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Program Requirements
Students planning to pursue an Honours program option are reminded that they must complete a minor concentration (18 credits) in another Arts discipline to graduate.
Students with a GPA of 3.30 in their program courses and, in keeping with Faculty regulations, a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in general, are eligible to apply to the Honours program. Application deadlines are December 15 and May 15. Forms are available from the À¦°óSMÉçÇø Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) Office.
Required Courses (12 credits)
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CANS 200 Introduction to the Study of Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : An overview of approaches to the study of Canada, including economic, political, historical and cultural dimensions.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Potter, Jeremy Andrew; Heaman, Elsbeth Anne (Fall)
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CANS 480 Honours Thesis 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : Supervised research for and preparation of the Honours Thesis Proposal.
Terms: Fall 2017, Summer 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Restriction: Students in the Honours Program in Canadian Studies.
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CANS 481 Honours Thesis 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : Supervised writing of Honours thesis.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: CANS 480.
Restriction: Students in the Honours Program in Canadian Studies.
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CANS 501 Interdisciplinarity & Canadian Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : An interdisciplinary seminar in Canadian studies.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Nerbas, Donald (Winter)
Prerequisite: For undergraduate students CANS 200 or permission of instructor.
Restriction: Course will be restricted to final year students and graduate students.
Complementary Courses (45 credits)
45 credits selected as specified below.
Note: Students may not choose more than 9 credits in disciplines of their other major or minor concentrations.
200 Level
12 credits selected from:
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ANTH 222 Legal Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Exploration of dispute resolutions and means of social cohesion in various societies of the world. Themes: dichotomy between law and custom, local definitions of justice and rights, forms of conflict resolution, access to justice, gender and law, universality of human rights, legal pluralism.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Niezen, Ronald (Winter)
Winter
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ECON 219 Current Economic Problems: Topics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : This course will deal with topical issues of importance to the Canadian economy.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Zhang, Ling Ling (Winter)
This course will also be of interest to students outside of Economics
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ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 1.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: MacLaren, Eli (Fall)
Winter
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ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 2. A continuation of ENGL 228.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Lecker, Robert (Winter)
Winter
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FREN 252 Littérature québécoise (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Introduction à la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Gaudreault Bourgeois, Jolianne (Winter)
Fall, Winter
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HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Nerbas, Donald (Fall)
Fall
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HIST 203 Survey: Canada since 1867 (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Madokoro, Laura; Morton, Suzanne (Winter)
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POLI 221 Government of Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An examination of the central governmental institutions, including parliament, federalism, and the judiciary.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Schultz, Richard (Fall)
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 222 Political Process and Behaviour in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An introduction to contemporary political life in Canada that examines how demands are identified and transmitted through the political systems. Emphasis will be placed on: the Canadian political culture; socialization and political participation; the electoral system; elections and voting; the role and structure of political parties; and the influence of organized interest.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Scholtz, Christa (Winter)
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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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 2018
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Winter)
Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor
Canadian Studies (CANS)
12-15 credits in interdisciplinary Canadian Studies courses with the subject code CANS.
Canadian Studies (Other Departments)
18-21 credits chosen from courses in Canadian Studies offered by other departments from the list below with at least 6 credits at the 400 level or higher.
3 credits must be taken in the French language (including language courses). A maximum of 3 credits may be chosen from French as a Second Language (FRSL).
Anthropology
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ANTH 222 Legal Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Exploration of dispute resolutions and means of social cohesion in various societies of the world. Themes: dichotomy between law and custom, local definitions of justice and rights, forms of conflict resolution, access to justice, gender and law, universality of human rights, legal pluralism.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Niezen, Ronald (Winter)
Winter
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ANTH 317 Prehistory of North America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Peopling of the New World; cultural adaptations of grasslands, woodland, desert and maritime environments; factors that favoured the shifts in subsistence activities, settlement patterns and social organization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisites: ANTH 201 or 203 or equivalent.
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ANTH 338 Native Peoples of North America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Ethnographic survey of Native cultures in North America. Conditions arising from European colonization and their social, economic and political impact. Contemporary situation of indigenous peoples.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
- ANTH 436 North American Native Peoples (3 credits)
Architecture
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ARCH 535 History of Architecture in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : French, British and American influences in the history of Canadian architecture, with particular emphasis on the Eastern Provinces. Site visits and case studies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
* Limited enrolment 2-3 spots for CANS students.
Art History
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ARTH 300 Canadian Art to 1914 (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : Canadian art from the pre-contact period through the colonial and nation-building centuries until the onset of the First World War. Emphasis will be placed on the diverse cultural influences that have been brought into contact in Canada.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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ARTH 302 Aspects of Canadian Art (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : An examination of selected subjects relevant to a specific period of art in Canada.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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ARTH 479 Studies: Modern Art and Theoretical Problems 04 (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : Studies in modern art and theoretical problems.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: Any 200-level Art History course or permission of instructor
Biology
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BIOL 240 Monteregian Flora (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : Field studies of ferns, fern allies, conifers and flowering plants; the use of keys for plant identification.
Terms: Summer 2018
Instructors: Millien, Virginie; Lapointe, Melanie (Summer)
Prerequisite: BIOL 111 or permission
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PLNT 358
Note: Taught at the Gault Nature Reserve. Contact instructor for specific dates, logistics: (virginie.millien [at] mcgill.ca).
This course is offered in the summer.
This course, given at the University’s Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St. Hilaire, has an additional fee of $421.55 which includes a hand lens, a textbook, handouts, lodging and supper each day.
Communication Studies
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COMS 510 Canadian Broadcasting Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Studies : Key issues in the history and evolution of radio, television and new media in Canada. The legislative and regulatory framework of Canadian broadcasting, the relationship between public and privately-owned media, the emergence of new media, and the efforts of interest groups to influence the direction of the Canadian media system.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Course intended for senior undergraduates and graduate students with a specialized interest in Canadian broadcasting policy.
