Introduction

The courses offered at Innis College are integral to three academic programs: Cinema Studies; Urban Studies; Writing and Rhetoric.

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: Undergraduate Program Assistant, 416-978-5809, cinema.studies@utoronto.ca.

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 either a municipal politician, non-profit research group, or other government organization as part of its experiential learning program. Because urban issues are so varied, Urban Studies combines well with many other Subject POSt 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: Director of Urban Studies, Professor Richard J. DiFrancesco, Ph.D., M.C.I.P., R.P.P. (difrance@geog.utoronto.ca). Also see the Urban Studies website at www.utoronto.ca/innis/urban.

Writing and Rhetoric

The 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:

Classical rhetorical terms and methods of argumentation and persuasion are central to the study of 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, be used to signify both rhetoric in the classical sense of the term and 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 314 Innis College (416-978-6508), cynthia.messenger@utoronto.ca

Innis College Programs

Cinema Studies (Arts program)

Consult the Program Assistant, 416-978-5809, cinema.studies@utoronto.ca, or the Cinema Studies website: www.utoronto.ca/cinema.

Enrolment in the Cinema Studies programs requires completion of INI115Y1 and three additional full-course equivalents. A minimum grade of 70% in INI115Y1 is required.

Note: All Cinema Studies programs are Type 3 (limited enrolment) programs. See Registration Handbook and Timetable for application procedures.
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:
INI115Y1
Higher Years:
1. INI212Y1, INI214Y1
2. One full-course equivalent from Group B
3. One full-course equivalent from Group C
4. Five additional full-course equivalents from Groups B, C, D, E, with no more than two from Group D

Major program:

(7 full courses or their equivalent, with at least two at the 300/400 level)

First Year:
INI115Y1
Higher Years:
1. INI212Y1, INI214Y1
2. One full-course equivalent from Group B or C
3. Three additional full-course equivalents from Groups B, C, D, or E, with no more than one from Group D

Minor program:

(4 full courses or their equivalent, with at least one at the 300+level)

1. INI115Y1
2. INI212Y1 or INI214Y1
3. Two additional full-course equivalents from Groups A, B, C, D, or E

Group A: Foundations:
INI115Y1, INI212Y1, INI214Y1
Group B: Theory and Genre:
INI224Y1, INI226H1, INI227H1, INI322Y1, INI323Y1, INI325Y1, INI327Y1, INI329Y1, INI330Y1, INI374H1, INI375H1, INI383H1, INI384H1, INI396Y1, INI397H1, INI398H1
Group C: Cinema, Nation, World:
EAS237Y1; FCS310Y1; FIN250H1, FIN260H1; GER351H1, 352H1; GER364H1; HIS335H1, HIS459H1, HIS460H1, 467Y1; HUN351H1, HUN451H1; INI225Y1, INI324Y1, INI380Y1, INI381H1, INI382H1, INI385Y1, INI386H1, INI387H1, INI390Y1; ITA240Y1, ITA340H1, ITA341H1; ITA347H1; NEW352Y1; SLA225H1, SLA226H1, SLA234H1, 235H1, SLA244H1; SMC354Y1; UNI335H1
Group D: Interdisciplinary:
CLA388H1; FCS331H1; HIS345H1, 367H1, 375Y1, 447Y1; NEW308H1; SLA424H1; UNI221H1, UNI325H1; VIC311Y1, VIC411H1; VIS202H1, VIS302H1
Group E: Senior Seminars:
EAS431H1; INI423H1, INI426H1, INI428H1, INI429H1, INI460H1, INI461H1, INI463H1, 464H1, INI465H1, INI466H1, INI467H1, INI476Y1, INI477H1, INI478H1, INI482Y1, INI483H1, INI484H1; ITA441H1

Urban Studies (Arts program)

For Program requirements and information, consult the Urban Studies website at www.utoronto.ca/innis/urban. 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)

