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Table B - Upper Level Liberal Studies

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

Certain courses cannot be taken for liberal studies credit in some programs. Please see Table B - Upper Level Restrictions for more information. The Table B-Upper 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
ANT 306 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
ARB 300 Principles in Arabic Writing
ARB 301 Intermediate Arabic I
ARB 401 Intermediate Arabic II
ARB 501 Advanced Arabic I
ARB 601 Advanced Arabic II
ASL 301 Intermediate American Sign Language I
ASL 401 Intermediate American Sign Language II
ASL 501 Advanced American Sign Language I
ASL 601 Advanced American Sign Language II
BLG 599 Biology Facts in Pop Media Sci-Fiction
BLG 655 Viruses Among Us
BLG 699 Social Factors in Drug Development
BLG 850 What is Cancer?
CHN 301 Intermediate Chinese I
CHN 401 Intermediate Chinese II
CHN 501 Advanced Chinese I
CHN 601 Advanced Chinese II
CHN 612 Contemporary Chinese Language and Culture
CHS 503 Chinese Literary Traditions
CHS 504 Chinese Cultural Traditions
CHY 583 Alternative Energies
CHY 599 The Business of Chemistry and Biology
CLD 500 A Caring World for Children
CMN 601 Visual Communication: A Critical Approach
CYC 500 Youth Living on the Edge
CPS 650 Computational Thinking in Our World
CRB 500 Families in the Caribbean
CRB 501 Racism and Caribbean Peoples in Canada
CRB 502 Cultural Traditions in the Caribbean
CRM 500 Drug Criminalization and Control
CRM 515 Gendering Justice
CRM 601 Violence in Society
DST 500 A History of Madness
DST 508 Cripping the Arts in Canada
DST 510 Death and Everyday Life
DST 601 Mad Poetics
DST 605 Sexuality, Desire and Disability
ECN 503 Economic Development
ECN 505 Economic Issues in Labour Markets
ECN 507 Ethics and Justice in Economics
ECN 509 Economic issues in Money and Banking
ECN 511 Economy and Environment
ECN 512 The Economics of Sex
ECN 603 Economic Issues in Globalization
ECN 607 Issues in the International Economy
ECN 722 Economic Issues in Professional Sports
ECN 802 The Economies of East Asia
ELE 900 AI: A Socio-Technical Perspective
ENG 503 Science Fiction
ENG 505 Creative Writing
ENG 510 Gothic Horror
ENG 511 The Art of Writing Life
ENG 515 Madness in Fiction
ENG 522 Crime Fiction
ENG 527 Digital Media and Story
ENG 602 Women's Writing
ENG 610 The Language of Love, Sex and Gender
ENG 620 Literatures of the Caribbean
ENG 647 Afrofuturism: Black 2 the Future
FNF 520 Contemporary Family Relations
FRE 301 Intermediate French I
FRE 401 Intermediate French II
FRE 501 Speaking and Writing French I
FRE 503 Middle Ages to Classicism
FRE 505 French Language and Culture
FRE 507 English-French Translation I
FRE 508 Intro to 20th C French Literature I
FRE 509 Franco-Canadian Literature I
FRE 510 Effective Writing
FRE 516 Politics and Play in French Poetry
FRE 601 Speaking and Writing French II
FRE 603 Enlightenment to La Belle Époque
FRE 605 Francophone Language and Culture
FRE 607 English-French Translation II
FRE 608 Intro to 20th C French Literature II
FRE 609 Franco-Canadian Literature II
FRE 610 Cultural Context of Writing
FRE 701 French for Today
FRE 703 French Theatre: Classicism to Romanticism
FRE 704 Intro to Franco-Canadian Culture I
