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Note: Not all courses are offered each semester. Luther courses are identified with "L" in the section (PSYC 101-L01).

 

 

Art History
 
ARTH 100 - Introduction to Art History               
Art History 100 is a chronological survey of the history of world art. We will examine the Assyrians, Greeks and other cultures of the ancient world, assess art in the Far East, Europe and conclude with the Modern world. The growth of representation from earliest times and the forming of styles in architecture, painting and sculpture in response to human development will be explored.
 
ARTH 204 - Modern Art and Avant-Garde
A survey of Modern art from the neo-classical period to the 1960s. Art practices will be discussed in the context of Modernity and of the succession of Avant-garde movements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
 
ARTH 212 - Renaissance Art                       
This course seeks to understand Renaissance art produced during the 14th and 15th centuries.  We will examine a society organized into independent city-states and headed by merchants and religious organizations.  This society produced a visual culture, which respected the ancient world and sought new ways to represent the human body.  Consideration of the impact of the Renaissance in Northern Europe will also be a key theme.  The course includes close study of sacred art, mythology, public sculpture, secular portraits, architecture, and concludes with the high Renaissance period.
 
ARTH 213 - 17th Century Art and Architect                   
This course examines the art and architecture of the Baroque in Britain and Europe, concluding with early eighteenth-century rococo. The introduction of new forms of scientific and medical knowledge and the spread of absolutism are central themes. We will examine the structure of patron elites, court space, formulations of gender, academic classicism, and the impact of the state on everyday life.
 
ARTH 290AC - History of Sculpture                           
This course explores the history of sculpture from the early modern period concluding with 20th-century and contemporary sculpture. British and European sculpture of the early modern period and early 20th-century is followed with discussion of site specific sculpture of the 1960’s, minimalism and earth art. Focused themes for close study include public sculpture, Surrealist sculpture, and the relationships between sculpture, nature and architecture. Attention will be given to work by prominent women sculptors.
 
ARTH 302 - Collecting in Context
This course examines ways in which museums display art, how institutions think, and to what extent collections have impacted on national and local identity. Topics and case studies will allow for considerations of concepts including; public and private ownership,
the state and the individual, antiquarianism, custodianship and provenance.
ARTH 324 Canadian Art and Cultural Identity
Art in Canada from the colonial period to the present. Students will be introduced to issues of culture, ethnicity and gender, in relation to the Canadian context.
 
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Biology
 
BIOL 140 - Human Biology                       
This course is a survey of modern biological principles, with humans as the central focus.  The course format consists of lectures supplemented by laboratory exercises.  Topics include basic cell structure and function, molecular genetics and heredity with a focus on human heredity, an introduction to the organization of the human body including various organ systems, evolutionary principles, human evolution, and the relationship of humans with their environment. This course is directed to students who require a natural science course for their program and to those with an interest in human biology.  Biology majors may not receive credit.
 
BIOL 140 - Biologie humaine                           
Ce cours étudie les principes biologiques en mettant l'emphase sur le corps humain.  L'enseignement comprend des cours magistraux et des périodes de laboratoire.  Les sujets abordés comprennent:  structure et fonction cellulaire, génétique moléculaire et hérédité humaine, une introduction à l'organisation du corps humain avec les systèmes digestif, circulatoire, pulmonaire et reproductif, les mécanismes de l'évolution ainsi que les relations entre l'humain et son environnement.  Les méthodes d'évaluation comprennent des examens, une présentation orale en groupes et des exercices de laboratoire.  Ce cours est destiné aux étudiants qui ont besoin d'un cours de science naturelle pour compléter leur programme d'étude ou qui s'intéressent à la biologie humaine.  Ce cours n'est pas destiné aux étudiants inscrits dans le programme de Biologie.
 
BIOL 150 - Biological Principles                           
This course surveys the principles of biology at an introductory level, emphasizing genetics, evolution, organism diversity, ecological principles and selected functions of multicellular organisms. The foundation principles of biology will be studied within the context of the ecosystems found in Saskatchewan. The laboratory for this class will take place off-campus at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. During supervised museum visits, students will learn about the great diversity of habitats and organisms we have in Saskatchewan, as well as how humans have impacted these habitats and organisms. This course is directed to students who require a natural science course for their program and to those with an interest in ecology and general biology.  Biology majors will not receive credit.

BIOL 365 Vascular Plants                           
This course examines the diversity of plants, from mosses and other bryophytes, ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, and flowering plants.  For each group we will study aspects of the anatomy and morphology, and discuss the reproductive features and life cycles, focusing on the evolutionary histories of these groups. The class will also discuss plants that have been important in human history, and a short individual project will allow students to select a plant for ethnobotanical research.  The labs will correspond closely with the lecture topics, and provide the opportunity to become familiar with plant anatomy and morphology, slide preparation techniques, and representative plants from each of the major groups.  Grading will be based on mid-term and final exams, laboratory work, and the project.
 
