The Liberal Arts Program represents a contemporary approach to the traditional concept of a broad, non-specialist undergraduate formation in the humanities that is tailored to the environment of a research intensive university. The program emphasizes a classical liberal arts education, yet approaches the liberal arts from a global perspective emphasizing diversity and difference and providing new ways of engaging the liberal arts.
The program will expose students to texts from, and histories of, a wide range of cultures, societies and different historical periods. Students will be able to choose from three intellectual streams: Literature and the Arts (including Theatre and Architecture), History, Culture, and Society, and Philosophy and Religion. Students will be expected to satisfy distribution requirements across regions of the world and historical periods. Instruction in a language other than English will also be a requirement.
The Liberal Arts Program affirms the Faculty of Arts' commitment to the humanities and its core mission to foster cross-disciplinary perspectives, diverse and engaged communities, and critical thinking by providing the tools for critical inquiry and teaching effective communication skills.
Please consult the eCalendar for detailed information on the and programs in Liberal Arts.
Program Information
Major Concentration Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Liberal Arts (36 Credits)
Offered by:Languages,Literatures,Cultures
Degree:Bachelor of Arts
Program Requirement:
The Major Concentration in Liberal Arts exposes students to texts from and histories of a suitably wide range of cultures and societies. Students are able to choose among three intellectual streams: literature and the arts (including theatre and architecture); history, culture and society; and philosophy and religion. Students in each stream must satisfy distribution requirements in relation to minimum number of 300/400+ level courses; maximum number of courses in one discipline; geographical areas and historical periods.
All students majoring in Liberal Arts are also required to complete a Minor Concentration in a language program (other than English). Students who are native speakers of a language other than English are strongly encouraged to fulfill this requirement in a third language.
The approved language minors are:
Minor Concentration in Classics (Language Stream)
Minor Concentration in East Asian Language and Literature or Supplementary East Asian Language
Minor Concentration in German Language
Minor Concentration in Hispanic Languages
Minor Concentration in Italian Studies
Minor Concentration in Jewish Studies
Minor Concentration in French Language and Literature – French Language
Minor Concentration in World Islamic & Middle East Studies
Minor Concentration in Russian
Minor Concentration in Scriptural Languages
Required Courses
Liberal Arts students are required to take two courses designed to help them reflect on the contemporary significance of a Liberal Arts education and on their experience in the Liberal Arts program.
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LIBA 202 Introduction to Liberal Arts 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: An introduction to the compass and significance of a Liberal Arts education, focusing on contemporary developments and challenges in the humanities. It considers the contribution of a range of disciplines and approaches across a wide range of linguistic traditions, geographical areas and time periods and pays particular attention to the global dimension of contemporary humanistic culture.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Restriction(s): Only open to students in the Liberal Arts program.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel W Pratt
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LIBA 402 Seminar in Liberal Arts 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: Readings and discussions on liberal arts.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Restriction: Open only to U2 and U3 students
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
Complementary Courses (30 credits)
Students must complete 30 credits in one of the three specialized streams set out below.
The distribution requirements for all streams are the following:
(a) at least 6 credits from the 200-level introductory courses within one stream;
(b) at least 15 credits must be from courses at the 300 level or above; at least 6 credits must be at the 400 level or above (language courses cannot count toward satisfying this requirement);
(c) no more than 18 credits can be from a single discipline;
(d) geographical area: at least 6 credits in coursework primarily emphasizing Africa and/or Asia, and at least 6 credits in coursework emphasizing Europe and/or the Americas or Australasia, and
(e) historical periods: at least 6 credits in coursework primarily emphasizing texts or history from before 1500, and at least 6 credits in coursework primarily emphasizing texts or history from 1500-1900 (a given course may satisfy both the geographical area and the historical period requirement).
Stream 1: Literature and the Arts (including Theatre & Architecture)
This stream is designed for students whose primary interests lie in the study of literature and the arts across geographical boundaries and historical traditions.
Approved courses are listed below. The courses appearing in List A are introductory in nature and should be taken early in the program. The courses appearing in List B are of two kind: (a) courses taught in the "core" disciplines in this stream, and (b) courses taught in other disciplines which are nevertheless pertinent to this stream. Though wide ranging, the choice of courses is limited by the stream's orientation, as well as by the overall objectives of the Liberal Arts Program.
The additional courses may be substituted with the approval of the Program Director.
Students must choose 30 credits as follows:
6 credits from the courses in List A
24 credits from the courses in List B
List A (6 credits)
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ARTH 204 Intro to Medieval Art & Arch 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: Surveys the arts from late Antiquity to the fourteenth century in Western Europe. Focuses on the body and space to introduce artistic and architectural concepts, practices, and styles from the late Roman, Byzantine and Carolingian empires to monastic and royal patronage of the French Kings.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Anna-Maria Moubayed
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ARTH 205 Introduction to Modern Art 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: The course is an introduction to the modern period in art history which begins around 1750. It examines the development in both painting and sculpture and relates to changes in the social and political climate of the times.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Evgeniya Makarova
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ARTH 207 Intro Early Mod. Art 1400-1700 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: Surveys visual culture of early modern Europe across various social spheres and geographical locations.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ARTH 209 Intro to Ancient Art and Arch 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: Survey of ancient art and architecture: pre-historic Europe, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Focus is on issues of political power, gender, sexuality, race, the formation of individual and group identities, and the relation between the body and social space.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Anna-Maria Moubayed
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Lynn Kozak
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CLAS 301 Ancient Greek Lit & Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: Survey of ancient Greek literature in translation, covering the key genres and texts in their social and historical contexts. The material to be discussed includes Archaic epic, lyric, and elegy; Classical tragedy, comedy, and historiography; Hellenistic poetry, and literature of the Roman Imperial period.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 200.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Lynn Kozak
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CLAS 302 Roman Literature and Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: An exploration of Roman texts written during the Republican and Imperial periods (200 BCE-400 CE) and the study of social contexts in which they were written.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 208.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 211 Intro:East Asian Culture:China 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Chinese culture. The course will also examine the changing representations of the Chinese cultural tradition in the West. Readings will include original sources in translation from the fields of literature, philosophy, religion, and cultural history.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gal Gvili
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EAST 212 Intro:East Asian Culture:Japan 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: An introduction to Japan which presents various aspects of Japanese literature, culture, history, religions, philosophy and society.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Brian R Bergstrom
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EAST 213 Intro:East Asian Culture:Korea 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Korean culture, including Korean literature, religions, philosophy, and socio-economic formations.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Kimberly Chung
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EAST 215 Introduction to East Asian Art 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Introductory survey of some of the major developments in the visual arts of Japan, China, and Korea. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of artistic traditions in East Asia and the intersections among these traditions.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students taking or who have taken ARTH 215.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Davin Luce
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ENGL 202 Dept. Survey of English Lit. 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:English (Arts): A survey of English literature before 1750 for students registered in English programs.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Fall
- Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 200
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Margaret A Kilgour, Alex Barnes, Taylor Rousselle
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ENGL 203 Dept. Survey of English Lit. 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:English (Arts): A survey of English literature after 1750 for students registered in English programs.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ENGL 202 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 201
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- William Brubacher
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ENGL 215 Intro to Shakespeare 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:English (Arts): A study of a selection of plays, in their intellectual and theatrical context, with an emphasis on the interplay of text and performance.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Kenneth H Borris, Mona Abousidou
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ENGL 230 Intro to Theatre Studies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:English (Arts): An introduction to dramatic literature, text analysis, textual and performance theory, and theatre history.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Katherine Zien, Molly I Pearce
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FREN 250 Litt française avant 1800 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des origines à la fin du 18e siècle.
Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Philippe Sarrasin Robichaud
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FREN 251 Litt française depuis 1800 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des 19e et 20e siècles.
Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Fall, Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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FREN 252 Littérature québécoise 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours.
Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Fall, Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Pascal Brissette
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GERM 259 Intro to German Literature 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe, including the Nibelungenlied, Faust, classical tragedy, and the rise of the novel.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Tove K Holmes
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HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Hispanic Studies (Arts): A survey of historical and cultural elements which constitute the background of the Hispanic world up to the 18th century; a survey of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations (Aztec, Maya and Inca) and the conquest of America.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Taught in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Jose R Jouve-Martin
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HISP 241 Survey of Spanish Lit&Cult 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Hispanic Studies (Arts): From the origins to the Golden Age through a study of representative works.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Taught in Spanish
- Prerequisite: successful completion of HISP 220D1/D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Cristina Carnemolla
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ISLA 200 Islamic Civilization 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Note: All readings are in English.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Sara Abdel-Latif
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ISLA 210 Muslim Societies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Setrag Manoukian
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ITAL 230 Understanding Italy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): An introductory critical perspective on a series of issues (North/South, Church/State, the family, regionalism, Fascism) related to contemporary Italy through novels, films and essays.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Course will be taught in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
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ITAL 295 Italian Cultural Studies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): A cultural studies approach to contemporary Italian society. Focus on distinctive traits of Italian popular culture through literature, film, television and other media.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisite: ITAL 215D1/D2 or 216 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ITAL 328.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Tania Zampini
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LLCU 220 Intro to Literary Analysis 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Languages, Literatures&Culture: A literary analysis course that introduces the tools and critical terms needed for studying poetry and prose fiction, discussing formal and stylistic differences, organizing and writing critical essays.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall and Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel Fishley, Amanda Rosini
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RUSS 223 Russian 19c: Literary Giants 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): The Golden Age of Russian literature: from Pushkin, Lermontov, and Gogol to the first works of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. This course traces the rise of a coherent literary tradition in Russia, exploring authors’ relationships to the burgeoning tradition and to their historical and cultural context.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel W Pratt
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RUSS 224 Russian 19c. Literary Giants 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): This course explores the masterpieces of late nineteenth-century Russian literature. From psychological realism and the novel of ideas to the rise of the great short story; Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Leskov, and Chekhov.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Daniel W Pratt
Music: up to 6 credits of Music courses (labelled MUAR) can be selected in consultation with the Program Director.
List B (24 credits)
Students in the Literature and the Arts (including Theatre and Architecture) stream may choose from:
- any course (other than a course dedicated to teaching a language) at the 200 level or above in the following departments and programs: Architecture (ARCH), Art History and Communication Studies (labelled ARTH), Classics (CLAS), English (ENGL), French (FREN), German Studies (GERM), Hispanic Studies (HISP), Italian Studies (ITAL), Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLCU), and Russian Studies (RUSS); and
- any course (other than a course dedicated to teaching a language) at the 200 level or above in Jewish Studies (JWST) listed in the eCalendar under the headings “Biblical Studies,” “Languages and Literatures – Hebrew” and “Language and Literature – Yiddish.”
Students in this stream may also choose a maximum of 9 credits from the following list:
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AFRI 401 Swahili Language and Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:African Studies: Basic knowledge of the Swahili language and culture with emphasis on handling circumstances that might be encountered in field research: everyday conversation, developing aural and oral skills and mastering basic grammar rules, understanding cultural norms and practices, issues of culture sensitivity and appropriateness.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Note: Priority to students in the African Studies Program and/or participants of the Canadian Field Studies in Africa program and to students with a demonstrable need related to internship or research. Approval by African Studies Program Adviser required.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Mathew Kipchumba
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ARCH 250 Architectural History 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Architecture: The study of architecture and cities from ancient times to 1750.
Offered by: Architecture
- (3-0-6)
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Samia Henni
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ARCH 251 Architectural History 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Architecture: The study of North American architecture and cities from 1950 to the present.
Offered by: Architecture
- (2-1-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 250
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Annmarie Adams
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ARCH 531 Arch Int Vitruvius-Renaissance 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Architecture: Architectural intentions embodied in buildings and writings of architects from antiquity to the Renaissance. Special emphasis is placed on the cultural connections of architecture to science and philosophy.
Offered by: Architecture
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gregory P Caicco
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ARCH 532 Origins of Modern Architecture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Architecture: Examination of architectural intentions (theory and practice) in the European context (especially France, Italy and England), during the crucial period that marks the beginning of the modern era.
