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Course Descriptions
Anthropology
Biology
Chemistry
Commerce
Economics
Geography and Environment
Geoscience
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Sociology
Note: The listing of a course in the calendar is not a guarantee
that the course is offered every year.
Note: Students must obtain a grade of at least C- in all
courses used to fulfill prerequisite requirements. Otherwise,
written permission of the appropriate Department or Program
Coordinator must be obtained.
Anthropology
ANTH 1011 (3CR)
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
The course is designed to introduce students to the major
fields of anthropology (physical, archaeological, linguistic
and cultural) and to the major domains of cultural and social
anthropology (types of society, social change, and political,
economic, kinship and religious institutions).
Exclusion: SOAN 1011
ANTH 2501 (3CR)
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
A study of the various types of society, both past and present,
that have emerged or been transformed through their interaction
with their environments. The course will explore features
associated with the major forms of society from foraging,
through horticultural and agrarian, to industrial and post-industrial
societal types. It will explore such themes as demography,
resource exploitation, ecological adaptation, energy access,
and environmental impact, in the context of social organization
and societal formation.
Prereq: Anthropology 1011 and 3 credits in Social Science;
or permission of the Department.
Exclusion: SOAN 2501
ANTH 2521 (3CR)
ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT
An examination of development issues at the global and local
levels, with emphasis on gender and indigenous peoples. The
focus will fall on such questions as "What is development?"
and "Who benefits?" The course reviews the contribution
of applied anthropology, participatory action research, and
popular education to development models, theory, and praxis.
Prereq: ANTH 1011 and 3 credits in Social Science; or permission
of the Department.
Exclusion: SOAN 2521
ANTH 3031 (3CR)
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL
ISSUES
This course explores the epistemology of systems of knowledge
of Indigenous Peoples throughout the world. We ask questions
such as "How is knowledge constructed?" "What
is embodied in the terms "science" and "ethnoscience?"
"Does Indigenous Knowledge differ from Scientific Knowledge
and are there possibilities for integration in education,
development and research?"
Prereq: ANTH 1011 and 6 credits from 2000 level Anthropology
courses; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: SOAN 3031
ANTH 3541 (3CR)
ETHNOBOTANY
Ethnobotany is the systematic study of how people of a particular
region use and relate to plants. The scope of the course is
global with special emphasis on the ecosystems of the Atlantic
Region. Each year focuses on a different ecosystem. This is
a field course, incorporating field trips and site visits
as a class and for independent study, and providing basic
skills for carrying out ethnobotanical fieldwork - plant identification
and description, taxonomies, applications of specific plants
for food, technology and medicine in different cultural traditions,
ethnobotanical research methods and ethical issues.
Prereq: ANTH 1011 and 6 credits from 2000 level Anthropology
courses; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: SOAN 3541
ANTH 3621 (3CR)
HEALTH AND CULTURE
A review of the relations between human health and culture,
biology and environment, with reference to the social dimensions
of health, sickness, disease, and treatment. Through cross
cultural and historic comparisons, connections between mainstream
and alternate medicine are explored, and the role of anthropology
in clinical settings and international health is discussed.
Prereq: ANTH 1011 and 6 credits from 2000 level Anthropology
courses; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: SOAN 3621
ANTH 4521 (3CR)
ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
An examination of the theoretical assumptions of ecological
anthropology and its historical development, through case
studies illustrating differing types of adaptions to the environment
and differing relations between humans and nature. Current
issues in land and resource management on the global and local
levels will be examined, as will the role of anthropologists
in environmental education and advocacy.
Prereq: ANTH 3021 or 3031; 3311; 3811 or 3841 or 3851 or 3861
or 3831; or permission of the Department.
Exclusion: SOAN 4521
ANTH 4531 (3CR)
CULTURAL ECOLOGY
This course explores the relationship amongst human groups
and their social, symbolic and physical surroundings. It discusses
cultural systems as the means by which humans adapt to, interact
with, and invest meaning into, their environments. Students
will become familiar with current theoretical, methodological
and applied issues in cultural ecology with special emphasis
on traditional plant knowledge.
