Select your Freshman/Foundation Year Program courses from the detailed list below (also available in a short version).
The list below has been approved by the respective departments and is the recommended list of course options for your Freshman/Foundation Program requirements.
Note: For the most up-to-date list of course offerings go to Minerva Class Schedule and consult the Class Schedule for changes in course offerings, and for times and locations of courses. All courses have limited enrolment.
Humanities
Note: Some of the courses listed below are not suitable for first term as they require university-level prerequisites. Please click on the course titles for further information about appropriate background before registering.
Jump to a section: African Studies, Art History, Canadian Studies, Catholic Studies, Classics, Communication Studies, East Asian Studies, English (and English as a Second Language), French Language & Literature, Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Islamic Studies, Italian Studies, Jewish Studies, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Music, Philosophy, Quebec Studies, Religious Studies and Russian & Slavic Studies
AFRI 2003 credits
Introduction to African Studies.
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
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ARTH 1993 credits
FYS: Themes in Art History.
Art History: An introduction to a selected theme in art history. Offered by: Art History & Communications
ARTH 2003 credits
Introduction to Art History 1.
Art History: Selected introductory survey of the history of art. Offered by: Art History & Communications
ARTH 2023 credits
Introduction to Contemporary Art.
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
ARTH 2043 credits
Introduction to Medieval Art and Architecture.
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
ARTH 2053 credits
Introduction to Modern Art.
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
ARTH 2073 credits
Introduction Early Modern Art 1400-1700.
Art History: Surveys visual culture of early modern Europe across various social spheres and geographical locations. Offered by: Art History & Communications
ARTH 2093 credits
Introduction to Ancient Art and Architecture.
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
ARTH 2153 credits
Introduction to East Asian Art.
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
ARTH 2233 credits
Introduction Italian Renaissance Art 1300-1500.
Art History: Surveys the changing role of the artwork in Renaissance Italy in its social, political, and religious contexts. Offered by: Art History & Communications
ARTH 2263 credits
Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Art and Architecture.
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
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CANS 2003 credits
Understanding Canada.
Canadian Studies: Key cultural, economic, social and political institutions and their evolution over time. Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
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CATH 2003 credits
Introduction to Catholicism.
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
CATH 3253 credits
Mystery and the Imagination.
Catholic Studies: An exploration of Catholic perspectives on faith, reason, meaning and mystery through literature, art, music, and film. Offered by: Religious Studies
CATH 3703 credits
Topics in Catholic Studies.
Catholic Studies: A review of selected topics in Catholica studies. Topics vary by year. Offered by: Religious Studies
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Sorry, no description available for course CLAS 200 for the 2024 academic year.
CLAS 2033 credits
Greek Mythology.
Classics: A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Sorry, no description available for course CLAS 206 for the 2024 academic year.
Sorry, no description available for course CLAS 208 for the 2024 academic year.
CLAS 2403 credits
Introduction to Classical Archaeology.
Classics: Introduction to the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman Mediterranean through a survey of major sites, artifacts and monuments. Emphasis on archaeological theory and methodology. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
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Sorry, no description available for course COMS 199 for the 2024 academic year.
COMS 2003 credits
History of Communication.
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
COMS 2103 credits
Introduction to Communication Studies.
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
COMS 2303 credits
Communication and Democracy.
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
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EAST 2113 credits
Introduction: East Asian Culture: China.
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
EAST 2123 credits
Introduction: East Asian Culture: Japan.
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
EAST 2133 credits
Introduction: East Asian Culture: Korea.
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
EAST 3033 credits
Current Topics: Chinese Studies 1.
Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Chinese Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year. Offered by: East Asian Studies
EAST 3053 credits
Current Topics: Japanese Studies 1.
Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Japanese studies. The content of the course will vary from year to year. Offered by: East Asian Studies
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WCOM 2033 credits
Introduction to Creative Writing.
Written and Oral Communication: Production of original creative works in English. Study and application of writing techniques and craft elements observed in both traditional and contemporary forms, ranging from poetic forms such as the sonnet, the villanelle, and free verse,to short fiction forms such as the short story and the vignette, to hybrid forms such as prose poetry and flash fiction. Craft, analysis of literary texts, workshop-style critique, and multiple drafts. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Languages WCOM 2503 credits
Research Essay and
Rhetoric.
Written and Oral Communication: Academic research-based writing across the disciplines. Article summary, critical analysis, rhetorical strategies, citation and paraphrase of academic sources, and editing for cohesion and clarity. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Languages WCOM 2953 credits
ESL: Academic Skills.
Written and Oral Communication: The university classroom: note-taking and summary of lectures; paraphrase and summary of written and multimedia materials; oral and seminar presentations. Critical thinking, reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills and strategies. Exigences des cours universitaires: prendre des notes, faire des exposés oraux, résumer (cours magistraux, documents oraux, écrits et multimédias). Raisonnement critique, lectures, écoutes, rédactions, habiletés et stratégies de communication. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Languages WCOM 2353 credits
ESL: Academic English 2.
Written and Oral Communication: Academic writing skills and communicative competence in English at the mid-intermediate level. Organizational structures and conventions for academic essays; expressing complex ideas effectively; documenting sources; writing cohesive paragraphs. Independent learning strategies for vocabulary building, grammar, editing techniques, critical thinking and reading skills. Fundamentals of oral presentation, including pronunciation skills. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Languages WCOM 2453 credits
ESL: Essay and Critical
Thinking.
Written and Oral Communication: Academic writing skills and communicative competence in English at the upper-intermediate level. Critical thinking and reading applied to the whole writing process. Focus on integrating sources, creating effective arguments, and understanding essay structure and paragraph essentials. Academic genres: summary, paraphrase, quotation, and critique. Review of writing mechanics and grammar. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Languages WCOM 2553 credits
ESL: Research Essay and Rhetoric.
Written and Oral Communication: Principles and use of academic research skills to generate academic writing at an advanced level of English across the disciplines. Focus on article summary, critical analysis, and logical reasoning to develop sound arguments and well-reasoned essays. Common rhetorical strategies, citation and paraphrase of academic sources, and editing skills to enhance cohesion and avoid common English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) errors in grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Languages WCOM 3143 credits
Communicating Science.
Written and Oral Communication: Production of written and oral assignments (in English) designed to communicate scientific problems and findings to varied audiences Analysis of the disciplinary conventions of scientific discourse in terms of audience, purpose, organization, and style; comparative rhetorical analysis of academic and popular genres, including abstracts, lab reports, research papers, print and online journalism. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Languages WCOM 3173 credits
Writing the Internet.
Written and Oral Communication: Critical assessment of digital genres in terms of audience, purpose, organization, and style; application of rhetorical strategies for effective communication in digital contexts in English. Topics and readings derived from writing pedagogy and critical analyses of online environments: technological affordances, non-linear structure, “living” texts, online identity, network dynamics, authorial collaboration. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Languages ENGL 1993 credits
FYS: Form and Representation.
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
ENGL 2003 credits
Survey of English Literature 1.
English (Arts): A survey of English literature before 1750 for students not registered in English programs. Offered by: English
ENGL 2013 credits
Survey of English Literature 2.