BIOL 367 Plant Taxonomy                       
This course is an introduction to the theory, methods, and practice of the taxonomy and classification of seed plants, focusing on the plants found in Saskatchewan.  Lectures and labs are very closely integrated.  The course begins by looking at plant vegetative and floral structures, and dissection and characterization of these are covered in the first labs.  Following this introduction, 20-25 families of plants are studied.  The families are introduced in the lectures, and looked at in detail in the labs that follow.  The last topics include the classification of flowering plants, their evolutionary history, and the development of phylogenetic classification and cladistics.  There are also one or two field trips, offered as schedules allow.  The course is supported by extensive image databases on UR courses.
 
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English

ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: Apocalyptic Fiction

This course will examine three apocalyptic texts: Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, and Graham Swift's Waterland. These authors employ apocalyptic writing as a means for social criticism, illuminating crises which they believe threaten social unification and harmony. Catastrophe and revelation, the two main aspects of apocalyptic theory, will be discussed within the framework of the novels and from the perspective of Western ideology, which is based largely on the New Testament's Book of Revelation. The course will examine the relationships of apocalypse with history, the need for rebirth, methods of coping with catastrophe and revelation, and the expression of real social fears in literature. Skills and strategies for successful academic writing will be developed.
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: Dystopias and Wastelands
This course examines literary conceptions of the dystopia—literally, a 'bad place,' or what M. H. Abrams calls 'a very unpleasant imaginary world.' Through a study of three to four works of fiction, we will investigate representations of chaos, decay and disorder in literature, and explore the ways in which such representations serve as criticisms of the contemporary world and its ideals, anxieties, and values.
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: J.R.R. Tolkien       
J.R.R Tolkien is one of the great writers of the 20th century, and his works are among the great achievements in fantasy fiction.  This course will deepen students’ understanding and appreciation of Tolkien’s writings.  The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will be framed by discussion of the author’s biography, world history, and Tolkien’s influential theory of aesthetics and fantasy fiction.  The course will conclude with a discussion of Tolkien’s visual art with a brief introduction to the Silmarillion, the most challenging and least appreciated of his literary achievements.
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: Writing the City: Literature of the Metropolis    
This course explores the relationship between literature and the city, investigating how modern writers negotiate identity, experience, art, and selfhood through their entanglement with the modern metropolis.  We will examine the literary treatment of the city by reading three major texts whose preoccupation with urban settings as sites of ambiguity, confusion, and the chaos of modernity (the frenzy of the marketplace, the ascendancy of industrial technology, and the anonymising effect of the individual’s absorption in the urban crowd) is central to the way they represent human experience and trace the history and nature of community and identity.
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: Blindness and Moral Vision       
This course is organized around the themes of blindness and vision.  Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel explores the moral blindness of Hagar Shipley, who discovers new moral vision at the age of ninety.  When Laurence wrote this novel, she had in mind Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear, and we will compare the two works thematically. We will also read a range of poems which discuss these themes and poetic vision.
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: The Artist in Fiction       
This course examines literary representations of art and artists.  Through a study of three works of fiction and a film, all of whose protagonists are artists (both writers and non-literary artists as well), we will examine the ways in which authors treat the problems and questions of art and artists as conscious, central concerns in their work, and how they conceive of and represent the creative process and their own development as artists.
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: Children's Fantasy Literature       
Did you love the Harry Potter series and want to read more books like it?  If so, this class is for you!  We will study a variety of children's fantasy novels that share many similarities with the Harry Potter series, including The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper, The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander, and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.  The class will focus on the kind of generic conventions these novels share as well as how these novels are so different when they share so many of the same elements.  Far from simply copying other works, the authors adhere to certain elements that identify the genre, but produce very different works.  We will also look at the role of mythology in these works and hopefully answer the question of why these works have such a wide-ranging appeal.
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II:  English & Science               
This course begins where the English/Science Group English 100 left off.  We will practice researching and writing longer essays, with a greater emphasis on literature than in English 100.  The texts chosen for the course will examine issues that arise from the intersection of literature and science: how is the scientist represented in literature? How does literature help us to critique the moral impact of scientific discoveries?  How can we trace the attitudes towards science in the 20th—and now the 21st—century by studying literary works?
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: Ethics of Storytelling        
This course examines the ethical dimensions of storytelling through the study of a variety of texts that contend with or address the relative merits, responsibilities, and possibilities of fictional and nonfictional writing.  What is the value of fiction?  What obligations do writers have to historical trauma?  Are certain subjects off-limits for fiction?  Is non-fiction necessarily “truer” than fiction?  Texts include Philip Roth’s The Ghost Writer, Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl, Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, as well as a complement of essays and short stories.  
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: Reading Responsibility: An Introduction to Literary Ethics                                   
This course will introduce students to questions about the relationship between ethics and literature.  Short selections from a wide variety of thinkers, from Aristotle to Sartre, will be applied to writings by Golding, Melville, Hawthorne, Orwell, The Evangelists, and others.  The relationship between reader and text, the ethical significance of this relationship, and the potential extensions of this relationship beyond literature into the disciplines of Law, Medicine, Popular Culture, and beyond, will be central concerns throughout the course.
 