Prereq: ANTH 3541; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: SOAN 4541
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Biology
BIOL 1001 (3CR)
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY
A lecture and laboratory course designed to present a general
introduction to the biology of living organisms. A systems
approach will be used to explore how living organisms respond
to the complex problems encountered while obtaining nutrition,
carrying out internal fluid transport and gas exchange, getting
rid of wastes, and growing and interacting with the environment
and other life.
BIOL 1211 (3CR)
WORLD ECOSYSTEMS
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts
of population, community and ecosystem level ecology. Topics
will include population growth, competition, succession, community
composition and the cycling of energy. Field and laboratory
work will stress direct measurement and observation of natural
situations that illustrate these concepts. Students will take
this course at a field station that offers adequate housing
and laboratory facilities. These field stations may be anywhere
in the world, but would most likely be in the Maritimes, the
Caribbean or the Canadian Rockies. This course is offered
only during the spring/summer session through Continuing and
Distance Education and only to non-Science majors.
BIOL 1501 (3CR)
CELL BIOLOGY
A course providing an introduction to the structure, organization
and functions of the cell, which is the fundamental structural
and functional unit of living organisms. Particular emphasis
will be placed on eukaryotic cells. Topics to be discussed
include membranes and organelles, communication within and
between cells, membrane transport, the cell cycle, meiosis
and mitosis. There is a laboratory component to this course.
Prereq: BIOL 1001, CHEM 1001; or permission of the Department.
BIOL 2101 (3CR)
POPULATION AND COMMUNITY BIOLOGY
A course designed to introduce current concepts of population
and community ecology through lectures, field trips and laboratory
exercises, using local organisms whenever possible. Familiarity
with these organisms, principally aquatic insects, will be
obtained through field trip and laboratory exercises.
Prereq: BIOL 1501; or permission of the Department.
BIOL 3501 (3CR)
NATIVE FLORA (VASCULAR PLANTS)
A field-oriented course on identification, taxonomy, and ecology
of vascular plants and bryophytes.
Prereq: BIOL 2301; or permission of the Department.
BIOL 3911 (3CR)
PLANTS AND HUMAN SOCIETY
This course will deal with the interactions between plants
and human societies from the time of the introduction of agriculture
until the present. It will include the consideration of the
evolution of vascular plants, especially those important to
agriculture and forestry. It will emphasize the origins of
agriculture on various continents; it will discuss economic
botany and the present day commercial uses of plants. Consideration
will be given to interrelations between plants and societies
in their dietary, cultural and religious connotations. Finally,
the course will consider world food shortages, either present
or potential, and possible ways to alleviate these.
Prereq: First year level Biology; or permission of the Department.
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Chemistry
CHEM 1001 (3CR)
INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY 1
Atomic theory will be introduced followed by discussion about
the periodic table. Chemical bonding will be developed leading
to the three-dimensional nature of matter. Thermodynamics,
intermolecular forces and solution properties will be covered.
Prereq: None.
CHEM 1501 (3CR)
CHEMISTRY IN MODERN SOCIETY
Chemistry topics that have bearing on modern living and the
environment will be discussed. Fundamental notions of modern
chemistry will be developed and links with other disciplines
identified.
Prereq: None.
CHEM 2511 (3CR)
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY I: INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF
THE ENVIRONMENT
An introduction to environmental chemistry designed for students
in a life sciences program will be given. The subject matter
will primarily deal with the chemistry of the atmosphere and
hydrosphere at an introductory level. Problem solving skills
will be stressed.
Prereq: CHEM 1021, MATH 1121 or 1131; or permission of the
Department.
Note: CHEM 2511 credit will not fulfill any Chemistry requirements
for a minor, major or honours degree in Chemistry.
