conversation, reading and writing short texts, and mastering basic grammar rules.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kim, Myung Hee (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : See EAST 220D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kim, Myung Hee (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : Introduction to the basic structures of Mandarin Chinese, Pin-yin romanization and 750 characters for reading and writing. Emphasis on developing aural and oral skills through communication games and interaction activities. Animated films are used as part of teaching materials.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Wang, Renzhong (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : See EAST 230D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Wang, Renzhong (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : Introduction to the basic grammar and sentence patterns of the Japanese language in both oral and written forms. In reading and writing skills students will be introduced to katakana, hiragana and kanji.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Uesaka, Miwako (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : See EAST 240D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Uesaka, Miwako (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : The aim of this course is to give students a fluent speaking ability in daily conversation, advanced grammar knowledge, improved reading and writing skills. Special emphasis is put on the efficient use of grammar, enrichment of vocabulary, and mastering useful expressions encountered in everyday life.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kim, Myung Hee (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : See EAST 320D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kim, Myung Hee (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : The same communicative approach as in EAST 230 is used to develop aural and oral skills on daily topics. In addition to textbooks, Chinese films on videotapes will be incorporated as teaching materials.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Chang, Jennie H (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : See EAST 330D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Chang, Jennie H (Winter)
Asian Language & Literature : Continuation of the study of oral and written Japanese.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hasegawa, Sumi (Fall)
Asian Language & Literature : See EAST 340D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hasegawa, Sumi (Winter)
English as a Second Language : For students who have a basic knowledge of English. Focus is on developing writing skills: sentence structure; formal paragraphs; short essays. Independent learning strategies for vocabulary building, grammar, editing techniques, structuring an oral presentation and improving pronunciation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
English as a Second Language : Open to students who have more than a basic knowledge of English. Focus is on developing writing skills: structuring an academic essay; expressing complex ideas; documenting sources. Independent learning strategies for vocabulary building, grammar, editing techniques; critical thinking and reading skills. Fundamentals of oral presentation including pronunciation skills.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kassabian, Hagop M; Samuel, Carolyn (Fall)
English as a Second Language : For the student whose English is at an advanced level. Critical thinking and reading applied to the whole writing process. Academic genres: summary, paraphrase, quotation, and critique. Review of writing mechanics. ESL diagnostic for advanced students.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Kassabian, Hagop M; Samuel, Carolyn (Fall) Kassabian, Hagop M; Samuel, Carolyn (Winter)
English as a Second Language : For the near-native speaker of English. Principles and use of academic research, genres, rhetorical strategies, and editing skills.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Myles, Robert J (Fall)
French (Arts) : Introduction to French and Québec literature in English translation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
French (Arts) : Étude d'une problématique littéraire à travers quelques textes importants de la francophonie.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Doiron, Normand (Fall)
French (Arts) : Révision grammaticale et enrichissement des moyens d'expression par la composition et l'étude de textes littéraires.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Roy, Mélanie (Fall)
French (Arts) : Enrichissement de la langue, délimitation des faits d'expression; étude systématique des ressources expressives du français. Rédactions.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
French (Arts) : Bref historique de la linguistique française de F. de Saussure à nos jours. Description linguistique du français moderne (éléments de phonologie, de phonétique normative, de lexicologie, de sémantique évolutive et synchronique, de syntaxe et de morphologie).
