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Table A - Lower Level Liberal Studies

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

Certain courses cannot be taken for liberal studies credit in some programs. Please see Table A - Lower Level Restrictions for more information. The Table A-Lower Level Restrictions list that appears under your program/major are courses that cannot be used to fulfill Liberal Studies requirements.

Not all courses will be offered every semester. Also, courses may be cancelled due to low enrolment. Consult the liberal studies Course Offerings webpage (opens in new window)  for the most up-to-date course offering information.

All liberal studies courses are identified as lower-level (LL) or upper-level (UL) in the course description.

Course Title
AER 150 Aerospace History
ANT 100 Introduction to Anthropology
ARB 101 Introductory Arabic I
ARB 201 Introductory Arabic II
ASC 120
 Introduction to Architecture
ASC 121 Sustainable Architecture
ASL 101 Introductory American Sign Language I
ASL 201 Introductory American Sign Language II
BLG 181 Biology of a Living City
BMS 150 Introduction to the Human Genome
CHN 101 Introductory Chinese I
CHN 201 Introductory Chinese II
CHY 182 Chemistry Applications to Living Systems
CHY 183 Introduction to Forensic Sciences
CMN 230 Trans Studies and Communication
CMN 231 Communicating with Comics
CRB 100 Introduction to the Caribbean
CRM 101 Understanding Crime in Canadian Society
DST 300 Whose Lives Matter?
ECN 110 The Economy and Society
ECN 205 Economics of Change and Conflict
ECN 210 Understanding Economics
ECN 340 The Economics of Human Behaviour
ECN 440 Economic Issues in Financial Markets
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 The Literature of Indigenous Peoples
ENG 212 Cultures in Crisis
EUS 180 Global Water Issues
FNU 100 Canadian Cuisine: Historical Roots
FNU 101 Food Practices and Policy
FRE 101 Introductory French I
FRE 201 Introductory French II
FRS 102 Francophone Detective Fiction
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 Hazards
GEO 312 Viva Las Vegas!
GEO 322 A Critical Geography of South Asia
GRK 100 Introduction to Attic Greek
GRK 200 Athens through Comic Poet's Eyes
HAU 100 Haudenosaunee Cultural Perspective
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 118 The City in History
HST 119 Rise of Empires: History Through Film
HST 207 Introduction to Ancient Greece and Rome
HST 210 U.S. History: 1877 to the Present
HST 211 Century of Revolution: Europe 1789-1914
HST 219 Decolonization: History Through Film
HST 222 The History of The Caribbean
HST 307 Canada to 1885: The Founding Societies
HST 325 History of Science and Technology I
HST 375 LGBTQ2S+ Histories
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 430 Food History
HST 488 Britain since 1815
IRL 100 Intro to World Art I: Pictorial Arts
IRL 200 Introduction to World Textile History
LAT 100 Introduction to Latin
LAT 200 Latin and the Roman World
LIR 205 Greek and Latin Keys to Academic English
LNG 111 Language and Identity
LNG 112 Spoken and Written Language
LNG 113 Language and Public Life
LNG 121 Language and Society
MEC 110 Energy and the Environment
MHK 101 Introductory Kanyen’kéha I
MHK 201 Introductory Kanyen’kéha II
MUS 101 Intro to World and Early European Music
MUS 105 Voices Without Borders: Global Chorus
MUS 106 The Architecture of Music
MUS 201 Introduction to Classical Music
MUS 220 Global Popular Music
NPF 188 From Page to Screen
PCS 111 Physics in the News
PCS 181 Introduction to Astronomy
PCS 182 Life in the Milky Way Galaxy
PHL 101 Plato and the Roots of Western Philosophy
PHL 110 Philosophy of Religion I
PHL 187 Classical Philosophy
PHL 201 Problems in Philosophy
PHL 202 Philosophy of Technology
PHL 210 Introduction to Indian Philosophy
PHL 214 Critical Thinking
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
POH 105 Ounce of Prevention: Public Health Past
POL 106 The Politics of Human Needs
POL 128 Politics and Film
POL 129 Immigration and Settlement in Canada
POL 203 Politics of the Environment
POL 208 Global Politics
PSY 105 Perspectives in Psychology
PSY 304 Psychology of Gender
PSY 308 Psychology of Thinking
REL 100 Introduction to Religious Studies
REL 101 Introduction to World Religions
REL 200 Introduction to Hinduism and Buddhism
REL 205 Introduction to Sikhism
REL 210 Introduction to Chinese Religions
REL 215 Introduction to Judaism
REL 220 Introduction to Christianity
REL 225 Introduction to Islam
RMG 210 Shopping and Society
RTA 120 Video Games and Culture
RTA 180 Music and Film
RTA 406 Chinese Instrumental Music
RTA 441 Music of India
RTA 474 Gospel Music: Songs for the Spirit
RTA 484 Music of the African Diaspora
SEM 101 Sign, Sense and Meaning
SOC 102 Human Origins
SOC 103 How Society Works
SOC 108 Indigenous Peoples and Decolonization
SOC 202 Popular Culture
SOC 203 Social Class and Inequality
SOC 221 The Hip Hop Lens of Society
SOC 305 Sociology of Deviance
SPN 101 Introductory Spanish I
SPN 201 Introductory Spanish II
THL 100 Theatre and the Canadian Identity

