AFR251H1 - Language, Freedom and Linguistic Human Rights in Africa
Hours: 24L
Examines the language situation in Africa and the extent to which freedom and linguistic human rights are enabled, granted, nurtured, achieved or protected by post-colonial African states. Using linguistic diversity in Africa as a backdrop, presents, discusses and assesses language policies that were adopted by post-colonial African states, particularly in education, and the implications that these policies have for the rights, freedom and empowerment of citizens of African states. Changes and evolving trends in language use and language planning are also discussed.
Recommended Preparation: AFR150Y1/ AFR250Y1/ AFR290H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
AFR280Y1 - Introductory Swahili
Previous Course Number: NEW280Y1
Hours: 24L/72T
Introduction to grammar and basic vocabulary of Swahili. Emphasis on comprehension and oral practice. Reading of selected texts. Relation of the language to its East African cultural context.
Exclusion: NEW280Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
AFR355H1 - African Youth Languages and Cultures
Previous Course Number: NEW355H1
Hours: 24L
Examines the nature of youth languages and cultures in contemporary Africa with a focus on their characteristics and the conditions under which they develop. Also considers similarities and/or differences between youth languages and cultures in different regions of Africa and the general youth condition. Includes urban youth languages such as Sheng, Engsh, Tsotsitaal, etc. and music genres associated with youth such as hip hop, Bongo flava, etc. Discusses challenges and opportunities associated with African youth languages as they relate to questions of identity, national integration, regional integration, and development.
Prerequisite: AFR150Y1/ AFR250Y1/ AFR280Y1Exclusion: NEW355H1, NEW358H1 (Special Topics in African Studies: African Youth Languages and Cultures), offered in Winter 2018Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
AFR380Y1 - Intermediate Swahili
Previous Course Number: NEW380Y1
Hours: 24L/72T
Grammar and syntax. Conversation and written composition. Reading of texts: literary, journalistic. Relation of the language to its East African context.
Prerequisite: AFR280Y1Exclusion: NEW380Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
AFR452H1 - Kiswahili in a Globalized World
Hours: 24L
Examines the state and role of Kiswahili in the globalized world of the 21st century. Traces the changes in the roles of Kiswahili over time from its beginnings as a local East African coastal language to its current status as a regional and international lingua franca, and gives students an opportunity to interact with Kiswahili speakers in Toronto. Explores the challenges and opportunities arising from contact with other cultures and languages through globalization. Globalization as a potent force and its effects on Kiswahili are discussed in detail.
Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 creditsRecommended Preparation: AFR280Y1/ AFR380Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ANT100Y1 - Introduction to Anthropology
Hours: 48L/12T
This course examines human life from various anthropological perspectives: Evolutionary Anthropology, the study of the evolution of humans and non-human primates; Archaeology, the study of the material evidence of human activities in the past; Linguistic Anthropology, the study of how language transmits and transforms culture; and Sociocultural Anthropology, the study of political, religious, economic, and cultural organization in human societies.
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4), Society and its Institutions (3)
ANT253H1 - Language & Society
Hours: 24L/12T
This course introduces linguistic analysis with a view towards its application to the study of the relation between culture and social structure. The interplay of pronunciation, grammar, semantics, and discourse with rituals, ideologies, and constructions of social meaning and worldview are discussed in tandem with the traditional branches of linguistic analysisphonology, morphology, grammar, syntax, and semantics. The objective of the course is to provide a broad framework for understanding the role of language in society.
Exclusion: JAL253H1Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ANT329H1 - Language & Power Structure
Hours: 24L/4T
The role of language and symbolism in the representation and manipulation of ideology and power structure. Case materials drawn from the study of verbal arts, gender, law, advertising, and politics with a focus on North America.
Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1 or ANT253H1 or MCS223H1 or 0.5 credit at the 200+ level in SOC or POL or LIN or Women's StudiesBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ANT384H1 - Special Topics in Society, Culture and Language
Hours: 24L
This lecture-format course focuses on a relatively broad topic in socio-cultural and/or linguistic anthropology. Topics change from year to year. For the 2015-16 academic year, the title of this course is "Nature, Culture, Human".
Prerequisite: ANT207H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
ANT425H1 - Language in Anthropological Thought
Hours: 24L
How ideas about language fit into the overall views of humankind as expressed by selected anthropologists, linguists, sociologists, and philosophers.
Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1 or ANT253H1 and a 0.5 credit 300+ level course from Group C: Society, Culture, and LanguageBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ANT485H1 - Topics in Emerging Scholarship (Society, Culture and Language)
Hours: 24S
Taught by an advanced PhD student or postdoctoral fellow, and based on his or her doctoral research and area of expertise, this course presents a unique opportunity to explore intensively a particular Socio-cultural or Linguistic Anthropology topic in-depth. Topics vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and 1.0 credit at the 300+ level from Group C: Society, Culture and LanguageBreadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
CAR120Y1 - Introduction to Caribbean Studies
Previous Course Number: NEW120Y1
Hours: 48L/24T
Explores the complex and diverse languages, geographies, regional and national histories, cultural practices, intellectual traditions and political and economic landscapes of the Caribbean region, its people and its diasporas. Students will be introduced to the main questions, themes, and debates in Caribbean Studies. Lectures and readings develop the skills to take an interdisciplinary approach to Caribbean Studies. This is a team taught course.
Exclusion: NEW120Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1), Society and its Institutions (3)
CDN380H1 - Socio-Cultural Perspective of the Canadian Jewish Community
Hours: 24L
This course examines: the relationship between prominent Canadians who happen to be Jews and those whose works are founded in Jewish identity; the diversity of the community on the basis of religion, language, class, ideology, etc.; contributions to the arts and scholarship; and the role and contribution of Jewish women.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CHC364H1 - The Christian Book
Previous Course Number: SMC364H1
Hours: 24L
An interdisciplinary examination of the Bible as artifact and as an index of culture, art, and language. Topics include: the mediaeval giant Bibles, illuminated and illustrated Bibles, the Gutenberg Bible, The King James Bible, the Bible industry, the Bible online, the Bible as sacred object, sacred language and vernacular.
Prerequisite: 4.0 creditsExclusion: SMC364H1Recommended Preparation: CHC200H1/ CHC367H1/ SMC228H1/ SMC229H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CHM210H1 - Chemistry of Environmental Change
Hours: 24L/12T
This course examines the fundamental chemical processes of the Earth’s natural environment, and changes induced by human activity. Topics covered are related to the atmosphere and the hydrosphere: urban air pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, acid rain, climate change, water resources and pollution, wastewater analysis, biogeochemistry, and inorganic metals in the environment. Skills in data analysis and visualization will be developed through an introduction to the R programming language and its use in several assignments.
Prerequisite: ( CHM135H1/ CHM151Y1), ( MAT135H1/ MAT137Y1/ MAT157Y1)Exclusion: ENV235Y1Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CHM310H1 - Environmental Fate and Toxicity of Organic Contaminants
Hours: 24L/12T
Organic chemical contaminants surround us in our everyday lives (e.g. in medications, personal care products, flame retardants, refrigerants) and because of this, they are present in the environment and in ourselves. In this course we will explore the fate of chemicals in the environment as a whole, as well as in the body, to understand how chemicals can be designed to mitigate the risks associated with their use and unintended release. Specific topics will include environmental partitioning; environmentally-relevant transformation processes; the chemistry and effects of redox-active species; and the toxicity/detoxification of electrophilic species in the body. Skills in big data analysis and environmental modeling will be developed through an introduction to the R programming language at the beginner level.
Prerequisite: ( CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1, ( MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ MAT137Y1/ MAT157Y1Recommended Preparation: CHM247H1/ CHM249H1Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CIN337H1 - Black Cinema
Hours: 24L/24P
This course explores the cultural, aesthetic, technological, and political category of “Black cinema.” Across the diaspora, Black cinema is an artistic praxis that utilizes techniques like improvisation and collaboration in order to make and remake the cinematic archive. The films and filmmakers in this category intervene in cinematic histories by responding to exclusionary narratives, technologies, and critical discourse by imagining alternative stories, spaces, and temporalities. Thus, these films help articulate both the pervasiveness of anti-blackness in our visual culture and help us understand the difference (film) aesthetics can make (Chun, 2019).
Our goal is to 1) develop a critical language to discuss Black cinema (its techniques, its aims, and its political contexts) and 2) articulate research questions, methods, and arguments that consider what is happening inside and outside the frame in these films.
Prerequisite: CIN105Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CJS220H1 - The Holocaust in Fiction
Hours: 24S
The course examines literary works written in different languages, in ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust, as well as those reflecting on the genocide in its aftermath. We focus on literature as a means of engaging with the unimaginable and on the cross analysis of eye-witness and memory writing.
Recommended Preparation: CJS201H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT141Y1 - Introduction to the Irish Language
Previous Course Number: SMC141Y1
Hours: 48L/24T
This course in Modern Irish Language is designed for learners with no prior knowledge of the language. The course is intended to introduce students to and provide practice in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Exclusion: SMC141Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT242Y1 - An Introduction to Scottish Gaelic
Previous Course Number: SMC242Y1
Hours: 48L/24T
An introduction to Scottish Gaelic language and culture. Students will master fundamentals of reading, writing, and the basics of grammar and will begin to speak Gaelic. Proverbs, poetry, songs and folktales introduce students to the language, literature and folklore of Gaelic Scotland and immigrant North America. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Exclusion: SMC242Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT244H1 - Lowland Scots Language and Literature
Hours: 24L/12T
An introduction to Lowland Scots language and literature. Students will acquire fundamentals of reading, writing, grammar and spoken Scots. Poetry, songs and folktales introduce students to the language, literature and folklore of the Scots language, from the Renaissance poets through to Burns, MacDiarmid and modern artists. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT251H1 - Intermediate Irish Language I
Previous Course Number: SMC251H1
Hours: 24L/12T
This course builds on CLT141Y1 Introduction to the Irish Language. It will provide further expansion of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Prerequisite: CLT141Y1Exclusion: SMC251H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT252H1 - Intermediate Irish Language II
Previous Course Number: SMC252H1
Hours: 24L/12T
This course is a continuation of CLT251H1 Intermediate Irish Language I. It will provide further expansion of language skills. We will examine literary texts, both prose and poetry.
Prerequisite: CLT251H1Exclusion: SMC252H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT331H1 - Advanced Irish Language I
Previous Course Number: SMC331H1
Hours: 24L/12T
An advanced course in the Irish language, this builds on the speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies developed in CLT251H1 and CLT252H1 (Intermediate Irish Language I and II).
Prerequisite: CLT251H1 and CLT252H1Exclusion: SMC333H1 (Special Topics in Celtic Studies I: Advanced Irish Language), offered in Fall 2018, SMC331H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT332H1 - Advanced Irish Language II
Previous Course Number: SMC332H1
Hours: 24L/12T
An advanced course in the Irish language, this builds on the speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies developed in CLT331H1 (Advanced Irish Language I).
Prerequisite: CLT331H1Exclusion: SMC333H1 (Special Topics in Celtic Studies I: Advanced Irish Language), offered in Fall 2018, SMC332H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT345H1 - Writing Ireland
Previous Course Number: SMC345H1
Hours: 24L
This course looks at some of the major literary figures of Ireland in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, writing in both Irish and English. Authors examined may include W. B. Yeats, Patrick Pearse, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Seán Ó Riordáin, Seamus Heaney and Claire Keegan. Through a close reading of poetry, prose and critical texts, students will examine how Ireland's past, present and future are variously figured in its greatest modern literature. All Irish-language works will be read in English translation.
Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 creditsExclusion: SMC345H1Recommended Preparation: CLT241H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT418H1 - Romantic Scotland
Hours: 24L
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the origins and development of Romantic constructions of Scotland – its history, culture, language, and landscape – in literature, theatre, music, historiography, and art. The course will focus in particular on the Romantic movement in Scotland and its relationship to European Romanticism and nationalism. It will also explore the enduring legacy of that movement in more contemporary representations of Scottish identity (both within and outside of its national borders) in the arts and in political discourse. Offered in alternate years.
Prerequisite: 9.0 creditsRecommended Preparation: CLT241H1/ ENG202H1/ ENG203H1/ ENG308Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT440H1 - Middle Welsh
Previous Course Number: SMC440Y1, SMC440H1
Hours: 24L
Middle Welsh, the native Celtic language of medieval Wales, was for centuries the language in which the Welsh celebrated their medieval princes and ancestral heroes, was the medium for the preservation of native British legend and Welsh law, and was the vehicle for the earliest narratives of Arthur. Students will be introduced to reading and translating Middle Welsh, and by the course’s end will have read one complete text of Middle Welsh literature in the original. Students will learn Welsh specifically but will also learn the characteristic linguistic features of a Celtic language. No prior knowledge of Welsh or any other Celtic language is assumed.
Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 credits or permission of the instructorExclusion: SMC440Y1, SMC440H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CLT441H1 - Introduction to Old Irish
Previous Course Number: SMC441Y1
Hours: 24L
This course will introduce students to Old Irish, the language of Western Europe’s earliest vernacular literature. The course will focus on bringing students to a reading knowledge of Classical Old Irish, drawing on the most recent teaching aids and incorporating translation exercises and prepared reading passages from the early literature. The course will also teach the linguistic vocabulary for describing a Celtic language. No prior knowledge of Irish is assumed.
Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 creditsExclusion: SMC441Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
COG260H1 - Data, Computation, and the Mind
Hours: 24L/12P
How does the human mind work? We explore this question by analyzing a range of data concerning such topics as human rationality and irrationality, human memory, how objects are represented in the mind, and the relation of language and cognition. This class provides critical thinking and practical computational skills that will allow students to work with data in cognitive science and related disciplines.
Prerequisite: CSC108H1/ CSC148H1Corequisite: COG250Y1Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
COG343H1 - Issues in Cognitive Science III: Computational Cognition
Hours: 24L/12P
An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Typical topics include: computational models of cognition and learning, natural language processing, computer intelligence.
Prerequisite: COG260H1, CSC148H1, STA220H1/ PSY201H1Corequisite: COG250Y1Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
COG344H1 - Issues in Cognitive Science IV: Language and Communication
Hours: 36L
An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Typical topics include: language and cognition; language acquisition; theories of meaning; pragmatics.
Prerequisite: COG250Y1 and one of either LIN232H1/ LIN241H1 or JLP315H1/ JLP374H1.Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
COG404H1 - Seminar in Cognitive Science
Hours: 36S
Advanced treatment of cognitive science topics, including language processes and language representation, productions and comprehension, language acquisition, and language and theory of mind, pragmatics, reference and context.
Prerequisite: COG250Y1; JLP315H1/ JLP374H1; LIN232H1/ LIN241H1; 14.0 credits.Exclusion: COG401H1; COG402H1; COG403H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
CRE350Y1 - Creative Writing
Previous Course Number: VIC350Y1
Hours: 48S
A workshop course (with a literature component) in writing fiction and poetry. Designed for those with a serious ambition to be writers as evinced in work they are already doing. Does not offer instruction for beginning writers. Presupposes perfect and sophisticated written language skills. The Literature component emphasizes multicultural dimensions of contemporary writing in English. Admission by application.
Exclusion: VIC350Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CRE480H1 - Poetry: A Master Class
Previous Course Number: VIC480H1
Hours: 24S
A workshop course in writing poetry. Designed for those with a serious ambition to be writers as evinced in work they are already doing. Does not offer instruction for beginning writers. Presupposes perfect and sophisticated written language skills. Admission by application.
Prerequisite: 9.0 credits including 0.5 CRE creditExclusion: VIC480H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
CSC108H1 - Introduction to Computer Programming
Hours: 36L
Programming in a language such as Python. Elementary data types, lists, maps. Program structure: control flow, functions, classes, objects, methods. Algorithms and problem solving. Searching, sorting, and complexity. Unit testing. Floating-point numbers and numerical computation. No prior programming experience required.
NOTE: You may take CSC148H1 after CSC108H1. You may not take CSC108H1 in the same term as, or after taking, any of CSC110Y1/ CSC111H1/ CSC120H1/ CSC148H1.
Exclusion: CSC110Y1, CSC111H1, CSC120H1, CSC121H1, CSC148H1, CSC108H5, CSC148H5, CSCA08H3, CSCA20H3, CSCA48H3Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC110Y1 - Foundations of Computer Science I
Hours: 72L/24T
An introduction to the field of computer science combining the tools and techniques of programming (using the Python programming language) with rigorous mathematical analysis and reasoning. Topics include: data representations; program control flow (conditionals, loops, exceptions, functions); mathematical logic and formal proof; representation of floating-point numbers and numerical computation; algorithms and running time analysis; software engineering principles (formal specification and design, testing and verification). Prior programming experience is not required to succeed in this course.
This course is restricted to students in the first year Computer Science admission stream, and is only offered in the Fall term. Other students planning to pursue studies in computer science should enrol in CSC108H1, CSC148H1, and CSC165H1/ CSC240H1.
Exclusion: CSC108H1, CSC148H1, CSC165H1Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC207H1 - Software Design
Hours: 24L/24T
An introduction to software design and development concepts, methods, and tools using a statically-typed object-oriented programming language such as Java. Topics from: version control, unit testing, refactoring, object-oriented design and development, design patterns, advanced IDE usage, regular expressions, and reflection.
Prerequisite: 60% or higher in CSC148H1/ 60% or higher in CSC111H1Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC209H1 - Software Tools and Systems Programming
Hours: 24L/12T
Software techniques in a Unix-style environment, using scripting languages and a machine-oriented programming language (typically C). What goes on in the operating system when programs are executed. Core topics: creating and using software tools, pipes and filters, file processing, shell programming, processes, system calls, signals, basic network programming.
Prerequisite: CSC207H1/ CSC207H5/ CSCB07H3Exclusion: CSC372H1, CSC369H1, CSC469H1, CSC209H5, CSC369H5, CSC469H5, CSCB09H3, CSCC69H3Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC236H1 - Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Hours: 24L/12T
The application of logic and proof techniques to Computer Science. Mathematical induction; correctness proofs for iterative and recursive algorithms; recurrence equations and their solutions; introduction to automata and formal languages. This course assumes university-level experience with proof techniques and algorithmic complexity as provided by CSC165H1. Very strong students who already have this experience (e.g. successful completion of MAT157Y1) may consult the undergraduate office about proceeding directly into CSC236H1 or CSC240H1.
Prerequisite: (60% or higher in CSC148H1, 60% or higher in CSC165H1) / (60% or higher in CSC111H1)Exclusion: CSC240H1, CSC236H5, CSCB36H3 Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC240H1 - Enriched Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Hours: 24L/12T
The rigorous application of logic and proof techniques to Computer Science. Propositional and predicate logic; mathematical induction and other basic proof techniques; correctness proofs for iterative and recursive algorithms; recurrence equations and their solutions (including the Master Theorem); introduction to automata and formal languages. This course covers the same topics as CSC236H1, together with selected material from CSC165H1, but at a faster pace, in greater depth and with more rigour, and with more challenging assignments. Greater emphasis will be placed on proofs and theoretical analysis. Certain topics briefly mentioned in CSC165H1 or CSC236H1 may be covered in more detail in this course, and some additional topics may also be covered.
Prerequisite: CSC110Y1 (with a minimum mark of at least 70%) / CSC165H1 (with a minimum mark of at least 85%) / students with a strong mathematical background who have not completed CSC110Y1 or CSC165H1 may enrol in CSC240H1 as an enriched alternative to CSC165H1Corequisite: Corequisite: CSC111H1/ CSC148H1; MAT137Y1/ MAT157Y1. MAT135H1 and MAT136H1 do not provide appropriate preparation for CSC240H1. Students with programming experience equivalent to CSC111H1/ CSC148H1 or who have completed math courses equivalent to MAT137Y1/ MAT157Y may apply for a corequisite waiver.Exclusion: CSC236H1, CSC263H1/ CSC265H1, CSC236H5, CSC263H5, CSCB36H3, CSCB63H3Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC258H1 - Computer Organization
Hours: 36L/36P
Computer structures, machine languages, instruction execution, addressing techniques, and digital representation of data. Computer system organization, memory storage devices, and microprogramming. Block diagram circuit realizations of memory, control and arithmetic functions. There are a number of laboratory periods in which students conduct experiments with digital logic circuits.
