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2022-2023 Undergraduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]
Course descriptions
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Contact hours are divided into lecture, laboratory, tutorial, and other. Each contact hour may consist of a variety of instructional methods (i.e., in-class or online). Please refer to the registration section on MyOntarioTech for specific course offering information.
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.
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NUCL 4998U – Capstone Design II
The capstone design project provides nuclear engineering students with the opportunity, under the supervision of a faculty member, to integrate and synthesize knowledge gained throughout their program of study, to satisfy specific objectives and requirements. The topic will be selected to include aspects of nuclear energy. Students will be required to organize and conduct a design project with a significant analytical and/or experimental component, typically including aspects such as technical, economic, environmental and other societal impacts. Capstone Design II will typically be an individual design project progressing an aspect of the work done in NUCL 4994U unless specifically approved by the supervising faculty member. With approval of the supervising faculty member, a clearly delineated individual contribution to a group design project is acceptable. The requirements include a written project report and an individual presentation of the project outcomes.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 1
Laboratory hours: 6
Prerequisite(s): NUCL 4994U
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Nursing |
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NURS 0420U – Professional Nursing - Bridging
Students will explore aspects of health and healing in the context of social, cultural, and spiritual diversity, values, beliefs, lifestyle choices, environment, and biophysical dimensions. The role and standards of practice for the registered nurse will be related to nursing knowledge, caring concepts and evidence based practice. Students will use reflective strategies to explore the meaning of lived caring experiences with examples from their own nursing practice and life experience. They will examine ways of caring as human beings and within the role of the registered nurse.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Corequisite(s): HLSC 1701U
Note(s): Registration in this course is restricted to BScN students in the PN - BScN Bridge program
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NURS 1003U – Foundations for Nursing Practicum I
The practice lab is the setting used to assist the nursing student in the acquisition of the knowledge and proficiency necessary for the competent performance of selected psychomotor skills. Students will observe, practice, research, review and critique fundamental nursing skills.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 1
Laboratory hours: 3
Corequisite(s): NURS 1420U
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NURS 1100U – Introduction to Health and Healing
This course introduces students to the Canadian Health Care System and concepts of health, wellness and healing. Students will explore these themes in the context of social and cultural diversity, with an emphasis on Indigenous cultures, values, beliefs, lifestyle choices, environment and self-care. The focus will be on maintenance and promotion of personal, individual, family and community health and healing.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Corequisite(s): HLSC 1701U
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NURS 1503U – Foundations for Nursing Practicum II
Building on skills learned in Foundations for Nursing Practicum I, the nursing student will continue in the acquisition of the knowledge and proficiency necessary for the competent performance of selected psychomotor skills. Students will observe, practise, research, review and critique fundamental nursing skills.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 1
Laboratory hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 1003U
Corequisite(s): NURS 1700U
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NURS 1700U – Health and Healing: Older Adult Nursing Theory and Practicum
This course will provide the student with the opportunity to explore the lived experience and health needs of the older adult within the health care system. Students will apply Watson’s Theory of Human Caring to identify, assess, plan, and implement interventions to promote health and healing for individuals and families connected to this population. This course has a theoretical and practicum component. Students will care for older adults in a variety of health care settings. Students will complete eight hours of orientation and 88 hours within a clinical practicum experience. This practicum experience provides an opportunity for students to develop their knowledge, skill and judgement and follow the CNO practice standards. Students will demonstrate nursing theory-guided and evidence-informed praxis relevant to this course.
This course has multiple sections and delivery modes. Please check MyOntarioTech for further details.
Credit hours: 6
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 1200U and NURS 1100U and NURS 1003U and NURS 1420U
Corequisite(s): NURS 1503U , NURS 2320U
Note(s): Students must pass both the theoretical (classroom) and practicum (clinical) components of the course to pass the course.
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NURS 2320U – Health Assessment
This course is designed to provide the student with the cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills required to conduct a complete physical examination and health assessment of the client across the life cycle. Included are health history, physical examination, health promotion, and clinical assessment. Conceptual themes include holistic health practices, health promotion, client participation, cultural and diversity factors and developmental tasks.
Credit hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 1200U and NURS 1003U
Corequisite(s): HLSC 1201U , NURS 1700U
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NURS 2420U – Knowing Through Inquiry
This course is a place of questioning and discovery, revealing a process of knowing nursing through inquiry. Developing reflective and critical thinking, students explore their experience and disciplinary literature to construct nursing praxis that is theory-guided and evidence-informed.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 1420U or NURS 0420U
Credit restriction(s): NURS 4420U
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NURS 2421U – Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities for Nursing
In this course, students will explore the philosophical underpinnings and practical application of complementary and alternative healing modalities (CAHM). Through readings, in-class discussions, guest presentations, and demonstrations, students will explore a range of CAHM, including mind-body-spirit therapies, body based therapies, the use of natural products, energy therapies, and shamanism and other aboriginal healing approaches. The current evidence-base for CAHM will be explored. The role of the Registered Nurse in relation to CAHM will be examined.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 0420U or NURS 1700U
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NURS 2701U – Health and Healing: Adult Health Challenges Nursing Theory and Practicum
The focus of this course is nursing science theory as it relates to care of adults experiencing health challenges such as acute or chronic illness. It facilitates students’ nursing practice in situations of health challenges. Critical thinking and clinical decision-making based on evidence is facilitated in classroom and practice settings and is guided by a nursing theoretical perspective. Previously learned nursing therapeutics (skills and assessments) will be enacted in increasingly complex care situations. The lived experiences of the client experiencing acute or chronic health challenges will be explored. Students will complete 96 hours within a clinical practicum experience, including orientation. Students will
demonstrate nursing theory‐guided and evidence‐informed praxis relevant to this course, while working directly with clients.
Credit hours: 6
Lecture hours: 3
Other hours: 14
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 1201U and NURS 1503U and NURS 1700U and NURS 2320U
Corequisite(s): NURS 2810U
Note(s): Students must pass both the theoretical (classroom) and practicum (clinical) components of the course to pass the course.