Prerequisites: 3 credits of COMS coursework at the 200-level, 3 credits of COMS coursework at the 300 or 400-level, or permission of instructor.
Economics
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ECON 219 Current Economic Problems: Topics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : This course will deal with topical issues of importance to the Canadian economy.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Zhang, Ling Ling (Winter)
This course will also be of interest to students outside of Economics
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ECON 223 Political Economy of Trade Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : The course introduces students to the economics of international trade, what constitutes good trade policy, and how trade policy is decided. The course examines Canadian trade policy since 1945, including the GATT, Auto Pact, the FTA and NAFTA, and concludes with special topics in trade policy.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Lander, Moshe (Winter)
Prerequisite: ECON 208
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ECON 303 Canadian Economic Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Major theories of how economic policy is made and goes on to use economic tools of analysis to investigate selected policy problems of current interest.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209 or those listed under Prerequisites above.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 303D1/D2 or ECON 403.
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ECON 305 Industrial Organization (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : The course analyzes the structure, conduct, and performance of industries, particularly but not exclusively in Canada. Topics include effects of mergers, barriers to entry, product line and promotion policies, vertical integration, and R & D policies of firms.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Lasio, Laura (Fall)
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ECON 308 Governmental Policy Towards Business (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Covers the major public policies toward business in Canada, such as competition policy, regulation, public ownership and privatization, industrial policies, and trade policies. Includes comparison with policies of other countries, especially the U.S. Readings will include some legal decisions.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Green, Christopher (Winter)
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ECON 405 Natural Resource Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Topics include: Malthusian and Ricardian Scarcity; optimal depletion of renewable and non-renewable resources; exploration, risk and industry structure, and current resources, rent and taxation. Current public policies applied to the resource industries, particularly those of a regulatory nature.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Cairns, Robert D (Winter)
- ECON 406 Topics in Economic Policy (3 credits)
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ECON 408 Public Sector Economics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Theoretical and empirical economic analysis of the public sector with an emphasis on public goods and government spending. Study of Canadian institutions in international perspective.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Zhang, Ling Ling (Fall)
Prerequisite: ECON 230D1/D2 or 250D1/D2 or permission of the instructor.
Not open to students who have already completed ECON 408D1/D2.
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ECON 409 Public Sector Economics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Theoretical and empirical economic analysis of the public sector with an emphasis on taxation. Study of Canadian institutions in international perspective.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Lander, Moshe (Winter)
Prerequisite: ECON 408 or permission of the instructor
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 408D1/D2
- ECON 434 Current Economic Problems (3 credits)
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ECON 440 Health Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : The organization and performance of Canada's health care system are examined from an economist's perspective. The system is described and its special features analyzed. Much attention is given to the role of government in the system and to financing arrangements for hospital and medical services. Current financial problems are discussed.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Strumpf, Erin (Winter)
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ECON 480 Research Project 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : In this course students must undertake a research project under close supervision. They must also do such special reading and research as their advisers direct.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Strumpf, Erin; Xue, Licun; Green, Christopher; Naylor, Robin Thomas; Galbraith, John W; MacKenzie, Kenneth; Alvarez-Cuadrado, Francisco; Chemin, Matthieu; Amodio, Francesco; Lasio, Laura (Fall) Lange, Fabian; MacKenzie, Kenneth (Winter) Amodio, Francesco; Xue, Licun (Summer)
Restrictions: Open to U3 students only. Not open to students who have taken ECON 481. A minimum average GPA of 3.15 is required in ECON 250D/230D, ECON 352D/330D and ECON 257D/227D as well as in all economics courses. Students must complete a Research Project Registration Form, have it signed by the professor who has agreed to supervise the research project, countersigned by the Director of the Undergraduate Program in Economics, and submit it to the Economics Department Office prior to registering in this course. A student cannot take this course more than once for credit.
The duration and amount of work required for ECON 480 has to be commensurate with that for 400 level courses.
English
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ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 1.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: MacLaren, Eli (Fall)
Winter
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ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 2. A continuation of ENGL 228.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Lecker, Robert (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 313 Canadian Drama and Theatre (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Dramatic forms and theatrical practices in Canada from beginnings to the present day.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Salter, Denis (Fall)
Winter
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ENGL 327 Canadian Prose Fiction 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of Canadian prose fiction in English, from 19th century historical romance and realist fiction to the emergence of the modernist novel in the decades following the Second World War.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Winter
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ENGL 328 Development of Canadian Poetry 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of Canadian poetry in English from the 18th century to the end of the Second World War.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Trehearne, Brian P (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 333 Development of Canadian Poetry 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of Canadian poetry in English from the end of the Second World War to the present.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Lecker, Robert (Fall)
Winter
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ENGL 339 Canadian Prose Fiction 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of contemporary Canadian prose fiction in English, from modernism to post-modernism and beyond.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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ENGL 345 Literature and Society (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An examination of issues relating to literature and its social contexts, such as implications of gender, race, ethnicity.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Yachnin, Paul Edward (Winter)
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ENGL 393 Canadian Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of Canadian cinema.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Fall
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ENGL 409 Studies in a Canadian Author (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Advanced study of a significant author in Canadian literature.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Trehearne, Brian P (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: previous work in Canadian Literature
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ENGL 410 Theme or Movement Canadian Literature (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Advanced study of a significant theme or movement in Canadian Literature.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Lecker, Robert (Fall)
Winter
Prerequisite: previous work in Canadian Literature
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ENGL 411 Studies in Canadian Fiction (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Advanced study of works of Canadian fiction.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor, based on previous work in Canadian fiction
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ENGL 415 Studies in 20th Century Literature 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of works of literature of the 20th century.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Hepburn, William Allan (Winter)
Fall
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ENGL 419 Studies in 20th Century Literature (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of works of literature of the 20th century.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Brown, Curtis (Winter)
Fall
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ENGL 440 First Nations and Inuit Literature and Media (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An introduction to Inuit and First Nations literature and media in Canada, including oral literature and the development of aboriginal television and film.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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ENGL 441 Special Topics in Canadian Cultural Studies (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Advanced study of a specific area of Canadian culture or Canadian cultural theory.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Cooke, Nathalie M (Fall)
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ENGL 527 Canadian Literature (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A seminar on Canadian literature. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Fall
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ENGL 528 Canadian Literature (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A seminar on Canadian literature. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Winter
French as a Second Language
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FRSL 101 Beginners French 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French-speaking environment. Short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Pellerin, Suzanne; Soucé, Alida; Groulx, Jean-Francois; Labbe, Marie-Claude; Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Creck, Chantal (Fall)
Prerequisite: Placement test
Language laboratory and oral practice with a French monitor if available.
