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Innis College offers courses (designated INI) that sustain two interdisciplinary academic programs: Urban Studies and Writing and Rhetoric. Innis College is also the home of the Cinema Studies Institute, which offers an impressive collection of courses (designated CIN) listed separately under Cinema Studies Institute. Courses for the new Innis One Program have been inspired by the College's two academic programs and its special relationship with the Cinema Studies Institute.

Innis One: The Creative City

Innis One encourages first-year students to develop their creative and critical capacities by exploring the dynamism of the urban environment. By reaching beyond the walls of the academy to engage in an imaginative, inquiry-based, and civic-minded learning experience, students will gain a greater appreciation of the interplay between film, writing, and urban landscapes.

Students may enroll in one (0.5 FCE) or two (1.0 FCE) of the three half-credit courses (INI100H1, INI101H1, and INI102H1) offered in the Program. Limited to an enrolment of 25, these seminar courses, featuring group discussions, films, guest lecturers, and special field trips, offer students a unique experiential learning opportunity that will also help them to develop writing, research, and analytical skills.

All first-year students in the Faculty of Arts and Science (St. George campus) are eligible for admission. Students may apply to all three Innis One courses by ranking their preferences. Online applications and further information are available at www.utoronto.ca/innis/innisone.

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:  Tony Pi, Writing and Rhetoric and Urban Studies Program Assistant, Room 233A Innis College (416-978-5809), urbanstudies.innis@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: Tony Pi, Writing and Rhetoric and Urban Studies Program Assistant, Room 233A Innis College (416-978-5809), writingandrhetoric.innis@utoronto.ca. Also see the Writing and Rhetoric website at www.utoronto.ca/innis/wr.

Innis College Programs

For Program requirements and information, consult the Urban Studies website at www.utoronto.ca/innis/urban.  Note: All Urban Studies programs are limited enrolment programs (see the Arts & Science Subject POSt Enrolment instructions at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/subject-post-enrolment for application procedures).

This is a limited enrolment POSt.  Eligibility will be based on a student’s mark(s) in the required course(s).  The precise mark thresholds outlined below are an estimate of what will be required in the coming POSt admission cycle.   Achieving those mark(s) does not necessarily guarantee admission to the POSt in any given year.

Enrolment in the Specialist POSt requires the following:
- Completion of at least 4.0 FCEs in first year courses;
- Completion of at least 3.0 FCEs from the list of 4.0 FCEs in possible First Year selections below with an average final mark of not less than 72 percent across all three and individual final marks not less than 70 percent.

Students who do not meet this criterion at the completion of year 1 (and hence are unsuccessful in their first application to the USP) may re-apply at the end of year 2 and the admission decision will be based on the completion of one of the following (in addition to INI235Y1) with a final mark of at least 70 percent in each:
– ECO220Y1 or
– The pairing of GGR270H1 and GGR271H1; or
– POL242Y1; or,
– The pairing of SOC200H1 and SOC202H1

(11.0 Full Course Equivalents (FCEs) including at least 4.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 1.0 of which must be at the 400-level)
First Year:
Three of the following selections:
- 1.0 FCEs from First year Economics courses (e.g., ECO100Y1);
- 1.0 FCEs from First year Human/Urban/Social/Environmental (i.e., Social Science based) Geography courses (e.g., GGR101H1, GGR107H1 and GGR124H1);
- 1.0 FCEs from First year Political Science courses (e.g., POL101Y1).
- 1.0 FCEs from First year Sociology courses (e.g., SOC101Y1).
Higher Years:
- INI235Y1;
- ECO220Y1 or (GGR270H1 and GGR271H1) or POL242Y1 or (SOC200H1 and SOC202H1);
- INI437Y1 and any of the following three pairs of courses - (INI338H1 + INI430H1) or (INI336H1 + INI433H1) or (INI333H1+ INI433H1).
- 4.0 FCEs in at least three of groups A through G, including at least 2.0 FCEs at the 300-level or above.

This is a limited enrolment POSt.  Eligibility will be based on a student’s mark(s) in the required course(s).  The precise mark thresholds outlined below are an estimate of what will be required in the coming POSt admission cycle.   Achieving those mark(s) does not necessarily guarantee admission to the POSt in any given year.

