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Trinity College offers Trinity One, a set of first-year courses, an independent studies program, and three inter-disciplinary programs: Ethics, Society, and Law; Immunology; International Relations. The Major Program in Ethics, Society, and Law assembles courses offered by a variety of Departments and Colleges, including History, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Sociology, and Woodsworth College. The Specialist and Major Programs in Immunology are assembled from offerings by the Departments of Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. The International Relations Program encompasses courses offered by the Departments of History, Political Science, and Economics.

Trinity One

Trinity One provides first-year students with the opportunity to explore together significant issues and ideas pertaining to the conduct of human life and world affairs. There are two streams in Trinity One, each linked to a prominent aspect of the College’s intellectual identity. One of the streams focuses on international relations, the other on ethics. Each stream includes two seminar courses limited to 25 students. These courses foster small-group discussion and emphasize the development of critical-thinking, oral-presentation, writing and research skills. Co-curricular events, drawing upon the resources of the Munk Centre for International Studies at Trinity College and the University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics (located at Trinity), enable students in both streams of Trinity One to hear guest speakers and to engage in informal conversation with one another and with their professors.

Trinity College Programs

In this program, students examine some of the difficult ethical questions facing modern society, particularly those concerning the law. For example, should assisted suicide be a crime? Should polygamy be legalized in Canada? Should the law permit the testing of in vitro embryos for genetic diseases?  Should the law permit the sale or rental of violent video games to minors? The program includes optional courses in philosophy, religion, anthropology, classics, economics, geography, political science, sociology and criminology, and draws upon the resources of the University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics, located at Trinity College. Ethics, Society, and Law students acquire knowledge and skills that equip them to think in a well-informed and well-reasoned way about complex social issues with ethical and legal dimensions.    The program prepares them for reflective and engaged citizenship in a democratic, pluralistic society and in a world of global interconnections.

The Ethics, Society, and Law Major is a Type 2 program.  Enrolment is limited to students with an average of 73% or higher in three FCEs selected from 100-level courses categorized as BR=2 and/or BR=3. Achieving the threshold mark does not necessarily guarantee admission to the program in any given year.

Ethics, Society, and Law Major (Arts program) (7 full courses or the equivalent)

1. First year: No specific courses must be taken in first year.
2. Second year: PHL271H1 is a required course that students are recommended to take in second year (their first year of registration in the program).
3. Third Year: TRN303H1.
4. Fourth Year: TRN412H1.
5. POL200Y1/PHL265H1/PHL275H1: to be taken in any year of registration in the program.
6. 4.5-5 FCEs (for a total of 7) from Groups A-D, including at least 1.0 from each of Groups A-C and at least 2.0 at the 300+ level.

Group A (Ethics)
ETH201H1, ETH210H1, ETH220H1, ETH230H1, ETH350H1; PHL273H1, PHL275H1, PHL281H1, PHL295H1, PHL341H1, PHL 373H1, PHL375H1, PHL378H1, PHL380H1, PHL381H1, PHL382H1, PHL383H1, PHL384H1, PHL394H1, PHL407H1; POL330Y1; RLG221H1, RLG224Y1, RLG228H1

Group B (Society)
ANT204H1; CSC300H1; ECO313H1, ECO332H1, ECO336Y1, ECO340H1; ENV221H1, ENV222H1, ENV347H1; GGR416H1; HIS332H1, HIS355H1; HPS324H1; JGE331H1; PHL265H1, PHL365H1; POL200Y1, POL214Y1, POL320Y1, POL405Y1, POL412Y1, POL432H1; PSY311H1, PSY321H1; SOC201H1, SOC203H1, SOC212H1, SOC301Y1, SOC306Y1, SOC313H1; WDW205H1, WDW210H1, WDW300H1, WDW335H1, WDW340H1, WDW380H1, WDW425H1; WGS373H1

Group C (Law)
CLA 336H1; ECO320H1; ENV422H1; NMC484H1; PHL370H1; PHL484H1; POL332Y1, POL337Y1, POL340Y1l SMC304H1, SMC361H1; SOC213Y1; TRN304H1/TRN304Y1, TRN305Y1/TRN305H1. TRN425Y1; WDW225H1, WDW365H1, WDW420H1; WGS365H1, WGS375H1

Group D (Further Courses)
RLG309Y1; TRN200Y1, TRN300H1, TRN301Y1, TRN 302Y1, TRN400H1, TRN404Y1, TRN405Y1, TRN406H1/TRN407Y1

N.B. (1) The above WDW courses are available only to students enrolled in the double major program Ethics, Society, and Law/Criminology. (2) Access to courses in the Ethics, Society, and Law program is not guaranteed; students must check prerequisites.