Prerequisite: (60% or higher in ( CSC148H1/ CSC148H5/ CSCA48H3), 60% or higher in ( CSC165H1/ CSC240H1/ MAT102H5/ MATA67H3/ CSCA67H3))/ 60% or higher in CSC111H1Exclusion: CSC258H5, CSCB58H3Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC324H1 - Principles of Programming Languages
Hours: 24L/12T
Programming principles common in modern languages; details of commonly used paradigms. The structure and meaning of code. Scope, control flow, datatypes, and parameter passing. Two non-procedural, non-object-oriented programming paradigms: functional programming (illustrated by languages such as Lisp/Scheme, ML or Haskell) and logic programming (typically illustrated in Prolog).
Prerequisite: CSC263H1/ CSC265H1Exclusion: CSC324H5, CSCC24H3. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at A&S, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at A&S, are limited to a maximum of 1.5 credits in 300-/400-level CSC/ECE courses.Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC343H1 - Introduction to Databases
Hours: 36L
Introduction to database management systems. The relational data model. Relational algebra. Querying and updating databases: the query language SQL. Application programming with SQL. Integrity constraints, normal forms, and database design. Elements of database system technology: query processing, transaction management.
Prerequisite: CSC111H1/ CSC165H1/ CSC240H1/ ( MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ MAT135Y1/ MAT137Y1/ MAT157Y1/ (MAT186H1, MAT187H1)/ ( MAT194H1, MAT195H1)/ (ESC194H1, ESC195H1); CSC207H1/ CSC207H5/ CSCB07H3/ ECE345H1/ ESC190H1Exclusion: CSC343H5, CSCC43H3, MIE253H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at A&S, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at A&S, are limited to a maximum of 1.5 credits in 300-/400-level CSC/ECE courses.Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC401H1 - Natural Language Computing
Hours: 24L/12T
Introduction to techniques involving natural language processing and speech in applications such as information retrieval, speech recognition and synthesis, machine translation, summarization, and dialogue. N-grams, corpus analysis, neural methods, and information theory. Python and other software.
Prerequisite: CSC207H1/ CSC209H1/ CSC207H5/ CSCB07H3/ CSC209H5/ CSCB09H3/ APS105H1/ APS106H1/ ESC180H1/ CSC180H1; STA237H1/ STA247H1/ STA255H1/ STA257H1/ STAB57H3/ STAB52H3/ ECE302H1/ STA286H1/ CHE223H1/ CME263H1/ MIE231H1/ MIE236H1/ MSE238H1/ ECE286H1Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at A&S, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at A&S, are limited to a maximum of 1.5 credits in 300-/400-level CSC/ECE courses.Recommended Preparation: CSC311H1, MAT221H1/ MAT223H1/ MAT240H1 is strongly recommendedBreadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC448H1 - Formal Languages and Automata
Hours: 24L/12T
Regular, deterministic, context free, context sensitive, and recursively enumerable languages via generative grammars and corresponding automata (finite state machines, push down machines, and Turing machines). Topics include complexity bounds for recognition, language decision problems and operations on languages. Ordinarily offered in years alternating with CSC438H1.
Prerequisite: CSC236H1/ CSC240H1, CSC263H1/ CSC265H1Exclusion: CSC448H5. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at A&S, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at A&S, are limited to a maximum of 1.5 credits in 300-/400-level CSC/ECE courses.Recommended Preparation: CSC373H1Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC485H1 - Computational Linguistics
Hours: 36L
Computational linguistics and the processing of language by computer. Topics include: context-free grammars; chart parsing, statistical parsing; semantics and semantic interpretation; ambiguity resolution techniques; reference resolution. Emphasis on statistical learning methods for lexical, syntactic, and semantic knowledge.
Prerequisite: CSC209H1/ APS105H1/ APS106H1/ ESC180H1/ CSC180H1; STA237H1/ STA247H1/ STA255H1/ STA257H1/ ECE302H1/ STA286H1/ CHE223H1/ CME263H1/ MIE231H1/ MIE236H1/ MSE238H1/ ECE286H1Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at A&S, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at A&S, are limited to a maximum of 1.5 credits in 300-/400-level CSC/ECE courses.Recommended Preparation: CSC311H1, CSC324H1/ CSC384H1Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
CSC488H1 - Compilers and Interpreters
Hours: 24L/12T
The structure of compilers, Programming language processing. Scanning based on regular expressions, Parsing using context free grammars, Semantic analysis (type and usage checking), Compiler dictionaries and tables. Runtime organization and storage allocation, code generation, optimization. Use of modern compiler building tools. Course project involves building a complete compiler.
Prerequisite: CSC258H1/ CSC258H5/ CSCB58H3, CSC324H1/ CSC324H5/ CSCC24H3, CSC263H1/ CSC265H1/ CSC263H5/ CSCB63H3Exclusion: CSC488H5, CSCD70H3. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at A&S, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at A&S, are limited to a maximum of 1.5 credits in 300-/400-level CSC/ECE courses.Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
DRM288H1 - Introduction to Communication
Previous Course Number: DRM286H1
Hours: 48P
Effective communication is a pivotal skill when public speaking, persuasive discourse, and personal presence are key to success. In this introductory course, students will strengthen and develop confidence in a supportive, playful, highly participatory and collaborative environment. This course is suited to students in professional programs or for those who would like to learn a full range of communication skills. Exploration of language structure, argumentation, grounding, alignment, vocal resonance, clarity and effective listening will be part of each class with an emphasis on enhancing individual potential.
Prerequisite: 4.0 creditsExclusion: DRM286H1 (Special Topics in Drama: Introduction to Communications) offered in Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, and Summer 2020.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS100Y1 - Modern Standard Chinese I
Hours: 48L/72T
Intended for students with no background in Mandarin or any Chinese dialect, this course provides an introduction to modern standard Chinese as a foreign/second language. The course consists of mandatory lectures and tutorials. Students study a minimum of 450 Chinese characters. Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.
Prerequisite: Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.Exclusion: EAS101Y1, LGGA60H3, LGGA61H3, LGGB60H3, LGGB61H3, CHI101H5Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS101Y1 - Modern Chinese I for Students with Prior Background
Hours: 48L/48T
This course is designed for students who understand elementary Mandarin or any Chinese dialect. The course consists of mandatory lectures and tutorials. Students will learn 600 characters. Students must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.
Prerequisite: Students must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.Exclusion: EAS100Y1, EAS200Y1, LGGA60H3, LGGA61H3, LGGA64H3, LGGA65H3, LGGB60H3, LGGB61H3, CHI101H5, CHI103H5, CHI104H5, CHI203H5, CHI204H5Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS110Y1 - Modern Standard Korean I
Hours: 48L/72T
This course is designed to help students build communication skills in the Korean language. Through an integration of listening, speaking, reading and writing, it aims to provide a solid foundation in beginning-level Korean. This course assumes that students do not have any prior knowledge of Korean. Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.Exclusion: EAS211Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS120Y1 - Modern Standard Japanese I
Hours: 48L/48T
This course is for students with no or a very limited background in Japanese. Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese/ for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.Exclusion: EAS121H1, EAS122Y0, LGGA80H3, LGGA81H3Recommended Preparation: Learning the Japanese alphabets (hiragana & katakana)Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS121H1 - Japanese I for Students with Prior Background
Hours: 24L/24T
This course is equivalent to the second half of EAS120Y1 for students with some background in the Japanese language. Students must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese/ for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Students must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.Exclusion: EAS120Y1, EAS222Y0, LGGA81H3Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS196H1 - Consumption, Taste and Culture in East Asia
Hours: 24S
This course explores the roles that consumption and taste play in personal and public lives in East Asia. Course focus may include the cultural histories of food, fashion, tourism, sports, or forms of audio and visual media. (No prior knowledge of East Asian languages or cultures is necessary.) Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS197H1 - Media Worlds and East Asia
Hours: 24S
The term "world-making” is often used nowadays to refer to transmedia storytelling, or the creation of story-worlds across serial narratives in a range of entertainment media, such as novels, games, film series/franchises, television shows, comics, and webtoons. This course looks at the ways that media producers and fans, alike, engage with media worlds. More importantly, the course situates these media worlds within a broader conception of "world-making," namely, the geopolitical and economic configuration of modern East Asia. (No prior knowledge of East Asian languages or cultures is necessary.) Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS198H1 - Martial Arts in East Asian Narratives
Hours: 24S
What can we learn about East Asian history and culture through its rich tradition of narratives featuring the martial arts? This course introduces short stories and novels dealing with combat and warfare from nearly two thousand years of East Asian literature, exploring issues such as self and society, gender, power, the body, and identity. All texts will be provided in translation, and no prior knowledge of any East Asian language or culture is necessary. The texts explored will vary year to year, depending on the instructor. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS199H1 - Thinking through Art in Chinese Culture
Hours: 24S
This seminar explores different visions and methods of art (textual and visual) as a way of thinking about living, knowing, and willing in Chinese culture. Examination of various theoretical texts on arts and literature, as well as works of art themselves, will provide students with knowledge and research skills on arts in Chinese culture, and an expanded sense of Chinese intellectual history. Questions explored in the course will include: How should we understand the concept of Chinese art beyond representation? How did Chinese literati pursue a sense of beauty through their poetry and painting? How is beauty apprehended in natural and constructed landscapes? What are the political and social functions of art education in Chinese culture? How do Chinese artists fit into a global cultural context? (No prior knowledge of East Asian languages or cultures is necessary.) Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS200Y1 - Modern Standard Chinese II
Hours: 96L
This course is a continuation of EAS100Y1. Students learn major grammatical structures which are not introduced in the first year and expand their vocabulary. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through a placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS100Y1 (minimum grade 67%)/equivalent as determined by placement process.Exclusion: EAS101Y1, EAS201H1, LGGB60H3, LGGB61H3, LGGB62H3, LGGB63H3, CHI203H5, CHI204H5Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS201H1 - Modern Chinese II for Students with Prior Background
Previous Course Number: EAS201Y1
Hours: 48L
This course is a continuation of EAS101Y1. It focuses on development of students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills at an intermediate low level. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS101Y1 (minimum 67%)/equivalent as determined by placement process.Exclusion: EAS200Y1, LGGB60H3, LGGB61H3, LGGB62H3, LGGB63H3, CHI203H5, CHI204H5Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS210Y1 - Modern Standard Korean II
Hours: 48L/72T
As a continuation of EAS110Y1, this course is designed to help students improve their skills in the Korean language. Students in this course are expected to perform basic communicative functions, read and write paragraph-level texts, and conjugate verbs/adjectives accurately. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.
Prerequisite: EAS110Y1 (63% minimum)/ equivalent as determined by the Korean placement interview.
Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.Exclusion: EAS211Y1, EAS212H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS211Y1 - Accelerated Modern Standard Korean I & II
Hours: 96L
Covering both EAS110Y1 and EAS210Y1, the course is ideal for self-motivated students who enjoy fast-paced language learning, students with a passion for Korean films and television, students with some listening and speaking skills from prior study or family background, and students taking the full four-year course series. Successful completion of the course fulfils the prerequisite for EAS310Y1. Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.
Prerequisite: Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.Exclusion: EAS110Y1, EAS210Y1, EAS212H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS212H1 - Accelerated Modern Standard Korean II
Hours: 48L
As a continuation of EAS110Y1, this course is designed to help students increase their Korean communication skills at beginner high to intermediate low levels. It is ideal for self-motivated students who enjoy fast-paced language learning, and students who have built basic language skills from prior study. Successful completion of the course fulfils the prerequisite for EAS310Y1. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.
Prerequisite: EAS110Y1 (70% minimum)/Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department.Exclusion: EAS210Y1, EAS211Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS220Y1 - Modern Standard Japanese II
Hours: 48L/48T
This is an advanced beginner level language course for those who completed EAS120Y1 or EAS121H1 with a minimum grade of 67%. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS120Y1 (minimum of 67%)/ EAS121H1 (minimum 67%)/equivalent as determined by placement process. Students who did not take the prerequisite in the preceding academic year must take the placement test.Exclusion: EAS223Y0Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS221H1 - Modern Standard Japanese II for Students with Prior Background
Hours: 24L/24T
This course is equivalent to the second half of EAS220Y1. Designed for those who have a good foundation of lower beginners’ grammar, vocabulary, and kanji knowledge and have not yet acquired the proficiency required to take EAS320Y1. Students must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.
Prerequisite: Placement processExclusion: EAS220Y1/ EAS223Y0Recommended Preparation: The first half of the content covered in EAS220Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS300Y1 - Modern Standard Chinese III
Hours: 96L/36T
This high intermediate-level course is a continuation of EAS200Y1. Students learn to read short texts which deal with cultural and social topics, compose paragraph-length essays, and converse in social situations which require exchanges of basic information and generate interpretations. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS200Y1 (minimum 70%)/ equivalent as determined by placement process.Exclusion: LGGC60H3, LGGC61H3, LGGB62H3, LGGB63H3, LGGC62H3, LGGC63H3, CHI303H5, CHI304H5Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS310Y1 - Modern Standard Korean III
Hours: 48L/72T
As a continuation of EAS210Y1 and EAS211Y1, this course is designed to help students improve their Korean proficiency at the intermediate level. The class focuses not only on oral fluency and grammar but also on reading comprehension. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.
Prerequisite: EAS210Y1 (67%)/ EAS211Y1 (67%)/ EAS212H1 (67%)/equivalent as determined by placement processBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS320Y1 - Modern Standard Japanese III
Hours: 96S
This is a lower intermediate level course for those who have completed EAS220Y1 with a minimum grade of 70%. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS220Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement process. Students who did not take the prerequisite in the preceding academic year must take the placement test.Exclusion: EAS322Y0Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS335H1 - Introduction to Manchu Language and History
Hours: 24L
This course explores the history of Manchu rule in China’s last imperial dynasty, the Qing (1644–1912), through an introduction to the Manchu language. In addition to learning to read Manchu materials, from imperial court documents to conversation guides and short stories, students will be exposed to a wide range of historical approaches to the study of Manchu social, literary, and political culture, as well as ethnicity in late imperial China.
Prerequisite: EAS209H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS338H1 - Classical Daoism
Hours: 48L/24P
This course examines major issues of classical Daoist thought, such as Dao and cosmos, body and self, human nature, language and knowledge, and political visions. Based on both textual and ideological analysis of Daoist works such as the Laozi, the Zhuangzi, and Huanglao Daoist texts, to be updated with recently unearthed texts in silk and bamboo slips.
Prerequisite: EAS105H1 and PHL237H1/ EAS241H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
EAS349H1 - Soundscapes and Modern China
Hours: 24L
An introduction to sound studies through the case of modern China. The class surveys basic theories of sound studies. It investigates the technological, cultural, and social production of soundscapes in modern China. Topics include the invention of national language(s), the introduction of gramophone, radio, and sound cinema, and the relationship between sound, aesthetics, and power.
Prerequisite: EAS105H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS358Y1 - Classical Chinese I
Hours: 48S
An introduction to the Classical Chinese language with emphasis on grammatical analysis and translation into English. Open only to EAS majors and specialists.
Prerequisite: EAS103H1, EAS100Y1/ EAS101Y1/ EAS200Y1Recommended Preparation: Two or more years of Modern Standard ChineseBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS361H1 - Zen Buddhism
Hours: 24L
This course introduces the Zen Buddhist traditions of China, Korea, and Japan. Emphasis is placed on the radical views of history, language, ritual, self, and enlightenment espoused by these traditions. The course also examines issues related to Zen monasticism, the development of koans, and the definition of orthodoxy in both premodern and modern Zen. Students will be asked to explore these and other topics by paying close attention to the historical, doctrinal, and institutional contexts from which they arose.
Prerequisite: EAS105H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
EAS401H1 - Modern Standard Chinese IVa
Hours: 48L
This course aims to develop students’ abilities at an advanced level, with a focus on reading of fictional and/or journalistic writings. Students will improve their reading comprehension, strengthen writing skills, and advance speaking and listening skills through class discussions and oral presentations. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS300Y1/ EAS301H1 (minimum 73%)/ equivalent as determined by placement processExclusion: CHI411H5 and ECTB61H3Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS402H1 - Modern Standard Chinese IVb
Hours: 48L/24T
An advanced Chinese language course which explores major concerns in contemporary China, including mass consumption, Western influences and technological innovation. Students will improve their reading comprehension, strengthen their writing skills and, importantly, advance their speaking and listening abilities through debate exercises. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS300Y1/ EAS301H1 (minimum 73%)/ equivalent as determined by placement processExclusion: CHI411H5 and ECTB61H3Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS404H1 - Business Chinese
Hours: 48L/24T
This course aims to assist students with upgrading their language proficiency for professional purposes. This advanced Chinese language course focuses on 1) business terms and expressions and 2) formal or semiformal discourse in business. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS300Y1/ EAS301H1 (minimum 73%)/ equivalent as determined by placement processExclusion: CHI411H5 and ECTB61H3Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS408H1 - Modern Taiwanese Literature
Hours: 24S
A general survey of modern Taiwanese literature from 1949 to the present. It examines issues central to understanding the Taiwanese literary culture, such as historical/cultural context, oral/written language, self-identification, gender, and human rights.
Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and 2.0 credits in literatureBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS410Y1 - Modern Standard Korean IV
Hours: 96L
As a continuation of EAS310Y1, this course is designed for advanced-level learners of Korean. Through reading short essays/articles and watching films, this course aims to improve students’ proficiency in speaking, writing, listening, and reading. Classroom and online discussions are conducted entirely in Korean. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.
Prerequisite: EAS310Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement processBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS416Y1 - Academic and Professional Korean
Hours: 96L
This course aims to assist students to upgrade their language proficiency for academic and professional purposes. It is ideal for students who seek career opportunities in Korea-related business or in higher education in Korean studies. Emphasis is on comprehension and composition of academic and business texts and preparation for Korean proficiency tests. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.
Prerequisite: EAS310Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement process.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS448H1 - East Asian Studies Archive: Language, Number, Money
Hours: 24S
This course investigates salient problems of the historical archive in relation to the experience of modernity in East Asian societies. What is the meaning of the modern archive in East Asia? How is the knowledge of the modern archive produced in relation to the production of quantitative knowledge (e.g., in demographic or economic statistics)? How should we approach the relationship between number and language? How is this knowledge transformed into state knowledge as well as into what we call common sense?
Prerequisite: EAS209H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
EAS460H1 - Modern Standard Japanese IVa
Hours: 48S
This is an upper intermediate level Japanese course that focuses on oral/aural communication. Native or near-native speakers are not permitted to take this course. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS320Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement process. Students who did not take the prerequisite in the preceding academic year must take the placement test.Exclusion: EAS460Y1, EAS463Y0Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EAS461H1 - Modern Standard Japanese IVb
Hours: 48S
This is an upper intermediate level Japanese course that focuses on reading and writing skills. Native or near-native speakers are not permitted to take this course. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.
Prerequisite: EAS320Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement process. Students who did not take the prerequisite in the preceding academic year must take the placement test.Exclusion: EAS461Y1, EAS463Y0Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ECO305H1 - Economics of Accounting
Hours: 24L/12T
The economic impact of accounting rules and practices for firms and financial contracts. Topics include: economic models of agency, economics of optimal accounting rules such as government regulation of corporate disclosure and the economic returns to financial reporting. No previous knowledge of accounting is required; the basic language of financial accounting will be covered.
Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ ( STA237H1, STA238H1)/ ( STA247H1, STA248H1)/ ( STA257H1, STA261H1)Exclusion: Not open to students enrolled in Rotman Commerce programs.Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
EDS261H1 - Child and Adolescent Development in Education
Previous Course Number: VIC261H1
Hours: 36L
This course examines how children and adolescents develop and explores how best to facilitate their growth and learning in the area of education. Major topics include cognitive, emotional, social, moral, physical and language development. Themes addressed include interpersonal relationships such as pro-social and aggressive behaviour, as well as the influence of schooling, family life and culture. This course includes an experiential learning component whereby students will profile a child based on their cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development. Restricted to students enrolled in the Education and Society Minor.
Exclusion: VIC261H1, JSV201H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
EDS356H1 - Multiliteracies in Education
Previous Course Number: VIC356H1
Hours: 36L
This course introduces students to a multiliteracies framework through the pedagogical lens of social justice and diversity. Class participants learn to integrate the multimodalities of literacy in their teaching practice and expand their understanding of 21st-century literacy. Themes include language development, print literacy, digital literacy, critical literacy, visual literacy and multicultural perspectives on literacy. This course requires students' enrolment in the Education and Society Minor or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: VIC356H1Recommended Preparation: EDS265H1/ VIC265H1/ VIC362H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
ENG201Y1 - Reading Poetry
Hours: 72L
An introduction to poetry through a close reading of texts, focusing on its traditional forms, themes, techniques, and uses of language; its historical and geographical range; and its twentieth-century diversity.
Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG credit or any 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ENG240Y1 - Old English Language and Literature
Hours: 72L
Prepares students to read the oldest English literary forms in the original language. Introduces the earliest English poetry in a woman's voice, expressions of desire, religious fervour, and the agonies of war. Texts, written 680 - 1100, range from the epic of Beowulf the dragon-slayer to ribald riddles.
Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG credit or any 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ENG285H1 - The English Language in the World
Hours: 36L
This introductory course surveys transnational, regional, and social varieties of Later Modern English; the linguistic and social factors that have shaped them; their characteristic structures; and their uses in speech and in writing, both literary and non-literary.
Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG credit or any 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ENG376H1 - Topics in Theory, Language, Critical Methods
Hours: 36L
Sustained study in a topic pertaining to literary theory, critical methods, or linguistics. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.
Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG credits and any 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ENG377H1 - Topics in Theory, Language, Critical Methods
Hours: 36L
Sustained study in a topic pertaining to literary theory, critical methods, or linguistics. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.
Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG credits and any 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ENG385H1 - History of the English Language
Hours: 36L
This course explores English from its prehistory to the present day, emphasizing Old, Middle, and Early Modern English and the theory and terminology needed to understand their lexical, grammatical, and phonological structure; language variation and change; codification and standardization; literary and non-literary usage.
Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG credits and any 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
EST100H1 - Elementary Estonian Language and Culture I
Previous Course Number: EST100Y1
Hours: 48P
Learn essential Estonian vocabulary, basic grammar and develop elementary conversational competence. Popular songs, poetry, and structured dialogue are among the various tools for achieving these objectives. Students will learn commonly used phrases and expressions used in everyday situations, from greeting people to making purchases in stores, and ordering meals in cafes. The course is designed for students with either no fluency or minimum fluency in Estonian.
Exclusion: EST100Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EST101H1 - Elementary Estonian Language and Culture II
Previous Course Number: EST100Y1
Hours: 48L
This course expands the student’s command of Estonian from the introductory level. The course will consist of themed sessions using language for travel in Estonia, savouring the language of Estonian cuisine, and the lyrics of popular, folk and classical Estonian music. These themed sessions will also enable students to better understand the proper inflections of nouns and tenses of verbs in both dialogue and written exercises. This course is open to students with minimum fluency in Estonian.
Prerequisite: EST100H1 / Permission of instructorExclusion: EST100Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EST200H1 - Intermediate Estonian Language and Culture I
Previous Course Number: EST200Y1
Hours: 48P
This course develops the student's language skills via an exploration of Estonian culture - including its music, literature, film and media. Each of these areas will be examined through readings, writing about one’s impressions, and speaking about them to others in the class. The course consists of a combination of both classroom and web-based learning. The course is open to students with some fluency in Estonian.
Prerequisite: ( EST100H1, EST101H1) / Permission of instructorExclusion: EST200Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EST201H1 - Intermediate Estonian Language and Culture II
Previous Course Number: EST200Y1
Hours: 48P
Through an exploration of Estonian culture both in Estonia and the diaspora, students will further develop their skills in speaking, reading and writing in Estonian. Students will learn about the main characteristics of Estonian society – its history, way of life, the Estonian economy and business environment, and Estonian current affairs. Students will discuss recent trends and challenges in the development of Estonian society. The course will combine both classroom and web-based learning. It is open to students with elementary fluency in Estonian, both spoken and written.
Prerequisite: ( EST100H1, EST101H1) / Permission of instructorExclusion: EST200Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
EST420Y1 - Independent Study
A year-long reading and research project of significant depth in a major topic in Estonian language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: EST300Y1/ EST400Y1; permission of instructor
EST421H1 - Independent Study
A semester-long reading and research project of significant depth in a major topic in Estonian language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
FAH434H1 - The First Art Historians
Hours: 24S
In Vasari’s Lives of the Artists and their “after-lives,” painters and humanists explored questions of word and image, art and life, biography and history, the psychology of style, the economics and politics of art and the languages of art. How and why did art history originate?
Prerequisite: FAH230H1/ FAH231H1/ FAH274H5/ FAH279H5/ VPHB64H3/ VPHB74H3, and 1.0 FAH credit at the 300 levelBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FCS194H1 - Urban Youth Languages of the World
Hours: 24S
Are there such phenomena as urban youth “languages”? How do they evolve and what commonalities or divergences are there? In this course, we will survey a range of urban youth languages that have emerged in African, North American and European contexts – with specific focus on their structural (linguistic) and social typicalities. Discussions and presentations will focus on the sociolinguistic concepts of language contact, bi/multilingualism, lexical innovation/renovation, language mixing, etc. in relation to youth language practices. We will be comparing major varieties of these language practices within and between the continents, and also be assessing their prospects and implications for language change. This course is taught in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
FCS196H1 - Historical, Geographic and Social Variation in French
Hours: 24S
Throughout most of its nearly 1200-year history, the language that we now call French was not a single linguistic entity, but rather a collection of related dialects. Although socio-political factors resulted in a partial unification of these dialects during the 18th and 19th centuries, the unification was, to a large extent, outweighed by French colonization of areas such as North America and Africa, which resulted in even greater linguistic diversification. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the extensive variation that exists throughout the French-speaking world. Topics to be covered include phonetics (pronunciation), lexicology (word selection) and morpho-syntax (grammar). This course is taught in English. No knowledge of French or linguistics is required. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
FIN100H1 - Elementary Finnish I
Hours: 48P
The Department reserves the right to assign students to courses appropriate to their level of competence in Finnish. An introductory language course for students with no knowledge of Finnish. The acquisition of a basic vocabulary and of an understanding of elementary structural features through practice in comprehension, speaking, reading and writing.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FIN110H1 - Elementary Finnish II
Hours: 48P
An introductory language course for students with no knowledge of Finnish. The acquisition of a basic vocabulary and of an understanding of elementary structural features through practice in comprehension, speaking, reading and writing.
Prerequisite: FIN100H1 or permission of instructorBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FIN200H1 - Intermediate Finnish I
Hours: 48P
The four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) honed by discussion of Finnish literary texts as well as by compositions in Finnish about these texts, by a series of conversation exercises, and by analysis of morphology, syntax and word formation. Translation is used to aid in language learning.
Prerequisite: FIN110H1 or permission of instructorExclusion: FIN200Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FIN210H1 - Intermediate Finnish II
Hours: 48P
The four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) honed by discussion of Finnish literary texts as well as by compositions in Finnish about these texts, by a series of conversation exercises, and by analysis of morphology, syntax and word formation. Translation is used to aid in language learning.
Prerequisite: FIN200H1 or permission of instructorBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FIN360H1 - Bilingualism in Finland
Hours: 12L/12S
Bilingualism in Finland as a case study in the sociology of language. A critical survey of the historical development of language politics in Finland as a bilingual society from 1800 until present.
Exclusion: FIN340H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
FIN420Y1 - Independent Study
A year-long reading and research project of significant depth in a major area in Finnish language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
FIN421H1 - Independent Study
A semester-long reading and research project of significant depth in a major area in Finnish language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
FRE272H1 - The French Language: A Linguistic Introduction
Hours: 24L/12T
A general introduction to the structure of French language, from a linguistic perspective. Students will become acquainted with the various components of the language (sound, meaning, word formation, sentence structure) through detailed description and basic analysis of Canadian and European varieties of French. Students will also be introduced to the study of French in the context of bilingualism (second language acquisition, sociolinguistics). This course is mandatory in all specialist and major programs.
Prerequisite: FSL221Y1/ FSL222H1. Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Recommended Preparation: FSL224H1/ FSL225H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
FRE273H1 - Introduction to the History of the French Language
Hours: 24L/12T
A discovery of a long and fascinating history, stretching from the spoken Latin of the Gauls to the many varieties of French found today all over the world via the investigation of the social, political, and cultural causes of language change. Our focus includes topics such as medieval bilingualism, the regulation of language through the Académie française, the political use of the French language, the emergence of the Francophonie and modern Canadian French.
Prerequisite: FSL221Y1/ FSL222H1. Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Recommended Preparation: FRE272H1 and FSL224H1/ FSL225H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
FRE304H1 - Contemporary French Women's Prose Fiction
Hours: 24L
An analysis of selected prose texts of the last hundred years written by major French women authors, emphasizing themes and textual strategies used to represent the female subject, her relationship to language, and the role of ethnicity, class, and gender in the construction of identity.
Prerequisite: FRE240H1/ FRE245H1, FRE241H1/ FRE246H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FRE318H1 - Medieval French Literature
Hours: 24L
Religious fervour, chivalry, romance and ribald humour, heroic deeds, marvellous adventures, and exotic travels as found in selected texts from the French Middle Ages. Readings in modern French translations with appropriate reference to the original language.
Prerequisite: FRE240H1/ FRE245H1, FRE241H1/ FRE246H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FRE379H1 - Sociolinguistics of French
Hours: 36L
The relationship between language use and social factors such as socio-economic status, social context and gender of speaker. Theoretical notions are derived through the analysis of specific data, focusing on Canadian French and other varieties spoken in the Americas.
Prerequisite: FRE272H1 + FRE383H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
FRE383H1 - Quantitative Methods for the Study of French
Hours: 24L/12T
An introduction to the foundations of quantitative research on French. Topics include differences between quantitative and qualitative analyses; hypothesis formulation; experimental design; and data collection and analysis including basic statistical methods. Phenomena investigated come from Canadian and European varieties as well as studies of second language learners.
Prerequisite: FRE272H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
FRE384H1 - Teaching French as a Second Language
Hours: 24L
This course is designed for students who aim for a career in teaching French as a second language. It introduces recent methods and approaches and increases student understanding of pedagogical issues and curriculum expectations with a consideration of learning styles, lesson design and methods of evaluation. The course includes an experiential learning component in partnership with local school boards and private schools.
Prerequisite: FRE272H1, FSL226H1/ JFG388H1, FSL322H1/ FSL321Y1Recommended Preparation: JFG388H1, FSL420H1/ FSL421Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FRE443H1 - Advanced Topics: Authors
Hours: 24S
An advanced, research-oriented seminar devoted to questions concerning the authors practice, originality, and oeuvre. Production, performance and prominence, characteristic genres, religious and philosophical thought, theoretical reflection on literature, language, and belonging as aspects of the analysis of one single authors body of writing. For more information, see https://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate
Prerequisite: FRE240H1/ FRE245H1, FRE241H1/ FRE246H1, FRE345H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FRE471H1 - Medieval French Language
Hours: 12T/24S
This course aims to ensure an understanding of Old French, to read most of the medieval texts. From a selection of texts, it explores the form of the language in various centuries and regions and provide a basis for understanding the history of the French language. This course is also listed in the offerings of the Graduate department of French.
Prerequisite: FRE272H1/ FRE273H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FRE483H1 - Experimental Methods in French Linguistics
Hours: 36L
This course is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to carry out language-related research with human subjects. The course introduces students to research design and ethics, common experimental methodologies in linguistics research, and data analysis. The course includes a practical component that will provide students with the opportunity to design and carry out a corpus study or web-based linguistics experiment. Throughout the course, students will also be encouraged to reflect on how language research can contribute to broader domains in society, including education and health.
Prerequisite: FRE383H1 or with permission of instructorBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
FRE487H1 - Advanced Topics in Bilingualism and L2 acquisition
Hours: 12T/24S
This course examines how adult learners acquire various aspects of French language (vocabulary, syntax and/or phonology). It also provides in-depth, practical training in methodological design and quantitative analysis culminating in students’ undertaking of individual experimental studies.
Prerequisite: FRE376H1 + FRE378H1 + FRE383H1 + FRE388H1/ JFG388H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
FRE490Y1 - Senior Essay
A research project on a linguistic, literary, or second language learning topic to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Faculty member, culminating in a major research paper. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For information on the application process and deadlines, please visit our website.
Prerequisite: Any 300+ FRE Linguistics/Literature/Second Language Learning course. Permission of Department.
FRE491H1 - Independent Study
A research project on a linguistic, literary, or second language learning topic to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Faculty member on a topic of common interest, including readings, discussions, papers. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For information on the application process and deadlines, please visit our website.
Prerequisite: Any 300+ FRE Linguistics/Literature/Second Language Learning course. Permission of Department.
FRE492H1 - Independent Study
A research project on a linguistic, literary, or second language learning topic to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Faculty member on a topic of common interest, including readings, discussions, papers. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For information on the application process and deadlines, please visit our website.
Prerequisite: Any 300+ FRE Linguistics/Literature/Second Language Learning course. Permission of Department.
FSL195Y0 - French Language in Tours I
Hours: 48L/48T
Intended for students having some knowledge of French but wishing to increase their proficiency to that of normal University entrance through complete immersion in French language and culture in Tours, France. Offers training in written and spoken French; reinforcement of reading comprehension and aural abilities; and an introduction to French culture of the Touraine region. Specific course content will depend on language placement according to the Institut de Touraine. Students must write the in-person Faculty of Arts & Science (St. George) Department of French placement test upon their return to Toronto to determine their appropriate next level.
(This course is offered only during the Summer Session through the Summer Abroad Program. Details related to the timetable and deadlines are posted on the Summer Abroad website at https://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/.)
Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the Institut de Touraine Placement Test. Details related to the timetable and deadlines are posted on the Summer Abroad website at https://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/.Exclusion: FSL121Y1, FSL121Y0, FSL122H1, FSL220H1, FSL221Y1, FSL221Y0, FSL222H1, FSL224H1, FSL225H1, FSL226H1, FSL271H1, FSL295Y0, FSL312H1, FSL313H1, FSL314H1, FSL315H1, FSL320H1, FSL321Y1, FSL321Y0, FSL322H1, FSL375H1, FSL375Y1, FSL415H1, FSL420H1, FSL421Y1, FSL421Y0, FSL442H1, FSL443H1, FSL442H0, FSL443H0, FSL472H1, FSL473H1, FSL475H1, FRE210H1, FRE245H1, FRE272H1, FRE273H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL220H1 - Intermediate French I
Previous Course Number: FSL221Y1
Hours: 24L/24T
This is the first of a two-course series intended for those who have some knowledge of French, this course is the first in a proficiency-sequenced series that provides students with the opportunity to become proficient, focused, autonomous French language learners. The course’s main objective is to provide a communicative learning environment through activities based in real-world, everyday contexts.
Prerequisite: FSL121Y1/ FSL122H1. Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Exclusion: FSL221Y1, FSL222H1, FSL224H1, FSL225H1, FSL226H1, FSL271H1, FSL 300+ level coursesBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL222H1 - Intermediate French II
Previous Course Number: FSL221Y1
Hours: 24L/24T
This is the second of a two-course series intended for those who have some knowledge of French, this course is the first in a proficiency-sequenced series that provides students with the opportunity to become proficient, focused, autonomous French language learners. The course’s main objective is to provide a communicative learning environment through activities based in real-world, everyday contexts.
Prerequisite: FSL220H1. Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Exclusion: FSL221Y1, FSL226H1, FSL271H1, FSL 300+ level coursesBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL224H1 - Practical French for Exploring Linguistics
Hours: 36L
This course is designed to present students with the practical skills, grammatical knowledge and metalinguistic awareness needed to engage with introductory French linguistics courses. Students will hone higher-order analytical skills related to French language and linguistics through comprehension and production exercises and activities. A variety of textual excerpts selected from several subfields of linguistics will allow exposure to the basic elements of French linguistics through which students will develop awareness and comfort with academic writing and academic discourse in French. Emphasis is on the appropriate use of formal registers, terminology, incorporation of logical connectors and analytical thinking in written and spoken French.
Prerequisite: FSL220H1. Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Corequisite: FSL222H1Exclusion: FSL225H1, FSL312H1, FSL313H1, FSL314H1, FSL315H1, FSL322H1, FSL375Y1, FSL375H1, FSL 400-level courses.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL225H1 - Practical French for Exploring Literature
Hours: 36L
This course is designed to present students with the practical skills, grammatical knowledge and metalinguistic awareness needed to engage with introductory French literature courses. Students will hone higher-order analytical skills related to French language and literature through comprehension and production exercises and activities. A variety of textual excerpts selected from geographically diverse essays, poetry and novels will allow exposure to the basic elements of French literary analysis through which students will develop awareness and comfort with academic writing and academic discourse in French. Emphasis is on the appropriate use of formal registers, terminology, incorporation of logical connectors and analytical thinking in written and spoken French.
Prerequisite: FSL220H1. Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Corequisite: FSL222H1Exclusion: FSL224H1, FSL312H1, FSL313H1, FSL314H1, FSL315H1, FSL322H1, FSL375Y1, FSL375H1, FSL 400-level courses.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL226H1 - Strategies for Autonomous Learning in French as a Second Language
Previous Course Number: FRE226H1
Hours: 24L/12T
This course provides French language learners with an understanding of how one best acquires French as a second or third language including various FSL strategies that allow for effective, autonomous learning. It further implements a structure to encourage continuous active reflection and self-assessment. Students will first learn about the types of knowledge and sub-skills that must be acquired to master French including vocabulary and grammar. Language benchmarks and self-evaluation tools are then introduced to help learners to profile their four main competences (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). Subsequently, they will receive practical training in the use of specific online resources (e.g., Bon Patron) geared towards improving French writing.
Prerequisite: FSL221Y1/ FSL222H1Corequisite: FSL321Y1/ FSL320H1/ FSL322H1, as determined by the French Placement TestExclusion: FRE226H1, FRE225Y1/ JFI225Y1, FSL375H1, FSL375Y1, FSL 400-level coursesBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
FSL295Y0 - French Language in Tours II
Hours: 48L/48T
Intended for those who have some knowledge of French, this course provides students with the opportunity to become proficient, focused, autonomous French language learners through complete immersion in French language and culture in Tours, France. The course’s main objective is to provide a communicative learning environment through activities based in real-world, everyday contexts, as well as an introduction to French culture of the Touraine region. Specific course content will depend on language placement according to the Institut de Touraine. Students must write the in-person Faculty of Arts & Science (St. George) Department of French placement test upon their return to Toronto to determine their appropriate next level.
(This course is offered only during the Summer Session through the Summer Abroad Program. Details related to the timetable and deadlines are posted on the Summer Abroad website at https://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/.)
Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the Institut de Touraine Placement Test. Details related to the timetable and deadlines are posted on the Summer Abroad website at https://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/.Exclusion: FSL312H1, FSL313H1, FSL314H1, FSL315H1, FSL320H1, FSL321Y1, FSL321Y0, FSL322H1, FSL375H1, FSL375Y1, FSL415H1, FSL420H1, FSL421Y1, FSL421Y0, FSL442H1, FSL443H1, FSL442H0, FSL443H0, FSL472H1, FSL473H1, FSL475H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL312H1 - Writing French: the Language of the Media
Previous Course Number: FSL362H1
Hours: 36L
Using current online French media, broaden your understanding of the French language; deepen your grammatical knowledge; expand your vocabulary (including idioms); review key aspects of French syntax; and fine-tune your reading skills in French. Weekly reading and writing workshops are an integral part of this course.
Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 (63%)/ FSL222H1 (63%). Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Exclusion: FSL320H1, FSL321Y1, FSL322H1, FSL375H1, FSL375Y1, FSL 400-level courses. Students who are fluent French speakers or whose command of the French language is equivalent to near-native proficiency must contact the Department of French before enrolling in this course.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL315H1 - French Oral Communication for Professional and Academic Contexts
Hours: 36L
This course is designed for students who wish to develop their oral communication skills in French in preparation for bilingual employment, community service, and academic activities in Canada and abroad. Emphasis is placed on the development of skills for accurate oral language use in professional and academic contexts: researched oral presentations, debates, interviews, and student-led discussions. Students will learn how to adapt their speaking style and register to different audiences and situations, use appropriate vocabulary, and self-correct.
Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 (63%)/ FSL222H1 (63%). Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Exclusion: FSL320H1, FSL321Y1, FSL322H1, FSL375H1, FSL375Y1, FSL 400-level courses. Students who are fluent French speakers or whose command of the French language is equivalent to near-native proficiency must contact the Department of French before enrolling in this course.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL320H1 - Intermediate French III
Previous Course Number: FSL321Y1
Hours: 36L
This is the first of a two-course series intended for students who have already mastered the basic competences in French language proficiency. The materials used in this course adopt an active approach which puts emphasis on the student being at the centre of the learning process. Students will learn the following intermediate-level language skills: writing, speaking as well as understanding written and spoken French.
