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SMC One: Cornerstone
The SMC One: Cornerstone program is designed for first year students with an interest in the theory and practice of social justice. We combine community outreach placements with small seminar discussions and class lectures to explore the interdisciplinary frameworks of social justice and injustice, leading toward understanding of society and our place within it.
Students accepted into the program choose a stream within SMC curriculum through which to focus on Cornerstone’s interdisciplinary and progressive approach to social justice. Small stream seminar discussions, weekly lectures on theory, philosophy and cultural expressions of identity and society in historical and contemporary contexts are combined with service placements in local Toronto agencies. Through critical and creative reflection, students acquire the academic skills and support to cultivate social responsibility in their lives and academic studies.
Streams:
Cornerstones in Communication and Media: Mediums of Justice and Culture
Social justice issues relating to books, print culture, broadcasting and new media, including censorship, journalistic responsibility, cyber bullying, editorial and journalistic integrity, freedom of accessibility to information, libel, social networks, and “the right to know.” Students will reflect on the relationships between culture, art and media in the expression and exploration of identity and society.
Cornerstones in Christianity and Culture: Poverty and Politics
Social justice issues in Christianity and Culture. Students in this stream will have the opportunity to reflect on diverse conceptions of poverty, identity and community in Christian traditions, past and present.They will also explore questions of political engagement in relation to efforts by Christian persons and institutions to confront or transform social structures for the common good.
Cornerstones in Mediaeval Studies: Constructing the Self and Community
Social justice issues in the historical, philosophical, literary and religious frameworks of societal thought in mediaeval and premodern cultures. Students in this stream will explore the relationship between selfhood and community with particular attention given to secular and religious ideas of peace, justice and the good life. Reflection on comparative issues in contemporary thought and culture.
Cornerstones in Celtic Studies
Social justice issues in Celtic Studies, focusing on such topics as minority language rights, colonialism and resistance, expressions of cultural identity, media coverage of conflict and Celtic experiences in North America. Students reflect on the relationship between identity and society in the context of ethno-religious conflicts and state responses to revolutionary movements.
St. Michael’s College offers a number of programs which emerge from its academic strength in various scholarly fields and reflect its centuries-old Christian intellectual traditions. Please consult the relevant websites for more complete information on each program.
Book and Media Studies:
An interdisciplinary and historical investigation of the role of printing, books and reading in cultures past and present. Topics explored include: manuscript and book production, internet publishing, book illustrations, censorship, advertising, readership and electronic media.
Celtic Studies:
Examines the literature, languages, history, music, folklore and archaeology of the peoples of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Investigates Celtic identities in the ancient and modern worlds, and explores the transmission of Irish, Scottish and Welsh traditions to Canada and the United States.
Christianity and Culture:
A multidisciplinary exploration of Christian traditions from artistic, literary, philosophical, theological, scientific, social and historical perspectives.
Mediaeval Studies:
An interdisciplinary treatment of the history, art, literature and thought of the Middle Ages.
St. Michael’s also offers a number of courses, listed below, which form part of the above programs, or of the programs of other colleges and departments, or are a reflection of staff and student academic interests not always available in departmental course offerings.
Principal & Program Director: D. Pietropaolo, 81 St. Mary Street, Room 127, Odette Hall (416-926-7102)
Enrolment in the Specialist, Major and Minor programs of St. Michael’s College is open to students who have completed four courses--with the exception of the Concurrent Education: Religious Education program and the Book and Media Studies program.
Book and Media Studies Major (Arts program)This is a limited enrolment program. Students must complete at least 4 FCE at the 100+ level and may be admitted if they have completed SMC188Y1 or any 100+level course and attained a grade of at least 67% in that course.
Consult Professor Mark G. McGowan, St. Michael's College
(6 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 2 FCEs at the 300+level, 0.5 FCE of which must be at the 400-level)
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must complete at least 4 FCE at the 100+ level and may be admitted if they have completed SMC188Y1 or any 100+ level course and attained a grade of at least 67% in that course.
Consult Professor Mark G. McGowan, St. Michael's College
(4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 300+ series course)
First year:
Consult the Program Coordinator, St. Michael's College.
(10.5 full courses or their equivalent, including at least four 300+ series courses, 1.0 of which must be at the 400-level)
1. SMC240Y1/SMC240H1 and SMC241H1
2. Two FCEs from one of the following language groups: a) Gaelic (Irish and Scottish): SMC141Y1/SMC242Y1/SMC251H1/SMC252H1/SMC441Y1
b) Brethonic (Welsh): SMC243Y1/SMC440Y1
3. Six FCEs from the list above and/or SMC188Y1/SMC225H1/SMC226H1/SMC250Y1/SMC333H1/SMC334H1/SMC335Y1/SMC337H1/SMC338H1/SMC340H1/ SMC342Y1/SMC343H1/SMC344Y1/SMC346H1/SMC347H1/SMC348H1/SMC350H1/SMC351H1/SMC355H1/SMC356H1/SMC373H1/SMC374H1/SMC375H1/SMC376H1/SMC377H1/SMC378H1/SMC395Y1/SMC396H1/SMC411H1/SMC412H1/SMC413H1/SMC416H1/SMC444H1/SMC457H1
4. SMC451Y1
5. SMC385H1/SMC444H1; if not, 0.5 FCE in Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes.
Celtic Studies Major (Arts Program)
Consult the Program Coordinator, St. Michael's College.
(6.5 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+ series courses, 0.5 of which must be at the 400-level)
1. SMC240Y1/SMC240H1 and SMC241H1
2. One FCE from the following language courses: SMC141Y1/SMC242Y1/SMC243Y1/SMC251H1/SMC252H1/SMC440Y1/ SMC441Y1
3. Four FCE from the list above and/or SMC188Y1/SMC225H1/SMC226H1/SMC250Y1/SMC333H1/SMC334H1/SMC335Y1/SMC337H1/SMC338H1/SMC340H1/SMC342Y1/SMC343H1/SMC344Y1/SMC346H1/SMC347H1/SMC348H1/SMC350H1/SMC351H1/SMC355H1/SMC356H1/SMC373H1/SMC374H1/SMC375H1/SMC376H1/SMC377H1/SMC378H1/SMC395Y1/SMC396H1/SMC411H1/SMC412H1/SMC413H1/SMC416H1/SMC444H1/SMC457H1
4. SMC385H1/SMC444H1; if not, 0.5 FCE in Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes.
Consult the Program Coordinator, St. Michael's College.
