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Faculty


Professor
P. Kleber, MA, Ph D (Drama)

Associate Professors
A. Ackerman, MA, Ph D (Drama)
A. Budde, MA, Ph D (Drama)
E. Gilbert, MA, Ph D (Canadian Studies)

Senior Lecturers
S. Bush (Drama)
K. Gass, BA (Drama)
J. Plotnick, MA, M Sc (Writing Workshop)
R. Salutin, MA (Canadian Studies)

Lecturers
S. Lyons, BA (Drama)
John Thompson (Drama)
S. Rayter, MA, Ph D (Sexual Diversity Studies)

Introduction

University College offers a number of programs and courses outside the areas traditionally covered by departments. These include UC One and programs and courses in Canadian Studies, Drama, Health Studies, and Sexual Diversity Studies, in addition to 199Y1 Seminars, and introductory courses for non-specialists in mathematics. The overall aims of the College Programs are to foster interdisciplinary work in significant areas of study and to encourage intellectual breadth. Many program courses are open to students not enrolled in the programs themselves.

UC One: Engaging Toronto

UC One is a full-credit course, one of five courses typically taken by a first-year Faculty of Arts and Science student. The curriculum is divided into two complementary parts:

In Fall term, all students in UC One attend weekly two-hour presentations by different faculty in conversation with prominent guest speakers including community activists, political and NGO leaders, theatre directors, and health practitioners. Each Fall term presentation will be followed by an intensive small-group learning experience involving a weekly lunch and 25-person tutorial session.

In Winter term, UC One features research seminars taught by distinguished University of Toronto faculty. Students will engage in research projects that take their learning beyond the classroom to the communities where they can see the concepts they have studied in action. Seminars are limited to 25 students each and are divided according to the UC program streams.

UC One requires an application that is found on the UC One website at: http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/UCOne. All first-year students in the Faculty of Arts and Science (St. George campus) are eligible for admission. Admissions are based on a short critical statement, evidence of community service (social, political or cultural) and the student's entering grades. Students may apply to more than one UC One seminar by ranking their perfernces. Those participating in Trin One, Vic One or 199 seminars are excluded from UC One.

The Canadian Studies Program (Specialist, Major, Minor)

offers opportunities to study contemporary Canada in an interdisciplinary manner and to explore cultural, social, economical and political developments in this complex and diverse country. Students are encouraged to consider additional courses in Aboriginal Studies in completing the requirements of the Program.

The Drama Program (Specialist, Major, Minor)

is described elsewhere in this Calendar, under Drama.

The Health Studies Program (Specialist, Major)

focuses the many areas of study that surround, interact with and support bio-medical research and clinical activity in regard to health, including health policy, practices, research methods, and socio-cultural expression. The Major serves as a general introduction; the Specialist provides a more intense research focus with more methodological emphasis.

The Sexual Diversity Studies Program (Specialist, Major, Minor)

allows students to focus on questions of sexual identity, difference, and dissidence across disciplinary lines and cultural frameworks.

UNI and DRM courses are staffed by a combination of specific program staff members and members of various University departments, and are open to all students at the University. Further information on University College programs is available at www.uc.utoronto.ca.

Enquiries: Programs Office, University College, Room UC173 (416-978-8083)

University College Programs


University College ProgramsCanadian Studies Specialist (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(12 full courses or their equivalent including at least three 300+ series full-year equivalent courses and at least one 400+ series full-year equivalent course)

First Year:
One full course from the following list: ANT100Y1; ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1; ENG140Y1; (FSL100H1, FSL102H1)/FSL121Y1; (GGR107H1,GGR124H1); POL101Y1; SOC101Y1/(SOC102H1, SOC103H1)

First or Second Year:
UNI220Y1; HIS263Y1

Higher Years:
1. UNI320Y1, UNI420Y1 or another fourth-year Canadian Studies course approved by the Program Director.
2. Seven full course equivalents. Suitable courses not on the list may be considered. See: www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies/. Course selections should be discussed with the Program Director.

Canadian Studies Major (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(8 full courses or their equivalent including at least two 300+ series courses)

First Year:
One full course from the following list: ANT100Y1; ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1; ENG140Y1; (FSL100H1, FSL102H1)/FSL121Y1; (GGR107H1, GGR124H1); POL101Y1; SOC101Y1/ (SOC102H1, SOC103H1)

First or Second Year:
UNI220Y1; HIS263Y1

Higher Years:
1. UNI320Y1
2. Four full course equivalents, one of which must be a 300+ series course. Suitable courses not on the list may be considered. See: www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies/. Course selections should be discussed with the Program Director.