English (Arts): A survey of English literature after 1750 for students not registered in English programs. Offered by: English
ENGL 2153 credits
Introduction to Shakespeare.
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
ENGL 2253 credits
American Literature 1.
English (Arts): A study of the literary works of earlier American writers. Offered by: English
ENGL 2263 credits
American Literature 2.
English (Arts): A study of the literary works of later American writers. Offered by: English
ENGL 2273 credits
American Literature 3.
English (Arts): A study of literary works which may be thematic or may deal with a special group of authors. Offered by: English
ENGL 2283 credits
Canadian Literature 1.
English (Arts): A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 1. Offered by: English
ENGL 2293 credits
Canadian Literature 2.
English (Arts): A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 2. A continuation of ENGL 228. Offered by: English
ENGL 2303 credits
Introduction to Theatre Studies.
English (Arts): An introduction to dramatic literature, text analysis, textual and performance theory, and theatre history. Offered by: English
ENGL 2373 credits
Introduction to Study of a Literary Form.
English (Arts): An introduction to literary study through a survey of a literary genre, mode, or form. Offered by: English
ENGL 2793 credits
Introduction to Film as Art.
English (Arts): An introduction to film aesthetics, with emphasis on narrative, style and genre throughout the history of cinema. Offered by: English
ENGL 2803 credits
Introduction to Film as Mass Medium.
English (Arts): An introduction to film's social, historical, and technological contexts, including its relationships to other mass media. Offered by: English
ENGL 2973 credits
Special Topics of Literary Study.
English (Arts): Special topics of literary study. Topic varies by year. Offered by: English
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FREN 2503 credits
Littérature française avant 1800.
French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des origines à la fin du 18e siècle. Offered by: French Language & Literature
NOTE: FREN 250 is also listed under Languages FREN 2513 credits
Littérature française depuis 1800.
French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des 19e et 20e siècles. Offered by: French Language & Literature
NOTE: FREN 251 is also listed under Languages FREN 2523 credits
Littérature québécoise.
French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours. Offered by: French Language & Literature
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GSFS 2003 credits
Feminist and Social Justice Studies.
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
NOTE: GSFS 200 is also listed under Social Sciences GSFS 2503 credits
Sexual and Gender Diversity Studies.
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
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GERM 2593 credits
Introduction to German Literature 1.
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
GERM 3673 credits
Topics in German Thought.
German (Arts): A variety of issues significant to the development of German cultural and intellectual life. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
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HISP 2253 credits
Hispanic Civilization 1.
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
HISP 2263 credits
Hispanic Civilization 2.
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
HISP 3013 credits
Hispanic Literature and Culture in English 1.
Hispanic Studies (Arts): A topic in the literatures and/or cultures of the Hispanic world will be studied, with all readings and discussion in English. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
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HIST 2053 credits
Ancient Mediterranean History.
History: An introduction to the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
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INDG 2003 credits
Introduction to Indigenous Studies.
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
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ISLA 1993 credits
FYS: Narrations of the Middle East.
Islamic Studies: An introduction to competing narratives about crucial moments in the history and culture of the Middle East. Reading and discussion of texts drawn from a variety of perspectives and genres, including historical accounts, poetry, fiction, memoir and others. Offered by: Islamic Studies
NOTE: ISLA 199 is also listed under Social Sciences ISLA 2003 credits
Islamic Civilization.
Islamic Studies: An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century. Offered by: Islamic Studies
NOTE: ISLA 200 is also listed under Social Sciences ISLA 2103 credits
Muslim Societies.
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
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ITAL 1993 credits
FYS: Italy's Literature in Context.
Italian (Arts): The purpose of this seminar is to re-visit, problematically, the commonsense notion that literature "reflects" reality (or society). Classics of twentieth-century Italian writing shall be analyzed as the response of that nation's literary imagination to the contradictions of its turbulent political and social history. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
ITAL 2303 credits
Understanding Italy.
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
ITAL 2503 credits
Italian Literary Composition.
Italian (Arts): Analysis and discussion of selected 19th and 20th century literary texts with a view to improving language and composition skills. Review of major grammatical difficulties. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
ITAL 2603 credits
Reading Italian Literature.
Italian (Arts): A selection of poetic, narrative and theatrical texts from different historical periods, providing students with advanced tools in textual analysis and close reading of Italian literary texts. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
ITAL 2903 credits
Commedia Dell'Arte.
Italian (Arts): Playhouses, actors, stage techniques, masks and scenarios of the "Commedia dell'Arte". Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
ITAL 3103 credits
The Invention of Italian Literature.
Italian (Arts): The course presents Italian's major texts and authors over the ages, by critically exploring how the invention of Italian literature impacts the formation of a national identity. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
ITAL 3603 credits
Contemporary Italian Prose.
Italian (Arts): A study of Italian fiction, docu-fiction and non-fiction published since 1990, examined in the context of the debates on post-modernism. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
ITAL 3753 credits
Cinema and Society in Modern Italy.
Italian (Arts): A survey of the most important trends in post-war Italian cinema seen in the context of the rapidly and dramatically evolving society of modern Italy. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
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JWST 1993 credits
FYS: Images - Jewish Identities.
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
JWST 2013 credits
Jewish Law.
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
JWST 2023 credits
Introduction to Jewish Music.
Jewish Studies: A survey of Jewish music from the Bible to the present. Special attention is given to the Jewish and non-Jewish contexts in which the music developed. Offered by: Jewish Studies
JWST 2053 credits
Introduction to Jewish Literature.
Jewish Studies: A survey of Jewish literary texts from the Bible to the present day including selections from psalms, prophecy, prayer, poetry, short stories and novels. Critical literature on these texts reflecting comparative, religious, historical, feminist, psychoanalytic and linguistic approaches will also be studied. Offered by: Jewish Studies
JWST 2063 credits
Introduction to Yiddish Literature.
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
JWST 2113 credits
Jewish Studies 1: Biblical Period.
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
JWST 2173 credits
Jewish Studies 3: 1000 - 2000.
Jewish Studies: The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present. Offered by: Jewish Studies
JWST 2253 credits
Literature and Society.
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
JWST 2263 credits
Contemporary Israeli Fiction.
Jewish Studies: Study of selected themes in literary works by Israeli authors. Offered by: Jewish Studies
JWST 2403 credits
The Holocaust.
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
JWST 2453 credits
Jewish Life in the Islamic World.
Jewish Studies: Until the early modern period, most of the world’s Jews spoke Arabic and called the Islamic world home. This course explores the Jewish experience among Muslims from the seventh century until the present. Through close readings of primary sources and historical scholarship, students will learn how Jews under Islam shaped modern Judaism, how engagement with Arabic in Islamic Spain led to the revival of Hebrew, and how the Jewish-Muslim relationship fared in the twentieth century. The course also probes themes of history and memory in light of the departure of Jews from the Islamic world in the 1950s and 1960s. Offered by: Jewish Studies
JWST 2523 credits
Interdisciplinary Lectures.
Jewish Studies: Interdisciplinary lectures in Jewish studies. Topic varies by year. Offered by: Jewish Studies
JWST 2543 credits
The Jewish Holy Days.
