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Trinity College Courses

(Trinity One; Ethics, Society, & Law; Independent Studies; International Relations; Other)

Key to Course Descriptions

For Distribution Requirement purposes, all TRN courses are classified as HUMANITIES courses except TRN 150Y1, 151Y1, 305Y1 and 425Y1, which are SOCIAL SCIENCE courses, and TRN 419Y1, which is both a HUMANITIES and a SOCIAL SCIENCE course.

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Trinity One

Students participating in Vic One are excluded from Trinity One.

TRN150Y1
National versus International [52S]

This seminar examines the rise of nationalisms and nation states since the 16th century and the ways these intersect or compete with international movements, ideas and institutions. Topics may include the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the birth of Germany, peace movements, the League of Nations, and humanitarian relief. Open only to students admitted to Trinity One.
Co-requisites: TRN151Y1 & a first-year course in History or Political Science or Economics or Sociology or a course with permission of the Coordinator.
This is a Social Science course.


TRN151Y1
Global Governance [52S]

This seminar course provides an orientation to the study of contemporary world order. Topics may include important legacies of the world wars of the 20th century, theories of conflict and cooperation, and new forms of transnational collaboration. Open only to students admitted to Trinity One.
Co-requisites: TRN150Y1 & a first-year course in History or Political Science or Economics or Sociology or a course with permission of the Coordinator.
This is a Social Science course.


TRN170Y1
Ethics and the Creative Imagination [52S]

A seminar course that explores ethical issues through the study of works of the creative imagination that pose or provoke questions of right and wrong, good and evil, justice and injustice. The selected works will be drawn from such fields as literature, film, and the visual and performing arts. Open only to students admitted to Trinity One.
Co-requisites: TRN171Y1 & a first-year course in English or Philosophy or Political Science or a course with permission of the Coordinator.


TRN171Y1
Ethics and the Public Sphere [52S]

A seminar course that explores ethical issues arising in such public domains as international relations, law, science, business, the arts, civil society, public life, the mass media, popular culture. Issues may include war crimes, human rights, assisted suicide, genetic engineering, corporate responsibility, private vice and public virtue, “the tragedy of the commons”. Open only to students admitted to Trinity One.
Co-requisites: TRN170Y1 & a first-year course in English or Philosophy or Political Science or a course with permission of the Coordinator.





Ethics, Society, and Law Courses

TRN 303H1
Ethics and Society [26L]

An exploration of the ethical dimensions of selected contemporary social issues. Students in the major program in Ethics. Society, and Law have enrolment priority.
Prerequisite: PHL271H1

TRN305Y1
Basic Principles of Law [52L]

The nature and justifications of legal rules as preparation for the study of basic principles of law governing the relations between individual citizens, and the relations between individual citizens and the state. Contract, torts, criminal and administrative law. (Enrolment limited: TRN305Y1 is not open to Commerce students. Commerce students should enrol in MGT393H1/394H1 in which they have priority.)
Prerequisite: A student must be in third or fourth year.
This is a Social Science course


TRN311H1
Ethics and Human Liberation [26S]

The ethical implications of critical social theory, in particular that of the ‘Frankfurt School’. The possibilities for justice and freedom in contemporary capitalism; the potential for social movements, such as the women’s movement, for emancipatory transformation.
Recommended preparation: A half-course in ethics/women’s studies/PHL267H1


TRN406H1
Community Research Partnerships in Ethics


TRN 407Y1
Community Research Partnerships in Ethics

Students undertake research projects designed to meet the knowledge needs of ethics-oriented organizations in the broader community.
Prerequisite: Students must be in the final year of registration in the Major Program in Ethics, Society, and Law and will normally have a CGPA of at least 3.20. Enrolment is by application. See the Registration Handbook and Timetable for enrolment procedures.


TRN412H1
Seminar in Ethics, Society, and Law (formerly TRN312H1) [TBA]

Prerequisite: Students must be in their final year of registration in the Major Program: Ethics, Society And Law. See the Registration Handbook and Timetable for enrolment procedures.
Recommended preparation: TRN305Y1/WDW220Y1/ equivalent background knowledge

Exclusion: TRN312H1


TRN425Y1
Law Workshops Course [TBA]

Students attend workshops in the Faculty of Law, meet for related discussion and complete related assignments. Enrolment is restricted to qualified fourth-year students registered in the Major Program Ethics, Society, and Law.
This is a Social Science course.




Independent Studies Courses

TRN299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 48 for details.


TRN300H1
 Trinity Independent Studies [TBA]


TRN301Y1
 Trinity Independent Studies [TBA]


TRN302Y1
 Trinity Independent Studies [TBA]


TRN400H1
 Trinity Independent Studies [TBA]


TRN404Y1
 Trinity Independent Studies [TBA]


TRN405Y1
 Trinity Independent Studies [TBA]


International Relations Courses
(See the International Relations Program Office for details)


TRN410Y1
 Selected Topics in International Studies [TBA]

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the International Relations specialist program or in a History or Political Science specialist program
Exlcusion: TRN410H1


TRN411Y1
Selected Topics in International Studies [TBA]

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the International Relations program or in a History major or specialist program, or permission of instructor


TRN419Y1
 Comparative American, British and Canadian Foreign Policy [52S]

The origins and evolution of American, British and Canadian foreign policy from the late 18th century to the present. Policies are compared in order to understand the development of these countries as nations and actors in the international community.
Prerequisite: Students must have a background in one of Canadian, British or American history.
This is a Humanities and a Social Science course.


TRN421Y1
 The Practice and Institutions of Diplomacy (formerly JHP420Y1) [52S]

Evaluation of the nature of foreign policy negotiation and decision-making from the perspective of the practitioner.
Prerequisite: ECO342Y1/HIS311Y1/POL312Y1




Other Trinity College Courses

TRN190Y1
 Critical Reading and Critical Writing [52S]

This course introduces students to a number of critical approaches and develops the student’s own responses to texts through an understanding of critical vocabulary and the art of close analytical reading. Students also learn how to make their own critical analysis more effective through oral presentations and written work.


TRN200Y1
 Modes of Reasoning (formerly TRN200H1) [26L, 26S]

First term: students are taught how to recognize, analyze, evaluate, and construct arguments in ordinary English prose. Second term: one or more discipline-related modes of reasoning (e.g., scientific reasoning, ethical reasoning, legal reasoning) studied with reference to a selection of contemporary social issues.

Exclusion: PHL247H1/PHI 247H1/TRN200H1