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2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

Course descriptions

Not all courses are offered in any one term or academic year. 

Note: If searching by Code or Number be sure to include the U at the end of the number.
 
 

Science
  

  • SCIE 1920U – Introduction to Astronomy

    This introductory course on the Astronomy of the Solar System is specifically designed for non-science students with an interest but no background in astronomy. In this non-quantitative course (no mathematical background is assumed), students will gain a conceptual understanding of Astronomy. This course’s objectives are to learn the basics of Astronomy, our place in the Universe, and to gain insight into modern Astronomy endeavours. Students will get a flavour of its exciting scientific content, challenges and fast pace of ongoing astronomical research, in addition to its role in the history of civilization, and its influence on progress in technology and culture.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Credit restriction(s): PHY 1010U , PHY 1030U , PHY 2900U , SCIE 1900U
  

  • SCIE 3010U – Philosophy of Science

    This course introduces the student to the philosophy of science broadly conceived. No other form of knowledge affects our lives more than science; as such, we have a responsibility to examine science, and to better understand how it affects us. Scientific inquiry and practice does not simply stop at the laboratory or field work; it permeates our dally existence. The main purpose of this course is to enable students to understand the structure, practice and business of science, and to recognize and understand the resulting philosophical implications. Both natural and social science will be considered, with emphasis on the former.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Any 2000-level BIOL, CHEM, or PHY course
  

  • SCIE 3920U – Stars, Galaxies, and Beyond

    This course presents a look at the Universe beyond our solar system. A qualitative exploration of starts, galaxies, cosmology, the Big Bang and the search for life beyond the Earth. This course is intended as an elective for students who have taken at least one Astronomy course.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SCIE 1900U or SCIE 1920U  
    Credit restriction(s): PHY 3900U  

Sociology
  

  • SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology

    Sociology is the study of people and how they interact with each other and various social groups. This course deals with the study of people’s lives, their relationship to society as a whole, and how people are affected by the society in which they live. The concepts, theories and methods of the discipline will be introduced and discussed with particular emphasis on the dynamics of Canadian society and Canadian social problems.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3

Software Engineering
  

  • SOFE 2490U – Software Project Management

    Software engineering course with emphasis on advanced methods and procedures for managing a software development project. Includes project planning, scheduling, and cost estimation; project organizational types; staffing and training considerations; leading and motivating computer personnel; and methods for measuring and controlling a project. Emphasizes IEEE software engineering management standards and keys to project success. Class project required.
    Formerly: ENGR 2490U
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Tutorial hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 2710U  
  

  • SOFE 2710U – Object Oriented Programming and Design

    Introduction to the fundamentals of software design through object-oriented programming, abstraction principles, information hiding and encapsulation. Introduction to design tools like pseudo-coding and basic Unified Modelling Language (UML) diagrams. Introduction to simple data structures, including linked lists, stacks, and queues, and their applications to Engineering problems. The content outline by topic is as follows: principles of object oriented programming; debugging and analysis; maintain and document programs using techniques of good programming style; basic and advanced, aspects of abstraction, recursion, parameter passing, file I/O and classes; object libraries and packages; object-oriented analysis and design using UML object interaction, messaging, association, and composition diagrams; abstract data types and basic data structures like lists, stacks, and queues.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1200U  
  

  • SOFE 2715U – Data Structures

    This course provides the students with a solid foundation in data structures and their associated algorithms (e.g. traversal, sorting, searching, element addition and removal) both from a theoretical, as well as practical implementation perspective. The main objective of the course is to teach students how to set and design data structures and algorithms that are appropriate for problems that they might encounter. The correctness and computational complexities of the algorithms as related to the various data structures presented is also studied. Topics covered are: analysis of algorithms, dictionaries, trees (balanced trees, binary-trees, spanning trees, etc.), hashing, sorting, graphs, sets and maps, strings and pattern matching.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 2710U  
  

  • SOFE 2720U – Principles of Software and Requirements Engineering

    This is a foundations course covering all aspects of Software Engineering. The first half covers introductions to: the software life cycle, introduction to object-oriented design, software requirements, software design, software construction, software testing, software maintenance, software configuration management, software documentation, software verification and validation, software quality, software process improvement. The second half of the course consists of an expanded coverage of Requirements Engineering, introduction to formal methods and different techniques for eliciting requirements.
    Formerly: Software Requirements Specification and Analysis
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 2710U , SOFE 2800U   
  

  • SOFE 2800U – Web Programming

    This course introduces the fundamental concepts and technologies for developing web applications. Topics include: markup languages, graphics, event-driven programming, scripting languages, database interaction, and web frameworks for building exciting applications.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1200U  
  

  • SOFE 2850U – Natural Foundations for Information Technology

    Cover the principles of basic science (physics, chemistry, biology, earth science) as they relate to Information Technology and Software Engineering. Topics covered include time, magnetics, electromagnetics, optics, biological systems, DNA computing, plagues, earth sciences, astrophysics, etc.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1015U  
  

  • SOFE 3200U – Systems Programming

    This course introduces the tools and techniques of systems programming.  It begins with a coverage of generic system programming tools (loaders, debuggers, library maintainers, archivers, etc.).  Then a quick coverage of compilers introduces the main types of programming languages (procedural, non-procedural, functional, interpretive).  Next is a quick coverage of parsing (using YACC and Lex of ANTLR).  It then explores the UNIX/Linux world including basic programming, input/output programming, process management, dynamic memory management, run-time scheduling, sys calls, shell programming and libraries.  The final section explores the Windows system programming world, including basics, I/O programming, dynamic exception handling, dynamic memory management, run-time process and threads management, run-time scheduling, IPC, power shell and systems tuning.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 2720U  
    Corequisite(s): ELEE 3450U  
  

