A total of 12 courses is required from Table I.
Students are
not required to complete an Option in order to graduate. Students who do not choose an Option may select any 12 courses from any of the eight Options listed throughout this Table, with the following qualification: Students must complete
at least one of ACS 800, ACS 900, or ACS 950 in order to graduate.
If an Option is chosen, students must select it by the end of first year in order to make the appropriate Option's course intentions. A total of eight Options is available, and each Option's requirements are identified below. Once an Option is selected, students must complete all the requirements of that Option to graduate.
CULTURE STUDIES OPTION
12 courses are required as grouped and noted below†.
REQUIRED:
| ACS 302 |
Introduction to Culture Studies |
Eleven courses from the following:
* All students must complete a minimum of one of the following:
ACS 800, ACS 900, ACS 950.
DIVERSITY AND EQUITY OPTION
12 courses are required as grouped and noted below†.
REQUIRED:
| ACS 403 |
Introduction to Diversity and Equity |
Eleven courses from the following:
| ACS 800* |
Senior Group Project |
| ACS 900* |
Senior Seminar |
| ACS 950* |
Directed Research Course |
| CRB 100 |
Introduction to the Caribbean |
| CRB 500 |
Families in the Caribbean |
| CRB 501 |
Caribbean Peoples and Racism in Canada |
| CRB 502 |
Cultural Traditions in the Caribbean |
| ENG 204 |
Literatures of Immigration |
| ENG 621 |
Reading Gender in a Global Context |
|
ENG 413
|
Colonial and Post-Colonial Literatures |
| ENG 940 |
Discourses of Difference and Diversity |
| ENG 941 |
Gender and Sex in Literature/Culture |
| ENG 942 |
Postcolonial Interventions |
| FRS 502 |
French Feminisms |
| HST 328 |
Multiple Ontario's:1784 to the Present |
| HST 526 |
Women and Gender in U.S. History |
| HST 565 |
Immigrant Experience in Canadian History |
| HST 580 |
Natives and Newcomers to 1763 |
| HST 680 |
Natives and Newcomers from 1763 |
| HST 720 |
The African Diaspora |
| HST 721 |
The African American Experience |
| MUS 211 |
Music Cultures of the City |
| MUS 401 |
Music, Religion and Spirituality |
| MUS 406 |
Chinese Instrumental Music |
| MUS 501 |
Traditional Musics of the World |
| MUS 506 |
Chinese Music Studies |
| PHL 400 |
Human Rights and Justice |
| PHL 420 |
Philosophy, Diversity and Recognition |
| PHL 621 |
Beyond the Western Academic Tradition |
| PHL 922 |
Religious Belief, Diversity, and Truth |
| POG 315 |
Equity and Human Rights |
| POL 510 |
The Politics of Sexual Diversity |
| PSY 620 |
Psychology of Immigration |
| PSY 807 |
Psychology of Prejudice |
| PSY 941 |
Cross Cultural Psychology |
| SOC 203 |
Social Class and Inequality |
| SOC 474 |
Immigration, Minorities and Citizenship |
| SOC 507 |
Race and Ethnicity in Canada |
| SOC 603 |
Sociology of Gender |
| SOC 608 |
Women, Power and Change |
| SOC 633 |
Sexualities, Identities and Society |
| SOC 885 |
Women and Islam |
| SOC 941 |
Race, Ethnic and Aboriginal Studies |
| SOC 943 |
Poverty Issues |
* All students must complete a minimum of one of the following:
ACS 800, ACS 900, ACS 950
ENGLISH OPTION
Revised 2011-2012
12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.
REQUIRED:
Plus one of the following:
| ENG 208+ |
The Nature of Narrative II |
| ENG 931++ |
Critical Theory: Literary and Culture |
+ Required for students approved to 1st yr. Fall 2010 and later.
++ Required for students approved to 1st yr. prior to Fall 2010.
