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Innis CollegeOn this page: Introduction | Programs | See also: Faculty Members | Course Descriptions | Course Winter Timetable | More on Department Introduction |
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The courses offered at Innis College are integral to its four academic programs: Cinema Studies; Environmental Studies; Urban Cinema Studies Cinema Studies treats film primarily as a unique and powerful art form with its own traditions, history, conventions, and techniques. Understanding film, its properties, methods, aesthetics, and its impact on culture and society, is the basis of Cinema Studies. The Program provides a wide variety of approaches: the history and development of cinema; film theory and critical analysis; the study of genres, national cinemas, and the works of individual masters of cinema; and the examination of film in relation to other arts and academic fields. Further details are available on the Cinema Studies website [www.utoronto.ca/cinema]. Enquiries: Deborah Ohab, Program Assistant, (416-978-5809), d.ohab@utoronto.ca Environmental Studies In the Environmental Studies Program, understanding leads to action. The Program offers rigorous academic study of the economic, social, and political forces driving today's issues. Examples include globalization, species loss, and biodiversity; climate change and the Kyoto Protocol; the fight for sustainable cities; smog, toxic pollution, and human health. The Program constantly links intellectual understanding of the ecological crisis with opportunities to use this knowledge to help solve these problems - locally in the Toronto area, nationally, and globally. Students study in small classes with extensive faculty contact. They gain academic skills and knowledge, coupled with practical skills and experience, through off-campus volunteer and employment opportunities. The Program specializes in environmental policy and governance, and provides students with a grounding in scientific literacy and evolving cultural attitudes towards nature. Together, this academic and applied undergraduate experience provides a solid foundation for graduate studies and professional careers. Program instructors are leaders in environmental work in Canada, teaching at Innis College while engaged in academic research and professional practice. They bring their diverse experience and knowledge into the classroom for the benefit of their students. Guests with particular expertise from outside organizations enhance lectures in all Program courses. Assignments involve research activities and information sources outside the university, and all students enrolled in the major or specialist programs work directly with an off-campus organization in the final-year environmental research seminar and/or professional experience course. An environmental project associated with the Program offers diverse volunteer and employment opportunities to Environmental Studies students and recent graduates. Majors and specialists are eligible for the Douglas Pimlott scholarships and awards. Environmental Studies is designed to be taken on its own, or in combination with either a BSc program (such as Biology, Geology, or Chemistry) or another BA. program (such as Geography, Political Science, or Economics). However, a Major or Minor program in Environmental Studies cannot be combined with a Major or Minor program in Environment and Society offered by the Division of the Environment. It is strongly recommended that students give serious consideration to combining one of the Innis Environmental Studies programs with another program. Students are advised to consult with the Program Counselor about combining programs when enrolling in the Innis program. Further details are available on the Environmental Studies website [http://www.utoronto.ca/envstudy/]. Enquiries: David Powell, Program Counselor, (416-946-8100), david.powell@utoronto.ca Interfaculty Combination: Environmental Studies and International Development Studies Interfaculty Combination: The program combination of Environmental Studies and International Development Studies is for students enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Science on the St. George campus wishing to pursue a Specialist or Major program in Environmental Studies at Innis College in conjunction with a Major program in International Development Studies at the Scarborough campus, or for students enrolled at the Scarborough campus wishing to pursue a Specialist program in International Development Studies at Scarborough in conjunction with a Major program in Environmental Studies at Innis College (for the latter option, Scarborough students should consult the University of Toronto at Scarborough Calendar for 2005-06). Urban Studies Urban Studies at Innis College provides students with the tools to make sense of their urban world. The Program examines the complex and dynamic relations among institutions, people, and physical form that create, sustain, or destroy cities. The Program is suited for those students who wish to study cities using several disciplinary approaches. It is also of interest to those students who wish to become involved in urban issues in Toronto. The Program offers an internship in the office of a municipal politician as part of its third-year course and extensive field research in the fourth-year seminar. Because urban issues are so varied, a Major in Urban Studies combines well with Majors in many other areas. Students are advised to consult the Program Director when designing programs that meet their particular interests. The Program encourages students to take advantage of the Study Elsewhere Program at the University of Toronto to broaden their knowledge of cities. Enquiries: Innis College Secretary, (416-978-7023), urban.studies@utoronto.ca Writing, Rhetoric and Critical Analysis The Minor Program in Writing, Rhetoric, and Critical Analysis is built on a foundation of Innis College courses that cover academic essay writing, rhetoric, critical thinking, creative writing, media analysis, and writing in the workplace. The Program also draws on relevant University of Toronto courses in a range of disciplines. The Program's design reflects the three interrelated themes of its title. Writing: This discipline involves more than instruction in composition skills; it is inextricably tied to rhetoric, logic, reasoning, and critical thinking. One of the main goals of the Program is to