Consult Prof. Alberto Martin (416-978-4230)

For more information please see the entry under Immunology and the Immunology web site.

Independent Studies

Consult Professor C. Kanaganayakam, room 312, Larkin Building, Trinity College (416-978-8250).

The College’s Independent Studies Program affords students the opportunity of investigating in depth topics of their own choice that are not directly part of the present curriculum. These topics normally involve interdisciplinary study, though under some circumstances they may require concentrated work in a single discipline. The scope of acceptable topics embraces the natural and social sciences as well as the humanities. Participation in the program is restricted to students who have completed at least ten courses. The maximum number of independent studies half courses for which a student may receive credit is one, and the maximum number of independent studies full courses for which a student may receive credit is two. Thus the maximum number of independent studies full course equivalents for which a student may receive credit is 2.5. Normally the work done is to be the equivalent of two full courses. Permission to register in an independent studies half course, or in an independent studies full course, will normally be granted only to students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50. Permission to undertake an independent studies project for the equivalent of two full courses will normally be granted only to students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.70.

All proposals are subject to the approval of the Coordinator.

Students must submit to the Coordinator before the beginning of the academic year a copy of their academic transcript and an outline of their topic (signed by the supervisor) and a suggested bibliography. For evaluation of the work done in the program a short thesis or equivalent is required, prepared and submitted by the last day of classes in the fall or winter session as appropriate. The supervisor and a second reader (nominated by the supervisor and approved by the Coordinator) are responsible for the evaluation. The Coordinator will require regular progress reports throughout the year. Students must have a supervisor and second reader in order to get approval for their projects.

Either the supervisor or the second reader must be a tenured University of Toronto faculty member. A supervisor who is not a tenured University of Toronto faculty member will normally be required to be a full-time faculty member of the University.
Students enrolling for the first time register for one or more of TRN300H1, TRN301Y1, TRN302Y1, or for one or more of TRN400H1, TRN404Y1, and405Y1, as appropriate. Those enrolling for a second time register in one or more of TRN400H1, TRN404Y1, and405Y1, as appropriate.

The study of international relations dates back to antiquity and remains one of the most vital disciplines in the academic community.  Its purpose is to explore the enduring questions of the origins of war and the maintenance of peace, the nature and exercise of power within an international system, and the changing character of the participants in international decision-making.

Drawing on the strengths of faculty members in History, Economics, and Political Science, the International Relations Specialist Program offers a structured and interdisciplinary education.  The program provides students with knowledge of the historical and contemporary dimensions of the international system while introducing them to the methodologies employed in historical, political and economic analysis. 
 
The International Relations Specialist is a Type 3 program.  Enrolment is limited to students with an average grade of at least 75% in the required first-year courses: (1) ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1; (2) HIS103Y1 or TRN150Y1/TRN150Y1 or two of VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1; (3) one introductory modern language course or MAT133Y1/MAT137Y1.  Achieving the threshold mark does not necessarily guarantee admission to the program in any given year. Students who do not achieve the first-year threshold mark may apply to the program office for admission in a subsequent year.  Such applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.  All students applying to the program must have a personal interview with a member of the program staff; a student who is unavailable for an interview must complete an application form.

International Relations Specialist (Arts program) (13 full courses or the equivalent)

Consult the Office of the International Relations Program, room 310N, Munk School of Global Affairs, 416-946-8950.

1. First year: ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1: students are strongly encouraged to take ECO100Y1; HIS103Y1 or TRN150Y1/TRN151Y1 (in Trinity One) or two of VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1 (in Vic One); one introductory modern language course or MAT133Y1/MAT137Y1. 
 