ENGL 110 - Critical Reading and Writing II: American Classics
This class will study three classic American novels. What is “classic” or “American” about them? How do they reflect and help create our understanding of their times and places? What can we do with them in our own time and place? Such questions will drive our engagement with these novels. The composition element of the class will continue from English 100, with narrower focus on word and punctuation choices as well as wider focus on organizational matters as required. In addition to a variety of informal writing assignments and activities, formal writing assignments will consist of three 1,000-word essays.
 
ENGL 213 - Survey of Canadian Literature               
A survey of Canadian Literature in English from the pre-twentieth century to the present day.
 
ENGL 251 - Expository Persuasive Writing               
The theory and practice of expository and persuasive writing.  Each student will be expected to write several papers in a variety of modes of writing.
 
ENGL 252 - Creative Writing I                           
(Students must submit a sample of creative writing to instructor before registering)
An introduction to the craft of creative writing, with work in poetry, and prose fiction.
 
ENGL 300 - Chaucer                           
A study of some of the major works of Chaucer, including selections from “The Canterbury Tales.”
 
ENGL 304AL - Selected Author: J.K. Rowling                   
With the completion of the seven books of the Harry Potter series, along with three books of ancillary Potter-related material composed by JK Rowling herself, it is now possible to begin examining Rowling’s work not only as a cultural phenomenon, but as serious literary texts in their own right.  This course will consider the Harry Potter books from a variety of critical perspectives.  We will analyse the books’ literary roots and influences, explore (among other things) political, feminist, religious, and post-structural readings of the books, evaluate the role of Internet blogs and fansites that have created a substantial body of reader-response criticism even before the series was completed, and we will, of course, consider the overall cultural impact of Harry Potter, and the interpretations of the books provided by films, toys, and even video games.  Prior reading of the seven books is strongly recommended, since reading during the semester will focus on critical work and contextual literary material.  Students may also read the supplementary Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.  All texts are widely available in a variety of formats—but note that we will be following the so-called “children’s” editions published by Bloomsbury/Raincoast Books.
 
ENGL 312AA - Auto/biography in Contemporary Canadian Fiction       
This course examines contemporary Canadian fiction with emphasis on texts that cross boundaries between autobiography and fiction for diverse political and narrative effects.
 
ENGL 322AB - Describing Empire: Post Colonial Fiction           
This course is an exploration of literature in English from former British colonies--including India, South Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. We will examine writers and texts with attention to historical, geographical, and cultural contexts.  We will also use film, visual arts, and music to assist in our understanding of the effects of empire, and various cultural responses.  
 
ENGL 384AC - English Literature & the Bible  

One of the most significant texts in English literature is not, strictly speaking, a work of “English Literature” at all:  it is the English Bible.  Since the appearance of the Reformation Bibles, writers have repeatedly turned to the subject matter, phrasing, vocabulary and imagery of the Bible for inspiration, sometimes to defend its doctrines, sometimes to challenge them.  This course offers a very cursory survey of some important texts that draw directly from the Bible for both their subject matter and their linguistic composition.  It is also designed as an introduction to the Bible as a literary text, and will show how what we know as a single book is composed of numerous fables, folk tales, historical records, poems, songs, and philosophical and theological texts.  We will also explore how  the Bible as a religious text is rewritten, deconstructed, and transformed by writers both inside and outside the context of a Christian culture. 

 
ENGL 387AE - Children’s Literature                          
This course is an examination of several well-known books for children and their cinematic counterparts. All of these books focus on human relations with the natural world; all have acquired some measure of world renown; and all have a significant spiritual component. We will explore how each text reflects and is shaped by the culture from which it emerged, and how each is subsequently translated for distinct audiences and for the medium of film.  This course also examines the texts as writing that targets children: therefore, we will explore the definitions of childhood that underlie the texts. You will have an opportunity to re-experience books you read as children, with an awareness of their character as both literature and cultural artifact.
 
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Geography
 
GEOG 100 - Introduction to Geography                   
This course has three major goals.  First, it provides students with insights into the nature of geography, and the fundamental skills and techniques required by geographers, including map and statistical interpretation skills.  Second, the course gives a theoretical overview of the global patterns of a variety of phenomena, including landforms, climates, population, and standards of living.  Third, the course provides insights into some of the major regions of the world.  The physical and human geography of each region is examined in order to provide an all-encompassing knowledge of each place.  In-depth analyses of prominent issues are undertaken in each region, such as the benefits and potential problems for the European Union, the enigma of tourism in the Caribbean, and the implications of Latin American debt.
 
GEOG 220 - Human Geography                           
This course introduces the diverse subject matter of human geography.  It highlights what human geography is, the foundational themes that unify this versatile area of geography, the multiple issues of interest to human geographers, and how the discipline connects with the broad concerns of society.  This course will provide students with a solid foundation in geography, which will serve as a basis for further exploration.
 