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NURS 2705U – Health & Healing: Life Transitions Across the Lifespan, Nursing Theory and Practicum (RPN to BScN)
This course provides the foundational knowledge to enable students to provide safe, evidence-informed family-centered care across the lifespan. The focus of care is individuals and families experiencing health challenges and life transitions specific to pregnancy, neonates, children, families and older adults. Learners will utilize critical thinking skills and demonstrate collaborative, interprofessional care in both classroom and practicum settings as they transition from Registered Practical Nurse to the Registered Nurse scope of practice. Students will demonstrate theory-guided and evidence-informed praxis relevant to this course. The lived experience of the client experiencing health challenges will be explored.
Credit hours: 6
Lecture hours: 3
Other hours: 16
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 2202U and NURS 2820U
Note(s): Students must pass both the theoretical (classroom) and practicum (clinical) components of the course to pass the course. This course is restricted to students in the RPN to BScN program.
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NURS 2810U – Pharmacology for Nurses
This course introduces the student to the concepts of pharmacology and medication administration. The student will learn about common drug classifications, and the psychological and cultural aspects of drug therapy. As well, the student will learn about the legal aspects, nursing responsibilities and decision-making processes required for the safe and accurate administration of medication to a variety of client populations.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 1201U and NURS 1503U and NURS 1700U and NURS 2320U
Corequisite(s): HLSC 2460U
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NURS 2820U – Integrated Health Assessment and Pharmacology
This course created for students in the RPN to BScN stream introduces the student to the concepts of pharmacology and advanced medication administration. The student will focus on understanding the mechanisms of action, and classifications of many common medications administered to clients with a variety of health challenges. As well, the student will develop advanced health assessment skills to facilitate the decision-making process required for the safe and accurate administration of medication to a variety of client populations. This learning will take place in a highly interactive laboratory environment.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 4 (bi-weekly)
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 0880U and NURS 0420U
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NURS 3150U – Health and Healing: Mental Health
This course focuses on concepts and principles of mental health nursing. Common mental health challenges are discussed, with an emphasis on nursing strategies for assessing, promoting, maintaining, and restoring mental health. Students are provided with opportunities through the course content, online discussions, and learning activities/assignments to apply concepts of mental health nursing to the care of individuals experiencing acute and long term mental health challenges. Nursing assessment skills including mental status assessment and nursing intervention strategies such as therapeutic communication skills are facilitated. Students will also develop greater self-awareness and an understanding of the role of the therapeutic use of self in the provision of care.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 0880U and NURS 0420U
Note(s): This course is restricted to students in the RPN-BScN program.
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NURS 3400U – Providing Supportive Care to Oncology Patients: Nursing Implications
The course focuses on the supportive care needs of the patient diagnosed with cancer. It will provide the student an understanding of cancer and its treatments modalities, management, patient and family teaching and survivorship issues. The student will work toward the integration of the supportive care framework and the practice standards of oncology nursing.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 2461U and (NURS 2700U or NURS 2701U or NURS 2705U )
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NURS 3401U – Advanced Pediatric Nursing
Focusing on the partnership relationship between the nurse, the child, the family, and the multidisciplinary team, this course will allow students to explore the philosophical underpinnings and application of pediatric nursing. Building on the learning outcomes of Child and Family Nursing Theory and Practicum, this course allows nursing students to recognize the unique healthcare needs of children as patients requiring specialized knowledge and expertise in their growth, illness, and injury. Through readings, online discussions, video presentations, case studies, and simulations, students will engage in the role of the pediatric nurse within the context of the patient’s experience of selected health challenges. Deeply rooted in family‐centered care, learners will advance their communication, critical thinking, and systematic inquiry skills within the context of pediatric nursing which are essential to provide quality child and family‐centered care. In particular, students will explore additional comprehensive assessment strategies, will be challenged to make clinical decisions, and plan care for selected seriously ill children. This course emphasizes synthesis of knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable nurses to provide safe and competent care to vulnerable children.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2700U or NURS 2705U
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NURS 3402U – Community Based Primary Health Care and Nursing Practice
In this course, students will explore the philosophical underpinnings of and approaches to primary health care in community health nursing. The course will be structured around the following four foci: community based services, public health, home care, and Indigenous health care. A case study approach will be used to provide opportunities to gain insights and knowledge through in‐depth, multifaceted explorations of complex issues in their real world settings. In addition, through readings, discussions and guest presentations students will explore a range of trends and issues in primary health care nursing practice that will enable them to further develop their skills in working with clients, families and colleagues in communities. The roles of Registered Nurses within community based primary health care will be explored.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Students should be taking or have taken NURS 3700U to be eligible to take this course.
Note(s): Contact hours may consist of a variety of instructional methods.
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NURS 3403U – High Acuity Nursing
In this course, students will explore and apply concepts central to nursing practice in high acuity settings. Through readings, in‐class discussions, guest presentations, demonstrations, and simulations, students will develop knowledge and skill in a range of competencies associated with high acuity nursing practice. Topics such as advanced health assessment techniques, care of patients experiencing a range of acute physiological health challenges (e.g., renal failure, acute myocardial infarct, respiratory failure), and the required nursing interventions (e.g., dialysis, ECG monitoring, cardioversion and defibrillation, mechanical ventilation) will be included. A holistic approach will be employed in which person‐centred, relational and reflective nursing care and evidence‐based practice are foundational. The role of the Registered Nurse in providing care to patients in high acuity settings within the context of interprofessional team practice will be examined. Course includes online learning component with required weekly skills demonstration lab and simulation lab.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (NURS 2700U and NURS 2701U ) or NURS 2705U
Note(s): Contact hours may consist of a variety of instructional methods.
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NURS 3700U – Health and Healing: Healthy Communities Nursing Theory and Practicum
This course will present a comprehensive and critical analysis of community health nursing within a variety of settings and with a variety of patients (individual, family, group, community and society). This course will examine the process of community health nursing; including community assessments, planning, evaluation and strategies for promoting community health. The historical and philosophical basis of community health nursing praxis will be examined. Topics include primary health care, epidemiology, determinants of health, program planning and evaluation, social justice, and healthy public policy. Students will complete 192 hours (inclusive or course orientation) within a clinical practicum experience.Students will demonstrate nursing theory-guided and evidence-informed praxis relevant to this course.
