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Canadian Studies Courses

UNI201H1
Aspects of Québec Society 26S

Contemporary Québec from social, economic and political perspectives.
This is a Social Science course


UNI202H1
Aspects of Québec Culture 26S

An exploration of modern Québec culture as expressed in literature and the performing arts. Through a selection of internationally-known entertainers, we examine form, artistic innovation, communication of information and knowledge and spectatorship. Novels and plays provide key elements such as tradition and historical context.
This is a Humanities course


UNI218H1
Voices in Canadian Writing (formerly UNI218Y1) 26L

A study of the variety of voices in Canadian fiction. Issues such as marginalization and the formulation of the Canadian canon are discussed.
This is a Humanities course


UNI220Y1
Canada Today I 52L, 26T

An introduction to Canadian Studies organized in modules around the major themes - The Canadian Cultural Experience; Canada in International Perspective; Pluralism and Ethnicity in Canada; the Regional Structure of Canada; the Social Structure of Canada; and the Canadian Environment; in addition to a First Nations’ Perspective on Canada. The approach is interdisciplinary so that each module will draw upon Social Science and Humanities perspectives within these themes.
This is a Humanities or a Social Science course


UNI221H1
Culture and the Media in Canada 52L, 26T

An exploration of the encounter between culture and mass communication in Canadian society. The course includes a consideration of the major institutions affecting culture such as the CBC, the NFB, and the granting bodies, and largely focuses on particular instances and case studies in the arts and media. Emphasis is placed on the changing role of nationalism, and the relationship between political concerns and Canadian culture.
This is a Social Science course


UNI302H1
The Canadian North 26S

Particular reference to current development projects and native land claims. The literature used is drawn from law, anthropology, economics, political science and history.
Prerequisite: At least two courses involving the study of Canada
This is a Social Science course


UNI303H1
The Political Sociology of Continentalism: Canada and Mexico 26S

A comparative examination of Canada and Mexico in terms of their historic and contemporary relationship to the United States with special emphasis on transnational characteristics of the Canadian and Mexican working classes and trade movements.
Prerequisite: UNI 220Y1 or permission of the instructor
This is a Social Science course


UNI304H1
Beyond Multiculturalism: Ethnicity and Race in Canada 26S

A multidisciplinary examination of the emergence of new approaches to identity and community that go beyond official bilingualism and multiculturalism. To include cultural/literary works as well as historical and social scientific analysis illuminating relations between cultural and racial communities in post 1960’s Canada, with an emphasis on Toronto.
Prerequisite: UNI 220Y1 or two courses on the study of Canada
This is a Humanities or a Social Science course


UNI311H1
The Political Economy of Canadian Sport 26S, 13T

The social, economic and political forces and institutions which have shaped the development of Canadian sport. The operation of commercial sport and its impact upon amateur sport; the role of government; the role of the mass media; the impact of international games; sport in the public school system. The decision-makers involved in the major sporting issues of the day.
Prerequisite: At least two courses involving the study of Canada
This is a Social Science course


UNI315Y1
First Nations’ Perspective on Canada 78L

An exploration, from an indigenous perspective, of the social, economic, political, legal and historical issues affecting First Nations peoples. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: UNI 220Y1 or permission of the instructor
This is a Social Science course


UNI317Y1
Politics of Aboriginal Self-Government 78L

A survey of some of the main issues surrounding the politics of aboriginal self-government in Canada. Proceeding historically, the course examines the legal and political conditions that have fuelled the call for self-government. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: ABS201Y1/POL102Y1/103Y1/UNI220Y1 or permission of the instructor
This is a Social Science course


JUG320H1
The Canadian Wilderness 26L

The idea of wilderness permeates narratives of Canadian national identity, while policy-makers seek to manage and contain natural areas. This course compares and contrasts historical and contemporary wilderness narratives in literature, painting and film with policies in areas such as conservation, urban planning, land claims and tourism. (Offered by University College and the Geography Department.)
This is a Social Science course


UNI320Y1
Canada Today II 52L, 26T

An investigation of major issues confronting Canadians today such as: Towards a Sustainable Canada; A Political Vision of Canada; Canada in the Mirror of Aboriginal Writers; The Future of Health Care in Canada; Genetics in Canada’s Past; Genetics in Canada’s Future; Canadian Culture vs. the Culture of Consumerism; The Status of Women in Canada - post second wave. Students are encouraged to examine the issues not only from their disciplinary perspective but from alternative perspectives drawn from other Social Science and Humanities traditions.
Exclusion: UNI330Y1
Prerequisite: UNI220Y1 or permission of instructor
This is a Humanities or a Social Science course


UNI330Y1
Intellect and Imagination in English Canada 52L

A thematic study of intellectual and cultural traditions in Canada from the 1790s to the present, drawing on materials from a variety of disciplines including history, political science, literature, fine arts, sociology and music.
Prerequisite: At least two courses involving the study of Canada
This is a Humanities course