ENG 931 is last offered 2011-2012. |
Nine courses from the following as grouped and noted below:
Minimum four courses from:
| ENG 421 |
16C Literature and Culture |
| ENG 422 |
17C Literature and Culture |
| ENG 531 |
18C Literature and Culture I |
| ENG 532 |
18C Literature and Culture II |
| ENG 624 |
20C Literature and Culture I |
| ENG 626 |
20C Literature and Culture II |
| ENG 632 |
19C Literature and Culture I |
| ENG 633 |
19C Literature and Culture II |
Minimum two courses from:
| ENG 203* |
Literature of Native Peoples |
| ENG 204* |
Literatures of Immigration |
| ENG 413 |
Colonial and Postcolonial Literature |
| ENG 416 |
Modern American Experience |
| ENG 620* |
Caribbean Literatures and Cultures |
| ENG 621 |
Reading Gender in a Global Context |
| ENG 630* |
Asian Literatures and Cultures |
| ENG 701 |
Studies in Canadian Literature |
| ENG 940 |
Discourses of Difference and Diversity |
| ENG 941 |
Gender and Sex in Literature and Culture |
| ENG 942 |
Postcolonial Interventions |
Minimum two courses from:
*All courses except those marked with an asterisk require ENG 108, plus either ACS 103 or ENG 208, as prerequisites. The Department advises students entering the English option after Fall 2010, to take ENG 108 and ENG 208 in first year.
NOTE: English courses cannot be used toward the Liberal Studies requirement if the English Option is chosen.
FRENCH OPTION
12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.
REQUIRED:
A minimum of four courses from the following:
| FRE 301 |
Intermediate French I |
| FRE 401 |
Intermediate French II |
| FRE 402 |
French Conversation and Pronunciation |
| FRE 501 |
Speaking and Writing French I |
| FRE 502 |
Business French I |
| FRE 507 |
Intro to Stylistics and Translation I |
| FRE 515 |
Introduction to Business French |
| FRE 516 |
Politics and Play in French Poetry |
| FRE 601 |
Speaking and Writing French II |
| FRE 602 |
Advanced Business French II |
| FRE 607 |
Intro to Stylistics and Translation II |
| FRE 701 |
French for Today I |
| FRE 707 |
Intro to Stylistics and Translation III |
| FRE 801 |
French for Today II |
| FRS 101 |
Sign, Sense and Meaning |
A minimum of two courses from the following:
| FRE 508 |
Intro to 20th C French Literature I |
| FRE 509 |
Franco-Canadian Literature I |
| FRE 608 |
Intro to 20th C French Literature II |
| FRE 609 |
Franco-Canadian Literature II |
| FRE 703 |
French Theatre: Classicism to the Absurd I |
| FRE 704 |
Intro to Franco-Canadian Culture I |
| FRE 706 |
Cultural Evolution of the French Language |
| FRE 709 |
Children's Literature in French |
| FRE 803 |
French Theatre Classicism to the Absurd II |
| FRE 804 |
Intro to Franco-Canadian Culture II |
| FRE 901 |
Francophone Women Writers |
| FRE 902 |
Gender and Decadence 1850-1920 |
| FRE 903 |
The Francophone Short Story |
| FRS 602 |
French Caribbean Literature and Culture |
NOTE: French courses cannot be used toward the Liberal Studies requirement if the French Option is chosen.
GLOBAL STUDIES OPTION
12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.
REQUIRED:
| ACS 402 |
Introduction to Global Studies |
Eleven courses from the following:
| ACS 800* |
Senior Group Project |
| ACS 900* |
Senior Seminar |
| ACS 950* |
Directed Research Course |
|
ECN 110
|
The Economics of Markets |
| ECN 220 |
Evolution of the Global Economy |
| ECN 511 |
Economy and Environment |
| ENG 204 |
Literatures of Immigration |
| ENG 621 |
Reading Gender in a Global Context |
| ENG 413 |
Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures |
| ENG 942 |
Postcolonial Interventions |
| GEO 108 |
Geography of the Global Village |
| GEO 206 |
Regions, Nations and the Global Community |
| GEO 208 |
Geography of the Global Economy |
| GEO 910 |
Structure of the Global Village |
| HST 426 |
Major Themes in International Relations |
| HST 500 |
Modern International Relations |
| HST 562 |
Science, Corporations and the Environment |
| HST 563 |
History of International Organizations |
| HST 720 |
The African Diaspora |
| HST 722 |
The British Empire and the World |
| HST 911 |
Canada in the International Sphere |
| PHL 621 |
Beyond the Western Academic Tradition |
| POG 100 |
People, Power, and Politics |
| POG 225 |
Global Governance |
| POG 323 |
The Politics of Development |
| POG 411 |
Canadian Foreign Policy |
| POG 423 |
Nationalism and Identity |
| POG 424 |
Human Rights and Global Politics |
| POG 426 |
Contemporary Global Conflicts |
| POG 443 |
Global Cities |
| POL 203 |
Politics of the Environment |
| POL 607 |
Technology and Globalization |
| POL 688 |
Colonialism and Imperialism |
| PSY 941 |
Cross Cultural Psychology |
| SOC 706 |
Sociology of the Global Economy |
* All students must complete a minimum of one of the following: ACS 800, ACS 900, ACS 950.