4 full courses or equivalent chosen from those listed for the Specialist program, including at least one 300+ series course
Christianity And Culture Specialist (Arts program)Admission to the Christianity and Culture Specialist has been administratively suspended as of 1 April 2015 and is no longer admitting students. Students presently enrolled in the specialist will be able to complete the program requirements as described below.
Consult Professor Joe Goering, St. Michael’s College
The courses of the Christianity and Culture Program include (1) all the SMC prefixed courses listed below under the Christianity and Culture heading, and (2) the following courses of other programs and departments: HPS326H1/ITA311H1/NMC270H1/NMC289H1/RLG228H1/SMC176Y1/SMC213H1/ SMC326H1/SMC464H1. In addition to Christianity and Culture courses, a number of other courses are cross-listed and may be counted towards the major and specialist programs as specified below. This list is available from the Program Co-ordinator, or on the St. Michael’s College web site: http://stmikes.utoronto.ca/christianity/courses
11 full courses or their equivalent; at least four 300+series courses, including at least one full course at the 400 level; a total of up to 2.5 full courses may be selected from the approved list of cross-listed courses.
1. SMC103Y1/SMC188Y1
2. SMC203Y1
3. 1.0 FCE from SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC205H1/SMC208Y1/SMC215H1/SMC232H1/SMC233H1
4. 0.5 FCE from SMC233H1/SMC385H1
5. Three of the following four options; see the list of courses in each group below:
(a) Two FCEs from “Christianity and Society”
(b) Two FCEs from “Christianity and the Intellectual Tradition”
(c) Two FCEs from “Christianity, Arts and Letters”
(d) Two FCEs from “Christianity and Science”
6. 1.5 FCEs from Christianity and Culture or the list of approved cross-listed courses.
(a) Christianity and Society:
SMC204H1/SMC205H1/SMC207H1/SMC215H1/SMC308H1/SMC309H1/SMC312H1/SMC313H1/SMC320H1/SMC362Y1/SMC366H1/SMC456H1/SMC458H1/SMC459H1/NMC270H1; relevant Independent Studies or Special Topic courses SMC390Y1/SMC391H1/SMC400Y1/SMC401H1/SMC433Y1/SMC434H1/SMC457H1; or relevant cross-listed courses.
(b) Christianity and the Intellectual Tradition:
SMC176Y1/SMC208Y1/SMC213H1/SMC216Y1/SMC307Y1/SMC311H1/SMC322H1/SMC330Y1/SMC417H1/SMC418H1/SMC419H1/NMC289H1; relevant Independent Studies or Special Topic courses SMC390Y1/SMC391H1/SMC400Y1/SMC401H1/SMC433Y1/SMC434H1/SMC457H1; or relevant cross-listed courses.
(c) Christianity, Arts and Letters:
SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC206H1/SMC217H1/SMC305H1/SMC326H1/SMC364H1/SMC423H1/SMC424H1/SMC455H1/SMC464H1/ITA311H1; relevant Independent Studies or Special Topic courses SMC390Y1/SMC391H1/SMC400Y1/ SMC401H1/SMC433Y1/SMC434H1/SMC457H1; or relevant cross-listed courses.
(d) Christianity and Science:
SMC231H1/SMC232H1/SMC233H1/SMC371H1/HPS326H1/RLG228H1; relevant Independent Studies or Special Topic courses SMC390Y1/SMC391H1/SMC400Y1/SMC401H1/SMC433Y1/SMC434H1/SMC457H1; or relevant cross-listed courses.
Consult Professor Joe Goering, St. Michael’s College
The courses of the Christianity and Culture Program include (1) all the SMC prefixed courses listed below under the Christianity and Culture heading, and (2) the following courses of other programs and departments: HPS326H1/ITA311H1/NMC270H1/NMC289H1/RLG228H1/SMC176Y1/SMC213H1/SMC326H1/SMC464H1.
In addition to Christianity and Culture courses, a number of other courses are cross-listed and may be counted towards the major and specialist programs as specified below. This list is available from the Program Co-ordinator, or on the St. Michael’s College web site: http://stmikes.utoronto.ca/christianity/courses
6 full courses or their equivalent including at least 2.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400 level
1. SMC103Y1/SMC188Y1/SMC203Y1
2. 2.0 FCEs from SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC203Y1/SMC205H1/SMC208Y1/SMC215H1/SMC232H1/SMC233H1
3. 2.5 FCE among additional Christianity and Culture courses, of which up to 1.5 FCE may be selected from the list of approved cross-listed courses.
4. 0.5 FCE from SMC233H1/SMC385H1
Consult Professor Joe Goering, St. Michael’s College.
The courses of the Christianity and Culture Program include (1) all the SMC prefixed courses listed below under the Christianity and Culture heading, and (2) the following courses of other programs and departments: HPS326H1/ITA311H1/NMC270H1/NMC289H1/RLG228H1/SMC176Y1/SMC213H1/SMC326H1/SMC464H1.
In addition to Christianity and Culture courses, a number of other courses are cross-listed and may be counted towards the major and specialist programs as specified below. This list is available from the Program Co-ordinator, or on the St. Michael’s College web site: http://stmikes.utoronto.ca/christianity/courses
(4 full courses or their equivalent: at least one 300+ series course)
1. SMC103Y1/SMC188Y1/SMC203Y1
2. 1.0 FCE from SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC205H1/SMC208Y1/SMC215H1/SMC232H1/SMC233H1
3. Two additional Christianity and Culture courses, including up to 0.5 from the approved list of cross-listed courses
This program offers students the opportunity to consider the theory, practice and history of Christian pedagogy.
Consult Professor Joe Goering, St. Michael's College
(4 full courses or their equivalent: at least one 300+ series course)
1. SMC103Y1/SMC188Y1
2. SMC312H1
3. SMC313H1
4. Two additional courses from Christianity and Culture: SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC203Y1/SMC204H1/SMC205H1/SMC206H1/SMC207H1/SMC208Y1/SMC215H1/SMC216Y1/SMC217H1/SMC231H1/SMC232H1/SMC233H1/SMC305H1/SMC307Y1/SMC308H1/SMC309H1/SMC311H1/SMC320H1/SMC322H1/SMC330Y1/SMC362Y1/SMC364H1/SMC366H1/SMC371H1/SMC417H1/SMC418H1/SMC419H1/SMC423H1/SMC424H1/SMC455H1/SMC456H1/SMC457H1/SMC458H1/SMC459H1
Admission to the Christianity and Culture: Major Program in Religious Education has been administratively suspended as of 1 April 2015 and is no longer admitting students. Students presently enrolled in the major will be able to complete the program requirements as described below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Status may be reviewed at the end of each fall-winter session to determine progress to subsequent years.