UNI335H1
The National Film Board of Canada 39L

Study of the National Film Board of Canada as a social and political organization whose mandate is to “interpret Canada to Canadians and to the other nations of the world”. Historical development, production, distribution, and the importance of the Board in Canadian culture. (Offered every three years)
This is a Humanities course


UNI420Y1
Senior Essay 52S

Students select an appropriate research topic and, in consultation with the Program Director, make arrangements with a suitable supervisor. Research projects must be approved by the supervisor preferably by April of the preceding academic year. Students meet periodically during the year in seminar to participate in peer evaluations of: statement of research, literature review, methods of analysis, and to share reports of progress in research.
Prerequisite: Open only to Specialists in the Canadian Studies program


UNI430H1
Senior Seminar: Rights in the Canadian Context 26S

A study of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a Canadian legal, political, social and cultural instrument through a series of distinctive rights claims in a multidisciplinary context. Seminar presentations may include: freedom of expression; equality and equity issues; freedom of the press; and the balance between Courts and Parliament.
Prerequisite: UNI220Y1 or two courses on the study of Canada
 


Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence Courses

JUP250Y1
Introduction to Cognitive Science 78L

An introduction to the problems, theories and research strategies central to the interdisciplinary field focussing on the nature and organization of the human mind and other cognitive systems. Interrelations among the philosophical, psychological, linguistic and computer science aspects of the field are emphasized. (Offered by University College and the Department of Philosophy)
This is a Humanities course


Health Studies Courses

Enrolment in UNI courses listed under Health Studies is restricted to students enrolled in the Health Studies program.


UNI200Y
Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics in Health Studies 78L

This course will offer students in Health Studies a basic understanding of research design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, and their impact on health policy.
Exclusion: POL 242Y1, SOC 200Y1, WDW 350Y1


UNI300Y
Introduction to Health Policy and Administration 78L

This course will offer students in Health Studies a basic understanding of the formulation and implementation of Urban Health Policy. Health Administration issues will be examined from a variety of critical perspectives.
Prerequisite: UNI 200Y1


UNI311H
Political Economy of Canadian Physical Activity 26L, 13T

For course description see listing under University College Canadian Studies Courses.
Corequisite: UNI 200Y1


UNI370H
Psychology of Physical Activity 39L

This course develops the students’ understanding of individual behaviour towards physical activity, sport and play. While the focus is on the individual participant, the course also examines the basic psychological theories underlying behaviour.
Corequisite: UNI 200Y1


UNI371H
Physical Activity and Social Inequality 26L, 13T

Opportunities for physical activity are profoundly affected by the social structures of Canadian society and persistent inequalities. This course enables students to study the effects of class, gender, race, and sexuality upon opportunities, programs and practices and the means by which social equity might be more effectively pursued.
Corequisite: UNI 200Y1


UNI373H
Population Health 39L

This issue-oriented course will extend students’ understanding of the broad definitions of health and its determinants, and population-based strategies of health promotion in Canada. Topics include: variations in health status as affected by population patterns, class, gender, ethnicity, employment, and family composition; the major causes of morbidity and mortality; the concept of "community health", and the opportunities and constraints facing public policy.
Corequisite: UNI 200Y1

The following 400-level courses are open only to students enrolled in the Health Studies Specialist program


UNI400Y
Practicum in Health Studies

TBA
Individual field placement with a health research or administration professional, in which the student applies theory and skills to a specific project. Culminates in an oral and written report.


UNI440H
Epidemiology 26L, 26S

This course aims to provide an understanding of the basic concepts and methods in epidemiology. The emphasis will be on descriptive methods and study design


UNI441H
Biostatistics for Students in the Biological Sciences

TBA
Introduction to the statistical techniques; descriptive and graphical methods, estimation, tests of hypotheses, one- and two-sample procedures, simple linear regression, one-way analysis of variance; methods for comparing proportions (both paired and independent) and ranks.


UNI442H
Survey Methods in Health Sciences

TBA
Designing, conducting, and evaluating survey research; emphasis on the identification and control of error and the maximization of variance in measurement.


UNI443H
Community Health Appraisal Methods I 26L, 13T

Statistical concepts and significance tests; basic epidemiological concepts; basic computer statistics.


UNI444H
Community Health Appraisal Methods II

Nature of inquiry; paradigms of research; quantitative and qualitative methods; participatory methods; need analysis; secondary data.


UNI445H
Current Public Health Sciences

TBA
A course that provides a context for current health issues, focuses on breadth of learning and interconnections, and uses specific examples to illustrate common themes. In this course the student will learn about the determinants of health and disease, the disciplines that study them, and the process of applying this knowledge to the improvement of health of populations.


