Faculty of Arts & Science Courses
Every TYP student takes one option course selected from the regular first-year courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science. Students are encouraged to select one of three courses which the instructors in the programme consider particularly suitable. These courses have been found to provide an excellent basis for introducing TYP students to academic expectations in the Faculty of Arts and Science and serve well as a way to integrate our students with that Faculty. We have developed effective ways to assist students in these courses. The recommended courses are:
ABS201Y1: Introduction to Aboriginal Studies
Aboriginal Studies focuses on the languages, cultures, histories, arts, creativity and well-being of Indigenous Peoples and their knowledges within Canada and worldwide. It is and Inter-disciplinary program which is sponsored by the faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Intro to Aboriginal Studies provides an introduction to Canadian Aboriginal studies and the Aboriginal world view, including language, culture, history, politics, economics, sociology, science. There is a focus on critical thinking, the introduction of new perspectives, and community context.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology option (Two half-courses):
Ecologists and evolutionary biologists recognize that all life has evolved and that and understanding of the central question of the origin and maintenance of diversity - from genomes to ecosystems - underlies all life sciences and is critical to our stewardship of life. Society needs to make informed decisions about sustainable development, global temperature change, control of invasive species, the preservation of genetic diversity and ecosystem integrity, and the control of emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and drug-resistant malaria. These are fundamentally evolutionary and ecological problems.
EEB202H1F: Plants and Society
Evolution and adaptation through natural selection. Concepts and application based on faunal life goals of habitat survival, food acquisition, predator avoidance, and reproduction. Topics include: speciation, mutation, co-evolution, symbiosis, pollination, cannibalism, parasitism, eusociality, and sexual and parental conflict. Essays, debates, and reading required.
EEB214H1S: Evolution and Adaptation
The importance of plants to society. Plant biology, domestication of crop plants, plant breeding and genetic engineering, biologicial invasions, conservation, biodiversity and genetic resources. Evaluation of the ecological implications of advances in modern plant science. A two-hour midterm test will be scheduled for October and held outside of class time.
NEW240Y1: Introduction to Equity Studies
The interdisciplinary program in equity studies allows students to examine various models - historically and culturally specific - for conceptualizing inequities and for bringing about equity. It draws together discourses on equity from the humanities, social sciences and sciences and is designed to encourage students to draw connections between different forms of social inequality which otherwise might be studies in isolation.
Introduction to Equity Studies is an interdisciplinary study of issues of social diversity exploring debates about the origins of inequity and the various means of addressing it. Course readings draw from a broad range of relevant literature in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural and Medical Sciences.
Sociology (Two half-courses):
Sociological Investigation ranges from the analysis of small groups to large social systems. Using a variety of methods and skills, sociologists explore how our individual and collective ways of thinking, thinking and acting are shaped by our social experience. Sociological prespectives and methods are now an essential feature of modern culture, public debateand policy in governmental, commercial, and non-profit organizations. The basic sociological hypothesis that "the social matters" is a guiding source of new intellectual and research agendas in disciplines and professional schools taught throughout the university.
SOC102H1F: Introduction to Sociology Social Inequalities
What causes the emergence, persistence and decline of inequalities based on class, gender, race, ethnicity and country of residence? Variations in artistic, mathematical, athletic and other skills are strikingly evident; this course explores why they are associated with varying rewards, including income, power and prestige.
SOC103H1S: Introduction to Sociology Social Institutions and Processes
Operating through economic, educational, political, religious, familial and other institutions, society opens up some opportunities and closes off others, thus helping to make us what we are and influencing what we can become. This course explores how social institutions work and how they structure our lives.