Prerequisite: FSL221Y1/ FSL222H1 . Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Exclusion: FSL321Y1, FSL322H1, FSL375Y1, FSL375H1, FSL 400-level courses. May not concurrently take FSL312H1, FSL313H1, FSL314H1, FSL315H1. Students who are fluent French speakers or whose command of the French language is equivalent to near-native proficiency must contact the Department of French before enrolling in this course.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL322H1 - Intermediate French IV
Previous Course Number: FSL321Y1
Hours: 36L
This is the second of a two-course series intended for students who have already mastered the basic competences in French language proficiency. The materials used in this course adopt an active approach which puts emphasis on the student being at the centre of the learning process. Students will learn the following intermediate-level language skills: writing, speaking as well as understanding written and spoken French.
Prerequisite: FSL320H1. Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Exclusion: FSL321Y1, FSL375Y1, FSL375H1, any FSL 400-level course. May not be taken concurrently with FSL312H1, FSL313H1, FSL314H1, FSL315H1. Students who are fluent French speakers or whose command of the French language is equivalent to near-native proficiency must contact the Department of French before enrolling in this course.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL375H1 - Practical Translation: French - English
Previous Course Number: FSL375Y1
Hours: 36L
This half-year course, which works as an introduction to translation, is designed to improve students’ mastery of French through English to French and French to English translations. Emphasis is on the practice of translation of a variety of texts and documents, and on the introduction to the practice of oral interpretation from one language to the other.
Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in FSL at the 300-levelExclusion: FSL375Y1, FSL415H1, FSL442H1, FSL443H1, FSL472H1, FSL473H1, FSL475H1. Students who are fluent French speakers or whose command of the French language is equivalent to near-native proficiency must contact the Department of French before enrolling in this course.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
FSL420H1 - Advanced French I
Previous Course Number: FSL421Y1
Hours: 36L
This advanced course in French aims to provide students with a broader understanding and appreciation of French and Francophone culture through the reading and discussion of a variety of texts. Emphasis is placed on mastery of language skills such as reading comprehension and vocabulary, oral and written communication. Students will have access to multimedia materials, online reference and self-correction tools.
Prerequisite: FSL321Y1/ FSL322H1. Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.Exclusion: FSL421Y1, FSL442H1, FSL443H1, FSL472H1. Students who are fluent French speakers or whose command of the French language is equivalent to near-native proficiency must contact the Department of French before enrolling in this course.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER100Y1 - Introduction to German
Hours: 96P
This is the language course to take if you have had no previous experience of the German language. The emphasis is on comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary and basic grammar. This course can be counted towards all programs in German.
Note: Students with any previous knowledge of German are REQUIRED to take a placement test offered at the department.
Exclusion: Senior high school German or equivalent. Note: Students with any previous knowledge of German are required to take a placement test offered at the department.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER196H1 - "Es war einmal auf Deutsch" - Learning German with Fairy Tales
Hours: 24S
Grimms' Fairy Tales – we all know and love them. But what do we really know? Which versions are we familiar with? Most likely not the ones by the Brothers Grimm. And certainly not in German! This course is a journey into the mythical German Schwarzwald, a place of wolves and witches, the realm of the fantastic. It is not a traditional language course, as we won’t be cramming grammar and vocabulary, at least not excessively. Rather, we will learn German playfully by reading, analyzing and acting out original folk tales, their Romantic adaptations and modern retellings. In the process we will enrich our understanding of German language and culture. Please note that basic knowledge of German is required to participate in this course (i.e. at least one year of solid high school instruction). Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Prerequisite: One year of German instruction, or equivalentBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER201H1 - Intermediate German 1b
Hours: 48P
This course is equivalent to the Spring Term of GER200Y1. It further expands on basic grammar and vocabulary, practice in comprehension, composition, and conversation. The Department reserves the right to place students in the appropriate language course on the 200- and 300 levels.
Prerequisite: German placement testExclusion: GER200Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER205H1 - Masterpieces of German Literature 1
Hours: 36S
This course offers a transition from the language courses to the topic courses on the 300-level. It introduces students to German literature and provides them with working methods and analytical tools relevant for the study of German literary texts in the original German.
Note: This course is required for the major and specialist program
Prerequisite: GER100Y1Corequisite: GER200Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER261H1 - Elementary Yiddish 1
Previous Course Number: GER260Y1
Hours: 36L
This course introduces Yiddish language, literature, music, theater, and cinema through interactive multi-media seminars, designed to build proficiency in reading, writing and comprehending. No prior knowledge of Yiddish is required.
Exclusion: GER260Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER262H1 - Elementary Yiddish 2
Previous Course Number: GER260Y1
Hours: 36L
This course is the continuation of GER261H1, Elementary Yiddish 1. While learning the language the course will also introduce students to Yiddish literature & culture, providing a greater understanding of the historical and contemporary, religious and secular communities that speak and spoke this language.
Prerequisite: GER261H1Exclusion: GER260Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER272H1 - Introduction to Business German
Hours: 36P
This course introduces students to basic concepts and vocabulary necessary for the German business context. All the language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) will be practiced in appropriate business contexts.
Corequisite: GER200Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER301H1 - Intermediate German 2b
Hours: 48P
This course is equivalent to the Spring Term of GER300Y1. It further expands on basic grammar and vocabulary, practice in comprehension, composition, and conversation at the intermediate level. The Department reserves the right to place students in the appropriate language course on the 200- and 300 levels.
Prerequisite: German placement testExclusion: GER300Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER400H1 - Advanced German 1
Hours: 48P
This is a course for advanced learners of German reviewing complex features of the language and introducing them to aspects of German stylistics. The emphasis lies on oral and written communication.
Prerequisite: GER300Y1/ GER301H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER401H1 - Advanced German 2
Hours: 48P
This is a course for advanced learners of German reviewing complex features of the language and introducing them to aspects of German stylistics. The emphasis lies on oral and written communication.
Prerequisite: GER400H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER426H1 - Medieval Language and Culture
Hours: 36S
This course offers an introduction to the language, literature and culture of Medieval Germany. The reading and translation of exemplary medieval German texts will introduce students to Middle High German and provide an insight into epochal concepts like courtly love and chivalry as well as courtly and monastic designs of identity.
Prerequisite: GER300Y1, GER205H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GER463Y1 - Yiddish Language for German Speakers
Hours: 48P
The course is designed as an intensive Yiddish language training. The goal is to teach German speakers to read, write and speak in Yiddish. The curriculum relies on the German language skills of the students, and focuses on differences between Yiddish ad German grammar and vocabulary. Upon the completion of the course, students should be able to read Yiddish literary texts with a minimal use of dictionary.
Note: Graduate students can take the course in preparation for their Yiddish competency test.
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits in German language or fluency in German languageExclusion: GER260Y1, GER360H1, GER462H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GGR101H1 - Histories of Environmental Change
Hours: 24L
This course will investigate geological, biological and archaeological evidence of environmental change. We will examine the processes that have driven and will drive environmental change and how past societies have shaped and responded to these changes. The emphasis is on the current interglacial period, or Holocene, and how shifts in population and technologies have affected human-environment interactions. As language of the Holocene gives way, for many, to that the Anthropocene, the implications of environmental change for present and future human societies will be our concluding concern.
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
GRK101H1 - Introductory Ancient Greek I
Previous Course Number: GRK100Y1
Hours: 48S
An intensive introduction to Ancient Greek for students who have no knowledge of the language; preparation for the reading of Ancient Greek literature.
Exclusion: GRK100Y1. Students who have studied Ancient Greek previously must obtain permission from the Undergraduate Coordinator before enrolling.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GRK201H1 - Intermediate Ancient Greek I
Hours: 48S
Reading of selections of Ancient Greek prose works with systematic language study.
Prerequisite: GRK100Y1/ GRK102H1. Grade 12 in Ancient Greek may be accepted, but students should consult the Undergraduate Coordinator before enrolling.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
GRK202H1 - Intermediate Ancient Greek II
Hours: 48S
Continued language training with readings in Ancient Greek prose and verse.
Prerequisite: GRK201H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
HIS193H1 - Calls to Action: The TRC and Residential Schools in Canadian History
Hours: 24S
The last Indian Residential School in Canada closed in 1996. For more than a century and half before that, the Canadian state supported church-run residential schools intended to take Indigenous children away from their families, cultures, languages and traditions. Over 150,000 children passed through the doors of these different schools that operated from coast to coast. Using the formal report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a central text, this course explores that history and the ongoing legacy of residential schools in Canada while introducing first year students to historical research methods and sources. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
HIS314H1 - Twentieth-Century Quebec
Previous Course Number: HIS314Y1
Hours: 24L
This course will explore the history of Quebec in the 20th century. In addition to looking at more traditional themes focused on nationalism and constitutional politics, we will also look at the history of encounter between groups of different backgrounds and origins. As such, we will place a large emphasis on colonialism and Indigenous history, and the politics of language, race, and immigration. Themes will include, among others, the history of Quebec in an era of British imperialism, jazz, the art world, literature, the Oka Crisis, and Quebec’s ties to Haiti and other parts of the non-Western world.
Exclusion: HIS314Y1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
HIS425H1 - From the Weimar Republic to Nazi Germany: How Do Democracies Die?
Hours: 24S
This seminar on Weimar and National Socialist Germany analyzes the advent of the country’s first democracy after WWI, its destruction between 1929 and 1933 and the subsequent building of the National Socialist dictatorship. How does the destruction of Germany’s first democratic republic provide a map for how democracies die? What lessons can Germany’s history provide for the current political moment? In analyzing the country’s movement from democracy to dictatorship an interdisciplinary variety of texts will be studied, covering topics from political violence and economic instability, to the languages of civil society and the importance of trust in a democratic polity.
Prerequisite: 14.0 credits including 2.0 HIS creditsExclusion: HIS496H1 (offered as "Weimar and Nazi Germany: How do Democracies Die?") taken in Fall 2019, 2022.Recommended Preparation: At least one of HIS241H1, HIS242H1, HIS330H1, or HIS317H1.Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
HIS449Y1 - Ukrainian National Revival
Hours: 48S
The role of the intelligentsia in East European national revivals; the ethnographic and literary revival; the language question; the press and cultural organizations; education; religion; and political movements. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)
Recommended Preparation: One of the following: JHP204Y1/ HIS241H1/ HIS251Y1/ HIS445H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
HIS465H1 - Gender and International Relations
Previous Course Number: HIS465Y1
Hours: 24S
This seminar explores the use of gender as a category of analysis in the study of international relations. Topics include gendered imagery and language in foreign policymaking; beliefs about women’s relationship to war and peace; issues of gender, sexuality, and the military; gender and global governance; gender and the global economy; sexual violence; and contributions of feminist theory to international relations theory.
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 credit at the 300-level in HIS/POL/WGSBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
HMU435H1 - Topics in Ethnomusicology: Current Issues
An undergraduate seminar devoted to exploring an emergent sub-field of ethnomusicology. The sub-field to be explored will rotate, but some examples are: the study of music and gender, race, or class; music and language; music and violence; sociomusicology; medical ethnomusicology; the ethnomusicology of popular music and technology; analytical approaches in ethnomusicology.
Prerequisite: Completion of 4-course History requirement and one additional HMU elective, or P.I.
HPS220H1 - Machines
Hours: 24L/11T
Machines pervade our lives and their influences are woven through countless contemporary debates in both academic and public discourse. The term ‘machine’ is used frequently in ordinary language, in literature, as well as in philosophical and scientific discussions, yet the concept itself—it’s history, meaning, and impact—rarely gets the analysis it deserves. This course explores the meanings and influence of machines for knowledge, culture, and society in different periods and places, both real and imaginary, through the lens of the history and philosophy of technology. We will draw on scholarship and expertise from a range of fields, including history, philosophy, anthropology, human-machine interaction, computer science, sociology, and literary studies, to explore what machines have been, what they have become, and what they mean for our societies.
Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
HUN100Y1 - Elementary Hungarian
Hours: 120P
This course is aimed at students interested in Hungarian but have no prior knowledge of the language. The course emphasizes essential vocabulary, basic comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills with a balance between communicative activities and grammar practices. Communicative activities will include group and partner work to encourage interactive learning.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
HUN310Y1 - Advanced Hungarian
Hours: 48S
This course is intended to build on the skills and knowledge acquired by the students in the previous Hungarian language courses. It will consist of a more advanced study of grammar, more complex vocabulary, higher level of oral skills and longer reading, writing and translation exercises. Communicative activities will include group and partner work to encourage interactive learning.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
HUN320Y1 - A Survey of Hungarian Literature
Hours: 48S
A chronological study of the development of Hungarian literature since the 12th century; emphasis both on outstanding writers and on significant movements or themes. Transformations of ideas and changes in language and style. No knowledge of Hungarian required.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS210Y1 - Introduction to Anishinaabemowin
Hours: 72L
An introduction to the Anishinaabe language.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS215Y1 - Introduction to an Indigenous Language of Canada
Hours: 72L
This course will offer an introduction to one of Canada’s Indigenous languages, including its writing system. Speaking skills will be emphasized.
Exclusion: ABS215H1; ABS215Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS220Y1 - Introduction to Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language)
Hours: 72L
An introduction to Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language), a member of the Iroquoian language family.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS230H1 - Introduction to Inuktitut
Hours: 24L
An introduction to one dialect of Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit, including aspects of other dialects and the syllabic writing system.
Exclusion: ABS230H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS261H1 - Contemporary Challenges Facing Indigenous Communities
Hours: 24L
This is a survey course focusing on the contemporary challenges faced by Indigenous peoples in Canada. In this course students research specific challenges facing Indigenous communities today. This includes specific challenges that arise out of the broader topic areas of language and culture, land rights, economics, governance, youth, education, health, social services, environment, violence, healing, community development, repatriation of cultural property, and decolonization.
Prerequisite: INS201Y1Exclusion: ABS261H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
INS300Y1 - Worldviews, Indigenous Knowledges, and Oral Tradition
Hours: 48L
A study of the languages and culture of Indigenous peoples through exploration of oral histories, from creation stories until present times, including the role of oral history and methods for studying oral history through accounts told by elders.
Prerequisite: 5.0 credits including INS201Y1, plus 1.0 additional INS creditExclusion: ABS300Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS301Y1 - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
Hours: 48L
Examination of the historical interplay of Indigenous languages and cultures in Canada. Particular focus is on the languages and cultures of Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes.
Prerequisite: 5.0 credits including INS201Y1, plus 1.0 additional INS creditExclusion: ABS301Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS303H1 - Indigenous Language and Indigenous Thought
Hours: 24S
Examination of original Indigenous values and philosophies as embodied in Indigenous languages through various media forms.
Prerequisite: 5.0 credits including INS201Y1, plus 1.0 additional INS creditBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS304H1 - Exploring Indigenous Thought Through Language Texts
Hours: 24L
Examination of original Indigenous values and philosophies as embodied in written Indigenous language texts.
Prerequisite: 5.0 credits including INS201Y1, plus 1.0 additional INS creditBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS310Y1 - Anishinaabemowin II
Hours: 72L
Further study of the Anishinaabe language with emphasis on speaking and writing.
Prerequisite: INS210Y1Exclusion: ABS310Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS320Y1 - Kanien’kéha II
Previous Course Number: INS323Y1
Hours: 72L
Further study of Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language), a member of the Iroquoian language family.
Prerequisite: INS220Y1Exclusion: INS323Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS372H1 - Special Topics in Indigenous Language
Hours: 36S
This seminar provides an in-depth examination of Indigenous language revitalization efforts in Canada and internationally. Content in any given year depends on the instructor. See Indigenous Studies website for more information.
Prerequisite: 8.0 credits including INS201Y1, and INS210Y1/ INS220Y1/( INS230H1 and INS231H1)Exclusion: ABS372H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
INS410H1 - Anishinaabewin Intellectual Traditions, Narrative and Culture
Previous Course Number: INS404H1
Hours: 24S
An examination of oral narratives with an emphasis on the significance of language. This course will give students an in-depth understanding of Anishinaabewin philosophies, teachings and values.
Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, including INS201Y1 and at least 2.0 additional INS creditsExclusion: ABS404H1, INS404H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ITA100Y1 - Italian Language for Beginners
Hours: 72S
An introduction to the main elements of the Italian language. The development of speaking, reading, and writing skills. Introduction to Italian culture and texts.
A questionnaire on students' knowledge of and background in Italian will be administered shortly before or during the first class.
Exclusion: Grade 11 and/or 12 Italian (U or M level) or previous experience or instruction in Italian.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ITA210H1 - “The Most Beautiful Language”: Italian between Past, Present and Future Challenges
Hours: 24L
In his recent book, titled “The most beautiful language” (La più bella del mondo, Turin: Einaudi, 2018), Stefano Jossa eulogizes Italian, arguing that it should be learned by many. However, what do we really know about it? The course will try to answer some crucial questions: How was the Italian language born and developed? What are its main characteristics? How are the many dialects perceived in Italy today? What status do they have vis-à-vis the national language? What about the expansion of English? Are the dialects disappearing or still surviving? How is Italian language facing the new social questions (gender, diversity, etc.)? How are social media changing the way the Italian language is written and spoken?
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ITA350Y1 - Language Practice
Hours: 24P/48S
For students who have completed ITA250Y1/ ITA251Y1. Discussion of problems of grammar, style, and composition. Language analysis based on readings of Italian authors. One hour a week of oral practice. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.
Students without the prerequisite(s) will be asked to fill out a questionnaire on their knowledge of and background in Italian.
Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ ITA251Y1Exclusion: ITA351Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ITA363H1 - Italian Sociolinguistics
Hours: 24L
Starting with a survey of the sociolinguistic situation in Italy before Unification, this course deals with the complex relationship between regional languages and dialects on the one hand and Common Italian on the other. The recent rise of regional variants of Italian and its impact on the dialects are also discussed. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.
Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ ITA251Y1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ITA364H1 - Italian and Social Media
Hours: 24L
The aim of this course is to examine how media can influence the evolution of language in contemporary Italy. The first part of this course has an historical goal and will be devoted to the role played by ‘traditional’ media (television, radio, newspapers) in the linguistic history of Italian. The second part will be devoted to the impact that social media is having on Italian. Empirical quantitative research will be based on the most important databases for contemporary Italian.
Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ ITA251Y1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ITA431H1 - History of Italian Language I-from Middle ages to Cinquecento
Hours: 24L
An historical overview of the Italian language from the first Medieval documents to the texts of the Questione della Lingua. It deals with historical grammar and the analyses of early Italian texts. An introduction to notions of linguistic statistics. Empirical quantitative methods are based on the three most important databases of old Italian: TLIO,OVI,BIZ. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.
Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ ITA251Y1Exclusion: ITA430H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ITA432H1 - History of Italian Language II- from Cinquecento to Contemporary
Hours: 24L
The evolution of the Italian Language from the Questione della lingua to Contemporary issues pertaining to reading of literary and non-literary documents and analyses of the social, political and economic conditions which influenced Early Modern, Modern and Contemporary Italian. Introduction to techniques pertaining to notions of linguistic statistics. Quantitative methods will be based on the three most important databases for the Early modern, Modern and Contemporary Italian: Vocabolario della Crusca (online), BaDIP and BIZ. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.
Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ ITA251Y1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ITA433H1 - Italian Language and Italian Dialects in Toronto
Hours: 24L
Through an historical overview of Italian immigration in Toronto, the role of Italian and Italian dialects in the city will be examined. As part of the topic studied in course, students will contribute to the website of the OIM by collecting varied forms of empirical linguistic evidence.
Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ ITA251Y1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
ITA445H1 - Literature of the Italian Diasporas
Hours: 24L
This course examines works by writers of Italian descent, focusing on themes linked to the second-generation experience, such as intergenerational conflict, gender relations, the return journey, and the quest for identity. The comparative approach of this investigation will bring within the same framework the diasporic literatures of Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, and of other countries. (Texts available in English and in their original language). This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English)
Recommended Preparation: ITA233H1/ ITA345H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
ITA450H1 - Advanced Italian
Hours: 36S
This advanced-level course is designed to provide students with further study of the Italian language and culture with emphasis on varied methods of expression. This course will improve students' oral and written communication skills.
Prerequisite: ITA350Y1 / ITA351Y1Exclusion: ITA451H1/ ITA452H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
JAL328H1 - Writing Systems
Hours: 36L
Introduction to writing systems; their historical development, their relationship to language, and their role in culture and society. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics) (Not offered every year)
Prerequisite: ANT100Y1/ LIN101H1/ LIN200H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
JAL355H1 - Language and Gender
Hours: 24L
An introduction to some of the principal questions of feminist theory, as viewed from sociolinguistics. Topics include: socialization into gendered discourse patterns, cultural and ethnic differences in gendered interactions; the role of language and gender in legal, medical and labour settings; multilingualism, migration, imperialism and nationalism; sexuality, desire and queer linguistics, language, gender and globalization.
Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the 200-level in LIN/ANT/JAL/SOC/WGSRecommended Preparation: ANT204H1/ ANT253H1/ SOC200H1/ SOC214H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
JAL401H1 - Field Linguistics
Hours: 48P
Field Linguistics provides practice in language analysis based on elicited data from a native speaker of an indigenous or foreign language, emphasizing procedures and techniques. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics)
Prerequisite: Completion of LIN322H1 and LIN331H1 or permission of the instructorExclusion: LIND46H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
JCI350H1 - Italian Canadian Culture and Identity
Hours: 24S
This course examines the contributions of Canadians of Italian descent to arts, culture, identity and heritage in Canada, with attention to the diversity of the community with respect to issues such as language, religion, gender, class, sexuality, etc. A core concept addressed by the course is immigration, whether from the experiences of migrants themselves or later generations.
Recommended Preparation: JCI250H1/ ITA233H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
JFL388H1 - Bilingualism, Multilingualism, and Second Language Acquisition
Previous Course Number: JFG388H1
Hours: 24L/12T
Using and encountering multiple languages is the everyday norm of people living in much of the world, including in multicultural cities like Toronto. This course offers a broad exploration of the cognitive and social underpinnings of the dynamic field of bilingualism, multilingualism, and second language acquisition. We will (i) explore the differences between bilinguals/multilinguals and monolinguals in the ways they process and use language; (ii) examine the language acquisition patterns of children and adults; (iii) investigate the interactions between an individual’s language repertoires and those of their peers and local community.
Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, and any 100-level or higher language course OR introductory linguistics course (e.g., LIN200H1, FRE272H1, ITA360H1, SLA323H1/ SLA380H1, SPA322H1)Exclusion: FRE388H1, JFG388H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
JGJ360H1 - Holocaust in Literature (E)
Hours: 24S
This course examines literary works written in different languages, in ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust, as well as those reflecting on the genocide in its aftermath. We focus on literature as a means of engaging with the unimaginable and on the cross analysis of eye-witness and memory writing.
Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 creditsExclusion: CJS220H1, GER367H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
JLP315H1 - Language Acquisition
Hours: 36L
Infants’ abilities at birth, prelinguistic development, the first words, phonological, syntactic and semantic development. Social variables influencing language acquisition, bilingualism, models of development, language play. (Sponsored by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology, but administered solely by the Dept. of Linguistics).
Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the 200+ level in LIN/JAL/JUP/PSL/PSY/COGExclusion: PSY315H5, PLIC24H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
JLP374H1 - Psychology of Language
Hours: 36L
In Psychology of Language, we investigate human and other animal communication, structure of human language, word meaning and semantic memory, psychological studies of syntax, bilingualism, language and thought, language errors and disorders. (Sponsored by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology, but administered solely by the Dept. of Linguistics).
Prerequisite: 1.0 credit from LIN228H1, LIN229H1, LIN232H1, LIN241H1, PSY260H1, PSY270H1, PSY280H1, PSY290H1, COG250Y1Exclusion: LIN258H5, PSY374H5, PLIC55H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
JLS472H1 - Child Language Disorders
Hours: 36L
Students are introduced to the etiologies and characteristics of speech and language disorders in children, associated with autism, intellectual disabilities, and specific language impairment. Theoretical underpinnings of the major intervention approaches for children with speech and language disorders are discussed. (Given by the Departments of Linguistics and Speech Language Pathology)
Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1, LIN228H1, and 1.0 credit at the 300+ levelBreadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
JLS473H1 - Adult Speech and Language Disorders
Hours: 36L
Students are introduced to the etiologies and characteristics of speech and language disorders in adults, associated with aphasia, neurodegenerative disorders, and head injuries. The effects of communication handicaps on the individual and theoretical underpinnings of the major intervention approaches for adults are discussed. Given by the Departments of Linguistics and Speech Language Pathology. (Not offered every year)
Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1, and 1.0 credit at the 300+ levelBreadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
JLS475H1 - Literacy and Reading Disorders
Hours: 36L
Literacy and Reading Disorders is an introduction to the typical development of emergent literacy skills, including oral language, phonological awareness, narratives, and emergent writing in children; a discussion of the effects of language disorders on emergent literacy skills; a survey of approaches to intervention for children’s emergent literacy skills. Given by the Departments of Linguistics and Speech Language Pathology. (Not offered every year)
Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1, and 1.0 credit at the 300+ levelBreadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
JLS476H1 - Linguistics in the Workforce: Clinical Practice and Research
Hours: 36S
This course exposes students to research and practical approaches in the context of health professions of relevance to linguistics students, especially audiology and speech-language pathology. Students learn about evidence-informed practice, research methodologies, practice approaches and theories in the health professions. Students will be poised to benefit from optional service learning placements during or following the course, in research laboratories or clinical settings. Successful completion of this course provides students with exposure and experience of use in their applications to audiology, speech-language pathology, and other clinical programs and in their future health or graduate studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (Not offered every year).
Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1, and 1.0 credit at the 200+ levelBreadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
LAT101H1 - Introductory Latin I
Previous Course Number: LAT100Y1
Hours: 48S
An intensive introduction to Latin for students who have no knowledge of the language; preparation for the reading of Latin literature.
Exclusion: LAT100Y1. Students who have studied Latin previously must obtain permission from the Undergraduate Coordinator before enrolling.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
LAT201H1 - Intermediate Latin I
Hours: 48S
Reading of selections of Latin prose works with systematic language study.
Prerequisite: LAT100Y1/ LAT102H1. Grade 12 in Latin may be accepted, but students should consult the Undergraduate Coordinator before enrolling.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
LAT202H1 - Intermediate Latin II
Hours: 48S
Continued language training with readings in Latin prose and verse.
Prerequisite: LAT201H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
LCT303H1 - Memory and Trauma
Previous Course Number: VIC303H1
Hours: 24S
This course will explore the problem of memory in relation to both collective and individual trauma. What pressure does trauma place on language, and agency, and how does it figure in commemoration, narrative, monumentalization, and other modes of representing the past?
Exclusion: VIC303H1Recommended Preparation: LCT202Y1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LCT402H1 - Translation and Comparativity
Previous Course Number: VIC402H1
Hours: 24S
This course will consider questions of adaptation, appropriation, imitation, hybridity and incommensurability across languages, geographical regions, epochs, media, and academic disciplines. Course topics may include the role of translation in the historical projects of nation-building and empire.
Prerequisite: LCT202Y1 and one of: LCT302H1, LCT303H1, LCT304H1, LCT305H1, LCT306H1, LCT307H1, LCT308H1. Students who do not meet the prerequisites should contact the department.Exclusion: VIC402H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN101H1 - Introduction to Linguistics: Sound Structure
Hours: 24L/12T
Introduction to fundamental principles of linguistics with particular attention to sound structure and its acquisition, processing, and variation; practice in elementary analytic techniques using data from a broad spectrum of languages.
Exclusion: LIN100Y1, LIN101H5, LINA01H3, LINA02H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN102H1 - Introduction to Linguistics: Sentence Structure and Meaning
Hours: 24L/12P
Introduction to fundamental principles of linguistics with particular attention to sentence and meaning structure, their acquisition, processing, and variation; practice in elementary analytic techniques using data from a broad spectrum of languages.
Exclusion: LIN100Y1, LIN102H5, LINA01H3, LINA02H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN192H1 - Sustaining Indigenous Languages
Hours: 24S
There has been much publicity in recent years about language shift and language loss and, along with it, language revitalization. In this course we examine shift involving Indigenous languages – and particularly those of Canada – from a variety of perspectives, and looking at reasons why one might want to 'save' a language. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN195H1 - Babel: Language in the Mind of Speakers
Hours: 24L
What is the relation between language and thought? In this course we examine how language is represented in our minds, and how language and cognitive processes interact. While the link between words and meanings is arbitrary and reflects culture, language is considered to be a universal property of our species. We will examine the place of language in the architecture of the mind; the debates about the universality of language structure vs. linguistic relativism; and how language and thought interact in children’s development. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN196H1 - Language and Communication
Hours: 24L
We will explore the ways in which information is communicated in conversation. We will consider systematic ways in which what a speaker intends to communicate with language goes beyond what one says in conversation. The goal of the course is to investigate the ways in which speakers rely on knowledge of language and implicit “rules” to enrich and transform the literal content of someone’s utterance.
Students will familiarize themselves with some fundamental concepts in linguistic semantics and pragmatics. They will develop analytic skills necessary to analyze a text in an academic context and beyond. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN197H1 - Language and Social Justice
Hours: 24L
This course explores how language is used to construct and reinforce unjust social structures. Topics may include: the underlying sexism, classism, racism, and ableism of prestige dialects and prescriptive language education; the history and consequences of national language movements; language endangerment, documentation, and revival; sign languages and language rights for the deaf and hard-of-hearing; popular media representations of linguistic variation, especially vocal fry, uptalk, and regional accents; and the relationships between language and sex, gender identity, and sexuality.
Students will develop research, analytic, and writing skills through critique and discussion of assigned texts, independent research projects, and regular written and oral presentation of their work. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN198H1 - Language Diversity
Hours: 24L
There are estimated to be about 7000 languages currently spoken in the world. What do they have in common? In what ways are they different? This course will explore these questions, covering such topics as meaning, sound systems, the structure of words, the order of words in sentences, question formation, concepts such as subject and object, tense systems, pronoun systems. We will also discuss language loss and revival. Students will develop analytic skills as they consult published grammars and other resources to address these issues. Students will share their findings through oral and written presentation. Examples will be drawn from a wide range of languages. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN199H1 - Exploring Heritage Languages
Hours: 24L
We will explore how speakers use Heritage Languages in Toronto, using data recently collected in the GTA, so students should be familiar with one of these languages. We will collect, organize and interpret information about heritage languages in Toronto. We will look for speech patterns that differentiate first, second and third generation speakers in Toronto from corresponding speakers in their countries of origin, and look at the effects of cultural and language attitudes and usage.
Students will develop analytic skills as they explore a range of research methods and resources to address these issues. Students will share their findings through oral and written presentation, including online formats. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN200H1 - Introduction to Language
Hours: 24L/12T
Introduction to Language is a general-interest course on language. Possible topics include: the structure of language; how language changes over time, the social and psychological aspects of language, language and culture, the origin of language, writing systems, and language acquisition. (This course does not count towards the Linguistics minor, major, or specialist programs.)
Exclusion: LIN100Y1, LIN101H1, LIN102H1, LIN101H5, LIN102H5, LINA01H3, LINA02H3, ANT253H1, LIN200H5Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN202H1 - Introduction to Indigenous Languages of the Americas
Hours: 24L
This is an introduction to Indigenous languages and cultures of Central, North, and South America. Students will be exposed to discussions about what is an indigenous language, social status of indigenous languages as well as indigenous movements towards language documentation and revitalization and language education in the Americas.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN204H1 - English Grammar
Hours: 24L/12T
How the English language works: students analyze a wide variety of English grammatical structures and learn how they vary across dialects and change through time. (This course does not count towards the Linguistics major or specialist programs).
Exclusion: LIN204H5, LINB18H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN206H1 - Languages of the World
Hours: 24L/12T
This course is a survey of languages and language families around the world. The course focuses on their linguistic similarities and differences, as well as their historical and social relationships. Course content will be explored through individual and comparative analysis of the linguistic structures of a representative sample of languages. (This course does not count towards the Linguistics major or specialist programs.)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN207H1 - Language and Technology
Hours: 24L/12T
This course is a survey of the history and nature of language technologies, from the emergence of writing in ancient civilizations to modern large language models. Topics may include literacy, mechanized speech, speech recognition, machine translation, large language models, generative pre-trained transformers, and the ethics of language technologies. Note that this is not a computational linguistics course and does not cover the mathematical foundations or computational implementation of language models in any depth. The focus of this course is on the historical development of language technologies and their relationship to natural languages, language communities, and the field of linguistics. (This course does not count towards the Linguistics major or specialist programs.)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN208H1 - Linguistic Discrimination and Justice
Hours: 24L/12T
This course explores the relationship between language and unjust social structures and practices, with a focus on discrimination against users of particular language varieties. A key component of the course is understanding and practicing methods from the field of sociolinguistics to identify and combat linguistic discrimination, contextualized through discussion of examples from multiple languages and communities. Topics may include dialect discrimination, language ideologies, language and the law, linguistic colonialism, language rights, prescriptivism, slurs and linguistic abuse, language and gender, and audism. (This course does not count towards the Linguistics major or specialist programs.)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN211H1 - American Sign Language 1
Hours: 36L
This course is an introductory language course for students with little or no prior knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL). It provides an immersive introduction to ASL, with a focus on basic vocabulary, grammar, conversation, and appropriate behaviours for everyday interactions in a variety of social situations. The language is taught through various immersive activities, such as lecture/discussion, interactive games, and situational conversations, supplemented with readings and videos. A significant emphasis throughout the course is placed on Deaf culture and issues facing the Deaf community. (This course does not count towards the Linguistics minor, major, or specialist programs).
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN228H1 - Phonetics
Hours: 24L/12T
Phonetics is a linguistics course that investigates the sounds most commonly used in languages from an articulatory and acoustic point of view, with practice in their recognition and production. Students will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and practice transcribing a wide variety of speech sounds.
Exclusion: LIN228H5, LINB09H3Recommended Preparation: LIN101H1/ LIN200H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN229H1 - Phonological Patterns in Language
Hours: 24L/12T
The nature and organization of phonological systems, with practical work in linguistic analysis.
Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN228H1Exclusion: LIN229H5, LINB04H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN232H1 - Syntactic Patterns in Language
Hours: 24L/12T
The nature and organization of syntactic systems; their relation to semantic systems and the linguistic organization of discourse; practical work in linguistic analysis.
Prerequisite: LIN102H1Exclusion: LIN232H5, LINB06H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN241H1 - Introduction to Semantics
Hours: 24L/12T
An introduction to meaning within linguistics and the interpretation of language in context. Topics include logical and semantic relations, pragmatic concepts such as presupposition and implicature, the nature of thematic roles, quantifiers and scope relations, the expressions of temporal and modal relations in natural language.
Prerequisite: LIN102H1Exclusion: LIN237H5, LIN247H5, LINC12H3, FREC12H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN251H1 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Hours: 24L/12T
How does linguistic variation construct identity? Introduction to recent sociolinguistic literature on language contact, multilingualism, code-switching, expressions of ethnic solidarity and regional identity, sex and gender differentiation, dialect geography, sociophonetics, perceptual dialectology, diffusion of norms in mobile populations, documentation of variation in lesser studied languages, and changes across the life-span.
Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1Exclusion: LIN256H5, LINB20H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN302H1 - South American Indigenous Languages
Previous Course Number: PRT368H1
Hours: 36L
This course is an overview of linguistic diversity in South America, centred on Brazilian indigenous languages and peoples. Students will be introduced to current practices in the maintenance and revitalization of Brazilian indigenous languages and current strategies for empowering indigenous peoples (such as training indigenous filmmakers and music production). We will study aspects of the grammar of Brazilian languages through the analysis of small data sets, and we will discuss the influence of Brazilian indigenous languages on Brazilian Portuguese. Not offered every year.
Prerequisite: ( LIN101H1, LIN102H1)/ LIN200H1/ ANT253H1Exclusion: LIN303H1, PRT368H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN303H1 - Central American Indigenous Languages
Hours: 36L
This course is about indigenous languages of Central America, focusing on Mayan languages and culture. Students will be introduced to current movements in the maintenance and revitalization of indigenous languages and current strategies for empowering indigenous people (such as training indigenous linguists, music production in indigenous languages, and intercultural bilingual education). Students will also study grammatical features of indigenous languages through the analysis of small data sets, and discuss the contact between indigenous languages and Spanish. Not offered every year.
Prerequisite: ( LIN101H1, LIN102H1)/ LIN200H1/ ANT253H1Exclusion: LIN302H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN306H1 - Language Diversity and Language Universals
Hours: 24L
This linguistics course examines cross-linguistic typological features found in the languages of the world. Special attention is given to describing morphological and syntactic patterns found cross-linguistically. The goal of the course is to draw on the diversity of languages in order to uncover language universals. (Not offered every year)
Prerequisite: LIN232H1Exclusion: LIN476H5, LINC13H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN333H1 - Morphological Patterns in Language
Hours: 36L
The nature and organization of morphological systems, with practical work in linguistic analysis.
Prerequisite: LIN229H1, LIN232H1Exclusion: LIN231H5, LINB10H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN341H1 - Semantic Theory
Hours: 36L
This linguistics course focuses on the study of natural language semantics and the relation between interpretation and syntactic structure. Topics include predication and quantification, scope and anaphora, problems of discourse analysis, the interpretation of different types of pronouns, and ellipsis.
Prerequisite: LIN241H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN351H1 - Sociolinguistic Patterns in Language
Hours: 24L/12T
In this sociolinguistics course, we explore linguistic variation and its social implications, especially the quantitative study of phonological and grammatical features and their correlations with age, sex, ethnicity, and other social variables.
Prerequisite: LIN251H1, or permission of the instructorBreadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
LIN362H1 - Historical Linguistics
Hours: 24L
An introduction to diachronic linguistics. Theories of language change; the comparative method, internal reconstruction, linguistic geography, the origin of languages; language death.
Prerequisite: LIN229H1Exclusion: LIN360H5Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN402H1 - Linguistic Typology and Constructed Languages
Hours: 36L
This course uses constructed languages (e.g., Esperanto, Klingon, Dothraki) to explore crosslinguistic patterns in language structure. Topics include phonological and morphosyntactic typology, language change over time, effects of culture and environment on language, history of language construction, standards in writing descriptive grammars, and critical analysis of research on language diversity.
Prerequisite: 5 required 200-level courses ( LIN228H1, LIN229H1, LIN232H1, LIN241H1, LIN251H1), AND LIN322H1 Phonological Theory OR LIN331H1 Syntactic Theory, or permission of the instructor.Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN409H1 - Structure of a Specific Language
Hours: 24L
Topics may include: the phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic systems; the writing system; a brief diachronic sketch; linguistic variation and sociolinguistic aspects. (Not offered every year).
Prerequisite: LIN228H1, LIN229H1, LIN232H1, 1.0 credit at the 300/400- level in LIN/JAL/JFL/JLP/JLSExclusion: LIN479H5 or LINC61H3 if the same language was analyzed.Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
LIN451H1 - Urban Dialectology
Hours: 24L
Ways in which urban sub-cultures differ in their use of language. How speakers dialects reflect their ethnicity, group affiliation, and other social categories. Practice in dialect analysis based on data from the speech community, emphasizing procedures and techniques.
Prerequisite: LIN351H1 plus 2.0 credits at the 200+ level in LIN/JAL/JLPBreadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
LIN456H1 - Language Variation and Change: Theory and Analysis
Hours: 36L
The theory and practice of sociolinguistics. The inter-relationship between language and society from the perspective of collecting, organizing, and analyzing patterns in natural speech data, including field methods and quantitative methods for correlating linguistic and social variables.
Prerequisite: LIN351H1Exclusion: LIN458H5Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
LIN458H1 - Revitalizing Languages
Hours: 24L
A study of language endangerment and language revitalization efforts. The languages of focus will vary from year to year, depending on the instructor. Topics include language classification and a survey of major features of the languages, what it means for a language to be endangered, the factors that contribute to language shift, and efforts to reverse language shift, including discussion of literacy, documentary linguistics and dictionaries.
Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1 plus 2.0 credits at the 200+ level in LIN/JALBreadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
LIN481H1 - Introduction to Analysis and Argumentation
Hours: 36L
Linguistic argumentation, practice in constructing and evaluating hypotheses, and critical evaluation of representative articles. Emphasis on the structure of arguments rather than on the analysis of a particular language.
Prerequisite: LIN322H1/ LIN331H1Exclusion: LIN411H5, LINC10H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
MCS223H1 - Signs, Meanings, and Culture
Previous Course Number: VIC223Y1
Hours: 24S
This course will introduce the principles of semiotic thought, applying them to the study of language, social organization, myth, and material culture. Examples may be drawn from everyday life as well as from classical and popular art and music, and from screen culture.
