Courses
Please visit the Academic Timetable to see which courses are presently being offered and in which location(s). Not all courses listed below run every term or in all locations. For specific details about program requirements and degree regulations, please refer to the Academic Calendar.
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ADMN-1221H: Financial Accounting
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An introduction to the theoretical framework of accrual accounting and the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Includes the preparation and analysis of financial statements, double-entry accounting, and the accounting cycle. Professional ethics, behaviour, and corporate social responsibility are integrated into the context of control and accountability. Excludes ADMN 1021H, 2021H.
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ADMN-1620H: Intro to Information Systems
Offered:
- Online
Wherever and whenever information is required, an information system is also required. Core topics include the use of information systems for strategic advantage, their basic underlying technologies, the types of information systems and how they are constructed, managed, and replaced, as well as their ethical and legal use. Prerequisite: COIS 1010H.
Cross-listed: COIS-1620H
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BIOL-1020H: Foundations of Biodiversity
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
An examination of the biological principles underlying questions concerning biodiversity and evolution. Begins with a discussion of biodiversity and the implications of its loss. This is followed by consideration of the evolution of life on earth, exploring the underlying processes of natural selection and ecological interactions. Prerequisite: 4U Biology or its equivalent.
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BIOL-1030H: Foundations of Cellular & Molecular Biology
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Designed to explore the role of selected cellular and physiological systems in the maintenance of homeostasis in animals under varying environmental conditions, as well as the molecular basis of hereditary and environmental variation. Prerequisite: 4U Biology or its equivalent. Not open to students with credit for BIOM 1000H.
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BIOL-1050H: Human Anatomy
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Designed to provide a basic understanding of the structure of the human body using a systems approach. In order to gain an appreciation of the complexity of the human body, it is examined on both a microscopic and macroscopic level. Prerequisite: 4U Biology and Chemistry. Recommended: 4U Kinesiology
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BIOL-1051H: Human Physiology
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Designed to provide a basic understanding of the function of the human body using a systems approach. A central theme is the mechanisms used to maintain homeostasis under normal, healthy conditions. Prerequisite: 4U Biology and Chemistry. Recommended: 4U Kinesiology, BIOL 1050H.
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CAST-1100H: Conflicted Canada
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
An introduction to the conflicts, contexts, and challenges of Canada and what it means to be Canadian. Exploring social, political, and cultural upheavals to the land itself, topics may include colonization and conquest, identity, regional conflict, representations from Riel to hockey, immigration, and art. Excludes CAST 1000Y.
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CHIN-1001H: Intro to Chinese I
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to the Chinese language for beginners. Covers the phonology, elementary syntax, and characters of Chinese, and develops cultural awareness. Students receive training in listening and speaking, in recognizing both simplified and traditional Chinese characters, and in using Pin Yin and Chinese character dictionaries. Students whose level of Chinese is judged by the instructor to be too advanced may not receive credit for this course. Excludes CHIN 1000Y.
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CHIN-1002H: Intro to Chinese II
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to the Chinese language for beginners. Covers the phonology, elementary syntax, and characters of Chinese, and develops cultural awareness. Students receive training in listening and speaking, in recognizing both simplified and traditional Chinese characters, and in using Pin Yin and Chinese character dictionaries. Students whose level of Chinese is judged by the instructor to be too advanced may not receive credit for this course. Excludes CHIN 1000Y.
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COIS-1010H: Digital World
Offered:
- Online
Digital systems have redefined how we work, communicate, and play-just think about the World Wide Web, mobile camera phones, video games, and e-business. Core topics examine the underlying technologies of both computing and information systems and how they have become an integral and indispensable part of our daily lives.
Cross-listed: MDST-1010H
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COIS-1400H: Introduction to Data Science
Offered:
- Online
Develops a solid foundation in the main concepts of data science and programming in Python. Core topics include repetition and selection structures, algorithm design techniques, file types, big data, data mining, and data visualization. Pre- or co-requisite: COIS 1020H.
