Academic Bridging Program Courses

Key to Course Descriptions

1. For Distribution Requirement purposes, see classification listed after each course.

2. Only students admitted to the Academic Bridging Program may enrol in these courses.

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ENG185Y1
Introduction to the Study of Literature        78L

A writing intensive course that introduces essential rhetorical and critical skills, focusing on how to recognize major literary forms; how to read critically, comprehend more fully, analyze outstanding literary works of drama, poetry and fiction; how to write more clearly and effectively, and how to use the library to do research.
This is a Humanities course

JWH100Y1
Canadian History        78L

This course is a survey of Canada’s political, social, and economic history from European settlement to the present, featuring Canada’s native peoples, Anglophone-Francophone issues, Canada’s relations with Britain and the United States, and the growth of national institutions. Other themes include regionalism, immigration and multiculturalism.
This is a Humanities course

JWU100Y1
Contemporary Canada        78L

This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to contemporary Canadian society. The course includes the study of geography, politics, literature and culture through a historical framework of the twentieth century. It also emphasizes particular themes including aboriginal issues, regionalism, French-English conflict, gender/women’s issues and immigration/multiculturalism.
This is a Humanities or a Social Science course.