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Commerce
COMM 1001 (3CR)
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
This course provides the student with an introduction to the
nature of business and its functional areas. The topics covered
include: the environment of business; forms of business ownership;
entrepreneurship and small business; financing, financial
management, and financial institutions; marketing; operations
management; accounting; and managing human resources.
COMM 3371 (3CR)
ISSUES IN BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
This course examines problems in managing relations between
the firm and its many stakeholders, including shareholders,
government, public interest groups, employees, other firms
with which it does business, consumers, and society at large.
Such topics as business ethics, the social responsibility
of business, business and the environment, pluralism, foreign
ownership, consumerism, and the multi-national organization
are examined.
Prereq: COMM 2131 and 2301; or permission of the Department.
Exclusion: COMM 4371
Economics
ECON 1001 (3CR)
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
A general introduction to the study of Economics and the nature
of economic problems. Of primary concern is the behaviour
of consumers and firms in different markets, and the results
of their actions as manifested in production, costs, and prices.
Market efficiency and market failure are also examined.
Prereq: Students should normally have completed a university
preparatory level course in Mathematics.
Exclusion: ECON 1000
ECON 1011 (3CR)
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
A general introduction to the study of Economics and the nature
of economic problems. Of primary concern is the determinants
of the level of national income, employment, and the accompanying
stabilization problems and policies. Topics also include money
and banking. international trade, exchange rates, and the
problems of inflation.
Exclusion: ECON 1000
ECON 2001 (3CR)
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS I
A course in microeconomic theory and its applications. Topics
include: scope and method of microeconomics; market interactions;
supply and demand; consumer behaviour; choices under uncertainty;
theory of production and cost; profit maximization and competitive
supply; and the analysis of competitive markets and effects
of government policies.
Prereq: ECON 1000; or ECON 1001; or permission of the Department.
ECON 3601 (3CR)
PRINCIPLES OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
This course examines the use of economic theory in the assessment
of public sector regulations and projects. Topics include
the measurement of social costs and social benefits, shadow
pricing, and the choice of discount rate. The course will
rely heavily on concrete examples such as transportation infrastructure,
medical services, environmental protection and hydro development.
Prereq: ECON 2001; or permission of the Department.
Note: Counts as a Commerce elective for students taking a
Bachelor of Commerce or a Major or Minor in Commerce.
ECON 3801 (3CR)
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
The application of economic analysis in the study of environmental
problems. Students will examine when and why markets often
fail to allocate sufficient resources to environmental conservation,
and will critically assess different policy instruments available
to correct for the fundamental "market failure".
Using the analytical methods developed in this course, the
following type of policies will be examined: measures to control
air and water pollution, the disposal of hazardous wastes,
the protection of endangered species, and the control of cross
border pollution, including the Canadian "Green Plan".
Prereq: ECON 1000, (or 1001 and 1011); or permission of the
Department.
ECON 3821 (3CR)
NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
The application of economic analysis to questions of management,
use, and/or conservation of natural resources. Students will
be exposed to economic theories used in the study of renewable
and non renewable resource industries. Particular attention
will be given to resource industries important to the Atlantic
Canadian economy (the fishery, forestry, agriculture, mining,
and energy).
Prereq: ECON 2001 and 2011, MATH 1111; or permission of the
Department.
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Geography and
Environment
GENV 1201 (3CR)
THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
Format: lecture 3 hours
Exclusion: GEOG 1201
This course is an introduction to the study of the human population
and the spatial dimensions of environmental change. It examines
how people interact with the environment and the core forces
which shape these interactions, including population, culture,
technology, and geography.
GENS 1401 (3CR)
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Format: lecture 3 hours, laboratory 1.5 hours
Exclusion: GEOG 1401
This course provides an introduction to the general principles
of Physical Geography and the Environment, emphasizing the
physical world at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
This course introduces the four fundamental spheres of Physical
Geography: the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere.