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Casas, Ghislain (Fall)
French (Arts) : Initiation aux principes de la traduction par une étude systématique des contrastes entre les structures linguistiques de l'anglais et du français. Une bonne connaissance des deux langues est nécessaire au départ.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Desjardins, Stéphane (Fall) Del Burgo, Carlos; Desjardins, Stéphane (Winter)
French (Arts) : Cours entièrement consacré à la révision systématique des principales difficultés de la langue française.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Dupuis, Vincent (Fall) Gagné Tremblay, Tanka (Winter)
French (Arts) : Introduction à la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Brissette, Pascal (Fall) Mainguy, Thomas (Winter)
French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French social milieu, short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice and conversation class.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Labbe, Marie-Claude; Pellerin, Suzanne; Simon, Karen (Fall)
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 101D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Labbe, Marie-Claude; Pellerin, Suzanne; Petcoff, Christine (Winter)
French as a Second Language : Refresher course for students who have had fewer than 80 hours of previous French instruction or who have had lower than Grade 10 in French in Canada (or equivalent). Instructions in basic vocabulary and grammar applied to oral/written French. Cultural texts, short essay, and practice of basic speech patterns.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Labbe, Marie-Claude; Vergues, Marion (Fall) Groulx, Jean-Francois; Vergues, Marion (Winter)
French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French social milieu, short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice and conversation class.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Groulx, Jean-Francois; Pellerin, Suzanne; Kwan-Lock, Viviane (Fall) Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Pellerin, Suzanne (Winter)
French as a Second Language : Equivalent to FRSL 207D1. Only with special permission of the Department.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Laniel, Denyse; Petcoff, Christine; Liakina, Natallia (Fall)
French as a Second Language : Review and further training in basic structures, with emphasis on oral expression and listening comprehension. Awareness of French culture developed through audio-visual material and selected readings.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Liakina, Natallia; Laniel, Denyse; Petcoff, Christine; Fortin, Marie-Josee; Labbe, Marie-Claude (Fall)
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 207D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Liakina, Natallia; Laniel, Denyse; Petcoff, Christine; Labbe, Marie-Claude (Winter)
French as a Second Language : Review and further training in basic structures, with emphasis on oral expression and listening comprehension.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Laniel, Denyse (Fall) Laniel, Denyse (Winter)
French as a Second Language : Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Leb, Danielle; Hyrat, Loretta; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Creck, Chantal; Deslauriers, Roch (Fall)
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 211D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Leb, Danielle; Hyrat, Loretta; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Creck, Chantal; Deslauriers, Roch; Groulx, Jean-Francois (Winter)
French as a Second Language : Equivalent to the first half of FRSL 211. Only with special permission of the Department.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hyrat, Loretta; Leb, Danielle; Creck, Chantal (Fall)
French as a Second Language : Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Deslauriers, Roch; Hyrat, Loretta (Fall)
French as a Second Language : The course introduces students to various aspects of the French culture of the Montreal area through the exploration of pre-selected sites on the Internet. Students will do research and rallies on-line, followed by evaluated email exchanges, oral discussions, presentations in class, and field trips.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
German (Arts) : An intensive language course designed to develop communicative skills; covers the first level (GERM 202D1/GERM 202D2) in one term. Required for program students.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Janzen, Janet (Winter)
German (Arts) : A comprehensive first level course designed to develop communicative skills.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gerschack, Nina; Schweppe, Peter; Seelig, Arnim Henning (Fall)
German (Arts) : See GERM 202D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Seelig, Arnim Henning; Gerschack, Nina; Schweppe, Peter (Winter)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A comprehensive first-year course in speaking, reading and writing. Selected readings in Portuguese and Brazilian literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : See HISP 202D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Review of grammar. Practice in speaking and writing. Composition. Selected readings in Portuguese and Brazilian literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : See HISP 204D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A comprehensive first-level course focusing on all oral and written skills. An introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and syntax and to Hispanic culture.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Monette, Marie-Eve; Chamanadjian, Lucia; Bégin, Sophie; Aldana D'Costa, Ximena; Fialdini Zambrano, Rossana (Fall)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : See HISP 210D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Monette, Marie-Eve; Bégin, Sophie; Chamanadjian, Lucia; Fialdini Zambrano, Rossana; Aldana D'Costa, Ximena; Mascaro, Maria Teresa; Litan, Cecilia (Winter)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A comprehensive first-level course focusing upon all oral and written skills. An introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and syntax and to Hispanic culture.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Guimont, Anny; Garcia Gomez, Katia (Fall) Guimont, Anny (Winter)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and civilization of Spain and Spanish America.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Mascaro, Maria Teresa (Fall) Mascaro, Maria Teresa (Winter) Mascaro, Maria Teresa; Escobar-Trujillo, Maria Adelaida (Summer)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and civilization of Spain and Spanish America.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Escobar-Trujillo, Maria Adelaida; Faucher, Jennifer; Benedetti, Sandra; Chamanadjian, Lucia (Fall)
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : See HISP 220D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Faucher, Jennifer; Chamanadjian, Lucia; Escobar-Trujillo, Maria Adelaida; Benedetti, Sandra; Garcia Gomez, Katia (Winter)
Islamic Studies : Modern Standard Literary Arabic (non-spoken).
