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Program Requirements
This interdisciplinary concentration exposes students to the various approaches to urban studies in many disciplines.
Students should observe the levels indicated by course numbers: 200-level are first year (U1); 300-level, second year (U2); 400- or 500-level, third year (U3).
For students majoring in Urban Systems, the total number of credits permitted outside Arts and Science is 30 credits. Faculty of Arts regulations about "Courses Outside the Faculties of Arts and of Science" may be found with the Arts guidelines for "Course Requirements".Â
Required Courses (12 credits)
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GEOG 201 Introductory Geo-Information Science (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to Geographic Information Systems. The systematic management of spatial data. The use and construction of maps. The use of microcomputers and software for mapping and statistical work. Air photo and topographic map analyses.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sieber, Renee; Sengupta, Raja (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours and lab
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GEOG 217 Cities in the Modern World (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to urban geography. Uses a spatial/geographic perspective to understand cities and their social and cultural processes. Addresses two major areas. The development and social dynamics in North American and European cities. The urban transformations in Asian, African, and Latin American societies that were recently predominantly rural and agrarian.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Forest, Benjamin; Oswin, Natalie (Winter)
- Note: Winter
- Note: 3 hours
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GEOG 331 Urban Social Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Social space and social time. The reflection of social structure in the spatial organization of the city. Historical perspective on changing personal mobility, life cycle, family structure and work organization. The appropriation and alienation of urban spaces.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Oswin, Natalie (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: GEOG 216 or GEOG 217 or permission of instructor
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GEOG 351 Quantitative Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Multiple regression and correlation, logit models, discrete choice models, gravity models, facility location algorithms, survey design, population projection.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Breau, Sebastien (Winter)
- Winter
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: MATH 203 or permission of instructor
- You may not be able to get credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
Complementary Courses (24 credits)
24 credits selected as follows:
Statistics
3 credits from:
Note: Credit given for statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Arts.
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BIOL 373 Biometry (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : Elementary statistical methods in biology. Introduction to the analysis of biological data with emphasis on the assumptions behind statistical tests and models. Use of statistical techniques typically available on computer packages.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Seizilles de Mazancourt, Claire; Potvin, Catherine (Fall)
- Fall
- 2 hours lecture and 2 hours laboratory
- Prerequisite: MATH 112 or equivalent
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
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GEOG 202 Statistics and Spatial Analysis (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Exploratory data analysis, univariate descriptive and inferential statistics, non-parametric statistics, correlation and simple regression. Problems associated with analysing spatial data such as the 'modifiable areal unit problem' and spatial autocorrelation. Statistics measuring spatial pattern in point, line and polygon data.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Berrang Ford, Lea (Fall)
- Fall
- 2.5 hours and lab
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
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MATH 203 Principles of Statistics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Examples of statistical data and the use of graphical means to summarize the data. Basic distributions arising in the natural and behavioural sciences. The logical meaning of a test of significance and a confidence interval. Tests of significance and confidence intervals in the one and two sample setting (means, variances and proportions).
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Khalili Mahmoudabadi, Abbas; Correa, Jose Andres (Fall)
- No calculus prerequisites
- Restriction: This course is intended for students in all disciplines. For extensive course restrictions covering statistics courses see Section 3.6.1 of the Arts and of the Science sections of the calendar regarding course overlaps.
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Students should consult for information regarding transfer credits for this course.
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PSYC 204 Introduction to Psychological Statistics (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : The statistical analysis of research data; frequency distributions; graphic representation; measures of central tendency and variability; elementary sampling theory and tests of significance.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Amsel, Rhonda N (Fall) Ostry, David J (Winter) Zangenehpour, Shahin (Summer)
- Restriction: Not open to students who have passed a CEGEP statistics course(s) with a minimum grade of 75%: Mathematics 201-307 or 201-337 or equivalent or the combination of Quantitative Methods 300 with Mathematics 300
- This course is a prerequisite for PSYC 305, PSYC 406, PSYC 310, PSYC 336
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
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SOCI 350 Statistics in Social Research (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This is an introductory course in descriptive and inferential statistics. The course is designed to help students develop a critical attitude toward statistical argument. It serves as a background for further statistics courses, helping to provide the intuition which can sometimes be lost amid the formulas.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: MacKenzie, Kenneth (Fall)
- Prerequisite: SOCI 211
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PSYC 204, PSYC 305 or ECON 227
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
21 credits from the course lists below:
Architecture
Although Architecture courses have prerequisites, they are waived for Urban Systems students, but the course may not be taken before the year indicated:
U2 - ARCH 378;
U3 - ARCH 515, ARCH 517, ARCH 520, ARCH 527, ARCH 528, ARCH 529, ARCH 550, ARCH 561, ARCH 562, ARCH 564, ARCH 566.