GEOG 316 - Third World Geography                   
This course explores the processes that have shaped and continue to shape the region called “The Third World” from a development focus.  Historical and contemporary processes of colonization and globalization, and their impacts on this region, are evaluated to help explain the similarities and differences in the geography of development (or underdevelopment) of the Third World.  A variety of development theories and their explanation of development, or lack of development, are critically explored.  Specific topics, including agriculture, industrialization, population, gender, and urbanization are examined in order to provide systematic insights into this broadly similar, but also heterogeneous, region.
 
GEOG 330 - Political Geography                       
Political geography explores the ways in which geography and politics are intertwined at a variety of spatial scales and time periods.  The course will focus on geopolitics and aspects of national level politics.  The course will provide students with elaborate theoretical frameworks for interpreting both historical and contemporary political geography.  Deep insights will be provided on some of the most significant political geographic events, such as imperialism, the Cold War, the emerging multi-polar world, the increasing globalization of the world, the making of states, and nationalism.
 
GEOG 332 - Geography of Tourism & Recreation               
Tourism and recreation are among the most important economic activities in the Canadian economy and the world economy at large.  Beyond their economic significance, tourism and recreation have social, cultural, and environmental implications for destination regions.  There are many disciplines involved in the study of tourism and recreation, but this course examines tourism and recreation from a geographical and an international perspective.  The course introduces a range of debates, concepts, and research methods as a way of providing students with a solid foundation in Recreation and Tourism Geography, and as a basis for further exploration.
 
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History
 
HIST 107 - Contact, Conquest and Colonies: Europe and the World       
The desire to find an easy trade route to Asia led Europeans to explore Africa, India, and the Americas in the early modern era. In the process, they fought wars, established colonies, enslaved thousands and changed the course of world history in drastic ways. This course will focus on the cultural, economic, and political exchanges among Europeans and the peoples they encountered. We will consider two major questions: 1) how and why European nations expanded their influence elsewhere in the world and 2) what the consequences of conquest and colonialism were for the cultures and regions they entered.
 
HIST 112 - Latin American Revolts               
During the twentieth century Latin America experienced a number of revolutions. Mostly they were reactions to colonialism. This course explores three such conflicts (Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador) as a way to understand the commonalities and the differences among them. Themes include the role of Christianity, the traditions of personalistic rule, land-tenure systems, neo-liberalism, decolonization, the Cold War, and the crucial significance of the United States.
 
HIST 239 - History of the Cowboy                       
The cowboy has served as a central masculine archetype in the Americas since horses were introduced.  Not only of historical significance empirically in Argentina, Mexico, and the United States, culturally the cowboy influence has reached from Hollywood to the White House, the Pampas to Chihuahua.  This course explores why.
 
HIST 245 - History of Modern Mexico                   
This course examines Mexico’s history since 1810.  It explores and assesses the struggles for independence, caudillismo (strong-man rule), conflict with the United States, war with France, civil war, religion, positivism, neo-liberalism, revolution, single-party rule, gender relations, and indigenismo (Indianism).
 
HIST 270 - Europe 1400-1648: Renaissance and Reformation
This course examines the Italian Renaissance in art, culture and thought; overseas explorations; Protestant and Catholic Reformations; rise of the nation state; the Thirty Years War; the Scientific Revolution.
 
HIST 271 - Health, Disease and the Body: The History of Medicine        
Illness, disease and infection have been - and continue to be - significant factors in human history. This course will explore how concepts of disease, medicine and the body have evolved in the history of the western world from the origins of Greek medicine to the establishment of modern medicine. Themes to be explored along the way include: the role of magic and religion in healing, the social impact of contagious disease, gender and reproductive issues, mental illness, and the establishment of the medical professions.
 
HIST 290AD - Introduction to Public History               
An introduction to the field of public history and its application to communities and workplaces.  Through readings, class discussions, guest speakers and field trips, the course explores how historic places, archives, museums and other community-based heritage organizations and practitioners contribute to the interpretation and promotion of western Canadian history. 

HIST 348 - Imperialism in Latin America               
This course investigates the several waves of imperialism that have swept the region, beginning with Christopher Columbus in 1492.  It explores the various motivations for colonization, indigenous responses to the aggressions, and assesses the diverse effects of colonialism.
 
HIST 373 - European Witch Hunts
Why were people put on trial for the crime of witchcraft in early modern Europe? This course will examine the origins, development and eventual decline of the witch hunts in Western Europe from 1400 to 1700. The course will consider the witch hunts from a variety of angles, including that of gender, religion and magic, health and medicine, social structure, and politics. We will look at the ways in which historians draw on other fields—psychology, sociology, anthropology and feminist theory—in order to understand the history of persecution in this era.

HIST 390AP - Italy: Napoleon to Mussolini                   
This course will examine the development of nationalism under Napoleon, in the 1848 Revolutions, in the unification of the nation in 1871, and in the transformation of that nation into a fascist state under Benito Mussolini, in the wake of World War One and the Russian Revolution.
 