  • SOFE 3490U – Software Project Management

    Software engineering course with emphasis on advanced methods and procedures for managing a software development project. Includes project planning, scheduling, and cost estimation; project organizational types; staffing and training considerations; leading and motivating computer personnel; and methods for measuring and controlling a project. Emphasizes IEEE software engineering management standards and keys to project success. Class project required.
    Formerly: SOFE 2490U 
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): 54 credit hours
  

  • SOFE 3650U – Software Design and Architectures

    Engineering design phase of software development: software architectural styles, static and dynamic midlevel object-oriented design concepts (UML class, interaction, and state models), and low-level design modelling. Course emphasizes the Unified Modelling Language (UML) and use of design patterns like broker, generator, reactor design patterns, etc.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 2720U  
  

  • SOFE 3700U – Data Management Systems

    Mass storage devices; principles of file systems; relational, object oriented, and object relational models, information retrieval. Structured query language, object oriented query language; accessing databases from modern programming languages; compression and handling of large data objects; management of database systems; data mining principles. Data representation with mark-up languages, correctness and parsing.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 2
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 2715U , SOFE 2720U  
    Corequisite(s): SOFE 3770U  
  

  • SOFE 3720U – Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

    This course introduces students to basic concepts and methods of artificial intelligence from a software engineering perspective. Emphasis of the course will be on the selection of data representations and algorithms useful in the design and implementation of intelligent systems. Knowledge representation methods, state space search strategies, and use of logic for problem solving. Applications chosen from among expert systems, planning, natural language understanding, uncertainty reasoning, machine learning, and robotics. The course will contain an overview of one AI language and discussion of important applications of artificial intelligence methodology.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3650U , SOFE 3770U  
  

  • SOFE 3770U – Design and Analysis of Algorithms

    Designing and analyzing algorithms; asymptotic notation; recurrences and recursion; probabilistic analysis and randomized algorithms; sort algorithms; priority queues; medians and order statistics; data and advanced data structures; augmenting data structures for custom applications; dynamic programming; greedy algorithms; graph algorithms; sorting networks; matrix operations; linear programming; number theoretic algorithms; string matching; NP-completeness and approximation algorithms; object libraries.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): ELEE 2110U , SOFE 2715U , MATH 1850U  
  

  • SOFE 3850U – Computer Networks

    Network history and architectures; reference Model for Open Systems Interconnection (OSI): descriptions, examples, and applications; bridges, routers, gateways; routing, multicast deliver; TCP/IP protocol suite; network topologies (ring, bus, tree, star, mesh); local area networks, Ethernet, Token passing, wireless LAN, personal LAN, WAN.
    Formerly: SOFE 4650U
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): 54 credit hours
  

  • SOFE 3950U – Operating Systems

    The organization and structure of modern operating systems and concurrent programming concepts. Context within which the operating system functions (hardware, other system programs, application programs, interactive users), internals and design issues, design trade-offs and decisions. Process description and control. Threads, SMP, microkernels. Concurrency: mutual exclusion and synchronization. Deadlocks and starvation. Memory management and virtual memory. Uniprocessor scheduling. Multiprocessor and real-time scheduling. I/O management and disk scheduling. File management. Introduction to distributed processing and client/ server computing, distributed process management. Security, performance, and protection.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): ELEE 3450U , SOFE 3200U   
  

  • SOFE 3960U – Programming Languages and Compilers

    This course provides fundamental knowledge for designing compilers and covers: Introduction to compilation and interpretation, programming language syntax, regular expressions, lexical analyzer, context-free grammars, top-down and bottom-up parsing, intermediate representations, syntax-directed translation, data types, variables’ scopes and bindings, semantic analysis, control flow, code generation algorithms, register allocation, function calls, code optimization.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3770U  
  

  • SOFE 3980U – Software Quality

    Processes, methods and techniques for developing quality software, for assessing software quality, and for maintaining the quality of software. Software testing at the unit, module, subsystem and system levels, automatic and manual techniques for generating and validating test data, the testing process, static vs. dynamic analysis, functional testing, inspections and reliability assessment. Trade-offs between software cost, schedule, time, and quality, integration of quality into the software development process as well as the principles of test planning and test execution. Process awareness, capability maturity.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3200U , SOFE 3650U , SOFE 3700U , SOFE 3770U  
  

  • SOFE 4590U – Embedded Systems

    Embedded systems range from microprocessor-based controllers to system-on-a-chip, and applications of embedded systems including consumer electronics, automotive systems, medical devices, and robotics to name a few.  This course covers the characteristics, design and implementation of embedded systems, and issues in hardware/software interfacing.  Topics include: specification languages for capturing system behavior, tools for validation and verification, microcontrollers and their programming models.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Prerequisite(s): ELEE 3450U , SOFE 3950U  
  

  • SOFE 4790U – Distributed Systems

    This course exposes the student to the major paradigms of distributed systems. Topics include: Distributed architectures; distributed processing models like client-server and code migration; inter-process communication; distributed naming and directory services; inter-process synchronization; distributed security; fault tolerance; distributed object-based systems; distributed file systems; distributed web-based systems; introduction to distributed coordination systems like peer-to-peer, publish/ subscribe, and GRID services.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3770U , SOFE 3850U , SOFE 3950U  
  

  • SOFE 4800U – Advanced Operating Systems

    Modern operating systems: large-scale distributed to small real-time operating systems; microcomputer/ mainframe interconnections; message passing techniques; networks; distributed deadlocks and shared memory models; extended file systems and shared resources; grid computing and high-performance computing add-ons to operating systems; reliability and failover mechanisms, advanced topics in operating system management.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3950U  
  