2. Required 200+-level courses: POL 208Y1; ECO230Y1/(ECO364H1 + ECO365H1), ECO342Y1; HIS311Y1, HIS344Y1; POL312Y1/POL326Y1/POL340Y1; TRN411Y1/TRN419Y.   

3. Second year: POL208Y1.  Students are advised to take at least two additional FCEs in the program in second year, including ECO230Y1 if they select this course rather than ECO364H1 + ECO365H1.

4. Third year: Recommended courses: HIS311Y1; POL312Y1/POL326Y1/POL340Y1; ECO364H1+ ECO365H1 if selected instead of ECO230Y1.

5. Third or fourth year: ECO342Y1; HIS344Y1.

6. Fourth year: TRN411Y1/TRN419Y1; 1.0 FCE from: ECO419H1, ECO429Y1, ECO457Y1, ECO459H1; HIS401H1, HIS405Y1, HIS436H1, HIS445H1, HIS451H1, HIS453H1, HIS455H1, HIS457H1, HIS458H1, HIS462H1, HIS465Y1, HIS471H1, HIS473Y1, HIS479H1, HIS488H1, HIS498H1; POL410H1, POL411H1, POL412Y1, POL413H1, POL414H1, POL415H1, POL417Y1, POL420Y1, POL440Y1, POL441H1, POL442H1, POL452Y1, POL456Y1, POL458H1, POL459Y1, POL466H1, POL469H1, POL470Y1, POL477H1, POL481Y1, POL486H1/Y1, POL487H1/Y1, POL495Y1, POL496H1; TRN421Y1

 7. In second, third or fourth year 2.0 FCEs from: ANT452H1; ECO200Y1, ECO202Y1, ECO303Y1, ECO324Y1; EUR200Y1; GGR439H1; HIS241H1, HIS242H1, HIS250H1, HIS251Y1,  HIS271Y1,HIS304H1, HIS329H1, HIS334H1, HIS338H1, HIS343Y1, HIS361H1, HIS376H1, HIS377H1; JMC301Y1; LAS200Y1; NMC378H1; POL101Y1, POL201Y1, POL318H1, POL323H1, POL324Y1, POL341H1, POL343Y1, POL370H1, POL376Y1

Note:
1. Access to courses in the International Relations Specialist is not guaranteed; students must check prerequisites.
2. Not all of the courses in the International Relations Specialist are offered every year.
3. Students may change from the International Relations Major to the International Relations Specialist only if they meet current Specialist requirements and only if places are available.

The study of international relations dates back to antiquity and remains one of the most vital disciplines in the academic community.  Its purpose is to explore the enduring questions of the origins of war and the maintenance of peace, the nature and exercise of power within an international system, and the changing character of the participants in international decision-making.

Drawing on the strengths of faculty members in History, Economics, and Political Science, the International Relations Major Program offers a structured and interdisciplinary education.  The program provides students with knowledge of the historical and contemporary dimensions of the international system while introducing them to the methodologies employed in historical, political and economic analysis. 
 
The International Relations Major is a Type 3 program.  Enrolment is limited to students with an average grade of at least 70% in the required first-year courses: (1) ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1; (2) HIS103Y1 or TRN150Y1/TRN150Y1 or two of VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1.  Achieving the threshold mark does not necessarily guarantee admission to the program in any given year. 
Students who do not achieve the first-year threshold mark may apply to the program office for admission in a subsequent year.  Such applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
All students applying to the program must have a personal interview with a member of the program staff; a student who is unavailable for an interview must complete an application form.

International Relations Major (Arts program) (7.5 full courses or the equivalent)

Consult the Office of the International Relations Program, room 310N, Munk School of Global Affairs, 416-946-8950.

1. First year: ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1; HIS103Y1 or TRN150Y1/TRN151Y1 (in Trinity One) or two of VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1 (in Vic One).
 
