Introduction

New College courses have in common a commitment to be explorative and inventive and to widen students’ experience by critically examining relationships among academic disciplines. These courses take their place within our various Specialist, Major and Minor programs. These programs are open to all students in the University.
Integration of student experience is a major concern in a college with students from all faculties in the University. The Independent Studies courses provide an opportunity for students to design their own programs and to test their analytic, synthetic, and creative skills by writing a thesis.

The African Studies Program

(Specialist, Major, Minor) offers opportunities to study Africa through a selection of courses devoted to African history, society and culture. The core courses are drawn from anthropology, history, literature and political science.

The Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program

(Minor) allows students to choose from a wide range of courses on mind, consciousness, cognitive science, psychology of religion, health psychology, and sociological analyses of physical and mental health to acquire an understanding of the contributions of Buddhism to the modern understanding of consciousness, mental health and illness, and determinants of physical health.

The Caribbean Studies Program

(Specialist, Major, Minor) Offers students an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Caribbean history, society, economy and culture. In addition to core offerings, students can also directly engage the Caribbean through courses drawn from history, literature, women and gender studies, Spanish and Portuguese.

The Equity Studies Program

(Major) is an interdisciplinary program that examines various models - historically and culturally specific - for conceptualizing social inequities and for bringing about equity. It draws together discourses on equity from the humanities, social sciences and sciences.

The Human Biology Programs

offer a broad education in life sciences with courses offered by departments in both the Faculties of Arts and Science, and Medicine (see Human Biology section of the Calendar.)

The Paradigms and Archetypes Program

(Minor) provides opportunities for undergraduates in discipline-based programs to access, through a comparative analysis of primary sources, the structure and dynamics of “paradigms”: archetypal narratives, assumptions, myths, fantasies, analytical protocols and methodologies which govern the conduct of disciplines in every field and all cultures.

The Women and Gender Studies Program

(Specialist, Major, Minor) provides an interdisciplinary and culturally inclusive approach to understanding gender. The curriculum addresses the meaning and importance of gender in a variety of individual, institutional and transnational contexts. It provides opportunities to learn about feminist activism and resistance in areas such as citizenship, globalization, religious fundamentalism, war, technoscience, environmentalism and women’s health. The program fosters a strong student community through a wide range of workshops and events as well as academic and practical links to local, national and international organizations. Women and Gender Studies scholarship and organizational initiatives thus address the location of UofT within a culturally diverse, economically disparate and socially complex city and nation.

Contact:
Program Secretary’s Office:
New College, room 133 (416-978-5404 or nc.programs@utoronto.ca)
Registrar’s Office:
New College, room 107 (416-978-2460)

New College Programs

African Studies (Arts program)

Consult Program Co-ordinator, Dr. T. Tieku, New College, 416-946-0283. For general enquiries cALL 416-978-5404.

Enrolment in the Specialist, Major, and Minor programs in African Studies is open to students who have completed four courses; no minimum GPA required.

Specialist program:

(11 full courses or their equivalent, including at least fOUR 300+ series courses with at least one full course at the 400-level)

1. NEW150Y1, NEW450Y1
2. Three full course equivalents from Group A, to be chosen from at least two different departments/programs
3. Two full course equivalents from Group B
4. Two full course equivalents from Groups A or B
5. A combination of two language full course equivalents as outlined in Group C
Note: Four full course equivalents of the eleven courses must be 300/400 series (including at least ONE 400-series course) of which at least one must be from Group A and another from Group B

Major program:

(6 full courses or their equivalent, including two at the 300+level)

1. NEW150Y1, NEW450Y1
2. Two full course equivalents from Group A
3. Two full course equivalents from Groups B, or NEW280Y1 AND380Y1
Note: At least TWO 300/400-series full course equivalents from Groups A and/or B

Minor program:

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

1. NEW150Y1
2. One full course equivalent from Group A
3. One full course equivalent from Group B, or another one from Group A
4. One full course equivalent from Group B or NEW280Y1, NEW281Y1 or NEW380Y1
Note: At least one full course equivalent must be a 300+series course from Groups A and/or B