Placement test. No knowledge of French.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken FRSL 101D1/D2, FRSL 103, FRSL 104, or FRSL 105.
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FRSL 102 Beginners French 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French-speaking environment. Short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Pellerin, Suzanne; Anthony, Sarah; Labbe, Marie-Claude; Soucé, Alida (Winter)
Language laboratory and oral practice with a French monitor if available.
Prerequisite: FRSL 101
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FRSL 103 Near Beginners French (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Refresher course for students who have very little previous French instruction. Instructions in basic vocabulary and grammar applied to oral/written French. Cultural texts, short essay, and practice of basic speech patterns.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Soucé, Alida; Groulx, Jean-Francois (Fall) Soucé, Alida (Winter)
Prerequisite: Placement test.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking FRSL 102 or FRSL 105.
Note: For students in any degree program whose knowledge of French is insufficient to qualify for Elementary French (determined by the Placement Test). 3 credits, 3 hours, plus mandatory language laboratory. Not open to student who have grade 10 French or higher in Canada or equivalent (unless special permission is granted).
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FRSL 105 Intensive Beginners French (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French social milieu, short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice and conversation class.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Pellerin, Suzanne; Petcoff, Christine (Fall) Pellerin, Suzanne; Petcoff, Christine (Winter) Pellerin, Suzanne; Petcoff, Christine; Miller Sanchez, Sandra (Summer)
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FRSL 206 Elementary French (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Equivalent to FRSL 207D1. Only with special permission of the Department.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Soucé, Alida (Fall)
Fall
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite: Placement test
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FRSL 207 Elementary French 01 (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Review and further training in basic structures, with emphasis on oral expression and listening comprehension. Awareness of French culture developed through audio-visual material and selected readings.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Soucé, Alida; Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Fortin, Marie-Josee; Creck, Chantal (Fall) Soucé, Alida; Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Fortin, Marie-Josee; Creck, Chantal (Winter)
Language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 101 and 102, or 103, or 104, or 105, or Placement test required.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Grade 12 or 13 French in Canada, or equivalent
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FRSL 207D1 Elementary French 01 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Review and further training in basic structures, with emphasis on oral expression and listening comprehension. Awareness of French culture developed through audio-visual material and selected readings.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Soucé, Alida; Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Fortin, Marie-Josee; Creck, Chantal (Fall)
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 101 and 102, or 103, or 104, or 105, or Placement test required.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Grade 12 or 13 French in Canada, or equivalent
Students must register for both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 207
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FRSL 207D2 Elementary French 01 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 207D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Soucé, Alida; Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Fortin, Marie-Josee; Creck, Chantal (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 101 and 102, or 103, or 104, or 105, or Placement test required.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 207
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FRSL 208 Intensive Elementary French (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Review and further training in basic structures, with emphasis on oral expression and listening comprehension.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Papin, Kevin (Fall) Papin, Kevin; Tétreault, Marie-Hélène (Winter) Papin, Kevin (Summer)
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FRSL 211 Oral and Written French 1 (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Hyrat, Loretta; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Richard, Jean-Yves (Fall) Hyrat, Loretta; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Creck, Chantal; Deslauriers, Roch (Winter)
Language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test
Restriction: Not open to students from Québec
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FRSL 211D1 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Hyrat, Loretta; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Richard, Jean-Yves (Fall)
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test
Restriction: Not open to students from Québec
Students must register for both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 211
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FRSL 211D2 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 211D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Hyrat, Loretta; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Creck, Chantal; Deslauriers, Roch (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 211
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FRSL 212 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Equivalent to the first half of FRSL 211. Only with special permission of the Department.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Hyrat, Loretta (Fall)
Fall
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite: Placement test
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FRSL 215 Oral and Written French 1 - Intensive (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Hyrat, Loretta; Deslauriers, Roch (Fall) Hyrat, Loretta; Deslauriers, Roch (Winter) Michaud, Gabriel; Deslauriers, Roch (Summer)
Fall
6 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test
Restriction: Not open to students from Québec
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FRSL 216 Découvrons Montréal en français (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : The course introduces students to various aspects of the French culture of the Montreal area through the exploration of pre-selected sites on the Internet. Students will do research and rallies on-line, followed by evaluated email exchanges, oral discussions, presentations in class, and field trips.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
3 hours
Prerequisite: Placement test. Priority given to Freshman students
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FRSL 302 Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Focus on oral discrimination, global comprehension and corrective phonetics.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Anthony, Sarah (Fall)
Fall
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite: Placement test. For students who have reached a good standard in grammar and written French but who have difficulty in understanding spoken French and therefore cannot communicate effectively
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FRSL 303 Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Emphasis will be on the development of oral communication skills, laboratory exercises, vocabulary building, discussions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Winter
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 302, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test required.
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FRSL 321 Oral and Written French 2 (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Oral work involving discussion and exposés, cultural and literary readings, grammar review. Methodological component integrated in classwork and developed in frequent workshop sessions.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Anthony, Sarah; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Gachet, Guillaume (Fall) Anthony, Sarah; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Gachet, Guillaume (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 211D1 and 211D2, or 215 or 302 or 303, or Placement test required.