FRE 706 The Life and Times of the French Language
FRE 707 Introduction to French-English Translation
FRE 709 Children's Literature in French
FRE 801 French and New Media
FRE 803 French Theatre: 20th C and Contemporary
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 501 Women and the Arts in 19th Century France
FRS 502 Feminism and French Literature
FRS 602 French Caribbean Literature and Culture
FRS 606 Franco Lit. Middle East, N. Africa
GEO 505 Regional Analysis of Canada
GEO 507 Explorations of the Urban Environment
GEO 509 Food, Place and Identity
GEO 520 Global Political Geography
GEO 522 Geography of the Middle East
GEO 605 The Geography of the Canadian North
GEO 607 Cities and the Canadian Economic Landscape
GEO 609 cyberspace@geography.ca
GEO 620 Political Geog of Nations and Localities
GEO 702 Technology and the Contemporary Environment
GEO 716 Geographies of Health
GEO 720 The Inner Landscape of Culture
GEO 793 The Geography of Toronto
GEO 802 The Geography of Recreation and Leisure
GEO 811 Global Environmental Issues
GEO 820 The Outer Landscape of Culture
HAU 400 Haudenosaunee Leaders and Writers
HST 501 The American Civil War
HST 503 Crime and Punishment in Modern Canada
HST 504 War to War: World Conflict 1900-45
HST 506 The Ancient Egyptian World
HST 510 The United States after 1945
HST 511 Quebec in Canada: A History
HST 522 The Middle East: 1908 to the Present
HST 523 Colonial South Asia, 1757-1947
HST 526 Women and Gender in U.S. History
HST 527 Toronto: Wilderness to Metropolis
HST 532 Elizabethan England
HST 533 Africa Before 1850
HST 540 Espionage: A Modern History
HST 541 Unknown Canada: Rebels, Rioters, Strikers
HST 555 Late Qing and Republican China, 1839-1949
HST 570 African American History
HST 580 Indigenous History: An Introduction
HST 584 Mediaeval Europe: 400-1400
HST 585 Southeast Asia: War and Peace since 1945
HST 602 Propaganda!
HST 603 The Third Reich
HST 604 The Uneasy Peace: The Cold War, 1945-90
HST 610 The Rise of the American Empire
HST 627 Transgender Histories
HST 632 England in the 17th Century
HST 633 Modern Africa
HST 641 Wine, Women, Warriors, Saviours, Sinners
HST 651 Problems in 20th-Century Eastern Europe
HST 655 People's Republic of China, 1949-Present
HST 657 Culture/Politics of Difference in the U.S.
HST 658 Sex in the City
HST 680 Treaties, Land and Indigenous Governance
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 777 Medicine from Antiquity to 1500 CE
HST 786 Science and Tech in Middle East 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: Canada 1968-2000
HST 811 The Holocaust
INT 555 Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
IRL 500 Modern and Contemporary Art, Design
MTH 511 Limitations of Measurement
MTH 599 Foundations of Mathematical Thought
MUS 501 Music of World Cultures
MUS 503 Social Issues in Popular Music
MUS 505 The History of Pop Music
MUS 507 Architecture of Music II
MUS 520 Women in Popular Music
PCS 581 Advanced Topics in Astronomy
PHL 500 Philosophy of the Natural Environment
PHL 501 Oppression and the Critique of Power
PHL 503 Ancient and Modern Ethics
PHL 504 Philosophy of Art
PHL 505 Hegel and Marx
PHL 509 Bioethics
PHL 520 Social and Political Philosophy
PHL 521 Personal Identity East and West
