Canadian Studies Courses
UNI201H1 Aspects of Qu‚bec Society 26S
Contemporary Qu‚bec from social, economic and political perspectives.
This is a Social Science course
UNI202H1 Aspects of Qu‚bec Culture 26S
An exploration of modern Qu‚bec 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
SOC218Y1 Asian Communities in Canada
(formerly SOC342Y1)
The course will explore the structures and processes of Asian communities in Canada. Historical development of various
Asian communities will be explored. Other topics include ethnic economy, ethnic media, ethnic churches, and ethnic voluntary
organizations in Asian communities. Experts in related topics are invited to present their research findings. Non-sociology
students may seek departmental permission to enrol.
Exclusion: SOC 342Y1/394Y1
This is a Social Science course
UNI218H1 Voices in Canadian Writing 26S
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
Understanding Canada Today: Re-Imagining the Nation 52L, 26T
An introduction to key events and issues in contemporary Canada. This course provides a multi-disciplinary perspective on a
wide range of topics such as constitutional reform; multiculturalism and immigration; social welfare; environmentalism;
globalization; economic policy; gender and sexuality; arts and culture.
This is a Humanities or a Social Science course
UNI221H1 Culture and the Media in Canada 26L
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
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 analyses
illuminating relations between cultural and racial communities in post 1960's Canada, with an emphasis on Toronto.
Prerequisite: UNI220Y1 or two courses on the study of Canada
This is a Humanities or a Social Science course
UNI317Y1/317H1
Politics of Aboriginal Self-Government 52L/26L
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/POL103Y1/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
Canadian Questions: Issues and Debates 52L
An in-depth study of selected questions facing contemporary Canada. Students are encouraged to examine topics from
multiple disciplinary perspectives drawn from the Social Sciences and Humanities. Issues addressed in recent years include:
multiculturalism in contemporary film; residential schools,; African Canadian culture; North American integration; citizenship
and global cities; genetics and cloning.
This is a Humanities or a Social Science 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 Majors and Specialists in the Canadian Studies program
UNI430H1
Senior Seminar: Special Topics in Canadian Studies 26S
An upper level seminar. Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor.
Prerequisite: UNI220Y1 or two courses on the study of Canada
Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence Course
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
JUP301H1
Exploring Artificial Intelligence Models & Programs 13L,
26P
A hands-on course for students with little or no programming background to enable direct understandings of programs in
traditional AI, neural networks, genetic algorithms, artificial life, dynamic systems, and robotics. Simple and classical algorithms
are demonstrated, and students will learn to operate and extend them. This course gives second- and third-year students
experience of working models that they have read about, and can also serve as an introduction to programming in artificial
intelligence and cognitive science.
Prerequisite: Cog Sci or Cog Sci & AI Major or Specialist/CSC108H1/LIN100Y1/PHL100Y1/PSY100Y1
Co-requisite: JUP250Y1
This is a Science course.
JUP302H1 Bases of Cognition 39L
Extending the depth of understanding of conceptual issues in cognitive science, including intentionality, semantics,
mechanism, and consciousness. Students study primary literature, including. Descartes, Turing, Chomsky, Brooks, Dennett,
Searle, et al. and they elaborate their own conceptual frameworks in cognitive science.
Prerequisite: Cog Sci or Cog Sci & AI Major or Specialist/CSC108H1/LIN100Y1/PHL100Y1/PSY100Y1
Co-requisite: JUP250Y1
This is a Humanities course.
JUP450H1 Advanced Cognitive Science 26S
A seminar on the following questions: "What is consciousness? What does it take for a creature to be conscious? What is
objectivity? How may a creature be objective?" Students bring to bear on these questions their diverse background in analytic
philosophy, anthropology, artificial intelligence, connectionism, linguistics, neuroscience, phenomenology, or psychology.
Readings cover visual perception, spatial navigation, attention, working memory, reference, object permanence, evolution of
language, the frame problem, the binding problem, and the qualia problem.
Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Cognitive Science or Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence Program, or permission on the
instructor
Health Studies Courses
Enrolment in UNI courses listed under Health Studies is restricted to students
enrolled in the Health Studies program.