Consult Dr. Michael O’Connor, St. Michael’s College
Program requirements: 8 full courses or their equivalent, at least 2.0 FCE at 300+ series, including at least 0.5 FCE at 400 level.
Consult Professor Giulio Silano, St. Michael's College.
(12 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 4.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 1.0 of which must be at the 400 level)
1. At least 0.5 FCE from the introductory courses: SMC175H1/SMC176Y1/SMC210H1/SMC212H1.
2. At least 2.0 FCEs from the foundational courses listed below, which provide further introduction into more specific aspects of Mediaeval Studies
3. At least 2.0 FCEs from the following Latin courses: SMC176Y1/LAT101H1/LAT102H1/LAT201H1/LAT202H1/SMC222H1/SMC323H1
4. Up to 6.0 FCEs from among the following elective courses, with at least 2.0 FCEs from courses with an SMC designator. Students can choose courses from all four groups.
History:
SMC211H1/SMC212H1/SMC215H1/SMC225H1/SMC337H1/SMC338H1/SMC344Y1/CLA378H1/HIS208Y1/HIS220Y1/HIS251Y1/HIS320H1/HIS321H1/HIS322H1/HIS323H1/ HIS336H1/HIS403Y1/HIS424H1/HIS426H1/HIS427H1/HIS428H1/HIS432H1/HIS434Y1/HIS438H1/HPS201H1/HPS430H1/NMC270H1/NMC273Y1/NMC275H1/NMC342H1/ NMC376H1/NMC377Y1/NMC396Y1
Thought:
SMC188Y1/SMC205H1/SMC210H1/SMC213H1/SMC216Y1/SMC307Y1/SMC324H1/SMC325H1/SMC350H1/
SMC359H1/SMC361H1/CLA336H1/MAT390H1/MST200Y1/PHL200Y1/PHL205H1/PHL206H1/
PHL303H1/PHL304H1/PHL307H1/PHL308H1/PHL309H1/PHL336H1/RLG241Y1
Literature:
SMC176Y1/SMC222H1/SMC226H1/SMC250Y1/SMC323H1/SMC343H1/SMC360H1/SMC373H1/SMC440Y1/
SMC441Y1/SMC436H1/ENG240Y1/ENG300Y1/ENG311H1/ENG330H1/ENG385H1/FRE318H1/
FRE471H1/GER429H1/ITA311H1/ITA312H1/ITA320H1/LAT101H1/LAT102H1/
LAT201H1/LAT202H1/NMC255Y1/NMC350H1/SLA330Y1/SLA400H1/SPA450H1.
The Arts:
SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC326H1/SMC344Y1/SMC358H1/FAH215H1/FAH216H1/
FAH318H1/FAH319H1/FAH327H1/FAH328H1/FAH420H1/FAH421H1/
FAH424H1/FAH425H1/FAH426H1/FAH492H1/NMC396Y1
And from the intensive research courses with changing topics in the fourth year: SMC406H1/SMC407Y1/SMC435H1/SMC457H1.
5. SMC385H1
6. SMC490Y1
Note: Please note that not all courses are offered every year and that it is the responsibility of the student to plan ahead in order to make course selections that meet the program requirements.
Foundational Courses:
SMC176Y1 Medieval Christian Latin for Beginners
SMC200H1 Christian Imagination I: Visual Arts
SMC201H1 Christian Imagination II: Literary Arts
SMC216Y1 Ritual and Worship
SMC222H1 Mediaeval Latin I
SMC307Y1 Scripture in the Christian Tradition
SMC323H1 Mediaeval Latin II
SMC358H1 The Mediaeval Book
SMC359H1 Mediaeval Theology
SMC360H1 Vernacular Literature of the Middle Ages
SMC361H1 Mediaeval Law
Consult Professor Giulio Silano, St. Michael's College.
(7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 2.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400 level)
1. At least 0.5 FCE from the introductory courses: SMC175H1/SMC176Y1/SMC210H1/SMC212H1.
2. At least 1.0 FCE from the foundational courses listed below, which provide further introduction into more specific aspects of Mediaeval Studies
3. Up to 4.5 FCEs from among the following elective courses, with at least 1.5 FCEs from courses with an SMC designator. Students can choose courses from all four groups.
History:
SMC211H1/SMC212H1/SMC215H1/SMC225H1/SMC337H1/SMC338H1/SMC344Y1/CLA378H1/HIS208Y1/HIS220Y1/HIS251Y1//HIS320H1/HIS321H1/HIS322H1/HIS323H1/ HIS336H1/HIS403Y1/HIS424H1/HIS426H1/HIS427H1/HIS428H1/HIS432H1/HIS434Y1/ HIS438H1/HPS201H1/HPS430H1/NMC270H1/NMC273Y1/NMC275H1/NMC342H1/ NMC376H1/NMC377Y1/NMC396Y1
Thought: SMC188Y1/SMC205H1/SMC210H1/SMC213H1/SMC216Y1/SMC307Y1/SMC324H1/SMC325H1/SMC350H1/SMC359H1/SMC361H1/CLA336H1/MAT390H1/MST200Y/ PHL200Y1/PHL205H1/PHL206H1/PHL303H1/PHL304H1/PHL307H1/PHL308H1/PHL309H1/PHL336H1/RLG241Y1
Literature:
SMC176Y1/SMC222H1/SMC226H1/SMC250Y1/SMC323H1/SMC343H1/SMC360H1/SMC373H1/SMC440Y1/
SMC441Y1/SMC436H1/ENG240Y1/ENG300Y1/ENG311H1/ENG330H1/ENG385H1/FRE318H1/FRE471H1/
GER429H1/ITA311H1/ITA312H1/ITA320H1/LAT101H1/LAT102H1/LAT201H1/LAT202H1/
NMC255Y1/NMC350H1/SLA330Y1/SLA400H1/SPA450H1.