PHL 522 Philosophy and Death
PHL 544 Feminist Philosophy
PHL 550 Knowledge, Truth and Belief
PHL 551 Metaphysics
PHL 552 Philosophy of Natural Science
PHL 561 Philosophy of Social Science
PHL 603 Fundamentals of Ethics
PHL 605 Existentialism
PHL 606 Philosophy of Love and Sex
PHL 611 Philosophy of Mind
PHL 612 Philosophy of Law
PHL 614 Philosophy of Human Rights
PHL 622 Classical Arabic Philosophy
PHL 639 Medieval Philosophy
PHL 648 Philosophy and Literature
PHL 661 Marx, Nietzsche and Freud
PHL 708 Early Modern Philosophy
PHL 709 Religion, Science and Philosophy
PHL 710 Philosophy and Film
PHL 923 Philosophy of Religion II
POL 501 Women, Power and Politics
POL 507 Power, Change and Technology
POL 510 The Politics of Sexual Diversity
POL 511 Well-being and Opportunity in Canada
POL 540 Issues in Third World Politics
POL 588 Neoliberalism and its Alternatives
POL 601 Social Movements and Politics
POL 607 Politics of Technology and Globalization
POL 609 Global Justice
POL 613 International Law for Human Protection
POL 620 Sports and Politics
POL 688 Colonialism and Imperialism
POL 720 Canada in the Continent
PSY 504 Social Psychology
PSY 505 Personality Theory
PSY 604 Issues in Psychology
PSY 606 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 607 Drugs and Human Behaviour
PSY 614 Psychology of Sport
PSY 615 The Psychology of Belief and Skepticism
PSY 620 Psychology of Immigration
PSY 621 Psychology of Human Sexuality
PSY 706 Positive Psychology
PSY 707 Models of Stress and Adaptation
PSY 713 Psychology of Perception
PSY 807 Psychology of Prejudice
PSY 813 Psychology of Art and Creativity
RMG 510 I Shop Therefore I Am
RTA 530 The Music of East Asia
SEM 102 Introduction to Visual Semiotics
SEM 301 Cognitive Semiotics
SOC 501 Making a Living: Sociology of Work
SOC 503 Sociology of Education
SOC 505 Sociology of Sport
SOC 506 Health and Society
SOC 507 Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society
SOC 601 Control and Resistance at Work
SOC 603 Sociology of Gender
SOC 633 Sex, Gender Identities and Sexualities
SOC 701 Social Change: Canadian Perspectives
SOC 702 Anatomy of Human Conflict
SOC 703 Women, Power and the Global South
SOC 704 Aging, Culture and Society
SOC 705 Law, Justice, and Abolition
SOC 707 Religion, Meaning and Power
SOC 800 Theories of Society
SOC 801 Global Power Relations
SOC 802 Issues in War and Peace
SOC 808 Sociology of Food and Eating
SOC 880 Information Technology and Society
SOC 885 Women, Islam and Modernity
SOC 902 Hollywood and Society
SPN 301 Intermediate Spanish I
SPN 401 Intermediate Spanish II
SPN 501 Advanced Spanish I
SPN 503 Gender and Religion in Early Modern Spain
SPN 507 English-Spanish Translation I
SPN 510 Effective Writing
SPN 601 Advanced Spanish II
SPN 607 English-Spanish Translation II
SPN 610 Spanish Writing Composition
SPN 704 Latin American Culture I
SPN 705 The Boom in Latin American Literature
SPN 707 Spanish-English Translation
SPN 708 Contemporary Spanish Fiction
SPN 710 History of the Spanish Language
SPN 803 Latin American Short Story
SPN 804 Latin American Culture II
SPN 810 Cultural Context of Writing
SPS 502 Spanish Caribbean Literature and Culture
SPS 503 Sex in the Early Modern City
SSH 505 Making the Future
SWP 505 Critical Eq. and Movements of Resistance