Credit hours: 6
Lecture hours: 3
Other hours: 16
Prerequisite(s): (NURS 2420U and NURS 2700U and NURS 2701U and NURS 2810U ) or (NURS 2705U and NURS 2820U )
Note(s): Students must pass both the theoretical (classroom) and practicum (clinical) components of the course to pass the course.
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NURS 3701U – Health and Healing: Mental Health Nursing Theory and Practicum
The focus of this course is on concepts and principles of mental health nursing. Common mental health challenges are discussed, with an emphasis on nursing strategies for assessing, promoting, maintaining, and restoring mental health. Students are also provided with opportunities to apply concepts of mental health nursing to the care of individuals experiencing acute and long term mental health challenges. Practice occurs in a variety of mental health settings including acute care, long term care and community facilities. Nursing assessment skills, such as mental status assessment, and nursing intervention strategies, such as therapeutic communication, are facilitated. Students will complete 192 hours (inclusive
or course orientation) within a clinical practicum experience. Students will also gain a greater awareness of the self and the role of the therapeutic use of self in the provision of care. Students will demonstrate nursing theory-guided and evidence-informed praxis relevant to this course.
Credit hours: 6
Lecture hours: 3
Other hours: 16
Prerequisite(s): (NURS 2420U and NURS 2700U and NURS 2701U and NURS 2810U )
Note(s): Students must pass both the theoretical (classroom) and practicum (clinical) components of the course to pass the course.
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NURS 4100U – Nursing Leadership and Innovation
This course focuses on the leadership and responsible followership roles of the nurse within the context of nurses’ scope of practice, as defined by current legislation and professional standards. Emphasis is on critical reflection on experience, and utilization of research and relevant academic/theory literature for positioning as a Registered Nurse within diverse social contexts, contributing to quality of work-life and healthcare innovation.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): (HLSC 3601U and HLSC 3800U and NURS 3700U and NURS 3701U )or (HLSC 3601U and HLSC 3800U and NURS 3700U )
Corequisite(s): NURS 4700U
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NURS 4700U – Health and Healing: Synthesis Professional Practice
This course provides students with the opportunity to apply problem solving, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, effective and productive inter- and intra-personal communication, resource identification, and technical competency so that students may explore the complexities and types of problems that may arise in praxis. This course will require students to attend laboratory preparation sessions in the first weeks of the semester. Students will complete 190 hours of nursing practice in an assigned practicum setting, collaborating with faculty advisors, colleagues, and clinical partners (preceptors) to provide holistic, patient centred nursing care. Throughout the semester, students will participate in weekly evidence-based in-class and online seminar discussions based on clinical case studies.
Credit hours: 6
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (HLSC 2461U and HLSC 3910U and NURS 3700U and NURS 3701U )or (NURS 2605U and HLSC 2461U and HLSC 3910U and NURS 3700U ) or (NURS 2705U and HLSC 2461U and HLSC 3910U and NURS 3700U )
Corequisite(s): NURS 4100U
Note(s): Students must pass both the theoretical (classroom) and practicum (clinical) components of the course to pass the course.
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NURS 4701U – Professional Nursing Integrated Practicum
This course provides the student with the opportunity to learn in a health care setting. This integrated practicum experience uses the preceptor model and may occur in a variety of settings. Using a preceptor model the student has the opportunity to develop leadership and independence in their nursing practice and to achieve the entry to practice competencies expected of nurses entering the profession.
Credit hours: 9
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2830U and HLSC 1701U and HLSC 2820U and HLSC 3710U and HLSC 3712U and HLSC 3910U and NURS 2420U and NURS 4100U and NURS 4700U and SOCI 1000U
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PHY 1010U – Physics I
This calculus-based course is intended for students who have completed high school calculus. It gives an introduction to basic mechanics, Newton’s laws of motion; kinematics and dynamics in one and two dimensions; work and energy; friction; momentum and collisions; angular momentum, torque and rotation of rigid bodies; gravitation; simple harmonic motion; mechanical and sound waves; static equilibrium; fluid mechanics; kinetic theory of gases and thermodynamics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U)
Credit restriction(s): PHY 1030U , PHY 1810U
Recommended: Grade 12 Physics (SPH4U)
Note(s): Students without the recommended Physics prerequisite will be responsible for making up background material.