Offered by: Architecture
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ARTH 352 Feminism in Art & Art History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: A consideration of the impact of feminism on recent art history, focusing on the examination of gender constructions in art and theory.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 307 Topics:East Asian Lang & Lit 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of selected topics and aspects of East Asian literature and/or language.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor
- The topic of the course may vary from year to year.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 308 Topics:East Asian Lang & Lit 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of selected topics and aspects of East Asian literature and/or language.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- The topic of the course may vary from year to year.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 350 Gender&Sexuality in ChineseLit 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Gender and sexuality in modern and/or premodern Chinese literature with emphasis on representation of gender relations, notions of masculinity and femininity, morality and sexuality. Readings from fiction, drama, poetry, and/or other genres are approached from a variety of critical perspectives.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Readings in English translation.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Guojun Wang
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EAST 351 Women Writers of China 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: A study of fiction, drama, and poetry by women writers in imperial, modern, and/or contemporary China.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Core course for the Women's Studies program
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 352 Crit Approaches to Chinese Lit 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course will examine traditional and/or modern genres of Chinese literature with a focus on different forms of Chinese and Western literary analysis.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 353 Approaches to Chinese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Development of Chinese film in the 20th century, with an emphasis on both critical approaches to film as well as film history.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Dylan Suher
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EAST 356 Modern & Contemp. Chinese Art 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Examination of modern Chinese art and visual culture from the 1920's to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the formation of the artistic avant-garde in the 20th century and its relation to socialist and post-socialist mass culture.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students taking or who have taken ARTH 356.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 362 Japanese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course will study the development of film in Japan during the 20th century with a particular focus on the analysis of film form, genres and history.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 453 Topics: Chinese Literature 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Advanced seminar in selected genres, themes and issues in Chinese literature.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: A 300-level course in any literature.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 454 Topics: Chinese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Advanced seminar in selected themes and issues in Chinese film.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisites: EAST 353, a 300-level film studies course, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 461 Inventing Mod Japanese Novel 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: An examination of the modern Japanese novel as a form which both affirms and resists the form of the European novel. Readings explore the particular problems of the Japanese novel in the context of modernization, westernization, and colonialism.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: Any course in literature or cultural studies above the introductory level, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 464 Image, Text, Performance 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Drawing on theoretical approaches from a variety of cultural and media studies, including cinema, performance and performativity, and elsewhere, this course addresses cultural production in premodern and/or modern East Asia. Topics to be addressed range from calligraphy and writing, to theatre, and film.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: Any East Asian Studies course above the introductory level, or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 467 Topics: Japanese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Topics in the study of Japanese cinema.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisites: EAST 362 or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Marianne Tarcov
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EAST 550 Class Chin PoetryThemes&Genres 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: A study of major themes and genres of classical Chinese poetry from its beginnings to the Yuan dynasty (14th century), with emphasis on critical analysis of text and context. Readings of poems in the original.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): EAST 533 or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 562 Japanese Lit Theory & Practice 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course examines Japanese theories of literary production and practice with an emphasis on 20th century thought.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Any course in EAST above the 200 level and at least a year of an East Asian Language, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 569 Adv Topics:Japanese Literature 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of selected topics and aspects of Japanese literature. The content of the course may vary from year to year from contemporary to modern to pre-modern literature.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: one advanced course in EAST or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 345 Hist of Italian Renaissance 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: An introduction to the economy, society, politics and intellectual developments in Italy from approximately 1300 to the early 16th century.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 405 Topics in Intellectual History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: In depth analysis of a selected subject or topic in intellectual history and/or the history of ideas.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisites: HIST 320 or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 411 Topics in African History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: In depth examination of a specific topic or individual in African or African diasporic history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A previous course in African history or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Pedro Monaville
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HIST 426 Topics:British Cultural Hist 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Selected topics in intellectual and cultural history of Britain and Ireland, focusing on discussion of primary texts.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 215 or a course in British history or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 385 Poetics & Politics in Arab Lit 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Major issues in classical and modern Arabic literature; how poetics and politics interact in classical and modern, popular folktales and high literature, novels and poetry. The politics of translation from Arabic into English.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Reading and discussion in English.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 388 Persian Literature 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Examination of literature produced in the Persian-speaking world from the mid 10th to the late 20th century C.E. A broad selection of texts (prose and poetry) will be studied in translation.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Prerequisite: ISLA 200 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Readings in English.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Prashant Keshavmurthy
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ISLA 392 Arabic Lit as World Lit 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Consideration of Arabic literature as part of world literature, including exploration of tensions between reading Arabic literature as local, discrete and self-contained and as part of larger global phenomena.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 488 Tales of Wonder-Islamic World 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Reading of literary masterpieces of Islamic world focused on three collections of marvelous tales in Arabic, Persian and Urdu: The Arabian Nights, the Shahnameh, and the Adventures of Amir Hamza. May include film screenings, visual art, viewing of rare materials.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 585 Arab Women's Literature 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Explorations of writings by Arab women. Issues include: translation/reception, gender and genre, categories of knowledge about Arab women, feminist and post-colonial theories/methodologies.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 392 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Readings in English translation.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LIBA 395 Individual Reading Course 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: Individual reading course in any topic pertinent to Liberal Arts as approved by the Director of the Liberal Arts program.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): LIBA 202: Introduction to Liberal Arts Minimum Grade or Test Scores : C
- Restriction(s): Registration in this course is subject to the approval of the Director of the Liberal Arts Program.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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PHIL 336 Aesthetics 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Philosophy: An introduction to issues central to aesthetic theory; the nature of aesthetic judgment, perception of the aesthetic object, the nature of the art object.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- David Davies
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PHIL 436 Aesthetics 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Philosophy: An advanced discussion of issues in aesthetics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 336 or written permission of the instructor
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- David Davies
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RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A critical study of selected ancient and modern accounts of the aims and person of Jesus. Attention will be given also to the question of the historical sources and to the relationship between faith and history.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall, Winter and Summer
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Ian H Henderson
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RELG 302 Literature of Ancient Israel 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the literature of Ancient Israel in English translation. Reading and interpreting representative selections.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Patricia G Kirkpatrick
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RELG 303 Lit of Ancient Israel 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Approaches to historical-critical scholarship and to the historical background of the Old Testament. Part of the course will be an examination of methods of biblical analysis through the use of learning cells.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Gerbern S Oegema
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RELG 307 Bible, Quran & Interpretations 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures as responses to earlier sacred texts and in the light of post-scriptural interpretations. The debates, polemics, interpretative strategies, and intellectual and spiritual sharing produced by these three religions in accepting, explaining, amplifying, modifying, and selectively rejecting their and other sacred scriptures.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gerbern S Oegema
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RELG 311 Formation of the New Testament 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the formation and interpretation of the New Testament, excluding the Gospels.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Ian H Henderson
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RELG 312 The Gospels 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the critical study of the Gospels.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Ian H Henderson
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RELG 313 Topics in Biblical Studies 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Topics in biblical studies. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 455 Relg&the Perf Arts in S India 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This course focuses on the place of religion in historical representations and performance practices of "classical" South Indian performing arts such as Bharatanatyam dance and Karnatak music. In particular, it lays emphasis on politics of the twentieth-century reinvention of these arts by elites in the Tamil and Telugu-speaking regions.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken RELG 363
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
Stream 2: History, Culture, and Society
This stream is designed for students whose primary interests lie in the study of history, culture, and society across geographical boundaries and historical traditions.
Approved courses are listed below. The courses appearing in List A are introductory in nature and should be taken early in the program. The courses appearing in List B are of two kind: (a) courses taught in the "core" disciplines in this stream, and (b) courses taught in other disciplines which are nevertheless pertinent to this stream. Though wide ranging, the choice of courses is limited by the stream's orientation, as well as by the overall objectives of the Liberal Arts Program.
The additional courses may be substituted with the approval of the Program Director.
Students must choose 30 credits as follows:
6 credits from the courses in List A
24 credits from the courses in List B
List A (6 credits)
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CATH 200 Introduction to Catholicism 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Catholic Studies: This course offers an exploration of the Roman Catholic tradition in its intellectual, religious, moral, and cultural dimensions. It provides an interdisciplinary study of the ways in which Catholicism has shaped Western civilization.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Brian A A Butcher
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COMS 200 History of Communication 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Communication Studies: The social and cultural implications of major developments in communications from prehistory to the electronic era. Thematic and conceptual introduction to the underlying media technologies and to some key issues and practices of historical thinking about their role in society.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Restriction: Not open to students who have ENGC 200.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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COMS 210 Intro to Communication Studies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Communication Studies: The social and cultural implications of media. Surveys theory and case studies relevant key issues such as the ownership, structure and governance of media industries; the significance of emergent media technologies; and the roles of media as cultural forms and practices.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Malcolm Sanger
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COMS 230 Communication and Democracy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Communication Studies: Introduction to investigation of the relationship between communication, media practices and democracy. Examines the role of media and communication in existing and emerging democratic contexts, and the challenges of constructing and maintaining a democratic media and communication environment on the domestic and international levels.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Mark Lloyd
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EAST 211 Intro:East Asian Culture:China 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Chinese culture. The course will also examine the changing representations of the Chinese cultural tradition in the West. Readings will include original sources in translation from the fields of literature, philosophy, religion, and cultural history.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gal Gvili
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EAST 212 Intro:East Asian Culture:Japan 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: An introduction to Japan which presents various aspects of Japanese literature, culture, history, religions, philosophy and society.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Brian R Bergstrom
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EAST 213 Intro:East Asian Culture:Korea 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Korean culture, including Korean literature, religions, philosophy, and socio-economic formations.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Kimberly Chung
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EAST 215 Introduction to East Asian Art 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Introductory survey of some of the major developments in the visual arts of Japan, China, and Korea. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of artistic traditions in East Asia and the intersections among these traditions.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students taking or who have taken ARTH 215.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Davin Luce
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HIST 200 Intro to African History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: This course stresses the interactions of the peoples of Africa with each other and with the worlds of Europe and Islam from the Iron Age to the European Conquest in 1880.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 201 Modern African History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: While covering the general political history of Africa in the twentieth century, this course also explores such themes as health and disease, gender, and urbanization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Pedro Monaville
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HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Elsbeth Heaman
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HIST 203 Survey:Canada since 1867 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Edward Dunsworth
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HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: An introduction to the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 275.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Brahm H Kleinman
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HIST 207 Jewish History:400 BCE to 1000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: An overview of Jewish history from the period of Ezra and Nehemiah to the death of Hai Gaon, c. 1035. Focus on the experience of the Jews in Hellenistic and Islamic civilizations. Topics include Jewish sects, rabbinic literature in its various genres, the Karaite schism, and the rise of the Gaonate.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken JWST 216
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 208 Intro to East Asian History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: An introduction to the history of East Asian civilization from earliest times to 1600, with emphasis on China and Japan, including social, intellectual, and economic developments as well as political history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- David C Porter
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HIST 213 World History, 600-2000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: A thematic and comparative approach to world history, beginning with the rise of Islam and ending with globalization in the late twentieth century. Trade diasporas, technology, disease, and imperialism are the major themes addressed.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 214 Early Modern Europe 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Survey of European history from the Late Middle Ages to the eighteenth century.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Hannah S Soroka
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HIST 215 Modern Europe 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Survey of European history from the eighteenth century to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Brian D A Lewis
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ISLA 200 Islamic Civilization 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Note: All readings are in English.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Sara Abdel-Latif
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ISLA 210 Muslim Societies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Setrag Manoukian
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POLI 212 Intro to ComparPol-Eur/NAmerca 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: An introduction to fundamental comparative politics concepts and research that focuses on Europe and North America. Topics include: state and state institutions, parties and party systems, elections, protest and social movements, rule of law, corruption, regime transitions— democratization and autocratization.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is Comparative Politics.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Maria D Popova
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POLI 227 Intro to Compar Pol-Global S. 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: An introduction to politics across the Global South. A comparative examination of the legacies of colonialism, the achievement of independence, and political and socio-economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Topics include modernization, dependency, state-building, political violence, revolution, the role of the military, authoritarianism, and democratization.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is Comparative Politics.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Daniel Douek
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POLI 231 Intro to Political Theory 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: The course introduces students to political theory through critical examination of classic texts in the history of political thought. In addition to gaining an understanding of several different traditions of political thought, students are encouraged to develop their skills in textual interpretation, critical reasoning, and essay-writing.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is Political Theory.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Jacob Levy
- William C Roberts
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POLI 243 Intl Poltcs of Econ Relations 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: An introduction to international relations, through examples drawn from international political economy. The emphasis will be on the politics of trade and international monetary relations.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is International Politics.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Leonardo Baccini
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POLI 244 Intl Politics: State Behaviour 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: Offers a comprehensive introduction to the behaviour of nation states. Explores how states make foreign policy decisions and what motivates their behaviour. Other covered topics include the military and economic dimensions of state behaviour, conflict, cooperation, interdependence, integration, globalization, and change in the international system.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is International Politics.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Fernando Nuñez-Mietz
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SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Sociology (Arts): Major theoretical perspectives and research methods in sociology. The linkages of theory and method in various substantive areas including: the family, community and urban life, religion, ethnicity, occupations and stratification, education, and social change.
Offered by: Sociology
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Ina Filkobski
- Peter McMahan
- Ina Filkobski
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SOCI 211 Sociological Inquiry 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Sociology (Arts): An introductory review of methods of sociological research including research design, elementary quantitative data analysis, observation, and use of official statistics. Detailed examination of published examples of the use of each of the major techniques of data analysis and collection.
Offered by: Sociology
- Prerequisite or Corequisite: SOCI 210
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Barry Eidlin
List B (24 credits)
Students in the History and Culture stream may choose from any course at the 200 level or above in the following departments and programs: History (HIST), Political Science (POLI), Sociology (SOCI) and Art History and Communication Studies (labelled COMS).