Canadian Studies Minor (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(4 full courses)

1. One full course from the following list: ANT100Y1; ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1; ENG140Y1; (FSL100H1,FSL102H1)/FSL121Y1; (GGR107H1,GGR124H1); POL101Y1; SOC101Y1/ (SOC102H1,SOC103H1)

2. UNI220Y1; HIS263Y1

3. UNI320Y1

Health Studies Specialist (Arts program)

 (11 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400+ series course)

Enrolment in the Specialist Program is limited; selection is based on a personal statement, interview, and record of courses taken. To apply students must have completed at least four full credits or their equivalent. For further details on the application process please visit the Health Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/healthstudies/

First Year: No specific courses required. (Students are advised to take introductory courses that will serve as prerequisites for optional courses of interest to them later in the program, e.g. ANT100Y1, POL101Y1/ POL103Y1, PSY100H1, SOC101Y1. A course in biology or physiology is also recommended.

Second Year: UNI250H1, UNI209H1, UNI211H1, UNI237H1; 1 FCE in a statistics course: STA220H1/STA221H1/PSY201H1/PSY202H1/SOC202H1/SOC204H1 or equivalent or by permission of Program Director.

Third Year: UNI310H1, UNI330H1, UNI350Y1, UNI373H1 plus HMB303H1/ABS350Y1

Fourth Year: UNI411Y1, UNI440H1, UNI450Y1, UNI464H1 and/or course(s) approved by Program Director

Remaining credits may be supplemented/enhanced by choosing, for example, one of the following streams, but not limited to:
Anthropology stream: ABS350Y1, ANT348Y1, ANT469H1, ANT455Y1
Political Science stream: POL201Y1, ANT349H1, POL447Y1
Human Biology stream: HMB203H1, HMB433H1, HMB443H1, HAJ453H1

Health Studies Major (Arts program)

Enrolment in the Major Program is limited; selection is based on a personal statement, interview, and and record of courses taken. To apply students must have completed four full credits or their equivalent. For further details on the application process please visit the Health Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/healthstudies/

(8 full courses or their equivalent)

First Year: No specific courses required. (Students are advised to take introductory courses that will serve as prerequisites for optional courses of interest to them later in the program, e.g. ANT100Y1, POL101Y1/POL103Y1, PSY100H1, SOC101Y1. A course in biology or physiology is also recommended.

Second Year: UNI250H1, UNI209H1, UNI211H1, UNI237H1; 1 FCE in a statistics course: STA220H1/STA221H1/PSY201H1/PSY202H1/SOC202H1/SOC204H1 or equivalent or by permission of Program Director.

Third Year: UNI310H1, UNI330H1, UNI373H1 plus HMB303H1/ABS350Y1

Fourth Year: UNI411Y1, UNI440H1, UNI464H1 and/or course(s) approved by Program Director

Major Program may be supplemented/enhanced by choosing, for example, courses in one of the following streams, but not limited to:
Anthropology stream: ABS350Y1, ANT348Y1, ANT469H1, ANT455Y1
Political Science stream: POL201Y1, ANT349H1, POL447Y1
Human Biology stream: HMB203H1, HMB433H1, HMB443H1, HAJ453H1

Sexual Diversity Studies Specialist (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(10 full courses or their equivalent)

1. UNI255H1, UNI256H1
2. 0.5 full-course equivalent (FCE) in theory at the 300+ level: UNI354H1 or UNI355H1.
3. At least two of: POL315H1/ENG273Y1/UNI365H1/WDW387H1 (UNI365H1 and WDW387H1 cannot be used together to fulfill this requirement).
4. At least 4 FCEs from Group A.
5. Remaining course requirements may be drawn from Group A or B.
6. At least one FCE in the area of sexual diversity must be at the fourth-year level (these need not be SDS courses).

*Additional courses may be approved by the Program Director on an individual basis. Students are responsible for checking co- and prerequisites for courses from Group A and Group B.

Group A:
ANT366Y1/ANT366H1, ENG273Y1, ENG290Y1, GGR363H1, HIS348H1, JAL355H1, NEW240Y1, PHL243H1, POL315H1, SOC309Y1, SOC367H1, UNI237H1, UNI325H1, UNI354H1, UNI355H1, UNI365H1, UNI375H1, UNI377H1, UNI455H1, UNI458H1, UNI459Y1, UNI475H1, UNI477H1, VIC343Y1, VIS202H1, VIS208H1, WDW380H1, WDW387H1, WGS261Y1, WGS374H1

Group B:
ANT323Y1, ANT343Y1/ANT343H1, ANT427H1, ENG250Y1, ENG254Y1, ENG342H1, ENG349H1, ENG365H1, FRE326Y1, GGR124Y1/GGR124H1, GGR327H1, HIS245Y1, HIS363H1, HIS375H1, HIS383H1, HIS459H1, HIS476Y1, INI323Y1, INI330Y1, INI385Y1, JPP343Y1, PHL271H1, PHL367H1, POL332Y1, POL344Y1, POL364H1, POL432Y1/POL432H1, PSY323H1, RLG236H1, RLG237H1, RLG309Y1, RLG314H1, SOC214Y1, SOC365Y1, UNI220Y1, VIS209H1, VIS217H1, VIS218H1, VIS302H1, VIS318H1, VIS319H1, WGS160Y1, WGS271Y1, WGS365H1, WGS368H1, WGS369H1

Sexual Diversity Studies Major (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(6 full courses or their equivalent; at least 2.0 full-course equivalents must be at the 300+ level)

1. UNI255H1, UNI256H1
2. At least one of UNI354H1/UNI355H1
3. At least two of: POL315H1/ENG273Y1/UNI365H1/WDW387H1 (UNI365H1 and WDW387H1 cannot be used together to fulfill this requirement).
4. At least two full course equivalents from Group A.
5. Any remaining course requirements may be drawn from Group B to a total of 6.0 FCE.