Jewish Studies: An exploration of the Jewish holy days. Emphasis is placed on their historical development, philosophical messages, and ritual forms. Offered by: Jewish Studies
JWST 2613 credits
History of Jewish Philosophy and Thought.
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
JWST 2623 credits
Modern Jewish Philosophy.
Jewish Studies: A survey of Jewish philosophical responses to the challenges of the modern world. Jewish thinkers studied include Baruch Spinoza, Moses Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Joseph Soloveitchik and Emil Fackenheim. Offered by: Jewish Studies
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LLCU 1993 credits
FYS: Literary Animals.
Languages, Literatures&Culture: Study of the representation of animals in different European literary texts from both a thematic and a theoretical perspective. Questions about narrative voice, alternate worlds, and the human/animal binary will be raised within the larger political context of animals as Other in today's contemporary society. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
LLCU 2013 credits
Literature and Culture Topics.
Languages, Literatures&Culture: Special topics seminar focusing on a particularly relevant theme, recurrent motif, or a seminal movement in European and/or transatlantic literature. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
LLCU 2123 credits
Understanding Digital and Social Media.
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
LLCU 2303 credits
Environmental Imaginations.
Languages, Literatures&Culture: This course will provide a cultural framework for examining representations of environmental issues in literary texts and films. The emphasis will be on the ways issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, and extreme weather patterns are imagined in specific cultural productions. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
LLCU 2553 credits
Introduction to Literary Text Mining I.
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
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MUAR 2013 credits
Basic Materials: Western Music.
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
MUAR 2113 credits
The Art of Listening.
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
MUAR 3843 credits
Romanticism and the Piano.
Music-Arts Faculty: A survey of nineteenth-century European piano music: the piano virtuoso as cult figure, the social functions of the piano, women and the piano, and developing Romantic sensibilities as expressed in piano music throughout the century. Repertoire may include works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff, among others. Offered by: Music Research
MUAR 3923 credits
Popular Music after 1945.
Music-Arts Faculty: An historical survey of major artists, genres, and styles in the most widespread traditions of postwar commercial music. The course will include practice in techniques of listening, discussion of the shaping institutions of commercial music, and consideration of the interaction of musical style and culture. Offered by: Music Research
MUAR 3933 credits
Introduction to Jazz.
Music-Arts Faculty: A survey of the development of jazz from its late 19th-century origins in America to the present day, with an introduction to musical concepts relevant to the genre and consideration of sociocultural issues. Offered by: Music Research
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PHIL 2003 credits
Introduction to Philosophy 1.
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
PHIL 2013 credits
Introduction to Philosophy 2.
Philosophy: An introduction to some of the major problems of philosophy. This course does not duplicate PHIL 200. Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 2023 credits
The Good Life.
Philosophy: Examines how ancient philosophers grapple with the question of how we should live, especially Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Epicureans and Skeptics, who advertise their philosophies as gateways to happiness, virtue and peace of mind. Also covers select modern views, from Kierkegaard to Sartre, and asks how these differ from the views of the ancients. Analyzes the debate of fundamental questions: What things really matter? Does it pay to be good? What is the best society? Can we escape the roller-coaster of our emotions? Looks at how answers tie in with assumptions about god, nature, knowledge, the soul and politics. Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 2103 credits
Introduction to Deductive Logic 1.
Philosophy: An introduction to propositional and predicate logic; formalization of arguments, truth tables, systems of deduction, elementary metaresults, and related topics. Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 2213 credits
Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science 2.
Philosophy: A survey of the development of modern science since the Eighteenth Century. Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 2303 credits
Introduction to Moral Philosophy 1.
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
PHIL 2373 credits
Contemporary Moral Issues.
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
PHIL 2403 credits
Political Philosophy 1.
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
PHIL 2423 credits
Introduction to Feminist Theory.
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
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QCST 2003 credits
Introduction to the Study of Quebec.
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
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RELG 2013 credits
Religions of the Ancient Near East.
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
RELG 2023 credits
Religion of Ancient Israel.
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
RELG 2033 credits
Bible and Western Culture.
Religious Studies: To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms. Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 2043 credits
Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Religious Studies: An introduction to the beliefs, practices, and religious institutions of these three world religions. Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 2073 credits
Introduction to the Study of Religions.
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
RELG 2103 credits
Jesus of Nazareth.
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
RELG 2523 credits
Hinduism and Buddhism.
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
RELG 2533 credits
Religions of East Asia.
Religious Studies: This course introduces East Asia's major religions comparatively by addressing the continuous exchange of ideas and practices between traditions. Rather than adopting a mere chronological approach, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism will be discussed thematically, taking in to account topics such as gender constructs, the secular and the sacred, material culture, and the apparent contrast between doctrine and practice. Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 2543 credits
Introduction to Yoga Traditions.
Religious Studies: This course is an historical and thematic investigation into yoga, including its classical formulations, esoteric practices, and contemporary developments and debates. It explores early yoga traditions as well as the development of modern yoga in India and “the West,” along with themes such as the body, asceticism, secularism, and cultural exchange. Offered by: Religious Studies
Sorry, no description available for course RELG 256 for the 2024 academic year.
RELG 2703 credits
Religious Ethics and the Environment.
Religious Studies: Environmental potential of various religious traditions and secular perspectives, including animal rights, ecofeminism, and deep ecology. Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 2713 credits
Religion and Sexuality.
Religious Studies: Exploration of intersections between religion, gender and sexuality in diverse cultural, historical and contemporary contexts. Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 2883 credits
Introduction to Sikhism.
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
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RUSS 2173 credits
Russia's Eternal Questions.
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
RUSS 2233 credits
Russian 19th Century: Literary Giants 1.
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
RUSS 2243 credits
Russian 19th Century: Literary Giants 2.
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
RUSS 2293 credits
Introduction to Russian Folklore.
Russian (Arts): An introduction to Russian folklore and folk belief: "dual-faith," traditional mentality, fairy tales, calendar rituals, folk songs, witches, healers and house spirits. The course will explore classic approaches to folklore studies as well as the influence of folk culture on Russian "high art." Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
RUSS 3373 credits
Vladimir Nabokov.
Russian (Arts): Cross sampling of short stories and major novels by Vladimir Nabokov; his life-long love affair with language and "aesthetic bliss"; his flouting of convention from Russia's Silver Age to post-McCarthy America. Lolita in and beyond the Russian context. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
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Languages
Placement tests: All language courses have limited enrollment and, as such, may require departmental approval (issued by the department offering the course). Consult the eCalendar and/or the Minerva Class Schedule for information about placement tests or departmental approval, if necessary. Placement tests for French and English Second Language courses and for English for Academic Purposes will be held during the week prior to the beginning of classes in September.
Courses with numbers ending in D1 and D2 are taught in two consecutive terms (usually fall and winter). Students must register for the same section of both the D1 and D2 components. No credit will be given unless both components (D1 and D2) are successfully completed in consecutive terms, e.g., fall 2021 and winter 2022.
No more than one 6-credit or 9-credit language at an introductory level should be taken during the Freshman Program year. Students with prior knowledge of a language may take higher-level courses with permission from the department.
A 6-credit intensive language course given in one term is permitted - this is equivalent to two courses both in the number of credits as well as the workload.