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 1020U – Physics II
Introduction to electromagnetism and optics: electric charge and Coulomb’s law; electric field, electric flux, Gauss’ law; electrostatic potential, capacitance; Kirchoff’s laws in DC circuits. Magnetic forces and magnetic field; Biot-Savart law; Ampere’s law; magnetic flux, Faraday’s law, inductance; AC circuits. Electromagnetic waves; wave propagation; waves in matter. Geometrical and wave optics; special relativity.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1010U or (PHY 1030U and MATH 1000U )
Credit restriction(s): PHY 1040U , PHY 1810U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 1030U – Introductory Physics
This calculus-based course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of physics. Topics include kinematics and in one and two dimensions, Newton’s laws, work and energy, momentum and collisions, rotation and torque, gravity, and simple harmonic motion.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U)
Credit restriction(s): PHY 1010U , PHY 1810U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 1040U – Physics for Biosciences
This course introduces basic concepts of physics relevant to the biological sciences, in the areas of electricity and magnetism; electromagnetic waves; optics; nuclear physics and nuclear medicine.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1010U or PHY 1030U
Credit restriction(s): PHY 1020U , PHY 1810U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 2010U – Electricity and Magnetism I
This course provides the student with an introduction to the fundamental principles of classical electrodynamics. The course introduces: vectors in Cartesian, polar and cylindrical co-ordinates; scalar and vector fields; electric field, electric potential; Gauss’ law; line and surface integrals; gradient and divergence operators; Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations; dipoles, multipole expansions; capacitance; polarization, electric displacement and boundary conditions; DC circuit analysis; capacitors and RC transients; Lorentz force law; divergence and curl of the magnetic field in magnetostatics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1020U and MATH 1020U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 2030U – Mechanics I
Solving linear ODEs; one-dimensional motion; simple harmonic oscillator; two and three-dimensional motion, including concepts of vector calculus; Newton’s law of gravitation applied to celestial mechanics; special relativity theory.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1020U and (PHY 1010U or PHY 1030U )
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 2040U – Mechanics II
Inertial and non-inertial frames in Newtonian mechanics, rotating co-ordinate systems; rotation of rigid body, Euler equations, dynamics of systems of particles, Hamilton’s principle, Euler Lagrange equation, Lagrangian for particles and systems; rigid body dynamics; static equilibrium. Nonlinear dynamics and deterministic chaos; comparison of linear and nonlinear systems; Poincaré surfaces, Lyapunov Exponents, maps, flows, and bifurcations.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2030U
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PHY 2050U – Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Basic concepts of thermodynamics; the First and Second Laws; properties and behaviour of pure substances; Ideal gases and mixtures; the equation of state for a perfect gas; Maxwell’s relations; heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1020U and PHY 1010U
Credit restriction(s): CHEM 2040U , ENGR 2640U, MECE 2640U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 2060U – Modern Physics
An overview of early 20th century physics with a focus on atomic and nuclear physics. Topics include quantum physics, including blackbody radiation, the photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality, the wave function and Schrödinger equation, and the uncertainty principle; atomic physics, including the hydrogen atom, multielectron atoms, and the Pauli exclusions principle; and nuclear physics, including binding, radioactivity, and nuclear reactions.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Corequisite(s): PHY 1020U , MATH 1020U
Credit restriction(s): CHEM 2010U
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PHY 2900U – Astronomy I
An introduction to the origin, evolution and structure of the solar system and its constituents, as well as extra-solar planets. At the same time, the course develops a basic observational, theoretical and quantitative understanding of the science of astronomy. This course is appropriate for all students with some science background.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1010U or PHY 1030U
Credit restriction(s): SCIE 1900U, SCIE 1920U
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PHY 3010U – Statistical Mechanics
The course introduces students to the statistical behaviour of physical systems with large numbers of particles and degrees of freedom. This course shows how macroscopic thermodynamics can be explained by a statistical treatment of microscopic interactions, both classical and quantum. The course will introduce the dynamical basis of temperature, entropy, chemical potential and other thermodynamic quantities. Topics include: the kinetic theory of gases; statistical thermodynamics; classical and quantum statistics; Boltzmann and Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions; the classical statistical treatment of an ideal gas; the heat capacity of a diatomic gas; the heat capacity of a solid.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2030U and (PHY 2050U or CHEM 2040U )
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PHY 3020U – Quantum Mechanics I
The Schrödinger equation and its solutions for various potentials is explored in detail, including the infinite square well, the simple harmonic oscillator, and the finite square well. The formalism of quantum mechanics is introduced, along with the generalized statistical interpretation. The proper treatment of the hydrogen atom is developed, leading to an examination of angular momentum and spin, as well as identical particles.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2060U and PHY 2030U
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PHY 3030U – Experimental Methods in Physics I
This course covers general experimental methods in physics, focusing particularly in the fields of electricity and magnetism and electronics, including: DC, AC and transient electric circuits; semiconductor physics and technology with applications to diodes, junction and field effect transistors, operational amplifiers and sensors; electronics circuits for physics experiments; digital electronics, logic circuits, memories, counters and processors, data acquisition and analysis.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2010U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 3040U – Mathematical Physics
Application of ordinary and partial differential equations to physical problems, including boundary and initial value problems associated with heat, wave and Laplace equations. This course will include Fourier analysis, expansions in Bessel and Legendre functions, and an introduction to complex analysis. Problems will be solved with computers, using both algebraic and numerical methods.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2060U or MATH 2860U
Note(s): Students will benefit from taking MATH 3050U along with this course.
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PHY 3050U – Experimental Methods in Physics II
This course covers advanced experimental methods in physics, focusing particularly on topics in the fields of waves and optics, including: oscillations and waves; traveling and standing waves in different media; geometrical optics; polarization, reflection, refraction and transmission of electromagnetic waves; lasers and coherence; Fourier and nonlinear optics; interference and diffraction.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2030U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 3060U – Fluid Dynamics
An introduction to the study of fluid flow. Topics include Euler’s equations for an ideal fluid, vorticity, and irrotational flow; equations of viscous flow and flow with circular streamlines; surface waves, surface tension, sound waves, and shock waves; classical aerofoil theory, including the complex potential, method of images, and conformal mapping; vortex motion; the Navier-Stokes equations; and very viscous fluid flow.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2030U and MATH 2060U
Credit restriction(s): ENGR 2860U, MECE 2860U , NUCL 2860U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 3080U – Electricity and Magnetism II
PHY 3080U is a second course in electromagnetism. It continues to build a foundation in electricity and magnetism with discussions of electromotive force, electric currents and the continuity equation, motional electromotive force, electromagnetic induction and Faraday’s law, the induced electric field, and energy in magnetic fields. Electrodynamics before and after Maxwell is presented along with further discussions of conservation laws, and the continuity equation. The course introduces Poynting’s theorem, waves in one dimension, sinusoidal waves, boundary conditions, reflection and transmission and electromagnetic waves in a vacuum, and guided waves.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2010U
Credit restriction(s): PHY 2020U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 3510U – Biophysics
