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HOME Programs and Academic Departments Faculty of Arts Arts and Contemporary Studies Professional Table I

Professional Table I
Students are not required to complete an Option in order to graduate.

Students who do not choose an Option will select any 12 courses from any of the nine Options listed throughout this Table, with the following qualification:
Capstone Course Students must complete at least one of ACS 800 or ACS 900 in order to graduate. Anthropology Studies Option students will take ANT 900.
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 nine 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.

 
Anthropology Studies Option New option begins 2015-2016.

13 courses
are required as grouped and noted below.

REQUIRED (6 courses):

ANT 100
Introduction to Anthropology
ANT 200
Anthropological Perspective
ANT 900
Anthropology Capstone
BLG 133
Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology I
BLG 233Biological Anthropology II
LIR 400Ethnographic Practices

Minimum of four (4) of the following:
A maximum of two (2) courses marked with an asterisk (*) may be selected from this group.

GEO 326
The Geography of Early Hominins
HIS 275*
Ancient Greece and Rome
HIS 277*
Mediaeval Europe, 400-1350
HIS 461*
Cradle of Civilization: Ancient Near East
HIS 501
Archaeology and Material Culture
HIS 502
Life Stories: Oral History
HIS 559
Ancient Egypt
HIS 561
The Ottoman Empire
HIS 662
The Mughal Empire, 1526-1764
HIS 903
Senior Seminar I: Cross-Field Study
HST 111*
World Turned Upside Down: Europe 1350-1789
HST 211*
Century of Revolution: Europe 1789-1914
HST 325*
History of Science and Technology I
HST 407*
Canada from 1885: The Struggle for Identity
HST 425*
History of Science and Technology II
HST 533
Africa Before 1850
HST 701
Scientific Technology and Modern Society
HST 777
Medicine from Antiquity to 1500 CE
HST 786
Science and Technology in Islamic History
NPF 559
Advanced Topics in Curatorial Practices
NPF 571
Introduction to Museum and Gallery Studies

Minimum of three (3) of the following:
Many of these courses have prerequisites.

ECN 340
The Economics of Human Behaviour
LIR 100
Global Models in Intercultural Relations
LIR 200
Critical Practices in Intercultural Relations
LIR 300
Intercultural Negotiations
PSY 102
Introduction to Psychology I
PSY 124
Social Psychology
PSY 202
Introduction to Psychology II
PSY 300
Psychology and Law
PSY 324
Biological Psychology
PSY 434
Brain and Behaviour
PSY 802
Death, Dying and Bereavement
SEM 101
Sign, Sense and Meaning
SEM 102
Introduction to Visual Semiotics
SOC 105
Introduction to Sociology
Culture Studies Option 12 courses are required as grouped and noted below†.

REQUIRED:

ACS 302Introduction to Culture Studies

Eleven courses from the following:

ACS 800*Senior Group Project
ACS 900*Senior Seminar
ACS 950Directed Research Course
ENG 705Studies in Visual Cultures
ENG 921Narrative in a Digital Age
FRS 502Feminism and French Literature
HIS 615Film, Television and 20th C History
HIS 742Canadian Cultural Industries
HST 119Rise of Empires: History Through Film
HST 219Decolonization: History Through Film
HST 657Culture/Politics of Difference in the U.S.
HST 658Sex in the American City
IRL 100Intro to World Art I: Pictorial Arts
IRL 500Modern and Contemporary Art, Design
MUS 211Music Cultures of the City
MUS 401Music, Religion and Spirituality
MUS 501Traditional Musics of the World
MUS 505Popular Music and Culture
PHL 365Philosophy of Beauty
PHL 366Existentialism and Art and Culture
PHL 401Philosophy and Mass Culture
PHL 504Philosophy of Art
PHL 530Media Ethics
PHL 621Beyond the Western Academic Tradition
PHL 710Philosophy and Film
PHL 810Philosophy of Cinema
PHL 921Intellectual Property and Technology
SEM 101Sign, Sense and Meaning
SEM 102
Introduction to Visual Semiotics
SOC 202Popular Culture
SOC 479Social Networks and the World Wide Web
SOC 902Hollywood and Society
SOC 903Action Cinema and Modernity
SOC 932The Entertainment Industry

* All students must complete a minimum of one of: ACS 800 or ACS 900.