Jump to a section: Classics (Latin, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek), East Asian Studies (Chinese, Japanese, Korean), English or French as a Second Language, French Language & Literature, German Studies, Hispanic Studies (Portuguese, Spanish), Islamic Studies (Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu), Italian Studies, Jewish Studies (Hebrew, Yiddish), Religious Studies (New Testament Greek, Sanskrit) and Russian & Slavic Studies (Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Armenian, Czech)
CLAS 2103 credits
Introductory Latin 1.
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
CLAS 2123 credits
Introductory Latin 2.
Classics: Continued introduction to Latin grammar, vocabulary, and morphology. Reading of more complex sentences and longer connected passages. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
CLAS 2203 credits
Introductory Ancient Greek 1.
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
CLAS 2223 credits
Introductory Ancient Greek 2.
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
CLAS 230D13 credits
Introductory Modern Greek.
Classics: A course for beginners. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
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EAST 2209 credits
First Level Korean.
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
EAST 2309 credits
First Level Chinese.
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
EAST 2409 credits
First Level Japanese.
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
EAST 3209 credits
Second Level Korean.
Asian Language & Literature: The aim of this course is to give students a fluent speaking ability in daily conversation, advanced grammar knowledge, improved reading and writing skills. Special emphasis is put on the efficient use of grammar, enrichment of vocabulary, and mastering useful expressions encountered in everyday life. Offered by: East Asian Studies
EAST 3309 credits
Second Level Chinese.
Asian Language & Literature: The same communicative approach as in EAST 230 is used to develop aural and oral skills on daily topics. In addition to textbooks, Chinese films on videotapes will be incorporated as teaching materials. Offered by: East Asian Studies
EAST 3409 credits
Second Level Japanese.
Asian Language & Literature: Continuation of the study of oral and written Japanese. Offered by: East Asian Studies
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WCOM 2033 credits
Introduction to Creative Writing.
Written and Oral Communication: Production of original creative works in English. Study and application of writing techniques and craft elements observed in both traditional and contemporary forms, ranging from poetic forms such as the sonnet, the villanelle, and free verse,to short fiction forms such as the short story and the vignette, to hybrid forms such as prose poetry and flash fiction. Craft, analysis of literary texts, workshop-style critique, and multiple drafts. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Humanities WCOM 2503 credits
Research Essay and
Rhetoric.
Written and Oral Communication: Academic research-based writing across the disciplines. Article summary, critical analysis, rhetorical strategies, citation and paraphrase of academic sources, and editing for cohesion and clarity. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Humanities WCOM 2953 credits
ESL: Academic Skills.
Written and Oral Communication: The university classroom: note-taking and summary of lectures; paraphrase and summary of written and multimedia materials; oral and seminar presentations. Critical thinking, reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills and strategies. Exigences des cours universitaires: prendre des notes, faire des exposés oraux, résumer (cours magistraux, documents oraux, écrits et multimédias). Raisonnement critique, lectures, écoutes, rédactions, habiletés et stratégies de communication. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Humanities WCOM 2353 credits
ESL: Academic English 2.
Written and Oral Communication: Academic writing skills and communicative competence in English at the mid-intermediate level. Organizational structures and conventions for academic essays; expressing complex ideas effectively; documenting sources; writing cohesive paragraphs. Independent learning strategies for vocabulary building, grammar, editing techniques, critical thinking and reading skills. Fundamentals of oral presentation, including pronunciation skills. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Humanities WCOM 2453 credits
ESL: Essay and Critical
Thinking.
Written and Oral Communication: Academic writing skills and communicative competence in English at the upper-intermediate level. Critical thinking and reading applied to the whole writing process. Focus on integrating sources, creating effective arguments, and understanding essay structure and paragraph essentials. Academic genres: summary, paraphrase, quotation, and critique. Review of writing mechanics and grammar. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Humanities WCOM 2553 credits
ESL: Research Essay and Rhetoric.
Written and Oral Communication: Principles and use of academic research skills to generate academic writing at an advanced level of English across the disciplines. Focus on article summary, critical analysis, and logical reasoning to develop sound arguments and well-reasoned essays. Common rhetorical strategies, citation and paraphrase of academic sources, and editing skills to enhance cohesion and avoid common English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) errors in grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Humanities WCOM 3143 credits
Communicating Science.
Written and Oral Communication: Production of written and oral assignments (in English) designed to communicate scientific problems and findings to varied audiences Analysis of the disciplinary conventions of scientific discourse in terms of audience, purpose, organization, and style; comparative rhetorical analysis of academic and popular genres, including abstracts, lab reports, research papers, print and online journalism. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
NOTE: is also listed under Humanities WCOM 3173 credits
Writing the Internet.
Written and Oral Communication: Critical assessment of digital genres in terms of audience, purpose, organization, and style; application of rhetorical strategies for effective communication in digital contexts in English. Topics and readings derived from writing pedagogy and critical analyses of online environments: technological affordances, non-linear structure, “living” texts, online identity, network dynamics, authorial collaboration. Offered by: McGill Writing Centre
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FREN 2013 credits
Le français littéraire (français langue seconde).
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
FREN 2033 credits
Analyse de textes (français langue seconde)
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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
FREN 2313 credits
Linguistique française.
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
FREN 2393 credits
Stylistique comparée.
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
FREN 2453 credits
Grammaire normative.
French (Arts): Révision des principales difficultés de la langue française. Offered by: French Language & Literature
FREN 2503 credits
Littérature française avant 1800.
French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des origines à la fin du 18e siècle. Offered by: French Language & Literature
FREN 2513 credits
Littérature française depuis 1800.
French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des 19e et 20e siècles. Offered by: French Language & Literature
FREN 2523 credits
Littérature québécoise.
French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours. Offered by: French Language & Literature
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FRSL 1013 credits
Beginners French 1.
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-speaking environment. Short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice. Offered by: French Language Centre
FRSL 1023 credits
Beginners French 2.
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-speaking environment. Short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice. Offered by: French Language Centre
FRSL 1033 credits
Near Beginners French.
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
FRSL 1043 credits
Corrective French Pronunciation.
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
FRSL 1056 credits
Intensive Beginners French.
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
FRSL 2063 credits
Elementary French.
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
FRSL 2076 credits
Elementary French 01.
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
FRSL 2086 credits
Intensive Elementary French.
French as a Second Language: This one-term intensive 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
FRSL 2116 credits
Oral and Written French 1.
French as a Second Language: Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions. Offered by: French Language Centre
FRSL 2123 credits
Oral and Written French 1.
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
FRSL 2156 credits
Oral and Written French 1 - Intensive.
French as a Second Language: Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions. Offered by: French Language Centre
Sorry, no description available for course FRSL 216 for the 2024 academic year.
FRSL 3023 credits
Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression 1.
French as a Second Language: Focus on oral discrimination, global comprehension and corrective phonetics. Offered by: French Language Centre
FRSL 3033 credits
Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression 2.
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
FRSL 321D13 credits
Oral and Written French 2.
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
FRSL 3223 credits
Oral and Written French 2.
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
FRSL 3256 credits
Oral and Written French 2 - Intensive.