Exclusion: VIC223Y1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
MGR100H1 - Introductory Modern Greek
Hours: 24L
This course is designed for absolute beginners in the Modern Greek language. The overall goal is to facilitate understanding and use of familiar everyday expressions and phrases aimed at the satisfaction of basic communicative needs. Students will familiarize themselves with the Modern Greek alphabet, pronunciation and grammatical rules. No previous knowledge of Modern Greek required.
Exclusion: Students who have completed High School in Greece or a Grade 12 Modern Greek language credit.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
MGR101H1 - Elementary Modern Greek
Hours: 24L
This course builds on MGR100H1 and aims to develop competence in the Modern Greek language at the basic level. Students will attain elementary proficiency in the spoken and written language by familiarizing themselves with a variety of grammatical and syntax structures while continuing to enrich their vocabulary. Emphasis will be placed on reading and conversational skills while students are expected to write short descriptive paragraphs.
Prerequisite: MGR100H1Exclusion: Students who have completed High School in Greece or a Grade 12 Modern Greek language credit.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
MGR245Y1 - Intermediate Modern Greek
Hours: 78S
A course designed for students with some command of the language: vocabulary building; study of grammar and syntax; compositional skills leading to the study of a prose literary work.
Prerequisite: First year Greek or equivalent; permission of instructor that includes language placement test evaluationBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
MGR300H1 - Advanced Modern Greek I
Hours: 24L
This course builds on the Intermediate level background knowledge to prepare students as independent users of the Modern Greek language. In order to attain conversational fluency and communicate effectively and accurately with native Greek language speakers, students will practice on reading and interpreting magazine and newspaper articles on various topics as well as applying more complex grammatical and syntax rules to write essays on assigned subjects.
Prerequisite: Completion of MGR245Y1 or permission of instructorBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
MGY441H1 - Bioinformatics
Previous Course Number: BCH441H1
Hours: 24L/12T
This course is an introduction to computational methods and internet resources in modern biochemistry and molecular biology. The main topics include: sequence and genome databases, sequence alignment and homology search, use and interpretation of molecular structure, and phylogenetic analysis. Assignments focus on hands-on competence building with web-based bioinformatics tools and databases, downloadable software including a molecular viewer and a multiple sequence alignment editor, and the statistics workbench and programming language “R”.
Note: BCB420H1 extends this syllabus to computational topics of systems biology.
Prerequisite: BCH210H1/ BCH242Y1; BCH311H1/ MGY311Y1/ PSL350H1. Students who do not have all of the required prerequisites are encouraged to contact the course coordinator to seek a waiver.Exclusion: BCH441H1Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
MST226H1 - King Arthur
Previous Course Number: SMC226H1
Hours: 24L
A survey of the Arthurian legends from the earliest Latin histories through selected Welsh, French and German Romances to the English-language classic, Morte d’Arthur of Malory. Emphasis will be on reading the primary sources (in translation).
Prerequisite: 5.0 creditsExclusion: SMC226H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
MST400Y1 - Languages and Methods for Medieval Studies
Hours: 60S
In this course, students will have an opportunity to take a graduate Latin seminar at the Centre for Medieval Studies, one of the world’s premier research institutions in the field. The instructor, the SMC program coordinator, and the student will determine a method of assessment appropriate for an undergraduate student while still pushing the student’s boundaries to be able to participate in a graduate seminar along with MA and PhD students. Course forms are available from the SMC Principal's Office at smc.programs@utoronto.ca. Completed forms should be submitted by the first day of classes in September.
Prerequisite: 1.0 LAT credit at the 300-level or 1.0 credit from MST222H1, MST323H1, MST328H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
MST404H1 - Languages in Medieval Studies: Palaeography I
Hours: 24L/12T
The course is designed as a practicum in the transcription of scripts from the late Roman Empire to the twelfth century. The goal is to offer students the opportunity to participate in a graduate course in manuscript studies where comparable offerings at the undergraduate level are unavailable.
Prerequisite: Level One Latin pass, permission of the instructor, 8.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
MST405H1 - Languages in Medieval Studies: Palaeography II
Hours: 24L/12T
Study of Latin Scripts from 1200 to 1600, with attention to background of Gothic writing, physical characteristics of manuscripts, library practices and bibliographical resources. The goal is to offer students the opportunity to participate in a graduate course in manuscript studies where comparable offerings at the undergraduate level are unavailable.
Prerequisite: Level One Latin pass, permission of the instructor, 8.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
MST410H1 - Languages for Medieval Studies: Old Norse
Hours: 24L
Introduction to Old Norse language and literature, focusing on basic instruction in Old Norse grammar and short readings from poetic and prose texts. The goal is to offer students the opportunity to participate in a graduate course in medieval languages where comparable offerings at the undergraduate level are unavailable.
Prerequisite: 8.0 credits, permission of the instructorRecommended Preparation: Previous language studyBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NEW102H1 - Exploring Multilingual Toronto
Hours: 12L/24S
How does language connect and divide people, places and communities? This course considers how interactions between people in Toronto are shaped by language as well as history, economy, architecture and urban landscapes. Students engage with the city both in and out of class to think about a range of questions linked to gender and sexuality, indigeneity, migration, race, ethnicity, and public/private space. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
NEW112H1 - Language Freedom and Power
Hours: 12L/24S
How do we imagine a balance between the need for communication, freedom of expression, and protection for marginalized groups? This course considers how language shapes and is shaped by the relations of power not only in such sites as colonies, nations and institutions, but also in popular culture and how we communicate online. It explores the key role of language in activism and youth cultures and allows students to focus on an issue of particular interest. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
NMC104H1 - The Biblical World
Hours: 24L/12T
Examine the history, lands, peoples, religions, literatures and cultures that produced the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Topics to be covered include an overview of the geography and history of Ancient Israel and Judea, the role of the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek languages, the literary genres reflected in biblical and some contemporary non-biblical texts, and the scholarly methods by which the Bible is studied.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
NMC246H1 - Sumerian and Babylonian Literature in Translation
Hours: 24L
This course explores some of the world’s oldest literature, including the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Babylonian Epic of Creation. It surveys the major literary genres from ancient Mesopotamia, including epics, myths, lyrical poetry, wisdom literature, and humorous tales. It covers literary compositions written in the Sumerian and Babylonian languages using the cuneiform script, ranging in date from the third millennium BC through to the first millennium BC. The course also examines the scholarly and cultural context in which these works were created and preserved for posterity, including the role of scribal training, the nature of Mesopotamian scholarship, royal sponsorship, and the formation of ancient libraries.
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NMC251H1 - Voices from Ancient Egypt
Hours: 24L
This course introduces students to the culture of ancient Egypt through the study of “functional” textual materials. After a brief introduction to the Ancient Egyptian language and writing system, we will read texts from domestic, religious (comprising funerary and ritual), historical, and scientific backgrounds to paint a rich picture of the daily life and experiences of the ancient Egyptians. By way of example, we will illustrate Egyptian funerary beliefs on the basis of texts found in tombs, such as autobiographies, offering formulae, and letters left there for the dead by their families; or the role of the pharaoh for the Egyptian state by studying monumental inscriptions left on temple walls, boundary stelae, and in the tombs of the Egyptian elite. No knowledge of Ancient Egyptian required; all texts read in translation.
Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NMC256H1 - 1001 Nights Around the World
Hours: 24L
The 1001 Nights has had many lives, in many languages, and across many media. This course starts off with a detailed reading, in translation, of one of the oldest surviving Arabic versions of the text, with consideration of its literary and social context, and its sources. We then move forward in time to examine how the 1001 Nights was expanded, adapted, and disseminated from then until today. A key transformation moment occurred between 1704-1717 with the publication of Antoine Galland’s French version, composed with the input of Syrian storyteller Hanna Diab. This version was widely disseminated and became a basis for most subsequent modern adaptations. We consider adaptations both before and after this turning point, including manuscripts, translations, novels, ballets, short stories, and films produced around the world. Throughout, we consider the politics and aesthetics of these historical translations, adaptations, and transformations.
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 credit in Humanities/BR=1 or 2Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NMC258H1 - The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art
Hours: 24L
The Shahnameh, or Book of Kings, is the single most important book in Iranian national culture and one of the great epics of world literature. Composed in Persian by the poet Ferdowsi in the late 10th–early 11th centuries, it had a deep and lasting impact not only on Iran, but also on those cultures that came under the influence of Persian language, literature, and courtly traditions. The course examines, in English translation, the Shahnameh’s presentation of the history of the mythical dynasties of the ancient kings of Iran from the creation of the world to the Sasanians, the last historical dynasty to rule Iran before the Muslim Arab conquests. As the Shahnameh was frequently illustrated, attention will also be devoted to the manuscript tradition, which exhibits some of the finest examples of medieval Persian painting.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NMC259H1 - Literature of Ancient and Late Antique Iran
Hours: 24L
This course explores the most important texts of the Zoroastrian literature of ancient and late antique Iran and serves as a broad introduction to the mythical and ritual world of Zoroastrianism and the contours of pre-Islamic Iranian thought. The course is divided into two parts: a) Old Iranian literature, such as the Avestan religious literature and the Old Persian inscriptions, and b) Middle Persian (Pahlavi) literature, including epic poetry (Chronicle of Ardakhshir, narrating the deeds of the first Sasanian king), didactic and wisdom literature (Memorial of the Vizier Wuzurgmihr; Explanation of Chess and Backgammon), apocalyptic and visionary literature (Book of the Righteous Wiraz, describing his journey to heaven and hell), texts on cosmology (Primordial Creation), and encyclopaedic works (Acts of the Zoroastrian Religion), as well as specimens of Manichaean literature in Middle Iranian languages. All readings are in English translation.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NMC315H1 - The Structure of Arabic Language
Previous Course Number: NML315H1
Hours: 24L
This course investigates formal properties of Arabic language. It provides students with an in-depth knowledge of the grammar of the language focussing on the areas of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and the interaction between phonology and morphology.
Prerequisite: NML210Y1 or LIN100Y1, or permission of the instructorExclusion: NML315H1Recommended Preparation: LIN229H1, LIN232H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NMC353H1 - Possible Worlds: Arabic Speculative Fiction
Hours: 24S
This course examines the relationship between political critique and the textual production of possible worlds, taking the Arabic literary canon as its example. Among the key concepts analyzed will be history, time, language, and selfhood. Students will experiment with appropriately using concepts from modern critical theory in the analysis of premodern and modern Arabic literary texts. Readings include Qur’anic apocalyptic suras, the philosophical novel Hayy ibn Yaqzan, Sindbad the Sailor and other travel narratives, al-Maʿarri’s satirical narrative of a visit to the afterlife, trickster tales of the maqama genre. We then turn to the merging of novelistic forms, selfhoods, and conceptions of political organization with those of the maqama in early novels by al-Muwaylihi and al-Shidyaq, ending with contemporary conceptual art and a dystopic novel.
Prerequisite: 4.0 credits in Humanities/BR= 1 or 2Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NMC354H1 - Abbasid Literature and the Sciences
Hours: 24S
This course examines Arabic literary works of the Abbasid empire (750-1258 CE) that engaged with the flourishing study of natural sciences, Greek philosophy, and the philosophies of language and knowledge in the Islamic sciences. Students will read narrative works by Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ, al-Jahiz, Ibn Qutayba, al-Tanukhi, al-Tawhidi, ʿAbd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, as well as poetry dealing with scientific and philosophical concepts. Students will ask how (and whether) Abbasid authors differentiated between the categories of literature, science, beauty, knowledge, and narrative, and how they imagined interactions between them. All readings are in English translation.
Prerequisite: 3.0 BR= 1/ 2 credits at the 200+ levelBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NMC356H1 - Anthropology of Islam
Hours: 24L
This course introduces students to studies of contemporary Islam that are based on extensive periods of research with Muslim communities in their own languages using anthropological methods. What do such studies teach us about the varied ways Muslims engage with their religious tradition in the modern world? And how can such studies make us think differently about gender, economy, science, and secularism? We will discuss examples from Nigeria to Somalia, Egypt, Turkey, and Iran, to India, Pakistan, and Indonesia, to Canada, the US, and Europe. Students will apply anthropological methods learned in class to do research among a Muslim community in Toronto or online.
Exclusion: RLG355H1Recommended Preparation: NMC103H1/ RLG204H1/ NMC241H1/ ANT207H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
NMC396H1 - The Art of the Qur’an
Hours: 24L
The holy Qur’an, believed by Muslims to be the Word of God, has been a source of creative and artistic inspiration for Muslims around the world and through the ages. The language and interpretation of the Qur’an have engaged the minds of artists, craftspeople, and patrons of the arts as much as the minds of theologians and jurists. This course explores expressions of the Qur’an through a wide range of visual and material culture–from illuminated manuscripts to the use of the sacred text on coins, amulets, architecture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and modern and contemporary works of art. The course will include visits to the Royal Ontario Museum to examine Qur’ans in its Islamic collection.
Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits in Humanities/BR=1 or 2Recommended Preparation: Knowledge of Arabic or the Arabic script beneficial though not essential.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NMC480H1 - Structural Development of the Iranian Languages
Previous Course Number: NML463H1
Hours: 24S
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the structural development and contrastive analysis of Iranian languages including Dari, Farsi, Tajiki, Balochi, Kurdish, Pashto, and Zazaki. The lectures begin with an overview of ancient and medieval Iranian languages and then describe modern Iranian languages' historical and structural development. The course also examines the role of language in maintaining cultural identity and demonstrates the type and mechanism of the development of Iranian languages. The lecture materials are based on texts and articles written by theoretical linguists, sociolinguists, typologists, and descriptive and historical linguists.
Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 credits in BR= 1/ BR= 2Exclusion: NML463H1Recommended Preparation: 1.0 credit from ( LIN232H1/ LIN232H5), ( LIN333H1/ LIN231H5), ( LIN362H1/ LIN360H5)Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML110Y1 - Elementary Standard Arabic
Hours: 96L/24T
This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Arabic. It places equal emphasis on the development of all language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The learning philosophy underlying this approach is that proficiency in a foreign language is best achieved through consistent, deliberate, and systematic practice. From the outset, students are strongly encouraged to develop the habit of consistently practicing learned material.
Prerequisite: Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists.Exclusion: Native speakers/ NML210Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML210Y1 - Intermediate Standard Arabic I
Previous Course Number: NML211Y1
Hours: 96L/24T
This course assumes active knowledge of the content covered in NML110Y. It places equal emphasis on the development of all language skills. As the course progresses, students are introduced to the fundamentals of Arabic morphology and syntax. This is achieved through analysis of texts covering a wide range of topics. By the end of the course, students are expected to achieve upper intermediate level of proficiency.
Prerequisite: NML110Y1 or permission of the instructor.Exclusion: Native speaker. Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML230H1 - Elementary Coptic I
Hours: 48S
Introduces the student to the last stage of the Egyptian language, written mostly in Greek characters. The course will first concentrate on the grammar of the language and go on to read short texts.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML240Y1 - Introduction to Middle Egyptian
Hours: 72S
This course introduces students to the hieroglyphic script and the classical form of the Ancient Egyptian language. After the basic elements of grammar are mastered, the class will begin reading simple hieroglyphic texts.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML260Y1 - Introductory Persian
Hours: 72L/24T
This course is for students who have minimal or no prior knowledge of Persian focusing on reading, writing and conversation. Students start by learning how to write and pronounce the sound and alphabet, how to connect letters to form basic vocabulary in Persian in order to express basic ideas orally and in writing; then they develop their language comprehension through expanding their vocabulary and grammar. By the end of the course, students’ skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Persian improves and they should be able to read, write and translate sentences in Persian at intermediate low level.
Exclusion: Native speakers, PRS210Y5, PRS210H5, PRS211H5Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML270Y1 - Introductory Turkish
Hours: 96L
This course is designed to provide an introduction to Turkish for learners with no previous experience with the language. A variety of speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities will be included to develop both spoken and written language skills. By the end of the course, students will be able to carry out basic conversations in Turkish in everyday social encounters, have a grasp of the basics of the Turkish grammar, and understand elementary texts such as simple excerpts from news articles or literary works. They will also have gained a basic understanding of the cultural contexts in which Turkish is spoken.
Exclusion: Native speakersBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML360Y1 - Intermediate Persian
Hours: 96L
This course is an intermediate/advanced level of Persian language for students who passed NML260Y1 or demonstrate commensurate Persian skills. The course continues to develop students’ Persian language knowledge by focusing on more complex readings, writing, grammatical structure, translation, audio/visual, and conversational activities such as group discussion, language games, movies, dialogue, and playing roles at an advanced level. By the end of this course, students are able to reach the intermediate high/advanced level of proficiency in Persian. The course also serves as preparation for courses on classical and contemporary Persian literature.
Exclusion: Native speakers, PRS310H5Recommended Preparation: NML260Y1 and/or adequate knowledge of modern PersianBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML362Y1 - Middle Persian (Pahlavi)
Hours: 48L
An introduction to the grammar and syntax of Middle Persian, or Pahlavi, language; the special script it was written in; and the connections of Pahlavi to Old Persian and New Persian languages. Knowledge of Pahlavi provides access to the most important Zoroastrian religious texts, and the epic and wisdom literature composed during the period of the Sasanian empire (3rd–7th centuries CE) and early Islamic Iran (8th–10th centuries CE). Students will read excerpts, in the original Pahlavi, from such works as Arda Wiraz Namag (Book of the Righteous Wiraz, describing his journey to heaven and hell), Karnamag i Ardakhshir i Pabagan (Chronicle of Ardakhshir, Son of Pabag, narrating the deeds of the first Sasanian king), and Bundahishn (Primordial Creation, on Zoroastrian cosmology).
Recommended Preparation: NML260Y1/ NML360Y1/ NMC259H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML370Y1 - Intermediate Turkish
Hours: 96L
This course is designed for students who have already completed NML270Y1 Introductory Turkish or have an equivalent level of proficiency in Turkish. It aims to expand students’ communicative skills, grammatical knowledge, and vocabulary. A variety of intermediate-level speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities will be included to further develop both spoken and written language skills. By the end of the course, students will be able to read, understand, and translate various authentic texts of intermediate difficulty. They will be able to write short essays and talk about a wide range of general topics. They will also have gained a deeper understanding of the cultural contexts in which Turkish is spoken. The course also serves as a preparation for the advanced study of Turkish.
Prerequisite: NML270Y1 or permission of instructor based on previous language knowledge.Exclusion: Advanced speakers of TurkishBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML372H1 - Turkish Language through Television, Film, and Media
Hours: 24S
This dynamic Turkish language course aims to enhance students’ proficiency through Turkish television series which have gained significant international popularity in recent years and through Turkish films from both classical and modern “Yeşilçam”, the Turkish cinema industry. The course will also familiarize the students with the use of the Turkish language in traditional and social media. By the end of the course, students will have improved their receptive, expressive, and interactional skills in spoken and written modalities.
Prerequisite: NML270Y1Exclusion: Native speakersBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML411H1 - Media Arabic
Hours: 24S
This course familiarizes advanced students of Arabic with structural properties, styles, and discourse features of the language used in the Arabic media. Class time is devoted to analysis of authentic texts covering a wide range of topics and drawn from various online media outlets.
Prerequisite: NML310Y1 or adequate reading knowledge of Arabic.Exclusion: Native speakers of Arabic must obtain permission of instructor.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML412H1 - Adab and Arabic Literary Prose
Hours: 24L
This class surveys the rich and varied literary prose tradition in the Arabic language to the Mamluk period. These works are frequently referenced in modern Arabic literature, in addition to being beautiful and intellectually challenging in their own right. We will read essayistic epistles, advice guides, debates, sermons, and narrative works of a variety of genres, including, maqamat, anecdotes, and fables. All readings are in the original Arabic. The course focuses equally on developing reading skills specific to classical Arabic texts, and on developing an ability to analyze the themes, literary techniques, generic features, and ideas within those texts. We also consider the historical development of a distinct branch of knowledge called adab, that canonized many of these works.
Prerequisite: NML310Y1. Heritage speakers are encouraged to take this class.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML415H1 - The Arabic Short Story
Hours: 24S
This course examines the origins and development of the modern Arabic short story as a literary genre by reading selected works in Arabic of major figures in the genre. The course historicizes the emergence of the short story, exploring the genre’s consolidation as a major literary form in Arabic in the early 20th century. As part of an exploration of modern narrative in Arabic, students will read literary criticism that theorizes the emergence of modern Arabic narrative prose, paying close attention to questions of language, form, style and theme. The course also focuses on issues such as innovations in narrative technique, plot structure, complexity of characterization, and point of view. Authors include Mahmud Tahir Lashin, Yusif Idris, Zakariyya Tamir, Ghada al-Samman, Hanan al-Shaykh, and Fu’ad al-Takarli.