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gohar, Shokry; Nancekivell, David; Munir, Muhammad Ahmad (Fall)
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 521D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gohar, Shokry; Nancekivell, David; Munir, Muhammad Ahmad (Winter)
Islamic Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gohar, Shokry; Nancekivell, David (Fall)
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 522D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gohar, Shokry; Nancekivell, David (Winter)
Islamic Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fazlioglu, Sukran (Fall)
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 532D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fazlioglu, Sukran (Winter)
Islamic Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fazlioglu, Sukran (Fall)
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 533D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fazlioglu, Sukran (Winter)
Islamic Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Shabani-Jadidi, Pouneh (Fall)
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 541D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Shabani-Jadidi, Pouneh (Winter)
Islamic Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Shabani-Jadidi, Pouneh (Fall)
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 542D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Shabani-Jadidi, Pouneh (Winter)
Islamic Studies : Introduction to the basic grammatical structures and vocabulary of the Urdu language, including drills in pronunciation and sentence structures.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Munir, Muhammad Ahmad (Fall)
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 551D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Munir, Muhammad Ahmad (Winter)
Islamic Studies : Assuming a knowledge of basic grammar and vocabulary, this course continues with the study of more complex grammatical structures. Reading and composition exercises in Urdu script are designed to give intermediate competency in the language.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 552D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Italian (Arts) : Grammar, reading, dictation. Intensive practice in speech patterns and written structures. Conversation and composition. Visual material and selected readings will be used in describing the making of contemporary Italy.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Wienstein, Jen; Prevedello, Michela; Sassi, Mauro; Garziano, Roberta (Fall)
Italian (Arts) : See ITAL 205D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Wienstein, Jen; Sassi, Mauro; Prevedello, Michela; Garziano, Roberta (Winter)
Italian (Arts) : Designed to cover in one term the same material as ITAL 205D1/ITAL 205D2. The Summer term will also be given in Florence, Italy, as part of Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Summer courses in Italy program.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Falconi, Alessandra (Fall) Falconi, Alessandra (Winter) Quaroni, Enrica; Fonsato, Vanna Marisa; Garziano, Roberta; Giardino, Alessandro; Sassi, Mauro; Prevedello, Michela (Summer)
Italian (Arts) : The course is intended for students who have never studied Italian but who have had some informal exposure to the language. Grammar, reading, conversation and composition. An outline of Italian civilization, oral presentations and discussions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Myerson, Joyce (Fall)
Italian (Arts) : See ITAL 210D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Myerson, Joyce (Winter)
Italian (Arts) : Direct continuation of ITAL 205D1/ITAL 205D2. Grammar, literary readings, conversation. Grammar exercises and composition. Reading of selected literary works, oral presentations and group discussion.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Quaroni, Enrica; Giardino, Alessandro (Fall)
Italian (Arts) : See ITAL 215D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Quaroni, Enrica; Giardino, Alessandro (Winter)
Italian (Arts) : Course designed to cover in one term the same material as ITAL 215D1/ITAL 215D2. Direct continuation of ITAL 206. The Summer term will be given in Florence, Italy, as part of Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Summer courses in Italy program.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Myerson, Joyce (Fall) Myerson, Joyce (Winter) Quaroni, Enrica; Fonsato, Vanna Marisa (Summer)
Jewish Studies : Intensive language course, covering the first two levels in one year rather than the usual two.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jewish Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fima, Lea; Parry, Nitza (Fall)
Jewish Studies : See JWST 220D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fima, Lea; Parry, Nitza (Winter)
Jewish Studies : Introduction to basic structures of standard Yiddish. Intensive practice in speech and written structures. Emphasis on grammar, reading and writing. Selected readings to introduce Yiddish culture.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gonshor, Anna (Fall)
Jewish Studies : See JWST 280D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gonshor, Anna (Winter)
Jewish Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fima, Lea; Gams-Shauli, Bracha (Fall)
Jewish Studies : See JWST 320D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fima, Lea; Gams-Shauli, Bracha (Winter)
Jewish Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gams-Shauli, Bracha (Fall)
Jewish Studies : See JWST 340D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gams-Shauli, Bracha (Winter)
Jewish Studies : To expand knowledge of grammar, and vocabulary and idioms in order to enhance reading comprehension and facility in writing and speaking. Of value to those interested in all aspects of Hebrew literature, classical and modern.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jewish Studies : To expand knowledge of grammar, and vocabulary and idioms in order to enhance reading comprehension and facility in writing and speaking. Of value to those interested in all aspects of Hebrew literature, classical and modern.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jewish Studies : To expand knowledge of grammar, and vocabulary and idioms in order to enhance reading comprehension and facility in writing and speaking. Of value to those interested in all aspects of Hebrew literature, classical and modern.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fima, Lea (Fall)