The Arts: SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC326H1/SMC344Y1/SMC358H1/FAH215H1/FAH216H1/FAH318H1/
FAH319H1/FAH327H1/FAH328H1/FAH420H1/FAH421H1/FAH424H1/FAH425H1/FAH426H1/FAH492H1/NMC396Y1
And from the intensive research courses with changing topics in the fourth year: SMC406H1, SMC407Y1, SMC435H1, SMC457H1.
4.SMC385H1
5.At least 0.5 FCE from among the following: SMC406H1/SMC407Y1/SMC435H1/SMC436H1/SMC457H1/SMC490Y1
Please note that not all courses are offered every year and that it is the responsibility of the student to plan ahead in order to make course selections that meet the program requirements.
Foundational Courses:
SMC176Y1 Medieval Christian Latin for Beginners
SMC200H1 Christian Imagination I: Visual Arts
SMC201H1 Christian Imagination II: Literary Arts
SMC216Y1 Ritual and Worship
SMC222H1 Mediaeval Latin I
SMC307Y1 Scripture in the Christian Tradition
SMC323H1 Mediaeval Latin II
SMC358H1 The Mediaeval Book
SMC359H1 Mediaeval Theology
SMC360H1 Vernacular Literature of the Middle Ages
SMC361H1 Mediaeval Law
Consult Professor Giulio Silano, St. Michael's College.
(4 full courses or their equivalent: at least one 300+ series course)
1. At least 0.5 FCE from the introductory courses SMC175H1/SMC176Y1/SMC210H1/SMC212H1
2. At least 1.0 FCE from the foundational courses listed below
3. 2.5 FCEs from the foundational courses listed below or from the elective courses listed in item 4. of the Specialist Program above.
Foundational Courses:
SMC176Y1 Medieval Christian Latin for Beginners
SMC200H1 Christian Imagination I: Visual Arts
SMC201H1 Christian Imagination II: Literary Arts
SMC216Y1 Ritual and Worship
SMC222H1 Mediaeval Latin I
SMC307Y1 Scripture in the Christian Tradition
SMC323H1 Mediaeval Latin II
SMC358H1 The Mediaeval Book
SMC359H1 Mediaeval Theology
SMC360H1 Vernacular Literature of the Middle Ages
SMC361H1 Mediaeval Law
Listed in this order:
A service learning course in which students learn the theory, history, development and application of the principles of social justice from a variety of perspectives: historical, sociological, political, philosophical, theological, and psychological, among others. Small group learning and community placements integral to course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Admission to SMC OneThe 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/fyh-1/.
Designed to acquaint students with the essential notions of media studies, and to promote a conscious utilization of contemporary media. Starting with the preliminary definitions of media, mass, and communications, the student is invited to consider critically the cultural constructs created by modern media, from print to photography, filming, TV, computer and Internet.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn historical introduction to the evolution of printing processes since Gutenberg. Attention is given to topics such as the mechanization of printing, the industrialization of the book chain since the nineteenth century, typography and publishing. Visits to rare book collections are an integral part of the course. Note: this course is not intended as a guide to self-publishing nor as a workshop on book making.
Exclusion: SMC228Y1An introduction to the history of reading in western culture, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century. Attention is given to topics such as the causes and effects of different modes of reading (silent or vocalized, intensive or extensive, educational or escapist), book clubs, censorship, and the ways in which readers have influenced cultural production.
Exclusion: SMC228Y1A survey of historical and contemporary developments in radio, television, and the internet, and their impact on culture. Lectures examine technological innovations, commercialization, nationalization of the airwaves, government regulation, censorship, ratings & viewership, broadcasting and popular culture, propaganda, and the evolution of the radio-television personality. Examples from Canadian and international media.
Prerequisite: Priority to BMS StudentsDesigned to provide for individual half-courses not already covered in the listed range of the Book and Media Studies Program offerings. Students should check the college website for details.
Prerequisite: Priority to BMS studentsVarious topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college website for details.
Prerequisite: Priority to BMS studentsA deeper examination of key cases in the development of media, such as the invention of movable type, the mechanization of the printing press, standardization of call number systems (Dewey, LC, etc.), the advent of radio, television and internet. Topics vary from year to year, according to the instructor.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1Through lectures, field trips and encounters with major personalities in the print media industry, this course examines the past, present and future of Canadian newspapers at a time when the survival of the industry is at stake. Research projects will focus on the enormous influence of newspapers in Canada's formation, how newspapers are adapting to today's on-line, social media and revenue challenges and how the future might lie with the past.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1Facebook, MySpace, Google+. Social technology tools are entwined in modern life. But what consequences do they have for how we think, how we feel, how we socialize, and how we understand ourselves, both as global citizens and as humans? Students in this course will explore, examine, and debate these questions.
Prerequisite: Enrolment priority for students enrolled in a Book and Media Studies subject POStApplying the thought of key media theorists (Innis, McLuhan, Habermas, Fiske, etc.) to the historical symbiosis between music and media, students in this course explore communications from oral storytelling to YouTube, as well as examine the relationship between music and other arts.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/SMC228H1/SMC229H1An exploration of early television programming in the light of critical media theory.
Prerequisite: SMC219Y1Provides students with a theoretical foundation that enables them to identify and analyze ethical issues in mainstream and non-mainstream media. Traditional principles of journalistic truth-seeking, objectivity, and minimizing harm are revisited in the light of global, interactive media, produced by both citizens and professionals.
Prerequisite: SMC219Y1/SMC228H1/SMC229H1Credit is offered to a student doing an internship with a media organization formally recognized as a partner of St. Michael's College and the Book and Media Studies Program. A faculty supervisor assesses and assigns the necessary written component cognate to the internship.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Program Coordinator and PrincipalAn introduction to advertising and its use in global media. Emphasis is placed on the creative and manipulative character of contemporary advertising, the specialized messaging employed in public life and politics, and the growth of modern agencies for marketing and product promotion.
Prerequisite: SMC219Y1An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a full-time faculty member affiliated with the Book and Media Studies Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1;SMC229H1; enrolment in the Major program; approval of Program DirectorAn overview of how religious groups use print and broadcast media to advance their theological, political, social, and economic views. An encounter with Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and South Asian faith groups and their use of newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the internet. Emphasis on North American religious media, with reference to broadcasting elsewhere.
Prerequisite: Priority to BMS StudentsAn independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a full-time faculty member affiliated with the Book and Media Studies Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1; enrolment in the Major program; approval of Program DirectorA course/seminar on a topic to be determined annually.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1A course/seminar on a topic to be determined annually.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1A senior seminar which examines various theories of education to create critical discourse on the role of media in the classroom.