It examines basic processes in the physical environment such
as the seasons, layers of the atmosphere, the earth's energy
budget and interactions with atmospheric processes. It also
investigates weather and its interplay within the hydrological
cycle, the fundamentals of climatology, the three basic rock
types, tectonic activity and weathering of the earth's surface.
GENV 2001 (3CR)
CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Format: lecture 3 hours
Exclusion: ENST 1001
This course reviews how different disciplines are brought
to bear on the study of environmental issues. Some of the
topics considered in this survey include the role of environmental
philosophy and activism, interactions between science and
environmental politics, environmental or ecological economics,
and sustainable development.
GENV 2101 (3CR)
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Format: lecture 3 hours
Exclusion: GEOG 2101
This course introduces key concepts and issues in natural
resources management. It examines resource sectors of importance
to the Canadian economy, including forestry, fisheries, wildlife,
energy, mining, water, and agriculture. The course emphasizes
understanding the varied influences that environmental, socio-economic,
and political factors have on patterns of resource utilization
and resource management decision-making.
GENV 2201 (3CR)
GEOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Format: lecture 3 hours
Exclusion: GEOG 2201
This course examines the changing spatial organization of
the world industrial map since 1945 by comparing British and
North American de-industrialization with the rapid growth
of some sectors of newly industrialized countries, including
the effects of new production technology, changes in industrial
organization and transnational corporations and new regional
trading blocs on those changing patterns are discussed.
GENV 2221 (3CR)
THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Format: lecture 3 hours
Exclusion: GEOG 2221
This course surveys the changing geography of the developing
world. It examines the decline in traditional land systems
and resource use, surveys current economic development strategies,
and reviews the role of international aid and non-governmental
organizations in these strategies.
GENV 2311 (3CR)
INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
Format: lecture 3 hours
Exclusion: GEOG 2311
This course surveys the main themes and approaches of cultural
geographers. It evaluates concepts such as cultural area,
ecology and landscape in the context of North American and
European settlement patterns.
GENS 2411 (3CR)
GEOMORPHOLOGY
Format: lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
Prereq: GENS 1401; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOS 2401; GEOG 2411
This course is an introduction to geomorphology, the science
that explores the processes that shape the Earth's surface.
Its first half deals with the large-scale relief features
of the Earth and how they are shaped by the processes of weathering,
erosion, and sedimentary deposition. The second half introduces
landforms/landscapes that exist in glacial, fluvial, coastal,
and desert environments. It also explores the geomorphic agents
which control the formation and evolution of these landforms/landscapes.
GENS 2421 (3CR)
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Format: lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
Prereq: GENS 1401; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 2421
This course highlights elements of weather and climate including
the composition and thermal structure of the atmosphere, radiation
and energy balances, global circulation, air masses, fronts
and atmospheric disturbances, and climates of the world. It
places special emphasis on recent climatic changes in the
environment.
GENS 2431 (3CR)
DATA ANALYSIS
Format: lecture/laboratory 3 hours
Prereq: Either GENV 1201 or GENS 1401; or permission of the
Department
Exclusion: GEOG 2711
This course develops basic skills in data collection, analysis,
and presentation. It introduces basic statistical and hypothesis
testing procedures, along with relevant software.
GENS 2441 (3CR)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Format: lecture/laboratory 3 hours
Prereq: Second-year standing and GENS 2431 or Math 2311; or
permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 2721, 3711
This this course surveys several aspects of traditional cartography,
examines one or more Geographic Information Systems, and explores
the role of maps in conveying geographic information.
GENV 3101 (3CR)
ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Format: lecture 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 2001 or 2101; and 2221; or permission of the
Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3101
This course examines and synthesizes current thinking on environment
and development. Topics may include: rural land use change,
forest management, community-based conservation, sustainable
development, trade and environment, and the role of multi-lateral
development banks and international environmental agreements.
