Non-Management Elective Suggestions

Courses at the 200 level are recommended for students as electives or as the first courses to take if you are interested in a minor concentration in that area.

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Department	This is not an exhaustive list, just a sample.
African Studies	AFRI 200 Intro to African Studies 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer African Studies: The African experience and current approaches to African studies, through adopting multidisciplinary perspectives on topics that include political conflict, governance and democratization, environment and conservation, economic development, rural life and urbanism, health and illness, gender, social change, popular culture, literature, film, and the arts. Offered by: Islamic Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Anthropology	ANTH 201 Introduction to Archaeology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: Exploration of the definition of the discipline of archaeology and the ways that archaeologists reconstruct the past. Overview of goals, theories, research questions, and methods of anthropological archaeology. Offered by: Anthropology Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 202 Socio-Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: An introduction to ways of understanding what it means to be human from the perspective of socio-cultural anthropology. Students will be introduced to diverse approaches to this question through engagement with a wide range of ethnographic cases. Offered by: Anthropology Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 203 Human Evolution 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: An examination of evolutionary theory and the fossil and archaeological record for human origins, emphasizing the interaction between physical and cultural evolution. The use of primate behaviour in reconstructing early human behaviour. The origin and meaning of human variation. Offered by: Anthropology Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 204 Anthropology of Meaning 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: Through the analysis of language, symbols and cultural constructions of meaning, this course explores how people in different societies make sense of their world, and the ways in which they organise that knowledge, and how ideologies represent the different interests present in a society. Offered by: Anthropology Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 206 Environment and Culture 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: Introduction to ecological anthropology, focusing on social and cultural adaptations to different environments, human impact on the environment, cultural constructions of the environment, management of common resources, and conflict over the use of resources. Offered by: Anthropology Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 207 Ethnography Through Film 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: This course will investigate and discuss cultural systems, patterns, and differences, and the ways in which they are observed, visually represented, and communicated by anthropologists using film and video. The visual representation of cultures will be critically evaluated by asking questions about perspective, authenticity, ethnographic authority and ethics. Offered by: Anthropology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 208 Evolutionary Anthropology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: The basic elements and mechanisms of evolutionary theory; the place of evolutionary theory in anthropology, including social anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology and anthropological linguistics. Emphasis on the debates in each sub-discipline in which evolutionary theory has played an important role. Offered by: Anthropology Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 209 Anthropology of Religion 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: Nature and function of religion in culture. Systems of belief; the interpretation of ritual. Religion and symbolism. The relation of religion to social organization. Religious change and social movements. Offered by: Anthropology Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 210 Archaeology of Early Cities 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: An introduction to the archaeology of early cities. Case studies include the cities of "great civilizations" (e.g. Egypt, Indus Valley, Inkan Empire), as well as the urban landscapes of lesser known societies, such as Great Zimbabwe in sub-Saharan Africa. Offered by: Anthropology Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency. Offered by: Anthropology Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 213 Archaeology of Health&Disease 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: Introduces theories and methods used to identify and interpret human health in the archaeological record. Focus on health impacts of factors such as infectious disease, nutrition, and social and technological changes. Offered by: Anthropology Terms Fall 2024 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 214 Violence, Warfare, Culture 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: Cultural diversity and comparative perspectives on violence and warfare; sociological, political, materialist, psychological, and ideological explanations of conflict. Examines historical and contemporary cases of warfare in state and pre-state societies; 'ethnic', civil, nationalist secessionist and genocidal forms of conflicts; processes of conflict avoidance and resolution, peace-making and -keeping. Offered by: Anthropology Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 222 Legal Anthropology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: Exploration of dispute resolutions and means of social cohesion in various societies of the world. Themes: dichotomy between law and custom, local definitions of justice and rights, forms of conflict resolution, access to justice, gender and law, universality of human rights, legal pluralism. Offered by: Anthropology Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ANTH 227 Medical Anthropology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anthropology: Beliefs and practices concerning sickness and healing are examined in a variety of Western and non-Western settings. Special attention is given to cultural constructions of the body and to theories of disease causation and healing efficacy. Topics include international health, medical pluralism, transcultural psychiatry, and demography. Offered by: Anthropology Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Art History	ARTH 199 FYS: Themes in Art History 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: An introduction to a selected theme in art history. Offered by: Art History & Communications Topics will vary from year to year. Restriction: Open only to students in U0 or U1. Students may take only one First Year Seminar. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 200 Introduction to Art History 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: Selected introductory survey of the history of art. Offered by: Art History & Communications Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 202 Intro to Contemporary Art 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: A critical survey of contemporary art and theory, from 1945 to the present focusing on pivotal issues such as anti-war politics, feminism, sexual diversity, AIDS awareness, discourse of multiculturalism, debates about modernism and postmodernism, post colonialism, technology, and globalization. Offered by: Art History & Communications Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 204 Intro to Medieval Art & Arch 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: Surveys the arts from late Antiquity to the fourteenth century in Western Europe. Focuses on the body and space to introduce artistic and architectural concepts, practices, and styles from the late Roman, Byzantine and Carolingian empires to monastic and royal patronage of the French Kings. Offered by: Art History & Communications Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 205 Introduction to Modern Art 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: The course is an introduction to the modern period in art history which begins around 1750. It examines the development in both painting and sculpture and relates to changes in the social and political climate of the times. Offered by: Art History & Communications Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 207 Intro Early Mod. Art 1400-1700 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: Surveys visual culture of early modern Europe across various social spheres and geographical locations. Offered by: Art History & Communications Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 209 Intro to Ancient Art and Arch 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: Survey of ancient art and architecture: pre-historic Europe, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Focus is on issues of political power, gender, sexuality, race, the formation of individual and group identities, and the relation between the body and social space. Offered by: Art History & Communications Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 215 Introduction to East Asian Art 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: Introductory survey of some of the major developments in the visual arts of Japan, China, and Korea. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of artistic traditions in East Asia and the intersections among these traditions. Offered by: Art History & Communications Restriction: Not open to students taking or who have taken EAST 215. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 223 Intro Ital Renai Art 1300-1500 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: Surveys the changing role of the artwork in Renaissance Italy in its social, political, and religious contexts. Offered by: Art History & Communications Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 225 Intro to 17th-Century Art 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: Examines the functions and uses of a wide range of visual forms in relation to the European and global expansion of urbanism, absolutism, colonialism, capitalism, diplomacy, slavery, missionary activity, and religious conflict in the seventeenth century. Offered by: Art History & Communications Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ARTH 226 Intro to 18th C. Art & Arch 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Art History: Paintings, prints, sculpture and architecture produced in Europe in the 'long' eighteenth century, with an emphasis on major artists. Themes include the teaching of art and its display, the emergence of 'publics' for art, and eighteenth-century aesthetics. Offered by: Art History & Communications Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ARTH 334. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Atmospheric & Oceanic Science	ATOC 181 Intro to Atmospheric Science 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: A survey of the Earth's atmosphere, weather and climate system. Topics include the fundamental processes that determine interactions between the atmosphere, ocean and biosphere; anthropogenic effects such as global warming, the ozone hole and acid rain; a perspective on future climate change. Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Fall and Winter 3 hours lecture Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ATOC 210, ATOC 214, ENVB 301 or NRSC 201. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year * ATOC 182 Intro to Oceanic Sciences 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: An introduction to ocean sciences with particular emphasis on physical oceanography. Topics typically include seawater properties, sea ice, airsea interaction, seafloor topography, large-scale ocean circulation, waves, tides, physical control of biological processes, the role of oceans in climate, and impact of human activities. Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Fall and Winter 3 hours lecture Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ATOC 220, EPSC 360 or EPSC 560. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ATOC 183 Climate and Climate Change 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: The atmosphere, ocean and sea-ice distribution characteristic of the current climate, as seen through observational data and computer model results. Physics of naturally occurring variability on time scales of months to years, such as El Niño. Global circulation models of the atmosphere, ocean and coupled atmosphere-ocean system, and global warming simulations. Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Winter 3 hours lecture Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ATOC 230. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ATOC 184 Science of Storms 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Physical processes associated with severe and hazardous weather affecting the Earth. Topics are taught at a fundamental level, without equations, to provide a complete and up-to-date understanding of such extreme events as blizzards, ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and droughts. Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Winter Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ATOC 240, or the combination of ATOC 214 and ATOC 215. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ATOC 185 Natural Disasters 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: This course examines the science behind different types of disasters and our ability or inability to control and predict such events. From this course the student will gain an appreciation of natural disasters beyond the newspaper headlines and will better understand how the effects of disasters can be reduced. Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Fall 3 hours lecture This is a double-prefix course and is identical in content with EPSC 185. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking EPSC 185. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ATOC 214 Intro:Physics of the Atmosph 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: An introduction to key physical processes operating in the atmosphere, designed for students in science and engineering. Topics typically include: composition of the atmosphere; vertical structure; heat transfer; solar and terrestrial radiation and Earth's energy balance; seasonal and daily temperature changes; humidity and the formation of clouds and precipitation; stability of tropospheric air layers; applications of adiabatic charts. Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Fall 3 hours lecture Prerequisite: CEGEP Physics, or the combination of PHYS 131 and PHYS 142, or permission of instructor. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year * *ATOC 181 and ATOC 214 cannot be taken together in one term and ATOC 181 cannot be taken after doing ATOC 214.