HIST 435 - Frontier Hollywood, Myth and American History           
This history and film course explores the extraordinary relationship between Hollywood and the mythical American frontier.  It engages the Western but also goes well beyond it.  One hundred years of scholarship and two centuries of popular culture have championed the frontier myth as central to US cultural and political evolution.  The class explores a variety of films, including (but not limited to) Stagecoach (1939), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Dances With Wolves (1991), Lonestar (1995), and The Big Lebowski (1999), in the context of how they speak to, derive from, support, challenge, and/or reflect the mythical frontier narrative.
 
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Interdisciplinary Studies
 
IDS 100 - Global Citizenship 1:  The Making of the Modern Person   
Caring for Planet Earth; Understanding the Middle East; Recognizing the Rights of All People; Determining Social Roles for Men and Women; Responding to New Technologies: while many of these issues are common for us in the 21st century, people have been trying to solve them for over 300 years.  This course will examine these and other so-called contemporary issues by placing them within their historical context, beginning in the 18th century and continuing through to today, and by studying what political thinkers, essayists, and even poets, novelists, and artists of the past had to say about these issues.  We will look at how the world-views of our ancestors have shaped the world we live in today, with the hope that by understanding the past we are not condemned to repeat it.  Some guest speakers will be invited to offer in-depth consideration of some of these issues.
 
IDS 101 - Global Citizenship 2:  Current Dynamics           
What does it mean to be a global citizen today?  What hope is there for our environment in a time when seven billion people occupy the earth?  Given that the economies of the world are interconnected, is it better that we have more or less “free trade” and what does that mean anyway? “Sustainable” is a word ascribed to almost anything desirable but what does it mean in terms of a world economy so dependent on energy sources?  In a world where religion is at once debunked as unscientific nonsense and responsible for most of the world’s violence and social ills, how do we make sense of conflicting demands of the world’s religions and a growing desire for a “secular” culture?  How are we to understand gender in an increasingly complex, interrelated world where what it means to be a woman or a man can mean quite different things?  Coordinated by a single faculty member, this course will draw on the expertise of instructional faculty from five different disciplines to address these questions as they relate to being a global citizen.
Service learning (approximately 12 hours for the semester) will complement the academic component of this course.
 
IDS 200AB - Food Sovereignty in Mexico (Study tour to Mexico)
In a world where markets never close and “globalization” is assumed to be a good from which all can benefit, food is treated as a commodity, not a human right despite the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights (1948). What does it mean to treat food as a commodity? Free trade agreements assume that efficiencies can be reached in certain areas of the world with certain foods and that other areas of the world will have greater efficiencies with other foods. How does that affect the production and consuming of food in those areas? In the words of a Mexican activist, it means that they now have to import corn, domesticated in the highlands of Mexico and a staple in the area for thousands of years, and export corn farmers. The food sovereignty movement advances the idea that food is not a commodity and that policies can be developed to ensure that food is produced in ways that are ecologically, economically and culturally sound. This course will study the Mexican food sovereignty movement as a model for producing and consuming food alternative to the corporate free trade model. Students will journey to the ELCA Transformation Centre in Mexico City and surrounding communities where they will learn about the history of Mexico and its involvement in the North American Free Trade Agreement. Historians, economists and leaders of various organizations in Mexico focused on food sovereignty and related issues will lead classes on how free trade has affected Mexico. Students will also learn from people most affected by NAFTA in Mexico: farmers, peasants and the women who grow that food.
 
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Mathematics
 
MATH 108 - Mathematical Problems, Ideas and Personalities           
This course explores some of the most significant and enduring ideas in mathematics. Great theorems such as the Pythagorean theorem and their proofs are studied. Many disbeliefs are examined such as the development of complex numbers. Students also learn about the development of calculus and the stories behind it.
 
MATH 110 - Calculus I                           
An introductory course in the theory and techniques of differentiation and integration of algebraic and trigonometric functions.  Differentiation rules such as power, sum/difference, product quotient and chain rule are studied.  Implicit differentiation is introduced.  The fundamental theorem of calculus is introduced and the substitution technique for evaluating integrals is studied.  Other topics covered include limits, related rates, optimization, curve sketching and areas.
 
MATH 111 - Calculus II                                 
A few new functions are introduced such as logarithmic, exponential and inverse trigonometric functions.  Their properties, differentiation and integration formulas are studied.  Methods of integration are studied such as integration by parts, trigonometric integration, integration by trigonometric substitution, and integration by partial fraction decomposition.  The course will include indeterminate forms, L’Hospital’s Rule, improper integrals, applications of integration to study volumes of revolution, and introduction of ISE order differential equations and their solutions. 
 