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FRSL 321D1 Oral and Written French 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Oral work involving discussion and exposés, cultural and literary readings, grammar review. Methodological component integrated in classwork and developed in frequent workshop sessions.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Anthony, Sarah; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Gachet, Guillaume (Fall)
3 hours
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 211D1 and 211D2, or 215 or 302 or 303, or Placement test required.
Students must register for both FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 321
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FRSL 321D2 Oral and Written French 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 321D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Anthony, Sarah; Miller Sanchez, Sandra; Gachet, Guillaume (Winter)
Prerequisite: FRSL 321D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 321
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FRSL 322 Oral and Written French 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Equivalent to the first half of FRSL 321. Only with special permission of the Department.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Anthony, Sarah (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
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FRSL 325 Oral and Written French 2 - Intensive (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : The program of FRSL 321 will be covered in one semester.
Terms: Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Anthony, Sarah; Groulx, Jean-Francois (Winter) Anthony, Sarah; Fortin, Marie-Josee (Summer)
Winter
6 hours
Prerequisites: FRSL 211D1 and 211D2, or 215 or 302 or 303, or Placement test required
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FRSL 326 Découvrons le Québec en français (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : An introduction to the history and culture of Québec.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
3 hours
Prerequisite: Placement test. Priority given to Freshman students
Course co-listed with Québec Studies.
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FRSL 332 Intermediate French: Grammar 01 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Grammar review, using both a theoretical and a practical approach. Reading materials, in addition to their cultural interest, are selected to illustrate grammatical usage, provide models of writing techniques and aid in vocabulary development.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Papin, Kevin; Harrison, Sue; Gachet, Guillaume (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
Prerequisite: Placement test. For those who have attained relative fluency but lack accuracy in speaking and writing
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FRSL 333 Intermediate French: Grammar 02 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Second part of FRSL 332.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Papin, Kevin; Harrison, Sue; Liakina, Natallia (Winter)
Winter
3 hours
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 332, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test required.
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FRSL 407 Compréhension et expression orales (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Identification des niveaux de langue et prononciation du français familier; amélioration de la compréhension auditive par l'écoute d'une variété de documents audio-visuels du Québec et d'ailleurs.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Liakina, Natallia (Fall)
Fall
3 heures par semaine
Préalable : test de classement. S'adresse aux étudiants qui ont déjà une bonne maîtrise du français écrit.
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FRSL 408 Français oral: Textes et expressions (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Suite du cours FRSL 407. Cours de perfectionnement de l'expression orale et écrite: amélioration de la production orale (intonation, débit, spontanéité); enrichissement du vocabulaire idiomatique relié à des fonctions socio-culturelles de la langue par le biais de techniques orales (jeux de rôles, discussions, simulations) et d'un journal.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Michaud, Gabriel (Winter)
3 heures par semaine
Prequisite(s): FRSL 407, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test
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FRSL 431 Français fonctionnel avancé (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Destiné aux étudiants de niveau avancé qui veulent approfondir leurs connaissances lexicales, syntaxiques et culturelles afin de pouvoir exprimer avec clarté leurs opinions sur une variété de sujets. Par l'étude de journaux, revues et textes littéraires, les étudiants se familiariseront avec la réalité québécoise contemporaine.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Richard, Jean-Yves; Michaud, Gabriel (Fall) Michaud, Gabriel; Petcoff, Christine (Winter)
Prerequisite(s) : FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 or FRSL 325 or FRSL 332 or FRSL 333 or FRSL 407 or FRSL 408
Les étudiants qui ont suivi le cours FRSL 400, FRSL 402 ou FRSL 432 ne seront pas admis.
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FRSL 431D1 Français fonctionnel avancé (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Destiné aux étudiants de niveau avancé qui veulent approfondir leurs connaissances lexicales, syntaxiques et culturelles afin de pouvoir exprimer avec clarté leurs opinions sur une variété de sujets. Par l'étude de journaux, revues et textes littéraires, les étudiants se familiariseront avec la réalité québécoise contemporaine.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Richard, Jean-Yves; Michaud, Gabriel (Fall)
3 heures par semaine
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 or FRSL 325 or FRSL 332 or FRSL 333 or FRSL 407 or FRSL 408
Les étudiants qui ont suivi le cours FRSL 400, FRSL 402 ou FRSL 432 ne seront pas admis
Students must register for both FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 431
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FRSL 431D2 Français fonctionnel avancé (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 431D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Michaud, Gabriel; Petcoff, Christine (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 or FRSL 325 or FRSL 332 or FRSL 333 or FRSL 407 or FRSL 408
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 431
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FRSL 432 Français fonctionnel (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Première moitié du programme du cours FRSL 431. Seulement avec la permission spéciale du département.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Richard, Jean-Yves; Michaud, Gabriel (Fall)
Fall
3 heures par semaine
Préalable : test de classement.
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FRSL 445 Français fonctionnel, écrit 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Destiné aux étudiants dont le français oral est d'un niveau fonctionnel, mais dont le français écrit est nettement inférieur. Travaux écrits hebdomadaires, analyse de textes divers, exercices et tests en classe. But: corriger l'orthographe, la grammaire et les anglicismes, enrichir le vocabulaire, améliorer l'expression écrite.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Hyrat, Loretta (Fall)
Fall
3 heures par semaine
Préalable : test de classement.
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FRSL 446 Français fonctionnel, écrit 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Rédactions de types variés. But: améliorer le style, développer les compétences telles que l'organisation et la présentation d'arguments ou l'identification des registres de langue.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Hyrat, Loretta (Winter)
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FRSL 449 Le français des médias (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Cours de perfectionnement mettant l'accent sur l'enrichissement de la langue à l'oral comme à l'écrit. Analyse d'émissions de télévision ou de radio et lecture d'articles de journaux ou de revues. Activités variées portant sur des sujets d'actualité (reportages, débats, etc.) qui reflètent la société et la culture du Québec d'aujourd'hui.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Michaud, Gabriel (Fall)
3 heures par semaine
Préalable : test de classement.