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COIS-1620H: Intro to Information Systems
Offered:
- Online
Wherever and whenever information is required, an information system is also required. Core topics include the use of information systems for strategic advantage, their basic underlying technologies, the types of information systems and how they are constructed, managed, and replaced, as well as their ethical and legal use. Prerequisite: COIS 1010H.
Cross-listed: ADMN-1620H
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CRIM-1615H: Introduction to Criminology
Offered:
- Online
In this course students are introduced to criminology as a field of study. Key topics include fear and moral panics, deterrence, 'the science of morality,' the roles of strain, social reactions, and power/risk in constructing crime, and modern approaches to addressing crime, such as restorative justice.
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EAPP-1000Y: Academic English I
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
EAPP 1000Y -Academic English I is an intensive course that builds on the English language skills acquired in Trent-ESL Core English 3 by introducing academic language and skills. Emphasis is on developing productive and receptive language through academic writing in a range of genres, academic presentations and discussion, academic listening and note-taking, and academic reading, with a focus on grammar and vocabulary expansion. Prerequisite: 75% in Core English 3 (non-credit) or IELTS 5.5 with 5.5 in writing or equivalent. EAPP 1000Y -Academic English Iis open only to students enrolled in Trent-ESL: English for University.
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ECON-1010H: Introductory Microeconomics
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An introductory treatment of markets, prices, and outputs based on the behaviour of consumers, business firms, and the structure and organization of industries. Selected economic and social policies, including taxation, international markets, and trade policy, are also examined.
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ECON-1020H: Introductory Macroeconomics
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An introductory study of the total economy in terms of GDP, employment, unemployment, prices, and inflation using simple economic models. The Canadian banking system, monetary policy, the government sector, government budgets, and fiscal policy are examined. Selected aspects of international trade, the balance of payments, and exchange rates are included.
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ENGL-1005H: Love and Hate
Offered:
- Online
The subject of a million popular songs and poems, all great films, and all of Shakespeare's tragedies, love and hate still defeat us. This course looks at how love and hate are represented in poetry, popular song, drama, and fiction and asks, if "love alters not," why is it that "love will tear us apart"? Excludes ENGL 1000Y.
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ERSC-1010H: Environmental Science and Sustainability
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An interdisciplinary inquiry into the biophysical and social foundations that enable the study of environmental issues, emphasizing the scientific, political, social, economic, and historical dimensions of environmental issues. These dimensions are examined through a series of issues including climate change, air pollution, land and resource use, biodiversity and protected areas, contaminants, and water quality and quantity. Excludes ERSC 1000Y.
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FRSC-1011H: Introduction Crime Scene Investigation
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Introduces students to forensic investigations and crime scene processing. Students are instructed how to gather and document scientific evidence while processing crime scenes in the crime scene house, and then present their findings as written reports, and as expert witnesses in a courtroom setting.
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FRSC-1100H: Introduction to Canadian Justice
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
Introduces students to the Canadian justice system with an emphasis on the criminal justice system. Students are provided opportunities to apply their knowledge through analyzing legal cases and various pieces of legislation, and participating in a mock trial.
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GEOG-1045H: Introduction to the Circumpolar World
Offered:
- Online
Introduces students to the landscape, peoples, and issues of the circumpolar region. Beginning with an examination of the geography, biological, and physical systems of the Subarctic and Arctic, the course then turns to the Indigenous and contemporary peoples of the region.
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HIST-1701H: World History to 1800
Offered:
- Online
Examines themes in world history before 1800, paying special attention to Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Excludes HIST 1400Y, 1700Y.
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HIST-1702H: World History 1800 to Present
Offered:
- Online
Examines themes in world history since 1800, paying special attention to Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Explores the creation of a global division between rich and poor nations. Excludes HIST 1400Y, 1700Y.
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IESS-1001H: Foundations in Indigenous Environmental
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
Introduces students to the foundational approaches, philosophies, values and methods used in Indigenous Environmental Studies. Teaching methods include lectures, written resource materials, classroom discussions, and experiential learning.