Jewish Studies : To expand knowledge of grammar, and vocabulary and idioms in order to enhance reading comprehension and facility in writing and speaking. Of value to those interested in all aspects of Hebrew literature, classical and modern.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fima, Lea (Winter)
Religious Studies : To develop basic language and reading skills.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: McCann, Erin (Fall)
Religious Studies : See RELG 257D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: McCann, Erin (Winter)
Religious Studies : An introduction to the language of Classical Tibetan, specifically Tibetan script and basic grammar.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Turenne, Philippe (Fall)
Religious Studies : A continuation of the introduction to the language of Classical Tibetan, specifically Tibetan script and basic grammar.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Turenne, Philippe (Winter)
Religious Studies : An introduction to the grammar and syntax of New Testament Greek.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H; Ross, Sean (Fall)
Religious Studies : See RELG 280D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H; Ross, Sean (Winter)
Russian (Arts) : Reading, grammar, translation, oral practice.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bedjanian, Tatiana (Fall)
Russian (Arts) : Russian Language; continuation of RUSS 210.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Bedjanian, Tatiana (Winter)
Russian (Arts) : An intensive introduction to the Russian language which covers the first year of the normal level, i.e. RUSS 210/RUSS 211 in one semester. The basic grammatical structures are covered.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Krasnova, Irina (Fall)
Note: Some of the courses listed below are not suitable for first term as they require university-level prerequisites. Please check the course entries for further information about appropriate background before registering.
Note: GEOG 205 is listed as a Mathematics and Sciences course as well as a Social Sciences course.
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : A survey of the Earth's atmosphere, weather and climate system. Topics include the fundamental processes that determine interactions between the atmosphere, ocean and biosphere; anthropogenic effects such as global warming, the ozone hole and acid rain; a perspective on future climate change.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Henson, William (Fall) Ariya, Parisa A (Winter)
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : Air-sea interaction; oceanic properties; global climate change, carbon cycle; polar oceans, sea ice, polynyas; El Niño; remote sensing of oceans; physical control of biological processes in the sea.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : The atmosphere, ocean and sea-ice distribution characteristic of the current climate, as seen through observational data and computer model results. Physics of naturally occurring variability on time scales of months to years, such as El Niño. Global circulation models of the atmosphere, ocean and coupled atmosphere-ocean system, and global warming simulations.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Tremblay, Bruno (Winter)
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : Physical processes associated with severe and hazardous weather affecting the Earth. Topics are taught at a fundamental level, without equations, to provide a complete and up-to-date understanding of such extreme events as blizzards, ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and droughts.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gyakum, John Richard (Winter)
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : This course examines the science behind different types of disasters and our ability or inability to control and predict such events. From this course the student will gain an appreciation of natural disasters beyond the newspaper headlines and will better understand how the effects of disasters can be reduced.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gyakum, John Richard; Guernina, Souad (Fall)
Biology (Sci) : An introduction to the phylogeny, structure, function and adaptation of unicellular organisms, plants and animals in the biosphere.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gregory-Eaves, Irene; Dhindsa, Rajinder S; Seizilles de Mazancourt, Claire (Fall)
Biology (Sci) : The cell: ultrastructure, division, chemical constituents and reactions. Bioenergetics: photosynthesis and respiration. Principles of genetics, the molecular basis of inheritance and biotechnology.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Dent, Joseph Alan; Vogel, Jacalyn (Winter)
Biology (Sci) : An introduction to biological science that emphasizes the manner in which scientific understanding is achieved and evolves and the influence of biological science on society. Topics will include cell structure and function, genetics, evolution, organ physiology, ecology and certain special topics that change from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Levine, Robert (Fall)
Biology (Sci) : The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Roy, Richard D W; Brown, Gregory G; Fagotto, Francesco; Zetka, Monique (Fall)
Biology (Sci) : This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Levine, Robert; Hewitt, Kathryn; Brouhard, Gary (Winter)
Biology (Sci) : Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Schoen, Daniel J; Chevrette, Mario; Western, Tamara (Winter) Dankort, David; Western, Tamara (Summer)
Biology (Sci) : Unified view of form and function in animals and plants. Focus on how the laws of chemistry and physics illuminate biological processes relating to the acquisition of energy and materials and their use in movement, growth, development, reproduction and responses to environmental stress.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Dhindsa, Rajinder S (Winter)
Biology (Sci) : Introduction to modern methods used in organismal biology, including ecological sampling, experimental methods and statistics, taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of biodiversity, experimental behavioural ecology, microbiological methods, and library search procedures.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gonzalez, Andrew; MacLean, Eleanor; Schoen, Daniel J (Fall)
Biology (Sci) : Field studies of ferns, fern allies, conifers and flowering plants; the use of keys for species identification.