Students in this stream may also choose a maximum of 9 credits from the following list:
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ANTH 202 Socio-Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: An introduction to ways of understanding what it means to be human from the perspective of socio-cultural anthropology. Students will be introduced to diverse approaches to this question through engagement with a wide range of ethnographic cases.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Edward O Kohn
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ANTH 206 Environment and Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Introduction to ecological anthropology, focusing on social and cultural adaptations to different environments, human impact on the environment, cultural constructions of the environment, management of common resources, and conflict over the use of resources.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Fall
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Cyntia Kraichati
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ANTH 318 Globalization and Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: The interactions between religion and the economic, social and cultural transformations of globalization: relations between globalization and contemporary religious practice, meaning, and influence at personal and collective levels.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisites: U2 standing or above and ANTH 209, or ANTH 204, or ANTH 355 or ANTH 352 or RELG 207
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ANTH 322 Social Change in Modern Africa 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: The impact of colonialism on African societies; changing families, religion, arts; political and economic transformation; migration, urbanization, new social categories; social stratification; the social setting of independence and neo-colonialism; continuity, stagnation, and progressive change.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Fall
- Prerequisite: ANTH 202, or ANTH 204, or ANTH 205, or ANTH 206, or ANTH 209, or ANTH 212, or ANTH 227 or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ANTH 327 Anthropology of South Asia 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: An introduction to anthropological research in India and greater South Asia. Topics include politics, caste, class, religion, gender and sexuality, development and globalization.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Vineet Rathee
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ANTH 338 Indigenous Studies of Anthro 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Introduction to Native American and Indigenous studies (NAIS) as a means of critically engaging with the discipline of anthropology.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ANTH 202, or ANTH 204, or ANTH 206, or ANTH 209, or ANTH 212, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Leslie James Sabiston
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ANTH 355 Theories of Culture & Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Contributions to contemporary anthropological theory; theoretical paradigms and debates; forms of anthropological explanation; the role of theory in the practice of anthropology; concepts of society, culture and structure; cultural evolution and relativity; interpretive anthropology, post-modernism.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisites: one 200-level anthropology course and one other anthropology course at any level
- Restriction: Honours, Joint Honours, Major and Minor students in Anthropology, U2 standing or above
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Lisa E Stevenson
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ANTH 422 Contemp.Latin Amer Cult & Soc 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Themes central to the culture and society of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean, including globalization, questions of race and ethnicity, (post)modernity, social movements, constructions of gender and sexuality, and national and diasporic identities.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisites: ANTH 355, or ANTH 352, or HISP 226, or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: U3 students.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ARTH 310 Postcolonialism 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: Examines selected art historians who respond to postcolonial theorists and analyse how paintings, sculpture, buildings, and visual culture participated in or resisted European imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CATH 315 Catholicism and Ethics 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Catholic Studies: A critical examination of the evolving engagement of Catholicism with contemporary ethical issues.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Prerequisite: CATH 200, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CATH 340 Catholicism and Public Policy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Catholic Studies: An examination of Catholic social thought, including intellectual and institutional engagement with a wide range of key public policy issues in spheres such as politics, law, economics, diplomacy, and international development.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Prerequisite: CATH 200, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Lynn Kozak
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CLAS 308 Gender in the Ancient World 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: An exploration of gender roles in the Ancient Mediterranean world.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 370.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Naomi Kaloudis
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CLAS 404 Classical Tradition 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: Examines the evolution of Classical Antiquity's social and cultural status from the 17th c. to the present day. Particular consideration is given to the processes of the ongoing professionalization of history and archeology as academic disciplines, the emergence of new political usages of the past, the transformation of cultural practices from the Grand Tour to the modern museum and tourism.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: CLAS 202 or related courses or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CLAS 406 Greek and Roman Historiography 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: Seminar on the works of the Greek and Roman historians (in translation) who founded a new literary genre for the exploration of past and present events; interpretation of their approaches towards history and theories for their study.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): 3 credits in Classics at the 300 level or up or permission of instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 490.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 303 Current Topics:Chin Studies 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Chinese Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Gal Gvili
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EAST 304 Current Topics:Chin Studies 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Chinese Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Rongdao Lai
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EAST 305 Curr Topics:Japanese St 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Japanese studies. The content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Brian R Bergstrom
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EAST 306 Curr Topics:Japanese St 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Japanese studies. The content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 313 Current Topics:Korean St 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Korean Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Restriction: Departmental approval required.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 314 Current Topics:Korean St 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Korean Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 364 Mass Culture & Postwar Japan 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course addresses a number of analytic approaches to mass culture in order to examine the culture industry of post-war Japan. Emphasis on narrative strategies in popular or consumer fiction and on the problems of marginalized writers.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: Any introductory course in literature or cultural studies, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Marianne Tarcov
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EAST 370 History of Sexuality in Japan 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Social and cultural history of sexuality in Japan. Possible topics include pre-modern sexuality and relations to court, religion and anthropology; pre-modern sex and gender relations; modern sexuality and gender identities; sexuality and the rise of science; relation to nationalism; feminism and queer movements.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 385 Global Korea 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course considers Korean culture and society in the modern period by examining changing attitudes about the relationship between the national and the global, across social institutions, political discourse, and popular media.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 390 The Chinese Family in History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Exploration of the Chinese family in history both as an institution - in its religious, legal, economic, political aspects - and as a lived reality.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or HIST 208 or HIST 218 or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking HIST 344.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 462 Japan in Asia 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course introduces theories of cultural interaction, interpellation, and intertexuality in order to reconsider Japanese modes of reception and selection of Chinese texts and technologies. Readings range from early Japanese to 20th century texts. Readings in translation.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: Any East Asian Studies course above the introductory level, or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 493 Spec Topics:East Asian St 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Advanced reading course under supervision of instructor on certain aspects of East Asian Studies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Prerequisite: Any EAST course at the 300-level or above or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Kimberly Chung
- David C Porter
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EAST 494 Spec Topics:East Asian St 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Advanced reading course under supervision of instructor on certain aspects of East Asian Studies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Any EAST course at the 300-level or above or permission of instructor
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- David C Porter
- Jeehee Hong
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FREN 336 Hist. de la langue française 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French (Arts): Histoire de la langue française, du bas-latin à la langue moderne. Étude de l'évolution phonétique, syntaxique, sémantique. Étude de textes des différentes époques.
Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 331 Germany after Reunification 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): The events which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the changing cultural, social, political and economic landscape of the 'New Germany'. Highlighting issues of cultural and social politics, texts discussed include historical, literary and film material.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 357 German Culture in Euro Context 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): A comparative examination of selected moments in German literary, artistic and cultural history in relation to broader European movements; focus on influences, exchanges and dialogues across national boundaries.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Course given in English
- Prerequisite: A culture or literature course at the 200 or 300 level
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 364 Gender&Society -German Lit&Cul 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): In connection with notions of identity, nationhood, political change, and cultural difference, this course investigates concepts and issues of gender in contemporary German Society. The readings include critical essays and literary texts by writers, scholars, philosophers, journalists, politicians, and political activists.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 365 Modern Short Fiction 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): A study of short prose forms in German throughout history.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 368 Fin-de-Siècle Vienna 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): Interdisciplinary study of one of the formative periods of modern European culture; examination of literature, art, thought, culture and politics in Vienna around 1900.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite: A culture or literature course at the 200 or 300 level
- Course given in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HISP 437 Colonial/Postcolonial Latin Am 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Hispanic Studies (Arts): A study of the dialogue between colonial and postcolonial Latin American texts and theories.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Successful completion of any Survey of Literature (HISP 241, HISP 242, HISP 243, HISP 244) or permission of the instructor. Note: Course taught in Spanish.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 310 Women in Islam 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The socio-legal status, conditions, and experiences of various groups of women in Middle Eastern societies. These features are explored within the framework of Islamic feminism and Western feminist discourses, and the tensions and conflicts between them. The dynamics of seclusion, veiling, and polygamy are explored in connection to Medieval Arab ruling elites as a background to some of the discussions and debates over the status of women in modern postcolonial Arab society. Socio-economic divisions, state policies, patriarchy, and colonialism are investigated as key factors in understanding the modern historical transformation of gendered relations and women's roles.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 325 Introduction to Shi'i Islam 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Developments in doctrines, legal school, rituals and political thought of Twelver Shi'ite Muslims during early and late medieval periods (centuries VII-XIII). The emergence of the earliest Shi'ite communities in Arabia, Yemen, Iraq and Iran stressing the relationship of the Shi'ite Imams and their religious scholars to the Sunnite Caliphates.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 350 From Tribe to Dynasty 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The political and intellectual developments shaping Arab and Persian societies from the rise of Islam in the 7th century until the early mid 8th century, including the major social changes, political revolts, religious schisms, and the consolidation of lasting cultural institutions.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 355 Modern History: Middle East 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Assessment of the historical transformation of the modern Middle East concentrating on its internal socio-economic changes, as well as the colonial experience and encounters with the West since the early 19th century. Examination of the historical conditions that led to the rise of nationalism, the nation-state, the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Malek Abisaab
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ISLA 360 Islam and Politics in Africa 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Assessment of the relationship between Islam and politics in the contemporary Africa through various analytic themes, including political economy, social movement and gendered analysis.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 365 Middle East Since the 1970's 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Changes that have occurred in the Middle East since the 1970's, viewed through the lens of themes such as migration, consumerism, war, communications, and ideology.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 410 History:Middle-East 1798-1918 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: A study of the Middle East from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt to the end of WWI. Emphasis will be on the emergence of nationalisms in the context of European imperialism; political, social, and economic transformation; religion and ideology; and changing patterns of alliances.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- 3 hours
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 411 History:Middle-East 1918-1945 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The impact of WWI on Middle Eastern society and politics; the British and French mandates; the growth of nationalisms, revolutions and the formation of national states; WW II and the clash of political interests within the region.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- 3 hours
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 415 Modern Iran: Anthro Approach 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The modern history, social, and cultural anthropology of contemporary Iran.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 420 Indo-Islamic Civ: Medieval 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The rise of Islam in South Asia in the 8th Century and its subsequent expansion; evolution of Indo-Islamic civilization and its apogee during Mughal rule up to 1707. Themes include state and religion; ruling institutions; political theory, Sufism and the process of conversion, as well as the formation of a composite culture.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ISLA 200 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 421 Islamic Culture-Indian Subcont 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Survey of Islamic culture (faith systems, literature, music, art) on the Indian subcontinent from the early modern period to the present, with a focus on conflict and relations between Muslims and non-Muslims, and between majority and minority Muslim groups.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 230 Understanding Italy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): An introductory critical perspective on a series of issues (North/South, Church/State, the family, regionalism, Fascism) related to contemporary Italy through novels, films and essays.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Course will be taught in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
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ITAL 295 Italian Cultural Studies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): A cultural studies approach to contemporary Italian society. Focus on distinctive traits of Italian popular culture through literature, film, television and other media.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisite: ITAL 215D1/D2 or 216 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ITAL 328.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Tania Zampini
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ITAL 356 Medieval Discourses on Love 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): Medieval ideas, attitudes and behaviour surrounding love as represented in literature: readings will include excerpts from early Italian love lyrics, Dante's Vita Nuova, Petrarch's Canzoniere, Boccaccio's Decameron.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisite: ITAL 215D1/ITAL 215D2, ITAL 216, or equivalent
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 362 Post-World War 2 Lit & Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): A study of Italian prose fiction and non-fiction in the context of some of the events and issues that marked these years: the aftermath of Fascism, the economic boom, terrorism, the Mafia, the North-South question.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisites: ITAL 215D1/D2, ITAL 216 or equivalent
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 363 Gender, Literature and Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): Questions of gender identity and literary representation as they emerge from women's texts or from comparisons of women's and men's texts, in relation to specific social and historical conditions. May focus on any time period in Italian history, from medieval to contemporary.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 365 The Italian Renaissance 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): A presentation of the main ideas and literary masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance (13th-17thC), in the context of Italy's social, political, religious and cultural climate. Reading and discussion of selected literary texts and visual material.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
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ITAL 371 The Italian Baroque 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): An analysis of the Italian Baroque period through an interdisciplinary overview of its major figures (Caravaggio, Bernini, Galileo, Marino, Vico) and cultural genres (commedia dellâ•Žarte, opera, still life)
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 400 Italian Regional Identities 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): The course explores tensions between national and regional narratives in Italy's literature, culture, language, and society.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisite(s): ITAL250 or above, from amongst courses taught in Italian or permission of Department.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken ITAL 327.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 211 Jewish St 1: Biblical Period 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The history, literature and beliefs of Judaism's formative period. Both Biblical and non-Biblical materials will be studied. The Bible in the context of cognate literatures of the Ancient Near East; non-Biblical documents will be analysed for their bearing on the Jewish tradition.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts will be read in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Deborah Abecassis
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JWST 216 Jewish Studies 2: 400 BCE-1000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The history, literature and intellectual developments in Judaism during late antiquity. Special emphasis will be placed on rabbinic literature e.g. Babylonian Talmud, Palestinian Talmud, the midrashim both as literary works and for the light they shed on the events and ideologies of the period.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts and discussions will be in English
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 207
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 217 Jewish St 3: 1000 to 2000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts will be read in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 240 The Holocaust 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: Consideration of the history of the Holocaust and the literary, theological and cultural responses to the destruction of European Jewry.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 252 "The Holocaust"
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Urszula Madej-Krupitski
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JWST 306 The American Jewish Community 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: Issues affecting American Jewry in the post-World War I era until today and the American Jewish community's responses to those issues. Special emphasis on understanding the community responses and reactions to developments in both the American society and in the Jewish world.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 361 The Shtetl: 1500-1897 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: Using historical, sociological, literary and cultural sources, this course will examine various aspects of communal and individual life in the shtetl, the Jewish - or largely Jewish - town in Eastern Europe.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 365 Modern Jewish Ideologies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The rise and development of the various ideologies which attempt to define the Jews in historical, national and socio-cultural terms will be analyzed within the context of modern European nationalism. Selected texts of the Jewish Enlightenment, Science of Judaism, Peretz Smolenskin, Leon Pinsker, Simon Dubnow, Chaim Zhitlowsky and Ahad Ha-Am.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 366 History of Zionism 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: An examination of the development of the Zionist idea, the most influential expression of modern Jewish nationalism, which led to the creation of the Jewish state. The transformation of elements of traditional Jewish messianism into a modern political ideology. Hibbat Zion, Political Zionism, Cultural and Synthetic Zionism will be discussed.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Recommended: JWST 365
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LIBA 395 Individual Reading Course 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: Individual reading course in any topic pertinent to Liberal Arts as approved by the Director of the Liberal Arts program.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): LIBA 202: Introduction to Liberal Arts Minimum Grade or Test Scores : C
- Restriction(s): Registration in this course is subject to the approval of the Director of the Liberal Arts Program.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LLCU 212 Understanding Dig&Social Media 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Languages, Literatures&Culture: Lectures will explore a range of topics related to technologies of contemporary digital and social media, with particular attention to understanding technical, historical, ethical and legal issues. Tutorials will help students to express themselves effectively with digital media, and especially on the web (HTML, images, audio, video).
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Students need a laptop computer.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LLCU 250 History and Future of the Book 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Languages, Literatures&Culture: A survey of the 2000-year history of the medium of the book with a look towards its future durability and translation into digital media.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 201 Religions:Ancient Near East 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Introduction to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria-Palestine (excluding Israelite religion) from the fourth to first millennium B.C.E. Themes that will be discussed include: gods and goddesses, divine kingship, deification of kings, temple cult, death and afterlife, magic, piety, oracles, prayer, lament, myth and epic.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Patricia G Kirkpatrick, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall and Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel Fishley, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity&Islam 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the beliefs, practices, and religious institutions of these three world religions.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Daniel M Cere, Armando Salvatore, Matheus G de Carvalho
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RELG 270 Religious Ethics & the Environ 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Environmental potential of various religious traditions and secular perspectives, including animal rights, ecofeminism, and deep ecology.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Katie Chandler, Gregory Newing
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RELG 322 Church and Empire to 1300 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A survey of major institutional developments in the history of Western Christianity in Church and Empire from the end of the apostolic age to 1300.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- W J Torrance Kirby
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RELG 323 Church and State since 1300 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Significant events and persons in the history of Western Christendom from 1300 to the present.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- W J Torrance Kirby
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RELG 326 Christians in the Roman World 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A social-historical examination of Christians within the complex cultural, political, ethnic and religious contexts of later Greco-Roman antiquity, focusing on changing relations among different varieties of Christian, as well as on interactions and conflicts among Christians, Jews and polytheists. Other topics to be considered include martyrdom, orthodoxy and heresy, and Gnosticism.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 331 Religion and Globalization 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An exploration of the distinctive ways in which the world's religions are shaping and are shaped by the dynamics of globalization. It examines the multiple intersections of religion and globalization through a variety of themes and case studies in human rights, development, education, ecology, gender, and conflict
Offered by: Religious Studies
- .