Enrolment in the Major POSt requires the following:
- Completion of at least 4.0 FCEs in first year courses;
- Completion of at least 2.0 FCEs from the list of 4.0 FCEs in possible First Year selections below with an average final mark of not less than 72 percent across both courses and individual final marks not less than 70 percent.

Students who do not meet this criterion at the completion of year 1 (and hence are unsuccessful in their first application to the USP) may re-apply at the end of year 2 and the admission decision will be based on the completion of one of the following (in addition to INI235Y1) with a final mark of at least 70 percent in each:
– ECO220Y1 or
– The pairing of GGR270H1 and GGR271H1; or
– POL242Y1; or,
– The pairing of SOC200H1 and SOC202H1

(7.0 Full Course Equivalents (FCEs) including at least 2.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400-level)
First Year:
Two of the following selections:
- 1.0 FCEs in 100-level Economics (e.g., ECO100Y1 or ECO105Y1);
- 1.0 FCEs from First year Human/Urban/Social/Environmental (i.e., Social Science based) Geography courses (e.g., GGR101H1, GGR107H1 and GGR124H1);
- 1.0 FCEs in 100-level Political Science courses (e.g., POL101Y1);
- 1.0 FCEs in 100-level Sociology courses (e.g., SOC101Y1)
Higher Years
- INI235Y1;
- INI437Y1 or any of the following three pairs of courses - (INI338H1 + INI430H1) or (INI336H1 + INI433H1) or (INI333H1+ INI433H1).
- 3.0 FCEs in at least two of groups A through G, including at least 1.0 FCEs at the 300-level or above.

For Program requirements and information, consult the Urban Studies website at www.utoronto.ca/innis/urban.  Note: All Urban Studies programs are limited enrolment programs (see the Arts & Science Subject POSt Enrolment web site for application procedures).

This is a limited enrolment POSt.  Eligibility will be based on a student’s mark(s) in the required course(s).  The precise mark thresholds outlined below are an estimate of what will be required in the coming POSt admission cycle.   Achieving those mark(s) does not necessarily guarantee admission to the POSt in any given year.

Enrolment in the Minor POSt requires the following:
- Completion of at least 4.0 FCEs in first year courses;
- Completion of 1.0 FCE from the list of 4.0 FCEs in possible First Year selections below with a final mark not less than 70 percent.

Students who do not meet this criterion at the completion of year 1 (and hence are unsuccessful in their first application to the USP) may re-apply at the end of year 2 and the admission decision will be based on the completion of INI235Y1 with a final mark of at least 70 percent.

(4.0 full course equivalents, including at least 1.0 FCEs at the 300+ level)

First Year:
One of the following selections:
- 1.0 FCEs in 100-level Economics (e.g., ECO100Y1 or ECO105Y1);
- 1.0 FCEs from First year Human/Urban/Social/Environmental (i.e., Social Science based) Geography courses (e.g., GGR101H1, GGR107H1 and GGR124H1);
- 1.0 FCEs in 100-level Political Science courses (e.g., POL101Y1);
- 1.0 FCEs in 100-level Sociology courses (e.g., SOC101Y1)
Higher Years
- INI235Y1;
- 2.0 FCEs in at least two of groups A through G, including at least 1.0 FCEs at the 300-level or above.

Group A: Fine Art History (FAH)
FAH207H1, FAH215H1, FAH230H1, FAH303H1, FAH354H1, FAH376H1, FAH497H1.

Group B: Economics
ECO230Y1, ECO239Y1, ECO302H1, ECO310Y1, ECO313H1, ECO314H1, ECO321Y1, ECO332H1, ECO333Y1, ECO336Y1, ECO339Y1, ECO340H1, ECO342Y1, ECO360Y1, ECO364H1, ECO365H1, ECO429Y1, ECO433H1, ECO457Y1, ECO459H1.

Group C: Geography
GGR216H1, GGR221H1, GGR246H1, GGR252H1, GGR254H1, GGR320H1, GGR323H1, GGR327H1, GGR328H1, GGR329H1, GGR339H1, GGR352H1, GGR356H1, GGR358H1, GGR360H1, GGR361H1, GGR424H1, GGR431H1, GGR438H1, GGR458H1, IJC400H1, JGI216H1, JGI346H1, JGI454H1.

