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Changes to the CalendarLast updated October 6, 2008. Change to Rules & RegulationsLate Withdrawal – LWD The Faculty of Arts & Science has approved a mechanism to assist students, in conjunction with their college registrars, to remedy situations, particularly in their early years at university, where personal or other circumstances mean they are irretrievably behind in a course.
Students who have fallen behind with assignments or are not at all prepared to write exams in one or more of courses will be expected to make use of this remedy, and should contact their college registrar’s office immediately. More information on using the LWD mechanism can be found at www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/lwd. Program/Course ChangesActuarial Science Actuarial Science Specialist and Major program requirements should read:
ACT240H1 exclusion added:
ACT349H1 prerequisite should read:
ACT452H1 course description should read:
Diaspora & Transnational Studies Minor program, #2 should read:
DTS401H1 prerequisite added:
DTS402H1 prerequisite added:
East Asian Studies EAS334Y1 should be EAS334H1. Title of EAS295Y0 should be “Selected Topics in East Asian Studies, 200-Level”. Title of EAS395Y0 should be “Selected Topics in East Asian Studies, 300-Level”. Economics ECO333Y1 should be [52L, 26T]. Environment, Centre for Environment & Health Specialist program description, fourth year elective, last sentence, should read:
Environmental Geosciences Specialist program description, Third and Fourth Years, number 1, should read:
Environmental Biology Minor program description, #2, should read:
Forestry Forest Conservation Science Specialist and Major Programs: first year line should read:
Forest Conservation Science Minor Program first year line should read: Forest Conservation Specialist and Major Programs: first year line should read:
Forest Conservation Minor Program first year line should read:
German GER400Y1 should be GER400H1 History Exclusion for HIS371H1 should read:
History & Philosophy of Science HPS210H1 prerequisite added:
HPS211H1 prerequisite added:
Immunology Immunology Specialist program, Second Year should read:
Innis College Urban Studies Minor program entry should read:
Italian Studies VIC courses listed with Italian Studies course descriptions amended to read:
Linguistics LIN479H1 prerequisite should read:
Mathematics Applied Mathematics Specialist program, Third year, #2 should read:
Mathematics Specialist, Third and Fourth Years, # 1 and #3 should read:
Mathematics Major program description should read:
Mathematics Minor program description, #2, should read:
Mathematics and its Applications Specialist program, Higher Years, should read:
Mathematics and its Applications Specialist program, Computer Science Concentration, #1 and #2 should read:
Mathematics and its Applications Specialist program, Physical Sciences Concentration, #1 should read:
Mathematics and its Applications Specialist program, Probability/Statistics Concentration, #1 should read:
Mathematical Applications in Economics and Finance Specialist program should read:
Changes to Mathematics & Philosophy Specialist program removed; program should read as it appears in the printed version of the 2008-2009 Calendar. Mathematics and Physics Specialist program, First Year, should read:
MAT133Y1 prerequisite should read:
MAT135Y1 prerequisite should read:
MAT137Y1 prerequisite should read:
MAT157Y1 prerequisite should read:
MAT223H1 prerequisite should read:
MAT240H1 prerequisite should read:
New College
Political Science POL364H1 should be POL364Y1 Psychology Exclusion to PSY290H1 should read:
Prerequisite and Recommended preparation for PSY330H1 should read:
Psychology Group 2 should read: Group 2:
Psychology Specialist program requirements, #4 and #5, should read:
Psychology Research Specialist program requirements, #4, should read:
Note added to program listings for all PSY programs:
Sociology Prerequisite for SOC401Y1 should read: Statistics Statistics and Mathematics Specialist program, Third and Fourth Years, and Note should read:
STA352Y1 prerequisite and note should read:
STA414H1 prerequisite should read: University College UNI300H1 should be UNI211H1 Victoria College Course numbering and exclusion change for VIC260H1 and 261H1. Courses should read as:
Visual Studies Prerequisite for VIS302H1 should read: New CoursesCell & Systems Biology CSB435H1 This course will expose students to several of the best-understood regulatory
networks in molecular biology, as well as recent technological and
methodological developments. Emphasis is on the mechanistic basis for
these systems, the biological logic they encode and general concepts
such as robustness, network motifs and scaling laws. Diaspora & Transnational Studies DTS390H1 This will provide for directed
reading courses on either a semester or year-long basis on a
range of topics to do
with diaspora
and transnational studies. East Asian Studies EAS366H1 An introduction to some of China’s major literary texts, along with some philosophical
