Fall 2026 Study Groups Schedule - Downtown Campus

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 - 4 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, starting September 16   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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