2. Required 200+-level courses: POL 208Y1; ECO230Y1/ECO342Y1; HIS311Y1; HIS344Y1; POL312Y1/POL326Y1/POL340Y1; TRN410H1   

3. Second year: POL208Y1.  ECO230Y1 is recommended to be taken in second year if selected instead of ECO342Y1.

4. Third year: Recommended courses: HIS311Y1; POL312Y1/POL326Y1/POL340Y1; ECO342Y1 if selected instead of ECO230Y1.

5. Third or fourth year: HIS344Y1.

6. Fourth year: TRN410H1.  

Note:
1. Access to courses in the International Relations Major is not guaranteed; students must check prerequisites.

2. Not all of the courses in the International Relations Major are offered every year.

See Peace, Conflict and Justice Studies section.

Trinity College Courses

Listed in this order:

• Trinity One;
• Ethics, Society, & Law;
• Independent Studies;
• International Relations;
• Other

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.

Students participating in Vic One are excluded from Trinity One.

This seminar examines the rise of nationalisms and nation states since the 16th century and the ways these intersect or compete with international movements, ideas and institutions. Topics may include the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the birth of Germany, peace movements, the League of Nations, and humanitarian relief. Open only to students admitted to Trinity One.

This seminar course provides an orientation to the study of contemporary world order. Topics may include important legacies of the world wars of the 20th century, theories of conflict and cooperation, and new forms of transnational collaboration. Open only to students admitted to Trinity One.

What is public policy?  Is there such a thing as the public good?  What is the purpose of government in a liberal democratic society? How should policy makers respond when competing goods (e.g., freedom and security) conflict with each other?  Ethical issues underlying a selection of contemporary public policy issues.

How do we know what kinds of public policy will work and what will not? How do we assess the effectiveness of a policy?  An historical examination of ways in which Canadian governments have addressed a range of policy problems. Case studies of areas of federal and provincial activity today.

A seminar course that explores ethical issues through the study of works of the creative imagination that pose or provoke questions of right and wrong, good and evil, justice and injustice. The selected works will be drawn from such fields as literature, film, and the visual and performing arts. Open only to students admitted to Trinity One.

A seminar course that explores ethical issues arising in such public domains as international relations, law, science, business, the arts, civil society, public life, the mass media, popular culture. Issues may include war crimes, human rights, assisted suicide, genetic engineering, corporate responsibility, private vice and public virtue, the tragedy of the commons. Open only to students admitted to Trinity One.

An exploration of the ethical dimensions of selected contemporary social issues. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

An exploration of the legal dimensions of selected contemporary social issues. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

An exploration of the legal dimensions of selected contemporary social issues. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

An exploration of some basic legal principles in public and private law.  Areas of law that may be studied include contract, tort, criminal and administrative law. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

The nature and justification of legal rules as preparation for the study of basic principles of law governing the relations between individual citizens, and the relations between individual citizens and the state. A selection of contract, tort, criminal and administrative law. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

Students undertake research projects designed to meet the knowledge needs of ethics-oriented organizations in the broader community.

Students undertake research projects designed to meet the knowledge needs of ethics-oriented organizations in the broader community.

Seminar in Ethics, Society, and Law

Students attend workshops in the Faculty of Law, meet for related discussion and complete related assignments. Enrolment is restricted to qualified fourth-year students registered in the Major Program Ethics, Society, and Law.

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

Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies

(See the International Relations Program Office for details)

Selected Topics in International Studies

Selected Topics in International Studies

Selected Topics in International Studies

Selected Topics in International Studies

The origins and evolution of American, British and Canadian foreign policy from the late 18th century to the present. Policies are compared in order to understand the development of these countries as nations and actors in the international community.

Evaluation of the nature of foreign policy negotiation and decision-making from the perspective of the practitioner.

This course introduces students to a number of critical approaches and develops the students own responses to texts through an understanding of critical vocabulary and the art of close analytical reading. Students also learn how to make their own critical analysis more effective through oral presentations and written work.

First term: students are taught how to recognize, analyze, evaluate, and construct arguments in ordinary English prose. Second term: one or more discipline-related modes of reasoning (e.g., scientific reasoning, ethical reasoning, legal reasoning) studied with reference to a selection of contemporary social issues.