Group A:
ANT366Y1/ANT366H1, ENG273Y1, ENG290Y1, GGR363H1, HIS348H1, JAL355H1, NEW240Y1, PHL243H1, POL315H1, SOC309Y1, SOC367H1, UNI237H1, UNI325H1, UNI354H1, UNI355H1, UNI365H1, UNI375H1, UNI377H1, UNI455H1, UNI458H1, UNI459Y1, UNI475H1, UNI477H1, VIC343Y1, VIS202H1, VIS208H1, WDW380H1, WDW387H1, WGS261Y1, WGS374H1

Group B:
ANT323Y1, ANT343Y1/ANT343H1, ANT427H1, ENG250Y1, ENG254Y1, ENG342H1, ENG349H1, ENG365H1, FRE326Y1, GGR124Y1/GGR124H1, GGR327H1, HIS245Y1, HIS363H1, HIS375H1, HIS383H1, HIS459H1, HIS476Y1, INI323Y1, INI330Y1, INI385Y1, JPP343Y1, PHL271H1, PHL367H1, POL332Y1, POL344Y1, POL364H1, POL432Y1/POL432H1, PSY323H1, RLG236H1, RLG237H1, RLG309Y1, RLG314H1, SOC214Y1, SOC365Y1, UNI220Y1, VIS209H1, VIS217H1, VIS218H1, VIS302H1, VIS318H1, VIS319H1, WGS160Y1, WGS271Y1, WGS365H1, WGS368H1, WGS369H1

Sexual Diversity Studies Minor (Arts Program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(4 full courses or their equivalent)

1. At least one of: UNI255H1/UNI256H1
2. At least one of: UNI354H1/UNI355H1
3. At least one of: ENG273Y1/POL315H1/UNI365H1/WDW387H1
4. Remaining requirements from any combination of course from Group A and Group B to a total of 4.0 FCE

Group A:
ANT366Y1/ANT366H1, ENG273Y1, ENG290Y1, GGR363H1, HIS348H1, JAL355H1, NEW240Y1, PHL243H1, POL315H1, SOC309Y1, SOC367H1, UNI237H1, UNI325H1, UNI354H1, UNI355H1, UNI365H1, UNI375H1, UNI377H1, UNI455H1, UNI458H1, UNI459Y1, UNI475H1, UNI477H1, VIC343Y1, VIS202H1, VIS208H1, WDW380H1, WDW387H1, WGS261Y1, WGS374H1

Group B:
ANT323Y1, ANT343Y1/ANT343H1, ANT427H1, ENG250Y1, ENG254Y1, ENG342H1, ENG349H1, ENG365H1, FRE326Y1, GGR124Y1/GGR124H1, GGR327H1, HIS245Y1, HIS363H1, HIS375H1, HIS383H1, HIS459H1, HIS476Y1, INI323Y1, INI330Y1, INI385Y1, JPP343Y1, PHL271H1, PHL367H1, POL332Y1, POL344Y1, POL364H1, POL432Y1/POL432H1, PSY323H1, RLG236H1, RLG237H1, RLG309Y1, RLG314H1, SOC214Y1, SOC365Y1, UNI220Y1, VIS209H1, VIS217H1, VIS218H1, VIS302H1, VIS318H1, VIS319H1, WGS160Y1, WGS271Y1, WGS365H1, WGS368H1, WGS369H1

University College Courses


University College Courses

Listed in this order:


First Year Seminars

The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here.


UC One: Engaging Toronto

UC One will encourage students to become critically engaged with Toronto and its multicultural communities, and to understand how their world is being shaped by prominent members of the community and by cutting-edge academic research. The program builds on the strengths of University College’s four interdisciplinary academic programs: Canadian Studies, Drama, Health Studies and Sexual Diversity Studies.  Questions for inquiry will include: immigration and citizenship; community theatre and the culture business; urban health and marginalized populations; and the culture and politics of sexual identity.

UC One draws on Toronto as a laboratory for both humanities and social scientific enquiry.  It creates intimate learning communities in which students engage with leading academics and professionals, permitting them to discuss issues in class as well as in more informal settings.  The program is dedicated to teaching fundamental academic and real-life skills: critical analysis and creative thinking; oral and written communication skills; information literacy; social and ethical responsibility; inquiry-based and experiential learning through community and academic engagement. Small group learning in seminars and tutorials will enable students to develop strong critical and writing skills, intellectual independence and creative imagination.