Terms: Summer 2011
Instructors: Lechowicz, Martin J; Aubin, Isabelle (Summer)
Chemistry : A study of the fundamental principles of atomic structure, radiation and nuclear chemistry, valence theory, coordination chemistry, and the periodic table.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Butler, Ian Sydney; Fenster, Ariel; Kakkar, Ashok K; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)
Chemistry : An advanced combined version of CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 that will emphasize developments in the chemical sciences that changed the way nature was understood, focusing, where possible, on examples that led to Nobel Prizes.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)
Chemistry : A study of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Fenster, Ariel; Mittermaier, Anthony; Siwick, Bradley (Winter)
Chemistry : Risks, water, air pollution, sick-building syndrome, the chemistry of the car, energy (fossil fuel, nuclear), nano and biotechnology, smells, garbage and human waste, dental chemistry and green chemistry.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fenster, Ariel; Harpp, David Noble; Schwarcz, Joseph A (Winter)
Chemistry : A series of lectures on the historical, practical, and simple chemical aspects of: food, food additives; vitamins; minerals, diet and cancer; dieting; food-borne illnesses, health food and cooking.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Harpp, David Noble; Schwarcz, Joseph A; Fenster, Ariel (Winter)
Chemistry : Aspects of chemical technology including publishing of scientific articles, rocketry, space travel, materials (metals, plastics art), household products, forensic science, money, combustion science, computers and cosmetics.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Harpp, David Noble; Schwarcz, Joseph A; Fenster, Ariel (Fall)
Chemistry : Drug history and marketing, over the counter drugs (e.g. aspirin, cough and cold remedies, allergy preparations), street and heart drugs, mental illness, hormones, brain chemistry and diabetes.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Harpp, David Noble; Schwarcz, Joseph A; Fenster, Ariel (Fall)
Chemistry : A lecture/seminar course dealing with scientific publishing and ethics, science and the media, the world of plastics and cosmetics as well as talking with several professors about their careers and research, usually involving DNA and nanoscience.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Harpp, David Noble; Schwarcz, Joseph A; Fenster, Ariel (Fall)
Chemistry : The fundamentals of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics with applications to biomolecular systems. Thermodynamic and kinetic control of biological processes.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Galley, William Claude (Fall)
Chemistry : Similar to CHEM 223/CHEM 243. Emphasis on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Blum, Amy (Fall) Cosa, Gonzalo (Winter)
Chemistry : A survey of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds including modern concepts of bonding, mechanisms, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Daoust, Michel; Tsantrizos, Youla S; Moitessier, Nicolas (Fall) Daoust, Michel; Fenster, Ariel; Schirrmacher, Ralf (Winter) Daoust, Michel; Fenster, Ariel (Summer)
Chemistry : Emphasis is placed on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Barrett, Christopher (Winter)
Chemistry : Laboratory portion of an individualized program in analytical chemistry.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Chemistry : An introduction to the basic topics in atmospheric chemistry. The fundamentals of the chemical composition of the atmosphere and its chemical reactions. Selected topics such as; a smog chamber, acid rain, and the ozone hole, will be examined.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Chemistry : Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Daoust, Michel; Gleason, James L (Fall) Auclair, Karine; Daoust, Michel (Winter) Daoust, Michel; Schwarcz, Joseph A (Summer)
Chemistry : Kinetics 1: Gas laws, kinetic theory of collisions. Thermodynamics: Zeroth law of thermodynamics. First law of thermodynamics, heat capacity, enthalpy, thermochemistry, bond energies. Second law of thermodynamics; the entropy and free energy functions. Third law of thermodynamics, absolute entropies, free energies, Maxwell relations and chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium states.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Galley, William Claude (Fall)
Chemistry : Heterogeneous equilibrium: phase rule and phase diagrams. Ideal solutions, colligative properties, solubility. Electrochemistry, Debye-Hückel Theory. Kinetics 2: Transition State Theory, complex reactions, free-radical reactions, chain reactions, catalysis, reactions at surfaces, ionic effects of reactions in solution, photochemistry.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Galley, William Claude (Winter)
Chemistry : Illustrative experiments in physical chemistry. Laboratory section of CHEM 223.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Blum, Amy; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)
Chemistry : Illustrative experiments in physical chemistry. Laboratory section of CHEM 243.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Blum, Amy; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Winter)