Note: ARCH 550 has the same content as CIVE 433 but requires an additional project.
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ARCH 378 Site Usage (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The study of the creation, form and usage of the exterior space generated in various patterns of low-rise housing. Socio-cultural aspects of patterns; exterior space as a logical extension of the living unit; social control of the use of urban and suburban land; comparative model for low-rise housing patterns.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Drummond, Derek (Fall)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 515 Sustainable Design (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : This course will address sustainable design theory and applications in the built environment with students from a variety of fields (architecture, urban planning, engineering, sociology, environmental studies, economics, international studies). Architecture will provide the focus for environmental, socio-cultural and economic issues.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Jelaco, Ronald Paul (Winter)
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 377 or permission of instructor.
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ARCH 520 Montreal: Urban Morphology (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Historical, geographical, demographical, and regional evolution of the metropolis of Montreal. Topics include: important quartiers, the Montreal urban grid, industrialization, reform movements, geographical diversity, urban culture, local building techniques and materials. Basic concepts of urban morphology and their relationships to the contemporary urban context will be explored.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-1-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 521
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ARCH 527 Civic Design (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The elements of form in buildings and their siting design in the urban setting.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Drummond, Derek (Winter)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 378
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ARCH 528 History of Housing (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Indigenous housing both transient and permanent, from the standpoint of individual structure and pattern of settlements. The principal historic examples of houses including housing in the age of industrial revolution and contemporary housing.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 529 Housing Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A review of environmental alternatives in housing; contemporary housing and the physical and sociological determinants that shape it; Canadian housing.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bhatt, Vikram (Fall)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 528 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 550 Urban Planning and Development (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A survey of municipal, regional and provincial actions to guide urban development in Canada, with a particular emphasis on Montreal and Quebec. It also introduces students to concepts in real-estate development and highlights the relationship between developers and planners.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Otero, Jose (Winter)
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: B.Sc.(Arch.) or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not normally open to Urban Planning students
Art History
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ARTH 314 The Medieval City (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : Towns and cities in the Middle Ages as architectural entities, their urban planning and development; main building types, profane and ecclesiastical: castle, defence works, town halls, houses, cathedrals, churches and monasteries; the role architecture played in forming a society.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Civil Engineering
CIVE 433 requires departmental permission to register (call, 514-398-6345).
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CIVE 433 Urban Planning (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : The City in History. The planning profession, evolution of planning in North America, Canada and Quebec. Planning theories, the general or master plan, planning processes and techniques, planning and design of residential subdivisions. Local planning issues, housing policies, planning laws.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Otero, Jose (Winter)
- (3-1-5)
- Restriction: Not open to U0 and U1 students.
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CIVE 540 Urban Transportation Planning (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Process and techniques of urban transportation engineering and planning, including demand analysis framework, data collection procedures, travel demand modelling and forecasting, and cost-effectiveness framework for evaluation of project and system alternatives.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Miranda-Moreno, Luis (Winter)
- (3-1-5)
- Prerequisite: CIVE 319 or permission of instructor.
Economics
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ECON 348 Urban Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Economic explanations for the rise of cities; their economic benefits and externalities. Economic challenges to cities in the modern context. Examination of municipal policies and of economic, legal and political constraints on cities.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: ECON 208.
- Restriction: For U2 or U3 students only.