ensure that students graduate with a solid grounding in various modes of writing and with highly developed transferable skills. Rhetoric: One of the oldest disciplines in the liberal arts, rhetoric as a contemporary discipline focuses on the influence of discourse on social forces. For the purposes of this Program, rhetoric will, broadly speaking, signify the patterns of communication identifiable in a variety of disciplines and environments. Critical Analysis: One of the tenets of the Program is shared by many of the University's Arts and Science disciplines: that problem-solving and creative, persuasive, and effective writing depend on the ability to analyze discourse critically. Enquiries: Cynthia Messenger, Program Director, Room 315 Innis College (416-978-6508), cynthia.messenger@utoronto.ca Innis College ProgramsCinema Studies (Arts program)Consult the Program Assistant, Deborah Ohab, (416-978-5809 or d.ohab@utoronto.ca) or the Cinema Studies Website: www.utoronto.ca/cinema Enrolment in the Cinema Studies programs requires completion of four full-course equivalents, with a minimum grade of 70% in INI115Y1. For students applying to the Specialist program, only those with a CGPA of at least 2.5 will be considered. Meeting the minimum GPA requirement may not guarantee admission. For students applying to the Major program, only those with CGPA of at least 2.3 will be considered. Meeting the minimum GPA requirement may not guarantee admission. For students applying to the Minor program, only those with CGPA of at least 2.0 will be considered. Meeting the minimum GPA requirement may not guarantee admission. Specialist program: First Year: Higher Years: Major program: (7 full courses or their equivalent, with at least two at the 300/400 level) First Year: Higher Years: Minor program: (4 full courses or their equivalent, with at least one
at the 300+level) Group A: Core Courses Group B: Theory and Genre: Group C: National Cinemas: Group D: Interdisciplinary: Group E: Senior Seminars: Environmental Studies (Arts program) Consult the Program Counselor, David Powell (416-946-8100/416-971-5141 or
david.powell@utoronto.ca), Innis College, or Specialist program:( 11 full courses or their equivalent including at least one 400-level course) First Year: Successful enrolment in the Specialist requires prior enrolment in the Environmental
Studies Major or Minor and completion of Higher Years: Major program: (7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+series courses) First Year: Higher Years: Note: Students may request some modification of program course requirements (up to 1 full-course equivalent) that reflects Minor program: (4 full courses or their equivalent including at least one 300+ series course) First Year: Higher Years: Group A: Group B: Group C (Social Science and Humanities): Group D (Life & Physical Science): *NOTE: Some courses offered by other Faculties or at the University of Toronto at
Mississauga or Scarborough may be eligible for Interfaculty Combination: Environmental Studies (Specialist, Major) and International Development Studies (Major) (Arts program)Consult the Program Counselor, David Powell (416-971-5141/416-946-8100 or david.powell@utoronto.ca). This is a limited enrolment combination. Students already enrolled
in the Environmental Studies Specialist or Major may ballot Students enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the St. George Campus who wish to complete the interfaculty combination, must concurrently complete all requirements for the Environmental Studies Specialist or Major program outlined above. In addition, they must fulfill the requirements of the International Development Studies Major program or its equivalent as outlined below (for details, consult the University of Toronto at Scarborough Calendar for 2005-06 (www.utsc.utoronto.ca) and Professor Paul Kingston, Supervisor of International Development Studies (416-287-7305 or 416-946-8974 or kingston@chass.utoronto.ca). SECTION I: Students must take all 3.5 full-course equivalents: ECMA01H Introduction to Microeconomics, ECMA05H Introduction to Macroeconomics
or ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1 SECTION II: Students must take 4.5 full course equivalents,* with at least one full credit,
from two of the following groups (see courses listed A. Social/Cultural Perspectives * Students may substitute equivalent courses given in the Faculty of Arts
and Science on the St. George Campus, but must get Urban Studies (Arts program)For Program requirements and information, consult the College Secretary at 416-978-7023 or collegesecretary.innis@utoronto.ca. Specialist program: (11 full courses or their equivalent including at least four 300+ series courses with at least one 400-level course) Enrolment in the Specialist program in Urban Studies is limited. Successful enrolment requires prior enrolment in the Urban Studies Major, completion of ten full-course equivalents, and a mark of at least 70% in INI235Y1. First Year: Higher Years: Major program: (7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+series courses) For admission to the Major program, generally a minimum CGPA of 2.3 is required,
although exceptions may be made based First Year: Higher Years: Group A: Architecture Group B: Economics Group C: Geography Group D: History Group E: Politics Group F: Sociology Group G: Environment: Note: Students may be able to substitute other courses offered by the faculty of
Arts & Science, other faculties, Mississauga, and Joint Urban Studies and Sociology - See SociologyWriting, Rhetoric and Critical Analysis (Arts program) For Program requirements and information, contact Program Director Cynthia
Messenger, Innis College (416-978-6508 or Minor Program: This is a Type 2 program. See the Registration Handbook and Timetable for application procedures. Entrance Requirements: Students who wish to be considered for enrolment in the Minor program must
meet the following requirements. Please note 1. Achieve a CGPA of at least 2.3 (any discipline). Requirements for the
Minor program: four full courses or their equivalent, as outlined below, including at least one 300/400- 1. 2.5 INI writing courses. Courses For The Minor: Note: Enrolment in all INI writing courses (except INI311Y1)
requires completion of 4 full-course equivalents and a CGPA of Innis Writing Courses A. Critical Analysis and Reasoning B.
Workplace Writing and Media C. Language and Rhetoric |
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