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Introduction

Most of the courses offered at Innis College are integral to the three programs based in the College: Cinema Studies, Environmental Studies, and Urban Studies. Other courses are designed to improve academic and creative writing skills and to broaden the understanding of English prose style.

Cinema Studies treats film primarily as a unique and powerful twentieth century art with its own traditions, history, conventions and techniques. Understanding film, its properties, methods, and aesthetics, as well as its impact on culture and society, is the basis of Cinema Studies. It provides a wide variety of approaches: the history and development of cinema; film theory and critical analysis; the study of genres, national cinemas, and the works of individual masters of cinema; and the examination of film in relation to other arts and academic fields. Enquiries: Room 122, Innis College (978-5809).

Environmental Studies is designed to be taken on its own, or in combination with either a BSc program (e.g., Biology, Geology, or Chemistry) or another BA program (e.g., Geography, Political Science, or Economics). However, a major or minor program in Environmental Studies cannot be combined with a major or minor program in Environment and Society offered by the Division of the Environment. It is strongly recommended that students give serious consideration to combining one of the Innis Environmental Studies programs with another program. Beginning in the 1998-99 academic year, selected departments began offering explicit environmental minor programs (contact the Division of the Environment for details). Students are advised to consult with the Program Counsellor about combining programs when enroling in the Innis program.

The Innis Environmental programs provide our students with a unique combination of rigorous training in the academic and practical skills essential to work in the environmental field, as well as exposure to the people and organizations active in environmental work in Canada. Our curriculum has been carefully designed to educate students in critical fields of knowledge, and to train them in acquiring the research, analytical, organizational, group and presentation skills they will need to succeed in any of these fields. Each course carefully builds on the skills developed in the previous courses in the program. Our small class sizes and accessible faculty enhance opportunities for intellectual growth. Interactive multimedia modules add diversity to the teaching and assignments in our core courses.

The instructors in the Environmental Studies Program are all leaders in environmental work in Canada. For this reason, all course instructors teach at Innis on a part-time basis, spending the rest of their professional lives in active environmental work, and they bring their diverse experience and knowledge into the classroom, for the benefit of their students. Guests from outside organizations who have particular expertise enhance lectures in all our courses, and all students enroled in our major or specialist programs work directly with off-campus organization in the final-year Environmental Research seminar or Professional Experience course. Two environmental projects associated with the Program offer diverse volunteer and employment opportunities to ESP students and recent graduates.

The contacts our students develop during their enrolment in the Environmental Studies Program at Innis College have enabled many of our graduates to obtain rewarding employment in all sectors of the environmental field. Our many graduates who have gone on to pursue post-graduate studies in the environmental field, report that our program has prepared them well for the new challenges they face in masters and doctoral studies.Further details are available on the Environmental Studies website [ http://www.utoronto.ca/envstudy/ ]. Enquiries: Room 124, Innis College (978-7023).

Interfaculty Combination: Environmental Studies and International Development Studies is a program for students enroled in the Faculty of Arts and Science on the St. George campus wishing to pursue a Specialist or Major program in Environmental Studies at Innis College in conjunction with a major program in International Development Studies at Scarborough College, or for students enroled at Scarborough College wishing to pursue a Specialist program in International Development Studies at Scarborough College in conjunction with a Major program in Environmental Studies at Innis College (for the latter option, Scarborough students should consult the University of Toronto at Scarborough Calendar for 1999-2000.)

Urban Studies at Innis provides students with the tools to make sense of their urban world. The program examines the complex and dynamic relations between 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 a municipal politician as part of its third-year course and extensive field research in the fourth-year seminar.

Because urban issues are so varied, a major in Urban Studies combines well with majors in many other areas. The program director helps students design 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: Room 124, Innis College (978-7023)

INNIS COLLEGE PROGRAMS

CINEMA STUDIES (B.A.) Consult the Program Director, Professor Cameron Tolton (978-7271 or cameron.tolton@utoronto.ca).

Enrolment in Cinema Studies programs requires completion of four courses; no minimum GPA required.

Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): (10 full courses or their equivalent, with at least one at the 400-level and three others at the 300+ level)

First Year: INI 115Y

Higher Years:
1. INI 212Y, 214Y
2. One full-course equivalent from Group B
3. One full-course equivalent from Group C
4. Five additional full-course equivalents from Groups B, C, D, E, with no more than two from Group D

Major program (B.A.): (7 full courses or their equivalent, with at least two at the 300/400 level)

First Year: INI 115Y

Higher Years:
1. INI 212Y, 214Y
2. One full-course equivalent from Group B or C
3. Three additional full-course equivalents from Groups B, C, D, or E, with no more than one from Group D

Minor program (B.A.): (4 full courses or their equivalent, with at least one at the 300+level)
1. INI 115Y
2. INI 212Y/214Y
3. Two additional full-course equivalents from Groups A, B, C, D, or E, below

Group A: Core Courses: INI 115Y, 212Y, 214Y

Group B: Theory and Genre: INI 224Y, 322H, 323Y, 325Y, 327Y, 329Y, 330Y, 384H

Group C: National Cinemas: EAS 237Y; ENG 273H; FCS 310Y; FIN 250H, 260H; GER 351H, 352H; HUN 351H, 451H; INI 225Y, 324Y, 380Y, 381H, 382H, 385H, 386H; ITA 240Y, 340Y, 342Y; SLA 224H, 225H, 226H; UNI 335H

Group D: Interdisciplinary: ANT 351H; FCS 396H; FRE 331H; HIS 367H, 375Y, 447Y; ITA 441Y; NEW 308H; RLG 232H, 233H; SLA 424Y; SOC 380Y; UNI 221H; VIC 211Y, 320Y, 321Y, 411H; VIS 202H, 302H

Group E: Senior Seminars: FCS 496H; INI 423H, 426H, 428H, 460H, 461H, 462H, 463H, 464H, 476Y, 477H, 478H, 482Y, 483H, 484H, 485H, 487H; SMC 415Y

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (B.A.) Consult the Program Counsellor, David Powell (971-5141 or david.powell@utoronto.ca), Innis College, or the Environmental Studies website [http://www.utoronto.ca/envstudy/].
NOTES:
1. Because enrolment in the required gateway course (INI 220Y) must be limited, admission to the Specialist, Major, and Minor programs in Environmental Studies is limited. Students should apply to the Specialist, Major, and Minor programs at the same time that they ballot for the required courses (INI 220Y and 320Y).
2. To be eligible for consideration for the Major and Minor programs, students must have at least 4 credits with a minimum grade of 60% in the first year course option required for entry into the programs (for example, BIO 150Y or GGR 107Y). For admission to INI 220Y, and therefore the Major and Minor programs, generally a minimum CGPA of 2.3 is required, although exceptions may be made based on excellent performance in a relevant course(s), a job, and/or a voluntary position, or improved performance in the most recent academic year.
3. Admission to the Specialist program is limited to students who have completed at least 10 credits with a minimum of 70% in INI 220Y. The CGPA and other relevant factors will also be a consideration.
4. Students currently enroled in the old Innis Environmental Science and Environmental Studies programs may switch to these new Environmental Studies programs if they meet the enrolment criteria outlined in the notes above.
5. INI 420Y has been changed, and a new course, JIE 410H, has been created to be taken as a co-requisite with the new INI 420Y. Students currently enroled in the old Innis Environmental Science and Environmental Studies programs, who must or want to take the equivalent of the previous version of INI 420Y, must take JIE 410H in combination with either the new INI 420Y or INI 492H/493H. Please consult with the Program Counsellor for details.
6. INI 421Y has been split into two half-courses, INI 331H and 421H. Students currently enroled in the old Innis Environmental Science and Environmental Studies programs who must or want to take the equivalent of INI 421Y should take INI 331H and 421H.

Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): (11 full courses or their equivalent including at least one 400-level course)
NOTE: Students are urged to take at least one Ecology or Biology course (for non-Science students, one of the following breadth courses is recommended: BOT 202Y; CHM 200Y; ENV 200Y; GLG 205H; ZOO 200Y)

First Year: One full-course equivalent from Group A below

Higher Years:
1. Program Foundation: INI 220Y, 320Y
2. Statistics: ECO 220Y/227Y/GGR 270Y/POL 242Y/PSY (201H, 202H)/STA (220H, 221H/JBS 229H)/(250H, 255H/257H)/a course(s) with a strong statistics component approved by the Program Counsellor
3. Field Research: JIE 410H, INI 420Y/an equivalent applied research course approved by the Program Director
4. Policy: INI 421H, 422H, 494H, 495H
5. Environmental Thought: INI 331H
6. A coherent package of three related full-course equivalents approved by the Program Counsellor from among the courses listed in the following: Group B; Group C; Group D (for courses not already taken under numbers 3 - 5 above); up to one full-course equivalent approved by the Program Counsellor (Note: students are strongly encouraged to take the INI 340H, 440Y combination of courses as part of the package)

Major program (B.A.): (7 full courses or their equivalent including at least two 300+ series courses)
NOTE: Students are urged to take at least one Ecology or Biology course (for non-Science students, one of the following breadth courses is recommended: BOT 202Y; CHM 200Y; ENV 200Y; GLG 205H; ZOO 200Y)

First Year: One full-course equivalent from Group A below

Higher Years:
1. Program Foundation: INI 220Y, 320Y
2. Practice: INI 340H, 440Y or JIE 410H, INI 420Y/an equivalent applied research course approved by the Program Director
3. Policy: INI 421H and one of INI 422H/494H/495H
4. Environmental Thought: INI 331H
5. One full-course equivalent from among the courses listed in the following: Group B; Group C; Group D (for courses not already taken under numbers 2 - 4 above); a course(s) approved by the Program Counsellor.

Minor program (B.A.): (4 full courses or their equivalent including at least one 300+ series course)
NOTE: Students are urged to take at least one Ecology or Biology course (for non-Science students, one of the following breadth courses is recommended: BOT 202Y; CHM 200Y; ENV 200Y; GLG 205H; ZOO 200Y)

First Year: One full-course equivalent from Group A below or a course approved by the Faculty of Arts & Science from one of the professional faculties

Higher Years:
1. Program Foundation: INI 220Y, 320Y
2. Policy: INI 421H
3. One half-course from among the courses listed in the following: Group B; Group C; and Group D

Group A: BIO 150Y; CHM (132H, 133H)/137Y/151Y; ECO 100Y/105Y; ENV 200Y; GGR 100Y, 107Y; JGF 150Y; JMB 170Y; MAT 133Y/135Y/137Y; PHY 110Y/138Y/140Y; POL 102Y, 103Y; SOC 101Y

Group B (Social Science): ANT 450H; ECO 313H, 314H; GGR 233Y, 272H, 273H, 314H, 331H, 332H, 333H, 334H, 393H, 415H, 418H, 435H, 456H, 464H, 472H; HIS 318Y; HPS 307H, 324H; JFG 328H; LAN 200Y, 334H, 351H, 451H; POL 346Y, 347Y; SOC 385Y; UNI 260Y, 302H; other approved courses*

Group C (Life & Physical Science): BIO 301H, 302H, 303H, 306H, 307H, 308H, 320Y, 395H, 428H, 468H, 469Y, 494Y, 495Y; BOT 328H, 434H, 436H; CHM 310H, 410H; ENV 234Y, 235Y, 236Y, 315H; GGR 307H, 373H, 409H, 413H, 462H; GLG 351H, 436H, 450H; JFG 470H, 475H; LAN 332H, 449H, 453H; MPL 444H; PCL 362H, 363H, 364H, 473Y, 474Y, 481H; ZOO 304H, 309Y, 375H; other approved courses*

Group D: ENG 259Y; INI 340H, 420Y, 422H, 440Y, 491Y, 492H, 493H, 494H, 495H, 496H, 497Y, 498H, 499H; JIE 410H; PHL 273H, 373H; RLG 228H
Note: *Some courses offered by other Faculties, Erindale or Scarborough may be eligible for inclusion in Groups B and C