Group D: History
HIS220H1, HIS241H1, HIS242H1, HIS243H1, HIS244H1, HIS250Y1, HIS251Y1, HIS263Y1, HIS271Y1, HIS280Y1, HIS282Y1, HIS292Y1, HIS294Y1, HIS297Y1, HIS312H1, HIS313H1, HIS314H1, HIS365H1, HIS366H1, HIS369H1, HIS373H1, HIS378H1, HIS384H1, HIS484H1, HIS479H1, GGR240H1, GGR241H1, GGR336H1

Group E: Political Science
POL201Y1, POL316Y1, POL318H1, POL337Y1, POL370H1, POL413H1, POL438H1, POL443H1, POL447Y1, POL448H1, POL449H1.

Group F: Sociology
SOC205Y1, SOC207Y1, SOC214Y1, SOC243H1, SOC246H1, SOC250Y1, SOC257H1, SOC263H1, SOC270H1, SOC301Y1, SOC303H1, SOC304H1, SOC309Y1, SOC336H1, SOC356Y1, SOC363H1, SOC365Y1, SOC366H1, SOC367H1, SOC376H1, SOC382Y1.

Group G: Environment
ENV200H1, ENV221H1, ENV222H1, ENV307H1, ENV320H1, ENV335H1, ENV350H1, ENV430H1, GGR222H1, GGR314H1, GGR334H1, GGR335H1, GGR416H1, GGR419H1, JGE331H1, JGE347H1, JGE348H1.

Note:
Students may be able to substitute other courses offered by the Faculty of Arts & Science, other Faculties, and/or appropriate courses taken at the University of Toronto Mississauga or the University of Toronto Scarborough for courses listed here. Please consult the Program Director for more details.

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. Also contact Tony Pi, Writing and Rhetoric and Urban Studies Program Assistant, Room 233A Innis College (416-978-5809), writingandrhetoric.innis@utoronto.ca.

This program has unlimited enrolment and no specific admission requirements. All students who have completed at least 4.0 courses are eligible to enrol. This program does not have specific first-year requirements. See the Arts & Science Subject POSt Enrolment web site for application procedures.

Entrance Requirements:

This program has unlimited enrolment and no specific admission requirements. All students who have completed at least 4.0 courses are eligible to enrol.

Requirements for the Minor program: four full courses or their equivalent, as outlined below, including the equivalent of at least 1.0 FCEs at the 300/400-level. Note: No specialist or major degree is available in this program.

1.    2.5 INI writing courses (note: JEI206H1 counts as an INI course in the Writing and Rhetoric Program)
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. Students do not have to be enrolled in the minor to take INI writing courses. Students who are enrolled in the minor have first priority in most INI courses and in JEI206H1.

Innis Writing Courses
INI103H1, INI104H1, INI203Y1, INI204Y1, INI300H1, INI301H1, INI302H1, INI304H1, INI305H1, INI310H1, INI311Y1, INI409H1, INI410H1, JEI206H1

A. Critical Analysis and Reasoning
ARC235H1, ARC417H1; INI204Y1, INI304H1, INI310H1, INI409H1, INI410H1; LIN481H1; PHL247H1, PHL275H1, PSY370H1; TRN190Y1, TRN200Y1

B. Workplace Writing and Media
ARC232H1; CIN369H1; FAH443H1; HIS316H1, HIS482H1; INI104H1, INI300H1, INI301H1, INI302H1; PHL295H1, POL475H1; PSY327H1; SMC219Y1, SMC228H1, SMC229H1, SMC300H1; UNI221H1

C. Language and Rhetoric
ANT253H1, ANT329H1, ANT427H1; ENG100H1, ENG110Y1, ENG205H1; ENG285H1; ENG385H1; INI103H1, INI203Y1, INI305H1, INI311Y1; JAL328H1, JAL355H1; JEI206H1, JPL315H1; LIN200H1, LIN201H1, LIN203H1, LIN204H1; VIC345H1, VIC350Y1.

Note: No more than 0.5 FCEs in transfer credit may be counted towards the program.

Innis College Courses

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 can be found at www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/.