  • SOFE 4820U – Modelling and Simulation

    This course introduces computer simulation approaches using deterministic and Monte Carlo techniques in systems modelling, including: use of general purpose simulators in systems planning, design, evaluation, and prediction; life cycle of a simulation project; problem formulation; conceptual modelling and modelling techniques; simulation modelling including continuous and discrete event simulations; validation and verification; design of experiments, simulation tools and languages; output data analysis; and also special topics including uncertainty modelling, parallel and distributed simulations. Footprints of the computer simulation can be observed in all science and engineering fields such as transportation, manufacturing, design engineering.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3770U , STAT 2800U  
  

  • SOFE 4830U – Real Time Systems and Control

    Computing systems design for real-time applications in control, embedded systems and communications; microcontrollers; data acquisition in robotics and manufacturing, file management, memory management and multitasking in a real-time environment; object-oriented design principles for real-time systems. Robustness.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 2
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3950U  
  

  • SOFE 4840U – Software and Computer Security

    Introduction to software security, managing software security risk, selecting technologies open vs. closed source, principles of software security, auditing software, buffer overflows, access control, authorization and authentication, race conditions, randomness and determinism, applying cryptography, trust management and input validation, law and ethics of IT security, security at the operating system and network level. Firewalls, intrusion detection.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3850U  (formerly SOFE 4650U ), SOFE 4790U  
  

  • SOFE 4850U – User Interfaces

    Principles of human interaction with computers, graphical user interfaces (Windows, Unix), concrete designs and good design principles. Rapid prototyping, evaluation methods for user interfaces, cognitive psychology. Ergonomics, principles of computer graphics, voice recognition, remote instrumentation, immersive environments, virtual reality, and augmented reality.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3650U  
  

  • SOFE 4860U – Computer Graphics Design

    The basic concepts, tools and techniques of computer graphics are described, and the fundamental transformations of scaling, translation, rotation, windowing, hidden line removal, image processing and clipping are presented. Mathematical tools needed for the geometrical aspects of computer graphics are discussed. Particular emphasis will be placed on new developments in microcomputer graphics. Students will be expected to develop a graphics application in C++ and/or JAVA in conjunction with available graphics libraries.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): ELEE 2110U , SOFE 2710U  
  

  • SOFE 4870U – Special Topics in Software Engineering

    Contemporary topics at the advanced undergraduate level. Faculty presents advanced elective topics not included in the established curriculum.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor
  

  • SOFE 4890U – Advanced Computer Networks

    Advanced topics in computer networks with a particular emphasis on application-level protocols, transport protocols, network protocols and routing protocols used throughout the Internet. The course strengthens the student’s understanding of fundamental concepts, requirements, and design trade-offs, particularly as related to scheduling, congestion control, advanced routing protocols, traffic management, wireless access and mobility, and applications. More importantly, the course discusses how networking may evolve in the future to provide ubiquitous support for quality-of-service (QoS) in heterogeneous environments.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
    Tutorial hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): SOFE 3850U  (formerly SOFE 4650U ) 

Social Science
  

  • SSCI 1000U – Introduction to Criminal Justice

    This course provides an analysis of historical and contemporary theory and practices of the criminal justice system. Beginning with the analysis of crime data, the course will also examine the role and function of each component of the criminal justice system: the police, the court system, corrections, prisons and alternatives to prisons.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
  

  • SSCI 1010U – Introduction to Canadian Legal System

    This is an introductory course that provides students with an overview of the nature, principles, sources, systems and types of law as well as its role in society. It critically examines the basic tenets of Canadian law in its historic and contemporary context. In addition to a general introduction to law and the legal system, the course covers specific topics such as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, criminal law, family law, law of contract, law of torts and human rights issues. The impact of law on various groups in society and the role of law in social change will also be discussed.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
  

  • SSCI 1200U – Introduction to Social Policy

    This is a core course in social policy analysis, in which students will explore a variety of social policy issues. They will trace the historical evolution and contemporary contours of public and private sector policies in Canada. The social structural contexts shaping the development of social policy in modern Canadian society will be a focus. The role of social science data and research in the formation of private and public sector policies will be discussed.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
  

  • SSCI 1210U – History of Science and Technology

    This course will focus on the history and philosophy of science and engineering with special emphasis on scientific technology and the cultural significance of technology to civilization. The course will include critical analyses and will pay significant attention on the nature and problems of industrial technology, benefits and risks of technological progress, and issues around intellectual property. Throughout, students will examine the history and philosophy within the context of science and engineering as learned professions.
    Formerly: EDUC 1200U
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Credit restriction(s): EDUC 1200U
  

  • SSCI 1300U – Social Problems

    This course introduces students to the analysis of social and political problems using different theories, concepts and methods. These theories and the way in which people approach political and social problems are often based upon a particular view of the concept of justice and equality. We examine different social and political issues and show how they interact with both theory and practice in dealing with these conceptions of justice and equality. The course looks critically at gender, race, class and age among other barriers to achievement.
    Formerly: PHIL 1000U
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Credit restriction(s): PHIL 1000U
  

  • SSCI 1470U – Impact of Science and Technology on Society

    In this course, students will engage in analyses of scientific and technological developments from the perspective of broad social impacts. Special attention will be paid to controversial issues currently receiving media attention, but the major emphasis will be on ways of thinking critically about both the remediation of already existing problems (e.g. toxic substance clean-up) and the prevention of future problems (e.g. environmental impact analyses and or economic impact analyses). Canadian examples will be of primary concern, but students will also learn to think about impact globally since large-scale problems do not respect political boundaries.
    Formerly: EDUC 1470U
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Credit restriction(s): EDUC 1470U
  