French as a Second Language: The program of FRSL 321 will be covered in one semester. Offered by: French Language Centre
FRSL 3323 credits
Intermediate French: Grammar 01.
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
FRSL 3333 credits
Intermediate French: Grammar 02.
French as a Second Language: Second part of FRSL 332. Offered by: French Language Centre
FRSL 4073 credits
Compréhension et expression orales.
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
FRSL 4083 credits
Français oral: Textes et expressions.
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
FRSL 4316 credits
Français fonctionnel avancé.
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
FRSL 4323 credits
Français fonctionnel.
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
FRSL 4453 credits
Français fonctionnel, écrit 1.
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
FRSL 4463 credits
Français fonctionnel, écrit 2.
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
FRSL 4493 credits
Le français des médias.
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
FRSL 4553 credits
Grammaire et création.
French as a Second Language: Perspective analytique et approche inductive et visuelle se combinent pour permettre une meilleure maîtrise du code grammatical. L'étude de textes de niveau soutenu met en relief la richesse des ressources lexicales et stylistiques du français et rend accessible la création littéraire aux étudiants non francophones. Offered by: French Language Centre
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GERM 2006 credits
German Language, Intensive Beginners.
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
GERM 2026 credits
German Language, Beginners'.
German (Arts): A comprehensive first-level course designed to develop communicative skills. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
GERM 3006 credits
German Language Intensive Intermediate.
German (Arts): Continuation of GERM 200; covers the second level (GERM 307D1/GERM 307D2) in one term. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
GERM 3076 credits
German Language - Intermediate.
German (Arts): Review of grammar, further development of basic skills; literary and cultural readings. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
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HISP 1993 credits
FYS: Hispanic Literature and Culture.
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
HISP 2106 credits
Spanish Language: Beginners.
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
HISP 2186 credits
Spanish Language Intensive - Elementary.
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
HISP 2196 credits
Spanish Language Intensive - Intermediate.
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
HISP 2206 credits
Spanish Language: Intermediate.
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
HISP 2443 credits
Survey of Latin American Literature and Culture 2.
Hispanic Studies (Arts): From Modernism to the present through a study of representative works. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
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ISLA 221D14.5 credits
Introductory Arabic.
Islamic Studies: Introduction to Modern Standard Arabic, including pronunciation and reading and writing of the Arabic script; and speaking and comprehension of basic sentences, commands, statements in the present tense. Offered by: Islamic Studies
Sorry, no description available for course ISLA 222 for the 2024 academic year.
ISLA 232D13 credits
Introductory Turkish.
Islamic Studies: Introduction to speaking and comprehension of basic sentences, commands, statements in the present and future tenses. Introduction to simple daily conversations. Offered by: Islamic Studies
Sorry, no description available for course ISLA 233 for the 2024 academic year.
ISLA 241D13 credits
Introductory Persian.
Islamic Studies: Introduction to the Persian language, beginning with pronouncing, reading and writing the Persian script, and moving to vocabulary and grammatical structures needed to communicate in simple dialogues, read simple texts, and write simple paragraphs. Offered by: Islamic Studies
Sorry, no description available for course ISLA 242 for the 2024 academic year.
ISLA 251D13 credits
Introductory Urdu-Hindi.
Islamic Studies: Introduction to Urdu-Hindi language including pronunciation and reading and writing of either Urduor Hindi script, speaking and comprehension of basic sentences, commands, statements in the present tense. Offered by: Islamic Studies
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ITAL 205D13 credits
Italian for Beginners.
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
ITAL 2066 credits
Beginners Italian Intensive.
Italian (Arts): Designed to cover in one term the same material as ITAL 205D1/ITAL 205D2. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
Sorry, no description available for course ITAL 210 for the 2024 academic year.
ITAL 215D13 credits
Intermediate Italian.
Italian (Arts): Direct continuation of ITAL 205D1/ITAL 205D2. Grammar, literary readings, conversation. Grammar exercises and composition. Reading of selected literary works, oral presentations and group discussion. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
ITAL 2166 credits
Intermediate Italian Intensive.
Italian (Arts): Course designed to cover in one term the same material as ITAL 215D1/ITAL 215D2. Direct continuation of ITAL 206. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
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JWST 2206 credits
Introductory Hebrew.
Jewish Studies: Language acquisition - introductory Hebrew. Offered by: Jewish Studies
JWST 2813 credits
Introductory Yiddish 1.
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
JWST 2823 credits
Introductory Yiddish 2.
Jewish Studies: This course is designed for students with a basic command of Yiddish who wish to improve their knowledge of the language and to further explore the culture behind it. Further development of the four language skills - speaking, reading, writing, and listening - with a particular emphasis on expanding vocabulary and improving grammar. Basic overview of the main Yiddish dialects. Course materials include selections from Yiddish literature, humor, songs, and films of Jewish life past and present. Offered by: Jewish Studies
JWST 3206 credits
Intermediate Hebrew.
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
JWST 3406 credits
Advanced Hebrew.
Jewish Studies: Language acquisition - advanced Hebrew. Offered by: Jewish Studies
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RELG 2576 credits
Introductory Sanskrit.
Religious Studies: To develop basic language and reading skills. Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 2643 credits
Introductory Tibetan 1.
Religious Studies: An introduction to the language of Classical Tibetan, specifically Tibetan script and basic grammar. Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 2653 credits
Introductory Tibetan 2.
Religious Studies: A continuation of the introduction to the language of Classical Tibetan, specifically Tibetan script and basic grammar. Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 2803 credits
New Testament Greek 2.
Religious Studies: Continued basic grammar, vocabulary and syntax of New Testament Greek. Analysis of more complex sentences from the New Testament and Septuagint. Offered by: Religious Studies
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RUSS 2103 credits
Elementary Russian Language 1.
Russian (Arts): Reading, grammar, translation, oral practice. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
RUSS 2113 credits
Elementary Russian Language 2.
Russian (Arts): Russian Language; continuation of RUSS 210. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
RUSS 2156 credits
Elementary Russian Language Intensive 1.
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
RUSS 3103 credits
Intermediate Russian Language 1.
Russian (Arts): Reading, translation, conversation. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
RUSS 3113 credits
Intermediate Russian Language 2.
Russian (Arts): Reading, translation, conversation. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
RUSS 3166 credits
Intermediate Russian Language Intensive 2.
Russian (Arts): Continuing the Intensive program of RUSS 215 this course covers the second year of the normal level, i.e. RUSS 310/RUSS 311, in one semester. The basic grammatical structures are covered. Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
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Social Sciences
Note: If you intend to follow a psychology program, you should not register in course SOCI 216 (Social Psychology). Course PSYC 215 (Social Psychology) is more appropriate. Credit will not be given for both courses.
Jump to a section: African Studies, Anthropology, Canadian Studies, Economics, Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies, Geography, History, International Development, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Quebec Studies and Sociology
AFRI 2003 credits
Introduction to African Studies.
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
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ANTH 2013 credits
Introduction to Archaeology.
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
ANTH 2023 credits
Socio-Cultural Anthropology.
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
ANTH 2033 credits
Human Evolution.
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
ANTH 2043 credits
Anthropology of Meaning.