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Samuel C Nelson
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RELG 334 Theology of History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A study of Christian readings of history, and especially of the present age, including apocalyptic literature and political theology.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter and Summer
- Prerequisite(s): One prior course in Christianity, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 338 Women& the Christian Tradition 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Survey of women's involvement in the Christian tradition. Topics include feminist interpretation of scripture, ideas of virginity, marriage and motherhood, mysticism, asceticisms, European witchhunts, contemporary women's liberation theories.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Core course for the Women's Studies Minor program
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Patricia G Kirkpatrick, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 375 Religion, Politics and Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A study of contemporary religious traditions in the light of debates regarding secularization, the relation of religion and politics, and the interaction of religion with major social institutions.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Samuel C Nelson
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RELG 559 Caste & Dalits:Hist&Poli Persp 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This seminar addresses religion, caste, and the Dalit community (formerly known as "untouchables" in India through a range of historical and ritual contexts. Topics include representation in the Hindu textual tradition, colonialism, conversion, caste-based violence, caste and nationalism, non-Brahmin political assertion, and the contemporary reservation system.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisites: RELG 252 and one 300 level course or higher in South Asian Religions
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 217 Russia's Eternal Questions 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): Exploration of cultural archetypes defining continuity and change from Peter the Great to the present; the Russian national identity, double-faith, Western and Slovophile influences, Mother Russia, superfluous men and the Eternal Feminine, anarchism, the avant-garde, Stalinism. Recurring themes traced in literature, art, film, music, pop culture and the applied arts.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Restriction: Permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 229 Intro to Russian Folklore 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): An introduction to Russian folklore and folk belief: "dual-faith," traditional mentality, fairy tales, calendar rituals, folk songs, witches, healers and house spirits. The course will explore classic approaches to folklore studies as well as the influence of folk culture on Russian "high art."
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Taught in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 427 Russian Fin de Siècle 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): Russian poetry, prose, drama, book design and the visual arts from the Silver Age to WWI, from Chekhov to Blok and Belyi. The crisis of realism, decadence, symbolism, and its waning traced through the eternal feminine, the devil, the city, poetry as pure creation, and millennial crisis. Not open to students who have taken or are taking RUSS 465.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Course offered in English.
- Prerequisite(s): At least 2 courses (6 credits) in literature and/or cultural studies.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken RUSS 465.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 428 Russian Avantgarde 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): Russian poetry, prose, drama, the manifesto, street festivals and the explosion of experiment in the visual arts from WW1 to 1930. The avant-garde anticipates, transcends, responds and then succumbs to revolution.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): At least 2 courses (6 credits) in literature and/or cultural studies.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken RUSS 466.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 430 High Stalinist Culture 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): Novels, films, art, architecture, pageantry, rhetoric and routine of the Stalinist 1930s-40s, including socialist realism as an aesthetic doctrine, utopian blueprint, target of parody, amalgam of a submerged avant-garde and state-controlled pop culture, precursor of the postmodernist simulacrum, self-proclaimed international style and/or uniquely Russian 20th-century project.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken RUSS 510
- Given in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 454 Narratives of Desire 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): An exploration of desire as it was narrativized in Russian literature 1860-1900. The course draws on comparative examples from European literature as well as various theoretical approaches for conceptualizing love and desire.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): At least two literature courses at the 200 or 300 level or permission of the department.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
Stream 3: Philosophy and Religion
This stream is designed for students whose primary interests lie in the study of philosophy and religion across geographical boundaries and historical traditions.
Approved courses are listed below. The courses appearing in List A are introductory in nature and should be taken early in the program. The courses appearing in List B are of two kind: (a) courses taught in the "core" disciplines in this stream, and (b) courses taught in other disciplines which are nevertheless pertinent to this stream. Though wide ranging, the choice of courses is limited by the stream's orientation, as well as by the overall objectives of the Liberal Arts Program.
The additional courses may be substituted with the approval of the Program Director.
Students must choose 30 credits as follows:
6 credits from the courses in List A
24 credits from the courses in List B
List A (6 credits)
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ISLA 200 Islamic Civilization 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Note: All readings are in English.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Sara Abdel-Latif
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ISLA 210 Muslim Societies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Setrag Manoukian
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JWST 211 Jewish St 1: Biblical Period 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The history, literature and beliefs of Judaism's formative period. Both Biblical and non-Biblical materials will be studied. The Bible in the context of cognate literatures of the Ancient Near East; non-Biblical documents will be analysed for their bearing on the Jewish tradition.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts will be read in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Deborah Abecassis
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JWST 216 Jewish Studies 2: 400 BCE-1000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The history, literature and intellectual developments in Judaism during late antiquity. Special emphasis will be placed on rabbinic literature e.g. Babylonian Talmud, Palestinian Talmud, the midrashim both as literary works and for the light they shed on the events and ideologies of the period.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts and discussions will be in English
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 207
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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PHIL 230 Intro to Moral Philosophy 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Philosophy: A survey of a number of historically important and influential theories. Philosophers to be discussed may include Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Bentham, Mill, and Moore.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Christopher M Howard, Oran Magal
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PHIL 240 Political Philosophy 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Philosophy: An introduction to contemporary philosophy of politics by concentrating on a number of contested concepts, such as freedom, justice and equality, in contemporary political philosophy and practice.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Oran Magal
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POLI 231 Intro to Political Theory 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: The course introduces students to political theory through critical examination of classic texts in the history of political thought. In addition to gaining an understanding of several different traditions of political thought, students are encouraged to develop their skills in textual interpretation, critical reasoning, and essay-writing.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is Political Theory.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Jacob Levy
- William C Roberts
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RELG 201 Religions:Ancient Near East 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Introduction to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria-Palestine (excluding Israelite religion) from the fourth to first millennium B.C.E. Themes that will be discussed include: gods and goddesses, divine kingship, deification of kings, temple cult, death and afterlife, magic, piety, oracles, prayer, lament, myth and epic.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Patricia G Kirkpatrick, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall and Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel Fishley, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity&Islam 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the beliefs, practices, and religious institutions of these three world religions.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Daniel M Cere, Armando Salvatore, Matheus G de Carvalho
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RELG 207 Intro to Study of Religions 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This course is an introduction to classic and contemporary approaches to the academic study of religions. This includes perspectives from philosophy, theology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, phenomenology, and feminism. Students are also exposed to applications of these perspectives from visiting scholars who treat some aspect of a religious tradition in light of current-day interests and events. The primary objective is to introduce students to the principal theories and methods that have shaped our understanding of religion, its various meanings as well as its roles and functions in society.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken RELG 255.
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Jim Kanaris
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RELG 252 Hinduism & Buddhism 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: The interaction of Hinduism and Buddhism in India with special reference to the law of Karma, caste, women, ritual, death, yoga, and liberation. Determination of interpretative principles for understanding the religious psychology of Hindus and Buddhists.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Hamsa M Stainton, Lara E Braitstein
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RELG 253 Religions of East Asia 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This course introduces East Asia's major religions comparatively by addressing the continuous exchange of ideas and practices between traditions. Rather than adopting a mere chronological approach, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism will be discussed thematically, taking in to account topics such as gender constructs, the secular and the sacred, material culture, and the apparent contrast between doctrine and practice.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Rongdao Lai
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RELG 321 Western Intellectual Tradition 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Introduces essential sources in western philosophy and theology; examines the interdependence of these disciplines in their historical development; exposes students to the means and methods of argumentation that will allow them to compare and contrast these sources, and to develop and defend their own positions with respect to them.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Prerequisite: U0 students must obtain permission from instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 334 Theology of History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A study of Christian readings of history, and especially of the present age, including apocalyptic literature and political theology.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter and Summer
- Prerequisite(s): One prior course in Christianity, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 341 Intro:Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Introduction to the subject. Faith and reason, theistic arguments, values and destiny, the problem of evil, religious language.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Adam J Smith, Francesco Bossoletti
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RELG 373 Christian Ethics of Love 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This course will focus on the philosophical sources of love and on their uses by Christian authors. By comparing both their premises and methods, we will see how different authors in a particular tradition (Christianity) offer various answers to the themes of love, friendship and charity.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gaelle Fiasse
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RELG 380 Religion,Philosophy, Modernity 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Through primary source readings, this class will examine the intellectual history of this change, will identify the agents of this change, both philosophical and theological, and will consider the significance and implications of inhabiting a 'modernity' that is, and understands itself as, 'secular.' Charles Taylor's recent book, A Secular Age, narrates a historical development, from a 'pre-modern' condition, in which it was 'virtually impossible not to believe in and encounter God,' to a modern and contemporary situation in which 'faith is an embattled option.' Within the 'context of our self-understanding,' 'secularism' has become a 'default option.'
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
List B (24 credits)
Students in the Philosophy and Religion stream may choose from:
- any course (other than a course dedicated to teaching a language) at the 200 level or above in the following departments and programs: Philosophy (PHIL), Religious Studies (RELG), Catholic Studies (CATH), Islamic Studies (ISLA), and Jewish Studies (JWST); and
- any course in Political Science (POLI) listed in the eCalendar under the heading “Political Theory.”
Students in this stream may also choose a maximum of 9 credits from the following list:
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ANTH 209 Anthropology of Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Nature and function of religion in culture. Systems of belief; the interpretation of ritual. Religion and symbolism. The relation of religion to social organization. Religious change and social movements.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Katherine Lemons
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ANTH 318 Globalization and Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: The interactions between religion and the economic, social and cultural transformations of globalization: relations between globalization and contemporary religious practice, meaning, and influence at personal and collective levels.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisites: U2 standing or above and ANTH 209, or ANTH 204, or ANTH 355 or ANTH 352 or RELG 207
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Lynn Kozak
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CLAS 303 Ancient Greek Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: Focus on the history of Greek religion in the Classical Period. Particular attention will be paid to the Greek concept of divinity, local pantheons, civic festival calendars, the topography of myth and ritual, ideas concerning the afterlife, mystery cults, oracles and games and the literary representations of religion.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 380.
- Prerequisite(s): CLAS 203 or HIST 205 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics&Environment 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Environment: Introduction to cultural perspectives on the environment: the influence of culture and cognition on perceptions of the natural world; conflicts in orders of knowledge (models, taxonomies, paradigms, theories, cosmologies), ethics (moral values, frameworks, dilemmas), and law (formal and customary, rights and obligations) regarding political dimensions of critical environments, resource use, and technologies.
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment
- Fall - Macdonald Campus; Winter - Downtown
- Section 001: Downtown Campus
- Section 051: Macdonald Campus
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Nicolas Kosoy, Julia Freeman
- Iwao Hirose, Amy Janzwood
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ENVR 400 Environmental Thought 3 Credits*
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Environment: Students work in interdisciplinary seminar groups on challenging philosophical, ethical, scientific and practical issues. They will explore cutting-edge ideas and grapple with the reconciliation of environmental imperatives and social, political and economic pragmatics. Activities include meeting practitioners, attending guest lectures, following directed readings, and organizing, leading and participating in seminars.
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment
- Fall - Macdonald Campus; Winter - Downtown
- Section 001: Downtown Campus
- Section 051: Macdonald Campus
- Prerequisite: ENVR 203
- Restriction: Open only to U3 students, or permission of instructor
- Symbols:
- *
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Nicolas Kosoy, Julia Freeman
- Renee Sieber, Hervé Robert Horner, Amy Janzwood
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GERM 355 Nietzsche and Wagner 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): This course examines the relationship between the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the composer Richard Wagner. It explores their intellectual kinship, their view of art, music, and philosophy in the context of Nietzsche's critique of modernity and decadence and analyzes the Third Reich's and Hollywood's appropriation of Nietzsche and Wagner.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 367 Topics In German Thought 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): A variety of issues significant to the development of German cultural and intellectual life.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 320 Themes in Intellectual History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Examination of a selected theme or subject in intellectual history and/or the history of ideas.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): HIST 200, HIST 201, HIST 202, HIST 203, HIST 205, HIST 206, HIST 207, HIST 209, HIST 210, HIST 211, HIST 212, HIST 213, HIST 214, HIST 215, HIST 216, HIST 219, HIST 221, HIST 223, HIST 226, HIST 238, HIST 240, HIST 249, HIST 250, HIST 262, or HIST 275 recommended.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 350 Science and the Enlightenment 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Explores the relationship between the natural sciences and the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Examination of works in post-Newtonian science as well as their broader cultural meaning, the history of material practices, the origins of social science, and the role of geography and international context beyond Western Europe.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 440 Fiction and History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: This course examines why and how books are classified as fiction or history. Topics include: social expectations and uses of literature; evidence and verification; the author as authority. Readings include history and fiction from various historical periods, and relevant scholarship.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 6 credits at the 300 level in either history or literature
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 355 Dante and the Middle Ages 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): An introduction to the work of Dante Alighieri, a pillar of medieval European literature. The times in which he lived, the institutions and cultural shifts of that era, the influence exercised by Dante's work, as well as how it has been perceived in our time.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
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ITAL 465 Religious Identities in Italy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): This course examines the role played by religion in shaping Italian identities by looking at the works of Dante, Marsilio Ficino, Giovanni Pico, Galileo Galilei and other Early Modern authors in their cultural and institutional contexts. By looking at how these authors expressed their beliefs and interacted with religious institutions, students are invited to critically engage on the concept of "religion".
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LIBA 395 Individual Reading Course 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: Individual reading course in any topic pertinent to Liberal Arts as approved by the Director of the Liberal Arts program.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): LIBA 202: Introduction to Liberal Arts Minimum Grade or Test Scores : C
- Restriction(s): Registration in this course is subject to the approval of the Director of the Liberal Arts Program.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LLCU 301 Topics in Culture and Thought 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Languages, Literatures&Culture: Special topics focusing on European or transatlantic intellectual traditions and movements.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- A fee of $3500 will be required to cover the costs of professors room, meals, and airfare, Project Coordinator stipend, accommodation and meals; accommodation will be based on double occupancy, two meals a day, ground transportation, academic materials, city taxes and various activities/excursions while in Italy (La Sapienza University in Rome). Students will pay their own airfare
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
* ENVR 203 is a prerequisite for ENVR 400.
For more information, see Programs, Courses and University Regulations.
