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SMC St. Michael's College Courses SMC141Y1 Intended to provide a speaking, reading and writing knowledge
of modern Irish. Basic features of the grammar are studied. 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. 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. SMC395Y1 TBA SMC396H1 TBA 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 TBA SMC391H1 TBA SMC400H1 TBA SMC401H1 TBA 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. 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. 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. SMC406H1 Medieval Seminar II 26S, 13T Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor SMC407H1 Medieval Seminar I 26S, 13T Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor SMC490Y1 TBA 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. SMC299Y1
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