UNI446H
Health Care 2000 26L

Cultural dimensions of health and illness and their significance for health professionals; cross-cultural communication; assessment of clients from culturally diverse backgrounds; delivery of culturally sensitive health care.


UNI447H
Health Psychology: Community Health

TBA
Major theoretical assessment and intervention issues in health/illness-related behaviours; focus on both communities and individuals.


UNI448H
Tobacco & Health: From Cells to Society

TBA
This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of tobacco and tobacco-related issues from a public health perspective. The course focuses on patterns and determinants of tobacco use, the health and social impact of tobacco use and treatment, and prevention of tobacco use. Topics will include epidemiology, nicotine addiction, genetic factors, determinants, health effects, social and economic impacts, treatment issues, prevention, and program and policy issues. Students will be exposed to experts in the field who bring real world experience in tobacco control in addition to academic expertise.


UNI449H
Health Promotion 39L

Overview of health promotion: social-psychological factors, methods and strategies; role of the health promoter and relationship to other health and social service workers; models of health and illness; strategies of health promotion; social psychological theories on health attitudes and behaviour; values and ethics in health promotion.


UNI450H
Health Promotion Strategies 39L

Theoretical basis and application of strategies to promote health; communications theory; principles of community organization and development; theories and strategies of individual and social change; use of media.


UNI451H
Health Behaviour Change

TBA
Examination of concepts and approaches for health behaviour change at both individual and organizational levels. Specific topics include: theories of health behaviour acquisition, processes of change, motivation and resistance, brief interventions, organizational analysis and quality management, and use of information technology. Emphasis on both knowledge and practical skills development.


UNI460H
Assessing & Using Feedback from Health Care Organizations’ Customers

TBA
This course introduces learners to a variety of methods, with an emphasis on survey methods for assessing and using customer feedback in health care organizations. Topics include preparing an organization for a survey, methods for disseminating results, and examining how people use data to improve.


UNI461H
Decision Sciences & Design Support

TBA
Introduction to, and review of the fundamental principles of information systems and management science theory. Examines the power and limitations of management science techniques, comparing topics on both statistics and operations research.


UNI462H
Case Studies in Health Policy

TBA
Formulation and implementation of public policy using studies focused on theoretical concepts; comparisons of policy alternatives.


UNI463H
Health Services Marketing

TBA
Principles of marketing and their application to the management of health service organizations. Stresses a customer-focus
orientation, re-examination of usual strategic issues, and the relationship between marketing and quality management.


UNI464H
International Health

TBA
A course intended to widen the horizons and learning opportunities of future health system managers through international and intercultural learning, and to provide a learning environment for understanding different ways of approaching issues and problems related to health sciences management.


UNI465H
Comparative Health Care Systems

TBA
Comparative examination of the health systems of the OECD countries with a focus on components, processes and outcomes including system principles, structures, financing, human resources, technology, culture, level of centralization, and quality.


UNI470H
Health Psychology: Physical Education & Health 39L

This course provides students with an overview of contemporary topics in health psychology: psychological theory, research and skills relevant to the promotion and maintenance of optimal health and the prevention and treatment of illness and physical injury. The first half of the course will cover theoretical frameworks for understanding health behaviour, motivation, and psycho-social factors that influence health attitudes and behaviour. In the second half, topics germane to clinical health psychology and multi-disciplinary settings will be explored. Emphasis on the role of health psychology and exercise wellness behaviour, and on professional issues and ethical practices for physical and health education students.


UNI471H
Physical Activity, Health and the Media 26L, 13T

This course draws upon communications theory, political economy, semiology and sociology to examine the ways in which meanings about physical activity are produced, distributed, and consumed through the media. Topics include: the social marketing of health, advertising and the "body politic", media advocacy, sports and fitness marketing, and the production of sport as a media event.


UNI472H
Body, Health and Culture 26L, 13T

This course examines the body as a terrain of complex cultural politics. Drawing upon a variety of sources, especially post-modern theory, cultural anthropology, and philosophy, it will consider the ways in which the "body" has been conceptualized and the ways in which discourses on bodies have led to important political struggles, particularly in the social construction of health and sickness.


UNI473H
Physical Activity in the Ancient and Early Modern World 26L

The ancient Greeks and Romans were intensely interested in sport, physical education, and the maintenance of physical strength and health. The Renaissance revived this interest and transformed physical pursuits from marginal activities into structured components of the social system. Our contemporary concepts of sport, health, and physical culture were first formulated at that time. The readings (in English translation) will be taken from original ancient and early-modern documents.