† Students must successfully complete one of ACS 800 or ACS 900 before enrolling in ACS 950.

Diversity And Equity Option 12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.

REQUIRED:

ACS 403Introduction to Diversity and Equity

Eleven courses from the following:

ACS 800*Senior Group Project
ACS 900*Senior Seminar
ACS 950Directed Research Course
CRB 100Introduction to the Caribbean
CRB 500Families in the Caribbean
CRB 501Racism and Caribbean Peoples in Canada
CRB 502Cultural Traditions in the Caribbean
CRB 614Caribbean Critical Thought
ENG 204Literatures of Immigration
ENG 413Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures
ENG 621Women's Texts, Global Contexts
ENG 941Gender and Sex in Literature and Culture
ENG 942Postcolonial Interventions
FRS 502Feminism and French Literature
HIS 400Reading, Writing and Using History
HST 112East Meets West: Asia in the World
HST 328Multiple Ontarios: 1784 to the Present
HST 526Women and Gender in U.S. History
HST 580Natives and Newcomers to 1763
HST 657Culture/Politics of Difference in the U.S.
HST 680Natives and Newcomers from 1763
HST 807The Canadian Revolution: Canada 1968-2000
MUS 211Music Cultures of the City
MUS 401Music, Religion and Spirituality
MUS 501Traditional Musics of the World
PHL 400Human Rights and Justice
PHL 420Philosophy, Diversity and Recognition
PHL 621Beyond the Western Academic Tradition
PHL 922Religious Belief, Diversity, and Truth
POG 315Equity and Human Rights in Canada
POL 510The Politics of Sexual Diversity
PSY 620Psychology of Immigration
PSY 807Psychology of Prejudice
PSY 941Cross Cultural Psychology
SOC 203Social Class and Inequality
SOC 474Immigration, Borders and Belonging
SOC 507Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society
SOC 603Sociology of Gender
SOC 608Women, Power and Change
SOC 633Sex, Gender Identities and Sexualities
SOC 885Women and Islam
SOC 941Colonialism and Racialization
SOC 943Poverty Issues

* All students must complete a minimum of one of: ACS 800 or ACS 900.

† Students must successfully complete one of ACS 800 or ACS 900 before enrolling in ACS 950.

English Option 12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.

REQUIRED:

ENG 108Introduction to Fiction
ENG 208Introduction to Non-Fiction
ENG 900Senior English Seminar

Nine courses from the following as grouped and noted below:

Minimum four courses from:

ENG 42116C Literature and Culture
ENG 42217C Literature and Culture
ENG 53118C Literature and Culture I
ENG 53218C Literature and Culture II
ENG 62420C Literature and Culture I
ENG 62620C Literature and Culture II
ENG 63219C Literature and Culture I
ENG 63319C Literature and Culture II

Minimum two courses from:

ENG 203*The Literature of Native Peoples
ENG 204*Literatures of Immigration
ENG 413Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures
ENG 416American Literatures
ENG 620*English Caribbean Literatures and Cultures
ENG 621Women's Texts, Global Contexts
ENG 630*Asian Literatures and Cultures
ENG 701Canadian Literatures
ENG 941Gender and Sex in Literature and Culture
ENG 942Postcolonial Interventions

Minimum two courses from:

ENG 104The Short Story
ENG 200*Writing as a Cultural Act
ENG 222*Fairy Tales and Fantasies
ENG 224*Children's Literature
ENG 520The Language of Persuasion
ENG 530Literary Non-Fiction
ENG 540The Novel
ENG 550Drama
ENG 560Poetry and Poetics
ENG 570Auto/Biography
ENG 580The Gothic
ENG 590Studies in Word and Image
ENG 703Popular Literatures
ENG 705Studies in Visual Cultures
ENG 706Shakespeare and Performance
ENG 720Principles of Persuasion
ENG 888Televisual Texts and Contexts
ENG 921Narrative in a Digital Age

*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. Students in the English Option cannot complete the English Minor.

French Option 12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.