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
ANTH 2063 credits
Environment and Culture.
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
ANTH 2073 credits
Ethnography Through Film.
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
ANTH 2083 credits
Evolutionary Anthropology.
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
ANTH 2093 credits
Anthropology of Religion.
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
ANTH 2103 credits
Archaeology of Early Cities.
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
ANTH 2123 credits
Anthropology of Development.
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
ANTH 2143 credits
Violence, Warfare, Culture.
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
ANTH 2223 credits
Legal Anthropology.
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
ANTH 2273 credits
Medical Anthropology.
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
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CANS 2003 credits
Understanding Canada.
Canadian Studies: Key cultural, economic, social and political institutions and their evolution over time. Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
NOTE: CANS 200 is also listed under Humanities |
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Sorry, no description available for course ECON 199 for the 2024 academic year.
ECON 2053 credits
An Introduction to Political Economy.
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
ECON 2083 credits
Microeconomic Analysis and Applications.
Economics (Arts): A university-level introduction to demand and supply, consumer behaviour, production theory, market structures and income distribution theory. Offered by: Economics
ECON 2093 credits
Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications.
Economics (Arts): A university-level introduction to national income determination, money and banking, inflation, unemployment and economic policy. Offered by: Economics
ECON 2193 credits
Current Economic Problems: Topics.
Economics (Arts): This course will deal with topical issues of importance to the Canadian economy. Offered by: Economics
ECON 2233 credits
Political Economy of Trade Policy.
Economics (Arts): The course introduces students to the economics of international trade, what constitutes good trade policy, and how trade policy is decided. The course examines Canadian trade policy since 1945, including the GATT, Auto Pact, the FTA and NAFTA, and concludes with special topics in trade policy. Offered by: Economics
ECON 2253 credits
Economics of the Environment.
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
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GSFS 2003 credits
Feminist and Social Justice Studies.
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
NOTE: GSFS 200 is also listed under Humanities GSFS 2503 credits
Sexual and Gender Diversity Studies.
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
NOTE: GSFS 250 is also listed under Humanities |
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GEOG 2003 credits
Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems.
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
GEOG 2163 credits
Geography of the World Economy.
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
GEOG 2173 credits
Cities in the Modern World.
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
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HIST 1943 credits
FYS: Jewish Concepts of Others.
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
HIST 1953 credits
FYS: Sources of World History.
History: An introduction to the constitutive intellectual traditions of world history. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 1973 credits
FYS: Race in Latin America.
History: This seminar explores what it meant to be native, black, or white in Latin America from the colonial period to the present. It explores how conceptualisations of race and ethnicity shaped colonialism, social organisation, opportunities for mobility, visions of nationhood, and social movements. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 1983 credits
FYS: Nation Building and Nationalism.
History: An introduction to some of the major theories of nationalism; an exploration of the many varieties of nationalism and forms of nation-building; a particular focus on the historical background to case studies of current interest. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2003 credits
Introduction to African History.
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
HIST 2013 credits
Modern African History.
History: While covering the general political history of Africa in the twentieth century, this course also explores such themes as health and disease, gender, and urbanization. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2023 credits
Survey: Canada to 1867.
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
HIST 2033 credits
Survey: Canada since 1867.
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
HIST 2053 credits
Ancient Mediterranean History.
History: An introduction to the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
NOTE: HIST 205 is also listed under Humanities and Classics HIST 2063 credits
Indian Ocean World History.
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
HIST 2073 credits
Jewish History: 400 B.C.E. to 1000.
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
HIST 2083 credits
Introduction to East Asian History.
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
HIST 2093 credits
Introduction to South Asian History.
History: Charts the making of South Asian civilization, 2500 BCE- 1707 CE, through a selection of key themes and major trends. Focus on the transformation of local kinship ties into regional kingdoms and empires, the evolution of religion and the legacy of the expansion of Islam and consequent rise of Turkish, Afghan and Mughal empires in this area. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2113 credits
American History to 1865.
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
HIST 2123 credits
Medieval Europe.
History: An introduction to the history and culture(s) of Europe in the Middle Ages. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2133 credits
World History, 600-2000.
History: A thematic and comparative approach to world history, beginning with the rise of Islam and ending with globalization in the late twentieth century. Trade diasporas, technology, disease, and imperialism are the major themes addressed. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2143 credits
Early Modern Europe.
History: Survey of European history from the Late Middle Ages to the eighteenth century. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2153 credits
Modern Europe.
History: Survey of European history from the eighteenth century to the present. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2163 credits
Introduction to Russian History.
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
HIST 2183 credits
Modern East Asian History.
History: An introduction to the history of China and Japan from the seventeenth century to the present, including modernization, nationalism, and the interaction of the two countries. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2193 credits
Jewish History: 1000 - 2000.
History: The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2213 credits
United States since 1865.
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
HIST 2233 credits
Indigenous Peoples and Empires.
History: History of Indigenous Peoples of North and South America and their early experiences of European conquest and colonization, c. 1400 - 1800. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2263 credits
East Central and Southeastern Europe in 20th Century.
History: Introductory survey of east central and southeastern European history from the twilight of nineteenth-century imperialism to the most recent expansion of the European Union. Consideration will be given to the two world wars and their consequences; nationalism, fascism, and socialism; and the revolutions of 1989. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Sorry, no description available for course HIST 236 for the 2024 academic year.
HIST 2383 credits
Histories of Science.
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
HIST 2403 credits
Modern History of Islamic Movements.
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
HIST 2493 credits
Health and the Healer in Western History.
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
HIST 2753 credits
Ancient Roman History.
History: A survey of Roman history from the foundation of Rome to the fall of the Roman Empire. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2923 credits
History and the Environment.
History: Sketch of the history of the material aspects of human interaction with the rest of nature. Included will be a historian's view of the social, technical, and ecological implications of the great variety of activities devised by our species. Though global in outlook, this course will emphasize the relevant historiography of France, England and North America. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 2993 credits
The Historian's Craft.
History: Introduction to the discipline of history. What is history? Where is history done? How is history done? Why do history? Historical writing is emphasized. Recommended for history majors. Offered by: History and Classical Studies
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INTD 2003 credits
Introduction to International Development.
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
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ISLA 1993 credits
FYS: Narrations of the Middle East.
Islamic Studies: An introduction to competing narratives about crucial moments in the history and culture of the Middle East. Reading and discussion of texts drawn from a variety of perspectives and genres, including historical accounts, poetry, fiction, memoir and others. Offered by: Islamic Studies
NOTE: ISLA 199 is also listed under Humanities ISLA 2003 credits
Islamic Civilization.
Islamic Studies: An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century. Offered by: Islamic Studies
NOTE: ISLA 200 is also listed under Humanities
ISLA 2103 credits
Muslim Societies.
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
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JWST 2523 credits
Interdisciplinary Lectures.
Jewish Studies: Interdisciplinary lectures in Jewish studies. Topic varies by year. Offered by: Jewish Studies
NOTE JWST 252 is also listed under Humanities |
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LING 1993 credits
First Year Seminar: Language and Mind.
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
LING 2013 credits
Introduction to Linguistics.