Courses are listed in this order:

• Innis One
• Urban Studies
• Writing and Rhetoric
• Other Innis College courses

In this course, first-year students will be introduced to film culture in Toronto from a variety of angles, including: a history of the city onscreen (both as itself and as a popular shooting location for American productions); an account of major Toronto filmmaking sites and institutions; introductions to local directors and producers; and overviews of contemporary local film festival culture (TIFF and beyond) as well as the city’s film-critical community. Through a combination of lectures, screenings, field trips and special guest speakers, the students will be moved to consider both the vitality of Toronto’s film scene as well as its connections to other aspects of the city.

An introduction to the concept of the city as a creative environment promoting not only growth and wealth but also social justice, equality, cooperation, and civility. Students will learn to build their own blog to help them to observe, interpret, and reflect upon the process of urban interaction and the relationship between creativity and justice.

An introduction to creative writing techniques and the personal essay form through which students will explore and develop their conscious connection to the natural-urban landscape. The course will include activities such as field trips, readings, interviews, and journaling to generate the material for personal essays on engagement with nature in the city.

See Cinema Studies Institute.

Examines the processes of globalization, mass urbanization and economic change that are taking place in cities around the world. This includes an interdisciplinary exploration of the locational and economic shifts that have ensued as a result of globalization, as well as the social and cultural manifestations associated with the emergence of global cities.

Explores the culture, thoughts, institutions, policies, and processes shaping our urban areas. Emphasis is placed on understanding the problems and prospects associated with growth and change in the city. Disciplines used to provide various interpretations include Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Design and Planning.

This course critically examines the concept of urban sustainability in theory and application. Case studies of ongoing urban sustainability programs in the developed world help students assess the successes and failures of these programs. The course also examines the current state of research and implementation efforts toward urban sustainability.

Examines the struggle to create a civic society within Toronto as it becomes a global city. Sample topics include: the neighbourhood and the city, the outer city and the urban region, planning and sprawl, public and private transportation, the natural and the urban environment, housing and homelessness, levels of government, civic culture and multiculturalism.

Examines the importance of infrastructure to urban societies from a technical, environmental, political, historical, and social perspective. Students study energy and communications systems, transportation, water, solid waste disposal, parks and recreation facilities, schools, hospitals, and community facilities and services. Key issues include growth management, financing and maintenance, public-private partnerships, and international development.

A common approach to studying the city is to quantify the outcome of processes and to rely on the scientific method and quantitative analysis to test hypotheses and ultimately create new knowledge. Critical approaches have been advanced on the belief that the notion of quantification, and that of positivism itself, could be inappropriate, if not altogether flawed. This course will introduce students to a variety of critical or alternative approaches to understanding urban dynamics.

Students will have the opportunity to travel to a destination city for a week-long examination of specific social, economic, physical, and/or environmental issues. The trip will include meetings with municipal representatives and other decision-makers (public and possibly private). The findings of the trip supplemented by bibliographic research and in-class discussion will form the basis of a major research essay. Each student is required to pay the cost of transportation and accommodation.

In this course, students develop an understanding of the city as a dynamic organism that is constantly changing as a result of economic, social and political pressure. The course material is organized around a series of industry cluster case studies including: automotive, culture, information technology and health care. The emphasis of the course will be on the extension and refinement of theories and arguments developed in INI235Y1.

A prominent thesis in the fields of planning and economic geography is that the presence of creative occupations in a city correlates positively with the overall health of urban regions. This course will investigate the nature of this link from theoretical and empirical perspectives and examine its potential usefulness in a planning/policy context.

This course will focus on an examination of the immediate difficulties facing Toronto and by extension all Canadian cities. Instruction will consist of a combination of lectures by the instructor and by noted experts/practitioners in a range of topic areas including urban governance, finance, planning, environmental sustainability and social welfare.

This course will expose students to a range of contemporary theoretical, analytical, and policy oriented debates in Urban Studies. The emphasis will be on establishing a broad knowledge base in the multifaceted field of urban studies. The exact topics to be covered will fall broadly under the banner of urban socioeconomic change, and specific syllabi, year to year, will follow contemporary and emerging debates. This will be expanded upon in this course’s 400 level counterpart.