Geography
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GEOG 210 Global Places and Peoples (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Introduction to key themes in human geography. Maps and the making, interpretation and contestation of landscapes, 'place', and territory. Investigation of globalization and the spatial organization of human geo-politics, and urban and rural environments.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Turner, Sarah (Winter)
- Winter
- 3 hours
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GEOG 303 Health Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Discussion of the research questions and methods of health geography. Particular emphasis on health inequalities at multiple geographic scales and the theoretical links between characteristics of places and the health of people.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Ross, Nancy (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: One of the following: GEOG 201, GEOG 203, GEOG 210, GEOG 216, GEOG 217; or permission of instructor
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GEOG 311 Economic Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Different theories and approaches to understanding the spatial organization of economic activities. Regional case studies drawn from North America, Europe and Asia used to reinforce concepts. Emphasis also on city-regions and their interaction with the global economy.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Breau, Sebastien (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: GEOG 216 or permission of instructor
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GEOG 315 Urban Transportation Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Discusses the urban transportation problem and proposed solutions from a geographic perspective. Specific topics include an analysis of the land use-transportation system in North American cities; its social environmental impacts; the analysis of urban travel behaviour; and the geographical implications of various policy alternatives.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: GEOG 217 or permission of instructor
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GEOG 380 Adaptive Environmental Management (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Articulates and evaluates competing hypotheses about the functioning of human-dominated ecosystems. Introduces the use of statistics, ecological modeling, and management in an integrated ecological management context. Case studies examine factors that impede and enhance adaptive management.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- 3 hours
- Pre/Co-requisites: GEOG 202 or equivalent, GEOG 203, ENVR 200, BIOL 215, or equivalent.
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GEOG 494 Urban Field Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Geographical research in urban public and semi-public spaces. Demonstration of techniques of mapping, sampling, measurement, photography, interviewing. Attention to research design.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kalacska, Margaret; Turner, Sarah (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: One of the following: GEOG 201, GEOG 203, GEOG 210, GEOG 216, GEOG 217, GEOG 272, or permission of instructor.
- A fee of $225 is charged to all students registered in GEOG 494 Urban Field Studies. The fee is used to support the cost of transportation, accommodations, local fees and all meals for a three day field trip. The Department of Geography will subsidize a portion of the cost of this compulsory activity for students registered in Geography Honours and Majors programs.
History
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HIST 353 History of Montreal (3 credits)
Overview
History : The history of Montreal from its beginnings to the present day. Montreal's economic, social, cultural and political role within the French and British empires, North America, Canada, and Quebec; the city's linguistic and ethnic diversity.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gray, Colleen Allyn (Winter)
- Prerequisite: HIST 202 or HIST 203 or permission of the instructor.
Jewish Studies
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JWST 371D1 Jews and the Modern City (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : In the forefront of the development of modern society in Europe and North America, the Jews have shown a distinct preference for the metropolis. The influence of Vienna and New York on the socio-cultural development of the Jews and on the Jewish contribution to general culture. The contributions of Schnitzler, Freud, Herzl and the New York intellectuals.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Students must register for both JWST 371D1 and JWST 371D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 371D1 and JWST 371D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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JWST 371D2 Jews and the Modern City (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : See JWST 371D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: JWST 371D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 371D1 and JWST 371D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Law
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PUB1 004 Land Use Planning (3 credits)
Overview
Public Law 1 : A comparative study of private and public control of land use and development, involving master plans, zoning bylaws, subdivision control, urban re-development, expropriation, and regional planning.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Management
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FINE 445 Real Estate Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Fundamentals of mortgages from the viewpoint of both consumer and the firm. Emphasis on legal, mathematical and financial structure, provides a micro basis for analysis of the functions and performance of the mortgage market, in conjunction with the housing market. A weekly series of one-hour tutorials are mandatory for the first six weeks of class.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: di Pietro, Vadim (Fall)
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
Political Science
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POLI 318 Comparative Local Government (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An examination of the organization and conduct of local government in Canada, the United States, and selected European countries. Attention to theories of local government, the criteria for comparative analysis, the provision of public goods and bads, urban political patterns and the constitution of new institutional arrangements to deal with "urban crises" in North America.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: POLI 211 or POLI 212 or written permission of instructor
- Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developed Areas; also in the field of Canadian Politics.