Prerequisite: NML310Y1 or permission of instructor.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML420Y1 - Western Aramaic – Jerusalem Talmud
Hours: 72S
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, also called Talmud Yerushalmi or Palestinian Talmud, is written in a mixture of Jewish Western Aramaic and Middle Hebrew. It is the principal document of the Land of Israel in Late Antiquity. The course examines the legal argumentation, terminology and language which differ from those of the Babylonian Talmud. Recognition of the dialogical structure of the legal discussions concerning the Mishnah and its elucidation will be emphasized. Terminology, grammar, and syntax of Western Aramaic will be addressed. We shall also investigate when the text uses Hebrew versus Aramaic. Students will be taught the use of the Bar Ilan Responsa Project and the Lieberman bibliographic database. Close attention will be paid to its relationship to Tosefta.
Prerequisite: Intermediate-level Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)Recommended Preparation: NML220Y1/ NML320H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1), Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
NML440H1 - Ancient Egyptian Historical Texts
Hours: 36S
This is an advanced language seminar that introduces the student to the analysis, in terms of both language/grammar and content, of Ancient Egyptian texts of historical significance. Texts from the periods of the Old Kingdom up to the Late Period will be studied, and all texts will be read in the (mostly Middle Egyptian) original. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural and social context of the texts, and questions such as how to best define “historical texts,” and to what extent literary texts may be used as historical sources, will be discussed.
Prerequisite: NML340Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML441H1 - Ancient Egyptian Religious and Funerary Texts
Hours: 36S
This is an advanced language seminar that introduces the student to the analysis, in terms of both language/grammar and content, of texts that elucidate ancient Egyptian religious conceptions. Texts from all periods of Pharaonic history will be studied and all texts will be read in the original. While the focus will be on texts from funerary contexts, for which the most complete sources can be found, cultic, magical, and theological sources will also be studied.
Prerequisite: NML340Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML450H1 - Advanced Biblical Hebrew
Hours: 24S
Continuation of the study of Biblical Hebrew language. Combination of reading more advanced texts and Hebrew composition exercises. Introduction to the standard reference works for advanced study of the phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of Biblical Hebrew.
Prerequisite: NML350H1 or NML351H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML465Y1 - Avestan
Hours: 48L
This course surveys the grammar and syntax of the language of the Young Avestan corpus, belonging to the Old Iranian linguistic group. The Avesta was a compendium of Zoroastrian texts composed orally in northern Iran and Central Asia in two dialects spoken in different periods: Old Avestan (2nd millennium BCE) and Young Avestan (1st millennium BCE). Most foundational texts of Zoroastrianism were composed in Young Avestan language, which attests a more simplified grammar than Old Avestan and in this regard is closer to Old Persian. Knowledge of Young Avestan provides access to the mythical and ritual context of pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia. Students will be introduced to the main phonological, morphological, and syntactical features of the Young Avestan language; its script; its most important texts; and its connections with Old Persian and Middle Persian, or Pahlavi.
Recommended Preparation: NML260Y1/ NML360Y1/ NML464Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
NML490H1 - Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Languages
Hours: 36S
An advanced language seminar organized around grammatical issues or texts selected by the instructor.
Prerequisite: Permission of the InstructorBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
PHL236H1 - Buddhist Philosophy
Hours: 36L
This course is an introduction to topics, schools, and figures in Buddhist philosophy. Texts to be read (in English translation) will range from the Pāli Canon (attributed directly to the Buddha) via Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhist schools to contemporary Buddhist reflections. Themes and topics will be selected from those prominent in Buddhist texts: emptiness, impermanence, and non-selfhood; the theory of inference; perception and epistemology; philosophy of language; and philosophy of action. Texts and authors to be studied will standardly include the Pāli Canon, and one or more among Nāgārjuna, Vasubandhu, Dharmakīrti, Milarepa and contemporary Buddhist thinkers.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PHL328H1 - Metaphysics and Epistemology in Sanskrit Philosophy
Hours: 36L
This course covers topics in Sanskrit philosophy, with a special focus on metaphysics and epistemology (and related issues in philosophy of language and logic). Students will investigate specific primary texts (in translation) and will learn how to recognize and analyze the philosophical arguments they contain. Example texts and ideas include: the Upaniṣads, the Mahābhārata, the Buddhist dialogues, the Nyāya- and Vaiśeṣika-sūtra, the works of Dignāga, and others.
Prerequisite: 7.5 credits (in any field) with at least 1.5 credits in PhilosophyRecommended Preparation: PHL239H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PHL334H1 - Mind and Language in Chinese Thought
Issues in the philosophy of mind and language played a crucial role in the philosophical discourse of classical China. This course will guide students in reconstructing this role and exploring its philosophical significance by interpreting and critically evaluating selected early Chinese philosophical texts that treat mind, language, and interrelated aspects of psychology. Topics to be discussed include the nature and functions of names and speech; the role of “correcting names”; semantic theory and argumentation; perception and knowledge; the role of language in knowledge and action; and the ontological grounds of linguistic distinctions. Texts to be discussed include the Analects, Guǎnzǐ, Mòzǐ, Mèngzǐ, Dàodéjīng, Xúnzǐ, Zhuāngzǐ, and Annals of Mr. Lǚ.
Prerequisite: 7.5 credits, with at least 1.5 PHL credits including PHL237H1Exclusion: EAS338H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PHL351H1 - Philosophy of Language
Hours: 36L
The nature of language as a system of human communication, theories of meaning and meaningfulness, the relation of language to the world and to the human mind.
Prerequisite: PHL245H1/ MAT157Y1 and one of PHL232H1/ PHL233H1/ PHL240H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophyExclusion: PHLC80H3, PHL350H5Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PHL385H1 - Issues in Aesthetics
Hours: 36L
Selected topics in the philosophy of art. Such issues as the following are discussed: whether different arts require different aesthetic principles; relations between art and language; the adequacy of traditional aesthetics to recent developments in the arts; art as an institution.
Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophyExclusion: PHLC03H3Recommended Preparation: PHL285H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
PHL451H1 - Seminar in Philosophy of Language
Hours: 36S
Advanced study of some topic in the philosophy of language.
Prerequisite: 4.0 PHL credits, including ( PHL245H1/ MAT157Y1), ( PHL232H1/ PHL233H1/ PHL240H1)
PHL481H1 - Advanced Topics in the Philosophy of Language
Hours: 36S
Advanced Topics in the Philosophy of Language
Prerequisite: PHL351H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
POL310H1 - Nationality Building in Central Europe
Previous Course Number: JHP451Y1
Hours: 24L
This course is a case study of nationalism based on the experience of a stateless people in Europe called Carpatho-Rusyns. Emphasis is on how factors such as historical ideology, language, education, religion, and politics are used by the intelligentsia to create a national consciousness among the inhabitants.
Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 creditsExclusion: JHP451Y1Recommended Preparation: A course in modern European, East European or Russian history of politics.Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
POL469H1 - Ethics and International Relations
Hours: 24S
The course aims to explore the requirements of justice and fairness in international affairs. It is common to theorize international relations in terms of interests and power. But even the most cursory look at what important actors actually do in their international interactions reveals that they use normative language all the time. This has not gone unnoticed, with investigations of ethics in the international arena multiplying in recent years. Drawing on readings from political philosophy, legal theory, and normative international relations theory, the course will take up practical ethical dilemmas encountered in world affairs. The main focus of the course will be on institutions. Examples will be drawn from the issue areas of trade, health, and the environment, among others.
Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/ POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PRT101H1 - Portuguese for Beginners I
Previous Course Number: PRT100Y1
Hours: 48L
Introductory course to Portuguese for students with no previous knowledge of this language or advanced proficiency in Spanish. Students develop basic knowledge and reading, listening, speaking and writing skills, within a communicative approach. Students are introduced to cultural aspects of the Portuguese-speaking world. Taught in English and Portuguese.
Exclusion: PRT100Y1, PRT102H1, PRT120Y1, PRT120H1, PRT201H1, PRT202H1, PRT205H1, PRT219Y1, PRT220Y1, PRT301H1, PRT302H1, PRT320Y1, PRT420H1, PRT420Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
PRT102H1 - Portuguese for Beginners II
Previous Course Number: PRT100Y1
Hours: 48L
A continuation of introductory Portuguese for non-native speakers. Students will expand their basic knowledge of cultural aspects of the Portuguese-speaking world and their reading, listening, speaking and writing skills in the target language. Taught in English and Portuguese.
Prerequisite: PRT101H1 or placement testExclusion: PRT100Y1, PRT120Y1, PRT120H1, PRT201H1, PRT202H1, PRT205H1, PRT219Y1, PRT220Y1, PRT301H1, PRT302H1, PRT320Y1, PRT420H1, PRT420Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
PRT120H1 - Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
Previous Course Number: PRT120Y1
Hours: 36L
Introduction to the Portuguese language for speakers of Spanish. Development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills with an emphasis on communication, and an overview of basic grammatical structures and building of vocabulary. Presentation of cultural aspects of the Portuguese-speaking world.
Prerequisite: Native or advanced knowledge of Spanish, SPA320Y1/ SPA302H1 for non-native speakers of Spanish; no previous knowledge of Portuguese.Exclusion: PRT100Y1, PRT120Y1, PRT201H1, PRT202H1, PRT205H1, PRT219Y1, PRT219H1, PRT220Y1, PRT301H1, PRT302H1, PRT320Y1, PRT420Y1, PRT420H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
PRT301H1 - Advanced Portuguese I
Previous Course Number: PRT320Y1
Hours: 36L
Intensive practice in written and oral Portuguese for the student with advanced proficiency in the language. Selective review of grammar with emphasis on complex language structures. Taught in Portuguese.
Prerequisite: PRT202H1/ PRT205H1/ PRT219Y1/ PRT219H1/ PRT220Y1 or placement testExclusion: PRT302H1, PRT320Y1, PRT420Y1, PRT420H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
PRT323H1 - Business Portuguese
Hours: 36L
An advanced level business Portuguese course covering topics on international relations, politics, legal and culture. This course aims to enhance written and oral expressions in Portuguese through content focusing on the language that is used in official, diplomatic, and financial situations. Through the analysis of case studies, newspapers and videos, students will be introduced to the business cultures and intercultural communication of the Portuguese-speaking world. Taught in Portuguese.
Prerequisite: PRT120Y1/ PRT120H1/ PRT202H1/ PRT205H1/ PRT220Y1 or Portuguese placement testCorequisite: PRT301H1/ PRT302H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
PRT342H1 - History of Portuguese Language
Hours: 24L
This interdisciplinary course provides an overview of the evolution of Portuguese language from 15th century to the present. It discusses linguistic change by analyzing texts from a variety of genres in different historical periods and geographical contexts. Taught in Portuguese. (Offered every three years)
Prerequisite: PRT202H1/ PRT205H1/ PRT120Y1/ PRT219Y1/ PRT219H1/ PRT220Y1 or Portuguese placement test.Corequisite: PRT301H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PRT350H1 - Portuguese Language and Society
Hours: 24L
Explores how factors such as ethnicity, gender, social class and age affect the use of Portuguese language and determine its characteristics. The course overviews mostly the aspects of Brazilian and European Portuguese. (Offered in alternate years.)
Prerequisite: PRT202H1/ PRT205H1/ PRT219Y1/ PRT219H1/ PRT220Y1/ PRT120Y1 or Portuguese placement test.Corequisite: PRT301H1Recommended Preparation: PRT302H1/ PRT320Y1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PRT364H1 - Portuguese Language in the World
Hours: 24L
An overview of the varieties of Portuguese spoken in four continents (Europe, South America, Africa, Asia) and a discussion of the structural similarities and differences between the two most extensively studied varieties: European and Brazilian Portuguese. Analysis of linguistic variation in contemporary Portuguese in terms of phonetics, syntax and lexicon. (Offered in alternate years.)
Prerequisite: PRT202H1/ PRT205H1/ PRT219Y1/ PRT219H1/ PRT120Y1/ PRT220Y1 or Portuguese placement test.Recommended Preparation: PRT302H1/ PRT320Y1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PRT368H1 - Brazilian Indigenous Languages
Hours: 24L
Overview of linguistic diversity of Brazil, current practices in the maintenance and revitalization of languages and strategies for empowering indigenous peoples. Linguistic properties of Brazilian languages; introduction to language description by working on small data sets; discussion of the influence of Brazilian indigenous languages on Brazilian Portuguese. Taught in English. (Offered in alternate years.)
Prerequisite: Any 200-level courseBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PRT423H1 - Community Engaged Learning of Portuguese in Toronto and the GTA
Hours: 24L/12P
This course combines advanced language instruction with the richness and complexity of the Lusophone work experience in Toronto, promoting Community Engaged Learning (CEL) as a vehicle for greater linguistic fluency and cultural understanding. Students are placed with community organizations within the Greater Toronto Area and volunteer for 2 hours per week, furthering their language skills and their cultural knowledge. Class work focuses on developing students' communication skills through exposure to a range of topics, from financial, legal, medical to educational, and to an extensive variety of styles and registers in Portuguese. Therefore, students meet real needs in the community by applying knowledge from their Portuguese courses. Taught in Portuguese.
Prerequisite: PRT302H1/ PRT320Y1 or Portuguese placement testRecommended Preparation: PRT420H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
PRT470H1 - Acquisition of Portuguese as a Second Language
Hours: 24S
Invites critical reflection about the acquisition of Portuguese as a second language. Analyzes phonological, morphosyntactic, semantic and lexical aspects in the linguistic performance of bilingual speakers, and of learners of Portuguese as a second language. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT202H1/ PRT205H1/ PRT219Y1/ PRT219H1/ PRT220Y1 or Portuguese placement test.Corequisite: PRT301H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY270H1 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
Hours: 36L
An introduction to research and theory on the neural and cognitive architecture of attention, memory, language, thinking and reasoning.
Prerequisite: PSY100H1/ PSY100Y5/ PSYA01H3/ COG250Y1Exclusion: PSY270H5/ PSYB57H3Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
RLG234H1 - Language and Religion
Hours: 24L/12T
What is language to religion? And how is it used by humans and divine agents? This course moves across traditions, examining types of communications from speech to rhetoric to book to revelation; and types of communicators from hermit to evangelist to deity. We will see language used to clarify and to obscure; to exclude and to liberate. And we will think about miscommunication too: the message lost in transmission. All readings will be in English. No knowledge of other languages is required.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
RLG261H1 - Introduction to Tibetan I
Previous Course Number: RLG261Y1
Hours: 48L
An introduction to Classical Tibetan language for beginners. Development of basic grammar and vocabulary, with readings of simple texts. Two sections of the course may be offered: an on-campus class meeting and an online section. The final exam will require attendance on the St. George campus, or in another authorized exam centre.
Exclusion: RLG261Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
RLG262H1 - Introduction to Tibetan II
Previous Course Number: RLG261Y1
Hours: 48L
The second semester of an introduction to Classical Tibetan language course for beginners. Continued work on grammar and vocabulary, advancing to reading texts. Two sections of the course may be offered: an on-campus class meeting and an online section. The final exam will require attendance on the St. George campus, or in another authorized exam centre.
Prerequisite: RLG261H1Exclusion: RLG261Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
RLG264H1 - Introductory Pali I
Hours: 36L/12T
This course offers an opportunity to students interested in Buddhism to read, analyze, and discuss select simple passages from the scriptures of the Theravada canon in their original language. It will cover philosophical, psychological, and narrative texts and their interpretation, as well as provide a first exposure to the Pali Language.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
RLG265H1 - Introductory Pali II
Hours: 36L/12T
This course offers an opportunity to students interested in Buddhism and with basic knowledge of Pali to read, analyze, and discuss select simple passages from the scriptures of the Theravada canon in their original language. It will cover philosophical, psychological, and narrative texts and their interpretation.
Prerequisite: RLG264H1 or equivalent capacity to read original Pali textsBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
RLG304H1 - Language, Symbols, Self
Hours: 24L
Theories of the self that involve the constitutive role of language in its various forms. Problems of socially-conditioned worldviews and sense of self as related to discourse. Myth, symbol, metaphor, and literary arts as vehicles for personality development and self-transformation along religious lines.
Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
RLG355H1 - Living Islam
Hours: 24S
This course introduces students to studies of contemporary Islam that are based on extensive periods of research with Muslim communities in their own languages using anthropological methods. What do such studies teach us about the varied ways Muslims engage their religious tradition in the modern world? And how can such studies make us think differently about gender, economy, medicine, and secularism?
Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
RLG397H1 - Readings in Early Sikh Texts
Hours: 24L
This class is an introduction to early Sikh texts in their original language and in translation. In addition to learning the grammar of what Christopher Shackle has called 'the sacred language of the Sikhs' and acquiring translation skills, students will be expected to demonstrate their ability to analyze and interpret texts in relation to their contexts of production.
Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 creditsBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
RLG418H1 - Advanced Topics in the Philosophical Study of Religion
Hours: 24S
A seminar that explores a topic in the philosophical study of religion. Possible topics include: the nature of religious truth; the phenomenology of religion; descriptions of the holy; religion and the meaning of life; God-talk as literal or metaphorical language; naturalizing religious belief. When offered, a detailed course description of the topic will be available on the Department for the Study of Religion website.
Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 credits, including RLG209H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
RLG425H1 - Hermeneutics and Religion
Hours: 24S
A study of how principles of textual interpretation and theories of language have been central to modern philosophy of religion. We begin with Schleiermacher, and then move to an in-depth treatment of the 20th century hermeneutical theories of Heidegger, Gadamer, and Ricoeur.
Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 credits, including at least one of RLG310H1/ RLG392H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
RLG469Y1 - Readings in Tibetan
Hours: 48L/24S
Advanced readings in Tibetan literature using Tibetan language. Tibetan language skills required.
Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required for admission to courseBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1), Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
RLG479H1 - Burmese Buddhist Literature
Hours: 4L/20S
Burma, also known as Myanmar, offers one of the richest literary landscapes in the Buddhist world. This course introduces students to the Buddha’s sermons, to the animal lives of struggling bodhisattvas, to the poetic creativity of Mandalay princesses, to the intricacies of the Buddhist philosophy of mind, to the textual regimes of monastic dress codes, and to cosmographies of Buddhist kingship in the interface of South and Southeast Asian religions. Students will be trained to take a critical look at the fascinating world of Buddhist texts, inflected by the scriptural language of Pali, through a specifically Burmese prism.
Prerequisite: 4.0 creditsRecommended Preparation: RLG206H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
RSM358H1 - Foundations of AI for Management
Hours: 24L/12T
Artificial intelligence — the application of machine-learning techniques to prediction problems historically performed by humans — is transforming business and society. This course provides a hands-on introduction to the wide variety of algorithms used in applications of machine-learning. The technical topics will include linear and non-linear regression models, classification algorithms, and more recent machine-learning techniques rooted in neuroscience like reinforcement learning and deep learning. Application topics will include predicting consumer choices, MLB salaries, and Super Mario Bros. There will be an emphasis on conceptual understanding, so that students can interpret the results of these techniques to support effective decision-making. The course will be complemented by many hands-on exercises using the R programming language.
Prerequisite: ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/( STA220H1, STA255H1)/( STA237H1, STA238H1)/( STA257H1, STA261H1), CSC108H1/ CSC148H1Exclusion: RSM338H1, RSM313H1 (Special Topics in Management: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for Management), offered in Fall 2020Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
SLA105Y1 - Elementary Czech
Hours: 96P
Grammar, composition, and conversation. Readings from Czech literature. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the language.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA106H1 - Polish for Beginners I
Hours: 24L/24P
The course is aimed at a wide range of students with a general interest in Polish but no prior knowledge. A communicative based approach will be used throughout the course, where all four skills (speaking, reading, listening, and writing) will be practised, with the main emphasis on speaking. Students will engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and pair work according to a syllabus based on systematic grammatical progression.
Exclusion: SLA106Y1, SLA116H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA107Y1 - Elementary Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian
Hours: 96P
Basic phonology, orthography, morphology and syntax of Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. Development of the four basic language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation and for comprehension.