and historical texts that are often viewed as “literary”. To do so,
we will take as our guides the lover and the madmen as both writers
and literary subjects. Lovers and madmen, as Shakespeare suggests,
both have vivid imaginations, strong narrative compulsion, and a passion
that at times borders on lunacy because it may chafe against social
borders, orthodoxy, or both. EAS367H1 This course will introduce multiple ways of looking at
the city of Chang’an and a particularly rich tradition of literature
associated with it, from the time of the first emperor to the end of
the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD), a period often considered China’s Golden
Age. EAS393Y1 Sub-title will be provided to indicate topic to be discussed for the academic session. Topics on Buddhism may vary according to the instructor’s interest. EAS394H1 This course discusses variations of documentary film and DV culture in contemporary China as forms of cultural, communal, and political practices. We will be focusing on those films and videos that seek to address important global issues such as peace and climate change in cross-media approach and in personal tone. We will be asking what new tendencies are there in the films and videos, where can we trace them back to, and what fresh possibilities are they to bring forth to our aesthetic and public life. History & Philosophy of Science HPS240H1 An examination epistemological and logical aspects of medical science. Topics
may include anecdote, bias, complexity, evidence, expertise, heuristics,
phronesis, placebos, plausibility, probability, randomness, statistics
and uncertainty. Human Biology HMB436H1 Lecture, seminar, and field course that studies the interactions between humans and fungi. Topics focus on the effects of fungi on human physiology and pathophysiology. As well, the biotechnology and commercialization of fungi will be explored. Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations NML416Y1 This course introduces students to the richness and breadth
of modern Arabic literature, covering a wide range of selected texts,
including travel accounts, novellas, fiction, prose, poetry, and drama.
Texts studied in original Arabic language. Class conducted and tests/assignments
written in English. New College ELL010H1 Students will learn strategies for improving high-level reading comprehension, listening to lectures with full understanding, and giving successful oral presentations. A series of short writing assignments will develop and apply skills in grammar, vocabulary-building, and critical thinking. Suitable for humanities, social science and science students. This course has no credit value: it does not count toward degree requirements. For information, see www.newcollege.utoronto.ca/ell.htm. Physiology PSL280H1 Systems approach to physiology of marine mammals in their aquatic environment. Highlights unique features of cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, urinary, and reproductive systems. Introduces relevant nervous and endocrine physiology, and makes comparisons to human condition and disease. Prerequisite: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO 150Y1, CHM138H1 Victoria College - Vic First Pathways Courses VIC113H1 This course will study accounts of world travelers and explorers
from the Middle Ages to the present, including representative examples
drawn from the Age of
Exploration, the Grand Tour, scientific and map-making expeditions, and the
contemporary genre of travel writing. Particular attention will
be given to the trans-cultural
nature of travel, and the interactive aspects of the gulf between the observer
and those observed. Students will analyze the diverse motivational factors
behind excursions and expeditions, and apply a critique to written
accounts in light
of such factors as self-discovery, knowledge and imagination, Euro-centrism,
orientalism, cultural relativism, colonialism/imperialism, race, gender, and
eco-tourism. VIC118H1 This course will examine the phenomenon of individuals
and communities who rebel against the general social norms upheld by
the majority in societies
throughout
history. These societal conventions can include generally-accepted moral
and religious tenets, as well as the formal legal or political powers employed
by those with the levers of social control. The rebels’ motives can range
from
the
purely criminal, as with many notorious outlaws, to struggles for social
justice, in the case of rebellious slaves or proponents of civil disobedience.
Students
will develop a theoretical framework which they can apply to the lives
and motivations of a diverse representation of social rebels and outsiders,
among
them: pirates
and mutineers, bandits and members of street/biker gangs, anarchists, disaffected
intellectuals and religious leaders, punks and goths. Besides examining
the sociological and philosophical aspects of rebellion, the course
will consider
the rebel as
a prominent element in popular culture.
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