Group A (Courses that deal exclusively with Africa. These include but are not limited to the following):
HIS383H1, 396Y1, HIS481H1, 486H1; NEW250Y1, NEW296Y1, NEW322Y1, NEW350H1, NEW351Y1, NEW359H1, NEW450Y1, NEW451H1, 452H1; POL301Y1, POL488Y1, POL489H1; SMC209H1; an independent studies course approved by the Program Committee
Group B (Courses that deal with Africa and/or one or more of its diaspora. These include but are not limited to the following):
ANT203Y1, ANT363Y1, ANT367Y1, ANT426H1, ANT454H1; DTS200Y1, DTS401H1, DTS402H1; ECO230Y1, ECO324Y1; ENG270Y1, ENG277Y1, ENG278Y1, 370Y1; ENV422H1, ENV446H1; FCS291H1, FCS392H1; FRE332H1; GGR207H5, GGR338H1; HAJ453H1; HIS106Y1, HIS294Y1, 295Y1, HIS296Y1, HIS305H1, 360Y1, 366Y1, HIS370H1, HIS383H1, HIS393H1, HIS408Y1, 446Y1, HIS456Y1, HIS475H1, 476Y1, HIS487H1; HMB202H1, HMB203H1, HMB303H1, HMB433H1, HMB443H1; INI327Y1; JGE221Y1; NFS490H1; NMC201Y1, NMC366Y1, NMC376H1, NMC377Y1, NMC378H1; NEW223Y1, NEW224Y1, NEW324Y1, NEW325H1, NEW326Y1; POL201Y1, POL321H1, 358H1, POL403H1, POL479H1, POL486H1; SOC210Y1; WGS435H1, WGS440H1
Group C:
(NEW280Y1, NEW380Y1)/(FSL221Y1, FSL331Y1/FSL341Y1/ FSL431Y1/ FSL362Y1)/(NML210Y1, NML310Y1)/(PRT100Y1/ PRT110Y1, PRT220Y1); or two courses in a major African language approved by the Program Committee

Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health (Arts program)

Consult Program Director, Prof. A. Toneatto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), (416) 535-8501, ext. 6828 or tony_toneatto@camh.net. For general enquiries cALL 416-978-5404 or email nc.programs@utoronto.ca.

Enrolment in the Minor program in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health is open to students who have completed four courses; no minimum GPA required.

Minor Program:

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

1. NEW232Y1 (Buddhist Psychology: Theories and Applications)
2. NEW332H1 (Buddhism and Psychotherapy) and NEW333H1 (Buddhism and Cognitive Science)
3. NEW331H1 (Buddhism and the Science of Mindfulness Meditation) or NEW338H1 (Research Seminar in Buddhist Psychology)
4. NEW433H1 (Advanced Topics) or RLG373H1 (Buddhist Meditation))
5. 1.0 full course equivalent from:
ANT100Y1, 204Y1, ANT253H1, ANT348H1; EAS324H1, EAS346H1, EAS361Y1, EAS368Y1, EAS369Y1; HPS100H1, HPS250H1; NEW214Y1, NEW232Y1, NEW303H1, NEW331H1, NEW338H1, NEW339H1, NEW433H1; PHL100Y1, PHL201H1, PHL232H1, PHL240H1, PHL244H1, PHL319H1, PHL320H1, PHL331H1, PHL332H1, PHL340H1, PHL342H1; PSY100Y1, PSY230H1, PSY240H1, PSY270H1, PSY314H1, PSY321H1, PSY325H1, PSY333H1, PSY336H1, PSY341H1, PSY342H1, PSY343H1; RLG206Y1, RLG211Y1, RLG231H1, RLG301H1, RLG302H1, RLG373H1, RLG375H1, RLG376H1, RLG421H1, RLG463H1, 465H1, RLG466H1, 467H1; SOC101Y1, SOC212Y1, SOC363H1; UNI250Y1, UNI302H1, UNI401H1, UNI402H1; VIC106H1

Caribbean Studies (Arts program)

Consult Program Director, Prof. D. A. Trotz, New College, 416-978-8286. For general enquiries cALL 416-978-5404 or email nc.programs@utoronto.ca.

Enrolment in the Specialist, Major and Minor programs in Caribbean Studies is open to students who have completed four courses; no minimum GPA required.

Specialist Program:

(10 full courses or their equivalent, including at least fOUR 300+ series courses with at least one full course at the 400-level)

1. NEW224Y1, NEW324Y1
2. Eight full courses or their equivalent, with at least six from Group A, the remaining two from Group A or Group B.