Biology	BIOL 111 Principles:Organismal Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): An introduction to the phylogeny, structure, function and adaptation of unicellular organisms, plants and animals in the biosphere. Offered by: Biology Fall 2 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CEGEP objective 00UK or equivalent; or BIOL 115. This course serves as an alternative to CEGEP objective code 00UK Labs are held weekly, starting from the second week of term. Attendance at the first lab is mandatory to confirm registration in the course. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year BIOL 112 Cell and Molecular Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): The cell: ultrastructure, division, chemical constituents and reactions. Bioenergetics: photosynthesis and respiration. Principles of genetics, the molecular basis of inheritance and biotechnology. Offered by: Biology Winter 2 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory Labs are held weekly, starting from the second week of term. Attendance at the first lab is mandatory to confirm registration in the course. This course serves as an alternative to CEGEP objective code 00XU Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CEGEP objective 00XU or equivalent;or BIOL 115; or AEBI 122 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year BIOL 115 Essential Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): An introduction to biological science that emphasizes the manner in which scientific understanding is achieved and evolves and the influence of biological science on society. Topics will include cell structure and function, genetics, evolution, organ physiology, ecology and certain special topics that change from year to year. Offered by: Biology Fall 3 hours lecture Prerequisites: none. Restrictions: Open only to non-Science students; not open to students who have had BIOL 111, BIOL 112, or equivalents. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Canadian Studies	CANS 200 Understanding Canada 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Canadian Studies: Key cultural, economic, social and political institutions and their evolution over time. Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Catholic Studies	CATH 200 Introduction to Catholicism 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Catholic Studies: This course offers an exploration of the Roman Catholic tradition in its intellectual, religious, moral, and cultural dimensions. It provides an interdisciplinary study of the ways in which Catholicism has shaped Western civilization. Offered by: Religious Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Chemistry	CHEM 110 General Chemistry 1 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: A study of the fundamental principles of atomic structure, radiation and nuclear chemistry, valence theory, coordination chemistry, and the periodic table. Offered by: Chemistry Fall Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics or permission of instructor; CHEM 120 is not a prerequisite Each lab section is limited enrolment Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CHEM 120 General Chemistry 2 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: A study of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry. Offered by: Chemistry Winter Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics, or permission of instructor: CHEM 110 is not a prerequisite Each lab section is limited enrolment Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CHEM 181 World of Chem: Food 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: A series of lectures on the historical, practical, and simple chemical aspects of: food, food additives; vitamins; minerals, diet and cancer; dieting; food-borne illnesses, health food and cooking. Offered by: Chemistry Winter 3 lecture hours/week Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 150. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CHEM 183 World of Chem: Drugs 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: Drug history and marketing, over the counter drugs (e.g. aspirin, cough and cold remedies, allergy preparations), street and heart drugs, mental illness, hormones, brain chemistry and diabetes. Offered by: Chemistry Fall 3 lecture hours/week Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CHEM 199 Course not available
Classics	CLAS 201 Greece and Rome 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Classics: Introduction to ancient Greek and Roman civilization, focusing on key themes, problems, and methods of the discipline of classical studies. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CLAS 203 Greek Mythology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Classics: A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CLAS 210 Introductory Latin 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Classics: A course designed for beginners with little or no background in Latin. Introduction to basic grammar, vocabulary, morphology. Reading of simple sentences and connected passages. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Pre-requisite(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 210D1/D2 prior to September 2016. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CLAS 212 Introductory Latin 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Classics: Continued introduction to Latin grammar, vocabulary, and morphology. Reading of more complex sentences and longer connected passages. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Winter Prerequisite(s) CLAS 210 or equivalent. Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 210D1/D2 prior to September 2016. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CLAS 220 Introductory Ancient Greek 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Classics: A course designed for beginners with little or no background in ancient Greek. Introduction to basic grammar, vocabulary, morphology. Reading of simple sentences and connected passages. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 220 D1/D2 prior to September 2016. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CLAS 222 Introductory Ancient Greek 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Classics: Continued introduction to ancient Greek grammar, vocabulary, and morphology. Reading of more complex sentences and longer connected passages. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Pre-quisite(s): CLAS 220 or equivalent Restriction(s): Not open to student who have taken CLAS 220D1/D2. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CLAS 230D1 Introductory Modern Greek 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Classics: A course for beginners. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CLAS 236, CLAS 237 or CLAS 238. Students must register for both CLAS 230D1 and CLAS 230D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 230D1 and CLAS 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year CLAS 230D2 Introductory Modern Greek 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Classics: See CLAS 230D1 for course description. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Prerequisite: CLAS 230D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 230D1 and CLAS 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Communication Studies	COMS 199 Course not available COMS 200 History of Communication 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Communication Studies: The social and cultural implications of major developments in communications from prehistory to the electronic era. Thematic and conceptual introduction to the underlying media technologies and to some key issues and practices of historical thinking about their role in society. Offered by: Art History & Communications Restriction: Not open to students who have ENGC 200. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year COMS 210 Intro to Communication Studies 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Communication Studies: The social and cultural implications of media. Surveys theory and case studies relevant key issues such as the ownership, structure and governance of media industries; the significance of emergent media technologies; and the roles of media as cultural forms and practices. Offered by: Art History & Communications Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 278 or ENGC 210 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year COMS 230 Communication and Democracy 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Communication Studies: Introduction to investigation of the relationship between communication, media practices and democracy. Examines the role of media and communication in existing and emerging democratic contexts, and the challenges of constructing and maintaining a democratic media and communication environment on the domestic and international levels. Offered by: Art History & Communications Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Computer Science	COMP 199 Course not available COMP 102 Computers & Computing 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): A course for students with no previous knowledge of computer science. The impact of computers on society. Web design and dynamic content. The inner workings of computers (hardware). Networking principles. Algorithm design and programming. A look at how computers store data (image, sound, and video). Software distribution policies and mechanisms. Offered by: Computer Science 3 hours Prerequisite: high school level mathematics course on functions. Restrictions: Credit will not be given for COMP 102 if it is taken concurrently with, or after, any of: COMP 202, COMP 203, COMP 208, COMP 250. Management students cannot receive credit for COMP 102. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year COMP 189 Computers and Society 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): How computer technologies shape social notions such as ownership, safety, and privacy. Emphasis is on computer science powering both day-to-day technologies (e.g., online social media) and those in the news (e.g., cyberwar). Discussions will investigate technology and social issues in order to understand both. Offered by: Computer Science Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year COMP 202 Foundations of Programming 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Introduction to computer programming in a high level language: variables, expressions, primitive types, methods, conditionals, loops. Introduction to algorithms, data structures (arrays, strings), modular software design, libraries, file input/output, debugging, exception handling. Selected topics. Offered by: Computer Science 3 hours Prerequisite: a CEGEP level mathematics course Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 204, COMP 208, or GEOG 333; not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 206 or COMP 250. COMP 202 is intended as a general introductory course, while COMP 204 is intended for students in life sciences, and COMP 208 is intended for students in physical sciences and engineering. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
East Asian Studies	EAST 199 FYS: East Asian Culture 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: An introduction to East Asian culture based on close examination of primary and secondary texts as well as visual materials. Offered by: East Asian Studies Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Note: Enrolment limit 25. Students who register for more than one FYS will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them Note: Language of instruction is English. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 211 Intro:East Asian Culture:China 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Chinese culture. The course will also examine the changing representations of the Chinese cultural tradition in the West. Readings will include original sources in translation from the fields of literature, philosophy, religion, and cultural history. Offered by: East Asian Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 212 Intro:East Asian Culture:Japan 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: An introduction to Japan which presents various aspects of Japanese literature, culture, history, religions, philosophy and society. Offered by: East Asian Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 213 Intro:East Asian Culture:Korea 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Korean culture, including Korean literature, religions, philosophy, and socio-economic formations. Offered by: East Asian Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 214 Course not available EAST 215 Introduction to East Asian Art 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: Introductory survey of some of the major developments in the visual arts of Japan, China, and Korea. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of artistic traditions in East Asia and the intersections among these traditions. Offered by: East Asian Studies Restriction: Not open to students taking or who have taken ARTH 215. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 216 Course not available EAST 220D1 First Level Korean 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: Introduction to the basic structures of the standard Korean language. The aim of this course is to give students a basic knowledge of the Korean language. Special emphasis is put on handling everyday conversation, reading and writing short texts, and mastering basic grammar rules. Offered by: East Asian Studies Students must register for both EAST 220D1 and EAST 220D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both EAST 220D1 and EAST 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 220D2 First Level Korean 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: See EAST 220D1 for course description. Offered by: East Asian Studies Prerequisite: EAST 220D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both EAST 220D1 and EAST 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 230D1 First Level Chinese 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: Introduction to the basic structures of Mandarin Chinese, Pin-yin romanization and 750 characters for reading and writing. Emphasis on developing aural and oral skills through communication games and interaction activities. Animated films are used as part of teaching materials. Offered by: East Asian Studies Students must register for both EAST 230D1 and EAST 230D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both EAST 230D1 and EAST 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 230D2 First Level Chinese 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: See EAST 230D1 for course description. Offered by: East Asian Studies Prerequisite: EAST 230D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both EAST 230D1 and EAST 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 240D1 First Level Japanese 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: Introduction to the basic grammar and sentence patterns of the Japanese language in both oral and written forms. In reading and writing skills students will be introduced to katakana, hiragana and kanji. Offered by: East Asian Studies Students must register for both EAST 240D1 and EAST 240D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both EAST 240D1 and EAST 240D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 240D2 First Level Japanese 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: See EAST 240D1 for course description. Offered by: East Asian Studies Prerequisite: EAST 240D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both EAST 240D1 and EAST 240D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 241 Japanese Writing Beginners 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: Suitable for students who are already familiar with spoken Japanese but lack writing skills. Focus on grammar, Kanji and vocabulary through writing. Offered by: East Asian Studies Prerequisite(s): Placement test or instructor's permission. Enrolment limitations: 15. Language of instruction: Japanese and English. This course will be offered twice a year (Fall and Winter). Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EAST 250 Intro to Asian Media Studies 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Asian Language & Literature: The course explores core methods and theoretical approaches to media in Asia and beyond: material culture, technicity, media infrastructures, intermediality, circulation, platforms, regionalism, and institutional history. Offered by: East Asian Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Earth & Planetary Sciences	EPSC 180 The Terrestrial Planets 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Earth & Planetary Sciences: A comparative survey of the planets of our solar system with an emphasis on the terrestrial planets and their implications for the Earth as a planet. Topics include: structure and origin of the solar system, meteorites, and comparisons of the terrestrial planets in terms of their rotational properties, magnetic fields, atmospheres, surface histories, internal structure, chemical composition, volcanism, and tectonics. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences Winter 3 hours lectures Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EPSC 181 Environmental Geology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Earth & Planetary Sciences: Introduction to the relationship of geological processes and materials to the human environment; geologic hazards; hydrogeology; impacts of waste disposal, energy use, land resource development. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences Winter 3 hours lectures Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EPSC 185 Natural Disasters 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Earth & Planetary Sciences: This course examines the science behind different types of disasters and our ability or inability to control and predict such events. From this course the student will gain an appreciation of natural disasters beyond the newspaper headlines, and will better understand how the effects of disasters can be reduced. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences Fall 3 hours lectures This is a double-prefix course and is identical in content with ATOC 185. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ATOC 185. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EPSC 186 Astrobiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Earth & Planetary Sciences: Astrobiology is the study of life throughout the universe. The course will cover the search for, and characterization of, habitable worlds. We will explore the formation and evolution of stars and planets, the astronomical and geological factors that impact a planet's habitability, the evolution of life on Earth, and the potential for biological evolution beyond an organism's planet of origin.. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking EPSC 182, ANAT 182, or PHYS 186. 1.Winter 2.This is a double-prefix course and is identical in content with PHYS 186. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EPSC 199 FYS: Earth & Planetary Explor. 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Earth & Planetary Sciences: An exploration of how earth and planetary scientists reconstruct the current state, past progress, and initial conditions of the continuously evolving Earth experiment. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences Fall Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EPSC 201 Understanding Planet Earth 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Earth & Planetary Sciences: Learn about Earth's origin, its place in the solar system, its internal structure, rocks and minerals, the formation of metal and fossil fuel deposits, and the extinction of dinosaurs. Discover the impact of the volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and mountain chains on Earth's past, present and future. Explore 125 million-year-old Mount Royal. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences Fall or Winter 3 hours lectures; afternoon field trips Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking EPSC 233. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EPSC 210 Introductory Mineralogy 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Earth & Planetary Sciences: Elementary crystallography, chemistry and identification of the principal rock-forming and ore minerals, in hand specimens and using optical microscopy. Demonstrations of other techniques applied to the identification of minerals and to the analysis of their composition and structure. Optional 2-day field trip. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences Fall 2 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory Prerequisite(s): CHEM 110 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor. A nominal fee is charged to cover expenses of materials and supplies for identification kits (pen magnet, streak plate, hand lens and acid bottle) used to identify minerals during laboratory exercises. Des frais seront prelevés pour couvrir l'usage des collections d'enseignement et les accessoires (loupe, aimant, bouteille d'acide chlorhydrique dilué, plaque de porcelaine) essentiels à l'identification des minéraux pendant les travaux pratiques. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EPSC 233 Earth and Life History 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Earth & Planetary Sciences: Interpretation of stratified rocks; history of Earth with special emphasis on the regions of North America; outline of the history of life recorded in fossils. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences Fall 3 hours lectures Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Earth System Sciences	ESYS 104 The Earth System 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Earth System Science: Earth system science examines the complex interactions among the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere. It focuses on physical, chemical, and biological processes that extend over spatial scales ranging from microns to the size of planetary orbits, and spans time scales from fractions of a second to billions of years. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences Winter 3 hours lecture Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Economics	ECON 199 Course not available ECON 205 An Intro to Political Economy 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Economics (Arts): A critical study of the insights to be gained through economic analysis of a number of problems of broad interest. The focus will be on the application of economics to issues of public policy. Offered by: Economics Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 205D. Restriction: This course does not count for credit towards the Minor Concentration, Major Concentration, or Honours degree in Economics. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ECON 208 Microeconomic Analysis&Applic 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Economics (Arts): A university-level introduction to demand and supply, consumer behaviour, production theory, market structures and income distribution theory. Offered by: Economics Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MGCR 293, ECON 230 or ECON 250 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year - not permitted ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis&Applic 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Economics (Arts): A university-level introduction to national income determination, money and banking, inflation, unemployment and economic policy. Offered by: Economics Prerequisites: ECON 208 or permission of the instructor Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ECON 295, ECON 330 or ECON 352 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year - not permitted ECON 219 Current Econ Problems:Topics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Economics (Arts): This course will deal with topical issues of importance to the Canadian economy. Offered by: Economics This course will also be of interest to students outside of Economics Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ECON 225 Economics of the Environment 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Economics (Arts): A study of the application of economic theory to questions of environmental policy. Particular attention will be given to the measurement and regulation of pollution, congestion and waste and other environmental aspects of specific economies. Offered by: Economics Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-325 or 154-425 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ECON 313 Economic Development 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Economics (Arts): Microeconomic theories of economic development and empirical evidence on population, labour, firms, poverty. Inequality and environment. Offered by: Economics Prerequisite: ECON 208 and either ECON 209 or one development course. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ECON 314 Economic Development 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Economics (Arts): Macroeconomic development issues, including theories of growth, public finance, debt, currency crises, corruption, structural adjustment, democracy and global economic organization. Offered by: Economics Prerequisite: ECON 313 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Education (max 6 credits)	EDPT 200 Integ Ed Tech in Classrooms 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Ed Psych & Couns (Media): The course is designed to help practicing and future teachers integrate current and emerging technology in their daily teaching practices. It is a practical, hands-on course that is grounded in constructivist learning theory. The participants will learn by engaging in authentic tasks in a project-based learning environment. Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych Also offered through the School of Continuing Studies. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year EDPT 204 Create&Use Media for Learning 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Ed Psych & Couns (Media): Creating and using media for learning. The course reviews audio-visual education (text, visuals, audio, video, and augmented reality), media and information literacy for K-11, higher education, and society, and how data are represented and used in education and research in different disciplines. The rationale and underlying principles for the design, production and effective use of media are emphasized. Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych Offered through the School of Continuing Studies. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Environment	ENVR 200 The Global Environment 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Environment: A systems approach to study the different components of the environment involved in global climate change: the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. The interactions among these components. Their role in global climate change. The human dimension to global change. Offered by: Bieler School of Environment Fall Section 001: Downtown Campus Section 051: Macdonald Campus Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENVR 201 Society,Environ&Sustainability 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Environment: This course deals with how scientific-technological, socio-economic, political-institutional and behavioural factors mediate society-environment interactions. Issues discussed include population and resources; consumption, impacts and institutions; integrating environmental values in societal decision-making; and the challenges associated with, and strategies for, promoting sustainability. Case studies in various sectors and contexts are used. Offered by: Bieler School of Environment Fall Section 001: Downtown Campus Section 051: Macdonald Campus Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENVR 202 The Evolving Earth 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Environment: Formation of the Earth and the evolution of life. How geological and biological change are the consequence of history, chance, and necessity acting over different scales of space and time. General principles governing the formation of modern landscapes and biotas. Effects of human activities on natural systems. Offered by: Bieler School of Environment Winter Section 001: Downtown Campus Section 051: Macdonald Campus Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics&Environment 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Environment: Introduction to cultural perspectives on the environment: the influence of culture and cognition on perceptions of the natural world; conflicts in orders of knowledge (models, taxonomies, paradigms, theories, cosmologies), ethics (moral values, frameworks, dilemmas), and law (formal and customary, rights and obligations) regarding political dimensions of critical environments, resource use, and technologies. Offered by: Bieler School of Environment Fall - Macdonald Campus; Winter - Downtown Section 001: Downtown Campus Section 051: Macdonald Campus Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
English	ENGL 199 FYS: Form and Representation 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): Introduction to major modes of literary and cultural representation in English, including poetry, drama, film, the novel, and other forms. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Winter Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1. Students may take only one First Year Seminar. Students who register for more than one will be removed from all but one of them. Maximum enrolment: 25 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 200 Survey of English Literature 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A survey of English literature before 1750 for students not registered in English programs. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Fall Restriction: Not open to students in English programs Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 201 Survey of English Lit 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A survey of English literature after 1750 for students not registered in English programs. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Winter Restriction: Not open to students in English programs Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 202 Dept. Survey of English Lit. 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A survey of English literature before 1750 for students registered in English programs. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Fall Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 200 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 203 Dept. Survey of English Lit. 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A survey of English literature after 1750 for students registered in English programs. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Winter Prerequisite: ENGL 202 or permission of instructor. Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 201 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 204 English Literature & the Bible 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): This course will examine the literary dimensions of the Bible including structure, style, and meaning as well as its status as Sacred Book. The influence of the Bible-as-metatext on the secular literature of the West will be the focus of the discussion. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 215 Intro to Shakespeare 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A study of a selection of plays, in their intellectual and theatrical context, with an emphasis on the interplay of text and performance. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 225 American Literature 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A study of the literary works of earlier American writers. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 226 American Literature 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A study of the literary works of later American writers. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 227 American Literature 3 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A study of literary works which may be thematic or may deal with a special group of authors. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 1. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 2. A continuation of ENGL 228. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 230 Intro to Theatre Studies 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): An introduction to dramatic literature, text analysis, textual and performance theory, and theatre history. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 250 The Art of Theatre 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): Understanding, appreciation, and critical perceptions of theatre focussing on readings and lectures on issues such as the elements of theatrical practice; artists and innovators of theatre throughout history; and the theatre's development as an art form and social phenomenon. Offered by: English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 237 Intro to Study of a Lit Form 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): An introduction to literary study through a survey of a literary genre, mode, or form. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 275 Intro to Cultural Studies 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): A survey of cultural studies, its history and subject matter, presenting key interpretive and analytic concepts, the aesthetic and political issues involved in the construction of sign systems, definitions of culture and cultural values conceptualized both as a way of life and as a set of actual practices and products. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Fall Required of all U1 Cultural Studies students Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 277 Introduction to Film Studies 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): An introduction to key concepts in film studies. Exemplary works from the history of film will be studied to introduce students to such topics as the aesthetics of film; sound's production of meaning; film as narrative; film and genre; period and national cinemas; film's role in culture. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Fall Restriction: Cultural Studies Major and Honours program students. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 279 Introduction to Film as Art 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): An introduction to film aesthetics, with emphasis on narrative, style and genre throughout the history of cinema. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ENGL 280 Intro to Film as Mass Medium 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer English (Arts): An introduction to film's social, historical, and technological contexts, including its relationships to other mass media. Offered by: English For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english. Students will be required to pay a screening fee. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