REQUIRED:

FRE 505Language and Culture I
FRE 510Effective Writing I
FRE 605Language and Culture II
FRE 610Effective Writing II
FRE 900Senior French Seminar

A minimum of four courses from the following:

FRE 301Intermediate French I
FRE 302
French Food, Wine and Hospitality
FRE 401Intermediate French II
FRE 402French Conversation and Pronunciation
FRE 501Speaking and Writing French I
FRE 502Advanced Business French I
FRE 507English-French Translation I
FRE 515Introduction to Business French
FRE 516Politics and Play in French Poetry
FRE 601Speaking and Writing French II
FRE 602Advanced Business French II
FRE 607English-French Translation II
FRE 707Introduction to French-English Translation

A minimum of two courses from the following:

FRE 503Middle Ages to Classicism
FRE 508Intro to 20th C French Literature I
FRE 509Franco-Canadian Literature I
FRE 603Enlightenment to La Belle Époque
FRE 608Intro to 20th C French Literature II
FRE 609Franco-Canadian Literature II
FRE 703French Theatre: Classicism to Romanticism
FRE 704Intro to Franco-Canadian Culture I
FRE 706The Life and Times of the French Language
FRE 709Children's Literature in French
FRE 803French Theatre: 20th C and Contemporary
FRE 804Intro to Franco-Canadian Culture II
FRE 901Francophone Women Writers
FRE 902Gender and Decadence 1850-1920
FRE 903The Francophone Short Story
FRS 602French Caribbean Literature and Culture

NOTE: French courses cannot be used toward the Liberal Studies requirement if the French Option is chosen. Students in the French Option cannot complete The French Minor.

Global Studies Option 12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.

REQUIRED:

ACS 402Introduction to Global Studies

Eleven courses from the following:

ACS 800*Senior Group Project
ACS 900*Senior Seminar
ACS 950Directed Research Course
BSM 100The New Business: From Idea to Reality
BSM 200The Growing Business: Breaking Even
ECN 110The Economics of Markets
ECN 220Evolution of the Global Economy
ECN 511Economy and Environment
ENG 204Literatures of Immigration
ENG 413Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures
ENG 621Women's Texts, Global Contexts
ENG 942Postcolonial Interventions
GEO 108Geography of the Global Village
GEO 206Regions, Nations and the Global Community
GEO 208Geography of the Global Economy
GEO 372
Global Shift in The 21st Century
HIS 590Modern International Relations
HST 112East Meets West: Asia in the World
HST 426Major Themes in International Relations
HST 522The Middle East: 1908 to the Present
HST 540Espionage: A Modern History
HST 551Problems in 20th-Century Western Europe
HST 585Southeast Asia: War and Peace since 1945
HST 602The History of Modern Propaganda
HST 604The Uneasy Peace: The Cold War, 1945-90
HST 610The Rise of the American Empire
HST 651Problems in 20th-Century Eastern Europe
HST 702The First World War
HST 711Canada and the United States
HST 802The Second World War
INP 916NGOs and World Governance
NNS 101Introduction to News Studies
NNS 502Journalism and the World of Business
NNS 507Justice and the Courts
PHL 621Beyond the Western Academic Tradition
POG 100People, Power and Politics
POG 225Global Governance
POG 323The Politics of International Development
POG 411Canadian Foreign Policy
POG 423Nationalism and Identity
POG 424Human Rights and Global Politics
POG 426Global Conflict and Peace
POG 443Global Cities
POL 203Politics of the Environment
POL 607Politics of Technology and Globalization
POL 688Colonialism and Imperialism
PSY 941Cross Cultural Psychology
SOC 479Social Networks and the World Wide Web
SOC 706Globalized Labour and Consumption
SPN 704Introduction to Latin American Culture I
SPN 804Introduction to Latin American Culture II

* All students must complete a minimum of one of: ACS 800 or ACS 900.

† Students must successfully complete one of ACS 800 or ACS 900 before enrolling in ACS 950.

History Option 12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.

