Fall 2026 Study Groups Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, study groups are 10 weeks in duration and begin in the week of September 8. All times are stated in Eastern time. All on-campus study groups take place on the second floor of 680 Sherbrooke St W.

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9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday Attendance Room
YCMS 758 Big History: Cosmos to Civilization | Larry Lincoln and Suzanne Alleyn - 8 weeks, starting on September 14 In person   241
YCMS 770 Shakespeare at the Stratford Festival | Clifford Parr - 10 weeks, starting September 14 In person   225
YCMS 780 In the Face of AI: Doing Nothing | Marlene Chan - 5 weeks, starting September 14 In person   245
YCMS 249 Writers Circle | Laura Malbogat and Doug Newin - 10 weeks, starting September 14   Online  
Tuesday
YCMS 759 (in person)/YCMS 760 (online) History and Literature of World War I | Colin Hudson and Russell Chapman - 10 weeks, starting September 15 In person Online 241
YCMS 775 (in person)/YCMS 776 (online) America 250: Democracy or Trumpism? | Jeff Sidel, 5 weeks In person Online 225
YCMS 662 Creative and Mundane Writing with AI Assistance | Romano De Santis and Giovanna De Santis   Online  
Wednesday
YCMS 755 Glorious Foods II: Sweet Delights and Desserts | Diana Ooi - 5 weeks In person   241
YCMS 768 (in person)/YCMS 769 (online) The Adventure of Archeology from Pompei to China | Michel Lamarche - 5 weeks, starting October 14 In person Online 225
YCMS 406 For the Love of Travel | Peter Liontos - 5 weeks, every 2nd week, starting September 9   Online  
YCMS 766 Two South American Countries | Peter Berry    Online  
YCMS 773 Revisiting the Fundamentals of Music | Philip Ehrensaft and Rick Jones   Online  
Thursday
YCMS 592 Music in the Cinema | Dan Babineau  In person   225
YCMS 761 (in person)/YCMS 762 (online) Rebellions to Confederation: Canada 1837-1867 | Christopher Neal and Paul Doucet In person Online 241
12:00-2:00 p.m. Monday
YCMS 317 Always look on the Bright Side of Life | Marjorie Northrup and Claire Booth, 10 weeks, starting September 14 In person   241
YCMS 709 More Grand Opera | Clifford Parr and Tony Wait  In person   225
YCMS 771 Théâtre à la carte; Lecture de théâtre en français | Jacques Lalanne, 10 weeks, starting September 14 In person   243
YCMS 079 Drama for Fun | Freda Segal   Online  
Tuesday
YCMS 750 The Northern Renaissance | Wendela Stier In person   241
YCMS 724 To Observe, To Understand, To Appreciate . . . Art | Barbara Karasek - 5 weeks, starting October 6 In person   245
YCMS 752 A Passage to India | Maggie Benfield and Susan van Gelder In person   225
YCMS 666 Learning by Asking: Voilà la question! | Danielle Cinq-Mars and Claire Booth In person   243
Wednesday
YCMS 043 Current Events: Global Crises | Mireille Coulourides - 5 weeks, every 2nd week, starting September 9 In person   241
YCMS 781 Creative Thinking for Everyday Life | Sylvie Lachize In person   225
YCMS 777 America 250: Democracy or Trumpism? | Jeff Sidel - 5 weeks   Online  
YCMS 606 A Smörgåsbord of Science and Technology | Peggy Leech - 5 weeks, every 2nd week, starting September 16   Online  
Thursday
YCMS 763 The Age of Discovery | Roger Humphrey and Jim Wyant In person   245
YCMS 756 (in person)/ YCMS 757 (online) Humour: Who...and What Makes You Laugh? Part II | Linda Sidel and Jeff Sidel - 5 weeks In person Online 225
2:30-4:30 p.m Monday
YCMS 389 (in person)/YCMS 390 (online) Ancient Worlds: Uncovering the Past | Robert Winters - 10 weeks, starting September 14 In person Online 241
YCMS 487 (in person)/YCMS 488 (online) Parlons Français | Jacques Lalanne - 10 weeks, starting September 14 In person Online 225
YCMS 402 Creative Writing I: Structure and Development | Michael Moore and Elizabeth Moes - 10 weeks, starting September 14   Online  
Tuesday
YCMS 778 (in person)/YCMS 779 (online) Energy Use and Production in Canada and Globally | Elizabeth Robinson and Jean-Denis Gingras - 5 weeks, every 2nd week, starting September 15 In person Online 225
YCMS 486 Creative Writing II: Flash Fiction, Short Story Development | Michael Moore    Online  
YCMS 767 Quebec’s Quiet Revolution | Anthony Frayne and Frank Nicholson - 5 weeks   Online  
Wednesday
YCMS 498 What's all the Percussion About? | Lanny Levine - 5 weeks In person   225
YCMS 772 Journalism on Film | Lewis Cattarini - 5 weeks, starting September 30  In person   245
YCMS 764 (in person)/YCMS 765 (online) The Evolution of the English Stately House | Belinda Beaton In person Online 241
YCMS 751 Creative Writing III | Michael Moore - 5 weeks, every 2nd week, starting September 16   Online  
Thursday
YCMS 774 World Cinema | Dan Babineau  In person   245
YCMS 753 (in person)/YCMS 754 (online) 16th-Century Venice: Culture, Politics, Society | Hilliard Goldfarb In person Online 241
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