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SMC St. Michael's College CoursesSMC100H1 The traditional disciplines of grammar, logic and rhetoric are presented here as
principles of language, of correct reasoning, and of effective discourse. This course
helps students improve their foundation for any future work and study that requires
attention to words, critical reading and reflective use of language. SMC103Y1 An introduction to Catholic Christianity, to its history, institutions, and theology. The second part of the course examines the renewal effort of Vatican II and offers a contemporary Catholic reading of the Creed. SMC141Y1 Intended to provide a speaking, reading and writing knowledge of modern Irish. Basic features of the grammar are studied. SMC200Y1 An introduction through slides, films, music, and texts, to the essential contribution of Christianity to our civilization, through art, architecture and liturgical symbolism. Students are encouraged to develop their writing skills through optional weekly assignments, specifically designed to this end. SMC201H1 The Christian search for personal identity, order and meaning in chaotic experience, through literature.The way biblical patterns are used to orient this search are compared through selected works from antiquity, the Middle Ages, modern Europe and contemporary North America. SMC203Y1 Issues raised by Christianity’s encounter with secular culture, and solutions proposed by the tradition: involvement in political structures, social movements, ethnic communities, and changing world views. SMC204H1 A study of key elements in the encounter of Christianity and Asia: e.g. the controversy over Chinese rites; Korea’s conversion by lay philosophers; the development of Filipino folk Catholicism and its impact on politics; the influence of Indian thought on recent Western theologians. SMC205H1 Exploration of the variety of forms which Christian personal experience has taken in the course of history (martyrdom, mysticism, monasticism, sanctification of ordinary life, etc.) in order to appreciate their variety, complexity, and deep unity. SMC206H1 The various roles given music in Christian tradition and the impact of Christianity on
Western music. Case studies from Gregorian chant to the present illustrate major issues
(sacred vs. profane, acceptable styles or instruments, text and music, emotion and
rationalism) to provide a critical vocabulary applicable to present works. SMC207H1 The development of Christian communities in Latin America with an emphasis on such
themes as the Spanish Conquista, missions, church-state relations, popular religious
culture, and the emergence of Liberation Theology. SMC208Y1 An introduction to the Christian intellectual tradition through a study of key figures representing a variety of historical periods, from the patristic through the medieval to the modern and contemporary. The selected authors discuss a range of religious, intellectual and human issues from basic Christian beliefs to the challenges of modern and postmodern cultures. SMC209H1 The social, theological, and institutional development of Christian communities in
Africa, including the birth of early churches in North Africa, missionary activity,
popular religion, and the emergence of new Christian movements in the post-colonial
period. SMC210Y1 The mediaeval encyclopedia: typical categories of the body of learning accumulated from the 5th to the 15th century: the natural universe, the branches of education, ethical ideals, and the sense of history. SMC215H1 Christian history has been characterized by an enduring and fruitful search for forms of religious community. This course surveys some communal attempts to express Christianity, monasticism, forms of common life for clerics, the Mendicants, lay confraternities, religious orders, and contemporary lay movements. SMC216Y1 A biblical, historical, and theological introduction to the theory and practice of the Christian liturgy, with special attention to baptism and the eucharist. SMC219Y1 Designed to acquaint students with the essential notions of media studies, and to promote a conscious utilization of contemporary media. Starting with the preliminary definitions of “media,” “mass,” and “communications,” the student is invited to consider critically the cultural constructs created by modern media, from print to photography, filming TV, computer and Internet. SMC230Y1 The course examines the emergence of the physical sciences within Christian culture. It
also traces broad historical developments, such as the rise of technology and the
acceptance of empirical observation as a method of inquiry, and their impact on Christian
faith. SMC240Y1 The expression of Celtic culture in literature, history, folklore and myth from 600 B.C. to the present, with particular attention to the continuing Celtic contribution to Western culture. SMC241Y1 Completes the basic introduction to the Irish language with a concentration on speaking
and compositional skills together with first readings of simple literary texts. SMC242Y1 An introduction to Scots Gaelic language and culture. Students will master fundamentals of reading, writing, and the basics of grammar and will begin to speak Gaelic. Proverbs, poetry, songs and folktales introduce students to the language, literature and folklore of Gaelic Scotland and immigrant North America. No prior knowledge of the language is required. SMC243Y1 An introductory course intended to provide a basic speaking and reading knowledge of Modern Welsh. Open to students with no prior experience of Welsh. SMC299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 42 for details. SMC302H1 Originality of Christian symbolism explored through texts and slides; its use and transformation of pagan and Jewish symbolic forms; its self-interpretation in patristic literature; its practice in early and mediaeval art; Dante, on symbol. SMC303H1 Christianity’s contribution to contemporary aesthetics, in theory and practice.