UC One is a full-credit course, one of five courses typically taken by a first-year Faculty of Arts and Science student. The curriculum is divided into two complementary parts:

In Fall term, all students in UC One attend weekly two-hour presentations by different faculty in conversation with prominent guest speakers including community activists, political and NGO leaders, theatre directors, and health practitioners. Each Fall term presentation will be followed by an intensive small-group learning experience involving a weekly lunch and 25-person tutorial session.

In Winter term, UC One features research seminars taught by distinguished University of Toronto faculty. Students will engage in research projects that take their learning beyond the classroom to the communities where they can see the concepts they have studied in action. Seminars are limited to 25 students each and are divided according to the UC program streams.

UC One requires an application that is found on the UC One website at: http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/UCOne. All first-year students in the Faculty of Arts and Science (St. George campus) are eligible for admission. Admissions are based on a short critical statement, evidence of community service (social, political or cultural) and the student's entering grades. Students may apply to more than one UC One seminar by ranking their perfernces. Those participating in Trin One, Vic One or 199 seminars are excluded from UC One.


UNI101Y1    Citizenship in the Canadian City[12L/24T/12S]

Who belongs? Who governs? Who decides? In this seminar students will examine foundational concepts related to citizenship, including public space, political membership, civic responsibility, and belonging. Students will then be encouraged to explore how citizenship is actively engaged in the city. How is citizenship negotiated and realized in practice? Topics that will be addressed include Aboriginal sovereignty claims; multicultural belonging; community activism; political process; creative city policies; private security; public housing and greening the city.

Prerequisite: 1st year Arts & Science
NEWExclusion: Trinity One; Vic One; First-Year Seminars (199s); CSC and COM students
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2) + Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI102Y1    Performing Toronto[12L/24T/12S]

This seminar explores the cultural and socio-political dimensions in the performing arts in Toronto, including the interconnectivity of urban spaces, cultural diversity, identity politics, grassroots activism and theatre aesthetics. It asks how the urban, social and political structures shape theatrical practices and how the performing arts shape our perceptions of the city.

Prerequisite: 1st year Arts & Science
NEWExclusion: Trinity One; Vic One; First-Year Seminars (199s); CSC and COM students
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI103Y1    Gradients of Health & Wellbeing in an Urban Mosaic[12L/24T/12S]

Students will examine the fundamental determinants of health and their application to the urban environment. The barriers that prevent the translation of knowledge about the conditions that give rise to healthy populations into social and economic health policy will be explored. Students will consider the effects on the health of Toronto's varied communities due to i) disparities between and within neighbourhoods, ii) changing economic makeup of the city, iii) the evolving demographics of Toronto's population and iv) social and economic policy at the intersection of Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments in Canada's largest urban centre. Particular attention will be paid to the analyses of Toronto's marginalized and "invisible" populations and the "high priority" neighbourhoods.

Prerequisite: 1st year Arts & Science
NEWExclusion: Trinity One; Vic One; First-Year Seminars (199s); CSC and COM students
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2) + Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI104Y1    Sex in the City[12L/24T/12S]

This seminar explores the impact of sexual politics and culture on the communities and urban spaces of Toronto. Issues to be studied include the history and enforcement of sex laws, the cultural expression of sexual identity, and the role of identity politics on local government and community formation.

Prerequisite: 1st year Arts & Science
NEWExclusion: Trinity One; Vic One; First-Year Seminars (199s); CSC and COM students
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

Canadian Studies Courses

Offers opportunities to study contemporary Canada  in an interdisciplinary manner and to explore cultural, social, economical and political developments in this complex and diverse country. Students are encouraged to consider additional courses in Aboriginal Studies in completing the requirements of the Program.


UNI201H1    Aspects of Québec Society[24S]

Contemporary Québec from social, economic and political perspectives.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI202H1    Aspects of Québec Culture[24S]

An exploration of modern Québec culture as expressed in literature and the performing arts. Through a selection of internationally-known entertainers, we examine form, artistic innovation, communication of information and knowledge, and spectatorship. Novels and plays provide key elements such as tradition and historical context.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

UNI205H1    Topics in Canadian Studies I[24L]

A focused introduction to specific issues in Canadian culture and society. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Canadian Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

SOC218H1    Asian Communities in Canada (formerly SOC218Y1)[24L]

The course will explore the structures and processes of Asian communities in Canada.  Historical development of various Asian communities will be explored.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC103H1
Exclusion: SOC342Y1/SOC394Y1, SOC218Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI218H1    Voices in Canadian Writing[24S]

A study of the variety of voices in Canadian fiction with a focus on contemporary writers. Issues such as marginalization, migration, diaspora and the formulation of the Canadian canon are discussed.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