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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INDG-1001H: Foundation for Reconciliation
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Provides a foundation for an informed and critical discussion of Indigenous peoples in Canada and the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, cultures, societies, and states. The course explores the rationale for and need for the Canadian national project of reconciliation. Excludes INDG 1000Y.
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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INDG-1002H: Foundations of Modern Indigenous Life
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
Using the lens of cultural and political reimagination and a social forces lens, we examine and discuss the forces, issues, and ideas that shape the emergence of modern Indigenous society. Not open to students with credit for INDG 1000Y.
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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INDG-1011H: FOIL: Writing and Reading
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Explores ways of learning in the university environment with an emphasis on Indigenous ways of experiential learning, and coaching, including land-based learning and self-reflection. With a focus on writing in the academic setting, this course is devoted to improving academic and critical thinking skills in the context of a supportive in-class learning community. Open only to students in the Indigenous Learning Diploma program or with permission of the instructor. Excludes INDG 1010Y.
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INDG-1012H: FOIL: Research, Knowledge Communication
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Explores ways of learning in the university environment with an emphasis on Indigenous ways of experiential learning, and coaching, including land-based learning and self-reflection. With a focus on research in the academic setting, this course is devoted to improving academic and critical thinking skills in the context of a supportive in-class learning community. Open only to students in the Indigenous Learning Diploma program or with permission of the instructor. Excludes INDG 1010Y.
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MDST-1010H: Digital World
Offered:
- Online
Digital systems have redefined how we work, communicate, and play-just think about the World Wide Web, mobile camera phones, video games, and e-business. Core topics examine the underlying technologies of both computing and information systems and how they have become an integral and indispensable part of our daily lives.
Cross-listed: COIS-1010H
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PHIL-1200H: Critical Thinking
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An introduction to basic principles of good reasoning and argumentation in everyday life and various academic disciplines. Topics include argument structure and evaluation, clarity of expression, common mistakes in reasoning, inductive and deductive reasoning, and formal logic. Excludes PHIL 1004H, 1005Y, UNIV 1002H.
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PHYS-1520H: Introductory Astronomy II
Offered:
- Online
A general science course accessible to all students. Topics include stars, their properties, structure, and evolution, white dwarfs, novae and supernovae, neutron stars, black holes, galaxies, and cosmology. Prerequisite: PHYS 1510H. Excludes PHYS 1500Y. Not for credit toward a major or minor in Physics.
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PSYC-1020H: Introduction to Psychology I
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
A survey of some of the major areas of psychology, including its historical development and scientific methodology. Includes material on statistics, the biological bases of behaviour, sensory and perceptual processes, as well as a consideration of cognition and memory processes.
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PSYC-1030H: Introduction to Psychology II
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
A survey of some of the major areas of psychology. Includes material on statistics, child and adult development, motivation and emotion, intelligence, personality, health psychology, psychological disorders and their treatment, as well as consideration of some aspects of social psychology.
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SOCI-1001H: Introduction to Sociology I
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An introduction to sociology's major thinkers, critical perspectives, theoretical foundations, research methods, and fields of inquiry. Course materials focus on the social forces and changes that shape culture, groups, social interaction, and institutions in Canadian and comparative contexts. Excludes SOCI 1000Y.
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SOCI-1002H: Introduction to Sociology II
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An examination of one or more sociological studies is used to develop students' understandings of social life, ranging from everyday social interaction to global social structures. Substantive areas in sociology that may be investigated include families, social inequalities, health, deviance, work, education, religion, communications, and social movements. Prerequisite: SOCI 1001H. Excludes SOCI 1000Y.
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SPAN-1000Y: Introduction to Spanish
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to the Spanish language, with an emphasis on oral Spanish, pronunciation, reading, and writing. Students judged by the instructor to be fluent in Spanish may not receive credit for this course. Excludes HSST 1000Y, HSST/SPAN 1001H, 1002H.
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SPAN-1001H: Elementary Spanish I
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
An introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing designed for students with limited or no knowledge of the language. The goal of the course is to encourage students to work towards developing control of everyday vocabulary and basic forms and constructions. Students judged by the instructor to be fluent in Spanish may not receive credit for this course. Excludes HSST 1000Y, 1001H, SPAN 1000Y.