The course deals with theoretical texts, and with the practical use of Christ’s image
and of Judeo-Christian symbolic patterns in recent architecture, art, film and literature. SMC304H1 An examination of Canon Law; the process by which it came into being, and its impact on
contemporary culture. Premises and techniques of ecclesial law-making are compared to
those of other systems of legislation. Specific sections of the Code of Canon Law are
examined. SMC307Y1 An introduction to the place and meaning of the Bible within the Christian tradition; the practice of biblical interpretation in the patristic, medieval and modern periods; a contemporary reading of one of the Gospels and of a letter of Paul. SMC308H1 A close reading of the Code of Canon Law touching on the themes of marriage and the
family; relationship to other fundamental Church statements (e.g. Familiaris Consortio);
examination of issues raised by opposition between church teaching and other views. SMC309H1 This course explores developments in the relations between the Catholic Church and the
states of Western Europe and America from the Enlightenment to the present. Of particular
concern is Catholicism’s response to the political theories of the Enlightenment, the
secularization of the state and social justice issues. SMC310H1 Introduces students to the Cathechism of the Catholic Church (1994) and its antecendents. After an historical survey of religious instruction in the Church, the students will engage in a close reading of selected sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. SMC312H1 The Catholic Church has developed a distinctive approach to the pedagogical enterprise. This course explores aspects of this approach by an examination of canonical legislation and other texts published by ecclesiastical authorities and their application in Canada. SMC313H1 An historical appraisal of the evolution of Catholic schools, universities, and catechetical education in Ontario. Special emphasis is placed on the evolution of Ontario’s separate school system. SMC320H1 (formerly SMC420H) 26L SMC330Y1 Faith in Christ is central to Christianity. This course examines both classical formulations of that faith and Enlightenment critiques of them. It introduces students to contemporary rethinking of christology in the light of modern science and philosophy, comparative religion, feminism, and liberation movements. SMC331Y1 Speaking, writing and reading competence is emphasized in this course. This course
concentrates on the study of modern Irish literary texts, both poetry and prose and
advanced translation into the Irish language. (Offered in alternate years) SMC342Y1 This course examines the way in which modern Irish, Scottish and Welsh writers have responded to the pressures of anglicization and modernization; and discusses literary reactions to social, ethnic and gender issues in contemporary culture. SMC343Y1 Literature in relation to the structure and development of the insular Celtic society that produced it; the Mythological, Ulster, Fenian, and Historical Saga cycles; voyages, visions, religious, lyric, and gnomic poetry, British heroic poetry, medieval Welsh narratives both secular and religious. Texts studied in translation. SMC344Y1 The art and archaeology of the Celtic peoples from 800 B.C to 900 A.D. Hallstatt and La Tene civilizations; the Celtic settlement of Great Britain and Ireland; Celto-Roman civilization; the art and architecture of the Christian period. SMC345Y1 The political and social development of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany from the 5th to the 12th centuries. SMC346Y1 An examination of the relationship between the Celtic mythology and the ancient art of storytelling and an exploration of the place of traditional music in modern society. SMC348Y1 This course examines the political, social and economic development of Ireland between 1791 and 1985. Special attention is paid to the emergence of Irish nationalism, Anglo-Irish relations, the connection between religion and politics, and the current conflict in Northern Ireland. SMC349H1 This course examines the poetry and other writings of Seamus Heaney against the
background of a modern tradition of Irish writing. Special attention is paid to issues of
nationalism, the tensions of social and historical involvement, the place of Gaelic
tradition and translation in the creation of a poet whose scope and audience is