HISTORY OPTION
12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.
REQUIRED:
Four to six courses from the following:
| HST 110† |
U.S. History: Colonial Era to 1877 |
| HST 111* |
World Turned Upside Down: Europe 1350-1789 |
| HST 112* |
East Meets West: Asia in the World |
| HST 113* |
Themes in Modern Asian History |
| HST 119* |
Fact and Fiction: History Through Film I |
| HST 210† |
U.S. History: 1877 to the Present |
| HST 211* |
A Century of Revolution: Europe 1789-1914 |
| HST 213† |
Themes on Latin American History |
| HST 219* |
Fact and Fiction: History Through Film II |
| HST 222† |
The History of the Caribbean I |
| HST 301 |
Human Rights and the Canadian State |
| HST 307† |
Canada to 1885: The Founding Societies |
| HST 325 |
History of Science and Technology I |
| HST 328 |
Multiple Ontarios: 1784 to the Present |
| HST 407† |
Canada from 1885: The Struggle for Identity |
| HST 425 |
History of Science and Technology II |
| HST 426 |
Major Themes in International Relations |
| HST 488 |
Britain since 1815 |
| HST 581† |
Canada, the Origins of Conflict |
| HST 681† |
Canada, Defining a Nation |
* A minimum of two must be taken
† A minimum of two must be taken
Five to seven courses from the following:
| HST 500 |
Modern International Relations |
| HST 501 |
The American Civil War |
| HST 503 |
Crime and Punishment in Modern Canada |
| HST 504 |
War to War: World Conflict 1900-45 |
| HST 508 |
The Child in History |
| HST 510 |
United States after 1945 |
| HST 511 |
Quebec in Canada: A History |
| HST 522 |
The Middle East: 1914 to the Present |
| HST 526 |
Women and Gender in U.S. History |
| HST 527 |
Toronto: Wilderness to Metropolis |
| HST 532 |
Elizabethan England |
| HST 533 |
Themes in African History I |
| HST 540 |
Espionage: A 20th-Century History |
| HST 541 |
Unknown Canada: Rebels, Rioters, Strikers |
| HST 550 |
Ontario to 1896: The Formative Years |
| HST 551 |
Problems in 20th-Century Western Europe |
| HST 555 |
Modern China I: 1839-1949 |
| HST 561 |
Controlling the World |
| HST 562 |
Science, Corporations and the Environment |
| HST 563 |
History of International Organizations |
| HST 564 |
History of Canadian Cultural Industries |
| HST 565 |
Immigrant Experience in Canadian History |
| HST 580 |
Natives and Newcomers to 1763 |
| HST 584 |
Mediaeval Europe: 400-1400 |
| HST 585 |
Southeast Asia: War and Peace since 1945 |
| HST 587 |
18th-Century Britain: 1688-1815 |
| HST 600 |
Innovators, Capitalists and Managers |
| HST 602 |
The History of Modern Propaganda |
| HST 603 |
The Third Reich |
| HST 604 |
The Uneasy Peace: The Cold War, 1945-90 |
| HST 610 |
Modern U.S. Foreign Relations |
| HST 632 |
England in the 17th Century |
| HST 633 |
Themes in African History II |
| HST 641 |
Wine, Women, Warriors, Saviours and Sinners |
| HST 650 |
Ontario since 1878 |
| HST 651 |
Problems in 20th-Century Eastern Europe |
| HST 655 |
Modern China II: 1949-Present |
| HST 657 |
Culture/Politics of Difference in the U.S. |
| HST 658 |
Sex in the American City |
| HST 680 |
Natives and Newcomers from 1763 |
| HST 701 |
Scientific Technology and Modern Society |
| HST 702 |
The First World War |
| HST 711 |
Canada and the United States |
| HST 712 |
The American City |
| HST 720 |
The African Diaspora |
| HST 721 |
African-American History |
| HST 722 |
The British Empire and the World |
| HST 723 |
The Material Cultures of North America |
| HST 731 |
Renaissance and Reform: Europe 1350-1650 |
| HST 777 |
Medicine from Antiquity to 1500 CE |
| HST 786 |
Science and Technology in Islamic History |
| HST 787 |
Astronomy vs Astrology |
| HST 788 |
Water Use in History |
| HST 789 |
British Society since 1939 |
| HST 802 |
The Second World War |
| HST 807 |
The Canadian Revolution: 1968-2000 |
| HST 851 |
Experiential History |
| HST 911 |
Canada in the International Sphere |
| HST 930 |
Film, Television and 20th-Century History |
| HST 950 |
Directed Research |
NOTE: History courses cannot be used toward the Liberal Studies requirement if the History Option is chosen.