UNI220Y1    Understanding Canada Today: Re-Imagining the Nation[48L/24T]

An introduction to key events and issues in contemporary Canada. This course provides a multi-disciplinary perspective on a wide range of topics such as politics and citizenship; multiculturalism and immigration; social welfare; marginalization; globalization; economic policy; gender and sexuality; arts and culture.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI221H1    Culture and the Media in Canada[24L]

An exploration of the encounter between culture and mass communication in Canadian society. The course includes a consideration of the major institutions affecting culture such as the CBC, the NFB, and the granting bodies, and largely focuses on particular instances and case studies in the arts and media. Emphasis is placed on the changing role of nationalism, and the relationship between political concerns and Canadian culture.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

UNI280H1    Canadian Jewish History[24L]

This course focuses on initial settlement patterns of Jewish people in Toronto and elsewhere, community growth including suburbanization, and contemporary challenges such as anti-Semitism and assimilation.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI305H1    Topics in Canadian Studies II[24L]

An in-depth study of selected questions in contemporary Canadian culture and society. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Canadian Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies/.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI307H1    Asian Cultures in Canada (formerly UNI307Y1)[24L]

An exploration of the cultural histories and creative productions of a wide range of Asian communities in Canada. Experts in specific areas - literature, dance, drama, film - will be invited to present their work.

Exclusion: UNI307Y1 for UNI307H1; UNI307H1 for UNI307Y1
Recommended Preparation: UNI220Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

UNI307Y1    Asian Cultures in Canada[48L]

An exploration of the cultural histories and creative productions of a wide range of Asian communities in Canada.. Experts in specific areas literature, dance, drama, filmwill be invited to present their work.

Exclusion: UNI307Y1 for UNI307H1; UNI307H1 for UNI307Y1
Recommended Preparation: UNI220Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

JUG320H1    The Canadian Wilderness [24L]

The idea of wilderness permeates narratives of Canadian national identity, while policy-makers seek to manage and contain natural areas. This course compares and contrasts historical and contemporary wilderness narratives in literature, painting and film with policies in areas such as conservation, urban planning, land claims and tourism.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

UNI320Y1    Canadian Questions: Issues and Debates[48L]

An in-depth study of selected questions facing contemporary Canada. Students are encouraged to examine topics from multiple disciplinary perspectives drawn from the Social Sciences and Humanities. Issues addressed in recent years include: multiculturalism in contemporary film; residential schools; African Canadian culture; North American integration; citizenship; urban regeneration, and security and surveillance.

Prerequisite: UNI220Y1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI325H1    Queerly Canadian[24L]

This course focuses on Canadian literary and artistic productions that challenge prevailing notions of nationality and sexuality, exploring not only how artists struggle with that ongoing Canadian thematic of being and belonging, but also celebrate pleasure and desire as a way of imagining and articulating an alternative national politics.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1 or UNI220Y1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: UNI375H1 Special Topics: Queerly Canadian
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

UNI380H1    Socio-Cultural Perspective of the Canadian Jewish Community[24L]

This course examines the relationship between prominent Canadians who happen to be Jews and those whose works are founded in Jewish identity; the diversity of the community on the basis of religion, language, class, ideology, etc.; contributions to the arts and scholarship; and the role and contribution of Jewish women.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

UNI420Y1    Senior Essay[48S]

Students select an appropriate research topic and, in consultation with the Program Director, make arrangements with a suitable supervisor. Preferably, research projects must be approved by the supervisor and by the Director of the Canadian Studies Program by April of the preceding academic year. Students meet periodically during the year in seminar to participate in peer evaluations of: statement of research, literature review, methods of analysis, and to share reports of progress in research.

Prerequisite: Normally open only to Majors and Specialists in the Canadian Studies program or with permission of the Program Director.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a None course
Breadth Requirement: None

NEWUNI430Y1    Senior Seminar: Special Topics in Canadian Studies[48S]

An upper level seminar. In 2011-2012 the focus of the seminar will be on Citizenship in Canada. Issues to be addressed include political community, rights and responsibilities, belonging, immigration, status, marginalization and accessibility. Students will explore recent interdisciplinary debates on issues such as citizenship and the arts, and environmental and global citizenships. In addition, the course will offer students a unique opportunity for experiential learning in two ways: by incorporating academic service-learning into the curriculum, and by providing students with in-course leadership training.

Prerequisite: UNI320Y1 or permission of the Director of the Canadian Studies program
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a None course
Breadth Requirement: None

Cognitive Science

The Cognitive Science program formerly administered by the University College has been redesigned under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts & Science. Please refer to the Cognitive Science program: see Cognitive Science.


Health Studies Courses

Students enrolled in the Health Studies program are given the first opportunity to enrol in these courses.