  • SSCI 1700U – Reading Our World

    Our world is full of stories – books, documentaries, TV shows, films and more – about the contemporary dynamics of globalization, law and order, war and peace, political power, love and hate, ecological crisis, and technological change. In this course, students learn to read, analyze and write about our world by exploring how salient texts respond to it and make statements about it. By reading the texts of our world with attention to their social messages and contexts, students hone their reading, writing, critical thinking and civic skills. The texts selected promote close engagement with current and relevant social issues and problems.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Credit restriction(s): COMM 1220U
  

  • SSCI 1910U – Writing for the Social Sciences

    This course is intended to help students develop and/or enhance writing skills that will increase their likelihood of success within the social sciences. Students will learn how to research academic papers, how to critically assess and use resources, and how to write different styles of papers. Throughout, emphasis will be on improving writing through such mechanisms as outlining, drafting and critically assessing their own work.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Credit restriction(s): COMM 1310U 
  

  • SSCI 2010U – Criminal Law

    This course examines the nature, purpose, scope, sources and basic principles of criminal law within their historical and contemporary context. Among the topics are the constitutional foundations and due process of law, offences under the Criminal Code, available defences and principles of sentencing. The impact of law on various groups in society and the role of law in social control and social change will also be discussed. Students will gain substantive knowledge of Canadian criminal law as well as develop a critical perspective on issues of criminal law.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 1010U  
  

  • SSCI 2011U – Immigration and Refugee Law

    This course provides students with an overview of the Canadian immigration and refugee protection systems. It critically examines the basic tenets of immigration and refugee law in its historic and contemporary context. Among the topics are theoretical approaches to inclusion and exclusion; categories of persons in immigration law; classes of immigrants; temporary residents; persons seeking refugee protection in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; border control and enforcement. Students will develop a critical perspective on the above issues and will examine the role the law plays in shaping approaches to membership in Canadian community.
    Formerly: Customs and Immigration Law
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 1010U  
  

  • SSCI 2020U – Issues in Diversity

    Students will identify and critically analyze issues of diversity. The course will incorporate an inclusive approach to diversity, including but not limited to race, gender, class, sexual orientation and disability. Learners will focus on topics pertaining to the achievement of and barriers to equity in various social settings, such as education, employment, and housing. Students will be particularly encouraged to identify strategies for individual and community empowerment
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U  or PSYC 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2021U – Issues in the Family

    The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to problems in the family and their relation to the justice system. In addition to gaining knowledge of the theoretical perspectives used to study the family, the student will also learn about such issues as the relation between family and work, parenting, family interactions, and legal issues within the family. The legal issues to be discussed include family violence, divorce and remarriage, and the creation of social policies as they impact on the family.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U  or PSYC 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2025U – Youth Cultures

    This course provides an introduction to the complexities of Youth Culture in modern societies. Learners will explore a diverse range of themes including changes that have occurred between past and contemporary subcultures, how youth identities have been constructed in relation to mass media, the arts, society, politics, consumerism; and the intersections between youth culture and commodification as expressed in music, fashion and technology. Current social issues such as multiculturalism, sexuality, drugs and the rise of gun culture will also be examined. There will be opportunities for students to contrast and compare their own experiences with those of other youth. Lectures will be supported with guest speakers and media resources.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2030U – Social Control

    This course will examine theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of social control, which might be understood as the ways in which societies respond to behaviour deemed inappropriate, deviant, or even criminal. Our focus will be on both informal and formal methods of social control, and the inter-relationship among them. We will discuss the cultural, structural, political, and ideological forces that have sustained and transformed both systems of social control during modernity and late modernity. Particular attention will be paid to the ways in which identity (e.g. race, class and gender) shapes one’s relationship to these mechanisms of social control.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U , SSCI 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2031U – Alternative Methods in Justice

    This course will introduce students to methods of intervention applied in the justice field. It will use methods of problem solving to identify the appropriate intervention to solve the problem. Methods of intervention covered will include negotiation, mediation, arbitration, debriefing, crisis/conflict management and group process facilitation. Simulations and activities are included. Students will be expected to demonstrate an advanced level of understanding based on their previous course work of concept justice as it is found in common law systems, civic law systems and socialist systems.
    Formerly: SSCI 4031U
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 1000U  
    Credit restriction(s): SSCI 4031U
  

  • SSCI 2050U – Rights and Freedoms in the Justice System

    This course considers the development of rights internationally and in Canada. After introducing the Charter of Rights the course moves on to explore rights in action within the context of the justice system. It explores current issues that may place limits on the free exercise of rights in Canada, with special emphasis on legal and political rights.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 1000U  or SSCI 1010U  
  

  • SSCI 2700U – Human Sexuality

    Although sex and sexuality are often thought of as personal, and as a realm of experience outside of society, they are fundamental to the cultural, economic, political and social organization of society. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this course introduces students to the myriad of ways in which sex and sexuality has been understood from biological, psychological and sociological perspectives. Conceptualizations of how sexuality, sexual practices, sexual norms and sexual identities have varied historically and across the life-span will also be discussed. Topics may include: interactions of biological and social factors in shaping sex and sexuality; the connections and disconnections between gender expectations and sexual identity; heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual experiences and identities; transgendered and transsexuality; intersexuality; asexuality; sexuality though the life-cycle; and cross-cultural variations in sexual expression.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U  or PSYC 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2710U – Protest and Dissent

    Why do individuals protest and/or engage in mobilized forms of political dissent? What is the role of social movements in shaping the political, economic, geographic and social contexts in which they arise? While activism, marches, riots, strikes, and other forms of protest are easily recognizable, what are the other ways in which individuals and groups might express political dissent? This course explores the ideology, formation, growth and practices of political protest, dissent and mobilization. Drawing from a range of cases (e.g., civil, labour, anti-war, Indigenous, women’s, LGBTQ, and sex worker rights movements etc.), this course traces the development of collective action in response to racial, class, gender, and political inequalities. These historical and contemporary movements of political protest and dissent will be analyzed through interdisciplinary concepts such as political opportunity, social movement organization and collective identity. Explanations of the emergence of collective action, the conditions under which people do or do not rebel, the impact of social movements, as well as the interactions between the media, state, and law enforcement and social movements will be considered.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U   
    Credit restriction(s): POSC 2300U  
  