MATH 122 - Linear Algebra I                       
The objective of this course is to introduce students to elementary linear algebra, particularly at a computational and applied level.  Topics include vectors in Euclidean space, systems of linear equations, Gaussian reduction, matrices, matrix operations, vector spaces, linear dependence, bases, dimensions, determinants, eigenvectors and eigenvalues.  The emphasis of this course is on problem-solving rather than theoretical development.
 
MATH 213 - Vector Calculus
 A study of vector functions and functions of several variables and their derivatives. Applied maximum and minimum problems, Lagrange multipliers, multiple integration, integration in polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Green's, Stokes' and the Divergence Theorem.
 
MATH 217 - Differential Equations & Series               
Second and higher order ordinary differential equations, their solutions and applications.  Systems of differential equations, Laplace transforms, Infinite Series, convergence tests, Fourier Series, and series solutions to differential equations.
 
MATH 261 - Methods Numerical Analysis                   
Introduction to numerical analysis.  Topics include number systems, analyzing errors, solutions of systems of linear and nonlinear equations, interpolation, the cubic spline, finite difference formulae, numerical integration and numerical solutions of differential equations.
 
MATH 481 - Partial Differential Equations                       
Classification and basic properties of equations, separation of variables, Fourier series, Sturm-Liouville theory, Fourier and Laplace transforms.
 
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Music

MU 100 Introduction to Music
 

MUS 213 - History of Romantic Period

Styles and trends of the romantic period.

MU 320 AF

 

MU 412 - History of Opera                          

This course will survey the history of opera, from its beginnings to the present day. En route, four representative operas will be studied in detail: Orfeo by C. Monteverdi (17th century), Don Giovanni by W. A. Mozart (18th century), Carmen by G. Bizet (19th century), and Wozzeck by A. Berg (20th century). Topics to be covered include the musical and dramatic structure of opera; ways in which composers use music for dramatic purposes; the relationship between music and text; as well as staging and performance practice.

 

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Philosophy
 
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy                   
Introduction to the theories of morality, knowledge, and metaphysics through a critical examination of such historically significant philosophical problems as the nature and justification of value judgments, the possibility of knowledge, the existence of God, and the possibility of immortality
 
PHIL 150 - Critical Thinking                       
Critical Thinking is an introduction to the systematic study of reasoning. It teaches the theory and practice of good reasoning, allowing students to identify arguments in everyday speech and writing and to understand what makes a good argument. Students will also learn to identify and avoid the most common mistakes in reasoning. The course
provides students with reasoning skills that are useful in whichever disciplines and careers they may pursue (such as law or business). More generally, Critical Thinking empowers students to formulate and express their own ideas and arguments well, building their capacity to act as citizens and as full members of communities to which they belong.
 
PHIL 242 - Philosophy of Religion                   
This course examines contemporary philosophical debates about religious claims including the existence of God, religious experience, and the role of faith in relation to reason.  In doing so, modern formulations of traditional objections to these claims, such as the problem of evil, natural accounts of religion, and the meaningfulness of religious
language will be examined. Other topics including religious pluralism, the relationship between religion and ethics, and religious practices such as prayer will also be explored.
 
PHIL 270 - Ethics
A critical introduction to the problems of moral philosophy, such as good and evil, virtue and vice, right and wrong, and related moral concepts. Readings will normally be selected from the following philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Mill and Nietzsche.
 
PHIL 290AF - Philosophical Issues in Sustainable Development           
This course examines sustainable development from a philosophical perspective. The origin and historic development of the concept from its famous definition as ‘development that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ will be explored. The course will seek to clarify its various meanings (including distinctions between weak and strong sustainability), their coherence, and related concepts such as the precautionary principle and sustainable livelihoods. The concept will also be explored from the perspective of political philosophy, philosophy of economics, and ethics. Finally, philosophical issues surrounding approaches to achieving sustainable development will be considered including institutional change, education, and technological innovation. Where possible, the course will seek to make use of local issues of sustainability in examining these philosophical topics.
 
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Psychology
 
PSYC 101 - Introductory Psychology A                    
An introduction o the social science aspects of psychology, including the study of adjustment, disorders, development, personality and the social environment of the person.
 
PSYC 102 - Introductory Psychology B
An introduction to the natural science aspects of psychology, including the study of brain and behaviour, perception, learning, memory, cognition, motivation and emotion.
 
PSYC 210 - Developmental Psychology                   
A study of developmental processes across the lifespan; the interaction between environmental and biological processes; maturational and learning factors; how these interact with social influences in the developing person.
 
PSYC 220 - Social Psychology                       
The study of human behaviour in its social context dealing with the impressions we form of others and emphasizing the influence of group membership and interactions upon important psychological processes.  Topics include:  non-verbal language/body language, persuasion, propaganda, attitudes, prejudice, discrimination, prosocial behaviour, love/relationships, charismatic leaders and cults.
 
PSYC 230 - Perspectives on Personality                   
An integrative course examining various perspectives on the study of the person.
 
PSYC 330 - Psychology of Women                   
An examination of the major theories and research methodologies in the field of the Psychology of Women.  Philosophical values of feminism and the psychological impact of women's historical roles in society will be considered throughout the course.  A cross-cultural comparison of women's issues will be included.
 