One course from the following:
HIS 903Senior Seminar I: Cross-Field Study
HIS 916Senior Seminar II: Science, Technology and Medicine
HIS 931Senior Seminar III: Americas
HIS 956Senior Seminar IV: Africa
HIS 957Senior Seminar V: Middle East
HIS 958Senior Seminar VI: Asia
HIS 976Senior Seminar VII: Europe
HIS 990Senior Seminar VIII: International Relations

Four to six courses from the following:
HIS 104Ten Days that Shook the World
HIS 105Inventing Popular Culture
HIS 106Technology, Warfare and Social Change
HIS 107Colonization, Colonialism and Independence
HIS 238Canada to 1885: Creating a Nation
HIS 248American History to 1877
HIS 265*Asia: Foundations and Modern Nations
HIS 275Ancient Greece and Rome
HIS 277*Mediaeval Europe, 400-1350
HIS 279*Europe, 1715-1870
HIS 338Canada since 1885: Defining a Nation
HIS 348American History from 1877
HIS 377*Europe, 1350-1715
HIS 379*Europe, 1870-Present
HIS 400Reading, Writing and Using History
HIS 401Hearing, Seeing and Speaking History
HIS 461Cradle of Civilization: Ancient Near East
HIS 462Introduction to the Islamic World
HIS 490International Relations from 1945
HST 110U.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*Rise of Empires: History Through Film
HST 210U.S. History: 1877 to the Present
HST 211*Century of Revolution: Europe 1789-1914
HST 219*Decolonization: History Through Film
HST 222The History of the Caribbean
HST 307Canada to 1885: The Founding Societies
HST 325History of Science and Technology I
HST 328Multiple Ontarios: 1784 to the Present
HST 407Canada from 1885: The Struggle for Identity
HST 425History of Science and Technology II
HST 426Major Themes in International Relations
HST 488Britain since 1815


* A minimum of two must be taken
† A minimum of two must be taken

Five to seven courses from the following:
HIS 500History and New Media
HIS 501Archaeology and Material Culture
HIS 505Locating the Past: Archival Research
HIS 510Museology and Public History
HIS 541Canada and the First World War
HIS 556Colonial Africa
HIS 559Ancient Egypt
HIS 590Modern International Relations
HIS 594War to War: World Conflict, 1900-45
HIS 610Curating the Past
HIS 615Film, Television and 20th C History
HIS 656Post-Colonial Africa
HIS 662The Mughal Empire, 1526-1764
HIS 677Society in the High Middle Ages, 1000-1500
HIS 678The Renaissance in Europe
HIS 683Victorian Britain
HIS 696The History of Terrorism
HIS 710Managing Heritage Resources
HIS 742Canadian Cultural Industries
HIS 755Material Cultures of North America
HIS 762The Making of Modern South Asia from 1757-1947
HIS 78320th-Century Britain
HIS 790Modern Germany
HIS 826Science and World Exploration
HIS 828Science, Corporations and the Environment
HIS 845Canada in the International Sphere
HIS 886The British Empire and the World
HIS 898A History of International Organizations
HIS 900Experiential Learning I
HST 501The American Civil War
HST 503Crime and Punishment in Modern Canada
HST 504War to War: World Conflict 1900-45
HST 510The United States After 1945
HST 511Quebec in Canada: A History
HST 522The Middle East: 1908 to the Present
HST 526Women and Gender in U.S. History
HST 527Toronto: Wilderness to Metropolis
HST 532Elizabethan England
HST 533Africa before 1850
HST 540Espionage: A Modern History
HST 541Unknown Canada: Rebels, Rioters, Strikers
HST 551Problems in 20th-Century Western Europe
HST 555Late Qing and Republican China, 1839-1949
HST 580Natives and Newcomers to 1763
HST 584Mediaeval Europe: 400-1400
HST 585Southeast Asia: War and Peace since 1945
HST 587Britain, 1688-1815
HST 602The History of Modern Propaganda
HST 603The Third Reich
HST 604The Uneasy Peace: The Cold War, 1945-90
HST 610The Rise of the American Empire
HST 632England in the 17th Century
HST 633Modern Africa
HST 641Protest in Canada since 1870
HST 651Problems in 20th-Century Eastern Europe
HST 655People's Republic of China, 1949-Present
HST 657Culture/Politics of Difference in the U.S.
HST 658Sex in the American City
HST 680Natives and Newcomers from 1763
HST 701Scientific Technology and Modern Society
HST 702The First World War
HST 711Canada and the United States
HST 712The American City
HST 731Renaissance and Reform: Europe 1350-1650
HST 777Medicine from Antiquity to 1500 CE
HST 786Science and Technology in Islamic History
HST 787Astronomy vs. Astrology
HST 788Water Use in History
HST 789British Society since 1939
HST 802The Second World War
HST 807The Canadian Revolution: Canada 1968-2000