Prerequisite: SMC219Y1This advanced seminar explores the Catholic Church's use of and reflection on the media of social communication since Vatican II. It brings the key Vatican teaching documents into dialogue with contemporary media ethical theory, and roots the discussion in specific issues and case studies.
Prerequisite: SMC103Y1/SMC203Y1/SMC219Y1/SMC291H1An advanced seminar on McLuhan's theory of technology, perception, and social media.
Prerequisite: SMC219Y1This research seminar focuses on the history and development of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Topics for discussion include broadcast regulation, programming, relationships with the state, the ongoing struggle with private broadcasters, commercialization, Americanization, and financial questions. Students will be required to make oral presentations and prepare a research essay.
Prerequisite: Enrolment priority for students enrolled Book and Media Studies Major POStThis course in Modern Irish Language is designed for learners with no prior knowledge of the language. The course is intended to introduce students to and provide practice in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn introduction to the cultural study of the Celtic peoples in pre-history and in the Middle Ages.
Prerequisite: NoneAn introduction to the cultural study of modern Celtic nations from 1600 to the present.
Exclusion: SMC240Y1An introduction to Scottish Gaelic language and culture. Students will master fundamentals of reading, writing, and the basics of grammar and will begin to speak Gaelic. Proverbs, poetry, songs and folktales introduce students to the language, literature and folklore of Gaelic Scotland and immigrant North America. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn introductory course intended to provide a basic speaking and reading knowledge of Modern Welsh. Open to students with no prior experience of Welsh.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseThis course covers the range of the Celtic mythological record from all the Celtic areas through an examination of the archaeological, inscriptional and textual sources. A critical evaluation is offered of various relevant mythic approaches.
Exclusion: SMC450Y1This course builds on SMC141Y1 Introduction to the Irish Language. It will provide further expansion of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Prerequisite: SMC141Y1This course is a continuation of SMC251H1 Intermediate Irish Language I. It will provide further expansion of language skills. We will examine literary texts, both prose and poetry.
Prerequisite: SMC251H1Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Topic varies from year to year, depending on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.The history of the insular Celtic nation groups from the post-Roman period to the end of the first millennium, the course will trace settlement history and social organization, the making of Celtic nations, the process of Christianization, the impact of the Vikings, and the rise of paramount kings (offered every three years).
Exclusion: SMC345Y1Later medieval development of Ireland, Scotland and Wales: development of kingship, trade and urban settlement, arrival and colonizing patterns of the Normans, role of English administration and aggression, resurgence of native elites, development of frontier zones, beginning of the more compete English conquest of Ireland and Wales (offered every three years)
Exclusion: SMC345Y1A study of the Gaelic Literature of Ireland from 1800 to present within its historical context. Texts of poetry, prose, and drama will be studied. All texts will be studied in translation. No knowledge of Irish language is required.
Exclusion: SMC352Y1This course examines the way in which modern Irish, Scottish and Welsh writers have responded to the pressures of anglicization and modernization, and discusses literary reactions to social, ethnic and gender issues in contemporary culture.
(Offered every three years)
Course explores the full range of Celtic narratives, mythic, heroic, romantic, and voyage lore from medieval Ireland and Wales.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 5.0 FCEsThe archaeology of the Celtic peoples, with special reference to settlement patterns and material culture in Great Britain and Ireland.
(offered every three years)
This course examines the relationship between folklore and national identity in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with special emphasis on storytelling traditions.
Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalentsFrom Medieval harp playing to the emergence of reels and jigs during the eighteenth century, this course explores the changes and continuities in traditional music, and its place in contemporary culture.
Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalentsThis course focuses on Irish history from the early seventeenth century to the Great Famine of the mid nineteenth century. Topics include the Ulster plantation, Catholic resistance, the Penal Laws, the United Irishmen, the Act of Union, Catholic Emancipation and the Famine.
Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalentsThe religious culture of the early and mediaeval Celtic Church as manifested in the material and written record, and its significance for contemporary religious movements. Texts studied include the Patrician dossier, early monastic Rules and Liturgies, selected hagiographical, homiletic, devotional and lyric texts.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseThe Blasket Islands lie off the southwest coast of Ireland. This course will examine the important library of books written and orally recorded by the islanders from the 1920s onwards. Special attention will be paid to The Island Man, Peig and Twenty Years a Growing. Texts studied in translation (offered every three years).
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn exploration of contemporary films of Ireland, Scotland and Wales from 1980 to the present, as they relate to representations of Celtic identity and the formation of national cinema.
Exclusion: SMC411H1F (2003-04)The course examines the early history of the Celtic peoples in Europe from their first appearance in the material culture of prehistoric Europe to their eventual disappearance as a political power in the first century of Roman conquest (offered every three years; will be offered in 2014-2015).
Recommended Preparation: SMC240Y1/SMC240H1A comparative study of medieval Irish and Welsh non-narrative poetry from the late sixth century to the end of the Middle Ages.
Exclusion: SMC411H1 (2013-2014)A study of the production of manuscripts, books and tracts that played a crucial role in the historical evolution of a national culture or cultures in the Celtic world.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseThis course examines the Irish novel after Joyce. Particular attention is paid to writers such as Molly Keane, Edna O’Brien, Anne Enright, John Banville, Patrick McCabe and Roddy Doyle
Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalentsThis course examines the ways their Irish background and Canadian experiences influenced Irish writers in Canada, and discusses their impact on Canadian literature. Figures to be studied include nineteenth-century writers such as Isabella Valancy Crawford and Thomas D’Arcy McGee, and more recent writers such as Brian Moore and Emma Donoghue.
Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalentsAn examination of the ways in which Scottish immigrants shaped the culture of Cape Breton and by extension Canada, with particular reference to language, literature, music and folklore.
Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalentsThis course examines the relationship between nationalism and unionism in post-Famine Ireland, with particular emphasis on the debates over Home Rule, the Irish Revolution and Civil War of 1916-23, the effects of partition, and the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalentsA research project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Approval of Instructor and Program DirectorA research project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. Prerequisite: Approval of Instructor and Program Director. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseVarious topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructorVarious topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructorThis course explores the history of Irish and Scottish migration and settlement in Canada with a special emphasis on political, social, economic and religious themes.