UNI209H1    Introduction to Health: Determinants of Health & Health Care[24L]

A multidisciplinary approach to understanding perspectives in health, health equity, and primary health care. Themes include critical discussion of the measurements of health outcomes and the socioeconomic and political factors that affect health, including neglected and marginalized populations in Canada and globally.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI211H1    Canadian Health Policy (formerly UNI300Y1, 300H1)[24L]

This course introduces students to development and issues related to Canadian health care policy. The course examines basic policy making process; policy making process in Canadian context; development of Canadian health care policy; and current health care reform debates and issues. Health care is increasingly contentious with aging population, advancements in medical technology, government fiscal restraints. How to achieve the best health care given the limited resources, and ensure fair, equal, accessible health care. Overview of current policy issues and its relationship to social inequality, gender, and race, provide analytical tools for understanding.

Exclusion: SOC351Y1, SOC352H1, UNI300Y1, UNI300H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI237H1    Introduction to HIV/AIDS: Health, Sexuality and Gender[24L]

A critical examination of the HIV/AIDS global pandemic from a multidisciplinary perspective and with an emphasis on sexuality. The course examines the basic biology of HIV/AIDS and then covers social, historical, political, cultural, gender, and public health aspects of HIV/AIDS. Attention is given to the distinct features of vulnerable and marginalized populations, prevention, treatment, drug development, and access to medicines.

UNI237H1 is particularly intended for students in the Health Studies and/or Sexual Diversity Studies programs.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI250H1    Introduction to Research Methods in Health Studies (formerly UNI200H1)[36L]

This course will offer students in Health Studies a basic understanding of research design and data collection on health topics and the usefulness of data collection in the formation of health policy.

Exclusion: POL242Y1, SOC200H1, UNI200Y1/UNI200H1, WDW350Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

NEWPHS300H1 HIV Prevention Research [24L, 24T]

This course engages students in in-depth learning about HIV research. In addition to learning about methods and issues from a variety of research disciplines as applied to HIV, students will be expected, with guidance, to design a study relevant to the content of the course.

Prerequisite: UNI200H1/UNI237H1/SOC309Y1 or permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Introductory course in statistics
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science or Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)


UNI309H1    Special Topics in Health Studies[24L]

Study of a particular topic in Health Studies. The specific content of this course will vary from one year to another, depending on the availability of particular health researchers and scholars. In a given year, the course may focus on HIV/AIDS, tobacco addiction, nutritional issues, or gerontology and health problems related to the aging process.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a None course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI310H1    Emerging Issues in Health and Social Policy (formerly UNI300Y1)[24L]

This course explores emerging issues in health and social policies. Using the framework of social determinants of health, this course examines the implications of social factors such as socio-economic inequity, gender, race, homelessness, age, and citizenship status on individual health; and policy options to address these issues.

Prerequisite: UNI209H1, UNI211H1
Exclusion: UNI300Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI330H1    Population Health (formerly UNI373H1)[24S]

This issue-oriented course will extend students´ understanding of the broad definitions of health and its determinants, and population-based strategies of health promotion in Canada. Topics include: variations in health status as affected by population patterns, class, gender, ethnicity, employment, and family composition; the major causes of morbidity and mortality; the concept of "community health", and the opportunities and constraints facing public policy.

Prerequisite: STA221H1 or equivalent
Corequisite: UNI250H1
Exclusion: PHE312H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI350Y1    Undergraduate Research Project I[48L]

The research course required for Health Studies students in the Specialist stream. Students engage in a specific research project within the program. The course includes sessions on the development of a project, data analysis and presentation, formulation of a grant proposal and writing of peer-reviewed papers.

Prerequisite: UNI250H1, STA220H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI373H1    Epidemiology (formerly UNI440H1)[24S]
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and methods of epidemiology. The emphasis will be on descriptive methods and study design. Computational techniques, measurement problems, and issues that surround the drawing of inferences from area-level or other aggregrate data will be discussed.

Prerequisite: UNI209H1, STA221H1
Exclusion: PHE312H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

Students enrolled in the Health Studies program are given the first opportunity to enrol in these courses.


UNI409H1    Special Topics on Health Research[24S]

The specific content of this course will vary from one year to another, depending on the availability of particular health researchers and scholars. In a given year, the course may focus on AIDS, tobacco addiction, nutritional issues in low-income countries, and the persistence of infant health problems in poor Canadian communities.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI411Y1    Health, Biology & Determinants of Diseases in Neglected Populations[48L]

A critical examination of concentration of the burden of disease in marginalized communities. The prevalence, etiology, and biology of diseases; the socioeconomic, medical, and other factors that create vulnerable populations will be discussed. The challenges involved in changing the conditions that lead to unequal burden of diseases and conditions of marginalized populations will be analyzed.

Prerequisite: UNI209H1, HMB303H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI440H1    Health & Pharmaceuticals (formerly UNI330H1)[24L]

A critical examination of drug development, including the role of health professionals and the pharmaceutical industry in researching, testing, marketing, licensing, and evaluating pharmaceutical drugs. Topics include the differing needs for drug development in different societies, evaluation and dispensing in lower income countries, and potential conflicts of interest in drug development.