Enrolment in the Specialist program in Urban Studies is limited. Successful enrolment requires prior enrolment in the Urban Studies Major, completion of eleven full-course equivalents (FCEs), and a mark of at least 70% in INI235Y1.
First Year:
Three of ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1, 1.0 FCE fROM 100-level GGR courses including GGR101H1, GGR107H1, and GGR124H1, 1.0 FCEs fROM 100-level POL courses including POL103Y1, POL105Y1, POL108Y1, or POL214Y1, and SOC101Y1 .
Higher Years:
1. INI235Y1,INI430Y1,INI437Y1
2. ECO220Y1 or GGR270H1 and GGR271H1 or POL242Y1 or SOC200H1 and SOC202H1
3. Four FCEs selected from Groups A through G; no more than one FCE from any one group

Major program:

(7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least TWO 300+ series courses)

For admission to the Major program, a minimum CGPA of 2.3 is required.
First Year:
Two of ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1, 1.0 FCE fROM 100-level GGR courses including GGR101H1, GGR107H1, and GGR124H1, 1.0 FCE fROM 100-level POL courses including POL103Y1, POL105Y1, POL108Y1, or POL214Y1, and SOC101Y1
Higher Years:
1. INI235Y1
2. Either INI430Y1 or INI437Y1
3. Three full-course equivalents from Groups A through G; no more than one full-course equivalent from any group

Minor program:

(4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one full course equivalent at the 300+ level)

For admission to the Minor program, a minimum CGPA of 2.3 is required.

First Year:
One of ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1, 1.0 FCE fROM 100-level GGR courses including GGR101H1, GGR107H1, and GGR124H1, 1.0 FCE fROM 100-level POL courses including POL103Y1, POL105Y1, POL108Y1, or POL214Y1, and SOC101Y1
Higher Years:
1. INI235Y1
2. Two full course equivalents from Groups A through G (with no more than 1 full course equivalent in any one group)

Group A: Architecture
FAH215H1, FAH216H1, 230FAH231H1, FAH260H1, FAH270H1, FAH272H1, FAH300H1, FAH303H1, FAH309H1, FAH318H1, FAH327H1, FAH330H1, FAH339H1, FAH341H1, FAH364H1, FAH370H1, FAH371H1, FAH372H1, FAH373H1, FAH374H1, FAH375H1, FAH376H1, FAH391Y0, FAH392Y0, FAH393Y0, FAH394Y0, FAH395Y0, FAH396Y0, FAH397Y0, FAH404H1, FAH418H1, FAH420H1, FAH421H1, FAH470H1, FAH471H1, FAH477H1.
Group B: Economics
ECO239Y1, ECO230Y1, ECO301Y1, ECO302H1, ECO303Y1, ECO307H1, ECO308H1, ECO309H1, ECO310Y1, ECO313H1, ECO314H1, ECO321Y1, ECO324Y1, 328Y1, ECO333Y1, ECO336Y1, 338H1, ECO339Y1, ECO340H1, ECO342Y1, ECO360Y1, ECO369Y1, ECO370Y1, ECO380H1, 382H1, ECO418H1, ECO419H1, ECO423H1, 424H1, 425H1, ECO435H1, 450H1, ECO451H1, ECO459H1, GGR220H1, 326H1
Group C: Geography
GGR216H1, GGR240H1, GGR246H1, GGR249H1, GGR252H1, GGR254H1, GGR323H1, 324H1, GGR327H1, GGR328H1, GGR339H1, GGR343H1, GGR344H1, 346H1, 350H1, 357H1, GGR361H1, 362H1, 368H1, GGR431H1, 450H1, 451H1, GGR452H1, 459H1;JGI216H1, JGI346H1, JGI454H1.
Group D: History
GGR336H1, GGR366H1; HIS312H1, 313Y1, HIS322Y1, HIS329H1, HIS332H1, HIS339Y1, HIS355H1, 360Y1, 366Y1, HIS370H1, HIS376H1, 385Y1, 420H1, 474Y1, HIS484H1, INI428H1.
Group E: Politics
JPF455Y1; POL221H1, 304H1, POL311Y1, POL312Y1, 314Y1, POL317Y1, POL318H1, POL321H1, POL324Y1, 333Y1, POL336H1, POL337Y1, POL341H1, POL343Y1, POL344H1, 349Y1, POL351Y1, 352H1, POL356Y1, POL401H1, 406Y1, 418Y1, POL425Y1, POL436Y1, 445Y1, POL447Y1, 473H1, POL474H1, POL475H1, INI308H1.
Group F: Sociology
SOC205Y1, SOC207Y1, SOC210Y1, SOC218Y1, SOC220Y1, SOC243H1, SOC244H1, SOC246H1, SOC247H1, SOC260Y1, SOC270H1, SOC278Y1, SOC301Y1, SOC303H1, SOC304H1, SOC306Y1, SOC309Y1, SOC310H1, SOC312Y1, SOC317Y1, SOC320Y1, SOC330Y1, SOC336H1, SOC339H1, SOC344Y1, SOC352H1, SOC354H1, SOC356Y1, SOC358H1, SOC364H1, SOC365Y1, SOC366H1, SOC367H1, SOC369Y1, SOC370Y1, SOC382Y1, SOC383H1, SOC385H1, SOC386Y1.
Group G: Environment:
GGR233Y1, 256H1, GGR314H1, 330H1, 331H1, GGR332H1, GGR333H1, GGR334H1, GGR335H1, GGR338H1, 393H1, GGR409H1, 415H1, 435H1; INI309H1, JGE221Y1, JAG321H1, JGE221Y1, ENV223H1, ENV236Y1, JIE307Y1, ENV320Y1, ENV321Y1, ENV333H1, ENV335H1, ENV340H1, ENV341H1, ENV350H1, ENV420Y1, ENV423H1, 424H1, ENV446H1.