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FRSL 455 Grammaire et création (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Perspective analytique et approche inductive et visuelle se combinent pour permettre une meilleure maîtrise du code grammatical. L'étude de textes de niveau soutenu met en relief la richesse des ressources lexicales et stylistiques du français et rend accessible la création littéraire aux étudiants non francophones.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Michaud, Gabriel; Creck, Chantal (Winter)
3 heures par semaine
Prerequisites: FRSL 449, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test.
French Language and Literature
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FREN 245 Grammaire avancée (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Cours entièrement consacré à la révision systématique des principales difficultés de la langue française.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Bernadet, Arnaud (Fall) Doiron, Normand (Winter)
Préalable : Autorisation départementale requise.
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FREN 252 Littérature québécoise (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Introduction à la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Gaudreault Bourgeois, Jolianne (Winter)
Fall, Winter
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FREN 315 Cinéma québécois (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Étude thématique du cinéma québécois à travers ses principaux films.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Farah, Alain (Winter)
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FREN 329 Civilisation québécoise (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Étude de différents aspects de la société québécoise (économique, politique, social, culturel) de 1867 à aujourd'hui.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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FREN 336 Histoire de la langue française (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Histoire de la langue française, du bas-latin à la langue moderne. Étude de l'évolution phonétique, syntaxique, sémantique. Étude de textes des différentes époques.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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FREN 372 Littérature québécoise 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Étude d'ceuvres, d'auteurs ou de courants de la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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FREN 382 Littérature québécoise 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Étude d'oeuvres, d'auteurs ou de courants de la littérature québécoise.
Terms: Fall 2017, Summer 2018
Instructors: Leclerc, Catherine (Fall) Everett, Jane (Summer)
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FREN 480 Littérature québécoise contemporaine (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Histoire de la littérature québécois récente ou actuelle. Étude d'oeuvres représentatives.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Renaud, Kiev (Fall)
Geography
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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 2018
Instructors: Forest, Benjamin; Oswin, Natalie (Winter)
Note: Winter
Note: 3 hours
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GEOG 272 Earth's Changing Surface (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Introduction to the study of landforms as products of geomorphic and geologic systems acting at and near the Earth's surface. The process geomorphology approach will be used to demonstrate how landforms of different geomorphic settings represent a dynamic balance between forces acting in the environment and the physical properties of materials present.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Pollard, Wayne H (Winter)
Fall
3 hours
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GEOG 301 Geography of Nunavut (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to the physical and cultural geography of Canada's newest territory. The course will emphasize the bio-physical heterogeneity of the natural environment and the cultural and political ecology of the human population.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Wenzel, George (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
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GEOG 309 Geography of Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to the geography of Canada. A comprehensive geographical interpretation of Canada's salient physical and human characteristics, including landscapes and their evolution, climate, vegetation, society/land relationships and socio-economic attributes of the population.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Winter
3 hours
Restriction: Cannot be taken by students who have taken CANS 303 after 2007.
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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 2017
Instructors: Breau, Sebastien (Fall)
Winter
3 hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 216 or permission of instructor
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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 2017, Summer 2018
Instructors: Manaugh, Kevin (Fall) Moser, Sarah (Summer)
Fall
Prerequisites: One of the following: GEOG 201, GEOG 203, GEOG 210, GEOG 216, GEOG 217, GEOG 272, or permission of instructor
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
**This course will be held on May 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16 and 18.
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GEOG 495 Field Studies - Physical Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Field research projects in physical geography. Held locally in Monteregian or Eastern Township regions. The course is organised around field projects designed to formulate and test scientific hypotheses in a physical geography discipline. May Summer session.
Terms: Summer 2018
Instructors: Pollard, Wayne H (Summer)
2-week field school
Prerequisites: 6 credits from the following list of Systematic Physical Geography courses: GEOG 305, GEOG 321, GEOG 322, GEOG 350, GEOG 372
Instructor's approval required. Additional Dept. fee $481.36 will be charged to student fee account to cover the cost of transportation, accommodations, local fees and all meals for approximately 12 nights, as the course is held at the Gault Estate at Mont St.-Hilaire during May. Application forms avail. Geog. Office or web page.
**Since this is a field course, the Victoria Day statutory holiday will not be taken into consideration. Therefore, students are expected to attend their lecture on Monday, May, 22, 2017.
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GEOG 499 Subarctic Field Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to the geography of the subarctic with emphasis on the application of field methods in physical and/or human geography.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Fall
Instructor's approval required.
A fee of $1,985.18 is charged to all students registered in GEOG 499 Subarctic Field Studies. This course is held at Schefferville, Quebec in late August through early September. The fee is used to support the cost of transportation, accommodations, local fees and all meals. The department subsidizes a portion of the cost of this compulsory activity for each student registered in a Geography Major or Honours program.