Exclusion: SMC411H1 (93-94), 412H1 (94-95)An in-depth examination of the Fenian underground in Canada during the 1860s, using primary sources to examine such issues as ethno-religious conflict, the relationship between Catholicism and Irish nationalism, and the efforts of the secret police force to infiltrate and undermine the Fenian Brotherhood. Special attention is paid to the ways in which the state responded to the threat posed by Irish revolutionaries who supported an Irish-American invasion of Canada as a means to hit back at the British Empire and pave the way for Irish independence.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructorAn introduction to the Welsh language and literature from the 10th to the 14th centuries.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructorAn introduction to Old and Middle Irish language and literature from the 7th to the 11th century.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructorAn examination of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1851, in its economic, political, social, demographic and religious dimensions and issues of collective and created memory. By use of manuscript and routinely generated records students will explore mass migration from Ireland to Britain, the Americas, and the Antipodes.
Recommended Preparation: SMC348H1/SMC378H1/HIS263Y1A scholarly project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic must be completed by the student before registration.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructorAn introduction to Christianity as it has been lived, celebrated, and reflected on in the Roman Catholic Church. Special emphasis will be placed on the transformation of Catholic traditions through history, as well as the creative engagement of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and recent Catholic thinkers with critical issues in modern and contemporary culture.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseThe purpose of this course is to introduce students to the depth and breadth of the imagination in the western Christian tradition, through an exploration of the visual arts.
Exclusion: SMC200Y1The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the depth and breadth of the imagination in the western Christian tradition, through an exploration of the literary arts.
Exclusion: SMC200Y1This course explores the historical engagement of various Christian traditions with the prevailing political, social, and ethnic cultures in the western world and beyond. Students will also examine the development of Christianity as it confronts changes in the symbolic and intellectual universes from antiquity to post-modernity.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseA study of key elements in the encounter of Christianity and Asia: e.g. the controversy over Chinese rites; Koreas conversion by lay philosophers; the development of Filipino folk Catholicism and its impact on politics; the influence of Indian thought on recent Western theologians.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseExploration of the variety of forms which Christian personal experience has taken in the course of history (martyrdom, mysticism, monasticism, sanctification of ordinary life, etc.) in order to appreciate their variety, complexity, and deep unity.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseThe various roles given music in Christian tradition and the impact of Christianity on Western music. Case studies from Gregorian chant to the present illustrate major issues (sacred vs. profane, acceptable styles or instruments, text and music, emotion and rationalism) to provide a critical vocabulary applicable to present works. Some background in music is required.
Recommended Preparation: SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC203Y1The development of Christian communities in Latin America with an emphasis on such themes as the Spanish Conquista, missions, church-state relations, popular religious culture, and the emergence of Liberation Theology.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1An introduction to the Christian intellectual tradition through a study of key figures representing a variety of historical periods, from the patristic through the medieval to the modern and contemporary. The selected authors discuss a range of religious, intellectual and human issues from basic Christian beliefs to the challenges of modern and postmodern cultures.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseChristian history has been characterized by an enduring and fruitful search for forms of religious community. This course surveys some communal attempts to express Christianity, monasticism, forms of common life for clerics, the Mendicants, lay confraternities, religious orders, and contemporary lay movements.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn introduction to Christian ritual and worship, in cross-cultural and ecumenical perspective. Biblical roots and historical development of the Christian sacraments, especially baptism and the Eucharist. Contemporary Catholic perspectives on worship in a secular and multicultural world.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn exploration of connections between a childs moral development and literature in Christian traditions. We examine literary, historical and philosophical developments appropriate to the childs imagination. The course will include the study of poems, catechetical materials, novels and other texts written for children.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseA lecture course introducing theological and scientific thought experiments (e.g., Einstein chasing the beam of light). Do thought experiments enable us to gain knowledge about the world and God by imagining hypothetical scenarios? If so, why bother with real world experiments? And is the mind attuned to grasp God?
Exclusion: SMC231Y1This course examines different models of relating Christianity and Science. Beginning with the biblical view on the natural world and moving to the present, the lectures develop a wide range of approaches.
Exclusion: SMC230Y1This course engages various controversial issues in the natural sciences of importance to Christian faith. Examples include: Creation vs. Evolution, Free Will vs. Determinism, Naturalism vs. Revelation.
Prerequisite: One Full Course in the Natural SciencesAn examination of both overt and covert representations of Christian ideas in contemporary popular media. We examine the ways in which Christian themes have been appropriated and subverted in mass media, while also examining the innovative ways these themes, such as redemption, sacrifice, vocation, and hope, are presented anew.
Prerequisite: 10 FCE with at least 6 in Religion/Book and Media Studies/Christianity and CultureAn introduction to the place and meaning of the Bible within the Christian tradition; the practice of biblical interpretation in the patristic, medieval and modern periods; a contemporary reading of one of the Gospels and of a letter of Paul.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseA close reading of the Code of Canon Law touching on the themes of marriage and the family; relationship to other fundamental Church statements (e.g. Familiaris Consortio); examination of issues raised by opposition between church teaching and other views.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1This course explores developments in the relations between the Catholic Church and the states of Western Europe and America from the Enlightenment to the present. Of particular concern is Catholicisms response to the political theories of the Enlightenment, the secularization of the state and social justice issues.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1/HIS241H1The Catholic Church claims to be the continuation of the event of Christ in history, the guarantor of the authenticity of each persons encounter with Christ, and the means by which His memory may be cultivated. The course examines the reasons for these claims and the forms they have taken.
Recommended Preparation: SMC103Y1/SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC205H1/SMC216Y1The Catholic Church has developed a distinctive approach to the pedagogical enterprise. This course explores aspects of this approach by an examination of canonical legislation and other texts published by ecclesiastical authorities and their application in Canada.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn historical appraisal of the evolution of Catholic schools, universities, and catechetical education in Ontario. Special emphasis is placed on the evolution of Ontarios separate school system.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn exploration of the historical development of Catholic communities and institutions in all regions of Canada since the 16th century. Emphasis placed on themes of mission, church-state relations, ethnicity, belief and practice, social justice, gender, and secularization.
Exclusion: SMC420H1A study of the impact of modern and contemporary feminist movements in Christian theology and practice. Feminist critiques of Christianity; Christian critiques of feminism; significant Christian feminist thinkers; and womanist, mujerista and /or Christian feminisms from the global South.
