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Introduction

Victoria College offers the interdisciplinary programs and courses listed below so that students have an opportunity to examine important themes and problems of our culture from a variety of points of view. Most of the courses introduce ideas and methods from various disciplines; in this way students can explore areas of interest they otherwise might overlook, and also gain insight into comparative studies.

Several of the courses have a place in the established programs of study indicated below. In addition, the courses are designed to serve the interests of those who, whatever their intended field of specialization, wish to introduce variety into their program, or who have not decided on a discipline, and wish to examine different approaches to humane studies.

The American Studies Program (Major) affords a wide selection of courses among Faculty of Arts and Science offerings giving students broad exposure to aspects of "America" (e.g., in history, politics, literature, geography, film). The required course helps bring coherence by attention to interdisciplinary method.

The Literary Studies Program (Specialist, Major and Minor) combines close attention to major literary works with theoretical reflection on the concept of literature. While exposing students to a wide variety of texts across numerous national, linguistic, and cultural boundaries, the program simultaneously mobilizes the multiple interdisciplinary resources of philosophy, psychoanalysis, semiotics, and history in order to address the geneology and logic of such concepts as "literature", "writing", "canon", "tradition", "nation", "self", and the "West."

The Renaissance Studies Program (Major and Minor) studies one of the high points of Western civilization, in art and literature, in social and political development, and in the technological and scientific discoveries that were to transform our concept of the world. This interdisciplinary program is particularly attractive to students of history, politics, literature, fine art, history of science, music and theatre, because it assembles aspects of all these studies to focus on one seminal period in Western civilization.

The Semiotics and Communication Theory Program (Specialist, Major and Minor) investigates the science of communication and sign systems, the ways people understand phenomena and organise them mentally, the ways in which they devise means for transmitting that understanding and for sharing it with others. It covers all non-verbal signalling and extends to domains whose communicative dimension is perceived only unconsciously or subliminally. Knowledge, meaning, intention and action are thus fundamental concepts in the semiotic investigation of phenomena.

Fellows of Victoria College offer on the Victoria campus courses in the history of science, philosophy of science, and history of technology, which are listed in this Calendar under HPS.

Program Director: Principal W.J. Callahan

Enquiries: J.L. Welsh, Victoria College, 73 Queen's Park Crescent East (585-4496)

VICTORIA COLLEGE PROGRAMS

Enrolment in Victoria College programs is open to students upon completion of four courses; no minimum GPA required.

AMERICAN STUDIES (B.A.) Consult Professor C.A. Silber, Victoria College, 585-4475.

Major program: (6 full courses or their equivalent)
1. VIC 270Y
2. Five courses from the following, to include offerings in at least three disciplines and at least two 300+ series courses:
ECO 306Y, 423H; ENG 250Y, 273H, 358Y, 359Y, 361H; FAH 312H, 375H, 410H; GGR 254H, 336H; HIS 271Y, 300Y, 321H, 370H, 371H/Y, 372Y, 373Y, 374H, 375Y, 376Y, 377Y, 378H, 379H, 384Y, 393H, 406Y, 408Y, 417Y, 447Y, 473Y, 474Y, 478Y, 479Y; HMU 133H; INI 225Y, 324Y, 460H; POL 203Y, 319Y, 326Y, 433Y, 456Y, 457Y
NOTE: Other 300+ series courses with American content may be allowed; early approval of program credit for such courses should be sought.

LITERARY STUDIES (B.A.) Consult Professor J. Levine or Professor J.W. Patrick, Victoria College

Major program (B.A.): (7 full courses or their equivalent)
1. VIC 110Y, 210Y, 310Y, 410Y
2. Three approved courses with thematic, generic or historical coherence chosen from the offerings of the colleges' programs and the university's departments, (but including no more than one course of literature in translation). VIC 300Y is strongly recommended. Normally, no more than one of these courses may be taken at the 200-level.