Major program:

(6 full courses or their equivalent including two at the 300+level)

1. NEW224Y1, NEW324Y1
2. Four full courses or their equivalent from Group A or Group B, including at least one at the 300+level

Minor program:

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

1. NEW224Y1, NEW324Y1
2. Two courses from Group A or Group B

Group A:
ANT426H1; ENG270Y1; HIS106Y1, HIS294Y1, HIS296Y1, HIS305H1, 333Y1 HIS496H1; NEW150Y1, NEW223Y1, NEW240Y1, NEW325H1, NEW326Y1, NEW327Y1, NEW329H1, NEW422Y1, NEW423H1, NEW424Y1, NEW426Y1; POL201Y1, POL301Y1, POL305Y1, 357Y1, POL358Y1; SPA486H1; WGS330H1, 369Y1, WGS375H1, WGS380H1, WGS425Y1, WGS445H1
Group B:
ANT349H1; ENG370H1; DTS200Y1, DTS401H1, DTS402H1; HIS295Y1, HIS390Y1, HIS408Y1, HIS476H1, HIS480H1; NEW296Y1, NEW322Y1; POL403H1, POL417Y1; RLG204Y1, RLG205Y1; SOC330Y1, SOC336H1; SPA380H1, SPA381H1, SPA382H1

Equity Studies (Arts program)

Consult Program Co-ordinator, Dr. J. Larkin, 416-978-8282. For general inquiries cALL 416-978-5404 or email nc.programs@utoronto.ca.

Enrolment in this program is open to students who have completed four courses; no minimum GPA required.

Major program:
(7 full courses or their equivalent, including two at the 300+level)
1. NEW240Y1
2. One full course equivalent from the core group below
3. Five full course equivalents from: Groups A, B, C, D, E (including one or more full-course equivalents from at least three of the five groups)

