An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Typical topics include: perception and attention; concepts; imagery; consciousness.

An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Typical topics include: concepts; theories of mind; cognitive evolution.

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.

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.

An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Topics include central moral, social, and political questions both relevant to and raised by cognitive science research.

An in-depth study of selected questions in the field of Cognitive Science. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Cognitive Science website at https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/cognitive-science

Advanced treatment of cognitive science topics for arts majors. Possible topics include: concepts, consciousness, the mind-body problem, cognitive science and the arts.

Advanced treatment of cognitive science topics such as neuroscientific theories of consciousness, rationality and modelling of cognitive processes.

Advanced treatment of cognitive science topics, including the application of core ideas from probability theory, information theory, statistics, and machine learning to modelling human cognition and artificial intelligence.

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.

This course provides COG students with the opportunities to practice quantitative and qualitative evaluation and assessment methods in real world situations and juxtapose theory with practice. Placement activities will ground topics such as problem solving, logistics, decision making, etc., through practical application, individual and group / in-class critical reflection.

An in-depth study of selected questions in the field of Cognitive Science. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Cognitive Science website at https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/cognitive-science

An in-depth study of selected questions in the field of Cognitive Science. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Cognitive Science website at https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/cognitive-science

Advanced Independent Study. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Students must submit an application form that includes a written proposal and confirms that a faculty member has agreed to supervise. Applications must be submitted to the UC Programs Office (UC 173) for approval by the Program Director. Applications are due before the first day of course enrolment. Application form is available at the University College website at https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/cognitive-science-courses.

Advanced Independent Study. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Students must submit an application form that includes a written proposal and confirms that a faculty member has agreed to supervise. Applications must be submitted to the UC Programs Office (UC 173) for approval by the Program Director. Applications are due before the first day of course enrolment. Application form is available at the University College website at https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/cognitive-science-courses.

Advanced Independent Study. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Students must submit an application form that includes a written proposal and confirms that a faculty member has agreed to supervise. Applications must be submitted to the UC Programs Office (UC 173) for approval by the Program Director. Applications are due before the first day of course enrolment. Application form is available at the University College website at https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/cognitive-science-courses.

A course that explores the relationship between creativity and the social, political, and economic worlds in which it functions. Students acquire theoretical and methodological frameworks in Creativity Studies, historicize the conditions of creative possibility across disciplines, and explore case studies. Topics include the advent of creativity as a concept, a comparative understanding of creativity across non-western and historically marginalized cultures, analyses of how the business of innovation and professionalization of “creatives” affect the way arts and ideas develop, and a self-examination of how students’ own creative goals are shaped by the standards, structures, and practices that precede them.

Stories give shape and substance to the things we believe in, from scientific theories and sacred texts to literary tales and philosophical propositions. They perpetuate ideals and identities, and sustain institutions and communities. This course will take up a set of texts from the arts, sciences, religions and several other storytelling traditions, ancient and modern, considering their claims to authority and making connections between them.

An introduction to the theory and practice of holography. Human perception & 3D visualization; fundamentals of 3D modeling; ray and wave optics; interference, diffraction, coherence; transmission and reflection holograms; colour perception; stereograms. Applications of holography in art, medicine, and technology. Computer simulation, design, and construction of holograms. This course does not require specific background or preparation in the sciences or arts. This course has a mandatory Materials Fee of $82 to cover non-reusable materials. The fee will be included on students' ACORN invoice.

This course investigates innovation as it relates to emerging social, scientific, and environmental trends. Students will acquire key frameworks for understanding the evolution of innovation, the place of creativity, and the social impacts of disruption. Through case studies of innovation (such as the sharing economy and cryptocurrencies) and considering related issues (such as ethics and inclusion) students will develop approaches to understanding the societal impacts of creative disruption.

This course explores definitions of “creativity” and compares its significance in science to creativity in arts, business or engineering. By studying major developments in the history of science as well as psychological and neuroscientific studies, we will consider factors that enable creativity; creativity in fundamental science and at various stages of a project; the randomness or predictability of scientific discoveries; disciplinary and interdisciplinary work; the evaluation of discoveries; and attempts to predict the future of scientific creativity.

Surveying scenarios for public and private musical listening, from historical contexts to the present, this course explores critical questions about how we listen, including the relationship between musical genres and listening situations, the definition of music vs. noise, the influence of spectatorship, and the impact of changing technologies. Students discuss the changing aesthetics and ideologies of musical listening, considering ways in which listening shapes our understanding of the social and our awareness of communities.

In light of the environmental crisis, this seminar surveys a wide range of oral and written literature in order to discover how our approach to nature has changed over the centuries, what gains and losses have attended modernity, and what older cultures can teach us as we seek to preserve threatened ecosystems.

A course exploring song and lyrics in various musical genres, with a review of major developments in the repertoire. Topics addressed could include the ethics of borrowed forms, instrumentation and collaboration, commercial songwriting standards and practices, major aspects of music industries, and reception. Students will have the opportunity to create compositions, and pursue projects related to aspects of the field. Musical ability and training are not required.

This course will sketch the vital role or the drama of the human body, aspects of its performance, comedy, tragedy and death, through selected parts of history, in life and as reflected in “art.”

This course is for aspiring fiction writers who wish to deepen their craft. Each seminar will feature a lecture on technical issues such as plot and characterization, as well as an analysis of a short story by a classic writer. Students will write their own stories, with editorial input from the instructor.

A creative writing course for students interested in an introduction to writing for theatre and film. Seminars will focus on technical issues including plot, characterization, dramatic structure, dialogue, image-based storytelling, and aspects of dramaturgy. Seminars may also include analyses of notable plays and screenplays across a variety of genres. Students will write their own scripts, with editorial input from the instructor. Admission by application.

This course examines the forms, style, aims, and ethics of non-fictional forms such as documentary writing, journalism, and life-writing. It combines the study of examples from contemporary media with exercises in writing non-fictional prose.

A workshop course (with a literature component) in writing poetry. Designed for those with a serious ambition to be writers as evinced in work they are already doing. The literature component emphasizes multicultural dimensions of contemporary writing in English.

This course explores ways in which popular music, sound and sound technologies have influenced our understanding of the recent human condition. Drawing on a variety of theoretical perspectives, we consider the musical uses of technology as both a material culture and a set of distinctly innovative practices that can create powerful transformations of consciousness, meaning and value.