  • SSCI 2720U – Sports and Society

    Professional sports leagues (e.g. National Football League, English Premier League) and international sporting events (e.g. Olympics, World Cup) are multi-billion dollar ventures that generate intense interest in society. Given their popularity and prominence, organized sports often present an arena in which larger societal issues are played out. This course would discuss the broad contemporary and historical issues experienced within amateur and professional sports including discrimination and equality (e.g. race, gender, poverty), violence within sport, power and politics of sport (e.g. the role international sporting bodies such as FIFA and the IOC), and drug use and abuse within sport (e.g. attitudes toward performance enhancing substances). The course would include both theoretical arguments relating to the aforementioned issues and real-world examples to serve illustrative case studies.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
  

  • SSCI 2810U – Sociological Theories of Crime

    This course reviews the various sociological theories of crime and criminalization, beginning in the early 1800s to contemporary times. It will review the classical, early positivist, structural functionalist, interactionist, critical and feminist theories of crime. Additional topics include competing definitions of crime and the structural determinants of crime.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2830U – Justice Theory and Policy

    This course considers social and political theories, law and justice and their implications for policy development in the justice system. It explores the diverse nature of the theory within the field of crime and deviance by focusing on modern and post-modern theories. The selected paradigms are studied with regard to their explanatory domain, role in examining social and criminological problems and the development of policies.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 1000U  or SSCI 1010U , SOCI 1000U  or PSYC 1000U  
    Credit restriction(s): PSYC 2830U
  

  • SSCI 2831U – Critical Race Theory

    Critical race theory, a term unknown two decades ago, is now a field with a growing interest, vocabulary, and literature. This course will consider the history, theoretical underpinnings, and implications of CRT. Students will read some of the ground-breaking texts in CRT, as well as some of its precursors. Beginning with readings in legal literature, we will then venture into theoretical constructs in feminism and postmodernism that inform critical race theory.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U , SSCI 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2840U – Introduction to Gender, Sexualities, and Justice Studies

    This interdisciplinary course will provide an overview of the key texts, topics, debates and politics that inform the intersecting fields of gender and sexuality studies. Students will learn about the history of gender and sexuality studies; variation in the social construction and representation of gender and sexuality over time and context; how gender and sexuality intersect with other social categories like race, class, ability and age; as well as about contemporary debates about gender, sexuality and justice.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2850U – Classical Theories of Crime

    This course introduces students to the classical canon of criminological theory, including the broader sociological theories from which they are derived. Grounded within a socio-historical context, the course will survey the major criminological theories that have arisen from the enlightenment through to the post-World War Two period. Particular emphasis will be placed on the critical analysis of classical thought and theorizing as well as its historical and contemporary application. Additionally, this course will also discuss the fundamentals of good theory building and testing in order to prepare students for more advanced course work in later years. A variety of active learning strategies will be employed throughout the term, including debates, group discussions and the analysis of current events.
    Formerly: Sociological Theories of Crime; also SSCI 2810U
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods

    This course is designed as an introduction to research methods in the social sciences. Students will develop practical experience in a variety of research methods and techniques. Quantitative and qualitative research methods will be examined. Students may choose a research question from an area of personal or professional interest to pursue in the course.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U  or PSYC 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 2910U – Data Analysis

    This course offers an introduction to descriptive and inference based statistical data analysis techniques commonly used in the social sciences and humanities. Topics to be included are: frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and variability, cross-tabulations, independent sample t-tests, ANOVA, correlation and regression, and elementary sampling theory. The application of statistical methods will be examined in depth with examples. Activities in this course are designed to build on those in the Research Methods course.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 2
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 2900U  
    Credit restriction(s): BUSI 1450U , STAT 2010U , STAT 2020U , STAT 2800U , HLSC 3800U  
  

  • SSCI 2920U – Qualitative Research Methods

    This course is a survey of qualitative research methods. Students will be introduced to the historical, theoretical, epistemological, and ethical foundations of qualitative research. The course will provide a survey of major qualitative approaches such as: interview, focus group, observation, unobtrusive methods, and action research.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 2900U  
  

  • SSCI 3010U – Social Justice and Conflict

    This course will examine justice from a social perspective by considering various cultural and ethnic groups’ experiences with the law and the justice system (broadly defined). The diverse make-up of Canadian society is considered in the domains of social and criminal justice. This stratification is analyzed in relation to socio-cultural conflict in Canadian society.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3020U – Corporate Crime

    This course is designed to identify the nature and issues of corporate crime. It will conduct a critical analysis of the types of corporate crime including its associated white-collar crime. The course will review the classic studies on corporate crime beginning with the work of Sutherland and continuing to contemporary theories. The course will also examine issues related to the control of white-collar crime by both legal and non-legal means.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3021U – Cybercrime

    This course is designed to identify the nature and issues of computer or cybercrime. It will examine the opportunities for cybercrime created by increased reliance on information technology. Specific topics might include cyberterrorism, creation and distribution of viruses, and hacking. It will also examine hacking as both a problem in need of control and a means of controlling cybercrime.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3022U – Hate Crime

    This course explores theoretical and practical issues related to understanding the dynamics of hate crime, and the legal and non-legal strategies that are used to respond to it. It will examine an array of motivating factors, such as race, gender, and religion, and the effects that hate crime has on its victims. It will also examine the perpetrators of hate crime.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of  SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3023U – Domestic Violence