Overview of how planning tools and practice shape the built form of cities. This course introduces twentieth century physical planning within its historical, social, legal, and political contexts. Community and urban design issues are addressed at local and regional scales and in both central cities and suburbs. The focus is on Toronto and the Canadian experience, with comparative examples form the other counties, primarily the United States.

Presents cutting edge research on cities from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will attend six to eight presentations in the Cities Centre Seminar Series, given by eminent scholars, and meet with the course instructor to critique these presentations.

This course is meant to be a senior complement to INI338H1 whereby important theoretical, analytical and/or policy debates are addressed in a research seminar format. Students in INI430H1 will be expected to extend, or refine research topics identified and explored in INI338H1 in a major independent research project. Students will present their proposals, their progress reports, and their final results to the instructor and the class.

From time to time, the Urban Studies Program organizes community outreach and information sessions. At the discretion of the Director, students may enroll in a special topics course and investigate these issues more deeply under the supervision of an agreeable faculty member. Proposals including a letter from an agreeable faculty member should be submitted to the Director by June 1 for a Fall or Year-long course, or by November 1 for a Spring course.

Special topics courses are offered periodically for senior students in the Urban Studies Program. Offerings in any given year will depend on program priorities, availability of specialized expertise and funding.

Special topics courses are offered periodically for senior students in the Urban Studies Program. Offerings in any given year will depend on program priorities, availability of specialized expertise and funding.

Designed to allow strong students in the Major and Specialist programs to extend a piece of urban research under the supervision of a faculty member from any aligned department. Choice of ‘H’ or ‘Y’ session pursuant to the scope of the research envisioned, the proposed supervisor’s assessment of depth of the inquiry, and the approval of the program director. Proposals, including a letter from an agreeable supervisor should be submitted to the program director by June 1 for a Fall or Year session course and by November 1 for a Spring session course.

Designed to allow strong students in the Major and Specialist programs to extend a piece of urban research under the supervision of a faculty member from any aligned department. Choice of ‘H’ or ‘Y’ session pursuant to the scope of the research envisioned, the proposed supervisor’s assessment of depth of the inquiry, and the approval of the program director. Proposals, including a letter from an agreeable supervisor should be submitted to the program director by June 1 for a Fall or Year session course and by November 1 for a Spring session course.

Designed to allow strong students in the Major and Specialist programs to extend a piece of urban research under the supervision of a faculty member from any aligned department. Choice of ‘H’ or ‘Y’ session pursuant to the scope of the research envisioned, the proposed supervisor’s assessment of depth of the inquiry, and the approval of the program director. Proposals, including a letter from an agreeable supervisor should be submitted to the program director by June 1 for a Fall or Year session course and by November 1 for a Spring session course.

A method of studying city issues that combines readings, seminar discussions, and field trips with an 8 hour / week internship in the office of a municipal politician, local government, or non-profit organization. Readings focus on community development, urban planning, economic development and local governance. Students must fill out a ballot for the course (available on the Urban Studies website - www.utoronto.ca/innis/urban ) by June 1. Enrolment in this course is competitive and at the discretion of Dr. Shauna Brail (Director, Urban Studies Placement Program).

This course will allow students to investigate an urban topic in depth in a guided seminar environment. Each step of the research process including proposal writing and refinement, bibliographic research, primary data acquisition, analysis and the production of a senior “thesis” will be the focus of this course. The course will emphasize the requirements and “tricks of the trade” for each step in the process, and also put an emphasis on the ability to articulate ideas successfully.

Focuses on the role of a planning practitioner in contemporary society using a wealth of examples drawn from recent issues and debates in Canadian cities and regions. The course will walk students through the demands made of planners in terms of both technical expertise as well as political necessity and ask them to think actively about how to prepare for the extraordinary growth of cities during the next century. Examples of issues that will be discussed in some detail include the myths surrounding the city vs. the suburbs, the creativity and passion involved in planning work and the need to see Toronto’s future from a regional perspective.

Introduces the fundamentals of essay writing within an interdisciplinary context. Includes the history of the essay and its various rhetorical modes (narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative), with a focus on humanities and social sciences essays. Both non-academic essays and essays from across the academic disciplines are examined in terms of purpose, audience, and persuasive strategies.