PSYC 333 - Abnormal Psychology                       
This course will discuss in detail issues related to psychological and psychiatric disorders including diagnosis, definition, history, and controversies surrounding classification.  This course will use the scientist/practitioner approach to abnormal psychology that emphasizes the application of clinical methods from an empirical perspective.  Issues related to service delivery in terms of therapy and treatment will also be discussed.
 
PSYC 335 - Interpersonal Relations                       
How do different kinds of psychologies try to make sense of what happens when two persons relate to each other?  At first, it helps us to understand how different types of psychologies make sense of the complexities of the person.  How can we learn to appreciate what might happen when two such complexities get together?  How helpful is deep self-knowledge?  How is our understanding of someone else related to how deeply we understand ourselves? Where do we learn our interpersonal processes?  Are there ways to improve our interpersonal processes to make our relationships more satisfying?  How does psychology help?
 
PSYC 336 - Humanistic Psychology       
The course in humanistic psychology will cover origins, history, and contemporary movements in this specialty area of psychology.  Teaching methods will be congruent with the course material (learning circles, small groups, and essay format exams).  Reading assignments include a basic textbook in humanistic psychology, original readings from a least one major contributor to the field, and an additional reading chosen from contemporary theorists in fields such as transpersonal psychology, cross-cultural healing, health psychology, etc.
 
PSYC 337 - Psychodynamic Psychology
An examination of theories and issues in psychodynamic psychology.
 
PSYC 381 - Psychology of Belief Systems                   
This course is divided into two sections.  First, we investigate the relationship between religion and science and the belief systems they give rise to.  Topics include, for example, scientific materialism and biblical literalism; genesis and the Big Bang; God, Eastern mysticism, and quantum physics; as well as God, evolutionary design, genetics, neuroscience, and nature.  Second, we explore the association between personal belief systems and mind/body health and the behaviours they give rise to.  Topics include, for example, the role beliefs, perception, and disposition play in attenuating and potentiating illness, which covers various notions in categories such as stress, personality, social support systems, religious and spiritual support systems, and locus of control.  Overall, this course will provide students with an in-depth understanding of sociohistorical and personal belief systems and the impact they have on our external and internal reality.
 
PSYC 435 - Advanced Study of Personality               
A study of personality theories with emphasis on the theoretical assumptions and experimental, clinical, and social implications of various models.
 
PSYC 496AT - Personal and Social Change                   
Frontline research by Nobel prize winners and internationally recognized researchers along with frontline research in the dynamics of personal, social and institutional change will be explored in current books and articles updating our understanding of psychological realities relevant to the evolution of psychological thinking.  
 
PSYC 496AY - Psychology & Film                           
This seminar will examine psychological and psychiatric disorder as portrayed through film and television. Issues such as the accuracy of the portrayals will be discussed, as will the ability/inability of these mediums to transcend the traditional nomenclature of psychology and psychiatry. The seminar will also examine the ways in which television and film have shaped the practice of these two disciplines. 
 
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Religious Studies
 
RLST 100 - Introduction to Religious Studies               
An introduction to the academic study of religion; a survey of the thought and practices of major world religions; the impact of religion on society and culture.
 
RLST 228 - Christianity                           
Christianity is still the largest religion in the world today and, due to increases in Africa and Asia in particular, one of the fastest growing.  This course will introduce students to this dynamic religion which had its origins in history 2000 years ago.  The centrality of Jesus will be examined as found in the Bible and other sources.  Christianity’s roots in Judaism and its sources of authority and doctrinal development, especially over the first few centuries will be explored and questioned.  Further historical and theological developments through the medieval and into current times will also be explored. Students will study worship practices and rituals as practiced today and in the past.  Major denominational families and contemporary issues, including the place of women, will also be outlined.
 
RLST 241 - Islam                                   
An introduction to the foundations of Islam, including the life of the prophet Muhammad, the Qur’an, beliefs and practices, and the development of fundamental Islamic ideas and institutions.  Emphasis will be placed on the contemporary faith of Muslims as they deal with these primary themes.
 
RLST 245 - Biblical Literature – Hebrew Bible                   
This course is an introduction to the literature of the Hebrew Bible (known as the Old Testament to Christians and as the Tanakh to Jews), and its interpretation and influence. The overall structure and composition of the Hebrew Bible will be explored; as well, particular biblical texts will be analyzed from a variety of historical, literary and contemporary perspectives. Particular emphasis will be placed on how the Hebrew Bible gives voice to issues of identity and power. More detailed attention will generally be given to the interpretation of Genesis and Exodus.
 