French Language & Literature	FREN 199 Course not available FREN 201 Le français littéraire (FLS) 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Perfectionnement de l'expression écrite au contact d'une variété de textes littéraires et par la rédaction de courts textes d'invention. Offered by: French Language & Literature Préalable: avoir réussi le FRSL 431 ou avoir réussi ou être inscrit-e à au moins un des cours suivants : FRSL 445, FRSL 446, FRSL 449 ou FRSL 455. L'étudiant-e n'ayant complété ou n'étant inscrit-e à aucun de ces cours devra passer un test de classement. Effectifs contingentés. Autorisation départementale requise. Cours réservé en priorité aux étudiant-es inscrit-e-s au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue & littérature françaises ; Langue française ou au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue & littérature françaises ; Traduction. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 203 Analyse de textes (FLS) 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Perfectionnement de l’expression écrite : analyse et apprentissage des règles de composition de divers genres de discours (textes argumentatifs, lettres, dialogues, récits, descriptions ou portraits). Offered by: French Language & Literature Préalable: avoir réussi le FRSL 431 ou avoir réussi ou être inscrit-e à au moins un des cours suivants : FRSL 445, FRSL 446, FRSL 449 ou FRSL 455. L'étudiant-e n'ayant complété ou n'étant inscrit-e à aucun de ces cours devra passer un test de classement. Effectifs contingentés. Autorisation départementale requise. Cours réservé en priorité aux étudiant-es inscrit-e-s au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue et littérature françaises ; Langue française ou au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue et littérature françaises ; Traduction. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 222 Intro. aux études littéraires 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Présentation d'un aperçu global de la littérature de langue française, de ses enjeux et des grandes préoccupations qui y ont cours. Initiation aux grands principes de la lecture littéraire et à l'utilisation des principaux outils de consultation et de recherche. Offered by: French Language & Literature Restriction: Cours réservé aux étudiants inscrits à un programme du Département de langue et littérature françaises. Autorisation départementale requise. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 231 Linguistique française 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Bref historique de la linguistique française de F. de Saussure à nos jours. Description linguistique du français moderne (éléments de phonologie, de phonétique normative, de lexicologie, de sémantique évolutive et synchronique, de syntaxe et de morphologie). Offered by: French Language & Literature Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 239 Stylistique comparée 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Initiation aux principes de la traduction par une étude systématique des contrastes entre les structures linguistiques de l'anglais et du français. Une bonne connaissance des deux langues est nécessaire au départ. Offered by: French Language & Literature Préalable : test. Pas de préalable ni autorisation départementale pour la section hiver réservée aux étudiants de la Faculté d'éducation. Autorisation départementale requise. Effectifs contingentés. Priorité donnée aux étudiants inscrits dans les programmes de traduction. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 240 Atelier d'écriture poétique 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Pratique des formes et des techniques de la création poétique. Offered by: French Language & Literature Restriction: Autorisation départementale requise Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 245 Grammaire normative 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Révision des principales difficultés de la langue française. Offered by: French Language & Literature Préalable : Autorisation départementale requise. Cours réservé en priorité aux étudiant-e-s inscrit-e-s à l'un des programmes du Département de langue et littérature françaises. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 250 Litt française avant 1800 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des origines à la fin du 18e siècle. Offered by: French Language & Literature Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 251 Litt française depuis 1800 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des 19e et 20e siècles. Offered by: French Language & Literature Fall, Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 252 Littérature québécoise 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours. Offered by: French Language & Literature Fall, Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FREN 253 Oeuvres culture occidentale 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French (Arts): L’introduction aux oeuvres étrangères qui ont marqué durablement la culture et la littérature occidentales. Les oeuvres au programme seront étudiées en traduction française. Offered by: French Language & Literature Cours à contenu variable. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
French as a Second Language	FRSL 101D1 Course not available FRSL 101D2 Course not available FRSL 103 Near Beginners French 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Refresher course for students who have very little previous French instruction. Instructions in basic vocabulary and grammar applied to oral/written French. Cultural texts, short essay, and practice of basic speech patterns. Offered by: French Language Centre Prerequisite: Placement test. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking FRSL 102 or FRSL 105. Note: For students in any degree program whose knowledge of French is insufficient to qualify for Elementary French (determined by the Placement Test). 3 credits, 3 hours, plus mandatory language laboratory. Not open to student who have grade 10 French or higher in Canada or equivalent (unless special permission is granted). Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 104 Corrective Fren Pronunciation 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Introduction to French phonetics. Course designed for students who have some previous knowledge of French at a Beginner/Elementary level and need to work on pronunciation, auditory discrimination and oral expression in order to continue developing their French skills. Corrective phonetics. Intensive oral practice. Guided work in language lab. Offered by: French Language Centre Prerequisite: Placement test or Instructor's recommendation. Restrictions: Not open to students above Elementary level French. Not open to students with no previous knowledge of French. Note: 2 hours of oral work, 1 hour of language lab. The course may be taken concurrently with FRSL 101, 102,105, 206 / 207 / 208. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 105 Intensive Beginners French 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French social milieu, short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice and conversation class. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 6 hours, plus language laboratory and oral practice with a French monitor Prerequisite: Placement test Restriction: Not open to students who have taken FRSL 201 or FRSL 205 or FRSL 101 or FRSL 102. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 206 Elementary French 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: This one-term course uses a task-based approach to provide students with authentic materials related to Canadian culture and prepares them for real life communication. Therefore, class time will be mostly dedicated to the completion of communicative tasks which often rely on the use of technology (mobile apps, blogs and other online tools). This course tackles different topics that students can relate to in their personal, social and academic life, and provides a review and further training in elementary language structures to develop their communication skills and digital literacy in French. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 3 hours, plus language laboratory Prerequisites: FRSL 101 and FRSL102, or FRSL 103, or FRSL 104, or FRSL 105, or Placement test. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Grade 12 or 13 French in Canada, or equivalent or FRSL 207. Only with special permission of the department. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 207D1 Elementary French 01 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: This two-term course uses a task-based approach to provide students with authentic materials related to Canadian culture and prepares them for real life communication. Therefore, class time will be mostly dedicated to the completion of communicative tasks which often rely on the use of technology (mobile apps, blogs and other online tools). This course tackles different topics that students can relate to in their personal, social and academic life, and provides a review and further training in elementary language structures to develop their communication skills and digital literacy in French. Offered by: French Language Centre 3 hours, plus language laboratory Prerequisite(s): FRSL 101 and FRSL 102, or FRSL 103, or FRSL 104, or FRSL 105, or Placement test required. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Grade 12 or 13 French in Canada, or equivalent Students must register for both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 207 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 207D2 Elementary French 01 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: See FRSL 207D1 for course description. Offered by: French Language Centre Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 101 and FRSL 102, or FRSL 103, or FRSL 104, or FRSL 105, or Placement test required. No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 207 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 211D1 Oral and Written French 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions. Offered by: French Language Centre 3 hours, plus language laboratory Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test Restriction: Not open to students from Québec Students must register for both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 211 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 211D2 Oral and Written French 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: See FRSL 211D1 for course description. Offered by: French Language Centre Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 211 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 212 Oral & Written French 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Equivalent to the first half of FRSL 211. Only with special permission of the Department. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 3 hours, plus language laboratory Prerequisite: Placement test Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 215 Oral&Writ French 1-Intensive 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 6 hours, plus language laboratory Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test Restriction: Not open to students from Québec Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 216 Course not available FRSL 302 Listening Comp & Oral Exp 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Focus on oral discrimination, global comprehension and corrective phonetics. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 3 hours, plus language laboratory Prerequisite: Placement test. For students who have reached a good standard in grammar and written French but who have difficulty in understanding spoken French and therefore cannot communicate effectively Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 303 Listening Comp & Oral Exp 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Emphasis will be on the development of oral communication skills, laboratory exercises, vocabulary building, discussions. Offered by: French Language Centre Winter 3 hours, plus language laboratory Prerequisite(s): FRSL 302, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test required. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 321 Oral and Written French 2 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Oral work involving discussion and exposés, cultural and literary readings, grammar review. Methodological component integrated in classwork and developed in frequent workshop sessions. Offered by: French Language Centre Prerequisite(s): FRSL 211D1 and 211D2, or 215 or 302 or 303, or Placement test required. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 322 Oral & Written French 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Equivalent to the first half of FRSL 321. Only with special permission of the Department. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 3 hours Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 325 Oral&Writ French 2-Intensive 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: The program of FRSL 321 will be covered in one semester. Offered by: French Language Centre Winter 6 hours Prerequisites: FRSL 211D1 and 211D2, or 215 or 302 or 303, or Placement test required Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 332 Intermediate French:Grammar 01 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Grammar review, using both a theoretical and a practical approach. Reading materials, in addition to their cultural interest, are selected to illustrate grammatical usage, provide models of writing techniques and aid in vocabulary development. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 3 hours Prerequisite: Placement test. For those who have attained relative fluency but lack accuracy in speaking and writing Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 333 Intermediate French:Grammar 02 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Second part of FRSL 332. Offered by: French Language Centre Winter 3 hours Prerequisite(s): FRSL 332, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test required. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 407 Compréhension et exp orales 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Identification des niveaux de langue et prononciation du français familier; amélioration de la compréhension auditive par l'écoute d'une variété de documents audio-visuels du Québec et d'ailleurs. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 3 heures par semaine Préalable : test de classement. S'adresse aux étudiants qui ont déjà une bonne maîtrise du français écrit. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 408 Français oral: Textes et Exp 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Suite du cours FRSL 407. Cours de perfectionnement de l'expression orale et écrite: amélioration de la production orale (intonation, débit, spontanéité); enrichissement du vocabulaire idiomatique relié à des fonctions socio-culturelles de la langue par le biais de techniques orales (jeux de rôles, discussions, simulations) et d'un journal. Offered by: French Language Centre 3 heures par semaine Prequisite(s): FRSL 407, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 431 Français fonctionnel avancé 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Destiné aux étudiants de niveau avancé qui veulent approfondir leurs connaissances lexicales, syntaxiques et culturelles afin de pouvoir exprimer avec clarté leurs opinions sur une variété de sujets. Par l'étude de journaux, revues et textes littéraires, les étudiants se familiariseront avec la réalité québécoise contemporaine. Offered by: French Language Centre Prerequisite(s) : FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 or FRSL 325 or FRSL 332 or FRSL 333 or FRSL 407 or FRSL 408 Les étudiants qui ont suivi le cours FRSL 400, FRSL 402 ou FRSL 432 ne seront pas admis. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 432 Français fonctionnel 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Première moitié du programme du cours FRSL 431. Seulement avec la permission spéciale du département. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 3 heures par semaine Préalable : test de classement. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 445 Français fonctionnel, écrit 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Destiné aux étudiants dont le français oral est d'un niveau fonctionnel, mais dont le français écrit est nettement inférieur. Travaux écrits hebdomadaires, analyse de textes divers, exercices et tests en classe. But: corriger l'orthographe, la grammaire et les anglicismes, enrichir le vocabulaire, améliorer l'expression écrite. Offered by: French Language Centre Fall 3 heures par semaine Préalable : test de classement. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 446 Français fonctionnel, écrit 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Rédactions de types variés. But: améliorer le style, développer les compétences telles que l'organisation et la présentation d'arguments ou l'identification des registres de langue. Offered by: French Language Centre Winter 3 heures par semaine Prerequisite(s): FRSL 445, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test required Prépare aux cours du Département de langue et littérature françaises. Même format que le cours FRSL 445, à un niveau plus avancé Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year FRSL 449 Le français des médias 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer French as a Second Language: Cours de perfectionnement mettant l'accent sur l'enrichissement de la langue à l'oral comme à l'écrit. Analyse d'émissions de télévision ou de radio et lecture d'articles de journaux ou de revues. Activités variées portant sur des sujets d'actualité (reportages, débats, etc.) qui reflètent la société et la culture du Québec d'aujourd'hui. Offered by: French Language Centre 3 heures par semaine Préalable : test de classement. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Geography	GEOG 200 Geo Persp:World Env Problems 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Geography: Introduction to geography as the study of nature and human beings in a spatial context. An integrated approach to environmental systems and the human organization of them from the viewpoint of spatial relationships and processes. Special attention to environmental problems as a constraint upon Third World development. Offered by: Geography Fall 3 hours Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GEOG 201 Intro Geo-Information Science 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Geography: An introduction to Geographic Information Systems. The systematic management of spatial data. The use and construction of maps. The use of microcomputers and software for mapping and statistical work. Air photo and topographic map analyses. Offered by: Geography Fall 3 hours and lab Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GEOG 205 Global Chg:Past, Pres & Future 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Geography: An examination of global change, from the Quaternary Period to the present day involving changes in the physical geography of specific areas. Issues such as climatic change and land degradation will be discussed, with speculations on future environments. Offered by: Geography Winter 3 hours Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GEOG 210 Global Places and Peoples 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Geography: Introduction to key themes in human geography. Maps and the making, interpretation and contestation of landscapes, 'place', and territory. Investigation of globalization and the spatial organization of human geo-politics, and urban and rural environments. Offered by: Geography Winter 3 hours Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GEOG 216 Geography of the World Economy 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Geography: The course introduces the geography of the world economic system. It describes the spatial distribution of economic activities and examines the factors which influence their changing location. Case studies from both "developed" and "developing" countries will test the different geographical theories presented in lectures. Offered by: Geography Fall 3 hours Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GEOG 217 Cities in the Modern World 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Geography: An introduction to urban geography. Uses a spatial/geographic perspective to understand cities and their social and cultural processes. Addresses two major areas. The development and social dynamics in North American and European cities. The urban transformations in Asian, African, and Latin American societies that were recently predominantly rural and agrarian. Offered by: Geography Note: Winter Note: 3 hours Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GEOG 221 Environment and Health 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Geography: This course introduced physical and social environments as factors in human health, with emphasis on the physical properties of the atmospheric environment as they interact with diverse human populations in urban settings. Offered by: Geography 3 hours Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking NRSC 221. In Fall 2019, GEOG 221 will be taught at Macdonald campus. This course is also offered as NRSC 221. Students enrolled in downtown campus programs register in GEOG 221; students enrolled in Macdonald campus programs register in NRSC 221. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
German Studies	GERM 197 FYS: Images of Otherness 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer German (Arts): The seminar examines images and narratives of the foreign, alien, and uncanny Other in major works of German literature, film, music, and art from Romanticism to the present. Works discussed include Wagner's Lohengrin, expressionist art, and texts by authors such as ETA Hoffmann, Kleist, Freud, Nietzsche, Kafka, and Thomas Mann. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Maximum 25 Given in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GERM 200 German Lang Intens Beginners 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer German (Arts): An intensive language course designed to develop communicative skills; covers the first level (GERM 202D1/GERM 202D2) in one term. Required for program students. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Winter 6 hours, plus 1 hour laboratory Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GERM 202D1 German Language, Beginners 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer German (Arts): A comprehensive first level course designed to develop communicative skills. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall, Winter Students must register for both GERM 202D1 and GERM 202D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both GERM 202D1 and GERM 202D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms GERM 202D1 and GERM 202D2 together are equivalent to GERM 202 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GERM 202D2 German Language, Beginners 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer German (Arts): See GERM 202D1 for course description. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Winter Prerequisite: GERM 202D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both GERM 202D1 and GERM 202D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms GERM 202D1 and GERM 202D2 together are equivalent to GERM 202 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GERM 259 Intro to German Literature 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer German (Arts): Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe, including the Nibelungenlied, Faust, classical tragedy, and the rise of the novel. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall Given in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GERM 260 Intro to German Literature 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer German (Arts): Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the 19th century to the present. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Winter Given in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Hispanic Studies	HISP 199 FYS: Hisp Literature & Culture 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Hispanic Studies (Arts): Introduction to major issues in Hispanic literature and culture through the analysis of primary and secondary sources and intensive writing. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall Course taught in Spanish. Students who register for more than one FYS will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Maximum 20 students. Prerequisite: Placement Test offered by the Department of Hispanic Studies or permission of the instructor. Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HISP 202D1 Course not available HISP 202D2 Course not available HISP 204D1 Course not available HISP 204D2 Course not available HISP 210D1 Spanish Language:Beginners 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Hispanic Studies (Arts): A comprehensive first-level course focusing on all oral and written skills. An introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and syntax and to Hispanic culture. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall, Winter Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 218 or equivalent Students must register for both HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 together are equivalent to HISP 210 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HISP 210D2 Spanish Language:Beginners 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Hispanic Studies (Arts): See HISP 210D1 for course description. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Prerequisite: HISP 210D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 together are equivalent to HISP 210 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HISP 218 Spanish Lang Intens-Elem 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Hispanic Studies (Arts): A comprehensive first-level course focusing upon all oral and written skills. An introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and syntax and to Hispanic culture. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall or Winter Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 210 or 210D1/D2 or equivalent Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HISP 219 Spanish Lang Intens-Intermed 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Hispanic Studies (Arts): A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and civilization of Spain and Spanish America. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall or Winter Prerequisite: HISP 210 or 210D1/D2 or HISP 218 or equivalent Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 220D1/D2 or equivalent Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HISP 220D1 Spanish Language:Intermediate 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Hispanic Studies (Arts): A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and civilization of Spain and Spanish America. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall, Winter Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 219 or equivalent Students must register for both HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 together are equivalent to HISP 220 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HISP 220D2 Spanish Language:Intermediate 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Hispanic Studies (Arts): A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and cultural aspects of Spain and Spanish America. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Winter Prerequisite: HISP 220D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 together are equivalent to HISP 220 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Hispanic Studies (Arts): A survey of historical and cultural elements which constitute the background of the Hispanic world up to the 18th century; a survey of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations (Aztec, Maya and Inca) and the conquest of America. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall Taught in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HISP 226 Hispanic Civilization 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Hispanic Studies (Arts): A survey of the constitution of the ideological and political structures of the Spanish Empire in both Europe and America until the Wars of Independence; a survey of the culture and history of the Hispanic people from the early 19th Century to the present. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Winter Taught in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
History	HIST 193 Course not available HIST 194 FYS: Jewish Concepts of Others 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: A survey, using translated primary and selected secondary sources, of the ways in which Jews represented Christians from late antiquity to the present. Legal, liturgical, literary and other sources are examined with the focus on the Medieval and Early Modern periods. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Maximum 25 students. For first year students only. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 195 FYS: Sources of World History 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: An introduction to the constitutive intellectual traditions of world history. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Maximum 25 students Restriction: For first year students only Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 199 FYS: History 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: An introduction to the discipline of history through an in-depth look at a selected topic. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 and U1 who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one FYS will be obliged to withdraw from all but one. Maximum of 25 students. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 200 Intro to African History 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: This course stresses the interactions of the peoples of Africa with each other and with the worlds of Europe and Islam from the Iron Age to the European Conquest in 1880. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 203 Survey:Canada since 1867 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 204 Course not available HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: An introduction to the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 275. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 206 Indian Ocean World History 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: An introduction to the “global” system connecting eastern Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and the Far East, from the earliest times to c. 1900. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 207 Jewish History:400 BCE to 1000 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: An overview of Jewish history from the period of Ezra and Nehemiah to the death of Hai Gaon, c. 1035. Focus on the experience of the Jews in Hellenistic and Islamic civilizations. Topics include Jewish sects, rabbinic literature in its various genres, the Karaite schism, and the rise of the Gaonate. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken JWST 216 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 208 Intro to East Asian History 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: An introduction to the history of East Asian civilization from earliest times to 1600, with emphasis on China and Japan, including social, intellectual, and economic developments as well as political history. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 211 American History to 1865 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: Introduction to the history of colonial North America and the United States up to the Civil War, in their Atlantic context. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 212 Medieval Europe 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: An introduction to the history and culture(s) of Europe in the Middle Ages. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 214 Early Modern Europe 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: Survey of European history from the Late Middle Ages to the eighteenth century. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 216 Intro to Russian History 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: The longue durée of Russian history from its origins in Kievan Rus and the Rurik dynasty, through the Romanov dynasty, the Soviet period, and post-Soviet developments. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 236. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 219 Jewish History: 1000-2000 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 221 United States since 1865 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: Examines the defining moments and movements in the U.S. since Reconstruction, including populism, progressivism, the World Wars, the New Deal, the Cold War, the sixties and its consequences. Emphasis on the political, social and ideological transformations that ensued. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 236 Course not available HIST 238 Histories of Science 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: An introduction to the history of science, with attention to conceptual development and to institutional and social settings. Coverage will vary by instructor, but will include a range of periods (from antiquity to the 20th century), geographical settings, and themes (e.g. instrumentation; visualisation; experiment; science and society). Offered by: History and Classical Studies Coverage will vary by instructor. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 239 or HIST 335. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 240 Mod Hist of Islamic Movements 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: Islamic revival in the Middle East which led to the rise of different versions of Islamic traditions and beliefs. Emphasis on the nature and character of leading nationalist and Islamic movements and their ideologues since the late 19th century. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year HIST 249 Health&the Healer in West Hist 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer History: The natural history of health and disease and the development of the healing arts, from antiquity to the beginning of modern times. The rise of "western" medicine. Health and healing as gradually evolving aspects of society and culture. Offered by: History and Classical Studies Note: Also available to first-year medical students in their options program. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year course medium HIST 299]