This course serves as an introduction to the field of biophysics, which is broadly defined as applying physical laws and methodologies to biological systems. Incorporating data and results from nano-science experimental techniques, computer simulations, and analytic techniques, several biophysics research areas will be covered. Emerging nanotechnologies related to each system will be discussed. Possible topics include: the importance of diffusion in biological processes (stochastic dynamics); structure, function and dynamics of biomolecules such as DNA, RNA, proteins; transport across biological membranes; self-assembly of biological material; organization and dynamics within the cell; and active matter such as bacterial colonies.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (PHY 1020U or PHY 1040U ) and (MATH 1015U or MATH 1020U ) and (BIOL 1010U or BIOL 1011U )
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PHY 3900U – Astronomy II
An exploration of the universe beyond our solar system using an observational, theoretical, and quantitative approach. Topics covered include stars, the interstellar medium, stellar remnants including black holes and supernovae, the Milky Way, astrobiology, external galaxies and clusters of galaxies, along with a brief introduction to cosmology and the history of the universe. This course is intended as an elective for all science and engineering students who have taken at least one Astronomy course and is a core course for the Astrophysics specialization.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2900U
Credit restriction(s): SCIE 3920U
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PHY 4010U – Condensed Matter
This theoretical course focuses on expanding and applying the tools developed in the PHY 3010U – Statistical Mechanics and PHY 4020U – Quantum Mechanics II courses, concentrating on understanding solid state (also called condensed) materials, crystalline systems, and semiconductors, in particular. The course includes applications of the Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distributions, partition functions, and main statistical ensembles to explain crystal-line atomic structure and bonding, vibrations in solids, their heat capacity, and statistics of semi-conductors. Additionally, more advanced topics such as the Ising model of magnetism, statistical molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo methods are covered.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 3010U and PHY 4020U
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PHY 4020U – Quantum Mechanics II
Expands upon the concepts covered in the introductory course, with particular emphasis on applications to real systems. This course examines approximation methods including time independent and dependent perturbation theory, variational methods, the WKB approximation and scattering theory. Mathematical computer programs will be used to solve problems.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 3020U
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PHY 4030U – Topics in Contemporary Physics I
This course introduces students to several important developments that have occurred in physics beyond the classical era. Topics will be chosen according to the needs and demands of students and the availability of the instructors.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2010U and PHY 2030U and PHY 2060U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 4040U – Solar Energy and Photovoltaics
This course describes the basic science and the practical devices for conversion of solar energy into electrical energy using the photovoltaic effect. Topics include an introduction to renewable energy and the benefits of photovoltaics; absorption of solar energy: the solar spectrum, air mass; band structure and optical properties of materials and principles of devices that are relevant to photovoltaics; thermodynamics of light conversion; solar cell technology; photovoltaic systems and system economics. Field projects/assignments will provide a practical component, where students will be able to learn how to manufacture and characterize solar cells and panels.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2010U and PHY 2060U
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PHY 4060U – Topics in Contemporary Physics II
This course introduces students to important developments that have occurred in physics beyond the classical era. Topics will be chosen according to the needs and demands of students and the availability of the instructors.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2010U and PHY 2030U and PHY 2060U
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PHY 4080U – Hydrogen-Based Energy Systems and Fuel Cells
This course explores hydrogen as an energy carrier and its conversion in hydrogen fuel cells. The focus is on polymer electrolyte fuel cells but the course includes a brief discussion of phosphoric acid, alkaline, and solid oxide fuel cells as well as other types of fuel sources, such as methanol or natural gas. The thermodynamic aspects of a hydrogen economy are discussed, encompassing production (reforming, electrolysis), storage (compression, solid matrix), transportation and usage in fuel cells. With regards to fuel cells, the main focus will be on general operating principles, electrochemistry, thermodynamics (efficiency, losses), and mass and heat transport phenomena, including two-phase flow. A general picture of i) current scientific challenges and ii) device modelling of fuel cells will emerge.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1020U and PHY 2050U
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PHY 4100U – Medical Imaging
The physical principles of the three main imaging modalities in current clinical practice, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT), and Ultrasound (US) will be introduced from a medical physics perspective. Quantum mechanics and nuclear spin states for imaging will be compared and contrasted with image production via sound waves and X-rays. It will be shown how the different physical phenomena can be manipulated to generate clinically relevant images. The three modules of the course will entail a laboratory component, and extensive use of computer simulation and image analysis will be used. In addition, the current frontiers of medical imaging will be introduced.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2050U and PHY 3050U
Credit restriction(s): RADI 3200U
Cross-listed: RADI 3200U
Recommended: ENGR 2500U or NUCL 2500U or PHY 2060U
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PHY 4120U – Forensic Physics Applications
This course introduces the student to forensic applications of physics via the study of selected topics including ballistics, bloodstain analysis and motor vehicle collision reconstruction. Students will study the physics behind methods used to model crime events and will analyze evidence associated with these events using analytical instrumentation.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2030U
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PHY 4130U – Particle Physics
This course explores the physics of the elementary constituents of our universe – from quarks and leptons to the fundamental forces that bind them together. Topics covered include: special relativity and four-vectors, symmetries, Feynman diagrams, decay rates and cross sections, quantum electrodynamics, chromodynamics, weak interactions, gauge theories, and the Higgs mechanism.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2010U and PHY 2040U and PHY 3020U
Prerequisite(s) with concurrency: PHY 3020U
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PHY 4410U – Physics Thesis Project I
The thesis project provides students with the opportunity, under the supervision of a faculty member, to integrate and synthesize knowledge gained throughout their program of study and to satisfy specific objectives and requirements. The project will be selected to include research that has been approved by the supervising faculty member. Students will submit a progress report at the end of the first semester. Once all work is completed, each student must submit a thesis and make a presentation based on their research in the following semester.
Credit hours: 3
Other hours: 9
Prerequisite(s): Students will have completed 90 credit hours in their area of specialization and be in clear standing. Students must also obtain prior consent of a faculty member.
Note(s): Students are expected to take PHY 4420U in the following semester.
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 4420U – Physics Thesis Project II
A continuation of the project started in PHY 4410U . Students will make presentations based on their research and submit a written thesis.
Credit hours: 3
Other hours: 9
Prerequisite(s): PHY 4410U
Note(s): Students are expected to take this course immediately after PHY 4410U .
Experiential learning: Yes
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PHY 4430U – Directed Studies in Physics
This course requires independent research of a current topic in a specialized area of physics, including, but not restricted to, biophysics, computational, solid state, and modern applied physics. The topic will be selected from the recent research literature and involve a review and critical appraisal of underlying experimental principles. The course comprises independent library research, participation in weekly meetings, and written and oral presentations.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 1
Other hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): Students must have completed 90 credits in their Physics program and must be in clear standing. Students must also obtain prior consent of a faculty member.