Urban Planning
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URBP 201 Planning the 21st Century City (3 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : The study of how urban planners respond to the challenges posed by contemporary cities world-wide. Urban problems related to the environment, shelter, transport, human health, livelihoods and governance are addressed; innovative plans to improve cities and city life are analyzed.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bornstein, Lisa (Fall)
- (3-1-5)
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URBP 501 Principles and Practice 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : This six-week intensive course exposes students to issues and techniques that are applicable in diverse professional planning contexts. The subject matter, geographic area, scale of intervention and institutional location of planning varies from semester to semester. The course focuses on a specific case study and is taught by a visiting lecturer with professional experience in the selected subject matter.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-4)
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URBP 506 Environmental Policy and Planning (3 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : Analytical and institutional approaches for understanding and addressing urban and other environmental problems at various scales; characteristics of environmental problems and implications; political-institutional context and policy instruments; risk perception and implications; cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, multiple-objectives approaches, life-cycle analysis; policy implementation issues; case studies.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Badami, Madhav Govind (Winter)
- (3-0-6)
- Restriction: This course is open to students in U3 and above
Balance of up to 6 credits selected from the course lists below:
Geography
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GEOG 290 Local Geographical Excursion (1 credit)
Overview
Geography : Introduction to landscape interpretation and geographical site analysis in physical and human geography. A three-day fall excursion with preparatory and concluding seminars.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Rhemtulla, Jeanine; Lapointe, Michel F; Coomes, Oliver T (Fall)
- Fall
- 1 credit
- Restriction: Open to first-year Geography Major and Honours students only. Not open to students who have taken GEOG 199
- Excursion Dates: October 1-3, 2010
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GEOG 306 Raster Geo-Information Science (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Formal introduction to a computer-based Geographical Information System (GIS). Topics will focus on map analysis and on transforming and displaying spatial data. GIS will be used by students to solve problems in both physical and human geography.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Lehner, Bernhard (Winter)
- Winter
- 2 hours and laboratory
- Prerequisite: GEOG 201
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GEOG 307 Socioeconomic Applications of GIS (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : GIS applied to the spatial analysis of socioeconomic and market data. Topics include geographic market segmentation, geodemographics, spatial decision-support systems and modelling applications of GIS. Empirical focus is on analysing spatial patterns of population and consumption characteristics in cities and on facility location problems. Emphasis on visualization and problem solving.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sengupta, Raja (Winter)
- Winter
- 2 hours and laboratory
- Prerequisites: GEOG 201, MATH 203 or equivalent
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GEOG 316 Political Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : The study of the spatial dimensions of political activities and developments at the regional, national and global levels in historical and contemporary perspective. Presentation of case studies relating to the theoretical framework of political geography.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Forest, Benjamin (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours
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GEOG 504 Industrial Restructuring - Geographic Implications (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : The objective of this seminar course is to develop an understanding of the geographical consequences of a variety of new forms of economic and social organization that are emerging in the North American and Western European settings. Key themes: technological and managerial change, changing labour processes, industrial re-location.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Breau, Sebastien (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisites: GEOG 311 or permission of instructor
Political Science
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POLI 337 Canadian Public Administration (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Organization and practice of public administration at the federal provincial and local level in Canada. Contrasting theories/techniques of public administration and policy, organization of field offices for delivery of essential public services, governments as employers, and institutional and policy changes to resolve crisis inherent in "the paradoxical view of bureaucracy".
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Depow, Elaine (Winter)
- Prerequisite: at least one other course in Canadian government or politics
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 411 Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An examination of various aspects of Canadian politics that stems from the country's experience with immigration and ethnic and racial diversity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: at least one course in Canadian politics, preferably at the 300 or 400 level, or permission of the instructor
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
Sociology
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SOCI 230 Sociology of Ethnic Relations (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An introduction to the sociological study of minority groups in Canada. The course will explore the themes of racism, prejudice, and discrimination, ethnic and racial inequalities, cultural identities, multiculturalism, immigration. Theoretical, empirical, and policy issues will be discussed. While the focus will be primarily on Canada, comparisons will be made with the United States.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Winter)
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor
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SOCI 333 Social Stratification (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The pattern, causes and consequences of social inequality. Among the inequalities considered are those of economic class, sex (gender), race, ethnicity and age. Competing theories of the causes of social inequalities are compared and assessed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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SOCI 338 Introduction to Biomedical Knowledge (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The dynamics of biomedical disciplines and specialties. Social, scientific, political and commercial aspects of biomedical research. The organization of work in clinical and fundamental research and its consequences on the choice of research topics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Faculty of Arts—2010-2011 (last updated Jan. 19, 2011) (disclaimer)