Recommended Preparation: SMC103Y1/SMC203Y1; WGS160Y1Faith in Christ is central to Christianity. This course examines both classical formulations of that faith and Enlightenment critiques of them. It introduces students to contemporary rethinking of christology in the light of modern science and philosophy, comparative religion, feminism, and liberation movements.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseCommunity-based learning course in social justice and international development. Seminars in the Winter term and 12-week placement with an international partner between May and August. There will be additional costs to students associated with this program. Duration is January to August; add/cancel/refunds deadlines as per a regular S course.
Prerequisite: None; interview process prior to enrolmentAn interdisciplinary examination of the Bible as artifact and as an index of culture, art, and language. Topics include: the mediaeval giant Bibles, illuminated and illustrated Bibles, the Gutenberg Bible, The King James Bible, the Bible industry, the Bible online, the Bible as sacred object, sacred language and vernacular.
Recommended Preparation: SMC200H1/SMC201H1/SMC228H1/SMC229H1An introduction to religious diversity as a feature of contemporary Christian life, thought and practice. Toronto offers a unique opportunity for students to engage questions of interreligious dialogue and practice in living, dynamic environments. This is a service-learning course: required placements will be arranged through the Centre for Community Partnerships.
Prerequisite: Six full coursesThe complex interplay between religious belief, culture, and the emergence of modern physical theory: rise and fall of mechanistic theories, relativity, particle physics and models of the Universe, Big Bang theory and Black Holes, etc.
Prerequisite: Four university coursesA concluding course in Christianity and Culture, providing an opportunity to synthesize insights acquired during the course of the program (enrolment subject to availability of a supervisor). Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Written approval of Program DirectorIndependent Studies in Christianity and Culture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Written approval of Program DirectorAdvanced Topics in Christianity and Culture I
Prerequisite: Two courses in Christianity and CultureAdvanced Topics in Christianity and Culture II
Prerequisite: Two courses in Christianity and CultureA survey of the religious traditions of ancient Israel as they are reflected in the diverse types of literature found in the First Testament, with emphasis on their historical development and their relevance for contemporary scholarship. Topics to be considered include: Israelite origins, settlement in the land, social structures, the monarchy, prophecy, the exile and return.
Prerequisite: SMC307Y1Introduction to the major methods and issues in New Testament interpretation: textual criticism; the world of the New Testament; the composition, structure and theologies of the Synoptic Gospels; the Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith.
Prerequisite: SMC307Y1This course will examine Christian responses to religious pluralism, focusing particularly upon twentieth-century developments in comparative theology, theology of religions, and inter-religious dialogue. Although the course will focus on examples from the context of post-Vatican II Catholicism, students will have opportunities to study comparable developments outside this tradition.
Prerequisite: Completion of 10 full-course creditsA seminar course engaging in theological reflection on and response to the shifting cultural realities of the twenty-first century. Topics for close examination may include: post-modernity, home and homelessness, and mass popular culture.
Prerequisite: Completion of 10 full-course creditsA seminar course engaging in theological reflection on and response to the shifting cultural realities of the twenty-first century. Topics for close examination may include: post-modernity, home and homelessness, and mass popular culture.
Prerequisite: completion of 10 full-course creditsAn independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Christianity and Culture faculty member. The student, in consultation with the faculty member, may choose either a one-term (H) or a two-term (Y) project. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Ten full courses; Permission of Program DirectorAn independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Christianity and Culture faculty member. The student, in consultation with the faculty member, may choose either a one-term (H) or a two-term (Y) project. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Ten full courses; Permission of Program DirectorAn advanced introduction to the history of Eastern Christian icons, architecture and the iconoclastic controversy. Sample topics include: Byzantine, Slavic, Coptic, Ethiopian and modern icons; the relationship between iconography, art, aesthetics, liturgy and spirituality; and/or the writings of John of Damascus, Theodore Abu Qurrah, or other significant Eastern Christian thinkers.
Prerequisite: Completion of 10 full course credits; permission of departmentAn advanced study of the historical development, major theological writings and contemporary ethnographic studies of diverse Christian traditions in South Asia. Topics to be covered include the legacy of Thomas Christianity, Hindu-Christian dialogue, the Christian ashram movement, liturgical inculturation and religious hybridity.
Prerequisite: Completion of 10 full-course creditsA seminar exploring the histories of the study of religion and the role of history in the study of religion.
Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 14.0 FCEsCombination of classroom, research and service learning, with a field placement in an approved organization committed to social justice.
Prerequisite: Four full course equivalents in the Christianity and Culture Program; permission of instructorAfter an introduction to research methods in education, students undertake individual and/or group research projects drawing on their various field experiences and other placements in schools and other settings.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructorThis course aims to develop an understanding of social conflict and cultural diversity. How does conflict act as a catalyst for change? What do socio-cultural, cognitive, and motivational approaches teach us about conflict? Topics include: effects of conflict, human rights principles, cross-cultural understanding.
Prerequisite: Enrolment in CTEP or Education and Society MinorThis course examines how children and adolescents develop and explores how best to facilitate their growth and learning in the area of education. Major topics include cognitive, emotional, social, moral, physical and language development. Themes addressed include interpersonal relationships such as pro-social and aggressive behaviour, as well as the influence of schooling, family life and culture. This course includes a 20-hour field experience located in a school and entails observation of development across various age groups. This may be satisfied by participation in Vic Reach or in another organization with the approval of the Vic Concurrent Education Coordinator.
Prerequisite: Enrolment in CTEP or Education and Society MinorThis course focuses on raising awareness and sensitivity to equity and diversity issues facing teachers and students in diverse schools and cultural communities. It builds knowledge of how oppression works and how cultural resources and educational practices may be brought to bear on reducing oppression and improving equity. This courses field experience entails observation of and participation in equity and diversity efforts in a culturally-rooted school and/or community organization.
Prerequisite: Enrolment in CTEP or Education and Society MinorArranged by each student in consultation with faculty, the internship enables teacher candidates to integrate, extend and deepen their learning experiences in a way not otherwise available in the program. Those wishing to take this course must have their program approved by the Program Director. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Enrolment in Christianity and Culture CTEP MajorAn interdisciplinary course to introduce students to the rich culture of the European mediaeval period (from 500 to 1500). Students will examine the Middle Ages by means of its art, literature, philosophy, liturgy, historiography, and music. A chronological overview will introduce students to the basic historical shape of the period.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn introduction to medieval ecclesiastical Latin based principally on the Vulgate Bible, the major texts of Christian worship, and a selection of texts from later medieval Latin.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn introduction to the thought and culture of early mediaeval Europe. Students are introduced to important monuments of early mediaeval History, Thought, Literature, and Art. They follow some of the common threads that run through these disciplines and explore chief expressions of early mediaeval life and thought.