Students in the History Option cannot complete the History Minor.
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.
Revised curriculum 2015-2016
REQUIRED:

HST 325History of Science and Technology I

Eleven courses from the following: 

ACS 800*Senior Group Project
ACS 900*Senior Seminar
ACS 950Directed Research Course
BLG 181Biology of a Living City
CHY 182Chemistry Applications to Living Systems
ECN 511Economy and Environment
ENG 503Science Fiction
ENG 507Science and the Literary Imagination
ENG 921Narrative in a Digital Age
GEO 110The Physical Environment
HIS 826Science and World Exploration
HIS 828Science, Corporations and the Environment
HST 425History of Science and Technology II
HST 701Scientific Technology and Modern Society
HST 777Medicine from Antiquity to 1500 CE
HST 786Science and Technology in Islamic History
HST 787Astronomy vs. Astrology
HST 788Water Use in History
PCS 181Introduction to Astronomy
PHL 500Philosophy of the Natural Environment
PHL 509Bioethics
PHL 552Philosophy of Science
PHL 709Religion, Science and Philosophy
PHL 921Intellectual Property and Technology
SOC 611Future Worlds: Technology and Social Change
SOC 708Environmental Sociology


* All students must complete a minimum of one of: ACS 800 or ACS 900.

† Students must successfully complete one of ACS 800 or ACS 900 before enrolling in ACS 950.

Philosophy Option 12 courses are required as grouped and noted below.

A minimum of one from the following:

PHL 900Senior Philosophy Seminar
PHL 910Senior Philosophy Seminar
PHL 950*Directed Research Course

A minimum of two from the following:

PHL 101Plato and the Roots of Western Philosophy
PHL 187Ancient Greek Philosophy
PHL 333Philosophy of Human Nature
PHL 503Ancient and Modern Ethics
PHL 505Hegel and Marx
PHL 553Contemporary Continental Philosophy
PHL 605Existentialism
PHL 708Introduction to Modern Philosophy

A minimum of two from the following:
 
PHL 110Philosophy of Religion I
PHL 550Knowledge, Truth and Belief
PHL 551Metaphysics
PHL 552Philosophy of Science
PHL 611Philosophy of Mind
PHL 709Religion, Science and Philosophy
PHL 808Language and Philosophy
PHL 922Religious Belief, Diversity, and Truth
PHL 923Philosophy of Religion II
PHL 924Critical Thinking II

A minimum of two from the following:

PHL 420Philosophy, Diversity and Recognition
PHL 449Philosophy of Punishment
PHL 500Philosophy of the Natural Environment
PHL 501Social Thought and the Critique of Power
PHL 504Philosophy of Art
PHL 509Bioethics
PHL 603Modern and Contemporary Ethics
PHL 612Philosophy of Law
PHL 621Beyond the Western Academic Tradition

A maximum of five may be taken from the following:

PHL 306Freedom, Equality, Limits of Authority
PHL 307Business Ethics
PHL 334Ethics in Professional Life
PHL 365Philosophy of Beauty
PHL 366Existentialism and Art and Culture
PHL 400Human Rights and Justice
PHL 401Philosophy and Mass Culture
PHL 406Issues of Life, Death and Poverty
PHL 530Media Ethics
PHL 602Health Policy: Ethics and Justice
PHL 606Philosophy of Love and Sex
PHL 710Philosophy and Film
PHL 810Philosophy of Cinema
PHL 921Intellectual Property and Technology

NOTE: Philosophy courses cannot be used toward the Liberal Studies requirement if the Philosophy Option is chosen.

* Students must successfully complete one of PHL 900 or PHL 910 before enrolling in PHL 950.


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