Canadian Studies Courses
JWU200H1
Toronto in the Canadian Context 26L
Toronto is a complex urban region marked by social diversity and a multi-textured cultural scene. This course examines Toronto’s history, culture, society, economy and status as a global city within the Canadian context.
This is a Humanities or Social Science course.
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
UNI205H1
Topics in Canadian Studies I 26L
A focused introduction to specific issues in Canadian culture and society. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Canadian Studies web site at www.utoronto.ca/canstudies.
This is a Humanities or Social Science course.
SOC218Y1
Asian Communities in Canada (formerly SOC342Y1) 52L
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
UNI305H1
Topics in Canadian Studies 2 26L
An in-depth study of selected questions in contemporary Canadian culture and society. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Canadian Studies web site at www.utoronto.ca/canstudies.
This is a Humanities or Social Science course.
UNI307Y1
Asian Cultures in Canada 52L
An exploration of the cultural histories and creative production specific to a wide range of Asian communities in Canada. Content will present humanities perspectives according to the instructor's specialty. Experts in specific areas —literature, dance, drama, film—will be invited to present their work.
Recommended Preparation: UNI220Y1
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
UNI250Y1
Introduction to Cognitive Science (formerly JUP250Y1) 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)
Exclusion: JUP250Y1
This is a Humanities course
UNI301H1
Exploring Artificial Intelligence Models & Programs
(formerly JUP301H1) 13L, 26P A hands-on course for students with some 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: CSC107H1/CSC108H1 or Instructor’s permission
Co-requisite: UNI250Y1
Exclusion: JUP301H1
This is a Science course.
UNI302H1
Bases of Cognition (formerly JUP302H1) 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.
Co-requisite: UNI250Y1
Exclusion: JUP302H1
This is a Humanities course.
UNI401H1
Advanced Cognitive Science (formerly JUP450H1) 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, and permission on the instructor
Exclusion: JUP450H1
Health Studies Courses
Enrolment in UNI courses listed under Health Studies is restricted
to students enrolled in the Health Studies program.
UNI200H1
Introduction to Research Methods in Health Studies (formerly UNI200Y1) 78L This course will offer students in Health Studies a basic understanding of research design and data collection on health topics and the usefulness of data collection in the formation of health policy.
Exclusion: POL242Y1, SOC200H1, UNI200Y1, WDW350Y1
This is a Social Science course
UNI210H1
Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Health Studies (formerly UNI200Y1) 78L This course will offer students in Health Studies a basic understanding of statistical data analysis, data interpretation, and the use of such data in the formation of health policy.
Exclusion: POL242Y1, SOC202H1, UNI200Y1, 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: UNI200H1, UNI210H1
This is a Social Science course
UNI370H1
Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport 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: UNI200H1, UNI210H1
This is a Social Science course
UNI371H1
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.
Exclusion: PHE 301H1
Corequisite: UNI200H1, UNI210H1
This is a Social Science course
UNI373H1
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.
Exclusion: PHE 312H1
Corequisite: UNI200H1, UNI210H1
This is a Social Science course
Note
The following 400-series courses are open only to students enrolled in
the Health Studies program or those who have received approval of the Program
Director.
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
UNI409H1
Special Topics on Health Research 26S
The specific content of this course will vary from one year to another, depending on the availability of particular health researchers and scholars. In a given year, the course may focus on AIDS, tobacco addiction, nutritional issues in low-income countries, and the persistence of infant health problems in poor Canadian communities.
This is a Social Science course.
UNI410H1
Communities and Community Health 26S This course is about the formation and growth of communities –about their social organization and the problems that small and vulnerable communities often face. There will be a focus on problems of poverty, social marginality, and powerlessness, and the health consequences of these for community members.
Prerequisite: UNI200H1, UNI210H1
Recommended Preparation: UNI300Y1
This is a Social Science course.
UNI440H1
Epidemiology 26S
This course aims to provide an introductory understanding of the basic concepts and methods in eipdemiology. The emphasis will be on descriptive methods and study design. Computational techniques, measurement problems, and issues that surround the drawing of inferences from area-level or other aggregate data will be discussed.
Prerequisite: UNI200H1, UNI210H1
Recommended preparation: UNI300Y1, UNI373H1
This is a Social Science course.
UNI446H1
Health Care 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.
This is a Social Science course
UNI462H1
Case Studies in Health Policy 26L
Formulation and implementation of public policy using studies focused on theoretical concepts; comparisons of policy alternatives.
This is a Social Science course
UNI464H1
International Health 26L
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.
This is a Social Science course
UNI451Y1
Independent Research in Health Studies TBA This two-semester course designation will permit students to gain academic credit for health studies pursued independently under the supervision of a University of Toronto faculty member; or to participate in an ongoing health research project under the joint supervision of the project’s Principal Investigator and the Director of the Health Studies Program.
Prerequisite: UNI200H1, UNI210H1
Recommended Preparation:UNI300Y1
This is a Social Science course.
UNI470H1
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.
This is a Social Science course
UNI471H1
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.
Prerequisite: PHE 301H1/UNI371H1
Exclusion: PHE 402H1
This is a Social Science course
UNI472H1
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.
Exclusion: PHE 403H1
This is a Social Science course
UNI473H1
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.
Exclusion: PHE 423H1
This is a Social Science course
UNI474H1
Health Topics in Literature 26S
he specific content of this course will vary from one year to another, depending on the availability of particular scholars to offer the course. Its purpose is to take advantage of the occasional availability of a prominent humanist in the health field. In a given year, the course may focus on changes in the perception and portrayal of illness or death or disability in the poetry, prose or drama of a particular country: England, France, and so on.
This is a Humanities course.
UNI476H1
Historical Approaches to Health 26S
The specific content of this course will vary from one year to another, depending on the availability of particular historians to offer the course. In a given year, the course may focus on the Black Death epidemic in Europe, problems of sanitation in ancient Rome, nutritional issues in pre-industrial China, and so on.
This is a Humanities course.
UNI480H1
Independent Research in Health Studies TBA This one-semester course will permit students to gain academic credit for health studies pursued independently under the supervision of a University of Toronto faculty member; or to participate in an ongoing health research project under the joint supervision of the project’s Principal Investigator and the Director of the Health Studies Program
Prerequisite: UNI200H1, UNI210H1
Recommended Preparation:UNI300Y1
This is a Social Science course.
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 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 (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: 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: 26L Contemporary Perspectives
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. This seminar is intended to expose students in the Sexual Diversity Studies program to topics that may not be covered by permanent university courses. See www.utoronto.ca/sexualdiversity/special.html for decriptions of current topics.
Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1 or permission of instructor
UNI455H1
Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies 26S Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor. This seminar is intended to expose students in the Sexual Diversity Studies program to topics that may not be covered by permanent university courses. See www.utoronto.ca/sexualdiversity/special.html for decriptions of current topics.
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
JUM202H1
Mathematics as an Interdisciplinary Pursuit (formerly JUM102H1) 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)
Exclusion: JUM102H1
JUM202H1 is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.
JUM203H1
 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)
Exclusion: JUM103H1
JUM203H1 is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.
JUM205H1
Mathematical Personalities (formerly JUM105H1) 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)
Exclusion: JUM105H1
JUM205H1 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 45 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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