IMPORTANT NOTE: Certain courses cannot be taken for Liberal Studies credit in some programs. Only the courses planned to be offered in 2012-2013 are listed here.See the course description section for a complete listing of Liberal Studies courses.
Please see Table A - Lower Level Restrictions for more information.
Not all courses will be offered every semester to all students. See the Chair of the appropriate Teaching Department to check availability of courses.
| CHN*° |
A Chinese course |
| CRB 100 |
Introduction to the Caribbean |
| CRM 101 |
Understanding Crime in Canadian Society |
| ECN 105 |
Canadian Economic History |
| ECN 110 |
The Economics of Markets |
| ECN 205 |
European Economic History |
| ECN 210 |
Inflation, Unemployment in Canada |
| ECN 340 |
The Economics of Human Behaviour |
| ECN 440 |
Booms, Busts, Panics and Manias |
| ENG 101 |
Laughter and Tears: Comedy and Tragedy |
| ENG 104 |
The Short Story |
| ENG 112 |
Zap, Pow, Bang: Pop Lit |
| ENG 201 |
Myth and Literature |
| ENG 203 |
Literature of Native Peoples |
| ENG 204 |
Literatures of Immigration |
| ENG 212 |
Cultures in Crisis |
| FRE*° |
A French course |
| FRS 101• |
Sign, Sense and Meaning |
| GEO 106 |
Geographies of Everyday Life |
| GEO 108 |
Geography of the Global Village |
| GEO 110 |
The Physical Environment |
| GEO 206 |
Regions, Nations and the Global Community |
| GEO 208 |
Geography of the Global Economy |
| GEO 210 |
Geography of Danger |
| GEO 312 |
Viva Las Vegas! |
| 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 119 |
Fact and Fiction: History Through Film I |
| HST 210 |
U.S. History: 1877 to Present |
| HST 211 |
Century of Revolution Europe: 1789-1914 |
| HST 213 |
Themes in Latin American History |
| HST 219 |
Fact and Fiction: History Through Film II |
| HST 222 |
Themes in Caribbean History |
| 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 |
| IRL 100 |
Intro to World Art I: Pictorial Arts |
| IRL 200 |
Introduction to World Textile History |
| ITM 277 |
Intro to Information Technology and Society |
| LNG 111*¶ |
Language and Identity |
| LNG 112*¶ |
Language: Spoken and Written |
| LNG 113*¶ |
Language and Public Life |
| LNG 121 |
Language and Society |
| MUS 101 |
Intro to World and Early European Music |
| MUS 105 |
Voices Without Borders: Global Chorus |
| MUS 106 |
The Architecture of Music |
| MUS 107 |
South Indian Music |
| MUS 108 |
Gospel Music: Songs for the Spirit |
| MUS 109 |
Music of West Africa |
| MUS 110 |
Music and Film |
| MUS 201 |
Introduction to Classical Music |
| MUS 406 |
Chinese Instrumental Music |
| NPF 188 |
Masterpieces of Literature on Film |
| PCS 181† |
Introduction to Astronomy |
| PHL 101 |
Plato and the Roots of Western Philosophy |
| PHL 110 |
Philosophy of Religion I |
| PHL 187 |
Ancient Greek Philosophy |
| PHL 201 |
Problems in Philosophy |
| PHL 214 |
Critical Thinking I |
| PHL 306 |
Freedom, Equality, Limits of Authority |
| PHL 333 |
Philosophy of Human Nature |
| PHL 365 |
Philosophy of Beauty |
| PHL 366 |
Existentialism and Art and Culture |
| PHL 406 |
Issues of Life, Death, and Poverty |
| POL 106 |
The Politics of Human Needs |
| POL 128 |
Politics and Film |
| POL 129 |
Canadian Immigration |
| POL 203 |
Politics of the Environment |
| POL 208 |
Conflict and Change in World Politics |
| PSY 105 |
Perspectives in Psychology |
| PSY 304 |
Psychology of Gender |
| PSY 308 |
Psychology of Thinking |
| SCI 181† |
Biology of a Living City |
| SCI 182†† |
Chemistry Applications to Living Systems |
| SCI 183† |
Introduction to Forensic Science |
| SOC 102 |
Human Origins |
| SOC 103 |
How Society Works |
| SOC 202 |
Popular Culture |
| SOC 203 |
Social Class and Inequality |
| SPN*° |
A Spanish course |
| THL 100 |
Theatre and the Canadian Identity |
* An online placement test is required. Contact appropriate teaching department for details.
†Not available for credit to students in either the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science or Faculty of Science programs. Architectural Science students are exempt from this restriction.
†† Not available for credit to students in the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Faculty of Science, Nutrition and Food, or Occupational Health program students. Architectural Science students are exempt from this restriction.
° Not available for credit to students in BEng programs.
•This French/Spanish Department course is delivered in English.
LANGUAGE AND WRITING COURSES
There are three Lower Level Liberal Studies courses designed for students whose first language is not English - LNG 111, 112 and 113; these courses require a placement test, which can be found at http://www.ryerson.ca/french/englishtest or permission from Marju Toomsalu, EAL Programs Director (mtoomsal@ryerson.ca; ext. 4196).
LNG 111: Language and Identity; LNG 113: Language and Public Life; and LNG 112: Language: Spoken and Written are available to students who have been assessed as likely to benefit from intensive language and writing courses. Students for whom English is a second language and who are enrolled in programs that accept ESL courses for credit may take all three ESL courses, LNG 111, 112, and 113. However, a maximum of two credits only may be used towards their degree requirements.
There is one Lower Level Liberal Studies course designed for undergraduate students wishing to improve their writing skills: LNG 121, Language and Society. No Placement test is required for this course.