Prerequisite: UNI373H1/HMB342H1/HMB323H1
Exclusion: UNI330H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI450Y1    Undergraduate Research Project II[48L]

The second research course required for Health Studies students in the Specialist stream. Students engage in a specific research project during their last two years within the program. This course is a continuation of UNI350Y1 and will further develop the skills addressed in that course. Student will prepare an undergraduate thesis by the end of this academic year.

Prerequisite: UNI250H1, STA220H1, UNI350Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI451Y1    Independent Research in Health Studies[TBA]

This two-semester course designation will permit students to gain academic credit for health studies pursued independently under the supervision of a University of Toronto faculty member; or to participate in an ongoing health research project under the joint supervision of the projects Principal Investigator and the Director of the Health Studies Program.

Prerequisite: UNI250H1, UNI210H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI464H1    The Nature of International Health[24L]

Focusing on areas of particular relevance and on specific case studies, this course explores the historical, ideological, economic, political, and organizational factors that shape the theory and practice of international health (IH). Students will be encouraged to critically examine some of the central tensions embedded in this field including, among others: IH as benevolent giving vs. a practice informed by the principles of social justice; IH problems as challenges in need of cost-effective technical solutions vs. complex issues requiring a comprehensive approach targeting the social determinants of health; and a traditional vision that divides the world into developed and developing countries, “here” and “there”, and “us” and “them”.

Prerequisite: UNI209H1, HMB303H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI480H1    Independent Research in Health Studies[TBA]

This one-semester course will permit students to gain academic credit for health studies pursued independently under the supervision of a University of Toronto faculty member; or to participate in an ongoing health research project under the joint supervision of the projects Principal Investigator and the Director of the Health Studies Program

Prerequisite: UNI200H1, UNI210H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

Sexual Diversity Studies Courses
UNI237H1

See course description above.


UNI255H1    History and Perspectives in Sexual Diversity[24L/12T]

An interdisciplinary examination of sexuality across cultures and periods. How are sexualities represented? How are they suppressed or celebrated? How and why are they labeled as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or perverse? How do sexualities change with ethnicity, class, and gender?

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI256H1    Sexualities: Social, Organizational, and Legal Contexts[24L/12T]

A social sciences approach to sexual diversity across societies, and of the increased visibility of that diversity in such settings as the family, the workplace, and the law, as well as the role that such contexts play in shaping sexual identity.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI325H1

For course description, see above.


UNI354H1    Theories of Sexuality I: The Foundations[24L]

A survey of classic western theories of sexuality; each theory is examined in terms of the practices it allows and prohibits. Under consideration are not only the descriptive and/or prescriptive aspects of a particular framework but its epistemic grounds, and implications for understanding identity, body, community, and state.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

UNI355H1    Theories of Sexuality II: Contemporary Perspectives[24L]

An integrated survey of some ways in which sexuality has been theorized recently. How have desire and its identities been conceptualized and deployed? What are the implications for psychoanalysis, feminism, and cultural production? What interconnections are yet to be made between sexuality and the markers of gender, race, and class?

Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

UNI365H1    Sexuality and Law[24L]

The course explores the legal regulation of sexuality. How does law understand, constitute and regulate sex, sexuality and sexual diversity? It will consider the role of different types of regulation, including criminal law, family law and constitutional law, and explore issues ranging from sex work and pornography to same sex marriage to transgender discrimination.

Prerequisite: POL315H1/UNI255H1/UNI256H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI375H1    Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies[24L]

Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor. This seminar is intended to expose students in the Sexual Diversity Studies program to topics that may not be covered by permanent university courses.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI377H1    Lesbian Studies[24L]

This multidisciplinary course examines multiple lesbian identities that have varied in time and place. The course will pose such questions as: What does lesbian mean? Why have changes occurred in meaning? How has the identity of lesbian been culturally represented and politically expressed in various social and political contexts? It will also take up contemporary theoretical, cultural, and political understandings of lesbianism.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI455H1    Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies[24S]

Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor. This seminar is intended to expose students in the Sexual Diversity Studies program to topics that may not be covered by permanent university courses.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1
Recommended Preparation: POL315H1/UNI354H1/UNI355H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI458H1    Research Essay in Sexual Diversity[24S]

A research essay under the supervision of a faculty member with knowledge of sexual diversity, the proposal, and supervisor subject to the approval of the SDS Program Director.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1, UNI256H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI459Y1    Honours Essay in Sexual Diversity[48S]

A major research essay prepared over the course of two academic terms (one year); under the supervision of a faculty member with knowledge of sexual diversity; the proposal and supervisor subject to the approval of the SDS Program Director.