Honours Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours Liberal Arts (60 Credits)
Offered by:Languages,Literatures,Cultures
Degree:Bachelor of Arts
Program Requirement:
The Honours in Liberal Arts exposes students to texts from and histories of a suitably wide range of cultures and societies. Students are able to choose among three intellectual streams: literature and the arts (including theatre and architecture); history, culture and society; and philosophy and religion. Students in each stream must satisfy a language requirement as well as distribution requirements in relation to minimum number of 300/400+ level courses; maximum number of courses in one discipline; geographical areas and historical periods.
Honours student must maintain a program GPA of 3.30 and an overall GPA of 3.00.
All students in the Honours Liberal Arts are also required to complete a Minor Concentration in a language program (other than English). Students who are native speakers of a language other than English are strongly encouraged to fulfill this requirement in a third language.
The approved language minors are:
Minor Concentration in Classics (Language Stream)
Minor Concentration in East Asian Language and Literature or Supplementary East Asian Language
Minor Concentration in German Language
Minor Concentration in Hispanic Languages
Minor Concentration in Italian Studies
Minor Concentration in Jewish Studies
Minor Concentration in French Language and Literature – French Language
Minor Concentration in World Islamic & Middle East Studies
Minor Concentration in Russian
Minor Concentration in Scriptural Languages
Required Courses (9 credits)
Honours Liberal Arts students are required to take three courses designed to help them reflect on the contemporary significance of a Liberal Arts education and on their experience in the Liberal Arts program.
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LIBA 202 Introduction to Liberal Arts 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: An introduction to the compass and significance of a Liberal Arts education, focusing on contemporary developments and challenges in the humanities. It considers the contribution of a range of disciplines and approaches across a wide range of linguistic traditions, geographical areas and time periods and pays particular attention to the global dimension of contemporary humanistic culture.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Restriction(s): Only open to students in the Liberal Arts program.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel W Pratt
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LIBA 402 Seminar in Liberal Arts 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: Readings and discussions on liberal arts.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Restriction: Open only to U2 and U3 students
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
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LIBA 490 Honours Thesis 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: Under the direction of a supervisor, students research and complete an honours thesis on an approved subject in Liberal Arts.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Restriction(s): Only open to students enrolled in the Liberal Arts Honours program. Instructor's Approval Required.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Eugenio Bolongaro
Complementary Courses (51 credits)
Honours students must complete 51 credits in one of the three specialized streams set out below.
The distribution requirements for all streams are the following:
(a) at least 9 credits from the 200-level introductory courses within one stream;
(b) at least 24 credits must be from courses at the 300 level or above; at least 6 credits must be at the 400 level or above (language courses cannot count toward satisfying this requirement);
(c) no more than 21 credits can be from a single discipline;
(d) geographical area: at least 6 credits in coursework primarily emphasizing Africa and/or Asia, and at least 6 credits in coursework emphasizing Europe and/or the Americas or Australasia, and
(e) historical periods: at least 6 credits in coursework primarily emphasizing texts or history from before 1500, and at least 6 credits in coursework primarily emphasizing texts or history from 1500-1900 (a given course may satisfy both the geographical area and the historical period requirement).
Stream 1: Literature and the Arts (including Theatre & Architecture)
This stream is designed for students whose primary interests lie in the study of literature and the arts across geographical boundaries and historical traditions.
Approved courses are listed below. The courses appearing in List A are introductory in nature and should be taken early in the program. The courses appearing in List B are of two kind: (a) courses taught in the "core" disciplines in this stream, and (b) courses taught in other disciplines which are nevertheless pertinent to this stream. Though wide ranging, the choice of courses is limited by the stream's orientation, as well as by the overall objectives of the Liberal Arts Program.
The additional courses may be substituted with the approval of the Program Director.
Students must choose 51 credits as follows:
9 credits from the courses in List A
42 credits from the courses in List B
List A (9 credits)
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ARTH 204 Intro to Medieval Art & Arch 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: Surveys the arts from late Antiquity to the fourteenth century in Western Europe. Focuses on the body and space to introduce artistic and architectural concepts, practices, and styles from the late Roman, Byzantine and Carolingian empires to monastic and royal patronage of the French Kings.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Anna-Maria Moubayed
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ARTH 205 Introduction to Modern Art 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: The course is an introduction to the modern period in art history which begins around 1750. It examines the development in both painting and sculpture and relates to changes in the social and political climate of the times.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Evgeniya Makarova
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ARTH 207 Intro Early Mod. Art 1400-1700 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: Surveys visual culture of early modern Europe across various social spheres and geographical locations.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ARTH 209 Intro to Ancient Art and Arch 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: Survey of ancient art and architecture: pre-historic Europe, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Focus is on issues of political power, gender, sexuality, race, the formation of individual and group identities, and the relation between the body and social space.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Anna-Maria Moubayed
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Lynn Kozak
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CLAS 301 Ancient Greek Lit & Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: Survey of ancient Greek literature in translation, covering the key genres and texts in their social and historical contexts. The material to be discussed includes Archaic epic, lyric, and elegy; Classical tragedy, comedy, and historiography; Hellenistic poetry, and literature of the Roman Imperial period.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 200.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Lynn Kozak
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CLAS 302 Roman Literature and Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: An exploration of Roman texts written during the Republican and Imperial periods (200 BCE-400 CE) and the study of social contexts in which they were written.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 208.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 211 Intro:East Asian Culture:China 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Chinese culture. The course will also examine the changing representations of the Chinese cultural tradition in the West. Readings will include original sources in translation from the fields of literature, philosophy, religion, and cultural history.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gal Gvili
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EAST 212 Intro:East Asian Culture:Japan 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: An introduction to Japan which presents various aspects of Japanese literature, culture, history, religions, philosophy and society.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Brian R Bergstrom
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EAST 213 Intro:East Asian Culture:Korea 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Korean culture, including Korean literature, religions, philosophy, and socio-economic formations.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Kimberly Chung
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EAST 215 Introduction to East Asian Art 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Introductory survey of some of the major developments in the visual arts of Japan, China, and Korea. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of artistic traditions in East Asia and the intersections among these traditions.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students taking or who have taken ARTH 215.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Davin Luce
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ENGL 202 Dept. Survey of English Lit. 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:English (Arts): A survey of English literature before 1750 for students registered in English programs.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Fall
- Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 200
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Margaret A Kilgour, Alex Barnes, Taylor Rousselle
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ENGL 203 Dept. Survey of English Lit. 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:English (Arts): A survey of English literature after 1750 for students registered in English programs.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ENGL 202 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 201
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- William Brubacher
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ENGL 215 Intro to Shakespeare 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:English (Arts): A study of a selection of plays, in their intellectual and theatrical context, with an emphasis on the interplay of text and performance.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Kenneth H Borris, Mona Abousidou
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ENGL 230 Intro to Theatre Studies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:English (Arts): An introduction to dramatic literature, text analysis, textual and performance theory, and theatre history.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Katherine Zien, Molly I Pearce
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FREN 250 Litt française avant 1800 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des origines à la fin du 18e siècle.
Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Philippe Sarrasin Robichaud
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FREN 251 Litt française depuis 1800 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature française des 19e et 20e siècles.
Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Fall, Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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FREN 252 Littérature québécoise 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French (Arts): Introduction à la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours.
Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Fall, Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Pascal Brissette
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GERM 259 Intro to German Literature 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe, including the Nibelungenlied, Faust, classical tragedy, and the rise of the novel.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Tove K Holmes
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HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Hispanic Studies (Arts): A survey of historical and cultural elements which constitute the background of the Hispanic world up to the 18th century; a survey of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations (Aztec, Maya and Inca) and the conquest of America.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Taught in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Jose R Jouve-Martin
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HISP 241 Survey of Spanish Lit&Cult 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Hispanic Studies (Arts): From the origins to the Golden Age through a study of representative works.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Taught in Spanish
- Prerequisite: successful completion of HISP 220D1/D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Cristina Carnemolla
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ISLA 200 Islamic Civilization 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Note: All readings are in English.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Sara Abdel-Latif
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ISLA 210 Muslim Societies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Setrag Manoukian
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ITAL 230 Understanding Italy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): An introductory critical perspective on a series of issues (North/South, Church/State, the family, regionalism, Fascism) related to contemporary Italy through novels, films and essays.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Course will be taught in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
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ITAL 295 Italian Cultural Studies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): A cultural studies approach to contemporary Italian society. Focus on distinctive traits of Italian popular culture through literature, film, television and other media.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisite: ITAL 215D1/D2 or 216 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ITAL 328.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Tania Zampini
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LLCU 220 Intro to Literary Analysis 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Languages, Literatures&Culture: A literary analysis course that introduces the tools and critical terms needed for studying poetry and prose fiction, discussing formal and stylistic differences, organizing and writing critical essays.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall and Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel Fishley, Amanda Rosini
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RUSS 223 Russian 19c: Literary Giants 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): The Golden Age of Russian literature: from Pushkin, Lermontov, and Gogol to the first works of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. This course traces the rise of a coherent literary tradition in Russia, exploring authors’ relationships to the burgeoning tradition and to their historical and cultural context.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel W Pratt
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RUSS 224 Russian 19c. Literary Giants 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): This course explores the masterpieces of late nineteenth-century Russian literature. From psychological realism and the novel of ideas to the rise of the great short story; Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Leskov, and Chekhov.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Daniel W Pratt
Music: up to 9 credits of Music courses (labelled MUAR) can be selected in consultation with the Program Director.
List B (42 credits)
Students in the Literature and the Arts (including Theatre and Architecture) stream may choose from:
- any course (other than a course dedicated to teaching a language) at the 200 level or above in the following departments and programs: Architecture (ARCH), Art History and Communication Studies (labelled ARTH), Classics (CLAS), English (ENGL), French (FREN), German Studies (GERM), Hispanic Studies (HISP), Italian Studies (ITAL), Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLCU), and Russian Studies (RUSS); and
- any course (other than a course dedicated to teaching a language) at the 200 level or above in Jewish Studies (JWST) listed in the eCalendar under the headings “Biblical Studies,” “Languages and Literatures – Hebrew” and “Language and Literature – Yiddish.”
Students in this stream may also choose a maximum of 12 credits from the following list:
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AFRI 401 Swahili Language and Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:African Studies: Basic knowledge of the Swahili language and culture with emphasis on handling circumstances that might be encountered in field research: everyday conversation, developing aural and oral skills and mastering basic grammar rules, understanding cultural norms and practices, issues of culture sensitivity and appropriateness.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Note: Priority to students in the African Studies Program and/or participants of the Canadian Field Studies in Africa program and to students with a demonstrable need related to internship or research. Approval by African Studies Program Adviser required.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Mathew Kipchumba
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ARCH 250 Architectural History 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Architecture: The study of architecture and cities from ancient times to 1750.
Offered by: Architecture
- (3-0-6)
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Samia Henni
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ARCH 251 Architectural History 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Architecture: The study of North American architecture and cities from 1950 to the present.
Offered by: Architecture
- (2-1-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 250
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Annmarie Adams
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ARCH 531 Arch Int Vitruvius-Renaissance 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Architecture: Architectural intentions embodied in buildings and writings of architects from antiquity to the Renaissance. Special emphasis is placed on the cultural connections of architecture to science and philosophy.
Offered by: Architecture
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gregory P Caicco
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ARCH 532 Origins of Modern Architecture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Architecture: Examination of architectural intentions (theory and practice) in the European context (especially France, Italy and England), during the crucial period that marks the beginning of the modern era.