Indigenous Studies	INDG 200 Intro. to Indigenous Studies 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Indigenous Studies: The focus is on Indigenous experience in Canada, but encourages comparative approaches. Introduction to the social, political, economic and cultural dimensions of Indigenous life in Canada. Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year INDG 202 Topics in Indigenous Studies 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Indigenous Studies: Drawing upon and introducing the burgeoning field of Indigenous Studies, this course is designed to be an introduction to selected themes and topics in Indigenous Studies. Possible examples: Indigenous health, Haudenosaunne culture etc. Topics vary from year to year. Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada Supplementary Calendar Info: INDG 202 and INDG 300 are NOT a sequence of courses. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
International Development Studies	INTD 200 Intro to Int'l Development 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer International Development: An interdisciplinary introduction to the field of International Development Studies focusing on the theory and practice of development. It examines various approaches to international development, including past and present relationships between developed and underdeveloped societies, and pays particular attention to power and resource distribution globally and within nations. Offered by: Inst for the St of Development Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Islamic Studies	ISLA 210 Muslim Societies 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Islamic Studies: An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace. Offered by: Islamic Studies Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Italian Studies	ITAL 205D1 Italian for Beginners 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Italian (Arts): Grammar, reading, dictation. Intensive practice in speech patterns and written structures. Conversation and composition. Visual material and selected readings will be used in describing the making of contemporary Italy. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall, Winter 3 hours and laboratory Students must register for both ITAL 205D1 and ITAL 205D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both ITAL 205D1 and ITAL 205D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ITAL 205D2 Italian for Beginners 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Italian (Arts): See ITAL 205D1 for course description. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Winter Prerequisite: ITAL 205D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both ITAL 205D1 and ITAL 205D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ITAL 206 Beginners Italian Intensive 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Italian (Arts): Designed to cover in one term the same material as ITAL 205D1/ITAL 205D2. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall or Winter 6 hours and 1 hour laboratory Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ITAL 205D1/ITAL 205D2 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year ITAL 230 Understanding Italy 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Italian (Arts): An introductory critical perspective on a series of issues (North/South, Church/State, the family, regionalism, Fascism) related to contemporary Italy through novels, films and essays. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Course will be taught in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Jewish Studies	JWST 199 FYS:Images-Jewish Identities 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: A seminar devoted to literary portrayals of Jews by Jews and non-Jews from Biblical times to the present. Both positive and negative understandings of Jewish identity and Judaism will be studied. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Maximum enrolment 25 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 200 Course not available JWST 201 Jewish Law 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: The nature and history of Jewish law; literary and legal sources; selections in English from the Mishnah and Talmud, as well as selected post-Talmudic Texts, on such subjects as Contracts, Torts, Public Law and Family Law. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 206 Intro to Yiddish Literature 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: A survey of Yiddish literature with a particular focus on the modern period (the 1860s to the present). As we read major works of Yiddish literature, we will discuss the main factors in its development, including its position as a minority literature, Ashkenazi civilization’s religious foundations and multilingualism, the rise of political movements, and the trauma of the Holocaust. In his Nobel lecture, Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer described Yiddish as “the idiom of the frightened and hopeful humanity.” We will explore both the reasons behind and the effects of such universalization of Yiddish language, literature, and culture. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Readings are in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 211 Jewish St 1: Biblical Period 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: The history, literature and beliefs of Judaism's formative period. Both Biblical and non-Biblical materials will be studied. The Bible in the context of cognate literatures of the Ancient Near East; non-Biblical documents will be analysed for their bearing on the Jewish tradition. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. All texts will be read in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 217 Jewish St 3: 1000 to 2000 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. All texts will be read in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 220D1 Introductory Hebrew 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: Language acquisition - introductory Hebrew. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Students must register for both JWST 220D1 and JWST 220D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 220D1 and JWST 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 220D2 Introductory Hebrew 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: See JWST 220D1 for course description. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Prerequisite: JWST 220D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 220D1 and JWST 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms JWST 220D1 and JWST 220D2 together are equivalent to JWST 220 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 225 Literature and Society 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: A panoramic analysis of Israeli society through poetry, fiction, essays, interviews and testimonial narratives reflecting the country's historical, ideological and ethnic complexity. In English translation, we will read Oz, Amichai, Habibi, Har-Even and Yehoshua, as well as new authors from divergent ethnic, religious and ideological positions. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. All texts will be read in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 240 The Holocaust 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: Consideration of the history of the Holocaust and the literary, theological and cultural responses to the destruction of European Jewry. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 252 "The Holocaust" Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 252 Interdisciplinary Lectures 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: Interdisciplinary lectures in Jewish studies. Topic varies by year. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 261 Hist of Jewish Phil & Thought 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: An introduction to Jewish philosophy and thought from the Hellenistic period (Philo) to the beginning of the modern era (Spinoza) focusing on topics such as prophecy and philosophy, God and the world; the Law as a canon of ethical rules and as a political constitution. Survey of the treatment of such issues by Jewish thinkers from Philo to Maimonides. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 281 Introductory Yiddish 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: An introduction to Yiddish, the millennium-old language of Ashkenazic Jews. This course will cover basic grammar and vocabulary and will include practice in speaking, reading, and writing. The course materials draw on Yiddish literature, humor, songs, and films, and will thus allow students to combine the acquisition of practical language skills with an exploration of Yiddish culture—from its beginnings in medieval Germany through its past and present in Central and Eastern Europe, the Americas, Israel, and all over the world. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Summer Restriction(s):Not open to students who have taken JWST 280, 280D1/D2. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 280D1 Course not available JWST 280D2 Course not available JWST 320D1 Intermediate Hebrew 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: This course is designed to integrate students at various levels into one group with the aim of improving their basic language skills and preparing them for advanced Hebrew. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Students must register for both JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2 together are equivalent to JWST 320 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 320D2 Intermediate Hebrew 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: See JWST 320D1 for course description. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Prerequisite: JWST 320D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2 together are equivalent to JWST 320 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 340D1 Advanced Hebrew 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Jewish Studies: Language acquisition - advanced Hebrew. Offered by: Jewish Studies For detailed course content go to www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/undergraduates. Prerequisite: JWST 200 or JWST 320 or permission of the Hebrew Language Coordinator Students must register for both JWST 340D1 and JWST 340D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 340D1 and JWST 340D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year JWST 342D2 Course not available
Liberal Arts	LIBA 202 Introduction to Liberal Arts 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Liberal Arts: An introduction to the compass and significance of a Liberal Arts education, focusing on contemporary developments and challenges in the humanities. It considers the contribution of a range of disciplines and approaches across a wide range of linguistic traditions, geographical areas and time periods and pays particular attention to the global dimension of contemporary humanistic culture. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Restriction(s): Only open to students in the Liberal Arts program. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Linguistics	LING 199 FYS: Language and Mind 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Linguistics: This fast paced course introduces students to challenges faced by scientists who study how language is represented in the human brain. Offered by: Linguistics Fall Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Note: Students who register for more than one FYS will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year LING 200 Intro to the Study of Language 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Linguistics: General interest course; intended for students in all fields. Topics include: linguistic competence vs. performance, language and the brain, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, language universals, pragmatics. Offered by: Linguistics Fall and Winter No prerequisite Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Linguistics: General introduction to linguistics, the scientific study of human language. Covers the core theoretical subfields of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Also provides background on other subfields including sociolinguistics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, linguistic variation, and language acquisition. Offered by: Linguistics Fall and Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year LING 260 Meaning in Language 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Linguistics: A hands-on introduction to the strategies that natural languages use to convey meaning. Requiring no previous background in linguistics, the course surveys fundamental properties of word and sentence meaning and their interdependence with context. It provides an overview of the grammatical mechanisms that languages employ to construct the literal meanings of sentences from word meanings, explores how meanings are anchored to real life situations, and analyzes how meanings are routinely enriched in context by language users to convey more than what is literally expressed. Offered by: Linguistics Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Languages Literature & Culture	LLCU 210 Intr to European Lit & Culture 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Languages, Literatures&Culture: An introduction to the study of European culture and literature through an examination of major works and periods of European literature, philosophy, and religion. All readings will be in English translation. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year LLCU 212 Understanding Dig&Social Media 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Languages, Literatures&Culture: Lectures will explore a range of topics related to technologies of contemporary digital and social media, with particular attention to understanding technical, historical, ethical and legal issues. Tutorials will help students to express themselves effectively with digital media, and especially on the web (HTML, images, audio, video). Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Students need a laptop computer. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year LLCU 255 Intro to Literary Text Mining 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Languages, Literatures&Culture: This course will introduce students to the variety of computational techniques used including social network analysis and natural language processing. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Mathematics	MATH 180 The Art of Mathematics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): An overview of what mathematics has to offer. This course will let you discover the beauty of mathematical ideas while only requiring a high school background in mathematics. The topics of the course may include: prime numbers, modular arithmetic, complex numbers, matrices, permutations and combinations, probability, set theory, game theory, logic, chaos. Additional topics may be covered depending on the instructor. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Music	MUAR 201 Basic Materials:Western Mus 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Music-Arts Faculty: A combination of elementary theory and ear training (sightsinging and aural recognition), and basic piano skills. Topics include: notation of pitch and rhythm, intervals, scales and modes, concept of key, triads and seventh chords, introductory melody and accompaniment writing. Offered by: Music Research 3 hours Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year MUAR 211 The Art of Listening 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Music-Arts Faculty: An introduction to the major forms and styles in Western music from the baroque to the present, with emphasis on guided listening in the classroom. The ability to read music is not a prerequisite. Offered by: Music Research 3 hours Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year MUPD 200 Intro to Music Marketing 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Music Professional Development: Business models for monetizing music effectively in the digital era; music marketing fundamentals; music value chain; traditional and new marketing tools; publicity, advertising and promotion; the e-press kit; touring and merchandising; online distribution; social network marketing strategies; rebirth of video content; viral marketing; marketing for subscriptions, wireless; global perspectives. Offered by: Music Research Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year MUPD 201 Bus Fundamentals for Musicians 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Music Professional Development: Topics pertaining to the music industry and developing a career in music, including: business models, budgeting and financial planning, accounting and taxation, agents, representatives and consultants, contracts and agreements, licensing, rights and rights management, managing human resources, building and working with teams. Offered by: Music Research Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year MUPG 204 Course not available