Core Group
NEW214Y1, NEW241Y1, NEW341H1, NEW342H1, NEW343H1, NEW344Y1, NEW348H1, NEW349H1, NEW441H1, NEW442H1, NEW444H1, NEW449H1
Group A: Gender
ANT460H1; CLA219H1, 220H1; EAS303H1, 452H1, EAS453H1; ENG233Y1, ENG307H1, ENG355H1, ENG383H1; FCS497H1; FRE304H1, 305H1; GER421H1; GGR327H1; HIS202H1, HIS245Y1, HIS306H1, HIS348H1, HIS354Y1, HIS363H1, 366Y1, 395Y1, HIS406H1, HIS418H1, 446Y1, HIS448H1, HIS481H1, HIS483H1; ITA455H1; JAL355H1; JHP440Y1; JNV300H1; JPP343Y1; NEW325H1; NMC284H1, NMC484H1; PHL267H1; POL351Y1, POL432H1, POL440Y1, POL450H1; PSY323H1; RLG236H1, RLG237H1, RLG251H1, 313H1, RLG314H1; SLA248H1; SOC214Y1, SOC365Y1, SOC366H1, SOC383H1; SPA382H1, VIC341H1, VIC343Y1; VIS209H1; WGS160Y1, WGS261Y1, 262Y1, WGS271Y1, WGS330H1, WGS334H1, WGS335H1, WGS336H1, WGS362H1, WGS363H1, WGS365H1, WGS366H1, WGS367H1, WGS368H1, WGS369H1, WGS372H1, WGS373H1, WGS374H1, WGS375H1, WGS380H1,WGS385H1, WGS425Y1, WGS434H1, WGS435H1, WGS440H1, WGS445H1, WGS460Y1, WGS461Y1, WGS462H1, WGS463H1, WGS465H1, WGS470Y1
Group B: Race, Creed, Ethnicity
ANT204Y1, ANT343H1, 344Y1, 349H1, ANT367Y1, ANT426H1, ANT446H1, ANT448H1, 453H1; ARC234H1; ENG268H1, ENG270Y1, ENG275Y1, ENG277Y1, ENG278Y1, ENG355H1, ENG368H1, ENG370H1; FIN320H1; HIS107Y1, HIS208Y1, HIS282Y1, HIS294Y1, 295Y1, HIS296Y1 HIS303H1, HIS312H1, HIS338H1, 341Y1, HIS355H1, HIS359H1, 360Y1 HIS370H1, HIS383H1, HIS384H1, HIS393H1, 394H1, 396H1, 402H1, HIS408Y1, HIS412Y1, HIS416H1HIS456Y1, HIS470H1, HIS475H1, HIS476H1; INI327Y1; ITA493H1; LAS301H1, LAS302H1; NEW150Y1, NEW223Y1, NEW224Y1, NEW296Y1, NEW322Y1, NEW324Y1, NEW326Y1, NEW424Y1, NEW426H1, NEW426Y1; NMC276Y1, NMC384H1, NMC477H1, NMC484H1; POL301Y1, 304H1, POL321H1, POL342H1, POL403H1 POL425Y1; PRT255H1; RLG201Y1, RLG220H1, RLG236H1, RLG237H1, RLG243H1, RLG315H1, RLG344Y1; SOC210Y1, SOC330Y1, SOC336H1, SOC339H1; SPA486H1; UNI304H1, UNI307Y1
Group C: Sexual Diversities
ANT456H1; ENG273Y1, ENG290Y1; POL315H1; PHL243H1; SOC410H1; UNI255H1, UNI256H1, UNI325H1, 335H1, UNI354H1, UNI355H1, UNI365H1, UNI375H1, UNI455H1, UNI475H1; WGS374H1
Group D: General Equity
ABS201Y1, ABS250H1, ABS300Y1, ABS301Y1, ABS302H1, ABS320Y1, ABS341H1, ABS350Y1, ABS351Y1, ABS352H1, ABS353H1, ABS354H1, ABS402H1, ABS403H1, ABS404H1, ABS405Y1; ANT329H1, 342H1, ANT348H1, 362Y1, ANT364Y1, ANT366H1, 368Y1, ANT425H1, ANT447H1, ANT452H1; ARC233H1; DTS200Y1, DTS401H1, DTS402H1; EAS462H1; ECO239Y1, ECO332H1, ECO339Y1, ECO340H1, ECO369Y1, 425H1; ENG254Y1; ENV446H1; FAH390H1/Y; GGR216H1, GGR320H1, GGR328H1, GGR338H1, GGR339H1, GGR363H1, 375H1, 451H1; HAJ453H1; HIS106Y1, HIS313H1, HIS323H1, 367H1; 369Y1, 395Y1, HIS424H1, HIS459H1, 468H1, HIS472H1, HIS480H1; HMB203H1, HMB303H1, HMB443H1; HPS324H1; INI429H1; JAG321H1; JGI216H1; JFP450H1; NMC358H1; PHL281H1, PHL380H1, PHL384H1; POL201Y1, POL342H1, POL344H1, POL350H1, POL358Y1, POL403H1, POL405Y1, 412Y1, POL439H1, 480H1; PRT351H1; RLG201Y1, RLG225H1, RLG317H1; SOC220Y1, SOC270H1, SOC301Y1, SOC309Y1, SOC344Y1, SOC354H1, SOC355Y1, SOC360Y1, SOC364H1, SOC367H1, SOC370Y1, SOC373H1, SOC374H1; SPA380H1; UNI220Y1, 317Y1, 371H1; VIC185H1, VIC261H1, VIC351H1; VIS310H1
Group E: Disability
NEW241Y1, NEW344Y1, NEW349H1, NEW449H1; PHL383H1; SOC360Y1, SOC363H1, SOC373H1, SOC374H1; WGS366H1

Note: students are responsible for checking the co- and prerequisites for all courses in Groups A,B,C, D and E

Human Biology: see Human Biology

Paradigms and Archetypes (Arts program)

For general enquiries cALL 416-978-5404 or email nc.programs@utoronto.ca.

Enrolment in this program is open to students who have completed four courses; no minimum GPA is required.

Minor program:

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

1. NEW209Y1
2. NEW301Y1/NEW304Y1
3. One full course equivalent from NEW232Y1, NEW301Y1 (if not chosen in 2 above), NEW302Y1, NEW303H1, NEW304Y1 (if not chosen in 2 above), NEW306H1, NEW308H1, NEW402Y1, NEW403H1, NEW404H1
4. One full course equivalent from ABS300Y1; HPS201H1, HPS202H1, HPS210H1, HPS211H1, HPS250H1; NEW332H1, NEW333H1, NEW344Y1; NMC101Y1, 185Y1, 201Y1; RLG200Y1, RLG204Y1, RLG205Y1, RLG206Y1, RLG211Y1, RLG231H1; any NEW courses listed in 3 above.

South Asian Studies: see South Asian Studies

Women’s Studies: see Women and Gender Studies