Offered by: Architecture
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ARTH 352 Feminism in Art & Art History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: A consideration of the impact of feminism on recent art history, focusing on the examination of gender constructions in art and theory.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 307 Topics:East Asian Lang & Lit 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of selected topics and aspects of East Asian literature and/or language.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor
- The topic of the course may vary from year to year.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 308 Topics:East Asian Lang & Lit 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of selected topics and aspects of East Asian literature and/or language.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- The topic of the course may vary from year to year.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 350 Gender&Sexuality in ChineseLit 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Gender and sexuality in modern and/or premodern Chinese literature with emphasis on representation of gender relations, notions of masculinity and femininity, morality and sexuality. Readings from fiction, drama, poetry, and/or other genres are approached from a variety of critical perspectives.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Readings in English translation.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Guojun Wang
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EAST 351 Women Writers of China 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: A study of fiction, drama, and poetry by women writers in imperial, modern, and/or contemporary China.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Core course for the Women's Studies program
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 352 Crit Approaches to Chinese Lit 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course will examine traditional and/or modern genres of Chinese literature with a focus on different forms of Chinese and Western literary analysis.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 353 Approaches to Chinese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Development of Chinese film in the 20th century, with an emphasis on both critical approaches to film as well as film history.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Dylan Suher
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EAST 356 Modern & Contemp. Chinese Art 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Examination of modern Chinese art and visual culture from the 1920's to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the formation of the artistic avant-garde in the 20th century and its relation to socialist and post-socialist mass culture.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students taking or who have taken ARTH 356.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 362 Japanese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course will study the development of film in Japan during the 20th century with a particular focus on the analysis of film form, genres and history.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 453 Topics: Chinese Literature 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Advanced seminar in selected genres, themes and issues in Chinese literature.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: A 300-level course in any literature.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 454 Topics: Chinese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Advanced seminar in selected themes and issues in Chinese film.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisites: EAST 353, a 300-level film studies course, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 461 Inventing Mod Japanese Novel 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: An examination of the modern Japanese novel as a form which both affirms and resists the form of the European novel. Readings explore the particular problems of the Japanese novel in the context of modernization, westernization, and colonialism.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: Any course in literature or cultural studies above the introductory level, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 464 Image, Text, Performance 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Drawing on theoretical approaches from a variety of cultural and media studies, including cinema, performance and performativity, and elsewhere, this course addresses cultural production in premodern and/or modern East Asia. Topics to be addressed range from calligraphy and writing, to theatre, and film.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: Any East Asian Studies course above the introductory level, or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 467 Topics: Japanese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Topics in the study of Japanese cinema.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisites: EAST 362 or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Marianne Tarcov
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EAST 550 Class Chin PoetryThemes&Genres 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: A study of major themes and genres of classical Chinese poetry from its beginnings to the Yuan dynasty (14th century), with emphasis on critical analysis of text and context. Readings of poems in the original.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): EAST 533 or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 562 Japanese Lit Theory & Practice 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course examines Japanese theories of literary production and practice with an emphasis on 20th century thought.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Any course in EAST above the 200 level and at least a year of an East Asian Language, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 569 Adv Topics:Japanese Literature 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of selected topics and aspects of Japanese literature. The content of the course may vary from year to year from contemporary to modern to pre-modern literature.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: one advanced course in EAST or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 345 Hist of Italian Renaissance 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: An introduction to the economy, society, politics and intellectual developments in Italy from approximately 1300 to the early 16th century.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 405 Topics in Intellectual History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: In depth analysis of a selected subject or topic in intellectual history and/or the history of ideas.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisites: HIST 320 or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 411 Topics in African History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: In depth examination of a specific topic or individual in African or African diasporic history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A previous course in African history or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Pedro Monaville
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HIST 426 Topics:British Cultural Hist 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Selected topics in intellectual and cultural history of Britain and Ireland, focusing on discussion of primary texts.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 215 or a course in British history or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 385 Poetics & Politics in Arab Lit 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Major issues in classical and modern Arabic literature; how poetics and politics interact in classical and modern, popular folktales and high literature, novels and poetry. The politics of translation from Arabic into English.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Reading and discussion in English.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 388 Persian Literature 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Examination of literature produced in the Persian-speaking world from the mid 10th to the late 20th century C.E. A broad selection of texts (prose and poetry) will be studied in translation.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Prerequisite: ISLA 200 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Readings in English.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Prashant Keshavmurthy
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ISLA 392 Arabic Lit as World Lit 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Consideration of Arabic literature as part of world literature, including exploration of tensions between reading Arabic literature as local, discrete and self-contained and as part of larger global phenomena.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 488 Tales of Wonder-Islamic World 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Reading of literary masterpieces of Islamic world focused on three collections of marvelous tales in Arabic, Persian and Urdu: The Arabian Nights, the Shahnameh, and the Adventures of Amir Hamza. May include film screenings, visual art, viewing of rare materials.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 585 Arab Women's Literature 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Explorations of writings by Arab women. Issues include: translation/reception, gender and genre, categories of knowledge about Arab women, feminist and post-colonial theories/methodologies.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 392 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Readings in English translation.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LIBA 395 Individual Reading Course 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: Individual reading course in any topic pertinent to Liberal Arts as approved by the Director of the Liberal Arts program.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): LIBA 202: Introduction to Liberal Arts Minimum Grade or Test Scores : C
- Restriction(s): Registration in this course is subject to the approval of the Director of the Liberal Arts Program.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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PHIL 336 Aesthetics 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Philosophy: An introduction to issues central to aesthetic theory; the nature of aesthetic judgment, perception of the aesthetic object, the nature of the art object.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- David Davies
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PHIL 436 Aesthetics 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Philosophy: An advanced discussion of issues in aesthetics.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 336 or written permission of the instructor
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- David Davies
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RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A critical study of selected ancient and modern accounts of the aims and person of Jesus. Attention will be given also to the question of the historical sources and to the relationship between faith and history.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall, Winter and Summer
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Ian H Henderson
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RELG 302 Literature of Ancient Israel 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the literature of Ancient Israel in English translation. Reading and interpreting representative selections.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Patricia G Kirkpatrick
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RELG 303 Lit of Ancient Israel 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Approaches to historical-critical scholarship and to the historical background of the Old Testament. Part of the course will be an examination of methods of biblical analysis through the use of learning cells.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Gerbern S Oegema
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RELG 307 Bible, Quran & Interpretations 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures as responses to earlier sacred texts and in the light of post-scriptural interpretations. The debates, polemics, interpretative strategies, and intellectual and spiritual sharing produced by these three religions in accepting, explaining, amplifying, modifying, and selectively rejecting their and other sacred scriptures.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gerbern S Oegema
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RELG 311 Formation of the New Testament 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the formation and interpretation of the New Testament, excluding the Gospels.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Ian H Henderson
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RELG 312 The Gospels 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the critical study of the Gospels.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Ian H Henderson
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RELG 313 Topics in Biblical Studies 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Topics in biblical studies. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 455 Relg&the Perf Arts in S India 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This course focuses on the place of religion in historical representations and performance practices of "classical" South Indian performing arts such as Bharatanatyam dance and Karnatak music. In particular, it lays emphasis on politics of the twentieth-century reinvention of these arts by elites in the Tamil and Telugu-speaking regions.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken RELG 363
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
Stream 2: History, Culture, and Society
This stream is designed for students whose primary interests lie in the study of history, culture, and society across geographical boundaries and historical traditions.
Approved courses are listed below. The courses appearing in List A are introductory in nature and should be taken early in the program. The courses appearing in List B are of two kind: (a) courses taught in the "core" disciplines in this stream, and (b) courses taught in other disciplines which are nevertheless pertinent to this stream. Though wide ranging, the choice of courses is limited by the stream's orientation, as well as by the overall objectives of the Liberal Arts Program.
The additional courses may be substituted with the approval of the Program Director.
Students must choose 51 credits as follows:
9 credits from the courses in List A
42 credits from the courses in List B
List A (9 credits)
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CATH 200 Introduction to Catholicism 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Catholic Studies: This course offers an exploration of the Roman Catholic tradition in its intellectual, religious, moral, and cultural dimensions. It provides an interdisciplinary study of the ways in which Catholicism has shaped Western civilization.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Brian A A Butcher
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COMS 200 History of Communication 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Communication Studies: The social and cultural implications of major developments in communications from prehistory to the electronic era. Thematic and conceptual introduction to the underlying media technologies and to some key issues and practices of historical thinking about their role in society.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Restriction: Not open to students who have ENGC 200.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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COMS 210 Intro to Communication Studies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Communication Studies: The social and cultural implications of media. Surveys theory and case studies relevant key issues such as the ownership, structure and governance of media industries; the significance of emergent media technologies; and the roles of media as cultural forms and practices.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Malcolm Sanger
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COMS 230 Communication and Democracy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Communication Studies: Introduction to investigation of the relationship between communication, media practices and democracy. Examines the role of media and communication in existing and emerging democratic contexts, and the challenges of constructing and maintaining a democratic media and communication environment on the domestic and international levels.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Mark Lloyd
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EAST 211 Intro:East Asian Culture:China 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Chinese culture. The course will also examine the changing representations of the Chinese cultural tradition in the West. Readings will include original sources in translation from the fields of literature, philosophy, religion, and cultural history.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gal Gvili
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EAST 212 Intro:East Asian Culture:Japan 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: An introduction to Japan which presents various aspects of Japanese literature, culture, history, religions, philosophy and society.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Brian R Bergstrom
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EAST 213 Intro:East Asian Culture:Korea 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course provides a critical introduction to central themes in Korean culture, including Korean literature, religions, philosophy, and socio-economic formations.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Kimberly Chung
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EAST 215 Introduction to East Asian Art 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Introductory survey of some of the major developments in the visual arts of Japan, China, and Korea. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of artistic traditions in East Asia and the intersections among these traditions.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students taking or who have taken ARTH 215.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Davin Luce
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HIST 200 Intro to African History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: This course stresses the interactions of the peoples of Africa with each other and with the worlds of Europe and Islam from the Iron Age to the European Conquest in 1880.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 201 Modern African History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: While covering the general political history of Africa in the twentieth century, this course also explores such themes as health and disease, gender, and urbanization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Pedro Monaville
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HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Elsbeth Heaman
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HIST 203 Survey:Canada since 1867 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Edward Dunsworth
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HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: An introduction to the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 275.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Brahm H Kleinman
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HIST 207 Jewish History:400 BCE to 1000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: An overview of Jewish history from the period of Ezra and Nehemiah to the death of Hai Gaon, c. 1035. Focus on the experience of the Jews in Hellenistic and Islamic civilizations. Topics include Jewish sects, rabbinic literature in its various genres, the Karaite schism, and the rise of the Gaonate.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken JWST 216
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 208 Intro to East Asian History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: An introduction to the history of East Asian civilization from earliest times to 1600, with emphasis on China and Japan, including social, intellectual, and economic developments as well as political history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- David C Porter
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HIST 213 World History, 600-2000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: A thematic and comparative approach to world history, beginning with the rise of Islam and ending with globalization in the late twentieth century. Trade diasporas, technology, disease, and imperialism are the major themes addressed.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 214 Early Modern Europe 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Survey of European history from the Late Middle Ages to the eighteenth century.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Hannah S Soroka
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HIST 215 Modern Europe 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Survey of European history from the eighteenth century to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Brian D A Lewis
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ISLA 200 Islamic Civilization 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Note: All readings are in English.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Sara Abdel-Latif
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ISLA 210 Muslim Societies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Setrag Manoukian
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POLI 212 Intro to ComparPol-Eur/NAmerca 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: An introduction to fundamental comparative politics concepts and research that focuses on Europe and North America. Topics include: state and state institutions, parties and party systems, elections, protest and social movements, rule of law, corruption, regime transitions— democratization and autocratization.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is Comparative Politics.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Maria D Popova
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POLI 227 Intro to Compar Pol-Global S. 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: An introduction to politics across the Global South. A comparative examination of the legacies of colonialism, the achievement of independence, and political and socio-economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Topics include modernization, dependency, state-building, political violence, revolution, the role of the military, authoritarianism, and democratization.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is Comparative Politics.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Daniel Douek
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POLI 231 Intro to Political Theory 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: The course introduces students to political theory through critical examination of classic texts in the history of political thought. In addition to gaining an understanding of several different traditions of political thought, students are encouraged to develop their skills in textual interpretation, critical reasoning, and essay-writing.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is Political Theory.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Jacob Levy
- William C Roberts
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POLI 243 Intl Poltcs of Econ Relations 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: An introduction to international relations, through examples drawn from international political economy. The emphasis will be on the politics of trade and international monetary relations.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is International Politics.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Leonardo Baccini
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POLI 244 Intl Politics: State Behaviour 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: Offers a comprehensive introduction to the behaviour of nation states. Explores how states make foreign policy decisions and what motivates their behaviour. Other covered topics include the military and economic dimensions of state behaviour, conflict, cooperation, interdependence, integration, globalization, and change in the international system.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is International Politics.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Fernando Nuñez-Mietz
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SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Sociology (Arts): Major theoretical perspectives and research methods in sociology. The linkages of theory and method in various substantive areas including: the family, community and urban life, religion, ethnicity, occupations and stratification, education, and social change.
Offered by: Sociology
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Ina Filkobski
- Peter McMahan
- Ina Filkobski
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SOCI 211 Sociological Inquiry 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Sociology (Arts): An introductory review of methods of sociological research including research design, elementary quantitative data analysis, observation, and use of official statistics. Detailed examination of published examples of the use of each of the major techniques of data analysis and collection.
Offered by: Sociology
- Prerequisite or Corequisite: SOCI 210
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Barry Eidlin
List B (42 credits)
Students in the History and Culture stream may choose from any course at the 200 level or above in the following departments and programs: History (HIST), Political Science (POLI), Sociology (SOCI) and Art History and Communication Studies (labelled COMS).
Students in this stream may also choose a maximum of 12 credits from the following list:
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ANTH 202 Socio-Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: An introduction to ways of understanding what it means to be human from the perspective of socio-cultural anthropology. Students will be introduced to diverse approaches to this question through engagement with a wide range of ethnographic cases.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Edward O Kohn
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ANTH 206 Environment and Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Introduction to ecological anthropology, focusing on social and cultural adaptations to different environments, human impact on the environment, cultural constructions of the environment, management of common resources, and conflict over the use of resources.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Fall
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Cyntia Kraichati
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ANTH 318 Globalization and Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: The interactions between religion and the economic, social and cultural transformations of globalization: relations between globalization and contemporary religious practice, meaning, and influence at personal and collective levels.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisites: U2 standing or above and ANTH 209, or ANTH 204, or ANTH 355 or ANTH 352 or RELG 207
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ANTH 322 Social Change in Modern Africa 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: The impact of colonialism on African societies; changing families, religion, arts; political and economic transformation; migration, urbanization, new social categories; social stratification; the social setting of independence and neo-colonialism; continuity, stagnation, and progressive change.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Fall
- Prerequisite: ANTH 202, or ANTH 204, or ANTH 205, or ANTH 206, or ANTH 209, or ANTH 212, or ANTH 227 or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ANTH 327 Anthropology of South Asia 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: An introduction to anthropological research in India and greater South Asia. Topics include politics, caste, class, religion, gender and sexuality, development and globalization.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Vineet Rathee
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ANTH 338 Indigenous Studies of Anthro 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Introduction to Native American and Indigenous studies (NAIS) as a means of critically engaging with the discipline of anthropology.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ANTH 202, or ANTH 204, or ANTH 206, or ANTH 209, or ANTH 212, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Leslie James Sabiston
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ANTH 355 Theories of Culture & Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Contributions to contemporary anthropological theory; theoretical paradigms and debates; forms of anthropological explanation; the role of theory in the practice of anthropology; concepts of society, culture and structure; cultural evolution and relativity; interpretive anthropology, post-modernism.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisites: one 200-level anthropology course and one other anthropology course at any level
- Restriction: Honours, Joint Honours, Major and Minor students in Anthropology, U2 standing or above
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Lisa E Stevenson
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ANTH 422 Contemp.Latin Amer Cult & Soc 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Themes central to the culture and society of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean, including globalization, questions of race and ethnicity, (post)modernity, social movements, constructions of gender and sexuality, and national and diasporic identities.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisites: ANTH 355, or ANTH 352, or HISP 226, or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: U3 students.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ARTH 310 Postcolonialism 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Art History: Examines selected art historians who respond to postcolonial theorists and analyse how paintings, sculpture, buildings, and visual culture participated in or resisted European imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CATH 315 Catholicism and Ethics 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Catholic Studies: A critical examination of the evolving engagement of Catholicism with contemporary ethical issues.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Prerequisite: CATH 200, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CATH 340 Catholicism and Public Policy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Catholic Studies: An examination of Catholic social thought, including intellectual and institutional engagement with a wide range of key public policy issues in spheres such as politics, law, economics, diplomacy, and international development.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Prerequisite: CATH 200, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Lynn Kozak
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CLAS 308 Gender in the Ancient World 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: An exploration of gender roles in the Ancient Mediterranean world.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 370.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Naomi Kaloudis
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CLAS 404 Classical Tradition 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: Examines the evolution of Classical Antiquity's social and cultural status from the 17th c. to the present day. Particular consideration is given to the processes of the ongoing professionalization of history and archeology as academic disciplines, the emergence of new political usages of the past, the transformation of cultural practices from the Grand Tour to the modern museum and tourism.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: CLAS 202 or related courses or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CLAS 406 Greek and Roman Historiography 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: Seminar on the works of the Greek and Roman historians (in translation) who founded a new literary genre for the exploration of past and present events; interpretation of their approaches towards history and theories for their study.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): 3 credits in Classics at the 300 level or up or permission of instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 490.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 303 Current Topics:Chin Studies 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Chinese Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Gal Gvili
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EAST 304 Current Topics:Chin Studies 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Chinese Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Rongdao Lai
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EAST 305 Curr Topics:Japanese St 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Japanese studies. The content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Brian R Bergstrom
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EAST 306 Curr Topics:Japanese St 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Japanese studies. The content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 313 Current Topics:Korean St 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Korean Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Restriction: Departmental approval required.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 314 Current Topics:Korean St 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Consideration of important issues in Korean Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 364 Mass Culture & Postwar Japan 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course addresses a number of analytic approaches to mass culture in order to examine the culture industry of post-war Japan. Emphasis on narrative strategies in popular or consumer fiction and on the problems of marginalized writers.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: Any introductory course in literature or cultural studies, or permission of instructor
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Marianne Tarcov
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EAST 370 History of Sexuality in Japan 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Social and cultural history of sexuality in Japan. Possible topics include pre-modern sexuality and relations to court, religion and anthropology; pre-modern sex and gender relations; modern sexuality and gender identities; sexuality and the rise of science; relation to nationalism; feminism and queer movements.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 385 Global Korea 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course considers Korean culture and society in the modern period by examining changing attitudes about the relationship between the national and the global, across social institutions, political discourse, and popular media.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 390 The Chinese Family in History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Exploration of the Chinese family in history both as an institution - in its religious, legal, economic, political aspects - and as a lived reality.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or HIST 208 or HIST 218 or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking HIST 344.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 462 Japan in Asia 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: This course introduces theories of cultural interaction, interpellation, and intertexuality in order to reconsider Japanese modes of reception and selection of Chinese texts and technologies. Readings range from early Japanese to 20th century texts. Readings in translation.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: Any East Asian Studies course above the introductory level, or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EAST 493 Spec Topics:East Asian St 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Advanced reading course under supervision of instructor on certain aspects of East Asian Studies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Prerequisite: Any EAST course at the 300-level or above or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Kimberly Chung
- David C Porter
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EAST 494 Spec Topics:East Asian St 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Asian Language & Literature: Advanced reading course under supervision of instructor on certain aspects of East Asian Studies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Any EAST course at the 300-level or above or permission of instructor
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- David C Porter
- Jeehee Hong
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FREN 336 Hist. de la langue française 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French (Arts): Histoire de la langue française, du bas-latin à la langue moderne. Étude de l'évolution phonétique, syntaxique, sémantique. Étude de textes des différentes époques.
Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 331 Germany after Reunification 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): The events which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the changing cultural, social, political and economic landscape of the 'New Germany'. Highlighting issues of cultural and social politics, texts discussed include historical, literary and film material.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 357 German Culture in Euro Context 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): A comparative examination of selected moments in German literary, artistic and cultural history in relation to broader European movements; focus on influences, exchanges and dialogues across national boundaries.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Course given in English
- Prerequisite: A culture or literature course at the 200 or 300 level
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 364 Gender&Society -German Lit&Cul 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): In connection with notions of identity, nationhood, political change, and cultural difference, this course investigates concepts and issues of gender in contemporary German Society. The readings include critical essays and literary texts by writers, scholars, philosophers, journalists, politicians, and political activists.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 365 Modern Short Fiction 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): A study of short prose forms in German throughout history.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 368 Fin-de-Siècle Vienna 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): Interdisciplinary study of one of the formative periods of modern European culture; examination of literature, art, thought, culture and politics in Vienna around 1900.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite: A culture or literature course at the 200 or 300 level
- Course given in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HISP 437 Colonial/Postcolonial Latin Am 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Hispanic Studies (Arts): A study of the dialogue between colonial and postcolonial Latin American texts and theories.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Successful completion of any Survey of Literature (HISP 241, HISP 242, HISP 243, HISP 244) or permission of the instructor. Note: Course taught in Spanish.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 310 Women in Islam 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The socio-legal status, conditions, and experiences of various groups of women in Middle Eastern societies. These features are explored within the framework of Islamic feminism and Western feminist discourses, and the tensions and conflicts between them. The dynamics of seclusion, veiling, and polygamy are explored in connection to Medieval Arab ruling elites as a background to some of the discussions and debates over the status of women in modern postcolonial Arab society. Socio-economic divisions, state policies, patriarchy, and colonialism are investigated as key factors in understanding the modern historical transformation of gendered relations and women's roles.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 325 Introduction to Shi'i Islam 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Developments in doctrines, legal school, rituals and political thought of Twelver Shi'ite Muslims during early and late medieval periods (centuries VII-XIII). The emergence of the earliest Shi'ite communities in Arabia, Yemen, Iraq and Iran stressing the relationship of the Shi'ite Imams and their religious scholars to the Sunnite Caliphates.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 350 From Tribe to Dynasty 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The political and intellectual developments shaping Arab and Persian societies from the rise of Islam in the 7th century until the early mid 8th century, including the major social changes, political revolts, religious schisms, and the consolidation of lasting cultural institutions.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 355 Modern History: Middle East 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Assessment of the historical transformation of the modern Middle East concentrating on its internal socio-economic changes, as well as the colonial experience and encounters with the West since the early 19th century. Examination of the historical conditions that led to the rise of nationalism, the nation-state, the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Malek Abisaab
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ISLA 360 Islam and Politics in Africa 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Assessment of the relationship between Islam and politics in the contemporary Africa through various analytic themes, including political economy, social movement and gendered analysis.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 365 Middle East Since the 1970's 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Changes that have occurred in the Middle East since the 1970's, viewed through the lens of themes such as migration, consumerism, war, communications, and ideology.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 410 History:Middle-East 1798-1918 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: A study of the Middle East from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt to the end of WWI. Emphasis will be on the emergence of nationalisms in the context of European imperialism; political, social, and economic transformation; religion and ideology; and changing patterns of alliances.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- 3 hours
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 411 History:Middle-East 1918-1945 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The impact of WWI on Middle Eastern society and politics; the British and French mandates; the growth of nationalisms, revolutions and the formation of national states; WW II and the clash of political interests within the region.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- 3 hours
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 415 Modern Iran: Anthro Approach 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The modern history, social, and cultural anthropology of contemporary Iran.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 420 Indo-Islamic Civ: Medieval 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: The rise of Islam in South Asia in the 8th Century and its subsequent expansion; evolution of Indo-Islamic civilization and its apogee during Mughal rule up to 1707. Themes include state and religion; ruling institutions; political theory, Sufism and the process of conversion, as well as the formation of a composite culture.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ISLA 200 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ISLA 421 Islamic Culture-Indian Subcont 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: Survey of Islamic culture (faith systems, literature, music, art) on the Indian subcontinent from the early modern period to the present, with a focus on conflict and relations between Muslims and non-Muslims, and between majority and minority Muslim groups.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 230 Understanding Italy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): An introductory critical perspective on a series of issues (North/South, Church/State, the family, regionalism, Fascism) related to contemporary Italy through novels, films and essays.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Course will be taught in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
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ITAL 295 Italian Cultural Studies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): A cultural studies approach to contemporary Italian society. Focus on distinctive traits of Italian popular culture through literature, film, television and other media.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisite: ITAL 215D1/D2 or 216 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ITAL 328.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Tania Zampini
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ITAL 356 Medieval Discourses on Love 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): Medieval ideas, attitudes and behaviour surrounding love as represented in literature: readings will include excerpts from early Italian love lyrics, Dante's Vita Nuova, Petrarch's Canzoniere, Boccaccio's Decameron.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisite: ITAL 215D1/ITAL 215D2, ITAL 216, or equivalent
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 362 Post-World War 2 Lit & Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): A study of Italian prose fiction and non-fiction in the context of some of the events and issues that marked these years: the aftermath of Fascism, the economic boom, terrorism, the Mafia, the North-South question.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisites: ITAL 215D1/D2, ITAL 216 or equivalent
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 363 Gender, Literature and Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): Questions of gender identity and literary representation as they emerge from women's texts or from comparisons of women's and men's texts, in relation to specific social and historical conditions. May focus on any time period in Italian history, from medieval to contemporary.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 365 The Italian Renaissance 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): A presentation of the main ideas and literary masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance (13th-17thC), in the context of Italy's social, political, religious and cultural climate. Reading and discussion of selected literary texts and visual material.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
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ITAL 371 The Italian Baroque 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): An analysis of the Italian Baroque period through an interdisciplinary overview of its major figures (Caravaggio, Bernini, Galileo, Marino, Vico) and cultural genres (commedia dellâ•Žarte, opera, still life)
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 400 Italian Regional Identities 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): The course explores tensions between national and regional narratives in Italy's literature, culture, language, and society.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in Italian
- Prerequisite(s): ITAL250 or above, from amongst courses taught in Italian or permission of Department.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken ITAL 327.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 211 Jewish St 1: Biblical Period 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The history, literature and beliefs of Judaism's formative period. Both Biblical and non-Biblical materials will be studied. The Bible in the context of cognate literatures of the Ancient Near East; non-Biblical documents will be analysed for their bearing on the Jewish tradition.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts will be read in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Deborah Abecassis
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JWST 216 Jewish Studies 2: 400 BCE-1000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The history, literature and intellectual developments in Judaism during late antiquity. Special emphasis will be placed on rabbinic literature e.g. Babylonian Talmud, Palestinian Talmud, the midrashim both as literary works and for the light they shed on the events and ideologies of the period.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts and discussions will be in English
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 207
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 217 Jewish St 3: 1000 to 2000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts will be read in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 240 The Holocaust 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: Consideration of the history of the Holocaust and the literary, theological and cultural responses to the destruction of European Jewry.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 252 "The Holocaust"
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Urszula Madej-Krupitski
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JWST 306 The American Jewish Community 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: Issues affecting American Jewry in the post-World War I era until today and the American Jewish community's responses to those issues. Special emphasis on understanding the community responses and reactions to developments in both the American society and in the Jewish world.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 361 The Shtetl: 1500-1897 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: Using historical, sociological, literary and cultural sources, this course will examine various aspects of communal and individual life in the shtetl, the Jewish - or largely Jewish - town in Eastern Europe.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 365 Modern Jewish Ideologies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The rise and development of the various ideologies which attempt to define the Jews in historical, national and socio-cultural terms will be analyzed within the context of modern European nationalism. Selected texts of the Jewish Enlightenment, Science of Judaism, Peretz Smolenskin, Leon Pinsker, Simon Dubnow, Chaim Zhitlowsky and Ahad Ha-Am.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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JWST 366 History of Zionism 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: An examination of the development of the Zionist idea, the most influential expression of modern Jewish nationalism, which led to the creation of the Jewish state. The transformation of elements of traditional Jewish messianism into a modern political ideology. Hibbat Zion, Political Zionism, Cultural and Synthetic Zionism will be discussed.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- Recommended: JWST 365
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LIBA 395 Individual Reading Course 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: Individual reading course in any topic pertinent to Liberal Arts as approved by the Director of the Liberal Arts program.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): LIBA 202: Introduction to Liberal Arts Minimum Grade or Test Scores : C
- Restriction(s): Registration in this course is subject to the approval of the Director of the Liberal Arts Program.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LLCU 212 Understanding Dig&Social Media 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Languages, Literatures&Culture: Lectures will explore a range of topics related to technologies of contemporary digital and social media, with particular attention to understanding technical, historical, ethical and legal issues. Tutorials will help students to express themselves effectively with digital media, and especially on the web (HTML, images, audio, video).
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Students need a laptop computer.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LLCU 250 History and Future of the Book 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Languages, Literatures&Culture: A survey of the 2000-year history of the medium of the book with a look towards its future durability and translation into digital media.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 201 Religions:Ancient Near East 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Introduction to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria-Palestine (excluding Israelite religion) from the fourth to first millennium B.C.E. Themes that will be discussed include: gods and goddesses, divine kingship, deification of kings, temple cult, death and afterlife, magic, piety, oracles, prayer, lament, myth and epic.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Patricia G Kirkpatrick, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall and Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel Fishley, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity&Islam 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the beliefs, practices, and religious institutions of these three world religions.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Daniel M Cere, Armando Salvatore, Matheus G de Carvalho
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RELG 270 Religious Ethics & the Environ 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Environmental potential of various religious traditions and secular perspectives, including animal rights, ecofeminism, and deep ecology.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Katie Chandler, Gregory Newing
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RELG 322 Church and Empire to 1300 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A survey of major institutional developments in the history of Western Christianity in Church and Empire from the end of the apostolic age to 1300.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- W J Torrance Kirby
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RELG 323 Church and State since 1300 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Significant events and persons in the history of Western Christendom from 1300 to the present.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- W J Torrance Kirby
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RELG 326 Christians in the Roman World 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A social-historical examination of Christians within the complex cultural, political, ethnic and religious contexts of later Greco-Roman antiquity, focusing on changing relations among different varieties of Christian, as well as on interactions and conflicts among Christians, Jews and polytheists. Other topics to be considered include martyrdom, orthodoxy and heresy, and Gnosticism.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 331 Religion and Globalization 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An exploration of the distinctive ways in which the world's religions are shaping and are shaped by the dynamics of globalization. It examines the multiple intersections of religion and globalization through a variety of themes and case studies in human rights, development, education, ecology, gender, and conflict
Offered by: Religious Studies
- .