INTERFACULTY COMBINATION: Environmental Studies (Specialist, Major) and International Development Studies (Major)
Consult the Program Counsellor, David Powell (971-5141 or david.powell@utoronto.ca)
This is a limited enrolment combination (see the enrolment criteria in the Notes section of the Environmental Studies program above). Students already enroled in the Environmental Studies Specialist or Major may ballot for the interfaculty combination.
Students enroled in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the St. George Campus who wish to complete the interfaculty combination, must complete all requirements for the Environmental Studies Specialist or Major program outlined above. In addition, they must fulfill the requirements of the International Development Studies Major program or its equivalent as outlined below (for details, consult the Scarborough Calendar for 1999-2000 and Professor S. Horton, Supervisor of International Development Studies (287-7109 or 978-5331 or horton@chass.utoronto.ca)).

SECTION I:
Students must take all 3.5 full course equivalents:
ECOA03Y Introduction to Economics or ECO 100Y/105Y
EESAO1H Environmental Science or ENV 200Y
IDSBO1H International Development Studies: Political Economy
IDSBO2H International Development Studies: Physical and Ecological Resource
POLB91Y Comparative Politics of Political Development or POL201Y

SECTION II:
Students must take 4.5 full course equivalents*, from two of the following groups, of which a maximum of 3.5 full course equivalents may be taken in one of the two chosen groups (see courses listed under each of these groups in the Scarborough 1999-2000 Calendar):
A. Social/Cultural Perspectives
B. Policy Issues
C. Environmental Perspectives
*NOTE: Students may substitute equivalent courses given in the Faculty of Arts and Science on the
St. George Campus, but must get permission of the Program Counsellor.

URBAN STUDIES (B.A.) For program requirements consult the Program Director, Dr. Patricia Petersen (978-7463 or patricia.petersen@utoronto.ca).

Enrolment in the Specialist program in Urban Studies is limited. Students may apply after completing at least eight courses and fulfilling the following requirements: INI 235Y with a mark of at least 70%; and the three First Year requirements (listed below) with a minimum grade of 65% in two. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee enrolment in the program.

Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): (11 full courses or their equivalent including at least four 300+ series courses with at least one 400-level course)

First Year: Three of ECO 100Y/105Y, GGR 124Y, a 100-level POL course or POL 214Y, SOC 101Y

Higher Years:
1. INI 235Y, 306Y, 430Y
2. ECO 220Y/GGR 270Y/POL 242Y/SOC 200Y/300Y
3. Four full-course equivalents selected from Groups A through F; no more than one full-course from any group

Enrolment in the Major program in Urban Studies is limited. Students may apply after completing at least four courses including at least two of the First Year requirements (listed below) with a minimum grade of 65% in each.

Major program (B.A.): (7 full courses or their equivalent including at least two 300+ series courses)

First Year: Two of ECO 100Y/105Y, GGR 124Y, a 100-level POL course or POL 214Y, SOC 101Y

Higher Years:
1. INI 235Y
2. Either INI 306Y or INI 430Y
3. Three full-course equivalents from Groups A through F; no more than one full-course from any group

Group A: Economics: ECO 303Y, 236H, 333Y, 334Y; GGR 220Y, 326H

Group B: Geography: JGI 346H; GGR 252H, 254H, 323H, 324H, 339H, 357H, 364H, 455H, 459H

Group C: History and Architecture: FAH 208H, 209H, 212H, 213H, 214H, 324Y, 375H, 376H, 377H, 405H; GGR 336H, 366H; HIS 303Y, 322Y, 339Y, 474Y, 478Y; INI 428H; VIC 440Y

Group D: Politics: POL 209Y, 221H, 317Y, 321Y, 333Y, 336H, 418Y, 436Y, 472H, 473H, 474H, 475H

Group E: Sociology: SOC 205Y, 210Y, 220Y, 260Y, 330Y, 369Y, 385Y, 386Y

Group F: Environment: GGR 314H, 323H, 435H

JOINT URBAN STUDIES AND SOCIOLOGY - See SOCIOLOGY