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UNI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COURSESOn this page: Introduction | Faculty Members | Programs | Courses See also: Course Winter Timetable | Secondary School Information IntroductionUniversity College offers a number of programs and courses outside the areas traditionally covered by departments. These include programs and courses in Drama, Canadian Studies, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Sexual Diversity Studies, in addition to 199Y Seminars, and introductory courses for non-specialists in such areas as mathematics, physics, and architecture. The overall aims of the College Program are to foster interdisciplinary work in significant areas of study and to encourage intellectual breadth. Many program courses are open to students not enrolled in the programs themselves. The Canadian Studies Program (Specialist, Major, Minor) offers opportunities to study Canadian culture and society in an interdisciplinary manner and to explore the ways in which cultural, social and political developments are linked. These courses may be combined with departmental courses that study Canadian topics from the perspective of a single discipline. The Cognitive Science Program (Specialist, Major) is an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of cognition, drawing on the perspectives of Philosophy, Psychology, and Linguistics. The Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence Program (Specialist) is an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of cognition, drawing mainly on the perspectives of Philosophy, Computer Science, and Psychology. The Drama Program (Specialist, Major, Minor) is described elsewhere in this Calendar, under Drama. The Peace and Conflict Studies Program (Specialist and Major) provides undergraduates with an interdisciplinary education in the causes of human conflict and strategies for its resolution; topics of study include war, revolution, rebellion, ethnic strife, international law, and negotiation theory. The Sexual Diversity Studies Program (Minor) allows students to focus on questions of sexual identity, difference, and dissidence across disciplinary lines and cultural frameworks. UNI and DRM courses are staffed by a combination of specific program staff members and members of various University departments, and are open to all students of the University. Handbooks describing University College courses and programs in more detail are available from the College. Enquiries: Program Office, University College, Room 173 (978-8746). Directors of each program are listed below.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PROGRAMSCANADIAN STUDIES (B.A.)Consult Program Director, Professor A. McQuillan, Room 377, University College.Completion of four courses is required for enrolment in the Canadian Studies Specialist or Major program; no minimum GPA required. NOTE: For students in the Specialist or Major program: native speakers of French may be exempted from French language requirements but another half-course must be substituted on approval of the Program Director. Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): S07281
(12 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 4 courses at the 300+level with at least one at the 400-level)
Major program (B.A.): M07281 (8 full courses or equivalent of which at least 2 must be at the 300+ series level)
Minor program (B.A.): R07281 (4 full courses or equivalent of which at least one must be a 300+ series course)
NOTE: At least one of the four required courses must be a 300+ series course. Group A: ABS 200Y, 300Y; ANT 365Y; GGR 246H, 247H; HIS 313Y, 314Y; POL 100Y, 210Y, 341Y; SOC 101Y, 220Y, 260Y, 369Y Group B: ENG 215H, 216Y, 252Y, 350H, 354Y; FAH 286H, 376H, 377H, 415H; FRE 310H, 312H, 314H, 315H, 317H, 434H, 437H; INI 385H, 486H; SLA 238H Group C: UNI 218Y, 221H, 302H, 303H, 304H, 311H, 315Y, 317Y, 335H, 390Y/391H NOTE: Students are responsible for checking the co- and prerequisites for all courses in Groups A, B and C COGNITIVE SCIENCE (B.A.)Consult Program Director, Professor P. A. Reich, Room 6077, Robarts Library, 978-1760.Enrolment in the Program is limited; admission requires 1) 63% or better in JUP 250Y; 2) completion of LIN 100Y and two other full courses or their equivalent; and 3) a GPA of 2.0. Students enroled in this program will be permitted to take the PSY courses listed in this program without taking PSY 100Y. Students should explore combining this program with a Major in Computer Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, or Psychology. Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): S14451
(12 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
NOTE: Some courses listed in the paragraph above have prerequisites or recommended preparation not included in this program. JLP courses are Social Science courses; students who take two JLP half-courses will have satisfied their Social Science distribution requirement. Students interested in speech recognition should take LIN 228H, 323H, and 423H; in cognitive development PSY 312H, 410H, and JLP 315H; in the brain PHL 340H, PSY 290H, 291H, 393H, and 490H; in perception PSY 280H, 380H, and 480H; in language and thought PHL 350H, 450H, and LIN 372H; in psycholinguistics JLP 315H and 471H; in thinking and reasoning PHL 247H, PSY 372H, 408H, and 409H. Major program (B.A.): M14451 (7 full courses or their equivalent) Enrolment in the Program is limited; admission requires 1) 63% or better in JUP 250Y; 2) completion of LIN 100Y and two other full courses or their equivalent; and 3) a GPA of 2.0. Students enroled in this program will be permitted to take the PSY courses listed in this program without taking PSY 100Y. Students should explore combining this program with a Major in Computer Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, or Psychology.
COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Hon.B.Sc.)Consult Program Director, Professor P. A. Reich, Room 6077, Robarts Library, 978-1760.Enrolment in the Program is limited; admission requires at least 1) 63% in CSC 148H; 2) 63% in JUP 250Y; and 3) a GPA of 2.0. Students enroled in this program will be permitted to take the PSY courses listed in this program without taking PSY 100Y. Students should explore combining this program with a Major in Computer Science, Linguistics, Philosophy or Psychology. Specialist program: S11271 (13 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
Second Year: CSC 238H, 270H; PHL 240H/340H; PSY 271H Second and Higher Years:
NOTE: Some courses listed in the paragraph above have prerequisites or recommended preparation not included in this program. JLP courses are Social Science courses; students who take two JLP half-courses will have satisfied their Social Science distribution requirement. Students interested in speech recognition should take LIN 228H, 323H, and 423H; in robotics (CSC 258H and) ECE 385H and CSC 372H; in cognitive development PSY 312H, 410H and JLP 315H; in the brain PHL 340H, PSY 290H, 291H, 393H, and 490H; in perception PSY 280H, 380H, 480H and CSC 487H; in language and thought PHL 350H, 450H; LIN 372H, and CSC 485H; in psycholinguistics JLP 315H and 471H; in thinking and reasoning PHL 247H, PSY 372H, 408H, 409H, and CSC 486H. DRAMA — See DRAMA, DRAMA AND ENGLISH PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES (B.A.)Consult Professor T. Homer-Dixon, Room H01, University College.Enrolment in the Specialist and Major Programs is limited; selection is based on a personal interview and GPA in the first four university courses taken. The Director approves each student's proposed Program of study based on its relevance, coherence and focus. Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): S12281
(12 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
Disciplinary focus: 3 courses from one of ANT, ECO, GGR and Environmental Studies (combined), HIS, HPS, PHL, POL, PSY, RLG, SOC. (Note: HIS is excluded for students who have taken 3 HIS courses in 3. above; POL is excluded for students who have taken 3 POL courses in 3. above.) Regional Studies focus: 3 courses on, for example, Canada, Southern Africa, the Middle East, or Latin America. Thematic focus: 3 courses on a topic such as negotiation and conflict resolution, diplomatic history, gender and conflict, morality of war, quantitative analysis, group-identity conflict, economic development and conflict, or environmental change and conflict. Group A: HIS 101Y, 103Y, 232Y, 241H, 242H, 243H, 244H, 250Y, 251Y, 271Y, 300H, 306Y, 311Y, 312H, 317Y, 330Y, 331H, 333Y, 334Y, 343Y, 344Y, 345H, 351Y, 377Y, 396Y, 398Y, 401Y, 405Y, 407Y, 409H, 412H, 421H, 440Y, 444Y, 445Y, 453H, 458Y, 473Y, 479Y, 482Y, 488Y; JHP 419Y, 420Y; JMC 201Y Group B: JPE 400Y; JHP 420Y; JPJ 464H; POL 108Y, 201Y, 204Y, 242Y, 300Y, 301Y, 304Y, 305Y, 310Y, 312Y, 313Y, 321Y, 323Y, 324Y, 326Y, 340Y, 342H, 343Y, 408Y, 412H, 413Y, 416Y, 417Y, 419Y, 422Y, 435H, 436Y, 437Y, 445Y, 454Y, 459Y, 464H, 465H, 479H Group C: ENV 200Y, 221Y, 234Y, 235Y, 236Y, 321Y; GGR 107Y, 124Y, 203H, 205H, 206H, 220Y, 233Y, 239H, 307H, 312H, 314H, 323H, 327H, 331H, 343Y, 348H, 393H, 402H, 409H; INI 422H, JGG 350H Group D: ANT 100Y, 204Y, 329Y, 340H, 341H, 343Y, 362Y, 363Y, 367H, 427H, 440H, 448H, 449H, 450H; JAL 253H, 254H; JAP 356H; SOC 205Y, 210Y, 212Y, 213Y, 215Y, 220Y, 250Y, 300Y, 301Y, 306Y, 312Y, 320Y, 330Y, 340Y, 355Y, 360Y, 365Y, 385Y, 386Y Major program (B.A.): M12281 (7 full courses or their equivalent)
ECO 230Y, GGR 239H, HIS 241H, 242H, 300H, 343Y, 344Y, 377Y, 401Y, 412H, 445Y, 482Y; HPS 306H; JPJ 464H; PHL 278H; POL 201Y, 304Y, 310Y, 313Y, 321H, 323Y, 326Y, 340Y, 408Y, 417Y, 437Y, 454Y; PSY 220H, 320H, 408H, 409H; RLG 100Y; SOC 210Y, 330Y, 340Y; or alternative courses on the approval of the Program Director SEXUAL DIVERSITY STUDIES (B.A.)Consult Program Director, Professor David Townsend, Room 307, 39 Queen's Park Crescent East (978-6776).Completion of four courses is required for enrolment in the Sexual Diversity Studies program. The Students enroling in the Program should confer with the Program Director at their earliest convenience. The Director will assign each student a faculty advisor. Minor program (B.A.): S12401 (4 full courses or their equivalent)
