TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome to Trent

• Message from the President
• About Trent
• Using the Calendar
• Goals, Objectives, Rights and Responsibilities
• University Diary

UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR

Undergraduate Studies at Trent

• Academic Regulations
• Degree Requirements

Programs

• Notes
• Administrative Studies (see Business Administration)
• Ancient Greek & Roman Studies (see Ancient History & Classics)
• Ancient History & Classics
• Anthropology
• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• Biology
• Business Administration
• Canadian Studies
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry
• Comparative Development Studies (see International Development Studies)
• Computer Science/Studies
• Computing & Physics
• Cultural Studies
• Economics
• Education
  • Consecutive Bachelor of Education Program
  • Queen’s-Trent Concurrent Teacher Education Program
• English Literature
• Environmental & Resource Science/Studies
• Environmental Chemistry
• French Studies (see Modern Languages & Literatures)
• Forensic Science
• Geography
• German Studies (see Modern Languages & Literatures)
• Global Studies
• Greek (see Ancient History & Classics)
• Hispanic Studies (see Modern Languages & Literatures)
• History
• Indigenous Environmental Studies
• International Development Studies
• International Studies (see Global Studies)
• Latin (see Ancient History & Classics)
• Mathematics
• Modern Languages & Literatures
• Native Management & Economic Development
• Native Studies
• Nursing
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Studies
• Psychology
• Science
• Sociology
• Statistics (see Mathematics)
• Women’s Studies

Special Programs & Opportunities

• Community-Based Education Program
• Degree Completion Programs
• Diploma Programs
• Emphases
• International Educational Opportunities
• Joint Programs with Sir Sandford Fleming College
• Oshawa and Part-Time Studies
• Special Concentration Programs
• Specializations
• Year Abroad Programs

Admissions

Registration

Fees

Financial Aid and Recognition of Academic Excellence

Residence

Academic Support Services

Student Services

GRADUATE CALENDAR

Graduate Studies at Trent

• Administration
• Important Deadlines
• Academic Regulations

Programs

Admissions

• Fees

Financial Aid and Recognition of Academic Excellence

International Students

Student Services

Research Centres and Institutes

Personnel and Contact Information

• Board of Governors, Officers and Administrative Personnel
• Academic Staff
• Directory

Maps

2003-2004 Calendar

2002-2003 Calendar

2001-2002 Calendar

2000-2001 Calendar

1999-2000 Calendar

1998-1999 Calendar

Academic Calendar 2004-2005
Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
The Forty-First Academic Year

Nunc cognosco ex parte

Mission statement

Trent University aspires to be Canada's outstanding small university,
known for its commitment to liberal undergraduate education in the humanities,
social sciences and natural sciences and to the centrality of the individual student.
Within a collegial setting the University offers undergraduate and graduate programs,
both traditional and inter-disciplinary, which seek to advance learning
through the creative interaction of teaching and research of the highest quality.

Office of the Registrar
Blackburn Hall
Trent University
1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 7B8

Phone: (705) 748-1215 ·   Fax: (705) 748-1629
E-mail: liaison@trentu.ca
Web: www.trentu.ca

Published by Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario
2004

Finding Yourself at Trent
Message from President Bonnie Patterson

2004-2005 signals the beginning of another academic year when Trent students will be able to expand their intellectual horizons, meet new friends and participate in the life of the University community.

The new school year will also mark a number of key milestones in Trent's history. Peter Gzowski College will officially open, providing students with access to new teaching and learning space within a traditional integrated residential college setting. The Chemical Sciences Building will be ready for its first full year of activity, giving students and faculty access to world class chemistry labs and research space, and a new Water Quality Centre. And the University community will continue its participation in a variety of festivities celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Trent.

This anniversary year follows another very successful academic year in which three national surveys recognized Trent as a leader in teaching and research. In 2003-04, the Globe and Mail ranked Trent number one for "quality of education" based on student responses. In its ranking of Canada's university innovation leaders the National Post ranked Trent "Undergraduate Research University of the Year." The annual Maclean 's university edition placed Trent number one in Ontario among primarily undergraduate universities.