Exclusion: native speakers of BCS, SLA257Y1, SLA237Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA108Y1 - Elementary Ukrainian
Hours: 96P
Basic vocabulary and grammar for practical conversation and comprehension. Emphasis on communication. Development of reading and writing skills. Introduction to Ukrainian culture, history, and society through guided exposure to popular culture and media. Internet language modules complement in-class learning. Intended for students with little or no knowledge of the language.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA109Y1 - Elementary Macedonian
Hours: 96P
The basic features of the grammar of the Macedonian literary language. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation and for comprehension. Development of reading and writing skills. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the literary language. (Offered in alternate years).
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA116H1 - Polish for Beginners II
Hours: 24L/24P
The course is aimed at a wide range of students with a general interest in Polish who have already completed SLA106H or who have comparable basic knowledge of Pol. A communicative based approach will be used throughout the course, where all four skills (speaking, reading, listening, and writing) will be practised, with the main emphasis on speaking. Students will engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and pair work according to a syllabus based on systematic grammatical progression.
Prerequisite: SLA106H1 or permission of instructorExclusion: SLA106Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA121H1 - Russian Cultural History in Twelve Images
Hours: 24L
Russian Cultural History in Twelve Images An introductory survey of Russian cultural history through key images, exploring the historical, intellectual, artistic, and mythical significance of these images in Russian cultural identity and in foreign perceptions. Among the images are: Rublev’s “Trinity,” The Bronze Horseman, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, and Tatlin’s Tower. Taught in English, readings in English. No prior familiarity with Russian language or culture is expected.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA198H1 - The Slavic Grecian Formula: From Ancient Rhapsode to Modern Slav Song
Hours: 24S
Slav singers of heroic tales about war, lust, honour and revenge have made a special contribution to our appreciation of classical literature and mythology. We will compare Slavic epics and African-American rap songs to reveal the connection between Homer's Iliad and Nas's iconic Illmatic, between the mythical image of the pagan goddess Aphrodite and the mystique of Nicki Minaj, Lauryn Hill, and other iconic singers today. As we read The Iliad closely, we will study songs from the Russian, Bosnian Muslim, Croatian and Serbian traditions. Employing new performance formulaic theory, we will learn that they share much, in melody and message, with the work of today's hip-hop artists, whose roots of rap "flowing" reach back to the beginnings of Western literature and the epic singers of ancient Greece. Students will have the opportunity to interact with a unique online multimedia edition of an epic song by a traditional Slavic singer.
No knowledge of languages other than English is required. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA208Y1 - Intermediate Ukrainian
Hours: 96P
Development of proficiency in speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Mastering grammar and syntax and expanding vocabulary in key practical communication areas (such as family, travel, education). Exposure to contemporary Ukrainian culture and society through annotated literary texts, mass-media materials, and popular culture (song, film and TV, news). Internet language modules complement in-class learning.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructorBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA214H1 - Slavic Languages through Creative Writing
Hours: 24P
A course for students of Czech and Slovak, BCS and Russian. Improve your writing skills in a group of different Slavic language learners. Learn simple creative writing in different genres. This course presents a catalogue of different methods and strategies for individual learners at various stages of writing in a foreign language. Complements rather than substitutes for intermediate and advanced levels of the languages taught.
Prerequisite: SLA105Y1 or SLA107Y1 or ( SLA100H1 and SLA101H1)Corequisite: SLA204Y1 or ( SLA257H1 and SLA277H1) or SLA220Y1 or SLA320Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA231H1 - Analyzing Slavic and East European Cultural Texts
Hours: 24L
This Slavic Languages and Cultures core course teaches the skills of basic analysis of Slavic and East European cultural texts including prose fiction, drama, poetry, folklore and films. May also include visual arts and/or digital cultural texts. Looking at a different kind of cultural text each week, the course focuses on close reading, formal and structural analysis, representation, figurative language and metaphor across different media and develops foundational skills for cultural textual interpretation. Readings from throughout the Slavic and East European regions.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA232H1 - Language, Politics, Identity
Previous Course Number: SLA380H1
Hours: 24S
In this course we will examine the multi-faceted nature of language policy, language standardization, language contact, language maintenance, language conflict and language loss. In addition, we will explore issues such as language rights, languages of education and linguistic identity. While the focus will be on languages in the Slavic, East European, Nordic and Baltic regions, the discourse in this class will also relate to a broad range of language issues globally.
Exclusion: SLA380H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SLA280H1 - Introduction to Russian Asia: From Central Asia to Siberia
Hours: 24S
Introduction to geography, languages, people, literature, and the history of Russian Asia. Includes readings in history, exile narratives, articles on the linguistic geography of the languages of Russia including Russian, Siberian languages such as Yakut and Tungus, Turkic languages of Central Asia, Korean and Chinese as minority languages, with a special focus on language contact and language politics.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SLA303H1 - Literary Imagination and Jewish Identity in Modern Europe
Hours: 24S
An exploration of Central and East European authors writing in different languages but united by Jewish ancestry. We examine the responses of artists and intellectuals of Jewish extraction (Sholem Aleichem, Babel, Bialik, Heine, Kafka, Mandelshtam, Sforim, Zhabotinskii, etc.) to cultural secularization and modernity. Taught in English. Readings in English.
Recommended Preparation: SLA302H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA306H1 - Conversations-Inspirations: Everyday Polish
Hours: 48P
Through a series of thematic modules based on everyday communicative situations in contemporary Poland students develop Polish language skills in the four linguistic competencies: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The course is based on a communicative-functional approach to language. It means that even though students are regularly exposed to new grammatical structures, their work focuses primarily on practical, diverse uses of language in real-life situations.
Prerequisite: SLA206Y1 or SLA207H1 or permission of instructorBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA322H1 - News in Russian
Hours: 24P
Language, life and the media in Russian. The course will be based on reading newspapers, listening to media, and discussing contemporary events in Russian.
Prerequisite: SLA220Y1Exclusion: Heritage and native speakers of RussianBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA328H1 - The Culture of Contemporary Ukraine
Hours: 24S
Contemporary Ukraine is an amalgam of various cultural traditions. This course examines its languages, religions, nationalities, literature, cinema, arts, print and broadcast media, regions, education, and social groups. Special attention is given to the factors that influence public perceptions of identity. All readings are in English.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA330H1 - Old Church Slavonic
Previous Course Number: SLA330Y1
Hours: 36S
Structure and history of the first Slavic literary language. Reading and linguistic study of Old Slavonic texts.
Recommended Preparation: Two years of any Slavic languageBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA331H1 - Modernism and Visual Arts
Hours: 24S
Synthesis of visual arts, music, and literature in the late Russian Empire-early Soviet Union. Baba Yaga's hut and levitating sculptures; symphony in words and the language of stars; from princesses and puppets to the first peeks into the fourth dimension. Kandinsky, Bely, Zamyatin, Malevich, and many others. Taught and read in English.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA343H1 - Studies in Late Soviet Culture
Hours: 24L
A survey of artistic and intellectual life in the USSR from the post-Stalinist “Thaw” period to the collapse of the Soviet empire and its cultural aftermath in the 1990s. Topics include: the recovery of suppressed cultural memory; the fluid boundaries between official and unofficial cultures; internal and external exile; Aesopian language; alternative modes of creation and dissemination (samizdat, tamizdat, unauthorized exhibitions and concerts, etc.); Russian conceptualism and post-modernism. Taught in English, readings in English.
Recommended Preparation: SLA245H1, SLA246H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA357H1 - Literature of Exile and Immigration
Hours: 24S
This course examines novels and short stories by writers from the former Yugoslavia (including Dubravka Ugrešić, Aleksandar Hemon) that thematize exile, migration, and displacement. Alongside literary works, we will read theoretical essays that speak to concepts of home, nation, and language. Taught in English. Readings in English.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA404H1 - Russia Across Centuries I
Hours: 24S
A survey of Russian Culture from the tenth century to the early nineteenth century. Topics may vary by year. Includes literature, music, art, architecture, dance, film, history and politics. Taught in Russian, all readings are in Russian. Fosters advanced language skills of conversational fluency, listening comprehension, writing and composition, expanded vocabulary, recognition of stylistic registers, and advanced syntax. Students will read literary and non-literary texts as well as watching contemporary films and television programs.
Prerequisite: SLA320Y1 or SLA210H1Recommended Preparation: SLA410H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA414H1 - Russia Across Centuries II
Hours: 24S
A continuation of SLA404H1. Survey of Russian culture from 1917 to the present. Topics may vary by year. Includes material on literature, music, art, architecture, dance, film, history and politics. Taught in Russian, all readings in Russian. The course fosters advanced language skills of conversational fluency, listening comprehension, writing and composition, expanded vocabulary, recognition of stylistic registers, and advanced syntax. Students will read literary and non-literary texts and watch contemporary films and television programs.
Prerequisite: SLA320Y1 or SLA210H1Recommended Preparation: SLA410H1, SLA404H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA426H1 - Polish for the 21st Century
Hours: 48P
Polish language course for heritage speakers and advanced students who want to master the language through interactions with broad and diverse cultural materials such as mass and popular culture, contemporary literature, film, and theatre, mass media and the Internet.
Prerequisite: SLA306H1, SLA336H1 or permission of instructorBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA428H1 - The Ukrainian Novel
Previous Course Number: SLA428Y1
Hours: 24S
Ukraine’s culture, history, and society through the prism of the novel genre (including historical and social, magical and autobiographical, intellectual, and war novels). Romantic aspirations and realist dissections of social conditions, modernist challenges to literary and societal conventions, scriptures of social realism, and contemporary experiments with genre, narrative, language, gender, and fictionality. Readings in English; native speakers are encouraged to read in the original.
Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 creditsExclusion: SLA428Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SLA430H1 - Advanced Russian Writing Skills
Hours: 48P
The course will support students in gaining proficiency in presentational mode and in improvement of language competence for communication in academic contexts. Students will elevate their skills to the advanced level. Emphasis is on grammatical structures, syntax, lexicon, content organization, construction of complex presentation and expression of scholarly ideas and critical thought with accuracy and consistency in use of the Russian language. Offered online only.
Prerequisite: SLA320Y1 or SLA210H1Recommended Preparation: Advanced reading, writing, listening ability in Russian.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC165H1 - SMC One: The Boyle Seminar in Scripts and Stories
Hours: 24L/12S
This seminar introduces students to university-level studies through an interdisciplinary exploration of Celtic influences in the mediaeval world, with a particular focus on early books and historical artifacts as physical objects and bearers of meaning. Students will learn how to read and analyse these books and artifacts to decode their meanings, and, in support of that, take introductory language instruction in Latin and Irish. Subjects discussed will include intercultural encounter and dialogue, research methods with historical sources, and the relationship between the written word and lived experience, then and now. A co-curricular, optional travel opportunity to Dublin, Ireland may be associated with this course. If the trip is offered and you choose to go , an ancillary fee of $1,750 is required to help cover a portion of the travel costs. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
This course is restricted to newly admitted Faculty of Arts and Science students accepted to SMC One. Applications are due before the end of April (deadline subject to change). Apply via the JOIN U of T website.
https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/program/smc-one-boyle-seminar
Prerequisite: Admission to SMC OneBreadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC196H1 - God and the Poets: Lyric Form in the Christian Tradition
Hours: 24S
This course will develop the skills fostered by the close reading of poetry by exploring how the most sophisticated forms of language have been used to address the highest possible subjects in the Christian literary tradition. With readings in English, we will survey poetry in a range of languages and forms, giving particular attention to how, in lyric poetry, poets have addressed themselves to God—from devotion to desperation, ecstasy to outrage, tenderness to terror. In addition to building the necessary skills for reading, describing, and analyzing poetry, this course will also develop other research skills. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SOC383H1 - The Sociology of Women and International Migration
Hours: 24L
Examines the international migration of women in postindustrial economies with emphasis on Canada. Topics include: theories of female migration; the impacts of immigration policies; migration trends and entry status; integration issues pertaining to family, language knowledge, citizenship and economic status; labour market barriers and public policy considerations.
Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ levelExclusion: SOC342H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SPA101H1 - Spanish for Beginners I
Previous Course Number: SPA100Y1
Hours: 48L
The course introduces students to activities that address a range of personal and immediate-needs topics and socio-cultural situations such as family life and daily routines and to the diverse cultures of the Spanish-speaking world through authentic materials. Students develop personal forms of expression and basic strategies for reading, listening, writing, and participating in everyday conversations. It is the first of a six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence and is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Spanish. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Novice High level of the ACTFL scale.
Exclusion: Any one year of Spanish from Grade 10 to 12, SPA100Y1, SPA100Y5, SPA102H1, SPA120Y1, SPA201H1, SPA202H1, SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA221H1, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5, LGGA90Y3, SPA420H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA102H1 - Spanish for Beginners II
Previous Course Number: SPA100Y1
Hours: 48L
The course expands students’ ability to engage with activities that address a range of topics such as travel, pastimes, neighborhood issues, and sports and the cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world through authentic materials. Students further develop strategies for reading, listening, writing, and participating in everyday conversations. It is the second of the six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence and is designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA101H1, b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by the unit, or c) have studied Spanish for two years in high school. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Intermediate Low level of the ACTFL scale.
Prerequisite: SPA101H1 or Spanish placement testExclusion: SPA100Y1, SPA100Y5, SPA120Y1, SPA201H1, SPA202H1, SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA221H1, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5, SPA420H1, LGGA90Y3
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA201H1 - Spanish for Intermediate Speakers I
Previous Course Number: SPA220Y1
Hours: 48L
The course develops students’ ability to narrate and describe in the present frame and exchange basic descriptions and comparisons about authentic materials from the Spanish-speaking world. Students strengthen strategies to handle different communicative tasks in straightforward social situations. It is the third of a six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA102H, b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by our unit, or c) have studied Spanish for three years in high school. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Intermediate Mid level of the ACTFL scale.
Prerequisite: SPA102H1, SPA100Y1, or Spanish placement testExclusion: SPA120Y1, SPA202H1, SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA202H1 - Spanish for Intermediate Speakers II
Previous Course Number: SPA220Y1
Hours: 48L
The course further develops students’ ability to narrate and describe across various time frames, follow the main plot of stories (novels or films), and exchange basic descriptions, comparisons, and interpretations about authentic materials from the Spanish-speaking world. This course is the fourth of a six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA201H1, or b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by our unit. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Intermediate High level of the ACTFL scale. Taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPA201H1 or Spanish placement testExclusion: SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA301H1 - Spanish for Advanced Speakers I
Previous Course Number: SPA320Y1
Hours: 48L
The course develops students’ ability to interact in culturally appropriate ways with native speakers of Spanish, negotiate situations that require problem solving, exchange detailed descriptions and comparisons about authentic materials from the Spanish-speaking world. The course is the fifth course of the six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence. It is designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA202H1, or b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by our unit. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Advanced Low level of the ACTFL scale. Taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA220Y1, or Spanish placement testExclusion: SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA302H1 - Spanish for Advanced Speakers II
Previous Course Number: SPA320Y1
Hours: 48L
This course expands students’ ability to interact in culturally appropriate ways with native Spanish speakers. Students will participate in informal and some formal exchanges on a variety of topics, contextualize and analyze more complex stories (novels) and films, and exchange detailed descriptions and interpretations about authentic materials. This is the final course of the six-semester Spanish Language Sequence. It is designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA301H1, or b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by our unit. By the end of the semester, students will reach the Advanced Mid level of the ACTFL scale. Taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPA301H1 or Spanish placement testExclusion: SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA323H1 - Business Spanish
Previous Course Number: SPA323Y1
Hours: 24L/48P
Practical uses of spoken and written Spanish for business contexts, with an emphasis on culturally appropriate ways of communication in a Spanish-language work environment. This course builds on grammar and vocabulary knowledge already acquired at the intermediate level. As a part of the course, students will participate in an internship with Spanish-speaking businesses and institutions in the Toronto area. The placements are designed to deepen linguistic, cultural, and analytical skills acquired in the classroom in work-related environments, promote intercultural competency, and foster links to the community. Taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPA120Y1/ SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA220Y1 or Spanish placement test.Corequisite: SPA301H1/ SPA305H1Exclusion: SPA323Y1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
SPA324H1 - Spanish Bilingualism
Hours: 24L
Spanish bilingualism from three different perspectives: linguistic, sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic. Analysis of typical language contact phenomena with materials from Spanish. Case studies of Spanish in contact and discussion of the psychological consequences of bilingualism. Introduction to survey methods in sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics, and basic techniques for conducting language interviews. Taught in Spanish. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement testRecommended Preparation: SPA221H1/ SPA322H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SPA327H1 - Catalan
Previous Course Number: SPA327Y
Hours: 24L
Study of Catalan language through an overview of grammatical structures and exercises in proficiency skills, complemented by readings in Catalan history and society to attain interdisciplinary cultural literacy. Taught in English and Catalan. (Offered every three years)
Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1/ PRT202H1/ PRT205H1 or any other 0.5 credit at 200+ level in ITA, FRE, FSL; or placement test.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA354H1 - Parody and Comedy in Early Modern Spanish Literature
Hours: 24L
Parody and comedy as interrelated literary forms that create humour through conventional character types, the play of language, self-conscious imitation, and the relationship of parodic works to canonical intertexts. Considerations of humour as a response to social anxieties in early modern Spain. Analysis of poems, plays and short prose narratives by representative authors; Garcilaso, Góngora, Quevedo, Tirso de Molina, Cervantes. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)
Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test, SPA258H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA368H1 - Spanish and the Empire: Migration in Language and Literature
Hours: 24L
This interdisciplinary approach considers broad cultural consequences resulting from the contact of Spanish with the American indigenous languages. Current cultural and linguistic theories on language contact are used to analyze sixteenth to eighteenth-century Spanish texts, and invite reflection on language, power, and the emergence of new cultural expressions. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)
Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement testRecommended Preparation: SPA258H1 / SPA301H1 / SPA305H1Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA425H1 - History of the Spanish Language
Hours: 24L
Have you ever doubted where Spanish came from? Or how did it become the language we know today? This course presents a detailed study of the external and internal history of the Spanish language in which this evolution occurred. Special attention will be paid to the linguistic progress of the language from its Latin roots to Modern Spanish and to the socio-cultural, historical, political and literary influence that have affected its linguistic evolution. The main features of the Spanish language evolution will be put in practice through a close reading of representative Medieval, Renaissance and dialectal texts. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)
Prerequisite: SPA302H1 / SPA305H1 / SPA320Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SPA427H1 - Spanish Language Teaching as Reflective Practice
Hours: 24L/6P
Practical introduction to planning, management, and delivery of academic projects related to teaching of the Spanish language. This course concentrates on core communication skills that students will adapt and apply to various contexts and projects. Through experiential activities, students will be able to deepen their understanding on how we negotiate institutional, societal, and global challenges in multilingual educational contexts.
Prerequisite: SPA302H1/ SPA305H1/ SPA320Y1Corequisite: SPA420H1Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)Course Experience: University-Based Experience
VIC108H1 - Belonging, Imagination, and Indigenous Identity
Hours: 24S
This course will examine a number of questions related to Indigenous identities as they have been constituted through collective belonging and cultural representation. Topics covered may include: language, the arts, cinema, ecology, religion, ritual, and the enduring legacy of colonialism. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Exclusion: VIC108Y1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
WDW198H1 - There and Back Again: Exploring Tolkien
Hours: 24S
Since the mid-twentieth century, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have become classics of children’s and fantasy literature. In this course, we read Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and investigate the world-building and imagined history that lies behind the books. We trace how Tolkien’s own life experience informed his work—his experience as a soldier of the Great War and a civilian during World War Two; as a scholar of medieval language and literature, and of fairy tales; as a Catholic thinker; and as a lover of nature and the past. We also survey the afterlife of the novels in fantasy, film, and the popular imagination. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
WRR313H1 - Visual Rhetoric
Previous Course Number: INI413H1, WRR413H1
Hours: 36L
This course examines how images and objects communicate with and persuade viewers. Visual rhetoric is part of the broader academic field known as rhetorical studies. This course will introduce students to the “language” of display, exploring questions such as the following: How does physical arrangement, context, and architectural space give voice to the silent object? How are fine art and decorative art objects invested with meaning? Students will be introduced to object-based learning and material culture and learn to analyze and interpret visual grammar in international exhibitions, in auction and exhibition catalogues, in reviews of exhibits, and in museum collections. Objects will include ceramics, jewellery, interiors, architecture, and fashion in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.
Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 creditsExclusion: INI413H1, WRR413H1Recommended Preparation: WRR103H1/ WRR203H1/ WRR204H1Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)