    The course will cover the history of domestic violence as a social problem; its dynamics, prevalence, and outcomes; critical issues in conducting and interpreting research; media representations of violence; the intersection of violence and social categories; violence related services; and contemporary domestic violence policy.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3024U – Criminal Gangs

    This course examines the variety and extent of criminal gang activity. It will offer an analysis of the definitions of gangs, theoretical models used in the study of gangs, the social context that leads to gang formation, variations in gang structures and purposes, and various methods for controlling and policing gangs in Canada and elsewhere.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3025U – Victimology

    This course will take an integrated approach to victimization examining the scope and impact of crime on victims as well as the experience of victimization as a whole. An historical review of the role of the victim, the evolution of victims’ rights in Canada, and formal and informal responses to victimization will be studied.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3026U – Issues in Organized Crime

    This course is designed to identify the nature and issues of organized crime in all societies. It will conduct a critical analysis of the types of organized crime including terrorism. The analysis will be grounded in theory and an applied research approach, which will emphasize a multidisciplinary approach to identifying and recommending solutions to the problem. It will examine jurisdictional issues and begin to consider a multidisciplinary approach to the issue.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3027U – Youth Crime

    This course attempts to place the study of youthful offending within a broad context. Youth violence will be examined as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. This will include a discussion of issues such as adolescent firearm possession and use, standards for sentencing youth as adults and legal sanctions for adolescents who kill.
    Formerly: Youth, Crime and Violence
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3028U – Women in the Criminal Justice System

    This course examines issues impacting women in the criminal justice system. It examines a wide range of issues ranging from women as victims of crime, to women as criminal offenders, to women as police and other types of criminal justice workers.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3035U – Representations of Crime and Justice

    This interdisciplinary course will provide an introduction to the critical study of depictions of crime and justice in the media. The course will devote significant attention to the intersectionality of race, class, and gender.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3037U – Youth Justice Policy

    This course provides students with an understanding of the contours and purposes of various juvenile justice systems in selected countries, including Canada, through examination of various cases, legislative initiatives and social forces that have affected juvenile justice policy in these countries. In addition to examining the evolution of these juvenile justice systems, learners will examine changing approaches to the policing and adjudication of juvenile offenders, as well as the transformation of juvenile courts. Finally, students will gain an understanding of contemporary issues in juvenile justice in Canada and elsewhere, and an appreciation for the policy and analytical value of comparative methods.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3038U – Serial and Mass Homicide

    This course will examine one of the relatively rare forms of multiple murders: serial and mass homicide. It will explore the scope and nature of serial and mass homicides, their characteristics as homicide events, in addition to the various theories and typologies of individuals who have committed such crimes. This course will also seek to develop a better understanding of the offenders and victims involved in serial and mass homicides as well as the way these crimes are represented in mass media. The methods used to detect and apprehend these types of criminals will also be discussed.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3039U – Children, Psychology and the Law

    Through an examination of relevant criminological, psychological, and legal literature, this course will explore the manner in which children come in contact with the law. It will examine children’s diverse roles in the courts in the context of domestic and international law. It will highlight the contradictory ways in which children are defined, protected and prosecuted by the law by examining important case law and relevant legal precedent.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2010U , (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3040U – Restorative Justice

    This course examines the roots, principles, core assumptions and current practices of restorative justice in Canada and globally. Students are exposed to how restorative justice is a profoundly different approach to resolving crime and conflict. The course examines the needs and roles of key stakeholders (victims, offenders, communities, justice systems), and outlines some of the primary models of practice. It also identifies current challenges, dangers, and pitfalls of restorative justice. Future strategies of restorative justice will also be examined.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ) and (one of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
    Credit restriction(s): PSYC 3040U
  

  • SSCI 3045U – Terrorism

    This course will explore theoretical and practical issues related to understanding terrorism and the state and public responses to it. It will review theoretical and methodological issues in the study of terrorism, as well as the social, political and economic roots of terrorism. The course will conclude with examination of strategies used in the control of terrorist activities and the implications these have for public safety and for human rights.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3050U – Policing

    This course examines the contemporary shifts in the institutions, strategies and practices of policing that have taken place in North America and other parts of the world. These changes in policing are viewed in relation to their broader social, political, and economic context with particular emphasis placed on how these developments have been understood and explained by various scholars. The future challenges and prospects for policing, as well as the implications for democratic values such as justice, equality and civil liberty, are considered.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3052U – Policing Diverse Communities

    This course will explore issues related to policing culturally diverse communities in Canada. In particular, students will explore the relevance of cultural differences between minority cultures and the assumed dominant culture for policing. Thus, it will introduce students to the origins and manifestation of bias and discrimination in policing, the use of police force, discretionary powers, police ethnic community relationships, and the utility of government appointed race and ethnic relations commissions. Further, it will explore efforts to enhance police/community relations, and their strengths and limitations.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 3050U  
  

  • SSCI 3053U – Prosecution and Sentencing

    This course will cover the historical evolution of the modern prosecution process and the theories and practices of judicial decision making. Analysis and cross-national comparisons of how criminal cases are processed through the court system will focus on the accountability of prosecutorial and judicial/court decision-making, and alternatives to the these decision making processes, including examination of appeal courts decision making and alternative or emerging paradigms for decision making. The course will also examine issues related to types of sentencing options available to judges including but not limited to sentences that include electronic monitoring, boot camps, the use of fines, probation orders, community service orders, and incarceration. Lab and simulations for evidence processes, prosecution and trial processes are included.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3056U – Race and Ethnicity in the Criminal Justice System

    This course explores the disparate experiences of ethnic and racial minorities within the criminal justice system. Emphasis will be placed on the raced nature of contemporary criminal justice policies. Together, the professor and the students will assess and critique the relationship between race and criminal offending, victimization and sentencing.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U , SSCI 1000U  
  