GENV 3201 (3CR)
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Format: lecture 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 2001, GENV 2221 or ECON 1001; or permission of
the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3201
This course studies the politics and policies of environmental
problem-solving within the Canadian context. It examines key
features of the Canadian political system - its parlimentary
structure, robust federalism among others - in light of the
nation's evolving environmental policy. It pays particular
attention to the role of stakeholder dynamics and alternative
regulatory tools and strategies (e.g., pollution taxes, best
available technology, etc.).
GENV 3211 (3CR)
TRANSPORTATION GEOGRAPHY
Format: lecture 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 1201, 2201; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3211
This course investigates the impact of changing transport
and communication technologies on spatial organization. It
surveys the evolution of transport networks, the development
of various transit systems, the rise of mass transportation,
the evolution of the 'global village', time-space convergence
and electronic information exchange in the later twentieth
century, and the importance of planning and management in
transport and communications technology.
GENV 3301 (3CR)
HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA
Format: lecture 3 hours
Prereq: Third-year standing and either GENV 1201 or 3 credits
from the HIST 1600 series; GENV 2311; or permission of the
Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3301
This course surveys the role of pre-twentieth century historical
processes in shaping past and present North American landscapes.
Students identify and analyze significant writings in the
evolution of historical geography.
GENV 3321 (3CR)
GEOGRAPHY OF JAPAN
Format: lecture 3 hours
Prereq: Third-year standing, and at least one of GENV 1201,
2311, HIST 1611; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3321
This course examines Japan's geography since 1860, emphasizing
the importance of international trade and new technologies
and their roles in forming new geographic relationships for
Japan with other parts of East Asia and with the West.
GENS 3401 (3CR)
RESEARCH METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Format: lecture 3 hours, multi-day field camp
Note: This course requires attendance at an off-campus field
camp and students will be liable for some field trip costs.
Prereq: GENS 2431 and third-year standing; permission of the
Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3401, 3701; GENV 3701
This course begins with a critical examination of current
research techniques. Students then design, implement, complete,
and evaluate a field research project in environmental science.
GENS 3411 (3CR)
COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
Format: lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
Prereq: GENS 2431, 2411; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3411: GEOS 3111
This course introduces coastal geomorphology by emphasizing
current theories of coastal processes set in a context of
natural systems. Topics include waves and currents, sediment
transport, evolution of coastal features, and coastal management.
GENS/BIOL 3421 (3CR)
BIOGEOGRAPHY
Format: lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
Note: This course is cross-listed with BIOL 3421 and may therefore
count as three credits in either discipline.
Prereq: GENS 2431, 2421; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3421
This course explores the links between the geomorphology and
climatology of a region and the plant-animal environments
through a biogeographical approach to ecological studies.
It focuses on the geography of plants including environmental
controls of plant distributions and the functional and historical
aspects of plant communities.
GENS 3451 (3CR)
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
Format: Lecture 3 hours, laboratory and Seminars 3 Hours
Prereq: GENS 1401, 6 credits from BIOL 1001, CHEM 1001, PHYS
1051; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: ENVS 3001
This course integrates atmospheric, oceanographic, geological
and biological concepts with a historical perspective to introduce
the student to the major processes that have shaped Earth's
environment. The course examines climatic processes on geological
time scales, the evolution of organisms, the cycling of elements,
and the feedbacks between these processes.
GENV 3511 (3CR)
RURAL AND SMALL TOWN CANADA
Format: lecture 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 1201; one of GENV 2101, 2201, 2311; or permission
of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3511
This course examines land use patterns as well as the environmental,
social, economic and political structures of Canadian rural
areas and small towns. It uses an integrated approach to resolving
rural and small town development issues.
GENV 3531 (3CR)
THE PLANNING PROCESS
Format: lecture 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 1201 and one of GENV 2101, 2201, 2311; or permission
of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3531
This course examines community responses to the necessity
and challenge of growth. Discussion focuses on the contributions
of planning to the process of development and to the outcomes
and opportunities which parallel this process.