Table B - Upper Level Restrictions

  • The restrictions lists that appear under the program/major are courses that 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

Anthropology Studies Option: History and Anthropology 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 are not available for credit.

Criminology and History Double Major

Criminology and History courses are not available for credit

Criminology and Politics and Governance Double Major

Criminology and Politics courses are not available for credit

Criminology and Sociology Double Major

Criminology and Sociology courses, and FNF 520 are not available for credit

English

English courses are not available for credit.

English and History Double Major

English and History courses are not available for credit.

English and Philosophy Double Major

English and Philosophy courses are not available for credit.

Environment and Urban Sustainability

HST 788 is not available for credit to students who choose HST 788 from Core Elective Table II. Students may take only three Politics courses or Geography courses for credit. EUS courses are not available for credit.

Geographic Analysis

Geography courses are not available for credit.

History

History courses 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 are not available for credit

History and Sociology Double Major

History and Sociology courses, FNF 520 are not available for credit

International Economics and Finance

Economics (ECN) courses are not available for credit.  

Language and Intercultural Relations

CMN 601 is 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 are not available for credit.

Politics and Governance and Sociology Double Major

Politics and Sociology courses and FNF 520 are not available for credit.

Psychology

Psychology courses are not available for credit.  

Public Administration and Governance

Politics courses are not available for credit.  

Sociology

FNF 520 and Sociology courses are not available for credit.

Fashion

For students admitted Fall 2020 and after:

IRL 500 is not available for credit.

Image Arts

IRL 500, PSY 713 and PSY 813 are not available for credit.

Interior Design

IRL 500 is not available for credit.  Students may take only two Psychology courses for credit.

New Media

IRL 500, PSY 713 and PSY 813 are not available for credit.

Performance Acting/Dance/Production

Performance Acting/Dance Majors: Students may not take FRE 703 and FRE 803 for credit.

Performance Production Majors: Students may take a maximum of two MUS courses for credit. 

Professional Communication

CMN courses are not available for credit.

Professional Music

MUS and RTA courses are not available for credit.

Sports Media

POL 620 is not available for credit.

Child and Youth Care

CYC 500 and Psychology courses are not available for credit.  

Disability Studies

DST courses are not available for credit.

Early Childhood Studies

FNF 520, FRE 709 and CLD courses are not available for credit.

Nursing - Collaborative Program

For students admitted Fall 2020 and after: GEO 716, and SOC 506 are not available for credit.

Nursing - Post-Diploma Degree Completion

Students may take only two Philosophy courses for credit.

GEO 716, PHL 509, PSY 606 and SOC 506 are not available for credit.

Nutrition and Food

GEO 509 and SOC 808 are not available for credit.

Occupational Health and Safety

GEO 716 is not available for credit.

For students admitted Fall 2018 and prior: GEO 702 is not available for credit. Students may take only two Politics courses for credit.

Public Health

GEO 716 is not available for credit.

For students admitted Fall 2018 and prior: GEO 702 is not available for credit.

Social Work

Social Work courses are not available for credit.

POL 511 is not available for credit.  

Urban and Regional Planning

GEO 507, GEO 607 and GEO 793 are not available for credit.

Architectural Science

CHY 583, CPS 650 and IRL 500 are not available for credit.

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

BLG 599, BLG 699, BLG 850, CHY 583, CHY 599, CPS 650, ELE 900, MTH 511, MTH 599 and PCS 581 are not available for credit.

Industrial Engineering

BLG 599, BLG 699, BLG 850, CHY 583, CHY 599, CPS 650, ELE 900, MTH 511, MTH 599 and PCS 581 are not available for credit.

Students may take only one Psychology course for credit.

Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Contemporary Science, Medical Physics

BLG 599, BLG 699, BLG 850, CHY 583, MTH 511, and MTH 599 are not available for credit.

Computer Science

CPS 650, ELE 900, GEO 609, MTH 511 and MTH 599 are not available for credit.

Financial Mathematics

MTH 511 and MTH 599 are not available for credit.

Mathematics And Its Applications

MTH 511 and MTH 599 are not available for credit.

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

Accounting and Finance

ECN 505, ECN 607 and SOC 501 are not available for credit.  

Business Management

ECN 505, ECN 607 and SOC 501 are not available for credit.

Students in the Economics and Management Science Major may not take Economics (ECN) courses for credit.

Law and Business Majors: PHL 612 is not available for credit to students who choose PHL 612 from Required Group 1. POL 613 is not available for credit.

Business Technology Management

GEO 609 and SOC 880 are not available for credit.

Health Information Management

Students may take only two Economics (ECN) courses for credit.

Health Administration

Students may take only two Economics (ECN) courses for credit.  

PHL 509 is not available for credit.

Retail Management

RMG 510 is not available for credit.

Students may take only two Geography courses for credit.