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SPAN-1002H: Elementary Spanish II
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Builds on the knowledge gained in HSST 1001H and continues to encourage students to work towards developing control of everyday vocabulary and basic forms and constructions. Seminar activities stress a communicative approach, which is reinforced through written exercises. Prerequisite: HSST 1001H or permission of instructor. Students judged by the instructor to be fluent in Spanish may not receive credit for this course. Excludes HSST 1000Y, 1002H, SPAN 1000Y.
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SWRK-1000H: Introduction to Social Work
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
An introduction to the profession of social work with an emphasis on its functions, values, ethics, and theoretical base. Methods of intervention, fields of practice, and ideological perspectives are explored, along with critical thinking about intersecting oppressions, diversity, and the practice of social work with various populations within Canadian and global contexts.
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WRIT-1001H: Write in Time
Offered:
- Online
- Durham GTA
This writing-intensive course aims to provide practical and cumulative skills in writing clearly, correctly and persuasively across disciplines and situations. The course assumes the importance of a close relationship among reading, thinking and writing, and operates on the premise that the practice of writing encourages thinking and promotes innovative, insightful reflection.
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ADMN-2100H: Introduction to Marketing (part 1)
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
Aims to give students a basic understanding of marketing and its core concepts-how a marketing approach can be implemented and managed in a range of markets, situations, and organizations. Prerequisite:Prerequisite: 1.0 ADMN credit or 0.5 ADMN credit and CUST-MDST 1535H.
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ADMN-2200H: Intro to Stats for Econ & Mgmt
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
Introduces statistical methods in an applied setting with an emphasis on the development of theory through interactive learning. The material covered includes descriptive statistics, data analysis, inference, and estimation techniques. Prerequisite: ECON 1010H and 1020H.
Cross-listed: ECON-2200H
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ADMN-2220H: Organizational Behaviour
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
A conceptual and methodological analysis of the way individuals react to their employment environment. Topics include motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, group dynamics, and decision-making. Prerequisite: 1.0 ADMN credit.
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ADMN-2230H: Human Resource Management
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
A survey of the concepts and practices in the major functions of human resource management. Topics include human resource forecasting, human rights, recruitment and selection, training and development, collective bargaining, performance appraisal, and compensation. Pre- or co-requisite: 1.0 ADMN credit
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ADMN-2250H: Math for Economics & Mgmt
Offered:
- Online
Topics include partial and general equilibrium, elementary linear algebra, elementary calculus, basic optimization theory, comparative static analysis, and linear programming. These tools are integrated with and applied to micro and macroeconomic theory and managerial economics. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ECON 1010H and 1020H.
Cross-listed: ECON-2250H
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ADMN-2410H: Communication in Organizations
Offered:
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
- Online
2.0 university credits including ADMN 1000H. Excludes ADMN 3410H, WRIT 2003H.
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ADMN-2510H: Organization Theory
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An introduction to organization theory and an examination of specific organizations. Structure, process, environment, and other aspects of organizations are approached through different frames, images, and perspective analysis. Prerequisite: 1.0 ADMN credit.
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ADMN-2610H: Personal Finance
Offered:
- Online
This course is designed to help students understand the planning and management of their current and future personal financial affairs. The course focuses on planning and managing personal finances, insuring assets, investing financial resources, and controlling financial futures. Prerequisite: 2.0 university credits.
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AHCL-2510H: Olympians and Gladiators
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Explores the role of sports and competition in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds through engagement with the literary, artistic, and archaeological evidence for athletic and gladiatorial contests, their reception, and their legacy in today's world. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits. Not open to students with credit for AHCL 3410H
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ANTH-2001H: Ethnography & Culture
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to the history, theory, methods, and findings of cultural anthropology and the ethnographic study of contemporary peoples' ways of living and thinking. Through in-depth encounters with several of the world's cultures through ethnographies, this course provides a cross-cultural understanding of humankind. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.