international. SMC350H1 The religious culture of the early and mediaeval Celtic Church as manifested in the material and written record; its significance for contemporary religious movements. Texts studied include the Patrician dossier, early monastic Rules and Liturgies, selected hagiographical, homiletic, devotional and lyric texts. SMC352Y1 A study of the Gaelic literature of Ireland from 1600 to the present within its
poetical and historical context. A selection of texts in the original and in translation
are read. (Offered in alternate years) SMC355H1 An examination of economic, political and social change in Wales from the eighteenth century to the present. Special attention is paid to class conflict in the coalfields, rural-urban relations, language issues, and the search for national identity. SMC370H1 Episodes and issues in the development of the life sciences in relation to fundamental
Christian beliefs concerning nature, man and God: behaviour and intelligence, gender,
genetics and the manipulation of life, creation/evolution controversy, etc. SMC371H1 The complex interplay between religious belief, culture, and the emergence of modern
physical theory: rise and fall of mechanistic theories, relativity, particle physics and
models of the Universe, Big Bang theory and Black Holes, etc. SMC380H1 The Second Vatican Council is the most important event in contemporary Catholic life.
This course examines various aspects of the Council, including its convocation, process,
theological teaching, and effects on the Catholic Church and its relations to society. SMC390Y1 A concluding course in Christianity and Culture, providing an opportunity to synthesize
insights acquired during the course of the program (enrolment subject to availability of a
supervisor). SMC391H1 Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture TBA SMC395Y1 A concluding course in Celtic Studies, providing an opportunity to synthesize insights
acquired during the course of the Program (enrolment subject to availability of a
supervisor). SMC396H1 Prerequisite: Approval of Instructor and Program Director SMC400H1 Prerequisite: Two courses in Christianity and Culture SMC401H1 Prerequisite: Two courses in Christianity and Culture SMC402H1 This seminar studies past outbursts of Christian interest in the millennium theme and
explores the implications of its contemporary revitalization at the approach of the year
2000 while providing both an historical and a theological context. SMC403H1 This seminar explores the development of some of the institutions of mediaeval
Christendom, such as guilds, the University and the Papacy, in relation to social and
intellectual movements of the age. SMC405H1 Mediaeval jurisprudence combines the high technical quality of Roman law with the requirements of Christianity. The seminar provides an overview of the development of mediaeval learned jurisprudence; select texts from Roman and canon law, with their glosses, are read in order to explore more specifically the methods and concerns of mediaeval jurists. SMC408H1/409H1 Designed to provide for individual half-courses not already covered in the listed range
of Celtic Studies Program offerings. SMC410Y1 Designed to provide for individual courses not already covered in the listed range of
Celtic Studies Program offerings. SMC411H1/412H1 A course slot designed to provide for individual half courses not already covered in
the listed range of Celtic Studies Program offerings. SMC413H1 This course explores the history of Irish migration and settlement in Canada with a
special emphasis on political, social, economic and religious themes. SMC414H1 This course explores, by means of the historical method, Scottish migration and
settlement in Canada, with special emphasis on religious, cultural, political, social and
economic themes. SMC440Y1 An introduction to the Welsh language and literature from the 10th to the 14th
centuries. SMC441Y1 An introduction to Old and Middle Irish language and literature from the 7th to the
11th century. SMC450Y1 This course covers the range of the Celtic mythological record from all the Celtic
areas through an examination of the archaeological, inscriptional and textual sources. A
critical evaluation is offered of various relevant mythic approaches. SMC490Y1 A scholarly project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and
approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor
must be completed by the student before registration. |
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