RLST 267 - Religion in Canada                           
Until recently, Canada has been considered a "Christian country"; its national motto, anthem and statutory holidays still reflect those Christian origins, which will be explored during the first part of this course.  But Canadians also take pride in their "separation of church and state" and their "openness to other religious traditions".  How true are those claims when Catholic and other Christian schools are supported by taxes while religious minorities have to work hard for tolerance and "accommodation"? How easy is it for religious minorities to practice their faith here?  Why are Christian denominations struggling just to stay alive for another generation?  How are new religious movements ("cults"?) faring in the new religious economy?  Just how secular a country has Canada become? Guest lecturers from the various traditions will speak of their experiences in Canada.
 
RLST 273 - Issues in Religion and Science: Darwin, God and Society    
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th of the publication of The Origin of Species, the class this year will focus on the scientific, religious and social implications of evolution.  While some attention will be given to the controversies over creationism and intelligent design, most of the class will focus on the debates over differing scientific interpretations of evolution, its social implications and moral and theological issues raised by Darwinism.
 
RLST 275 - Women in World Religions                   
What do religions teach about women?  What is unique, and what is universal?  How have religions been simultaneously able to liberate and oppress women?  This course surveys the roles and religious experiences of women in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, with some discussion on aboriginal traditions or the wicca movement.  Lecture material will cover the accumulated traditional teachings on women and the feminine in each religion, with attention to specific historical developments.  Contemporary scholars and issues will be highlighted with an emphasis on feminist methodologies.  In addition to lectures and much discussion, students will have the opportunity to view videos and listen to women who are adherents of each tradition.
 
RLST 332 - Contemporary Christianity                       
Central issues in Christian thought in the "post-modern" world (since the 1950's), including Dietrich Bonhoeffer's analysis of "God" and the "church," Vatican II, liberation and third world theologies, feminist theology, and the environment.
 
RLST 341 - Modern Islam
This course explores the Muslim encounter with the modern age. It examines the traditional religious stance of the Islamic community, and the significant movements and influences that have affected it. It studies specific problems faced and decisions taken, and analyzes adaptations and tensions in Islamic faith and life resulting from the
encounter.
 
RLST 390BE - Gandhi, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.       
Social change for freedom, justice, and equality were championed by three different
yet connected 20th Century religious leaders – Mahatma Gandhi (Hindu), Malcolm X (Nation of Islam), and Martin Luther King Jr. (Christian).  They were active in India's struggle for postcolonial independence, the U.S. Civil Rights movement, and the Black Power movement.  America's Black churches were the seedbed for social change that eventually led to Barack Obama's presidency.
 
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Sociology
 
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology                   
This course introduces students to basic sociological concepts, debates, and modes of analysis.  Through discussion of issues such as the cultural development of humans, the socialization process and the structures of global society, students will be introduced to the distinctive approach of sociology.
 
SOC 209 - Religion & Society                           
This course introduces students to sociological analyses and theoretical perspectives on the place of religion in modern society.  This semester will focus on the question of "secular society," sects and cults (using Wicca as a case study) and the rise of fundamentalism.
 
SOC 225 - Technology and Society                   
This course introduces students to an analysis of the role of technology in modern society.  Specific topics that the course might cover include the nature of technology practice, technological change, invention, patents and intellectual property, and ethical issues involving technology.
 
SOC 485 - Sociological Imaginations                   
This senior seminar is a capstone class in which students analyze and reflect upon major theoretical issues in sociology.  This semester the class will focus on the sociology of how society envisions the future, particularly visions of progress and collapse.
  
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Social Studies

 
SOST 220 - Status of Women in Contemporary Society           
This course will analyze the status of women in society at the local, national, and global level. We will be discussing recent social changes in society and their specific impact on women's lives. Some of the topics that will be specifically addressed will include the globalized economy, political life, the law, the health care system and the family as they pertain to women, their experiences and their overall status in society.
 
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Statistics
 
STAT 100 - Elementary Statistics for Applications
An introduction to statistical methods; descriptive statistics; the normal distribution; basic techniques of statistical inference; confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for population means and proportions; simple linear regression.
 
STAT 200 - Intermediate Statistics for Applications               
A continuation of STAT 100; inference for two categorical variables; basic multiple linear regression; one-way and two-way analysis of variance; introduction to nonparametric methods; statistical process control; introduction to survey design.
 
STAT 251 - Introduction to Probability
Basic notions of probability; discrete and continuous random variables; expectation; moment generating functions; joint discrete random variables.
 
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Women and Gender Studies
 
WGST 100 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies           
This course will examine the historical development of feminism and women’s studies within the Canadian context.  Women’s representation in academic practice will be analyzed using examples from humanities, the arts, and social sciences.  Strategies for change and for the empowerment of women will be considered.
 
WGST 280AG - Feminisms & Activism                       
How do feminist principles translate into political action, public policy, organizational structures, artistic or religious movements?  Why have some movements been successful where others have failed?  We will examine this “dance” through the context and biographies of historic figures like our suffragette leaders, we will examine feminist global movements of today, and we will engage in service learning at successful feminist agencies in our community.  Writings by the most current activist feminists will be used, and community leaders from numerous organizations will offer their insights based on their experiences in activism.
 
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