  • SSCI 3060U – Punishment and Society

    This course is a review of punishment sanctioned and undertaken by the state. It examines important philosophical questions about all forms of punishment, regulation and control. It will review the historical debates about punishment, and will map out the political struggles and cultural shifts that led to the establishment of prisons as the pre-eminent modern form of punishment. In addition, it will consider not only how prisons are administered but how they are experienced. Finally, the course will consider non-punitive responses to wrongdoing and rule breaking.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): (two of SSCI 2900U  or SSCI 2910U  or SSCI 2920U  or LGLS 2940U ), (two of SSCI 2820U or SSCI 2830U  or SSCI 2850U  or LGLS 2200U  or PSYC 2030U )
  

  • SSCI 3062U – The Prison Experience

    The focus of this course is the study of prison life. It will review a number of classic sociological studies in which the prison has been recognized as a world set apart, one with unique cultures, demands and processes. This course will examine the experiences and lived realities of prisoners and prison staff, which include strategies of adjustment and survival and the prevalence of violence in prison. Finally, it will discuss the ways in which inmates negotiate and resist the experience of power, discipline and formal social control.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 3060U  
  

  • SSCI 3095U – Career Development for Social Science and Humanities

    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the career development process so that students can make informed and appropriate professional and educational decisions.  In addition to exploring career development theories and examining the current social and political contexts of work and employment students will learn how to integrate self-knowledge, occupational data and labour market information into career decision-making, goal setting, and devise strategies in order to attain their goals.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities 
  

  • SSCI 3098U – Pre-Practicum

    This course offers students opportunities to strengthen and refine their sense of professionalism and practicum-readiness. Through a series of intentional-learning-activities, students will learn to explore, identify, and showcase their knowledge and transferrable skills. Additionally, each student will receive customized feedback on their progress.  Students will continually ‘test’, reflect, and improve upon their professional approach, as it relates to their field of study. As a means of preparing for the fourth year practicum, the Pre-Practicum course is enhanced by the following takeaways: resume and cover letter preparation, mock interviews, goal formation, personal-statement formation, community partner engagement, and training (diversity, mental health, and safety).
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  

  • SSCI 3200U – Public Administration

    This course introduces the student to some of the basic concepts of Canadian public administration and provides an analysis of organizational and policy theories and relates them to public administration in Canada. The administrative workings and the interaction of federal, provincial and municipal agencies are explored. The makeup and purpose of the bureaucracy as well as the political framework within which the bureaucracy works are examined. The focus will be on organizational, management and policy dimensions as well as the ethical, equity and human elements that present challenges for public administration.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U , POSC 2200U  
  

  • SSCI 3850U – Contemporary Theories of Crime

    Criminological theory has undergone remarkable change and growth since the 1960s, corresponding to rapid social transformations. Indeed, the shifts in basic social relations and routines, the movements of goods and people, the organization and meaning of families and households, the character and definition of work and labour markets, the power of state and social control authorities – are intrinsic to how we now think about and respond to crime, criminalization, and victimization. This course explores the emerging questions and ideas that have shaped modern criminological thought. Attention is paid throughout to the contexts that shape the emergence and reception of criminological theories from the 1960s to contemporary times, and to the modes of social intervention that different criminological perspectives expressly or implicit propose. Central to the aims of this course is the development of competency in applying these perspectives to contemporary issues.
    Formerly: SSCI 3810U
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 2850U  and SSCI 2900U  
  

  • SSCI 3910U – Advanced Data Analysis

    Students will explore advanced descriptive and inference based statistical data analysis, as well as data modification techniques, in the context of common research problems in the social sciences and humanities using statistical software (SPSS). There will be an emphasis on developing overall research strategies and protocols using data analysis. Computer applications for data analysis will be used extensively.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Laboratory hours: 2
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 2910U  
  

  • SSCI 3920U – Advanced Qualitative Methods

    This course provides an opportunity to learn about selected qualitative methods in depth and gain practical experience applying them to a research project. Students will learn how to plan and conduct a qualitative research project from start to finish. Historical, theoretical, epistemological, and ethical foundations of selected methods will be explored in depth.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 2920U  
  

  • SSCI 4000U – Advanced Justice Studies

    This capstone course will provide an opportunity for critical analysis of specific justice topics. Students will be expected to synthesize material from previous courses and apply it to a social justice issue, demonstrating significant mastery of justice concepts, theory and research.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in Criminology and Justice
  

  • SSCI 4005U – Independent Study

    The course provides students with the opportunity to engage in in-depth study of a specific topic within the discipline. This will involve individual reading and scholarship at an advanced level under faculty supervision. Students will conduct an extensive literature review and write a major essay/critique of the relevant literature. Instructor and dean’s consent required. Limited seats available.
    Credit hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing with a cumulative 3.7 (A-) or greater GPA
  

  • SSCI 4010U – Policy Development

    This capstone course explores various aspects of policy development, planning and analysis as they relate to social policy and justice policy. It will compare and contrast theories of policy implementation and analyze and evaluate social policies. Students will consider how economic, political, legal, and cultural forces shape the construction of social policy. Students will be expected to demonstrate an advanced level of understanding based on their previous courses, and apply that to the creation of a policy initiative.
    Formerly: Policy Analysis in Justice Studies
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in Criminology and Justice, or Political Science
  

  • SSCI 4020U – Leadership and Administration

    This course introduces students to the nature and structure of organizations and the behaviour of individuals and groups within organizations. Particular emphasis will be placed on the development of leadership skills within those organizations. The knowledge and skills developed will be applicable to a wide range of settings in both the private and public sector.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in Criminology and Justice, Legal Studies, or Political Science
  