Exclusion: SMC210Y1This course examines the ways mediaeval themes have been presented in the cinema over the last century by taking exemplary films from different countries and epochs. The purpose is to explore each on three levels: the mediaeval reality, the subsequent legendary or literary elaboration, and the twentieth-century film rendition, regarded equally as work of art, ideology and economic product.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn introduction to the thought and culture of later mediaeval Europe. Students are introduced to important monuments of later medaeval History, Thought, Literature, and Art. They follow some of the common threads that run throught these disciplines and explore chief expressions of later mediaeval life and thought.
Exclusion: SMC210Y1A study of selections from various works by Dante as an expression of the medieval imagination, viewed against the background of medieval Christian doctrine and psychology and in relation to various contemporary approaches to the study of medieval Christian culture.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseThis course studies a selection of mediaeval Latin prose and poetry. Emphasis is on the linguistic differences between mediaeval Latin and its classical antecedent, especially in regard to vocabulary, grammar and orthography. A review of Latin grammar is part of the course.
Prerequisite: SMC176Y1 or LAT100Y1/LAT102H1This course will explore the range and development of myths and legends associated with the Viking period and its aftermath in Northern Europe and much farther afield. Sources in a variety of languages and media will be considered, from runes to iTunes, with a firm focus on medieval material.
Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalentsA survey of the Arthurian legends from the earliest Latin histories through selected Welsh, French and German Romances to the English-language classic, Morte d’Arthur of Malory. Emphasis will be on reading the primary sources (in translation).
Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalentsThrough the close reading of fewer but longer texts than in SMC222H1, this course gives students a deepened acquaintance of the linguistic features of mediaeval Latin, as well as with its literature, and generic and stylistic conventions. A solid foundation in basic Latin morphology, syntax and vocabulary is assumed.
Prerequisite: LAT202H1/SMC222H1This course explores mediaeval biblical commentary and the various approaches taken by the exegetes to uncover the secrets of the sacred page, for instance through the four senses of Scripture: history, allegory, tropology, and anagogy.
Recommended Preparation: SMC210H1/SMC212H1A course on the role of monsters in the mediaeval imagination. Sources will include classical and mediaeval texts and monuments, examined through the lenses of various modern and postmodern theories about the meaning of monsters in the Middle Ages.
Prerequisite: SMC175H1/SMC210H1/SMC212H1An introduction to musical theory and practice in the middle ages: sacred and secular music, monophony and polyphony, performers and patrons, notation and orality. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.
Prerequisite: SMC203Y1/SMC206H1/SMC210H1/SMC212H1/MUS111H1This course examines the most salient aspects of mediaeval manuscript culture. We will study, first, how the parchment for books was folded, pricked, ruled and bound, and second, what scripts were employed in the different codices. We will also examine the various types of books made in the Middle Ages and the challenges they pose to modern scholars.
Recommended Preparation: LAT100Y1/LAT102H1; SMC210H1/SMC212H1 or a course in mediaeval history.An introduction to the discipline of theology as taught in the mediaeval schools. Building on a basic knowledge of Christian scriptures and of philosophical argument, this course will offer an organic exposition of mediaeval theology, together with an introduction into the scientific method of theological investigation as practised in the Middle ages.
Recommended Preparation: SMC210H1/SMC212H1This course surveys mediaeval vernacular literature within the cultural context of Europe and considers the development of different literary genres such as epic, romance and lyric. Relations between vernacular literatures, and between vernacular and latin literature are also studied.
Exclusion: SMC420H1Mediaeval jurisprudence combines the high technical quality of Roman law with the requirements of Christianity. The seminar provides an overview of the development of mediaeval learned jurisprudence; select texts from Roman and canon law, with their glosses, are read in order to explore more specifically the methods and concerns of mediaeval jurists.
Exclusion: SMC405H1A fourth-year seminar on a topic to be determined annually.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructorA fourth-year seminar on a topic to be determined annually.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructorAn independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a member of faculty affiliated with the Mediaeval Studies Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Ten full coursesThis seminar explores the intellectual milieu of the cathedral schools of the twelfth century and the debates of its famous and infamous protagonists: Abelard, for instance, and Bernard of Clairvaux, Heloise, Peter the Venerable, etc. Readings in the original Latin will be discussed and commented upon by students.
Prerequisite: SMC323H1A scholarly project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. The project will be accompanied by a research seminar component. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and program coordinatorCredit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/rop. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities courseAn opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Permission of the Principal of St. Michael’s College. Normally restricted to students who have completed at least ten full courses with a CGPA of at least 2.5. Application forms are available in the St. Michael’s College Principal’s Office. A completed application signed by the student and by the supervising instructor must be submitted to the St. Michael’s College Principal’s Office for approval; at least one month before the beginning of the semester.An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Principal of St. Michael’s College. Normally restricted to students who have completed at least ten full courses with a CGPA of at least 2.5. Application forms are available in the St. Michael’s College Principal’s Office. A completed application signed by the student and by the supervising instructor must be submitted to the St. Michael’s College Principal’s Office for approval; at least one month before the beginning of the semester.An introduction to research methods in the Humanities focusing on quantification, the use of routinely generated records, forensic analysis, and data collection and analysis. Critique of these methods. The applications of quantitative analysis may vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: Students must be registered in major or specialist programs in SMC/SLA/FRE/GER/ITA.Based on a professor's research project currently in progress, this course will enable an undergraduate student to play a useful role in the project while receiving hands-on training in research. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Permission of DepartmentAn opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Principal of St. Michael’s College. Normally restricted to students who have completed at least fifteen full courses with a CGPA of at least 2.5. Application forms are available in the St. Michael’s College Principal’s Office. A completed application signed by the student and by the supervising instructor must be submitted to the St. Michael’s College Principal’s Office for approval at least one month before the beginning of the semester.An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Principal of St. Michael’s College. Normally restricted to students who have completed at least fifteen full courses with a CGPA of at least 2.5. Application forms are available in the St. Michael’s College Principal’s Office. A completed application signed by the student and by the supervising instructor must be submitted to the St. Michael’s College Principal’s Office for approval at least one month before the beginning of the semester.