Chemistry : Basic concepts of electronic structure and molecular bonding will be developed and applied to the understanding of common materials. Acid-base chemistry. Survey of the chemistry of the main group elements. Introduction to coordination and organometallic chemistry.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Moores-Francois, Audrey (Winter)
Chemistry : Qualitative and quantitative analysis. A survey of methods of analysis including theory and practice of semimicro qualitative analysis and representative gravimetric, volumetric and instrumental methods.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Burns, David H; Salin, Eric Dunbar (Fall)
Chemistry : Introductory experiments in analytical chemistry emphasizing classical and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Burns, David H; Hamier, Jan (Fall) Hamier, Jan; Salin, Eric Dunbar (Winter)
Computer Science (Sci) : A course for students with no previous knowledge of computer science. The impact of computers on society. Web design and dynamic content. The inner workings of computers (hardware). Networking principles. Algorithm design and programming. A look at how computers store data (image, sound, and video). Software distribution policies and mechanisms.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Ruths, Derek (Fall) Pineau, Joelle (Winter)
Computer Science (Sci) : This is a seminar format course intended for freshman and other beginning students. The topics are chosen to encourage critical discussion of fundamental ideas. Possible topics are computability, complexity, geometry, vision, AI, pattern recognition, machine models, cryptography and security and social implications of computing.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Computer Science (Sci) : Overview of components of microcomputers, the internet design and implementation of programs using a modern high-level language, an introduction to modular software design and debugging. Programming concepts are illustrated using a variety of application areas.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Petitpas, Mathieu; Frydrychowicz, Maja (Fall) Frydrychowicz, Maja; Pomerantz, Daniel (Winter) Pomerantz, Daniel (Summer)
Computer Science (Sci) : Basic data structures. Representation of arrays, stacks, and queues. Linked lists and their applications to binary trees. Internal sorting. Graph representation. Elementary graph algorithms.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Computer Science (Sci) : Comprehensive overview of programming in C, use of system calls and libraries, debugging and testing of code; use of developmental tools like make, version control systems.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Vybihal, Joseph P (Fall) Vybihal, Joseph P; Dudek, Gregory L (Winter)
Computer Science (Sci) : Propositional Logic, predicate calculus, proof systems, computability Turing machines, Church-Turing thesis, unsolvable problems, completeness, incompleteness, Tarski semantics, uses and misuses of Gödel's theorem.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Schlimm, Dirk (Fall)
Computer Science (Sci) : An introduction to the design of computer algorithms, including basic data structures, analysis of algorithms, and establishing correctness of programs. Overview of topics in computer science.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Precup, Doina (Fall) Langer, Michael (Winter)
Computer Science (Sci) : A history of early mathematical computation. Symbolic logic and computation. Modern computer systems and networks. The rise of the internet.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Earth & Planetary Sciences : A comparative survey of the planets of our solar system with an emphasis on the terrestrial planets and their implications for the Earth as a planet. Topics include: structure and origin of the solar system, meteorites, and comparisons of the terrestrial planets in terms of their rotational properties, magnetic fields, atmospheres, surface histories, internal structure, chemical composition, volcanism, and tectonics.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Jensen, Olivia (Winter)
Earth & Planetary Sciences : Introduction to the relationship of geological processes and materials to the human environment; geologic hazards; hydrogeology; impacts of waste disposal, energy use, land resource development.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hall, Sarah (Winter)
Earth & Planetary Sciences : Astrobiology is the search for the origin, evolution and destiny of life in the universe. The course will provide insight into the formation and evolution of habitable worlds, the evolution of life and the biogeochemical cycles in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere, and the potential for biological evolution beyond an organism's planet of origin.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Vali, Hojatollah (Winter)
Earth & Planetary Sciences : This course examines the science behind different types of disasters and our ability or inability to control and predict such events. From this course the student will gain an appreciation of natural disasters beyond the newspaper headlines, and will better understand how the effects of disasters can be reduced.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gyakum, John Richard; Guernina, Souad (Fall)
Earth & Planetary Sciences : An exploration of how earth and planetary scientists reconstruct the current state, past progress, and initial conditions of the continuously evolving Earth experiment.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Minarik, William (Fall)