Table A - Lower Level Restrictions

  • Students may not choose courses that appear on the restriction list under their program or major. These courses cannot be used to fulfil Liberal Studies requirements.
  • Some subjects have a limitation (i.e. a maximum number that may be chosen).
  • Restrictions may change from year to year depending on curricular changes

Arts and Contemporary Studies

PHL 214 is not available for credit.
Students may take only two courses in French if students complete a French course from Required Group 1.
Students may take only two courses in Spanish if students complete a Spanish course from Required Group 1.
Anthropology Studies Option: Anthropology and History Courses are not available for credit.
English Option: English courses are not available for credit.
French Option: French courses are not available for credit.
History Option: History courses are not available for credit.
Philosophy Option: Philosophy courses are not available for credit.

Criminology

Criminology courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

Criminology and History Double Major

Criminology and History courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

Criminology and Politics and Governance Double Major

Criminology and Politics courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit

Criminology and Sociology Double Major

Criminology and Sociology courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit

English

English courses, CMN 230 and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

English and History Double Major

English and History courses, CMN 230 and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

English and Philosophy Double Major

English and Philosophy courses and CMN 230 are not available for credit.

Environment and Urban Sustainability

GEO 110, PHL 214, POL 203  and EUS courses are not available for credit. Students may take only one Geography course for credit.

Geographic Analysis

Geography courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

History

History courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

History and Philosophy Double Major

History and Philosophy courses are not available for credit.

History and Politics and Governance Double Major

History and Politics courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

History and Sociology Double Major

History and Sociology courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

International Economics and Finance

Economics (ECN) courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

Language and Intercultural Relations

ANT 100 and PHL 214 are not available for credit.
Students in the French Stream: French courses (FRE, FRS) are not available for credit.
Students in the Spanish Stream: Spanish courses (SPN, SPS) are not available for credit.

Philosophy

Philosophy courses are not available for credit.

Politics and Governance

Politics courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

Politics and Governance and Sociology Double Major

Politics and Sociology courses and PHL 214 are not available credit.

Psychology

Psychology courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

Public Administration and Governance

Politics courses are not available for credit.  

Sociology

Sociology courses and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

Graphic Communications Management

PHL 214 is not available for credit.

Image Arts

IRL 100 and NPF 188 are not available for credit.  

Media Production

RTA 120 is not available for credit.

New Media

IRL 100, NPF 188, and RTA 120 are not available for credit.  

Performance Acting/Dance/Production

THL 100 is not available for credit.

Performance Acting/Dance Majors: MUS 105, RTA 406, RTA 474, and RTA 484 are not available for credit.

Professional Communication

CMN courses are not available for credit.

Professional Music

MUS and RTA courses are not available for credit.

Sport Media

RTA 120 is not available for credit.