Philosophy	PHIL 198 FYS:Know&Ideas in EarlyModPhil 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: An introduction to central issues in the philosophy of the early modern period through an examination of works by, for example, Descartes, Malebranche, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley and Hume. Offered by: Philosophy Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1 who may take only one FYS Enrollment limit 25. Students who register for more than one First Year Seminar will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Language of instruction is English. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHIL 199 FYS: Minds, Brain and Machines 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: An introduction to the philosophical foundations of the sciences of the mind. Offered by: Philosophy Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1 who may take only one FYS Enrollment limit 25. Students who register for more than one First Year Seminar will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Language of instruction is English. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHIL 200 Intro to Philosophy 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: A course treating some of the central problems of philosophy: the mind-body problem, freedom, scepticism and certainty, fate, time, and the existence of God. Offered by: Philosophy Philosophy students may use either PHIL 200 or PHIL 201 towards their program requirements, but not both. Students may, however, take both for credit (using the second as an elective), as the content in PHIL 201 does not overlap with PHIL 200 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHIL 201 Intro to Philosophy 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: An introduction to some of the major problems of philosophy. This course does not duplicate PHIL 200. Offered by: Philosophy Philosophy students may use either PHIL 200 or PHIL 201 towards their program requirements, but not both. Students may, however, take both for credit (using the second as an elective), as the content in PHIL 201 does not overlap with PHIL 200 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHIL 210 Intro to Deductive Logic 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: An introduction to propositional and predicate logic; formalization of arguments, truth tables, systems of deduction, elementary metaresults, and related topics. Offered by: Philosophy Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken MATH 318 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHIL 220 Course not available PHIL 221 Intro to Hist & Phil of Sci 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: A survey of the development of modern science since the Eighteenth Century. Offered by: Philosophy Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHIL 230 Intro to Moral Philosophy 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: A survey of a number of historically important and influential theories. Philosophers to be discussed may include Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Bentham, Mill, and Moore. Offered by: Philosophy Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHIL 237 Contemporary Moral Issues 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: An introductory discussion of central ethical questions (the value of persons, or the relationship of rights and utilities, for example) through the investigation of currently disputed social and political issues. Specific issues to be discussed may include pornography and censorship, affirmative action, civil disobedience, punishment, abortion, and euthanasia. Offered by: Philosophy Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHIL 240 Political Philosophy 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: An introduction to contemporary philosophy of politics by concentrating on a number of contested concepts, such as freedom, justice and equality, in contemporary political philosophy and practice. Offered by: Philosophy Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHIL 242 Intro to Feminist Theory 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Philosophy: An introduction to feminist theory as political theory. Emphasis is placed on the plurality of analyses and proposals that constitute contemporary feminist thought. Some of the following are considered: liberal feminism, marxist and socialist feminism, radical feminism, postmodern feminism, francophone feminism, and the contributions to feminist theory by women of colour and lesbians. Offered by: Philosophy Note: Since this course is being taught abroad, the Victoria Day statutory holiday will not be taken into consideration. Therefore, students are expected to attend their lecture on Monday, May 19, 2014. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Physics	PHYS 101 Intro Physics - Mechanics 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: An introductory course in physics without calculus, covering mechanics (kinematics, dynamics, energy, and rotational motion), oscillations and waves, sound, light, and wave optics. Offered by: Physics Fall 3 hours lectures; 2 hours laboratory; tutorial sessions Restriction: Not open to students taking or having taken PHYS 131, CEGEP objective 00UR or equivalent Laboratory sections have limited enrolment Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHYS 102 Intro Physics-Electromagnetism 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: Electric field and potential. D.C. circuits and measurements. Capacitance. Magnetic field and induction. Electromagnetic waves and geometrical optics. Offered by: Physics Winter 3 hours lectures; 2 hours laboratory; tutorial sessions Prerequisite: PHYS 101. Corequisite: MATH 139 or higher level calculus course. Restriction: Not open to students taking or having taken PHYS 142, CEGEP objective 00UR or equivalent Laboratory sections have limited enrolment Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHYS 131 Mechanics and Waves 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: The basic laws and principles of Newtonian mechanics; oscillations, waves, and wave optics. Offered by: Physics Fall 3 hours lectures; 1 hour tutorial, 3 hours laboratory in alternate weeks; tutorial sessions Corequisite: MATH 139 or higher level calculus course. Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHYS 101, or who have taken CEGEP objective 00UR or equivalent. Laboratory sections have limited enrolment Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHYS 142 Electromagnetism & Optics 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: The basic laws of electricity and magnetism; geometrical optics. Offered by: Physics Winter 3 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory in alternate weeks; tutorial sessions Prerequisite: PHYS 131. Corequisite: MATH 141 or higher level calculus course. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHYS 102, or who have taken CEGEP objective 00US or equivalent. Laboratory sections have limited enrolment Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHYS 180 Space, Time & Matter 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: A nonmathematical, conceptual look at physics, beginning with the idea of space and time, continuing with the historical development of Newtonian mechanics of celestial motion, electricity and magnetism, ether and light, Einstein's special and general theories of relativity, quantum mechanics, matter and antimatter, cosmology and the big bang. Offered by: Physics Fall 3 hours lectures Restrictions: Not open to students in a Physics program. Not open to students who have taken PHYS 200. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHYS 182 Our Evolving Universe 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: An elementary course on astronomy and astrophysics. Positional astronomy and finding your way about the sky. Our evolving picture of the universe. Properties and origins of the solar system. The Big Bang and modern cosmology. Offered by: Physics Fall Restriction: Not open to students in a Physics program. Not open to students who have taken PHYS 204 or PHYS 205. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHYS 183 The Milky Way Inside and Out 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: An elementary course on astronomy. Star origins and star formation, supernovae, white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Galaxies, their structure and their interactions. Stellar clusters, the interstellar medium. Galactic classification and galaxy evolution. Offered by: Physics Winter Restriction: Not open to students in a Physics program. Not open to students who have taken PHYS 204 or PHYS 206. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHYS 184 Energy and the Environment 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: Energy fundamentals, generation of electricity, heat engines, fossil fuel production and consumption, local and global effects, economic impact, transportation, and pollution and environmental impact of energy use. Non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels, nuclear) and renewable sources (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal). Offered by: Physics Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHYS 228. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year PHYS 224 Physics of Music 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: An introduction to the physics of music. Properties of sound and their perception as pitch, loudness, and timbre. Dissonance, consonance, and musical intervals and tuning. Physics of sound propagation and reflection. Resonance. Acoustic properties of pipes, strings, bars, and membranes, and sound production in wind, string, and percussion instruments. The human voice. Room reverberation and acoustics. Directional characteristics of sound sources. Offered by: Physics Fall 3 hours lectures Designed for students in the Faculty of Music but suitable for students with an interest in music and its physical basis. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHYS 225 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Political Science	POLI 200 Intro to Political Science 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: This course presents an introduction to political science, including the basic theories, concepts, approaches, and to the enduring questions that motivate political research. It prepares students for further coursework in political science. Students will leave this course with an empirical grasp of current political debates, as well as with an overall understanding of the approaches to the fundamental issues that arise in the subfields of the department: political theory, comparative politics, international relations, and Canadian politics. Offered by: Political Science Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 210 Poli Sci Research Methods 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: This course provides an introduction to political science research methods. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the scientific study of politics, the variety of research methodologies in political science, and the challenges that arise when researchers attempt to explain or measure political phenomena, demonstrate causal relationships and draw methodologically- defensible conclusions from research . Offered by: Political Science Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 211 Course not available POLI 212 Gov't&Politics-Developed World 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: The nature of politics in a few selected nations of the industrialized world, applying the concepts introduced in POLI 211 to specific national contexts. Countries studied will be drawn principally from Europe and North America. Offered by: Political Science Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developed Areas. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 221 Government of Canada 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: An examination of the central governmental institutions, including parliament, federalism, and the judiciary. Offered by: Political Science Note: The field is Canadian Politics. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 222 Political Proc&Behav in Canada 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: An introduction to contemporary political life in Canada that examines how demands are identified and transmitted through the political systems. Emphasis will be placed on: the Canadian political culture; socialization and political participation; the electoral system; elections and voting; the role and structure of political parties; and the influence of organized interest. Offered by: Political Science Note: The field is Canadian Politics. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 226 La vie politique québécoise 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: Une introduction à la vie politique québécoise à travers l'étude des institutions, des idéologies et des comportements politiques. Une attention particulière sera accordée à la structure et aux changements dans le système politique québécoise. Offered by: Political Science Restriction: An ability to understand and read French is required; writing and speaking ability are not. This course is offered in English and French in alternate years. For 2012-13 it will be offered in French. Note: The field is Canadian Politics. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 227 Developing Areas/Introduction 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: An introduction to Third World politics. A comparative examination of the legacies of colonialism, the achievement of independence, and contemporary dynamics of political and socio-economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Topics include modernization, dependency, state-building and national integration, revolution, the role of the military, and democratization. Offered by: Political Science Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 231 Intro to Political Theory 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: The course introduces students to political theory through critical examination of classic texts in the history of political thought. In addition to gaining an understanding of several different traditions of political thought, students are encouraged to develop their skills in textual interpretation, critical reasoning, and essay-writing. Offered by: Political Science Note: The field is Political Theory. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 232 Course not available POLI 231 Intro to Political Theory 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: The course introduces students to political theory through critical examination of classic texts in the history of political thought. In addition to gaining an understanding of several different traditions of political thought, students are encouraged to develop their skills in textual interpretation, critical reasoning, and essay-writing. Offered by: Political Science Note: The field is Political Theory. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 243 Intl Poltcs of Econ Relations 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: An introduction to international relations, through examples drawn from international political economy. The emphasis will be on the politics of trade and international monetary relations. Offered by: Political Science Note: The field is International Politics. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year POLI 244 Intl Politics: State Behaviour 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Political Science: Offers a comprehensive introduction to the behaviour of nation states. Explores how states make foreign policy decisions and what motivates their behaviour. Other covered topics include the military and economic dimensions of state behaviour, conflict, cooperation, interdependence, integration, globalization, and change in the international system. Offered by: Political Science Note: The field is International Politics. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Psychiatry	PSYT 199 FYS: Mental Illness&The Brain 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychiatry: This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of neuroscience, and then use these principles to illustrate recent advances made on the biological causes of, and treatments for, mental disorders with a strong biological component: schizophrenia, depression, mania, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and alcohol and drug abuse. Offered by: Psychiatry 1 hour lecture and 2 hours seminar weekly Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them. Maximum 25. No prerequisites Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Psychology	PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychology: Introduction to the scientific study of mind and behavior, including basic concepts and methods in psychology while also highlighting the relevance of psychology to everyday life; attachment, aggression, depression, parenting and personality change. Offered by: Psychology Fall 2 lectures; 1 conference Restriction: Not open to students who have passed an Introductory Psychology course in CEGEP: 350-101 or 350-102 or equivalent Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Quebec Studies	QCST 200 Intro to the Study of Quebec 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Quebec Studies: Introduction to the ideas and approaches that scholars have used and developed to study Quebec, including some of the foremost issues that have shaped Quebec historically and continue to influence contemporary life. The changing notions about territory, identity, language, citizenship and belonging, the complexity and diversity of Quebec (11 Aboriginal nations, multilingual, multiethnic and religious communities, minority status within Canada) will also be explored from a comparative perspective to identify characteristics that Quebec shares with other nations and those that are different. Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada This course offers students the possibility of doing a community engagement internship (or ExCELR option). Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year QCST 300 Quebec Culture and Society 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Quebec Studies: A multidisciplinary course that looks at Quebec's key social, economic, cultural, political and historical aspects. Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada Required course for all students in Quebec Studies. Open to all students. This course offers students the possibility of doing a community engagement internship (or ExCELR option). Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Religious Studies	RELG 201 Religions:Ancient Near East 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: Introduction to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria-Palestine (excluding Israelite religion) from the fourth to first millennium B.C.E. Themes that will be discussed include: gods and goddesses, divine kingship, deification of kings, temple cult, death and afterlife, magic, piety, oracles, prayer, lament, myth and epic. Offered by: Religious Studies Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 202 Religion of Ancient Israel 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: An examination of the religion of Ancient Israel by a study of selected texts (narratives, laws, prophetic sayings, wisdom traditions, and psalms) from the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament in translation. Offered by: Religious Studies Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity&Islam 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: An introduction to the beliefs, practices, and religious institutions of these three world religions. Offered by: Religious Studies Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 207 Intro to Study of Religions 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: This course is an introduction to classic and contemporary approaches to the academic study of religions. This includes perspectives from philosophy, theology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, phenomenology, and feminism. Students are also exposed to applications of these perspectives from visiting scholars who treat some aspect of a religious tradition in light of current-day interests and events. The primary objective is to introduce students to the principal theories and methods that have shaped our understanding of religion, its various meanings as well as its roles and functions in society. Offered by: Religious Studies Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken RELG 255. Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: A critical study of selected ancient and modern accounts of the aims and person of Jesus. Attention will be given also to the question of the historical sources and to the relationship between faith and history. Offered by: Religious Studies Fall, Winter and Summer Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 232 Course not available RELG 252 Hinduism & Buddhism 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: The interaction of Hinduism and Buddhism in India with special reference to the law of Karma, caste, women, ritual, death, yoga, and liberation. Determination of interpretative principles for understanding the religious psychology of Hindus and Buddhists. Offered by: Religious Studies Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 257D1 Introductory Sanskrit 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: To develop basic language and reading skills. Offered by: Religious Studies Students must register for both RELG 257D1 and RELG 257D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 257D1 and RELG 257D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 251D2 Course not available RELG 264 Introductory Tibetan 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: An introduction to the language of Classical Tibetan, specifically Tibetan script and basic grammar. Offered by: Religious Studies Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 270 Religious Ethics & the Environ 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: Environmental potential of various religious traditions and secular perspectives, including animal rights, ecofeminism, and deep ecology. Offered by: Religious Studies Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 271 Religion and Sexuality 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: Exploration of intersections between religion, gender and sexuality in diverse cultural, historical and contemporary contexts. Offered by: Religious Studies Winter Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RELG 288 Introduction to Sikhism 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Religious Studies: An introduction to the historical and religious contexts relevant to understanding Sikh religious traditions, including its principal doctrines, practices and institutions and its evolution from its origins in South Asia to the present, with particular attention to Sikh-Canadian transnational connections. Offered by: Religious Studies Restriction: Not open to students who have taken RELG 388. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Russian & Slavic Studies	RUSS 199 Course not available RUSS 210 Elementary Russian Language 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Russian (Arts): Reading, grammar, translation, oral practice. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RUSS 211 Elementary Russian Language 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Russian (Arts): Russian Language; continuation of RUSS 210. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Winter Prerequisite: RUSS 210 or equivalent Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RUSS 215 Elem Russian Lang Intensive 1 6 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Russian (Arts): An intensive introduction to the Russian language which covers the first year of the normal level, i.e. RUSS 210/RUSS 211 in one semester. The basic grammatical structures are covered. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken RUSS 210, RUSS 211 or equivalent Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RUSS 217 Russia's Eternal Questions 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Russian (Arts): Exploration of cultural archetypes defining continuity and change from Peter the Great to the present; the Russian national identity, double-faith, Western and Slovophile influences, Mother Russia, superfluous men and the Eternal Feminine, anarchism, the avant-garde, Stalinism. Recurring themes traced in literature, art, film, music, pop culture and the applied arts. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall Given in English Restriction: Permission of the instructor Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RUSS 218 Russian Lit and Revolution 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Russian (Arts): The dramatic developments in Russian literature of the 20th century, from revolution, through conformity, to the ironies and anxieties of the post-Soviet era. Comrades, iconoclasts, absurdists, proletarians and aesthetes; the Gulag, the literary café, the music of the spheres, the crumbling Russian village; the reforging of humanity and the rediscovery of tradition. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall or Winter Prerequisite: None, but some background in Russian 20C history is helpful Given in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RUSS 219 Course not available RUSS 223 Russian 19c: Literary Giants 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Russian (Arts): The Golden Age of Russian literature: from Pushkin, Lermontov, and Gogol to the first works of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. This course traces the rise of a coherent literary tradition in Russia, exploring authors’ relationships to the burgeoning tradition and to their historical and cultural context. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Fall Given in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year RUSS 224 Russian 19c. Literary Giants 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Russian (Arts): This course explores the masterpieces of late nineteenth-century Russian literature. From psychological realism and the novel of ideas to the rise of the great short story; Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Leskov, and Chekhov. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures Winter Given in English Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Sociology	SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): Major theoretical perspectives and research methods in sociology. The linkages of theory and method in various substantive areas including: the family, community and urban life, religion, ethnicity, occupations and stratification, education, and social change. Offered by: Sociology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 211 Sociological Inquiry 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): An introductory review of methods of sociological research including research design, elementary quantitative data analysis, observation, and use of official statistics. Detailed examination of published examples of the use of each of the major techniques of data analysis and collection. Offered by: Sociology Prerequisite or Corequisite: SOCI 210 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 212 International Migration 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): Introduction to social science research on international migration. Covers theories about why people migrate, constraints to migration, and various aspects of immigrant integration. Will explore key theoretical debates of the field and the empirical data and case studies on which these debates hinge. Offered by: Sociology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 219 Course not available SOCI 222 Urban Sociology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): Comparative analysis of the process of urbanization in Europe, North America and the Third World; effects of urbanization upon social institutions and individuals; theories of urbanization and urbanism; the Canadian urban system; urban problems in comparative view. Offered by: Sociology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 225 Medicine&Health in Mod Society 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): Socio-medical problems and ways in which sociological analysis and research are being used to understand and deal with them. Canadian and Québec problems include: poverty and health; mental illness; aging; death and dying; professionalism; health service organization. Offered by: Sociology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 230 Sociology of Ethnic Relations 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): An introduction to the sociological study of minority groups in Canada. The course will explore the themes of racism, prejudice, and discrimination, ethnic and racial inequalities, cultural identities, multiculturalism, immigration. Theoretical, empirical, and policy issues will be discussed. While the focus will be primarily on Canada, comparisons will be made with the United States. Offered by: Sociology Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 234 Population & Society 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): Introduction to the reciprocal linkages in the social world between population size, structure and dynamics on the one hand, social structure, action and change on the other. An examination of population processes and their relation to the social world. Offered by: Sociology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 235 Technology and Society 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): An examination of the extent to which technological developments impose constraints on ways of arranging social relationships in bureaucratic organizations and in the wider society: the compatibility of current social structures with the effective utilization of technology. Offered by: Sociology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 247 Family & Modern Society 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): Contrasting family in Canada and in the United States for the recent past. Examination of theories on family; changes and diversity of family life; complex relationships among marriage, work, and family; domestic violence; various types of family experience; and the future of the family. Offered by: Sociology Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 250 Social Problems 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): Contrasting theoretical approaches to social problems. Offered by: Sociology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 254 Development&Underdevelopment 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): Competing theories about the causes of underdevelopment in the poor countries. Topics include the impact of geography, the population explosion, culture and national character, economic and sexual inequalities, democracy and dictatorship. Western imperialism and multi-national corporations, reliance on the market, and development through local participation, cooperation, and appropriate technology. Offered by: Sociology Summer Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 265 War, States and Social Change 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): The impact of war on society in agrarian and industrial epochs. Particular attention is given to the relationship between war and economic development, social classes, nationalism, and democratization. Offered by: Sociology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year SOCI 270 Sociology of Gender 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Sociology (Arts): This course focuses on social changes in gender relations, gender inequalities and the social construction of gender. Using sociological theories of gender, different social institutions and spheres of society will be analyzed. Topics such as gender socialization, gender relations in work, family, education, and media will be covered. Offered by: Sociology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Urban Planning	URBP 201 Planning the 21st Century City 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Urban Planning: The study of how urban planners respond to the challenges posed by contemporary cities world-wide. Urban problems related to the environment, shelter, transport, human health, livelihoods and governance are addressed; innovative plans to improve cities and city life are analyzed. Offered by: Urban Planning (3-1-5) Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Gender, Sexuality, & Feminist Studies	GSFS 200 Feminist and Social Justice St 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Gender,Sexuality,Feminist,and: Introduction to the key concepts, issues, and modes of analysis in the interdisciplinary fields of feminist and social justice studies. Emphasis on the intersections of gender, race, class, sex, sexuality, and nation in systems of power from historical and contemporary perspectives and the means for collectively transforming them. Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken WMST 200. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year GSFS 250 Sexual and Gender Diversity St 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Gender,Sexuality,Feminist,and: Introduction to the interdisciplinary fields of sexual and gender diversity studies from a range of theoretical, historical, and contemporary perspectives with an anti-oppressive and intersectional emphasis on marginalized identities, communities, practices and expressions. Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken SDST 250. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year

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