Peace and Conflict Studies Courses


UNI260Y1
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies (formerly UNI110Y1) 78L

A review of the full range of theories explaining the nature and causes of conflict and possibilities for its resolution; provides students with a set of theoretical tools for effective analysis of interpersonal, civil, and international conflict.
Exclusion: UNI110Y1
This is a Social Science course


UNI360Y1
Topics in Peace and Conflict 52L

An in-depth exploration of selected issues introduced in UNI260Y1. Topics may include: negotiation theory; ethnic and group-identity conflict; feminist perspectives on peace and war; mathematical modelling of arms races and war; decision-making theory and conflict; environmental change and conflict; and traditional perspectives on statecraft.
Prerequisite: UNI260Y1 or permission of the instructor
Recommended preparation: POL208Y1
This is a Social Science course


JUP460Y1
Contemporary Issues in Peace and Conflict

(formerly UNI460Y1) 52S
A colloquium (fall session) and research seminar (winter session) on the changing meanings of security. Concepts to be considered, and to be applied in research, range from the unconventional (feminist theorizing, the GAIA hypothesis) to the familiar (collective security, deterrence). (Offered by University College and the Department of Political Science)
Exclusion: UNI460Y1
Prerequisite: UNI260Y1/POL208Y1/permission of instructor and the Program Director
This is a Social Science course


Sexual Diversity Studies Courses


UNI255H1
History and Perspectives in Sexual Diversity 39L/S

An interdisciplinary examination of sexuality across cultures and periods. How are sexualities represented? How are they suppressed or celebrated? How and why are they labelled as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or perverse? Do sexualities change with ethnicity, class, and gender?
This is a Humanities or Social Science course


UNI355H1
Theories of Sexual Diversity 26L/S

Investigates the development of theoretical frameworks for the interpretation of sexuality and its diversities. Areas covered may include pre-modern understandings of sexuality, psychoanalytic theory, historical, medical, political, and post-structuralist theories. Examines how sexuality is organized and interrelated with other social relations such as gender, race, and class.
Prerequisite: UNI255H1/NEW160Y1 or permission of instructor
This is a Humanities or Social Science course


UNI365H1
Sexuality and Law 26L/S

An overview of the points where sexuality and law intersect, through surveying ways of thinking about how law interprets, regulates and defines sexuality, and how communities and groups oppressed on the basis of sexuality, fare under the law in Canada and elsewhere.
Prerequisite: POL315H1/UNI255H1/355H1/ or permission of instructor
This is a Humanities course


UNI375H1
Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies 26L/S

Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor. For 2002-2003:  Histories of Sexuality and Rebellion; Instructor: Val Marie Johnson, W 6-8.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1 or permission of the instructor.
This is a Humanities or Social Science course


UNI455H1
Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies 26L/S

An upper level seminar. Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor. For 2002-2003:  Comic Responses to the AIDS Epidemic; Instructor: Scott Rayter, R 3-5

Recommended preparation: UNI 255H1, POL 315H1/UNI 355H1
This is a Humanities or Social Science course
 


Other University College Courses


JUM102H1
Mathematics as an Interdisciplinary Pursuit 26L, 13T

A study of the interaction of mathematics with other fields of inquiry: how mathematics influences, and is influenced by, the
evolution of science and culture. Art, music, and literature, as well as the more traditionally related areas of the natural and social sciences may be considered. (Offered every three years)

JUM102H is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.


JUM103H1
Mathematics as a Recreation 26L, 13T

A study of games, puzzles and problems focusing on the deeper principles they illustrate. Concentration is on problems arising out of number theory and geometry, with emphasis on the process of mathematical reasoning. Technical requirements are kept to a minimum. A foundation is provided for a continuing lay interest in mathematics. (Offered every three years)

JUM103H is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.


JUM105H1
Mathematical Personalities 26L, 13T

An in-depth study of the life, times and work of several mathematicians who have been particularly influential. Examples may include Newton, Euler, Gauss, Kowalewski, Hilbert, Hardy, Ramanujan, Gödel, Erdös, Coxeter, Grothendieck. (Offered every three years)


JUM105H is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.


JPU200Y1
The Way of Physics 52L, 26T

A general, non-mathematical introduction to many of the most interesting concepts of modern Physics. It focuses on basic changes in our view of the universe that are needed to accommodate important discoveries of 20th-century Physics, and introduces some of the striking parallels to ideas of Eastern mysticism. Topics include space-time, relativity, curvature of space, quantum physics, chaos, quarks and big bang cosmology. (Given by the Department of Physics and University College)


JPU200Y is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.


UNI299Y1
Research Opportunity Program


Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See ROP pages for details.


UNI393Y1/394H1
University College Independent Studies

TBA
An opportunity to pursue at the 300-level an independent course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. A written proposal, co-signed by the instructor, must be submitted on the appropriate proposal form for approval by the Vice-Principal of University College prior to registration.
Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal


UNI495Y1/496H1
University College Independent Studies

TBA
An opportunity to pursue at the 400-level an independent course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. A written proposal, co-signed by the instructor, must be submitted on the appropriate proposal form for approval by the Vice-Principal of University College prior to registration.
Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal
 


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