NOTE: At least one full course equivalent of the four courses must be at the 300+ level. Additional courses may be approved by the Program Director on an individual basis. Students are responsible for checking co- and prerequisites for courses listed under 3. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COURSES(see Section 4 for Key to Course Descriptions)For Distribution Requirement purposes, UNI courses are variously classified; see entry at end of each course. Canadian Studies Courses
UNI130Y The formation of the national character and culture, with reference to the contributions of the constituent groups in Canada (with emphasis on the Quebecois, English-speaking Canadians, and First Nations) and to social, political, and economic power relations. Cultural issues examined include regionalism, multiculturalism, and nationalism versus internationalism.
This may count as either a Social Science or a Humanities course
UNI201H Contemporary Québec from social, economic and political perspectives. This is a Social Science course
UNI202H An exploration of modern Québec culture as expressed in literature and the performing arts. Through a selection of internationally-known entertainers, we examine form, artistic innovation, communication of information and knowledge and spectatorship. Novels and plays provide key elements such as tradition and historical context. This is a Humanities course
UNI218H A study of the variety of voices in Canadian fiction. Issues such as marginalization and the formulation of the Canadian canon are discussed.
This is a Humanities course
UNI221H An exploration of the encounter between culture and mass communication in Canadian society. The course includes a consideration of the major institutions affecting culture such as the CBC, the NFB, and the granting bodies, and largely focuses on particular instances and case studies in the arts and media. Emphasis is placed on the changing role of nationalism, and the relationship between political concerns and Canadian culture.
This is a Social Science course
UNI302H Particular reference to current development projects and native land claims. The literature used is drawn from law, anthropology, economics, political science and history.
This is a Social Science course
UNI303H A comparative examination of Canada and Mexico in terms of their historic and contemporary relationship to the United States with special emphasis on transnational characteristics of the Canadian and Mexican working classes and trade movements. (Offered every three years)
This is a Social Science course
UNI304H A multidisciplinary examination of the emergence of new approaches to identity and community that go beyond official bilingualism and multiculturalism. To include cultural/literary works as well as historical and social scientific analysis illuminating relations between cultural and racial communities in post 1960's Canada, with an emphasis on Toronto.
This is a Humanities or a Social Science course
UNI311H The social, economic and political forces and institutions which have shaped the development of Canadian sport. The operation of commercial sport and its impact upon amateur sport; the role of government; the role of the mass media; the impact of international games; sport in the public school system. The decision-makers involved in the major sporting issues of the day. (Offered in alternate years)
This is a Social Science course
UNI315Y An exploration, from an indigenous perspective, of the social, economic, political, legal and historical issues affecting First Nations peoples.
This is a Social Science course
UNI317Y A survey of some of the main issues surrounding the politics of aboriginal self-government in Canada. Proceeding historically, the course examines the legal and political conditions that have fuelled the call for self-government. (Offered in alternate years)
This is a Social Science course
UNI330Y A thematic study of intellectual and cultural traditions in Canada from the 1790s to the present, drawing on materials from a variety of disciplines including history, political science, literature, fine arts, sociology and music.
This is a Humanities course
UNI335H Study of the National Film Board of Canada as a social and political organization whose mandate is to "interpret Canada to Canadians and to the other nations of the world". Historical development, production, distribution, and the importance of the Board in Canadian culture.