Introduces the fundamentals of report writing within an interdisciplinary context. This writing intensive course focuses on improving writing skills appropriate to report writing genres. Informal, formal, research, and professional workplace reports are examined in terms of purpose, audience, structure, style, persuasive strategies, and use of visual rhetoric (tables, charts, graphs). This course also examines qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Designed to teach students to write persuasively and to recognize persuasive strategies at work in writing they analyze. Classical rhetorical terms, elements of style, and modes of argument are central to the course. Assignments include a rhetorical analysis, in-class essays, and a term essay. Readings include prose from a variety of disciplines, excluding fiction and poetry. Students who enrol in the course must demonstrate competence in the English language.

The strategy necessary to write complete pieces of non-fiction prose, especially exposition and argument. Concepts of planning and organization include: focusing, research, outlining, patterns of logical development, introduction, paragraph development, conclusion, argumentation and persuasion, documentation, and revision. Students for whom English is a second language should have an advanced level of fluency in English before enrolling.

This course teaches students who already write effectively how to write clear, compelling, research-informed English essays. The course aims to help students recognize the function of grammar and rhetoric, the importance of audience, and the persuasive role of style.

Aims to teach students to recognize the rhetoric of the professional workplace and to communicate strategically and ethically using written and oral discourse appropriate to business, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Case study analysis using ethical reasoning models is a central component of the course.

Examines how the language and rhetoric of print media shape social issues. Rhetorical strategies at work in the media reporting of such controversial issues as international crises and military actions are examined. The construction of the columnists persona and the role of editorials are also examined.

Designed for and restricted to undergraduates in Rotman Commerce. Assignments and course aims reflect the learning goals of the Rotman Commerce program. This course focuses on critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and the rhetoric of the world of business. The theory and practice of written and oral communication are also central. Case study analysis using ethical reasoning models is a central pedagogical tool.

This seminar in critical reading, analysis, and writing focuses on the nature, the evaluation, and the use and abuse of evidence in the process of formulating and supporting an argument. The case study method will be employed to assess the level of authority, credibility, and objectivity evident in public discourse, official sources, and academic inquiry.

The rhetorical term Ekphrasis, which refers to writing that is about visual art, is central in the examination of the persuasive power of the conversation or discourse that is produced when the written word attempts the evocation of visual images. Course readings will include ekphrastic texts drawn from several disciplines and genres: journalism, informal essays, poetry, and scholarly writing. 

A study of professional editorial conventions, focusing on three stages of the editorial process: substantive editing, stylistic editing, and copy editing. As students learn these stages, they enhance their critical thinking, sharpen their language skills, and practise strategies for strengthening their own writing and the writing of others.

This workshop course examines methodological approaches to literary fiction from the perspective of the creator. Through course readings, discussion, and creative writing assignments, student writers will learn how prose writers combine stylistic techniques, point-of-view, setting, character, scenes, and structure to produce literary effects.

Independent research projects devised by students and supervised by the Writing and Rhetoric staff. Open only to students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric Program. Applications should be submitted to the Program Director by June 1 for a Fall session course or by November 1 for a Spring session course.

Independent research projects devised by students and supervised by the Writing and Rhetoric staff. Open only to students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric Program. Applications should be submitted to the Program Director by June 1 for a Fall session course or by November 1 for a Spring session course.

Independent research projects devised by students and supervised by the Writing and Rhetoric staff. Open only to students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric Program. Applications should be submitted to the Program Director by June 1 for a Fall session course or by November 1 for a Spring session course.

Seminars in special topics designed for students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric.

Seminars in special topics designed for students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric.

Seminars in special topics designed for students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric.

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/rop.

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students explore topics of their own choice and design their own research projects for a course not otherwise available within the Faculty. The student should submit a detailed proposal and a letter of support from the supervisor by June 1 for Y and F courses and by September 1 for S courses.

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students explore topics of their own choice and design their own research projects for a course not otherwise available within the Faculty. The student should submit a detailed propsal and a letter of support from the supervisor by June 1 for Y and F courses and by September 1 for S courses.

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students explore topics of their own choice and design their own research projects for a course not otherwise available within the Faculty. The student should submit a detailed proposal and a letter of support from the supervisor by June 1 for Y and F courses and by September 1 for S courses.