Child and Youth Care

PSY courses and SOC 103 are not available for credit. Students may take only two Sociology courses for credit.  

Disability Studies

Disability Studies courses are not available for credit. 

Students admitted before Fall 2017: Students may take only three Philosophy courses for credit between table A and B.

Early Childhood Studies

PSY 105 and SOC 103 are not available for credit. Students may take only two courses each of Psychology and Sociology.  

Nursing - Collaborative Program

Students may only take two Psychology (PSY) courses for credit.

Nutrition and Food

FNU courses and CHY 182 are not available for credit.  

Occupational Health and Safety

CHY 182 is not available for credit.

POH 105 is not available for credit.

For students admitted Fall 2018 and prior: ECN 110 is not available for credit. Students may take only two Economics courses for credit.

Public Health

CHY 182 is not available for credit.

POH 105 is not available for credit.

For students admitted Fall 2018 and prior: Students may take only two Politics courses for credit.

Social Work

Politics, Psychology and Sociology courses are not available for credit.
ECN 110 and ECN 210 are not available for credit to students who choose ECN 104 and ECN 204 as a 2nd Yr Professionally-Related course.

Urban and Regional Planning

Urban and Regional Planning (4-Yr) ECN 110 is not available for credit.
Students may take only two courses each of Economics, Politics and Sociology for credit. SOC 103 is not available for credit.

Urban and Regional Planning (Degree Completion Program) ECN 110 is not available for credit. Students may take only one Economics course for credit.  

Architectural Science

MEC 110, BMS 150, IRL 100,  ASC 120 and ASC 121 are not available for credit.

In Semester 1, students are required to enrol in one of the following liberal studies courses: ENG 101, ENG 104, ENG 112, ENG 201, ENG 203 or ENG 212. Students may take only one additional English course for credit.

Engineering (All)

Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, Mechatronics, and Undeclared Engineering

AER 150, ASC 120, BLG 181, BMS 150, CHY 182, CHY 183, MEC 110, PCS 111, PCS 181, PCS 182 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Biology

PCS 111, BLG 181, BMS 150, CHY 182, CHY 183 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Biomedical Sciences

PSY 105, PCS 111, BLG 181, BMS 150, CHY 182, CHY 183 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Chemistry

PCS 111, BLG 181, BMS 150, CHY 182, CHY 183 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Computer Science

PCS 111 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Contemporary Science

PCS 111, BLG 181, BMS 150, CHY 182, CHY 183 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Financial Mathematics

PCS 111 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Mathematics and Its Applications

PCS 111 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Economics (ECN) courses are not available to Mathematics and Its Applications - Economics Option students.

Medical Physics

PCS 111, BLG 181, BMS 150, CHY 182, CHY 183 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Accounting and Finance

ECN 110 and ECN 210 are not available for credit.

Business Management

ECN 110 and ECN 210 are not available for credit.

Economics and Management Science Majors: Economics (ECN) courses are not available for credit.

Law and Business Majors: PHL 214 is not available for credit. Students may take only two Philosophy courses for credit.

Business Technology Management

ECN 110, ECN 210, and PHL 214 are not available for credit.

Hospitality and Tourism Management

ECN 110 and ECN 210 are not available for credit.

Retail Management

RMG 210 and Economics (ECN) courses are not available for credit.

The Online ESL/EAL Placement Test is required before enrolling in any LNG course. A maximum of two (2) of LNG 111, LNG 112, and LNG 113 can be used toward the obtainment of a degree.

Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

ARB, CHN, FRE, and SPN courses normally require a placement assessment.

Contact the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures for details about the process or visit the department's website at https://www.torontomu.ca/llc (opens in new window) .

Upper Level liberal studies ARB, CHN, FRE and SPN courses can be directed, instead, to fulfill Lower Level liberal studies Requirements.

LNG: Language and Writing Courses

There are three Lower Level liberal studies courses designed for students whose first language is not English:

These courses require a placement test, which can be found on the Languages, Literatures and Cultures page (opens in new window) .

LNG 111, LNG 112 and LNG 113 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, LNG 112, and LNG 113. However, a maximum of two credits only may be used toward 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.