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GEOG 502 Geography of Northern Development (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Analysis of the evolution of development policies and their spatial implications in circumpolar areas with an emphasis on the application of geographical concepts. Special attention is given to indigenous peoples and new immigrant populations in northern North America.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Wenzel, George (Fall)
History
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HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Nerbas, Donald (Fall)
Fall
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HIST 203 Survey: Canada since 1867 (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Madokoro, Laura; Morton, Suzanne (Winter)
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HIST 303 History of Quebec (3 credits)
Overview
History : Covering Quebec history from New France to contemporary times, this course will include themes like ethnic relations, citizenship, gender and material culture. It is of particular interest to students in Education who foresee teaching about Quebec.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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HIST 312 Hist of Consumption in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
History : History of consumption in Canada since 1600 in relation to subsistence and the early market; modern class and gender relationships; conceptions of citizenship.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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HIST 333 Natives and French (3 credits)
Overview
History : Encounters between indigenous peoples and French newcomers in Canada and other parts of North America, 16th - 18th century. Through an examination of exploration, Catholic missions, trade, military alliances and colonization, the course focuses on the motives, outlooks and actions of both natives and Europeans.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Desbarats, Catherine (Fall)
Prerequisite: Any course in history or permission of instructor
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HIST 334 History of New France (3 credits)
Overview
History : Social, political, and cultural history of France's ancien régime settlement colonies in North America. Topics include the nature of the absolutist colonial state and French imperialism; society; family; the Church; gender; and religion.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Desbarats, Catherine (Winter)
Prerequisite: Any history course or permission of instructor
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HIST 335 Science and Medicine in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
History : The social and intellectual history of science and medicine in Canada, from early exploration, through the rise of learned societies, universities and professional organizations, to World War II.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Wright, David John (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 212
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HIST 342 Canada and the World (3 credits)
Overview
History : Examines the historical development of Canada and the World from 1867 to the present. Particular emphasis will be placed on key themes in the history of Canada’s international relations including imperialism and race. Attention will also be paid to major global developments such as wars, peace-making and international governance. The course will consider traditional inter-state relations as well as international relations from a non-governmental, grassroots perspective to include migration, development and humanitarianism.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Madokoro, Laura (Fall)
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HIST 343 Women in Post-Confederation Canada (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course examines women's contribution to the economic and social development of Canada as well as the changes in the image and status of women. Special emphasis will be on the relationship between women's roles in the private sphere and the public domain.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 203
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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 2018
Instructors: Hamon, Michael (Winter)
- HIST 357 Cultural Diversity in Canada (3 credits)
- HIST 361 Topics in Canadian Regional History (3 credits)
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HIST 363 Canada 1870-1914 (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course will examine social, economic, political and cultural aspects of Canadian society between 1870 and 1914. Topics covered will include aboriginal peoples, European settlement of the West, provincial rights, the national policy, social reform movements, industrialization, immigration and the rise of cities.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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HIST 364 Canada 1914-1945 (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course will examine Canada and Canadian society between 1914 and 1945. It will focus on the social, political, economic and cultural impact of the two World Wars and the economic crisis of the 1930s. Among the topics will be Canadian external relations, political and social protest, popular culture, demographic changes and prohibition.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Zucchi, John (Fall)
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HIST 367 Canada since 1945 (3 credits)
Overview
History : Elements of Canada's political, social, economic, and cultural history since World War II. Topics will include constitutional questions, gender and class issues, the role of the state, regionalism, consumer society, the Quiet Revolution, and nationalism in Canada.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Pre-requisite(s): HIST 203 or permission of instructor
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HIST 370 Topics: Canadian Political History (3 credits)
Overview
History : Explores a topic related to the political history of Canada.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 203 or permission of instructor
Topics vary from year to year.
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HIST 373 Canadian Labour History (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course explores themes in labour and working class history in Canada.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 203 or equivalent or consent of instructor
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HIST 397 Canada: Ethnicity, Migration (3 credits)
Overview
History : Immigration, ethnicity and race in Canada in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics will include the migration process, government policy and legislation, urban and rural migration, acculturation, nativism and multiculturalism.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Zucchi, John (Winter)
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HIST 403 History of Quebec Institutions (3 credits)
Overview
History : Analysis of institutional structures in Quebec with emphasis on the 19th century. Particular attention will be given to legal and property institutions in transition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 203 or consent of instructor
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HIST 408 Colonialism and Native Peoples (3 credits)
Overview
History : The nature and consequences of encounters between American native peoples and Europeans.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 202
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HIST 414 Canadian Cultural History (3 credits)
Overview
History : A cultural history of Canada, with culture defined in both the anthropological sense as comprising an entire way of life-,material, intellectual and spiritual- and in the familiar sense of embodying the life of the intellect and the arts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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HIST 423 Topics: Migration and Ethnicity (3 credits)
Overview
History : The study of various topics and themes in the area of migration, ethnicity and race in Canada. Topics vary from year to year.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Zucchi, John (Winter)
Prerequisite: HIST 397 or permission of instructor
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HIST 434 British North America 1760-1867 (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course will study the social-cultural and political development of British North American colonies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: An introductory course in history or consent or instructor
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HIST 586D1 Canada: Diasporas and the State (3 credits)
Overview
History : Explores themes in the history of migration and international diasporas, and state and societal responses to immigrants
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 203 or permission of instructor
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 471D1/D2.
Students must register for both HIST 586D1 and HIST 586D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 586D1 and HIST 586D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 586D2 Canada: Diasporas and the State (3 credits)
Overview
History : Explores themes in the history of migration and international diasporas, and state and societal responses to immigrants
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 203 or permission of instructor
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 471D1/D2.
Students must register for both HIST 586D1 and HIST 586D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 586D1 and HIST 586D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 592D1 Topics: Canadian Politics (3 credits)
Overview
History : An honours seminar on the history of politics in Canada.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 202 or HIST 203 or permission of instructor
Restrictions: Open to undergraduate honours students and graduate students in history and advanced students with permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken HIST 462D1/D2.
Students must register for both HIST 592D1 and HIST 592D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 592D1 and HIST 592D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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HIST 592D2 Topics: Canadian Politics (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 592D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 592D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 592D1 and HIST 592D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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HIST 593D1 French Atlantic Worlds: Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
History : The emergence of French Atlantic Worlds from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth century. Regions include West Africa, Brazil, Canada, Acadia and the Caribbean. Themes will include transatlantic commerce and slavery, colonialism, and indigenous peoples, debates over citizenship and the Haitian Revolution.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Dew, Nicholas (Fall)
Prerequisite: HIST 202 or HIST 203 or HIST 215 or permission of instructor.
Restriction: Restricted to graduate students and honours students or advanced students who have permission of instructor.
Students must register for both HIST 593D1 and HIST 593D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 593D1 and HIST 593D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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HIST 593D2 French Atlantic Worlds: Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 593D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Dew, Nicholas (Winter)
Prerequisite: HIST 593D1 and HIST 202 or HIST 203 or HIST 215 or permission of instructor.