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PHY 4510U – Physics of Nanotechnology
This course examines the physics of nanotechnology. Topics covered depend on student need and demand as well as instructor availability, and may include surface science, materials science and photovoltaics, semiconductors, nanofabrication, nanofluidic devices, nanoparticles and bionanotechnology.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2010U and PHY 2060U
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PHY 4910U – Techniques of Modern Astrophysics
An examination of a variety of modern techniques in the field of astrophysics. The first part of the course covers instrumentation of modern telescopes, data mining, reduction, and analysis in the radio, infrared, optical, and high energy parts of the spectrum. The second part of the course focuses on computational astrophysics, and includes N-body methods, grid-based hydrodynamics, and techniques for radiative transfer problems. Modern research software will be used extensively throughout the course; students will also be expected to develop their own.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2030U and PHY 3900U and CSCI 2000U
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PHY 4920U – Cosmology
This course offers an examination of the universe as a whole, from the big bang to the current epoch. After a brief overview of how we observe the universe, the equations describing the evolution of the universe are studied in detail. Topics covered include the Robertson-Walker metric, the cosmological constant, dark matter, dark energy, and the cosmic microwave background.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2030U
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POSC 1000U – Introduction to Political Science
This course introduces students to the central concepts of political science. The course deals with the scope, concerns, orienting concepts, leading approaches and methodologies of political inquiry, the major political ideologies, formal and informal institutions in the political process, problems of political and social change and Canadian and international politics. The emphasis is on how individuals participate in politics and on how politics may be changed through mobilization, social movements and globalization. This course cultivates an understanding of municipal, provincial, national and international levels of politics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
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POSC 1100U – What is Community?
Students taking this course will learn about the controversies surrounding contested ideas/concepts of what a community is. Students will learn about some of the principles necessary for fostering a more inclusive model of community. Students will be introduced to non-traditional forms of community including resistance movements, north and south, and global cyber communities. In this course students will be introduced to the different paradigms of community development theory.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 1000U, CDPS 1000U
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POSC 1200U – Introduction to Democracy in Theory & Practice
This is a core course in political science that introduces key theories of democracy in the context of a variety of social policy issues. We will be looking at social policy through a lens based on democratic theory and within an historical context. The social and structural contexts shaping the development of social policy in modern Canadian society will be a focus. Throughout the course, we will look at contemporary policy issues within their historical context.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Experiential learning: Yes
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POSC 2000U – Canadian Politics
This course will outline the basic theoretical and empirical background to understanding the institutions of Canadian politics. It will focus on the formal political, juridical, and institutional structures - the constitution, the Charter of Rights, federalism, the party system, Parliament - which comprise the Canadian state and political system, as well as social and economic development; migration; human rights and NAFTA. The focus will also be an assessment of the substantive aspects of democracy, the actual access to political power and the levels of equality that exist between citizens.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 1000U
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POSC 2100U – Global Politics
This course explores and examines the key theoretical frameworks in the field of international relations, such as realism, liberalism and constructivism, in order to provide students with the analytical tools to understand and evaluate important events in global politics. In particular, course content focuses on key historical and contemporary processes of global integration and conflict and their impact on the distribution of political power, both within and between nations.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 1000U
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 2100U, CDPS 2100U
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POSC 2200U – Fundamentals of Policy Theory
This course introduces students to the main theoretical approaches utilized in understanding public policy making and outcomes. Throughout the course, particular attention is paid to influences on public policy, varying conceptions of institutions, ideas and interest, and the role of these conceptions in explanations of policy change and stasis.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 1000U
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 2200U, PUBP 2200U
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POSC 2300U – Mobilizing for Change
Students taking this course will learn about the major controversies and issues in the study of social movements and contentious politics. Different types of social movements will be explored as well as their origin, emergence and organization within the context of community/collective action. Emphasis will be placed on community leadership and the ability to prepare and aid in future social movements (online/conventional). The course content will give examples to students on how to best translate theory and policy into sustainable practice.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 1000U or enrollment in Sustainability Studies Minor program
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 2000U, CDPS 2000U, SSCI 2710U
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POSC 2502U – Community Development and Social Change
This course is an introduction to community development policies and practices that support social change. Community has many faces in modern times. Community can refer to both geographically based communities and to chosen communities of advocates who connect remotely because of common concerns about community development. This course expands knowledge about the improvement of communities in ways that can facilitate progressive change. Some of the topics that may be covered include: anti-racism and anti-poverty activism in communities, Indigenous community development and urban planning to increase equity and accessibility.
Formerly: Community Development Policy
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 1000U
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 2502, PUBP 3502U
Recommended: POSC 1100U
Experiential learning: Yes
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POSC 3000U – Policy, Democracy and Governance
This course explores the theory and practice of democratic administration in Canada, with emphasis on the principles, institutions and procedures influencing and structuring government decision-making. It looks, in particular, at the nature of citizen participation in the policy process and the tension between new public sector management and enhanced democratic engagement.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U and POSC 2200U
Credit restriction(s): SSCI 3200U
Experiential learning: Yes
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POSC 3100U – Political Economy of Global Development
Students taking this course will learn to analyze the social, economic, and political facets that underlie the dynamics and policies of international development. Furthermore, students will gain an in-depth knowledge of the historical evolution of development agendas and relations between North and South that encompass contemporary development issues and concerns. Special attention in the course content will be paid to changes in both political and corporate ideology as well as discussions about the developmental state, poverty and the role of women in development.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2100U or enrollment in Sustainability Studies Minor program
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 3100U, CDPS 3100U
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POSC 3101U – Inequality, Environment and Development
Students taking this course will learn to analyze development through the lens of difference. The course content seeks to highlight both the inequitable (and unequal) distribution of power and control over development as well as the inequitable distribution of development’s impacts and benefits. The role of oppressive political practices such as colonization and globalization will be featured. Particular attention will be paid to environmental issues and how they relate to inequalities of class, ethnicity, and gender.