Prerequisite: UNI255H, UNI256H
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI460H1    Advanced Research in Sexual Diversity Studies[24S]

A capstone for majors and specialists who will work closely with SDS faculty in developing their own research project while participating in this seminar and learning about key debates, methodologies, and ethical issues in conducting research in SDS. Students will learn to write proposals, ethics reviews, grants and other relevant documents.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1 and one 300-level SDS course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI475H1    The New Queer Visibility[24S]

This interdisciplinary course critically examines the socio-political cultural context that has produced a new queer visibility. The course assesses many of the post-Stonewall changes in the North American public sphere and the interrelationship between the new queer visibility and the North American public sphere.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1 and UNI355H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI477H1    Transgender Studies[24S]

This course introduces students to Trans Studies as an emerging interdisciplinary field of scholarship from various angles: academic, activist, socio-historical, and clinical. Students will develop their abilities to assess representations of trans and intersexed people and social issues, taking into account how race, citizenship, gender, sexuality, culture and dis/ability are materially and socially constructed together to give meaning to the category trans.

Prerequisite: UNI255H1/UNI256H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

Other University College Courses
JUM202H1    Mathematics as an Interdisciplinary Pursuit (formerly JUM102H1) [24L/12T]

A study of the interaction of mathematics with other fields of inquiry: how mathematics influences, and is influenced by, the evolution of science and culture. Art, music, and literature, as well as the more traditionally related areas of the natural and social sciences may be considered. (Offered every three years)

 JUM202H1 is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.

Exclusion: JUM102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course
Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JUM203H1    Mathematics as a Recreation (formerly JUM103H1)[24L/12T]

A study of games, puzzles and problems focusing on the deeper principles they illustrate. Concentration is on problems arising out of number theory and geometry, with emphasis on the process of mathematical reasoning. Technical requirements are kept to a minimum. A foundation is provided for a continuing lay interest in mathematics. (Offered every three years)

 JUM203H1 is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.

Exclusion: JUM103H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course
Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JUM204H1    Mathematics and Poetry[36L]

An interdisciplinary exploration of creativity and imagination as they arise in the study of mathematics and poetry. (Offered every three years)

JUM204H1 is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.

Exclusion: MEJ204H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course
Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JUM205H1    Mathematical Personalities (formerly JUM105H1) [24L/12T]

An in-depth study of the life, times and work of several mathematicians who have been particularly influential. Examples may include Newton, Euler, Gauss, Kowalewski, Hilbert, Hardy, Ramanujan, Gödel, Erdös, Coxeter, Grothendieck. (Offered every three years)

 JUM205H1 is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.

Exclusion: JUM105H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course
Breadth Requirement: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JUC299Y1    Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details here. Offered by the Centre for Comparative Literature in collaboration with University College.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI299Y1    Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details here.

Breadth Requirement: None

UNI393Y1    University College Independent Studies[TBA]

An opportunity to design an independent research course of study at the 300 level not otherwise available within the Faculty. Normally, students will have a minimum cGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCEs. Permission of a faculty supervisor and approval by the Vice-Prinicipal are required. Those registered in a UC program should submit a written proposal and application form to the approval. UC students enrolled in non-UC programs can submit their application directly to the Vice-Prinicpa. Applications for Y and F courses are due by 1 June prior to the academic year; S courses to be submitted by 1 September. Application form is available at the University College Programs Office.

Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a None course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI394H1    University College Independent Studies[TBA]

An opportunity to design an independent research course of study at the 300 level not otherwise available within the Faculty. Normally, students will have a minimum cGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCEs. Permission of a faculty supervisor and approval by the Vice-Prinicipal are required. Those registered in a UC program should submit a written proposal and application form to the approval. UC students enrolled in non-UC programs can submit their application directly to the Vice-Prinicpa. Applications for Y and F courses are due by 1 June prior to the academic year; S courses to be submitted by 1 September. Application form is available at the University College Programs Office.

Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a None course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI495Y1    University College Independent Studies[TBA]

An opportunity to design an independent research course of study at the 400 level not otherwise available within the Faculty. Normally, students will have a minimum cGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCEs. Permission of a faculty supervisor and approval by the Vice-Prinicipal are required. Those registered in a UC program should submit a written proposal and application form to the approval. UC students enrolled in non-UC programs can submit their application directly to the Vice-Prinicpa. Applications for Y and F courses are due by 1 June prior to the academic year; S courses to be submitted by 1 September. Application form is available at the University College Programs Office.

Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a None course
Breadth Requirement: None

UNI496H1    University College Independent Studies[TBA]

An opportunity to design an independent research course of study at the 400 level not otherwise available within the Faculty. Normally, students will have a minimum cGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCEs. Permission of a faculty supervisor and approval by the Vice-Prinicipal are required. Those registered in a UC program should submit a written proposal and application form to the approval. UC students enrolled in non-UC programs can submit their application directly to the Vice-Prinicpa. Applications for Y and F courses are due by 1 June prior to the academic year; S courses to be submitted by 1 September. Application form is available at the University College Programs Office.

Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a None course
Breadth Requirement: None