Adding to our institution's reputation is our dedicated professoriate. Trent professors continue to excel in their fields and to receive national recognition for their accomplishments. Trent's faculty are consistently awarded significant research grants from national and provincial agencies, many of which provide opportunities for students to engage directly in research with faculty. We are also pleased to welcome to Trent this year three new Canada Research Chairs, who will develop programs in Archaeological Studies, Aboriginal Arts and Literatures, and Cultural Studies.

Beyond these important achievements, the focus of Trent University remains centred on the needs of the individual student.

The academic calendar is one of your essential tools to allow you to explore course offerings and to develop a plan to meet your academic and career goals. It highlights existing and new academic programs, such as the Trent degree program in Forensic Science in partnership with Fleming College. Whether it be interdisciplinary studies or a professional program, the calendar can assist you to make informed choices about your study options. I encourage you to review the content carefully and to meet with an academic advisor to discuss your course selections. The more familiar you are with your academic options and personal interests, the more faculty and staff will be able to help guide you on your way.

Providing a foundation for the personal and professional development of our students is central to our University's mission. I know from talking with Trent students that they are very dedicated to succeeding in their academic studies and concerned about their future.

Recent employment surveys demonstrate that two years after graduation 96.9 per cent of Trent graduates were employed. The results confirm what we know - a university degree is a key determinant in long-term quality of life, personal growth, higher salaries, employment choice, job satisfaction and a diverse career path.

By discussing your academic plan with your friends, family and Trent's professors you can shape your future. I encourage you to fully consider the options that Trent University can provide you - a place to grow as a person, a place to find yourself.

About Trent

Trent University is located in Peterborough, Ontario, an hour and a half northeast of Toronto and about three hours from Ottawa. The University's main campus, the Symons Campus sits on a 580-hectare property, much of it preserved as nature area, along both banks of the Otonabee River at the northern edge of the city. Currently, the University also has a campus in downtown Peterborough and one in Oshawa in partnership with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College.

Trent was born out of years of planning by public-spirited citizens of Peterborough. An Academic Planning Committee and a Campus Planning Committee were formed after T.H.B. Symons was appointed president-designate in 1961, and the University was formally created by the Ontario Legislature in April, 1963. Trent opened its doors to its first students in September 1964. In 1967, the late Leslie M. Frost, former Premier of Ontario, was elected first Chancellor of the University. The University was admitted to full membership in the Association of Colleges and Universities of Canada in 1968.

The University opened with two downtown residential colleges and a teaching and administrative complex. The core of what is now the Symons Campus was donated by GE Canada, and has provided Trent with an uncommonly beautiful setting in which to develop its facilities. Guided by master planning architect, the late Ronald J. Thom, a long-range plan was devised, and the Symons Campus is now home to three residential colleges, the main library, three science buildings, a child care facility and central administrative offices, along with recreational facilities which include an athletics complex, playing fields, tennis courts and rowing facilities. A new building, which includes the residential Peter Gzowski College and the First Peoples House of Learning, will open on the Symons Campus in summer 2004. In addition to the residential colleges, part-time study is offered through the Julian Blackburn College for continuing education.

Now in its forty-first teaching year, the University has approximately 5,900 undergraduates in the full-time program, and 1,380 part-time students.

In addition, there are 165 Master's degree candidates in the five fields in which the Master's degree is offered and 64 Ph.D. candidates in Canadian Studies, Native Studies and Watershed Ecosystems. Trent is also host to ten graduate students from Queen's University who are studying and conducting research at the University under the Trent/Queen's Co-operative Agreement.

Trent's Residential Colleges

Trent's residential colleges are central to the organizational structure of the University and to the intellectual and social experience of Trent students. All Trent students, whether they decide to live in residence or not, are affiliated with one of Trent's colleges. Over the years, each of the colleges has developed its own unique character, creating for Trent students a variety of distinct communities.

For students who choose to live in residence, the colleges provide all the resources and facilities necessary for comfortable on-campus living. For those who live off-residence, the colleges are focal points of social and cultural activity.