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ANTH-2002H: Communication & Culture
Offered:
- Online
The course looks at varieties of human expression-both verbal and nonverbal-as communicative practices that connect persons together to form a common culture. Discussion is centered on particular case studies and ethnographic examples of contemporary communicative practices and the forms of culture that emerge in the modern world. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.
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ANTH-2410H: Biological Anthropology: Darwin, Death
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Students learn about the roles of evolution, disease, and death in shaping modern human and non-human primate biology, behaviour, and distribution. Students learn more about research methods and applications of this research. Topics covered include evolution, infectious disease, growth and development, forensic anthropology, skeletal anatomy, and nutrition. Prerequisite: ANTH 1001H (or 1010H) or permission of instructor.
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BIOL-2050H: Intoduction to Genetics
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
BIOL-FRSC 2050H: Introduction to Genetics (Sc) Develops a basic understanding of genetics. Mendelian inheritance, chromosome structure, genetic recombination, mutation, the structure of DNA, the nature of genes, and current topics in genetics are investigated using examples from plants, animals, insects, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in BIOL 1030H or BIOM 1000H, and 60% or higher in one of BIOL 1020H or 1050H
Cross-listed: FRSC-2050H
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BIOL-2080H: Natural Science Statistics
Offered:
- Online
Covers commonly-used statistical tools in Biology, Geography, and Environmental & Resource Science. Lectures address basic statistical methods and background theory. Workshops involve computer-based assignments providing practical experience in statistical application. Prerequisite: One of GEOG 1030H, GEOG-EGEO 1040H, or GEOG 1050H; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or both BIOL 1020H and 1030H; or BIOM 1000H.
Cross-listed: GEOG-2080H, ERSC-2080H
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CAST-2001H: Indigenous Peoples &state Relationships
Offered:
- Online
Examines the nature of Indigenous relationships with Canada and the impact those relationships have had upon Indigenous peoples and communities. The course engages with different understandings of self-government and sovereignty. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Excludes INDG-POST 2000Y.
Cross-listed: INDG-2001H, POST-2001H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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CAST-2002H: Indigenous Peoples and Resurgence
Offered:
- Online
Examines the nature of Indigenous resurgence and contemporary struggles within the state. By understanding the different ways in which Indigenous peoples are reclaiming and revisioning their current relationships, students become aware of the impact Indigenous resurgence is having on Indigenous communities. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Excludes INDG-POST 2000Y.
Cross-listed: INDG-2002H, POST-2002H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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CAST-2711H: Acting Up Feminism & Hist in Canada
Offered:
- Online
An overview of the history of feminist ideas, strategies, and actions in Canada. We explore the diversity and distinctiveness of Canadian feminism at different historical moments, celebrating the strength and creativity of organized and individual forms of resistance, while also probing the complicated, difficult, and sometimes "messy" workings of feminism. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits, including 0.5 WMST, GESO, CAST, or HIST credit at the 1000 level, or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST-CAST 2110H.
Cross-listed: GESO-2711H, HIST-2711H
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CAST-2810H: Canadas People & Places
Offered:
- Online
Explores the geography of Canada and its peoples and places. Examines the development of Canada's cultural landscapes and regions, and the social, economic, and political development of the Canadian nation-state. Canada's geography is explored as an east-west nation under increasing pressure from globalization and new national agendas. Prerequisite: GEOG 1030H.
Cross-listed: GEOG-2810H
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CAST-2811H: International Arctic: Enviro, Diplomacy
Offered:
- Online
Introduces students to the international politics of the circumpolar region and concludes with a unique simulation of the Arctic Council at which students are challenged to develop real-life scenarios and to play the role of diplomatic and reach consensus on difficult areas of Arctic public policy. Prerequisite: GEOG 1045H or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed: GEOG-2811H
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COIS-2320H: Digital Logic
Offered:
- Online
Digital logic describes how computer hardware actually works at the logic gate and circuit level. Core topics include Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, the minimization of Boolean functions and the design of combinational and sequential circuits, including adders, decoders, multiplexers, flip-flops, and memory circuits. Prerequisite: COIS 1020H or 1520H.