GENV 3701 (3CR)
RESEARCH METHODS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT
Format: lecture 3 hours, multi-day field camp
Prereq: GENS 2431 and third-year standing; permission of the
Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3701
Note: This course requires attendance at an off-campus field
camp and students must cover some field trip costs.
This course presents a critical examination of current research
techniques. Students design, implement, complete and evaluate
a field research project in Human Geography and Environment.
GENV 3811 (3CR)
GEOGRAPHY OF URBANIZATION
Format: lecture 3 hours
Prereq: Third-year standing plus GENV 1201 and 2311; or permission
of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 3811
This course investigates the evolution of the modern city
through historic phases of mercantile, industrial, corporate,
and post-industrial growth. It highlights urbanization processes
in the development of urban economies, urban society, the
social geography of cities, political reform, urban planning,
and the creation of new urban forms in the late twentieth
century post-industrial economy.
GENV 4101 (3CR)
SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Format: seminar 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 1201, 2001; GENS 1401; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4101
This course examines the current state of scientific knowledge
related to various contemporary environmental issues and the
public policy implications of these issues.
GENV 4111 (3CR)
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Format: lecture/seminar 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 3201 or GEOG 3201; or permission of the Department.
Exclusion: GEOG 4101
This course explores international environmental problems
and their solutions. It examines global warming, biodiversity,
conservation, and trans-boundary air and water pollution,
among other topics, giving particular consideration to the
roles of science, civil society, and international governance.
GENV 4201 (3CR)
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Format: lecture/seminar 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 3201 or GEOG 3201; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4101
This course examines the theory, methods, regulatory frameworks
and social implications of Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA), providing a basis for deciding whether and how to proceed
with a proposed resource development project so as to prevent
or minimize environmental degradation. Students consider the
overall Canadian environmental planning and management process
with an emphasis on recent Canadian case studies.
GENV 4211 (3CR)
RESOURCE COMMUNITIES AND THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION
Format: seminar 3 hours
Prereq: GEOG 2101 and 2201, or GENV 2101 and 2201; or permission
of the Department
This course explores the economic geography of resource industries
with a focus on the role that large corporations play in shaping
the fortunes of communities where they operate. Its conceptual
themes include staples theory, industrial restructuring, the
'greening' (or greenwashing) of economic activity, and the
use and abuse of environmental science by corporate interests.
These issues are grounded in examinations of regional resource
sectors, including forestry and fishing, as well as international
case studies.
GENV 4301 (3CR)
SEMINAR IN AREA STUDIES
Format: seminar 3 hours
Prereq: Any two of GENV 2201, 2311, 3201, 3211 or 3301; or
permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4301
This course studies a selected world region through a combination
of directed readings, seminar presentations, and individual
research.
GENV 4311 (3CR)
SEMINAR IN CANADIAN REGIONALISM
Format: seminar 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 3201 or 3301; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4311
This course explores Canadian regionalism through a combination
of directed readings, presentations, and individual research.
GENV 4321 (3CR)
SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LANDSCAPE STUDY
Format: seminar 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 2311 and 3301 or 3811; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4321
This course explores contemporary cultural geography and cultural
landscape study through directed readings, presentations and
individual research.
GENS 4421 (3CR)
SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Format: seminar 3 hours
Prereq: This course is restricted to students in their final
year of a Major or Honours in Environmental Science.
Exclusion: ENVS 4901
This course examines current issues in environmental science.
Students prepare case studies of specific problem areas in
environmental science and present these in a seminar format.
GENV 4521 (3CR)
SEMINAR IN COMMUNITY PLANNING RESEARCH
Format: seminar 3 hours
Prereq: GENS 2431 and GENV 3531; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4521
This course applies community planning theory and techniques
to an actual case developed in concert with a local community.