Earth & Planetary Sciences : Learn about Earth's origin, its place in the solar system, its internal structure, rocks and minerals, the formation of metal and fossil fuel deposits, and the extinction of dinosaurs. Discover the impact of the volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and mountain chains on Earth's past, present and future. Explore 125 million-year-old Mount Royal.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Williams-Jones, Anthony E (Fall) Mucci, Alfonso (Winter)
Earth & Planetary Sciences : Interpretation of stratified rocks; history of Earth with special emphasis on the regions of North America; outline of the history of life recorded in fossils.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Halverson, Galen (Fall)
Earth & Planetary Sciences : Preservation of fossils; the fossil record of invertebrates; use of fossils in stratigraphy and paleoecology; fossils in evolutionary studies. Fossils of invertebrates are studied in the laboratory.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Paquette, Jeanne (Winter)
Earth System Science : Earth system science examines the complex interactions among the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere. It focuses on physical, chemical, and biological processes that extend over spatial scales ranging from microns to the size of planetary orbits, and spans time scales from fractions of a second to billions of years.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Minarik, William; Fabry, Frederic; Lapointe, Michel F (Winter)
Geography : Geography studies the complex but crucial relationships between people and their physical and socio-cultural environments. The course is constructed around field trips and preparatory seminars which provide an opportunity for students to learn about a variety of physical environments and their utilisation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Geography : An introduction to Geographic Information Systems. The systematic management of spatial data. The use and construction of maps. The use of microcomputers and software for mapping and statistical work. Air photo and topographic map analyses.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sieber, Renee; Sengupta, Raja (Fall)
Geography : An examination of global change, from the Quaternary Period to the present day involving changes in the physical geography of specific areas. Issues such as climatic change and land degradation will be discussed, with speculations on future environments.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Chmura, Gail L; Murphy, Meaghan (Winter)
Geography : This course introduced physical and social environments as factors in human health, with emphasis on the physical properties of the atmospheric environment as they interact with diverse human populations in urban settings.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Strachan, Ian Brett; Ross, Nancy (Winter)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Equations and inequalities, graphs, relations and functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions and their use, mathematical induction, binomial theorem, complex numbers.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Froehlich, Sara (Fall)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Systems of linear equations, matrices, inverses, determinants; geometric vectors in three dimensions, dot product, cross product, lines and planes; introduction to vector spaces, linear dependence and independence, bases; quadratic loci in two and three dimensions.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Kelome, Djivede; Anderson, William J; Loveys, James G; Shahabi, Shahab; Clay, Adam (Fall) Kelome, Djivede; Anderson, William J (Winter) Palka, Karol (Summer)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Review of trigonometry and other Precalculus topics. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hundemer, Axel W; Drury, Stephen W (Fall)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Review of functions and graphs. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Drury, Stephen W; Trudeau, Sidney; Shahabi, Shahab (Fall) Hundemer, Axel W (Winter)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : The definite integral. Techniques of integration. Applications. Introduction to sequences and series.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Trudeau, Sidney (Fall) Sancho, Neville G F; Drury, Stephen W; Trudeau, Sidney (Winter)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Functions, limits and continuity, differentiation, L'Hospital's rule, applications, Taylor polynomials, parametric curves, functions of several variables.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Roth, Charles (Fall)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Integration, methods and applications, infinite sequences and series, power series, arc length and curvature, multiple integration.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Roth, Charles (Winter)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Examples of statistical data and the use of graphical means to summarize the data. Basic distributions arising in the natural and behavioural sciences. The logical meaning of a test of significance and a confidence interval. Tests of significance and confidence intervals in the one and two sample setting (means, variances and proportions).