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COIS-2520H: Professionalism and Ethics in
Offered:
- Online
Identifies and explores some of the fundamental social, legal, and ethical issues inherent in the discipline of computing. Topics include social context, analytical tools, professional ethics, intellectual property, privacy and civil liberties, professional communication, and equity issues. Prerequisite: COIS 1020H.
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COIS-2750H: Computer Crime & Forensics
Offered:
- Online
Computer crime is the fastest-growing area of illegal activity in the world. Users beware After some background information (how computers work, number systems, information-hiding algorithms), we examine the schemes and techniques used by computer criminals, the forensic techniques used to catch the criminals, and ways to prevent victimization. Recommended prerequisite: COIS 1010H.
Cross-listed: FRSC-2750H
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COIS-2830H: Multimedia & Design
Offered:
- Online
Multimedia concepts such as photo and video editing, visual effects, 3D assets, and even writing style serve as tools to explore concepts and challenges in modern user experience design, with a focus on web pages, game design, and user interfaces. Principles of design covers core concepts such as the discoverability of features, understanding diverse human users, complexity of feedback, and how computer systems interpret and react to human actions. Recommended prerequisite: COIS 1010H.
Cross-listed: MDST-2830H
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COMM-2003H: Becoming Digital: Reading, Writing,
Offered:
- Online
Provides students with the tools they need to navigate the changes to thought and communication that digital technology has wrought. This course not only offers insight into how technology has changed how we read and write, but also how we change with it. Students also engage in making the digital media/objects they study.
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COOP-2000H: Foundations for Co-op Success
Offered:
- Online
A co-op foundational course to prepare Humanities and Social Sciences (including Business) students for first work terms. Designed to support student career development through career exploration, skill-building, and self-reflection. Topics include resumes, cover letters, job search strategies, interviews, networking, diversity, equity and inclusion, workplace professionalism, and the co-operative education process. Open only to students in a co-op program.
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CRIM-2616H: Monsters and Misfits: History Theories
Offered:
- Online
The history of criminalization and punishment introduces students to the historical context of nineteenth and twentieth century criminology and the rise of the modern prison as a response to the rise of industrial capitalism and colonization. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in CRIM 1615H.
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CRIM-2617H: Criminology Research Methods
Offered:
- Online
Introduces students to research design and ethical debates in the study of crime and punishment. Students work with reports provided by national and international think tanks, as well as scholarly empirical articles, to critically assess knowledge production on crime and punishment. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the instructor.
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CRIM-2618H: Responding to Violence
Offered:
- Online
A critical examination of social and legal responses to violence. Specific attention is paid to legal punishment as a response to violence, and punishment as a form of violence. Retributive and restorative conceptions of justice are considered. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including CRIM 1615H, or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed: PHIL-2618H
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CRIM-2619H: Families of Prisoners
Offered:
- Online
Reviews the impact of incarceration, and the criminal justice system more broadly, on the family members of the incarcerated. Concepts of stigma, prisonization, the pains of imprisonment, and institutionalization are explored, as will the 'collateral consequences' of mass incarceration on communities. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including CRIM 1615H, or permission of the instructor.
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CUST-2547H: Pop After Rock
Offered:
- Online
Exploration of popular music after the emergence of rock and roll that engages theoretical, historical, and cultural contexts for discussing specific generations of music between 1945 and 2014. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.
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EAPP-2000Y: Academic English II
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Academic English II is an intensive course that hones the academic language and skills introduced in Academic English I. Emphasis is on developing productive and receptive skills through mastery of writing in a range of genres, academic presentations and discussion, academic listening and note-taking, and academic reading. Critical reading, thinking and analysis are key features of this course. Pre-requisite: 75% in all parts of EAPP 1000Y - Academic English I or IELTS 6.0 with 6.0 in writing or equivalent. EAPP 2000Y -Academic English II is open only to students enrolled in Trent-ESL: English for University.