Note:
Students may be able to substitute other courses offered by the faculty of Arts & Science, other faculties, Mississauga, and Scarborough for courses listed here. Please consult the Program Director for more details.

Urban Studies & Sociology - See Sociology

Writing and Rhetoric (Arts program)

For Program requirements and information, see below, and visit the Writing and Rhetoric web site: http://www.utoronto.ca/innis/wr/ and click on the FAQs page and the Program Information Sheet. Or contact Program Director Cynthia Messenger, Innis College (416-978-6508 or cynthia.messenger@utoronto.ca).

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 that meeting the minimum GPA requirement does not guarantee admission:

1. Achieve a CGPA of at least 2.3 (any discipline).
2. Complete four full-course equivalents (any discipline).

Requirements for the Minor program: four full courses or their equivalent, as outlined below, including at least ONE 300/400-level course. Note: No specialist or major degree is available in this program.

1. 2.5 INI writing courses.
2. 1.5 other full-course equivalents from groups A, B, or C below. Courses outside these lists may be approved by the Program Director.

Courses For The Minor:

Note: Enrolment in all INI writing courses (except first-year and fourth-year courses) 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
INI103H1, INI104H1, INI203Y1, INI204Y1, INI300Y1, INI301H1, INI304H1, INI305H1, INI311Y1, INI412Y1

A. Critical Analysis and Reasoning
ARC235H1, 417H1; INI204Y1, INI304H1; LIN481H1; PHL247H1, PHL275H1, PSY370H1; TRN190Y1, TRN200Y1

B. Workplace Writing and Media
ARC232H1; FAH443H1; HIS316H1, HIS482H1; INI104H1, INI300Y1, INI301H1, INI384H1; PHL295H1, POL475H1; PSY327H1; SMC219Y1, 228Y1, SMC300H1; UNI221H1

C. Language and Rhetoric
ANT253H1, 329Y, ANT427H1; ENG100H1, ENG110Y1, ENG205H1; ENG285H1; ENG385H1; INI103H1, INI203Y1, INI305H1, INI311Y1; INI412Y1; JAL328H1, JAL355H1; JPL315H1; LIN200H1, LIN201H1, LIN203H1, LIN204H1; VIC120Y1, VIC345H1, VIC350Y1; All Vic One Courses.