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Victoria College offers VIC One, a first year sequence of courses, and interdisciplinary programs and courses listed below so that students have an opportunity to examine important themes and problems of our culture from a variety of points of view. Most of the courses introduce ideas and methods from various disciplines; in this way students can explore areas of interest they otherwise might overlook, and also gain insight into comparative studies. Several of the courses have a place in the established programs of study indicated below. In addition, the courses are designed to serve the interests of those who, whatever their intended field of specialization, wish to introduce variety into their program, or who have not decided on a discipline, and wish to examine different approaches to humane studies. VIC One Victoria College offers first-year Arts and Science students an opportunity for a unique educational experience that draws upon the college’s history and identity. Four streams with differing emphasis are available in this foundation year program, known as Vic One. They are named in honour of four respected Canadian leaders, all Victoria College alumni. The Frye stream, named after former Victoria College professor and renowned literary critic Northrop Frye, focuses on the humanities. The Pearson stream, named after former Canadian prime minister Lester Pearson is concerned with the social sciences. The Augusta Stowe-Gullen stream, named after the first woman to graduate from a Canadian medical school, is of interest to students wishing to pursue studies in the life sciences. The Egerton Ryerson stream, named after the first Principal of the College who was a pioneer in Canadian education, is an opportunity to introduce first year students to issues in education and teaching. The four streams feature seminars, lectures, small tutorials and informal conversation, and are enriched by guest professors, visiting artists, writers, ambassadors and other public figures. Each Vic One stream comprises three first-year courses out of the five courses taken by most first year students. Two courses in each stream are seminar courses given by Victoria College. They have a limited enrolment of 25 students in each class. The third course is selected, in the Pearson stream, from the first-year offerings in history or political science; in the Frye stream, it is JEF100Y1: The Western Tradition; in the Stowe-Gullen stream, it is BIO150Y1: Organisms in their Environment, and in the Egerton Ryerson stream, it is PSY100H1, Introductory Psychology. Vic One enrolment is limited to 150 students. It requires an application that is found on the Vic One web site (www.vicu.utoronto.ca). All first-year students in the Faculty of Arts and Science, regardless of college membership, are eligible for admission to Vic One. Admission decisions are made based on extra-curricular activities, a short original essay and the student’s entering grades. VIC First: Pathways for First Year The Vic First experience is created by a Pathway that links together two stimulating first year courses, at least one course or section with limited enrolment, delivered by outstanding lecturers. Vic First also adds extra value in additional out-of-class activities. Each Pathway combines one of the popular large courses offered on the Vic campus with a complimentary smaller enrolment course that will offer students a sense of being in an academic cohort. The Pathways will provide an excellent foundation for a student’s subsequent studies. Priority will be given to Victoria College students at the beginning of registration. Thereafter Vic First will be open to all first-year students in the Faculty of Arts and Science. The Literary Studies Program (Major, Minor and Joint Specialist with Philosophy) will be attractive to students who wish to read major works drawn from a variety of languages and cultural contexts. The program combines close attention to literary texts with theoretical reflection on relations between literary and non-literary works (for example, philosophy, art, film, history). Contemporary debates in literary and cultural theory will play a key role. The Renaissance Studies Program (Specialist, Major and Minor) studies one of the critical periods in European and world history. The Renaissance witnessed changes in art and literature, in social and political development, and in technology and science that were to transform our concept of the world. This interdisciplinary program is particularly attractive to students of history, politics, literature, fine art, history of science, music and theatre, because it assembles aspects of all these studies to focus on one seminal period in Western civilization. The Semiotics and Communication Theory Program ( Major and Minor) investigates the science of communication
and sign systems, the ways people understand phenomena
and organize them mentally,
the ways
in which they devise means for transmitting that
understanding and for sharing it with others. It covers all non-verbal
signalling and
extends
to domains
whose communicative dimension is perceived only unconsciously
or
subliminally. Knowledge, meaning, intention and action
are thus fundamental concepts
in the semiotic investigation of phenomena. Victoria College ProgramsLiterary Studies (Arts program)Consult Professor J. Levine or Professor J.W. Patrick, Victoria College Enrolment in the Literary Studies program is open to students upon completion of four courses; no minimum GPA required. Major program: (7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400- level course) 1. JEF100Y1 or
approved equivalent. Minor program: (4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 300+ level course) Four courses from: JEF100Y1, VIC201Y1, VIC210Y1, 211Y1, VIC300H1/Y1, 301H1/Y1, VIC310Y1, 311Y1, 401Y1, VIC410Y1, VIC411H1/Y1, JNV 300H1 and a half-course chosen in consultation with the Program Coordinator. Literary Studies and Philosophy (Arts program)Consult Professor J.W. Patrick, Victoria College, or Professor R. Comay, Department of Philosophy. Specialist program: (14 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course) 1. The seven
courses of the Literary Studies Major program (above) Renaissance Studies (Arts program)Consult Professor N. Terpstra, Victoria College. Enrolment in the Renaissance Studies program is open to students upon completion of four courses; no minimum GPA required. Specialist Program (10 full courses or their equivalent, including at least three 300+ series courses and one 400-level course): 1. VIC240Y1 Major program: (6 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+ series courses) 1. VIC440Y1 Minor program: (4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 300+ series course) 1. Equivalent of two full courses from: VIC240Y1, VIC341H1, VIC343Y1, VIC344H1, VIC345H1,
346H1, 347Y1, 348Y1, 349H1/Y1, VIC440Y1, 449H1/Y1. Semiotics and Communication Theory (Arts program)Program Director, Principal D. Cook, Victoria College. Program Coordinator, Professor M. Danesi, Victoria College. Note: Enrolment in the Semiotics program is limited to students with a CGPA of 2.8 in at least four full courses or their equivalent. Achievement of this minimum CGPA does not guarantee enrolment in the program. Major program: (7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+series courses) 1. One course from: ANT100Y1, LIN100Y1, PHL100Y1,
PHL 102Y1, SOC101Y1, RLG 101Y. Minor program: (4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 300+series course) 1. One course from: ANT100Y1, LIN100Y1, PHL100Y1,
PHL 102Y1, SOC101Y1, RLG 101Y. Group A: Anthropology Group B: Linguistics Group C: Philosophy Group D: Psychology Group E: Other Related Area Courses |