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ECON-2015H: Critical Perspectives on Aging
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to aging from critical perspectives. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives within the Trent Centre for Aging and Society, this course provides a foundation for understanding and analyzing the meaning and significance of aging for individuals, communities, and societies. Topics include life course influences, representations, and problematization of aging, and places for aging. Open to non-Nursing students.
Cross-listed: NURS-2015H, SOCI-2015H
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ECON-2200H: Intro to Stats for Econ & Mgmt
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
Introduces statistical methods in an applied setting with an emphasis on the development of theory through interactive learning. The material covered includes descriptive statistics, data analysis, inference, and estimation techniques. Prerequisite: ECON 1010H and 1020H.
Cross-listed: ADMN-2200H
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ECON-2250H: Math for Economics & Mgmt
Offered:
- Online
Topics include partial and general equilibrium, elementary linear algebra, elementary calculus, basic optimization theory, comparative static analysis, and linear programming. These tools are integrated with and applied to micro and macroeconomic theory and managerial economics. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ECON 1010H and 1020H.
Cross-listed: ADMN-2250H
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EDUC-2200H: Philosophy of Education
Offered:
- Online
Education is one of the most significant human occupations, in both the formal and informal understandings of the concept. In this course, we explore philosophical enquiries related to education, focusing on the nature, purpose, and aims of education, effective teaching and learning, issues of social justice, equity, and access. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.
Cross-listed: PHIL-2200H
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ENGL-2609H: Contagion
Offered:
- Online
Explores intersections between medicine and literature with particular attention to the representation of outbreaks and pandemics in historical and contemporary fiction, graphic novels, dystopian works, and film. What does it mean to narrate contagion? What might fictions of contagion teach us about our communities, our priorities, and our (in)humanity? Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.
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ENGL-2707H: Popular Fiction
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
Explores the diverse forms, history, social functions and concerns of popular genre fiction. Our study of romance, crime, adventure, horror, fantasy, and speculative fiction considers especially the gendering of affective reading practices, as well as issues of cultural capital, literary taste, and the relation between elite and commercial writing. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits. Students may take only one of ENGL 2706Y or 2707H for credit.
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ERSC-2080H: Natural Science Statistics
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Covers commonly-used statistical tools in Biology, Geography, and Environmental & Resource Science. Lectures address basic statistical methods and background theory. Workshops involve computer-based assignments providing practical experience in statistical application. Prerequisite: One of GEOG 1030H, GEOG-EGEO 1040H, or GEOG 1050H; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or both BIOL 1020H and 1030H; or BIOM 1000H.
Cross-listed: GEOG-2080H, BIOL-2080H
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ERSC-2090H: Intro Geographical Information Systems
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Introduces the fundamentals of GIS technology and applications. The essentials of GIS structural components, spatial data models, and the analytical GIS operations on such data models are examined in detail. Experience with GIS analysis is gained through laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: One of GEOG 1030H or 1040H or 1050H; or ERSC 1000Y; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or both BIOL 1020H and 1030H. Elementary or intermediate-level experience with microcomputers and their operating systems is desirable.
Cross-listed: GEOG-2090H, EGEO-2090H
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ERST-2100H: Environmental Science & Politics
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
The roles of science in current environmental controversies. Topics examine science and environmental ethics, the application of science to natural resource management, the contribution of science to action on international environmental problems such as climate change, and the role of science in making decisions about environmental risks. Prerequisite: 1.0 ERSC or POST credit at the 1000 level.
Cross-listed: POST-2100H
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ERST-2320H: Lands & Environment of Circumpolar North
Offered:
- Online
Explores the lands and environments that define the Circumpolar region and identifies the key issues involving interaction between humans and their environments, examining climate change and its impacts on landscapes, biodiversity, and ecological systems. Provides a broad foundation for the study of circumpolar peoples, economies, landscapes, communities, and adaptation to climate change.