  • SSCI 4025U – Children’s Rights

    This course will examine the discrepancy between theory and practice in the field of children’s rights from both a national and international perspective. Central topics for the course are: children in conflict with the law, child labour, child participation and non-discrimination. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and its implementation will be examined throughout the course along with the active work by governments, NGOs, agencies and other human rights movements.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in any Faculty of Social Science and Humanities program
  

  • SSCI 4032U – Criminal Justice Mediation

    This course will examine the theory and practice of mediation in the justice field. It will consider the history and influences on the development of mediation practices. Mediation will be contrasted with formal litigation and other dispute resolution processes. Issues of social and legal control will be considered and critiques of the process from a feminist, Marxist, critical race theory and cross-cultural perspective will be considered. Mediation practices and skills will be applied to contemporary issues and disputes.
    Formerly: Theory and Practice of Mediation
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in Criminology and Justice, or third-year standing in Legal Studies, or fourth-year standing in Communication and Digital Media Studies
  

  • SSCI 4065U – Criminal Justice Ethics and Misconduct

    This course is an exploration of professionalism and decision making in criminal justice through the lens of ethics, professional codes of conduct and leadership in organizations. The course will lay a foundation for exploration through a comprehensive survey of various ethical theories and leadership theories. With this foundation, the students will examine their own decision making process and apply these theories to current problems and issues facing criminal justice professionals.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in Criminology and Justice
  

  • SSCI 4075U – International Perspectives on Criminal Justice

    This course encourages students to think about how sociocultural, political and social conditions shape both crime and responses to crime across distinct cultures. It attempts to break down ethnocentric assumptions about crime and its control, countering the pervasive belief that there is one true way to approach justice. Consequently, we examine the diversity of historical and global patterns of crime and its control including international and transnational efforts at crime control. We will also consider the ways in which such processes as colonization, and globalization impose upon the sovereignty of nation states.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in Criminology and Justice
  

  • SSCI 4079U – Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

    This course will consider alternative sanctions to prisons and jails, examining impacts on sentenced individuals, the community and the criminal justice system. The course will also explore the relationship between pre and post sentencing practices, policies, and outcomes, particularly as they relate to community corrections. Overlaps and relationships between intermediate sanctions and imprisonization will also be examined.
    Formerly: Pains of Imprisonment
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 3060U  
  

  • SSCI 4085U – Emerging Patterns of Policing

    This course examines emerging trends at all levels of policing; public and private; community and military; and the ways in which these trends are embedded in broader patterns of social and technological change. Moreover, students will be encouraged to speculate on what’s next in the context of new forms and requirements of policing.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 3050U  
  

  • SSCI 4097U – Community Connections

    This course is intended primarily to expose students to community agents, agencies, and activists through a series of lectures or workshops delivered either directly to students or as participants in other university or community events. The series will be interdisciplinary in nature, including talks from practitioners and other parties (e.g. activists) involved in areas relevant to Faculty of Social Science and Humanities programs. The series will be specifically tailored to inform and engage students in social issues affecting our communities. Schedules of lecture/workshops will vary and will occur outside of the scheduled course time. Students should expect to be somewhat flexible in order to attend lecture/workshops.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  

  • SSCI 4098U – Practicum

    The practicum is an experiential learning tool that provides students with opportunities to acquire workplace skills and knowledge, confront the relationship between theory and practice, and cultivate a sense of personal and professional development. The course consists of 100 hours of fieldwork, several in-class seminars, and a set of academic assignments. Participation in the Practicum course is contingent on the successful completion of the Pre-Practicum course (SSCI 3098U , winter semester of third year). As part of the pre-practicum process, students will be expected to acquire a Vulnerable Sector Screening. Students are matched with community organizations based on the goals, interests, and learning outcomes identified in pre-placement interviews (verbal and written). In consultation with a designated fieldwork supervisor, students design, manage, and receive feedback on a series of self-directed workplace goals and objectives.
    Formerly: Criminology and Justice Field Work Practicum
    Credit hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 3098U , fourth year standing (84 credit hours) in any Faculty of Social Science and Humanities program, and permission from the Practicum office
    Credit restriction(s): COMM 4810U, LGLS 4098U
  

  • SSCI 4099U – Criminology and Justice Integrating Project

    This course is designed to allow students to develop a project in criminology and justice, which pulls together the key themes of the program, namely, theory, research and policy. Emphasis will be placed on independent scholarly inquiry reflective of a qualitative, quantitative, theoretical, or policy approach. Throughout this process, students will be expected to demonstrate an advanced level of understanding based on their previous course work in this program. The integrating project provides students with the opportunity, under the guidance of a faculty member, to synthesize and apply knowledge gained throughout their program of study. The students will set topics and approaches based on their areas of interest.
    Credit hours: 3
    Lecture hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth year standing in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  

  • SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I

    A specific scholarly project on a well-defined topic, to be determined in consultation with a thesis supervisor. Honours Thesis I involves a literature review and the preparation of a thesis proposal for the intended project. Applications are made through the advising office and require a faculty supervisor and dean’s consent. Regular student/supervisor meetings will be scheduled.
    Credit hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in any Social Science and Humanities Program with a minimum 3.7 cumulative GPA
  

  • SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II

    A specific scholarly project on a well-defined topic, to be determined in consultation with thesis supervisor. Honours Thesis II is a continuation of Honours Thesis I. This course will require students to complete the project initiated in Honours Thesis I which will involve conducting research and writing a manuscript of publishable quality based on the findings of the research. Instructor and dean’s consent required, as provided via the advising office. Regular student/supervisor meetings will be scheduled.
    Credit hours: 3
    Prerequisite(s): SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I  with minimum A- and a minimum 3.7 cumulative GPA in any Faculty of Social Science and Humanities program
 

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