Interactive Learning

Trent University stresses the importance and the value of a liberal education, and is committed to ensuring, through a general emphasis on interactive learning, that each student has the opportunity to pursue fields of interest intensively and with ample access to the University's teaching resources. More than four out of every five classes at Trent have fewer than 25 students.

By design one of the smallest universities in Ontario, Trent has no ambition to compete in size, but rather in excellence.

Using the Calendar

The Trent University Calendar exists in two versions, this on-line version and a print version. The contents of the two versions are identical.

The University reserves the right to make changes after the publication of this Calendar in a number of areas including:

• new faculty appointments or departures,
• courses, including withdrawal of courses listed as being offered,
• policies and procedures related to applications, admissions and registration for new and returning students,
• regulations,
• fee structure,
• academic schedule.

It is the responsibility of all students to familiarize themselves with the specific requirements for the degree or diploma which they seek. While advice and counselling are readily available, it is the students' responsibility to ensure that the courses in which they register fulfil their program requirements.

Goals, Objectives, Rights and Responsibilities

Statement of Goals

• To create a teaching, learning, research and living environment fundamentally committed to the promotion of free inquiry and expression.
• To offer a distinctive, excellent and continually evolving teaching program that responds to the needs of an increasingly diverse full and part-time student body.
• To provide educational programs which encourage students to think critically, creatively, constructively and to communicate their ideas effectively, as well as instilling a curiosity that engenders lifelong learning.
• To sustain and enhance opportunities for research and scholarly activity of the highest standard.
• To recognize and take advantage of our relatively small size, flexibility and experience to foster continually opportunities for creative interaction between academic departments and programs, teaching and research, colleges and academic activities and among our faculty, staff and students.
• To develop, in the pursuit of the advancement of learning, mutually beneficial partnerships and linkages with universities, colleges, schools and other public and private sector institutions and organizations, including our alumni.
• To encourage intellectual and cultural sensibility, adaptability, leadership, mutual respect, an ethical conscience, global (or international) perspectives and environmental sensitivity among all members of the Trent community.

Institutional Objectives

• Recruit and retain students from within and beyond Canada who will benefit from Trent's programs and who will contribute to university life.
• Provide an appropriate range and sequence of undergraduate courses and programs in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and interdisciplinary fields to ensure a truly liberal education rooted in a strong institutional commitment to undergraduate teaching.
• Develop new opportunities for small group teaching and individualized learning.
• Create and sustain a range of interdisciplinary graduate programs that will reinforce the goal of liberal education, have linkages with our undergraduate departments and programs and provide all faculty with graduate teaching and research opportunities.
• Employ and retain excellent faculty who contribute actively to the advancement of learning through teaching, research, service and professional development.
• Employ and retain excellent academic and administrative support staff and ensure adequate opportunities for their professional development.
• Create and sustain an environment (intellectual, physical, fiscal and social) that advances learning through quality teaching and research while encouraging respect, tolerance and sensitivity.

Rights and Responsibilities

• Every member of Trent University - faculty, staff or student - has a right to freedom from discrimination in the University by another faculty, staff or student member because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or handicap. (For details, please consult Trent's Policy on Discrimination and Harassment).
• Trent University recognizes its responsibility to those of its students, faculty and staff with special needs. It undertakes to ensure access to its academic programs and physical facilities, short of undue hardship, while protecting the academic integrity of the University.
• Trent University is a smoke-free institution.
• Trent University manages personal information of individuals in accordance with University policies on the protection of personal privacy.
  

Disclaimer

No liability shall be incurred by Trent University for loss or damage suffered or incurred by any student or third party as a result of delays, suspension or termination of services, courses or classes or other academic activities by reason of natural disasters, civil unrest or disobedience, labour disputes, work stoppages, strikes, lockouts, financial exigency, restrictive laws or governmental regulations, inability to procure materials or trades, weather, utility interruptions, damage to University property, or other happenings or occurrences beyond the reasonable control of Trent University.

University Diary

Summer Session 2004

(For Summer session deadlines, see chart p. 10)

* Students are advised to consult the course description for the exact date of their final examination.

Note: Where a deadline falls on a weekend, the following Monday will apply. Please consult the Summer session brochure, available through Julian Blackburn College, for specific dates for half-courses offered in the above terms.

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