INQUIRY AND INVENTION OPTION
12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.
REQUIRED:
| ACS 303 |
Introduction to Inquiry and Invention |
Eleven courses from the following:
| ACS 800* |
Senior Group Project |
| ACS 900* |
Senior Seminar |
| ACS 950* |
Directed Research Course |
| ECN 511 |
Economy and Environment |
| ENG 503 |
Science Fiction |
| ENG 507 |
Science and the Literary Imagination |
| ENG 921 |
Narrative in a Digital Age |
| GEO 110 |
The Physical Environment |
| HST 325 |
History of Science and Technology I |
| HST 561 |
Controlling the World |
| HST 562 |
Science, Corporations and the Environment |
| HST 701 |
Scientific Technology and Modern Society |
| HST 777 |
Medicine from Antiquity to 1500 CE |
| HST 786 |
Science and Technology in Islamic History |
| HST 787 |
Astronomy vs Astrology |
| HST 788 |
Water Use in History |
| PCS 181 |
Introduction to Astronomy |
| PHL 500 |
Philosophy of the Natural Environment |
| PHL 509 |
Bioethics |
| PHL 552 |
Philosophy of Science |
| PHL 709 |
Religion, Science and Philosophy |
| PHL 921 |
Intellectual Property and Technology |
| SCI 181 |
Biology of a Living City |
| SCI 182 |
Chemistry Applications to Living Systems |
* All students must complete a minimum of one of the following:
ACS 800, ACS 900, ACS 950.
PHILOSOPHY OPTION
REQUIRED: 12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.
A minimum of one from the following:
A minimum of two from the following:
A minimum of two from the following:
A minimum of two from the following:
| PHL 420 |
Philosophy, Diversity, and Recognition |
| PHL 449 |
Issues in the Philosophy of Punishment |
| PHL 500 |
Philosophy of the Natural Environment |
| PHL 501 |
Social Thought and the Critique of Power |
| PHL 504 |
Philosophy of Art |
| PHL 509 |
Bioethics |
| PHL 603 |
Modern and Contemporary Ethics |
| PHL 612 |
Philosophy of Law |
| PHL 621 |
Beyond the Western Academic Tradition |
A maximum of five may be taken from the following:
| PHL 306 |
Freedom, Equality, Limits of Authority |
| PHL 307 |
Business Ethics |
| PHL 334 |
Ethics in Professional Life |
| PHL 365 |
Philosophy of Beauty |
| PHL 366 |
Existentialism and Art and Culture |
| PHL 400 |
Human Rights and Justice |
| PHL 401 |
Philosophy and Mass Culture |
| PHL 406 |
Issues of Life, Death, and Poverty |
| PHL 530 |
Media Ethics |
| PHL 602 |
Health Care and Distributive Justice |
| PHL 606 |
Philosophy of Love and Sex |
| PHL 710 |
Philosophy and Film |
| PHL 810 |
Philosophy of Cinema |
| PHL 921 |
Intellectual Property and Technology |
NOTE: Philosophy courses cannot be used toward the Liberal Studies requirement if the Philosophy Option is chosen.