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Khalili Mahmoudabadi, Abbas; Correa, Jose Andres (Fall)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : The concept of degrees of freedom and the analysis of variability. Planning of experiments. Experimental designs. Polynomial and multiple regressions. Statistical computer packages (no previous computing experience is needed). General statistical procedures requiring few assumptions about the probability model.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Taylor series, Taylor's theorem in one and several variables. Review of vector geometry. Partial differentiation, directional derivative. Extreme of functions of 2 or 3 variables. Parametric curves and arc length. Polar and spherical coordinates. Multiple integrals.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Jonsson, Wilbur; Sancho, Neville G F (Fall) Jonsson, Wilbur (Winter)
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Review of matrix algebra, determinants and systems of linear equations. Vector spaces, linear operators and their matrix representations, orthogonality. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization of Hermitian matrices. Applications.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Loveys, James G; Huang, Hongnian (Fall) Loveys, James G (Winter)
Physics : An introductory course in physics without calculus, covering mechanics (kinematics, dynamics, energy, and rotational motion), oscillations and waves, sound, light, and geometrical optics.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Ragan, Kenneth J (Fall)
Physics : Electric field and potential. D.C. circuits and measurements. Capacitance. Magnetic field and induction. A.C. circuits Semiconductor devices and their application. Electromagnetic waves.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Altounian, Zaven (Winter)
Physics : The basic laws and principles of Newtonian mechanics; oscillations and waves.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Ragan, Kenneth J (Fall)
Physics : The basic laws of electricity and magnetism; geometrical and physical optics.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Miyahara, Yoichi (Winter)
Physics : A nonmathematical, conceptual look at physics, beginning with the idea of space and time, continuing with the historical development of Newtonian mechanics of celestial motion, electricity and magnetism, ether and light, Einstein's special and general theories of relativity, quantum mechanics, matter and antimatter, cosmology and the big bang.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Wiseman, Paul (Fall)
Physics : The day-to-day physics behind the materials and phenomena around us. Demonstrations of the intriguing properties of materials and the simple physical theories explaining them.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Holder, Gilbert (Fall)
Physics : An elementary course on astronomy and astrophysics. Positional astronomy and finding your way about the sky. Our evolving picture of the universe. Properties and origins of the solar system. The Big Bang and modern cosmology.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Rutledge, Robert (Fall)
Physics : An elementary course on astronomy. Star origins and star formation, supernovae, white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Galaxies, their structure and their interactions. Stellar clusters, the interstellar medium. Galactic classification and galaxy evolution.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Webb, Tracy (Winter)
Physics : Energy fundamentals, generation of electricity, heat engines, fossil fuel production and consumption, local and global effects, economic impact, transportation, and pollution and environmental impact of energy use. Non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels, nuclear) and renewable sources (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal).
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Warburton, Andreas (Winter)
Physics : An introduction to the physics of music. Properties of sound and their perception as pitch, loudness, and timbre. Dissonance, consonance, and musical intervals and tuning. Physics of sound propagation and reflection. Resonance. Acoustic properties of pipes, strings, bars, and membranes, and sound production in wind, string, and percussion instruments. The human voice. Room reverberation and acoustics. Directional characteristics of sound sources.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Vachon, Brigitte (Fall)
Psychology : The statistical analysis of research data; frequency distributions; graphic representation; measures of central tendency and variability; elementary sampling theory and tests of significance.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Amsel, Rhonda N (Fall) Ostry, David J (Winter) Zangenehpour, Shahin (Summer)
Psychiatry : This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of neuroscience, and then use these principles to illustrate recent advances made on the biological causes of, and treatments for, mental disorders with a strong biological component: schizophrenia, depression, mania, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and alcohol and drug abuse.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Rochford, Joseph; Gruber, Reut (Fall)