Restriction: Restricted to graduate students and honours students or advanced students who have permission of instructor.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 593D1 and HIST 593D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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HIST 596D1 Seminar: Canadian Health History (3 credits)
Overview
History : An exploration of the social history of public health and medical practice in Canada from the early eighteenth century to the advent of universal health care.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 203 or HIST 335 or permission of instructor
Restriction: Open only to history honours and graduate students or advanced students who have permission of instructor
Topics will vary from year to year.
Students must register for both HIST 596D1 and HIST 596D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 596D1 and HIST 596D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 596D2 Seminar: Canadian Health History (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 596D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 596D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 596D1 and HIST 596D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Linguistics
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LING 320 Sociolinguistics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : A survey of language in its social context. The main focus will be on the influence of social factors like age, gender, social class and speech style on linguistic variation and change. Contact amongst languages (e.g. in Montreal) and the birth and death of languages will also be discussed.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Boberg, Charles Soren (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: LING 201.
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LING 325 Canadian English (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : A diverse, interdisciplinary set of perspectives on the English language in Canada, including its status as one of many Canadian languages and as the expressive medium of English-Canadian culture, the history of English-speaking settlement in Canada, and linguistic analysis of its main distinguishing features, regional variation and changes in progress.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Boberg, Charles Soren (Fall)
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LING 350 Linguistic Aspects of Bilingualism (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Linguistic competence and performance in bilinguals: the organization of the bilingual's grammar. Syntactic constraints on code mixing: How many grammars are involved? Unidirectional and bidirectional grammatical interference. Structural distance between genetically related and unrelated languages and its effect on the organization of the bilingual's grammar.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: White, Lydia (Winter)
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LING 520 Sociolinguistics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : A seminar on variationist "micro-sociolinguistics", including a survey of the most important primary literature on sociolinguistic variation and introduction to sociolinguistic fieldwork.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Boberg, Charles Soren (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: LING 320 or permission of instructor.
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LING 521 Dialectology (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : An introduction to the theory and methods of dialectology (the study of regional variation in language) with an emphasis on connections with linguistic theory. Students will also acquire a practical knowledge of major differences among dialects of English, and will gain hands-on experience in the planning, implementation and analysis of a dialect survey.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Music
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MUHL 391 Canadian Music (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Survey of music in Canada from the 16th Century to the present. Current musical organizations and institutions, and contemporary Canadian music will be stressed. Time permitting, brief reference will be made to the folk music of indigenous and immigrant groups.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Cherney, Brian (Winter)
Political Science
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POLI 221 Government of Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An examination of the central governmental institutions, including parliament, federalism, and the judiciary.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Schultz, Richard (Fall)
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 222 Political Process and Behaviour in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An introduction to contemporary political life in Canada that examines how demands are identified and transmitted through the political systems. Emphasis will be placed on: the Canadian political culture; socialization and political participation; the electoral system; elections and voting; the role and structure of political parties; and the influence of organized interest.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Scholtz, Christa (Winter)
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 226 La vie politique québécoise (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Une introduction à la vie politique québécoise à travers l'étude des institutions, des idéologies et des comportements politiques. Une attention particulière sera accordée à la structure et aux changements dans le système politique québécoise.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Belanger, Eric (Winter)
Restriction: An ability to understand and read French is required; writing and speaking ability are not.
This course is offered in English and French in alternate years. For 2012-13 it will be offered in French.
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 320 Issues in Canadian Democracy (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Critical analysis of selected issues and debates in Canadian politics, including citizen participation, electoral system effects, party financing, office-seeking, approaches to representation, and direct democracy and non-party alternatives. Topics are examined from both the perspective of the general population and the specific experience of women and ethno-racial minorities.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: At least one other course in Canadian or Comparative Government and Politics or permission of instructor
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 321 Issues: Canadian Public Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The Canadian political process through an analysis of critical policy issues in community development, welfare state, education, and institutional reforms in public service delivery systems. Diagnostic and prescriptive interpretations of public choices in a federal-parliamentary regime.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Sabetti, Filippo (Winter)
Prerequisite: at least one other course in Canadian or Comparative Politics
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 326 Provincial Politics (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The effect of regional and provincial culture on the operation of political parties and the institutions of government; the effect of institutional modernization on provincial governments; the role of provincial sub-systems within the Canadian political system.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: A basic course in Canadian Government or Politics or permission of the instructor
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 336 Le Québec et le Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Comment les Canadiens anglais et les Québécois se perçoivent-ils? Les différences culturelles entre les deux groupes. Les relations politiques et économiques entre les deux groupes. L'impact de la Révolution Tranquille. La place des francophones et des anglophones dans la vie collective. Les projets de réaménagement du cadre politique.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Restrictions: An ability to understand and read French is required; writing and speaking ability are not. Not open to students who have taken QCST 336.
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: at least one other course in Canadian government or politics
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 342 Canadian Foreign Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The development and articulation of Canadian foreign policy. Theoretical approaches. The environmental setting. Historical perspectives. Trans-Atlantic linkages. The American connection. The Common Market. The United Nations. Military security. Developing relations with Asia, Africa, Latin America. Canada in global society.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Plouffe, Joël (Winter)
Prerequisite: A basic course in Canadian Government and Politics or International Politics or written consent of instructor
Note: The fields are International Politics and Canadian Politics.
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POLI 371 Challenge of Canadian Federalism (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An analysis of the origins, evolution and nature of federalism in Canada. Topics and themes will include the impact of federalism on political institutions, the effect of different regional perspectives, and the issues and conflicts that currently confront Canadian federalism.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Scholtz, Christa (Fall)
Prerequisite: at least one course in Canadian politics
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 372 Aboriginal Politics in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The relationship of aboriginal politics to larger debates and literatures within political science, such as citizenship theory, federalism, and collective action. Subjects covered include Canada's treaty history, constitutional changes, and aboriginal political development.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Cowie, Chadwick (Winter)
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POLI 378 The Canadian Judicial Process (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An examination of the structure of the judiciary and its role in the Canadian political process. Topics include the nature of judicial power and its constitutional framework in Canada, the structure and function of courts, judicial recruitment and personnel, judicial policy-making and the political role of the Supreme Court under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Tachou Sipowo, Alain (Winter)
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POLI 379 Topics in Canadian Politics (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Topics in Canadian politics.