Students clarify client objectives, develop a research and
analysis program, conduct fieldwork, analyze data, prepare
recommendations, and present results to the client.
GENS/GENV 4701 (3CR)
ADVANCED FIELD COURSE
Format: Field Course
Prereq: GENV 3701 or GENS 3401; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4701
This is an extended field course to be completed outside the
September-May academic year in which students complete a supervised
original research project at an off-campus location.
GENV 4711 (3CR)
PERSPECTIVES ON MAPPING AND G.I.S.
Format: lecture/laboratory 3 hours
Prereq: GENS 2441 and third-year standing; or permission of
the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4711
This course investigates how cartography has been used to
codify space, place and territory over the past millennium.
The course considers agency and motive in historical and contemporary
cartography, including G.I.S., paying particular attention
to a critique of scientific method and the mapping of modernity.
It also examines alternative map spaces and other media and,
using a combination of directed readings and practical project
work, students develop critical perspectives on our use of
various forms of cartographic representation.
GENV 4811 (3CR)
GENDER, CULTURE AND THE CITY
Format: lecture 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 3811; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4811
This course examines the relationship between socially constructed
gender relations and the nature and form of urban areas. Students
consider how social and cultural categories and historical
processes shape the production of urban space, and how we
in turn are shaped by it.
GENV 4821 (3CR)
SEMINAR IN URBAN ISSUES
Format: seminar 3 hours
Prereq: GENV 3811 and any two of GENV 2201, 2311, or 3211;
permission of the Department
Exclusion: GEOG 4821
This course explores a selected contemporary urban issue focusing
in any given year on topics such as the political geography
of the Canadian urban movement, the urban dynamics of key
world cities, cities in the developing world, and cities and
the 'new' economy.
GENS/GENV 4950/4951 (6/3CR)
SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT
Format: Independent Study
Prereq: Permission of the Department. Students must obtain,
in the preceding year, consent of an instructor who is willing
to be a supervisor.
This course provides an opportunity for intensive reading
and empirical analysis of topics not usually covered in basic
course offerings.
GENS/GENV 4990 (6CR)
HONOURS THESIS
Format: independent study/thesis
Prereq: Permission of the Department
This course comprises independent research and study under
the direction of a supervisor approved by the department.
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Mathematics
MATH 2311 (3CR)
STATISTICS I
This course is designed to introduce students to some of the
concepts and techniques of probability and statistics. Attention
is focused on some special probability distributions including
binomial, normal, Student's t, chi-square, and F. Some basic
statistical ideas are developed and the testing of statistical
hypotheses is introduced. Examples are drawn from a wide variety
of sources. A statistical software package is introduced.
Prereq: University preparatory level Mathematics or MATH 1011
and either MATH 1111, or registration in second year or higher;
or permission of the Department.
Exclusion: PSYC 2001
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Philosophy
PHIL 1651 (3CR)
THE CHANGING IMAGE OF NATURE
Our intellectual heritage is laced with shifting and conflicting
attitudes towards "Nature" which impact everything
from how we can come to know about nature, scientifically,
to ethical implications for how human beings relate to other
natural beings. This course will use readings from the history
of western philosophy, especially from the early modern era,
to assess the extent to which we have inherited these convictions
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PHIL 2701 (3CR)
INTRODUCTORY ETHICS
An introduction to the history and philosophical problems
of ethics in the western tradition. This will acquaint the
student with a number of received traditions based on metaphysical,
religious, rational, and pragmatic grounds, as well as introduce
certain fundamental perennial problems of moral decision-making.
Prereq: Three credits from Humanities 1600 Series; or permission
of the Department
PHIL 3511 (3CR)
PHILOSOPHY OF THE LIFE SCIENCES
In recent decades the philosophical assumptions underlying
the life sciences have been seen increasingly as distinct
from the physical sciences. This course will examine this
difference as well as the linkage between them, then turn
to the philosophical issues within evolutionary theory, the
notion of species and problems of classification, persistent
controversies surrounding sociobiology, genetic control, use
of animals in research, and the application of bioethics.