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
LING 2103 credits
Introduction to Speech Science.
Linguistics: The course covers key concepts of speech science, including phonetics (acoustics, speech perception and production), fundamentals in the study of speech processing, speech development, and speech disorders, and introduces some basic methodologies of the field. Offered by: Linguistics
Sorry, no description available for course LING 215 for the 2024 academic year.
LING 2603 credits
Meaning in Language.
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
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POLI 2103 credits
Political Science Research Methods.
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
POLI 2123 credits
Government and Politics - Developed World.
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
POLI 2213 credits
Government of Canada.
Political Science: An examination of the central governmental institutions, including parliament, federalism, and the judiciary. Offered by: Political Science
POLI 2223 credits
Political Process and Behaviour in Canada.
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
POLI 2263 credits
La vie politique québécoise.
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
POLI 2273 credits
Developing Areas/Introduction.
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
POLI 2313 credits
Introduction to Political Theory.
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
Sorry, no description available for course POLI 232 for the 2024 academic year.
POLI 2433 credits
International Politics of Economic Relations.
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
POLI 2443 credits
International Politics: State Behaviour.
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
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PSYC 1003 credits
Introduction to Psychology.
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
Sorry, no description available for course PSYC 199 for the 2024 academic year.
PSYC 2113 credits
Introductory Behavioural Neuroscience.
Psychology: An introduction to contemporary research on the relationship between brain and behaviour. Topics include learning, memory and cognition, brain damage and neuroplasticity, emotion and motivation, and drug addiction and brain reward circuits. Much of the evidence will be drawn from the experimental literature on research with animals. Offered by: Psychology
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QCST 2003 credits
Introduction to the Study of Quebec.
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
NOTE: QCST 200 is also listed under Humanities |
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SOCI 2103 credits
Sociological Perspectives.
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
SOCI 2113 credits
Sociological Inquiry.
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
Sorry, no description available for course SOCI 219 for the 2024 academic year.
SOCI 2223 credits
Urban Sociology.
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
SOCI 2253 credits
Medicine and Health in Modern Society.
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
SOCI 2303 credits
Sociology of Ethnic Relations.
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
SOCI 2343 credits
Population and Society.
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
SOCI 2353 credits
Technology and Society.
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
SOCI 2473 credits
Family and Modern Society.
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
SOCI 2503 credits
Social Problems.
Sociology (Arts): Contrasting theoretical approaches to social problems. Offered by: Sociology
SOCI 2543 credits
Development and Underdevelopment.
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
SOCI 2703 credits
Sociology of Gender.
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
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Mathematics & Science
Note: Some of the courses listed below are not suitable for first term as they require university-level prerequisites. Click on the course titles below for further information about appropriate background before registering. Some Science courses require students to also register for a mandatory lab component. For courses with a lab component, students must register and pass both the lecture and lab components in order to obtain credits.
Special Registration Note: Since Science students (B.Sc. students, in U0) begin course registration after several other faculties, you will notice that registration in certain basic math and science courses are restricted for part of the summer. This is done to ensure that Science students have equal access to register for those courses. Rest assured that those courses will become available to you shortly after.
Click here for detailed registration dates for the Science Freshman courses affected by the restriction (June 2021).
Jump to a section: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Geography, Math & Statistics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology and Psychiatry.
ATOC 1813 credits
Introduction to Atmospheric Science.
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
ATOC 1823 credits
Introduction to Oceanic Sciences.
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
ATOC 1833 credits
Climate and Climate Change.
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
ATOC 1843 credits
Science of Storms.
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
ATOC 1853 credits
Natural Disasters.
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
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BIOL 1113 credits
Principles: Organismal Biology.
Biology (Sci): An introduction to the phylogeny, structure, function and adaptation of unicellular organisms, plants and animals in the biosphere. Offered by: Biology
BIOL 1123 credits
Cell and Molecular Biology.
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
BIOL 1153 credits
Essential Biology.
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
BIOL 2003 credits
Molecular Biology.
Biology (Sci): The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression. Offered by: Biology
BIOL 2013 credits
Cell Biology and Metabolism.
Biology (Sci): This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle. Offered by: Biology
BIOL 2023 credits
Basic Genetics.
Biology (Sci): Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences. Offered by: Biology
BIOL 2053 credits
Functional Biology of Plants and Animals.
Biology (Sci): Unified view of form and function in animals and plants. Focus on how the laws of chemistry and physics illuminate biological processes relating to the acquisition of energy and materials and their use in movement, growth, development, reproduction and responses to environmental stress. Offered by: Biology
BIOL 2063 credits
Methods in Biology.
Biology (Sci): Introduction to modern methods used in organismal biology, including ecological sampling, experimental methods and statistics. Particular emphasis is on ways of thinking about the design of sampling programs and the analyses of data to test hypotheses using observational or experimental data. Offered by: Biology
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CHEM 1104 credits
General Chemistry 1.
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
Sorry, no description available for course CHEM 115 for the 2024 academic year.
CHEM 1204 credits
General Chemistry 2.
Chemistry: A study of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry. Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 1803 credits
World of Chemistry: Environment.
Chemistry: Risks, water, air pollution, sick-building syndrome, the chemistry of the car, energy (fossil fuel, nuclear), nano and biotechnology, smells, garbage and human waste, dental chemistry and green chemistry. Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 1813 credits
World of Chemistry: Food.
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
CHEM 1823 credits
World of Chemistry: Technology.
Chemistry: Aspects of chemical technology including publishing of scientific articles, rocketry, space travel, materials (metals, plastics art), household products, forensic science, money, combustion science, computers and cosmetics. Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 1833 credits
World of Chemistry: Drugs.
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
Sorry, no description available for course CHEM 199 for the 2024 academic year.
CHEM 2033 credits
Survey of Physical Chemistry.
Chemistry: The fundamentals of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics with applications to biomolecular systems. Thermodynamic and kinetic control of biological processes. Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 2043 credits
Physical Chemistry/Biological
Sciences 1.
Chemistry: Similar to CHEM 223/CHEM 243. Emphasis on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed. Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 2124 credits
Introductory Organic Chemistry 1.
Chemistry: A survey of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds including modern concepts of bonding, mechanisms, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry. Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 2143 credits
Physical Chemistry/Biological Sciences 2.
Chemistry: Emphasis is placed on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed. Offered by: Chemistry
Sorry, no description available for course CHEM 217 for the 2024 academic year.
CHEM 2193 credits
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry.
Chemistry: An introduction to the basic topics in atmospheric chemistry. The fundamentals of the chemical composition of the atmosphere and its chemical reactions. Selected topics such as; a smog chamber, acid rain, and the ozone hole, will be examined. Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 2224 credits
Introductory Organic Chemistry 2.
Chemistry: Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics. Offered by: Chemistry
Sorry, no description available for course CHEM 223 for the 2024 academic year.
Sorry, no description available for course CHEM 243 for the 2024 academic year.
CHEM 2531 credit
Introductory Physical Chemistry Laboratory.
Chemistry: Illustrative experiments in physical chemistry. Offered by: Chemistry
Sorry, no description available for course CHEM 263 for the 2024 academic year.
CHEM 2813 credits
Inorganic Chemistry 1.