Terms: Fall 2017, Summer 2018
Instructors: Gordon, Kelly (Fall) Ferrell, Jason Scott (Summer)
Prerequisite: A basic course in Canadian Government and Politics
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 410 Canadian Political Parties (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : This course examines Canadian political parties and party systems, stressing patterns of historical development, party organization and finance, relationships with social movement, and the impact of Canadian federalism.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Gordon, Kelly (Winter)
Prerequisite: At least one other course in Canadian Politics
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 412 Canadian Voting/Public Opinion (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : A critical examination of major debates within the literature on Canadian voting behaviour and public opinion.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Gidengil, Elisabeth (Fall)
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.
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POLI 417 Health Care in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : This course analyzes the theory and politics of health policy and institutions, comparing provincial models and contextualizing Canadian systems with international perspectives from the U.S. and Europe. Current health reform debates will be explored, particularly those involving federal-provincial relations, sustainable financing and the role of the state in social protection.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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POLI 427 Selected Topics: Canadian Politics (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Selected problem areas in Canada's political process, political culture, constitutional development, and machinery of government.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Tardi, Gregory (Fall)
Prerequisite: A basic course and preferably an upper level course as well in Canadian Government and Politics or permission of the instructor
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 431 Nations and States/Developed World (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The role of nationalism in European and North American political development. Topics include: nationalism and state-formation, secession and sub-state nationalism, war and nationalism, federal and consociational arrangements in multi-national societies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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POLI 478 The Canadian Constitution (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An examination of legislative and judicial protection of rights and liberties in Canada. Topics to be covered include civil rights and the division of powers; the implied bill of rights theory; the 1960 Bill of Rights; establishment and enforcement of human rights legislation; and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Manfredi, Christopher P (Winter)
Prerequisites: POLI 378 or an upper level course in Canadian Politics or permission of the instructor
Restriction: Not open to students who took 160-427 in 1989-90 or 1991
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
Québec, Études sur le
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QCST 300 Quebec Culture and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Quebec Studies : A multidisciplinary course that looks at Quebec with an aim of integrating key social, economic, cultural, political and historical aspects.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Farah, Alain (Winter)
Required course for all students in Quebec Studies. Open to all students.
Course cross-listed with HIST 303 in Fall 2012.
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QCST 336 Quebec Studies Summer Seminar (6 credits)
Overview
Quebec Studies : This intensive course, mainly in French, introduces non-Quebec students to Quebec and Montreal's history and culture. Special emphasis on French-language skills. Students attend lectures and seminars by instructors and invited experts. Weekend cultural activities will reinforce course themes.
Terms: Summer 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: Intermediate level placement test required or permission of the instructor.
Restrictions: Designed for non-Quebec and non-francophone students. Intermediate proficiency in French is required. Placement test is required. Enrolment is limited to 25 students. Not open to students who have taken FRSL 326 or QCST 300.
This course carries an additional charge of $51.87 to cover the cost of guided visits to the following five Montreal Museums: Pointe-à -Callière, Musée d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal; Centre d’histoire de Montréal; Musée d’Art contemporain de Montréal; Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal; Musée McCord; Musée d’histoire de Montréal. The fee is refundable only during the withdrawal with full refund period.
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QCST 440 Contemporary Issues in Quebec (3 credits)
Overview
Quebec Studies : A multidisciplinary seminar that looks at a theme or topic concerning Quebec Society with the goal of integrating key social, economical, cultural, political and historic aspects.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Poutanen, Mary Anne (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): QCST 300 or permission of the instructor
Required course for all students in Quebec Studies.
Instruction, discussions, oral presentations and papers can be in French or English
Religious Studies
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RELG 420 Canadian Church History (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A survey of the major Christian traditions in Canada from the settlement of New France to the present. Lectures and seminars with use, where possible, of primary source materials.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Marr, Lucille (Winter)
Sociology
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SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Major theoretical perspectives and research methods in sociology. The linkages of theory and method in various substantive areas including: the family, community and urban life, religion, ethnicity, occupations and stratification, education, and social change.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Elrick, Jennifer (Fall) Miltsov, Alexandre (Winter) Lomonosov, Matvey (Summer)
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SOCI 222 Urban Sociology (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Comparative analysis of the process of urbanization in Europe, North America and the Third World; effects of urbanization upon social institutions and individuals; theories of urbanization and urbanism; the Canadian urban system; urban problems in comparative view.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Doering, Jan (Fall)
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SOCI 225 Medicine and Health in Modern Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Socio-medical problems and ways in which sociological analysis and research are being used to understand and deal with them. Canadian and Québec problems include: poverty and health; mental illness; aging; death and dying; professionalism; health service organization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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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 2018
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Winter)
Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor
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SOCI 318 Sociology of the Media (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : A survey course; examines various topics, theories, and research related to the sociological and cultural study of the media, both traditional and new.
Terms: Summer 2018
Instructors: Ghazanjani, Mehri (Summer)
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SOCI 475 Canadian Ethnic Studies Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An interdisciplinary seminar focusing on current social sciences research and public policies in areas relating to Canadian ethnic studies. Topics will include ethnic and racial inequalities, prejudice and discrimination, ethnic identities and cultural expressions, the structure and organization of minority groups.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Weinfeld, Morton (Winter)
Restrictions: Open to students following the Minor Concentration in Canadian Ethnic Studies; or to students with at least nine credits, three at the 300 level, in the social sciences; or with permission of instructor. Not open to students who took CANS 404 in 2007-08.