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Samuel C Nelson
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RELG 334 Theology of History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A study of Christian readings of history, and especially of the present age, including apocalyptic literature and political theology.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter and Summer
- Prerequisite(s): One prior course in Christianity, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 338 Women& the Christian Tradition 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Survey of women's involvement in the Christian tradition. Topics include feminist interpretation of scripture, ideas of virginity, marriage and motherhood, mysticism, asceticisms, European witchhunts, contemporary women's liberation theories.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Core course for the Women's Studies Minor program
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Patricia G Kirkpatrick, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 375 Religion, Politics and Society 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A study of contemporary religious traditions in the light of debates regarding secularization, the relation of religion and politics, and the interaction of religion with major social institutions.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Samuel C Nelson
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RELG 559 Caste & Dalits:Hist&Poli Persp 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This seminar addresses religion, caste, and the Dalit community (formerly known as "untouchables" in India through a range of historical and ritual contexts. Topics include representation in the Hindu textual tradition, colonialism, conversion, caste-based violence, caste and nationalism, non-Brahmin political assertion, and the contemporary reservation system.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisites: RELG 252 and one 300 level course or higher in South Asian Religions
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 217 Russia's Eternal Questions 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): Exploration of cultural archetypes defining continuity and change from Peter the Great to the present; the Russian national identity, double-faith, Western and Slovophile influences, Mother Russia, superfluous men and the Eternal Feminine, anarchism, the avant-garde, Stalinism. Recurring themes traced in literature, art, film, music, pop culture and the applied arts.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Restriction: Permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 229 Intro to Russian Folklore 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): An introduction to Russian folklore and folk belief: "dual-faith," traditional mentality, fairy tales, calendar rituals, folk songs, witches, healers and house spirits. The course will explore classic approaches to folklore studies as well as the influence of folk culture on Russian "high art."
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Taught in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 427 Russian Fin de Siècle 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): Russian poetry, prose, drama, book design and the visual arts from the Silver Age to WWI, from Chekhov to Blok and Belyi. The crisis of realism, decadence, symbolism, and its waning traced through the eternal feminine, the devil, the city, poetry as pure creation, and millennial crisis. Not open to students who have taken or are taking RUSS 465.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Course offered in English.
- Prerequisite(s): At least 2 courses (6 credits) in literature and/or cultural studies.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken RUSS 465.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 428 Russian Avantgarde 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): Russian poetry, prose, drama, the manifesto, street festivals and the explosion of experiment in the visual arts from WW1 to 1930. The avant-garde anticipates, transcends, responds and then succumbs to revolution.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): At least 2 courses (6 credits) in literature and/or cultural studies.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken RUSS 466.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 430 High Stalinist Culture 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): Novels, films, art, architecture, pageantry, rhetoric and routine of the Stalinist 1930s-40s, including socialist realism as an aesthetic doctrine, utopian blueprint, target of parody, amalgam of a submerged avant-garde and state-controlled pop culture, precursor of the postmodernist simulacrum, self-proclaimed international style and/or uniquely Russian 20th-century project.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken RUSS 510
- Given in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RUSS 454 Narratives of Desire 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Russian (Arts): An exploration of desire as it was narrativized in Russian literature 1860-1900. The course draws on comparative examples from European literature as well as various theoretical approaches for conceptualizing love and desire.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): At least two literature courses at the 200 or 300 level or permission of the department.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
Stream 3: Philosophy and Religion
This stream is designed for students whose primary interests lie in the study of philosophy and religion across geographical boundaries and historical traditions.
Approved courses are listed below. The courses appearing in List A are introductory in nature and should be taken early in the program. The courses appearing in List B are of two kind: (a) courses taught in the "core" disciplines in this stream, and (b) courses taught in other disciplines which are nevertheless pertinent to this stream. Though wide ranging, the choice of courses is limited by the stream's orientation, as well as by the overall objectives of the Liberal Arts Program.
The additional courses may be substituted with the approval of the Program Director.
Students must choose 51 credits as follows:
9 credits from the courses in List A
42 credits from the courses in List B
List A (9 credits)
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ISLA 200 Islamic Civilization 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Fall
- Note: All readings are in English.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Sara Abdel-Latif
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ISLA 210 Muslim Societies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Islamic Studies: An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Setrag Manoukian
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JWST 211 Jewish St 1: Biblical Period 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The history, literature and beliefs of Judaism's formative period. Both Biblical and non-Biblical materials will be studied. The Bible in the context of cognate literatures of the Ancient Near East; non-Biblical documents will be analysed for their bearing on the Jewish tradition.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts will be read in English
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Deborah Abecassis
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JWST 216 Jewish Studies 2: 400 BCE-1000 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Jewish Studies: The history, literature and intellectual developments in Judaism during late antiquity. Special emphasis will be placed on rabbinic literature e.g. Babylonian Talmud, Palestinian Talmud, the midrashim both as literary works and for the light they shed on the events and ideologies of the period.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- For detailed course content go to .
- All texts and discussions will be in English
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 207
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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PHIL 230 Intro to Moral Philosophy 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Philosophy: A survey of a number of historically important and influential theories. Philosophers to be discussed may include Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Bentham, Mill, and Moore.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Christopher M Howard, Oran Magal
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PHIL 240 Political Philosophy 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Philosophy: An introduction to contemporary philosophy of politics by concentrating on a number of contested concepts, such as freedom, justice and equality, in contemporary political philosophy and practice.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Oran Magal
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POLI 231 Intro to Political Theory 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Political Science: The course introduces students to political theory through critical examination of classic texts in the history of political thought. In addition to gaining an understanding of several different traditions of political thought, students are encouraged to develop their skills in textual interpretation, critical reasoning, and essay-writing.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is Political Theory.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Jacob Levy
- William C Roberts
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RELG 201 Religions:Ancient Near East 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Introduction to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria-Palestine (excluding Israelite religion) from the fourth to first millennium B.C.E. Themes that will be discussed include: gods and goddesses, divine kingship, deification of kings, temple cult, death and afterlife, magic, piety, oracles, prayer, lament, myth and epic.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Patricia G Kirkpatrick, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall and Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Daniel Fishley, Amanda Rosini
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RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity&Islam 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: An introduction to the beliefs, practices, and religious institutions of these three world religions.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Daniel M Cere, Armando Salvatore, Matheus G de Carvalho
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RELG 207 Intro to Study of Religions 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This course is an introduction to classic and contemporary approaches to the academic study of religions. This includes perspectives from philosophy, theology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, phenomenology, and feminism. Students are also exposed to applications of these perspectives from visiting scholars who treat some aspect of a religious tradition in light of current-day interests and events. The primary objective is to introduce students to the principal theories and methods that have shaped our understanding of religion, its various meanings as well as its roles and functions in society.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken RELG 255.
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Jim Kanaris
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RELG 252 Hinduism & Buddhism 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: The interaction of Hinduism and Buddhism in India with special reference to the law of Karma, caste, women, ritual, death, yoga, and liberation. Determination of interpretative principles for understanding the religious psychology of Hindus and Buddhists.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Hamsa M Stainton, Lara E Braitstein
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RELG 253 Religions of East Asia 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This course introduces East Asia's major religions comparatively by addressing the continuous exchange of ideas and practices between traditions. Rather than adopting a mere chronological approach, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism will be discussed thematically, taking in to account topics such as gender constructs, the secular and the sacred, material culture, and the apparent contrast between doctrine and practice.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Rongdao Lai
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RELG 321 Western Intellectual Tradition 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Introduces essential sources in western philosophy and theology; examines the interdependence of these disciplines in their historical development; exposes students to the means and methods of argumentation that will allow them to compare and contrast these sources, and to develop and defend their own positions with respect to them.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Prerequisite: U0 students must obtain permission from instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 334 Theology of History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: A study of Christian readings of history, and especially of the present age, including apocalyptic literature and political theology.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter and Summer
- Prerequisite(s): One prior course in Christianity, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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RELG 341 Intro:Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Introduction to the subject. Faith and reason, theistic arguments, values and destiny, the problem of evil, religious language.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Adam J Smith, Francesco Bossoletti
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RELG 373 Christian Ethics of Love 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: This course will focus on the philosophical sources of love and on their uses by Christian authors. By comparing both their premises and methods, we will see how different authors in a particular tradition (Christianity) offer various answers to the themes of love, friendship and charity.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- Gaelle Fiasse
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RELG 380 Religion,Philosophy, Modernity 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Religious Studies: Through primary source readings, this class will examine the intellectual history of this change, will identify the agents of this change, both philosophical and theological, and will consider the significance and implications of inhabiting a 'modernity' that is, and understands itself as, 'secular.' Charles Taylor's recent book, A Secular Age, narrates a historical development, from a 'pre-modern' condition, in which it was 'virtually impossible not to believe in and encounter God,' to a modern and contemporary situation in which 'faith is an embattled option.' Within the 'context of our self-understanding,' 'secularism' has become a 'default option.'
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
List B (42 credits)
Students in the Philosophy and Religion stream may choose from:
- any course (other than a course dedicated to teaching a language) at the 200 level or above in the following departments and programs: Philosophy (PHIL), Religious Studies (RELG), Catholic Studies (CATH), Islamic Studies (ISLA), and Jewish Studies (JWST); and
- any course in Political Science (POLI) listed in the eCalendar under the heading “Political Theory.”
Students in this stream may also choose a maximum of 12 credits from the following list:
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ANTH 209 Anthropology of Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: Nature and function of religion in culture. Systems of belief; the interpretation of ritual. Religion and symbolism. The relation of religion to social organization. Religious change and social movements.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Katherine Lemons
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ANTH 318 Globalization and Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Anthropology: The interactions between religion and the economic, social and cultural transformations of globalization: relations between globalization and contemporary religious practice, meaning, and influence at personal and collective levels.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisites: U2 standing or above and ANTH 209, or ANTH 204, or ANTH 355 or ANTH 352 or RELG 207
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Lynn Kozak
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CLAS 303 Ancient Greek Religion 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Classics: Focus on the history of Greek religion in the Classical Period. Particular attention will be paid to the Greek concept of divinity, local pantheons, civic festival calendars, the topography of myth and ritual, ideas concerning the afterlife, mystery cults, oracles and games and the literary representations of religion.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 380.
- Prerequisite(s): CLAS 203 or HIST 205 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics&Environment 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Environment: Introduction to cultural perspectives on the environment: the influence of culture and cognition on perceptions of the natural world; conflicts in orders of knowledge (models, taxonomies, paradigms, theories, cosmologies), ethics (moral values, frameworks, dilemmas), and law (formal and customary, rights and obligations) regarding political dimensions of critical environments, resource use, and technologies.
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment
- Fall - Macdonald Campus; Winter - Downtown
- Section 001: Downtown Campus
- Section 051: Macdonald Campus
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Nicolas Kosoy, Julia Freeman
- Iwao Hirose, Amy Janzwood
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ENVR 400 Environmental Thought 3 Credits*
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Environment: Students work in interdisciplinary seminar groups on challenging philosophical, ethical, scientific and practical issues. They will explore cutting-edge ideas and grapple with the reconciliation of environmental imperatives and social, political and economic pragmatics. Activities include meeting practitioners, attending guest lectures, following directed readings, and organizing, leading and participating in seminars.
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment
- Fall - Macdonald Campus; Winter - Downtown
- Section 001: Downtown Campus
- Section 051: Macdonald Campus
- Prerequisite: ENVR 203
- Restriction: Open only to U3 students, or permission of instructor
- Symbols:
- *
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Nicolas Kosoy, Julia Freeman
- Renee Sieber, Hervé Robert Horner, Amy Janzwood
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GERM 355 Nietzsche and Wagner 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): This course examines the relationship between the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the composer Richard Wagner. It explores their intellectual kinship, their view of art, music, and philosophy in the context of Nietzsche's critique of modernity and decadence and analyzes the Third Reich's and Hollywood's appropriation of Nietzsche and Wagner.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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GERM 367 Topics In German Thought 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:German (Arts): A variety of issues significant to the development of German cultural and intellectual life.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 320 Themes in Intellectual History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Examination of a selected theme or subject in intellectual history and/or the history of ideas.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): HIST 200, HIST 201, HIST 202, HIST 203, HIST 205, HIST 206, HIST 207, HIST 209, HIST 210, HIST 211, HIST 212, HIST 213, HIST 214, HIST 215, HIST 216, HIST 219, HIST 221, HIST 223, HIST 226, HIST 238, HIST 240, HIST 249, HIST 250, HIST 262, or HIST 275 recommended.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 350 Science and the Enlightenment 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: Explores the relationship between the natural sciences and the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Examination of works in post-Newtonian science as well as their broader cultural meaning, the history of material practices, the origins of social science, and the role of geography and international context beyond Western Europe.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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HIST 440 Fiction and History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:History: This course examines why and how books are classified as fiction or history. Topics include: social expectations and uses of literature; evidence and verification; the author as authority. Readings include history and fiction from various historical periods, and relevant scholarship.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 6 credits at the 300 level in either history or literature
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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ITAL 355 Dante and the Middle Ages 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): An introduction to the work of Dante Alighieri, a pillar of medieval European literature. The times in which he lived, the institutions and cultural shifts of that era, the influence exercised by Dante's work, as well as how it has been perceived in our time.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Matteo Soranzo
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ITAL 465 Religious Identities in Italy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Italian (Arts): This course examines the role played by religion in shaping Italian identities by looking at the works of Dante, Marsilio Ficino, Giovanni Pico, Galileo Galilei and other Early Modern authors in their cultural and institutional contexts. By looking at how these authors expressed their beliefs and interacted with religious institutions, students are invited to critically engage on the concept of "religion".
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LIBA 395 Individual Reading Course 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Liberal Arts: Individual reading course in any topic pertinent to Liberal Arts as approved by the Director of the Liberal Arts program.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite(s): LIBA 202: Introduction to Liberal Arts Minimum Grade or Test Scores : C
- Restriction(s): Registration in this course is subject to the approval of the Director of the Liberal Arts Program.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LLCU 301 Topics in Culture and Thought 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Languages, Literatures&Culture: Special topics focusing on European or transatlantic intellectual traditions and movements.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- A fee of $3500 will be required to cover the costs of professors room, meals, and airfare, Project Coordinator stipend, accommodation and meals; accommodation will be based on double occupancy, two meals a day, ground transportation, academic materials, city taxes and various activities/excursions while in Italy (La Sapienza University in Rome). Students will pay their own airfare
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
* ENVR 203 is a prerequisite for ENVR 400.
For more information, see Programs, Courses and University Regulations.
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Prof. Matteo Soranzo
680 Sherbrooke West, Room 433
Montreal, QC H3A 2M7
Office Hours: By appointment or email
Email: liba.llc [at] mcgill.ca