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The courses offered at Innis College are integral to its three academic programs: Cinema Studies; Urban Studies; Writing and Rhetoric. Cinema StudiesCinema 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 Environmental Studies – See Environment (Centre for)The Environmental Studies Program, formerly based at Innis College, has been amalgamated into the new Centre for Environment as of July 1st, 2005. 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. Because urban issues are so varied, a Major or Minor in Urban Studies combines well with Specialists or 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 Writing and RhetoricThe Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric 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 three interrelated themes. Writing This discipline involves more than instruction in composition skills. Writing is related 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 Innis College Programs
Cinema Studies (Arts program) Consult the Program Assistant, Deborah Ohab, (416-978-5809 or d.ohab@utoronto.ca)
or the Cinema Studies Website at 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 (10 full courses or their equivalent, with at least one at the 400-level and three others at the 300+ level) First Year: Higher Years: Major program: First Year: Higher Years: Minor program: (4 full courses or their equivalent, with at least one at the 300+level) 1. INI115Y1 Group A: Core Courses Group B: Theory and Genre: Group C: National Cinemas: Group D: Interdisciplinary: Group E: Senior Seminars: Urban Studies (Arts program)For Program requirements and information, consult the College Secretary at 416-978-7023 or collegesecretary.innis@utoronto.ca. Note: All Urban Studies programs are Type 3 (limited enrolment) programs (see Registration Handbook and Timetable for application procedures). As a Type 3 program, the admission process is competitive and meeting minimum CGPA requirements does not guarantee admission. Specialist program : (11 full courses or their equivalent including at least four 300+ series courses with at least one 400-level course) First Year: Higher Years : Major program:
First Year : Higher Years: Minor program:
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: Urban Studies & Sociology - See SociologyWriting and Rhetoric (Arts program)For Program requirements and information, contact Program Director Cynthia Messenger, Innis College (416-978-6508 or cynthia.messenger@utoronto.ca). Minor Program:
Entrance Requirements: Students who wish to be considered for enrolment in the Minor program must meet the following requirements. Please note that meeting the minimum GPA requirement does not guarantee admission: 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 2.3. Students do not have to be enrolled in the minor to take INI writing courses. Innis Writing Courses |