Formerly: Inequality and Development
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U or POSC 2100U or enrollment in Sustainability Studies Minor program
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 3101U, CDPS 3101U
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POSC 3102U – Race and Racism in Political Culture
Political culture is understood as the common values, norms and traditions of a particular country or place. Political culture in terms of ‘race’ and racism can reinforce ideas of ‘race’ and perpetuate racism through colonialism and racialization of BIPOC subjects. This course analyzes the political, economic and cultural development of ‘race’ and ‘racism’ in political discourse. The theoretical grounding of ‘race’ and critical race theory will be explored from an anti-racist perspective in a specifically Canadian context. The issues of immigration and multiculturalism, which have traditionally formed much of the Canadian political discourse surrounding race, will be expanded to look at intersectional analysis of race with gender, sexuality, class, disability and age. The focus of this discussion is Canadian but international examples will also be used to provide some perspective.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 1000U
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POSC 3200U – Rural-Urban Fringe
This course will introduce students to the issues faced at the boundaries of the rural and the urban. It will explore tensions and transitions in land use patterns, as well as lifestyles and politics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of: POSC 2000U or POSC 2100U or POSC 2502U
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 3200U, CDPS 3200U
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POSC 3201U – Rural Communities
Students taking this course will acquire the theory, skills, and knowledge necessary to better appreciate the challenges and opportunities facing people in rural settings. Students will analyze different rural issues and learn best practices for empowering local grass roots initiatives. Furthermore, students will learn best practices for helping create new initiatives that are attuned to the precarious economic and political position of many rural communities.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U or POSC 2100U or enrollment in Sustainability Studies Minor program
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 3201U, CDPS 3201U
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POSC 3203U – Urban Development
Students taking this course will learn to analyze different urban issues and learn best practices for empowering local grass roots initiatives in urban centres. Furthermore, students will learn best practices for helping create and foster new initiatives for urban development. The course content provides insight into different debates and controversies surrounding urban gentrification projects.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U or POSC 2100U or enrollment in Sustainability Studies Minor program
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 3203U, CDPS 3203U
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POSC 3300U – Building Sustainable Communities
This course will provide students with an in-depth analysis of the strengths and weaknesses associated with building sustainable communities. In this course, sustainable development is introduced as a framework designed to meet current social and economic needs while ensuring adequate resources are available for future generations. An emphasis is placed on the components necessary for creating and fostering local economic development strategies that are sustainable. The course content will offer robust theoretical and practical rationales for alternative approaches to community development as well as asset measurement and management.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of: POSC 2000U or POSC 2100U or POSC 2502U or ENVS 1000U
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 3300U, CDPS 3300U
Experiential learning: Yes
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POSC 3301U – Eco-Justice
Students taking this course will learn about the history and progression of the environmental justice movement. The course content will challenge students to critically analyze the (dis)placement of marginalized communities in toxic and uninhabitable areas, as well as community resistance to environmental degradation. Emphasis will be placed on identifying the best practices and policies necessary for resolving environmental injustices.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of: POSC 2100U or POSC 2502U or ENVS 1000U
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 3301U, CDPS 3301U
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POSC 3302U – Environment and Globalization
Students taking this course will learn about the effects of globalization on the environment. Specifically, this course is designed to highlight the effects of transnational corporations, and mass migration on differing ecosystems. The course content provides students with a chance to learn differing perspectives and perspectives on the relationship between globalization and the health of the planet.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of: POSC 2100U or POSC 2502U or ENVS 1000U
Credit restriction(s): CDEV 3302U, CDPS 3302U
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POSC 3303U – Policies for Sustainability
Students will apply their knowledge and skills to solve practical problems that will help to develop policies for a more sustainable global society. Students will participate in small and large group activities, using case studies, to develop problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex challenges to various aspects of sustainability (social, economic and environmental). Students will work individually and in teams to research and analyze a chosen problem to produce a workable solution and policy. Students will be expected to present their findings in oral and written formats.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 1000U and third-year standing
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POSC 3500U – Equity Policy
This course is an introduction to social equity policy and administration in the private and public sector. Increasingly private and public organizations are establishing equity priorities. Some of the areas that will be covered include: social justice, equity policy development in the private sector, equity legislation, equity activism, gender equity, race and cultural equity, and equity administration.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U and POSC 2100U or enrollment in Sustainability Studies Minor program
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 3500U, PUBP 3500U
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POSC 3501U – Politics and Poverty
This course is an introduction to Canadian social policies with respect to poverty and income support. Some of the areas that may be covered include: the development of the welfare state, federal and provincial income support policies, the feminization of poverty, aboriginal poverty, childhood poverty, poverty activism, and workfare programs.