(Offered every three years)
This is a Humanities course
UNI390Y/391H A scholarly project chosen by the student and supervised by a member of the staff. Consult the Director of Canadian Studies. A written proposal, co-signed by the instructor, must be submitted on the appropriate proposal form for approval by the Director, prior to registration in the course and normally by May 31 of the preceding academic year.
UNI430H A study of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a Canadian legal, political, social and cultural instrument through a series of distinctive rights claims in a multidisciplinary context. Seminar presentations may include: freedom of expression; equality and equity issues; freedom of the press; and the balance between Courts and Parliament.
Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence Courses
JUP250Y An introduction to the problems, theories and research strategies central to the interdisciplinary field focussing on the nature and organization of the human mind and other cognitive systems. Interrelations among the philosophical, psychological, linguistic and computer science aspects of the field are emphasized. (Offered by University College and the Department of Philosophy) This is a Humanities course Peace and Conflict Studies Courses
UNI260Y A review of the full range of theories explaining the nature and causes of conflict and possibilities for its resolution; provides students with a set of theoretical tools for effective analysis of interpersonal, civil, and international conflict.
This is a Social Science course
UNI360Y An in-depth exploration of selected issues introduced in UNI260Y. Topics may include: negotiation theory; ethnic and group-identity conflict; feminist perspectives on peace and war; mathematical modelling of arms races and war; decision-making theory and conflict; environmental change and conflict; and traditional perspectives on statecraft.
This is a Social Science course
JUP460Y A research seminar applying conflict theories to the analysis of current international and civil strife. Emphasis on identification of interesting and tractable research problems; research design and hypothesis testing; derivation of policy implications. Review of contrasting approaches to explanation in social science: posivitist/behaviouralist; interpretivist; functionalist. (Offered by University College and the Department of Political Science)
This is a Social Science course Sexual Diversity Studies Courses
UNI255H An interdisciplinary examination of sexuality across cultures and periods. How are sexualities represented? How are they suppressed or celebrated? How and why are they labelled as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or perverse? Do sexualities change with ethnicity, class, and gender? This is a Humanities course
UNI355H Investigates the development of theoretical frameworks for the interpretation of sexuality and its diversities. Areas covered may include pre-modern understandings of sexuality, psychoanalytic theory, historical, medical, political, and post-structuralist theories. Examines how sexuality is organized and interrelated with other social relations such as gender, race, and class.
This is a Humanities or Social Science course Other University College Courses
JUM102H A study of the interaction of mathematics with other fields of inquiry: how mathematics influences, and is influenced by, the evolution of science and culture. Art, music, and literature, as well as the more traditionally related areas of the natural and social sciences may be considered. (Offered every three years)
JUM102H
JUM103H A study of games, puzzles and problems focusing on the deeper principles they illustrate. Concentration is on problems arising out of number theory and geometry, with emphasis on the process of mathematical reasoning. Technical requirements are kept to a minimum. A foundation is provided for a continuing lay interest in mathematics. (Offered every three years)
JUM105H An in-depth study of the life, times and work of several mathematicians who have been particularly influential. Examples may include Newton, Euler, Gauss, Kowalewski, Hilbert, Hardy, Ramanujan, Gödel, Erdös, Coxeter, Grothendieck. (Offered every three years)
JUM105H
JPU200Y A general, non-mathematical introduction to many of the most interesting concepts of modern Physics. It focuses on basic changes in our view of the universe that are needed to accommodate important discoveries of 20th-century Physics, and introduces some of the striking parallels to ideas of Eastern mysticism. Topics include space-time, relativity, curvature of space, quantum physics, chaos, quarks and big bang cosmology. (Given by the Department of Physics and University College)
ARC283H An investigation of the buildings and places we inhabit with emphasis on the elements which contribute to the art of architecture. (Intended for students who are not majoring in architecture or art history, but who would like a general introduction to architecture.) This is a Humanities course
UNI299Y Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See Research Opportunity Program for details.
UNI393Y/394H An opportunity to pursue at the 300-level an independent course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. A written proposal, co-signed by the instructor, must be submitted on the appropriate proposal form for approval by the Vice-Principal of University College prior to registration and normally by May 31 of the previous academic year.
UNI495Y/496H An opportunity to pursue at the 400-level an independent course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. A written proposal, co-signed by the instructor, must be submitted on the appropriate proposal form for approval by the Vice-Principal of University College prior to registration and normally by May 31 of the previous academic year.
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