UNI200Y1
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: POL242Y1, SOC200Y1, WDW350Y1
This is a Social Science course
UNI300Y1
Introduction to Social and Health Care Policy 52L, 26T
Health care is increasingly contentious with aging population, advancements in medical technology, government fiscal
restraints. How to achieve best health care given limited resources, and ensure fair, equal, accessible health care. Overview of
current policy issues and its relationship to social inequality, gender, and race, provide analytical tools for understanding.
Exclusion: SOC 351Y1
Prerequisite: UNI200Y1
This is a Social Science course
UNI370H1
Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport (PHE300H1) 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.
Exclusion: PHE 300H1
Corequisite: UNI200Y1
This is a Social Science course
UNI371H1
Physical Activity and Social Inequality (PHE301H1) 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.
Exclusion: PHE 301H1
Corequisite: UNI200Y1
This is a Social Science course
UNI373H1 Population Health (PHE312H1) 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.
Exclusion: PHE 312H1
Corequisite: UNI200Y1
This is a Social Science course
Note
The following 400-series courses are open only to students enrolled in the Health Studies Specialist program. To enrol
students must have a GPA of 3.7 and approval of the Department.
UNI400Y1 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.
This is a Social Science course
UNI470H1
Health Psychology: Physical Education & Health (PHE401H1) 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.
This is a Social Science course
UNI471H1
Physical Activity, Health and the Media (PHE402H1) 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.
Prerequisite: PHE 301H1/UNI371H1
Exclusion: PHE 402H1
This is a Social Science course
UNI472H1
Body, Health and Culture (PHE403H1) 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.
Exclusion: PHE 403H1
This is a Social Science course
UNI473H1
Physical Activity in the Ancient and Early Modern World (PHE423H1) 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.
Exclusion: PHE 423H1
This is a Social Science course
Peace and Conflict Studies Courses
UNI260Y1 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies 78L
(formerly UNI110Y1)
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 modeling 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 52S
(formerly UNI460Y1)
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: POL208Y1, UNI260Y1 and UNI360Y1, or permission of instructor and Program Director
This is a Social Science course
Sexual Diversity Studies Courses
UNI255H1 History and Perspectives in Sexual Diversity 26L, 13T
An interdisciplinary examination of sexuality across cultures and periods. How are sexualities represented? How are they
suppressed or celebrated? How and why are they labeled as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or perverse? How do
sexualities change with ethnicity, class, and gender?
This is a Humanities or Social Science course
UNI 256H1
Sexualities: Social, Organizational, and Legal Contexts 26L, 13T
A social sciences approach to sexual diversity across societies, and of the
increased visibility of that diversity in such settings
as the family, the workplace, and the law, as well as the role that such
contexts play in shaping sexual identity.
This is a social science course.
UNI354H1
Theories of Sexuality I: The Foundations 26L
A survey of classic western theories of sexuality; each theory is examined in terms of the practices it allows and prohibits.
Under consideration are not only the descriptive and/or prescriptive aspects of a particular framework but its epistemic
grounds, and implications for understanding identity, body, community, and state.
Prerequisite: UNI255H1
This is a Humanities or Social Science course
UNI355H1 Theories of Sexuality II: Contemporary Perspectives 26L
An integrated survey of some ways in which sexuality has been theorised recently. How have desire and its identities been
conceptualised and deployed? What are the implications for psychoanalysis, feminism, and cultural production? What
interconnections are yet to be made between sexuality and the markers of gender, race, and class?
Prerequisite: UNI255H1 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/UNI256H1 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.
Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1 or permission of instructor
UNI455H1 Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies 26S
An upper level seminar.
Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1
Recommended preparation: POL315H1/UNI354H1/UNI355H1
This is a Humanities or Social Science course
UNI475H1 The New Queer Visibility 26S
This interdisciplinary course critically examines the socio-political cultural context that has produced a new queer visibility. The
course assesses many of the post-Stonewall changes in the North American public sphere and the interrelationship between
the new queer visibility and the North American public sphere.
Prerequisite: UNI255H1 and UNI355H1 or permission of the instructor
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)
JUM102H1 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)
JUM103H1 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, G”del, Erd”s, Coxeter, Grothendieck. (Offered every
three years)
JUM105H1 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)
JPU200Y1 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 page 43 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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