Chemistry: Basic concepts of electronic structure and molecular bonding will be developed and applied to the understanding of common materials. Acid-base chemistry. Survey of the chemistry of the main group elements. Introduction to coordination and organometallic chemistry. Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 2872 credits
Introductory Analytical Chemistry.
Chemistry: Qualitative and quantitative analysis. A survey of methods of analysis including theory and practice of semimicro qualitative analysis and representative gravimetric, volumetric and instrumental methods. Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 2971 credit
Introductory Analytical Chemistry Laboratory.
Chemistry: Introductory experiments in analytical chemistry emphasizing classical and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis. Offered by: Chemistry
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COMP 1023 credits
Computers and Computing.
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
COMP 1893 credits
Computers and Society.
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
COMP 2023 credits
Foundations of Programming.
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
COMP 2063 credits
Introduction to Software Systems.
Computer Science (Sci): Comprehensive overview of programming in C, use of system calls and libraries, debugging and testing of code; use of developmental tools like make, version control systems. Offered by: Computer Science
COMP 2303 credits
Logic and Computability.
Computer Science (Sci): Propositional Logic, predicate calculus, proof systems, computability Turing machines, Church-Turing thesis, unsolvable problems, completeness, incompleteness, Tarski semantics, uses and misuses of Gödel's theorem. Offered by: Computer Science
COMP 2503 credits
Introduction to Computer Science.
Computer Science (Sci): Mathematical tools (binary numbers, induction, recurrence relations, asymptotic complexity, establishing correctness of programs), Data structures (arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary trees, binary search trees, heaps, hash tables), Recursive and non-recursive algorithms (searching and sorting, tree and graph traversal). Abstract data types, inheritance. Selected topics. Offered by: Computer Science
COMP 2803 credits
History and Philosophy of Computing.
Computer Science (Sci): A history of early mathematical computation. Symbolic logic and computation. Modern computer systems and networks. The rise of the internet. Offered by: Computer Science
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EPSC 1803 credits
The Terrestrial Planets.
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
EPSC 1813 credits
Environmental Geology.
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
EPSC 1853 credits
Natural Disasters.
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
EPSC 1863 credits
Astrobiology.
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
EPSC 1993 credits
FYS: Earth and Planetary Exploration.
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
EPSC 2013 credits
Understanding Planet Earth.
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
EPSC 2333 credits
Earth and Life History.
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
EPSC 3343 credits
Invertebrate Paleontology.
Earth & Planetary Sciences: Preservation of fossils; the fossil record of invertebrates; use of fossils in stratigraphy and paleoecology; fossils in evolutionary studies. Fossils of invertebrates are studied in the laboratory. Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences
ESYS 1043 credits
The Earth System.
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
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GEOG 2033 credits
Environmental Systems.
Geography: An introduction to system-level interactions among climate, hydrology, soils and vegetation at the scale of drainage basins, including the study of the global geographical variability in these land-surface systems. The knowledge acquired is used to study the impact on the environment of various human activities such as deforestation and urbanisation. Offered by: Geography
GEOG 2053 credits
Global Change: Past, Present and Future.
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
GEOG 2723 credits
Earth's Changing Surface.
Geography: Introduction to the study of landforms as products of geomorphic and geologic systems acting at and near the Earth's surface. The process geomorphology approach will be used to demonstrate how landforms of different geomorphic settings represent a dynamic balance between forces acting in the environment and the physical properties of materials present. Offered by: Geography
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Sorry, no description available for course MATH 112 for the 2024 academic year.
MATH 1333 credits
Linear Algebra and Geometry.
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Systems of linear equations, matrices, inverses, determinants; geometric vectors in three dimensions, dot product, cross product, lines and planes; introduction to vector spaces, linear dependence and independence, bases. Linear transformations. Eigenvalues and diagonalization. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
Sorry, no description available for course MATH 134 for the 2024 academic year.
MATH 1394 credits
Calculus 1 with Precalculus.
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Review of trigonometry and other Precalculus topics. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
MATH 1403 credits
Calculus 1.
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Review of functions and graphs. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
MATH 1414 credits
Calculus 2.
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): The definite integral. Techniques of integration. Applications. Introduction to sequences and series. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
MATH 1504 credits
Calculus A.
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Functions, limits and continuity, differentiation, L'Hospital's rule, applications, Taylor polynomials, parametric curves, functions of several variables. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
MATH 1514 credits
Calculus B.
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Integration, methods and applications, infinite sequences and series, power series, arc length and curvature, multiple integration. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
MATH 1803 credits
The Art of Mathematics.
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
MATH 2223 credits
Calculus 3.
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Taylor series, Taylor's theorem in one and several variables. Review of vector geometry. Partial differentiation, directional derivative. Extreme of functions of 2 or 3 variables. Parametric curves and arc length. Polar and spherical coordinates. Multiple integrals. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
MATH 2233 credits
Linear Algebra.
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Review of matrix algebra, determinants and systems of linear equations. Vector spaces, linear operators and their matrix representations, orthogonality. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization of Hermitian matrices. Applications. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
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PHIL 2103 credits
Introduction to Deductive Logic 1.
Philosophy: An introduction to propositional and predicate logic; formalization of arguments, truth tables, systems of deduction, elementary metaresults, and related topics. Offered by: Philosophy
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PHYS 1014 credits
Introductory Physics - Mechanics.
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
PHYS 1024 credits
Introductory Physics - Electromagnetism.
Physics: Electric field and potential. D.C. circuits and measurements. Capacitance. Magnetic field and induction. Electromagnetic waves and geometrical optics. Offered by: Physics
PHYS 1314 credits
Mechanics and Waves.
Physics: The basic laws and principles of Newtonian mechanics; oscillations, waves, and wave optics. Offered by: Physics
PHYS 1424 credits
Electromagnetism and Optics.
Physics: The basic laws of electricity and magnetism; geometrical optics. Offered by: Physics
PHYS 1803 credits
Space, Time and Matter.
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
PHYS 1813 credits
Everyday Physics.
Physics: The day-to-day physics behind the materials and phenomena around us. Demonstrations of the intriguing properties of materials and the simple physical theories explaining them. Offered by: Physics
PHYS 1833 credits
The Milky Way Inside and Out.
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
PHYS 1843 credits
Energy and the Environment.
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
PHYS 1863 credits
Astrobiology.
Physics: 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: Physics
PHYS 2243 credits
Physics of Music.
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
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Sorry, no description available for course PSYC 199 for the 2024 academic year.
PSYC 2043 credits
Introduction to Psychological Statistics.
Psychology: The statistical analysis of research data; frequency distributions; graphic representation; measures of central tendency and variability; elementary sampling theory and tests of significance. Offered by: Psychology
PSYC 2113 credits
Introductory Behavioural Neuroscience.
Psychology: An introduction to contemporary research on the relationship between brain and behaviour. Topics include learning, memory and cognition, brain damage and neuroplasticity, emotion and motivation, and drug addiction and brain reward circuits. Much of the evidence will be drawn from the experimental literature on research with animals. Offered by: Psychology
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PSYT 1993 credits
FYS: Mental Illness and the Brain.
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
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