Formerly: Poverty and Public Policy
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U and POSC 2200U
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 3501U, PUBP 3501U
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POSC 3600U – Politics of Education in Canada
This course is an introduction to educational policies in Canada. Formal education is one of the most expensive and contentious areas of social policy. Some of the areas that may be covered include: the development of public education, post-secondary education, educational accessibility, education and social mobility, education and the workforce, lifelong learning, private education and training, public understanding of education issues, and public support for educational policies.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 3600U, PUBP 3600U
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POSC 3601U – The Politics of Health
This course is an introduction to health related policies in the private and public sectors. Some of the areas that may be covered include: workplace health and safety, public health agencies, public and private health care, alternative medicines, public understanding of health issues, and public support for different approaches to health care.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2200U
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 3601U, PUBP 3601U
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POSC 3602U – Labour in the Global Economy
This course examines the nature and evolution of work from the 1700’s, with emphasis on the interaction between labour, business and the state. Students will explore, both theoretically and historically, the dramatic changes in employment practice that have occurred alongside the gradual development of the global economy and the way that government policies have accommodated and influenced these important shifts.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing in FSSH
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 3602U, PUBP 3602U
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POSC 3603U – The Politics of Housing
This course is an introduction in Canadian housing policy. Some of the areas that may be covered include: the development of public housing, rent controls, public housing policies, home ownership, and cooperative housing.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2200U
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 3603U, PUBP 3603U
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POSC 3700U – Technology, Politics and Social Theory
This course will explore the interplay between technology and politics in the context of social theory and history. While technology has always impacted politics and society, the integration of complex technologies into every aspect of daily life has made it increasingly important to understand the nuances of technology’s impact on how nations and communities are evolving. We will critically examine the role of technology in social and political conflict, the environment, social justice and community development. We will explore the role of technology through the lens of social theories such as feminist theory, paradigm theory, technoscience, evolutionary theories, technical communities, social systems theory, network theory, discourse analysis, the science wars and postmodernism.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U or POSC 2100U
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 3700U, PUBP 3700U
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POSC 3750U – American Politics and Political Culture
This course will provide an introduction to U.S. government and politics within an analytical framework that helps us understand how institutions structure incentives and decisions in the U.S. system. This course examines the history that forged contemporary American political institutions and political culture to understand how these institutions can provide both opportunities for political change and great challenges to that change. We investigate what forces make American institutions different from Canadian institutions and why. Current American political issues will also be examined especially as they affect Canadian policy and politics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third year standing in FSSH
Recommended: POSC 2000U
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POSC 3751U – Media, War and Conflict
This course examines the roles, uses and impacts of information and communication technologies (ICTs), the media and popular culture in inter and intra-state conflict and war. Students explore current theorists in the field and engage with relevant topics such as: the militarization of ICT R&D, the doctrines and practices of information warfare, the military-industrial-media complex and militainment, cyber-warfare, security and surveillance, public diplomacy, soft power and popular geopolitics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third year standing in FSSH
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 3751U, PUBP 3751U
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POSC 3800U – Capitalism and Socialism
This is an introductory course in economics for public policy. This course will include an introduction to microeconomic reasoning, concepts and analytical tools as well as an introduction to labour economics.
Formerly: Principles of Economics and Political Economy
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of: POSC 2000U or POSC 2100U or POSC 2200U
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 2800U, PUBP 2800U
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POSC 4000U – International Politics and Policy
This course adopts a comparative perspective and examines the political systems and behaviours across the contemporary world. A highly diverse set of themes and topics will be covered, such as the nature and function of the state, institutions of authoritarianism, processes of economic development and policy development, problems and challenges faced both by highly advanced industrialized countries and developing countries, the legacy of colonialism, political parties, values/ideologies, and finally, the intensifying impact of globalization on politics and policies of the contemporary world. This will all show the international policy making process and allow for comparisons with the Canadian policy process.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of: POSC 2000U or POSC 2100U or POSC 2200U
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POSC 4005U – Independent Study
The course provides students with the opportunity to engage in an 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
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 4005U, PUBP 4005U
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POSC 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.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in Criminology and Justice, Political Science or Liberal Studies
Credit restriction(s): SSCI 4010U
Cross-listed: SSCI 4010U
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POSC 4104U – Directed Research
This course is designed to allow students to conduct scholarly research under the guidance of a department faculty member. Student activities may include: preparing literature reviews, literature searches, assisting with the design of interview questions, organizing data, conducting data analysis, writing reports, and examining archival evidence. Interested students must obtain permission from a faculty supervisor and complete the application form prior to registering.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, minimum B average (3.0 CGPA), and permission from the supervising instructor.
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POSC 4300U – Special Topics in Political Science
The Special Topics course will explore topics in political science that are not examined in other POSC courses. The specific topic will change each year. Students in the course will be expected to undertake independent research on the topic of the course and to actively participate in a seminar‐style class.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
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PSYC 1000U – Introductory Psychology
This course introduces students to the study of human thought and behaviour. Through a survey of major theories, principles, and research findings across a variety of fields within psychology, students will gain a better understanding of why people think and behave as they do. Typical topics include: the history of psychology, research methods, sensation and perception, learning, memory, emotion and motivation, consciousness, stress and health, social influences, developmental factors, psychological disorders and treatment.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Experiential learning: Yes
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PSYC 2010U – Developmental Psychology
This course is a comprehensive study of human development across the lifespan from a developmental psychology perspective. The course examines developmental processes and milestones of the individual from conception through late adulthood, with particular emphasis on behavioural and cognitive development. Students will be introduced to the major psychological theories, theorists, and controversies in the field of human development.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1000U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PSYC 2020U – Social Psychology
This course will introduce the scientific study of social behaviour and the social influences on human behaviour. Theories and research on such topics as attitude change and persuasion, stereotypes and prejudice, conformity and obedience to authority, altruism, attraction and close relationships may be introduced. Emphasis will be placed on experimental research, conducted both in the laboratory and in the field.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1000U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PSYC 2030U – Abnormal Psychology
This course offers an introduction to understanding, assessing, and treating mental illness from a psychological perspective. Course material will focus on various categories of abnormal behaviour, including personality, anxiety, and mood disorders; schizophrenia; and substance related disorders. Implications for mental health and the law may also be considered.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1000U
Experiential learning: Yes
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PSYC 2050U – Brain and Behaviour
This course will examine aspects of human neuroscience particularly as they relate to how the brain’s normal and abnormal functioning affect human experience and behaviour. Particular emphasis will be placed on aspects of neuroanatomy and physiology that directly influence human language, thought, and learning.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1000U and BIOL 1841U (or equivalent)
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PSYC 2060U – Cognitive Psychology
This course provides an in-depth exploration of human cognition, focusing on both classic and current issues. The study of cognition relies heavily on experimental research designed to test models and theories of cognitive processes. Topics will include attention, perception, memory, knowledge, language, reasoning, decision-making, and other cognitive psychological topics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1000U
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PSYC 3035U – Adolescence
This course will focus on the fundamentals of psychological development during adolescence. The course will cover topics in the areas of biological, cognitive and social development, as well as the development of the self, identity and relationships. By the end of this course, students should have an understanding of behavioural aspects of adolescent development and of how research can be used to inform practical problems of a developmental nature.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1000U (min grade 60%) and PSYC 2010U
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