Minor program (B.A.):(4 full courses or their equivalent)
Four courses from: VIC 110Y, 210Y, 300Y, 310Y, 410Y

LITERARY STUDIES AND PHILOSOPHY (Hon.B.A.) Consult Professor J. Patrick, Victoria College, or Professor R. Comay, Department of Philosophy.

Specialist program: (14 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
1. The seven courses of the Literary Studies Major program (above)
2. Six Philosophy courses, at least three of them 300+ series.
It is strongly recommended but not required that courses in the following areas be included:
One Introductory 1/2 Logic
Two History of Philosophy 1/2 Ethics/Social and Political Philosophy
One Epistemology/Metaphysics
3. Normally the 14th course will be a senior essay (PHL 490Y or VIC 490Y) written under the supervision of faculty members from Philosophy and Literary Studies or a faculty member approved by Philosophy and Literary Studies.

RENAISSANCE STUDIES (B.A.) Consult Professor K. Eisenbichler, Victoria College.

Major program (B.A.): (6 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+ series courses)
1. VIC 440Y
2. Equivalent of two full credits from: VIC 140Y/240Y, 241H, 242H, 341H, 342H, 343Y, 344H
3. One full course equivalent in Literature from: DRM 262H; ENG 220Y, 302Y, 304Y, 330H, 332Y, 440Y, 455H; FRE 319H, 420H; ITA 333H, 345H, 355H, 370Y, 426H, 436Y, 470H, 480H; PRT 343H, 351H, 451H; SPA 350Y
4. One full course equivalent in History, Economics or Religion from: ECO 201Y; HIS 243H, 303Y, 304Y, 340Y, 349Y, 357Y, 399H, 443Y, 486H; RLG 223H
5. One full course equivalent in Art or Music from:
FAH 270Y, 272Y, 273H, 274H, 307Y, 324H/Y, 326Y, 331H/Y, 333H, 334Y, 339H, 341H, 428H, 438H, 442H, 473Y, 474Y, 484H/485H; MUS 208H, 410H; HMU 121H, 122H, 331H

Minor program (B.A.): (4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 300+ series course)
1. Equivalent of two full courses from: VIC 140Y/240Y, 241H, 242H, 341H, 342H, 343Y, 344H
2. Two courses from any of those listed above

SEMIOTICS AND COMMUNICATION THEORY (B.A.) Consult Program Coordinator, Professor M. Danesi, Victoria College.

Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): (12 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
1. VIC 120Y, 420Y
2. Two full courses from: VIC 220Y, 221Y, 320Y, 321Y
3. One full course equivalent in Literary Studies f rom Group A
4. Two full course equivalents in Anthropology from Group B
5. Two full course equivalents in Linguistics from Group C
6. Three full course equivalents in Philosophy and/or Psychology from Group D

Major program (B.A.): (6 full courses or their equivalent)
1. VIC 120Y
2. Two full course equivalents from: VIC 220Y, 221Y, 320Y, 321Y, 420Y
3. One full course equivalent from each of Groups A, B/C and D

Minor program (B.A.): (4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 300+series course)
1. VIC 120Y
2. Three full course equivalents from VIC 220Y, 221Y, 320Y, 321Y, 420Y and from those listed in Groups A, B/C and D

Group A: Literary Studies: VIC 310Y or 410Y

Group B: Anthropology: ANT 100Y, 204Y, 323H, 328H, 329Y, 343Y, 351H, 425H, 427H, 450H

Group C: Linguistics: LIN 100Y, 200H, 341H, 480H; JAL 253H, 254H, 328H, 355H, 356H

Group D: Philosophy and Psychology: PHL 235H, 243H, 250H, 255H, 267H, 285H, 290H, 320H, 322H, 342H, 383Y, 385H; PHI/PHL 230H, 247H; PSY 270H, 271H, 280H, 301H, 312H, 320H, 323H, 325H, 383Y, JLP 374H
NOTE: other courses may be substituted with the approval of the Program Coordinator