Prereq: Normally Philosophy 2511is expected. However B.Sc.
students already doing 3/4000-level work in their own field,
and students in either the Environmental Science or Environmental
Studies programs, will be admitted; or permission of the Department.
PHIL 3721 (3CR)
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
After reviewing traditional attitudes toward the environment,
this course will explore recent attempts to "apply"
ethical analysis to such problems as pollution and conservation.
We will pay particular attention to the ways in which problems
of preservation challenge us to extend our traditional norms
and values. To what extent, for example, does growing sensitivity
to our natural environment require of us a new "environmental
ethic" and oblige us to recognize "animal rights"?
Prereq: PHIL 2701; or permission of the Department.
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Physics
PHYS 1051 (3CR)
GENERAL PHYSICS I
This algebra based introductory physics course will cover
kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum in one dimension,
fluid mechanics, waves and sound, DC circuit electricity,
geometrical and physical optics, and an introduction to modern
physics. This course provides a basic knowledge of the concepts
of physics needed in all sciences. Students enrolling in Physics
1051 should normally have completed a university preparatory
level course in Mathematics.
PHYS 2401 (3CR)
PHYSICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
This course, designed primarily for non-science majors who
have successfully completed their first year, examines the
relationship between a variety of phenomena in everyday life
and physics principles. Experiential activity including a
number of field trips, experiments in the laboratory and relevant
data analysis form the underpinnings of this study of physics.
Topics include principles and applications of particle, rigid
body and fluid mechanics; thermodynamics, magnetism; electricity,
and optics. Participation in field trips and a major report/presentation
are required.
Prereq: Completion of 24 credits or permission of the Department.
Exclusion: PHYS 2401 (Structure of Physics)
PHYS 3751 (3CR)
PHYSICS OF ENERGY PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER
The goal of this course is to teach aspects of energy harvesting,
storage and transmission with particular emphasis on the theory
and development of renewable energy resources. The specific
technologies considered will vary somewhat according to the
interests of the class but will normally include wind power,
photovoltaic generation, other forms of solar energy, nuclear
fission and fusion energy generation, hydroelectric, combustion
based fuel generation, tidal energy and fuel cells.
Prereq: CHEM 1021, PHYS 1551 and MATH 1121;
Prereq or coreq: PHYS 3701 or CHEM 2211; or permission of
Department
Political Science
POLS 2101 (3CR)
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
An introduction to the major issues of public policy in Canada,
and their treatment by the federal government.
Prereq: POLS 1000; or permission of the Department.
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Sociology
SOCI 1001 (3CR)
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
The course is designed to introduce students to the basic
concepts of sociology. These concepts include social structure,
culture, socialization, deviance, social control, social organization,
structured social inequality, and social change. Extensive
use is made of examples from the Canadian context.
Exclusion: SOAN 1001
SOCI 3601 (3CR)
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
An analysis of the social processes associated with science
and technology. The course will consider such topics as: the
social dynamics of scientific and technical communities; the
social processes of technical invention, diffusion, and control;
and the role of technology in the work-place and the household.
Prereq: SOCI 1001 and 9 credits from PHIL 1651, PHIL 2511,
3511, RELG 1651, Social Sciences at the 1/2000 levels; or
permission of the Department
Exclusion: SOAN 3601
SOCI 3611 (3CR)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROVERSIES
A course in the sociology of environmental controversies with
particular attention to the social processes involved in the
genesis, development, maintenance, containment, and decay
of environmental controversies. This includes a consideration
of the role of a range of social factors in controversies,
including: science, technology, the media, public constituencies,
the law, public hearings, environmental assessments, and bureaucracies.
Prereq: SOCI 1001 and 9 credits in the Social Sciences at
the 1/2000 levels; or permission of the Department
Exclusion: SOAN 3611
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