Cross-listed: GEOG-2320H
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ERST-2330H: Changing Resources of Circumpolar North
Offered:
- Online
Provides students with an in-depth understanding of the key issues which define the future of resources and resource use in the Circumpolar North. Focuses upon the challenges of resource management for governments and communities, and assesses the potential conflicts derived from resource use. Prerequisite: GEOG 1045H and GEOG-ERST 2320H, or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed: GEOG-2330H
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FRSC-2030H: Foundations in Forensic Science
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Introduces students to forensic science by exploring multiple disciplines, including forensic psychology, forensic chemistry, forensic entomology, pathology, forensic dentistry, DNA forensics, wildlife forensics, arson investigation, food forensics, and bioterrorism. Students are also instructed in investigative procedures using the crime scene house. Prerequisite: 1.0 MATH credit at the 1000 level, 1.0 BIOL or CHEM credit at the 1000 level, and 60% or higher in each of FRSC 1011H and 1100H. Open only to students in Forensic Science (single- or joint-major), Forensic Biology, or Forensic Chemistry. Not open to students with credit for FRSC 1010H.
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FRSC-2050H: Introduction to Genetics
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Develops a basic understanding of genetics. Mendelian inheritance, chromosome structure, genetic recombination, mutation, the structure of DNA, the nature of genes, and current topics in genetics are investigated using examples from plants, animals, insects, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in BIOL 1030H or BIOM 1000H, and 60% or higher in one of BIOL 1020H or 1050H.
Cross-listed: BIOL-2050H
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FRSC-2750H: Computer Crime & Forensics
Offered:
- Online
Computer crime is the fastest-growing area of illegal activity in the world. Users beware After some background information (how computers work, number systems, information-hiding algorithms), we examine the schemes and techniques used by computer criminals, the forensic techniques used to catch the criminals, and ways to prevent victimization. Recommended prerequisite: COIS 1010H.
Cross-listed: COIS-2750H
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GEOG-2080H: Natural Science Statistics
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Covers commonly-used statistical tools in Biology, Geography, and Environmental & Resource Science. Lectures address basic statistical methods and background theory. Workshops involve computer-based assignments providing practical experience in statistical application. Prerequisite: One of GEOG 1030H, GEOG-EGEO 1040H, or GEOG 1050H; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or both BIOL 1020H and 1030H; or BIOM 1000H.
Cross-listed: ERSC-2080H
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GEOG-2090H: Intro Geographical Information Systems
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Introduces the fundamentals of GIS technology and applications. The essentials of GIS structural components, spatial data models, and the analytical GIS operations on such data models are examined in detail. Experience with GIS analysis is gained through laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: One of GEOG 1030H or 1040H or 1050H; or ERSC 1000Y; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or both BIOL 1020H and 1030H. Elementary or intermediate-level experience with microcomputers and their operating systems is desirable.
Cross-listed: ERSC-2090H, EGEO-2090H
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GEOG-2320H: Lands & Environment of Circumpolar North
Offered:
- Online
Explores the lands and environments that define the Circumpolar region and identifies the key issues involving interaction between humans and their environments, examining climate change and its impacts on landscapes, biodiversity, and ecological systems. Provides a broad foundation for the study of circumpolar peoples, economies, landscapes, communities, and adaptation to climate change.
Cross-listed: ERST-2320H
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GEOG-2330H: Changing Resources of Circumpolar North
Offered:
- Online
Provides students with an in-depth understanding of the key issues which define the future of resources and resource use in the Circumpolar North. Focuses upon the challenges of resource management for governments and communities, and assesses the potential conflicts derived from resource use. Prerequisite: GEOG 1045H and GEOG-ERST 2320H, or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed: ERST-2330H
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GEOG-2810H: Canadas People & Places
Offered:
- Online
Explores the geography of Canada and its peoples and places. Examines the development of Canada's cultural landscapes and regions, and the social, economic, and political development of the Canadian nation-state. Canada's geography is explored as an east-west nation under increasing pressure from globalization and new national agendas. Prerequisite: GEOG 1030H.
Cross-listed: CAST-2810H
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GEOG-2811H: International Arctic: Enviro, Diplomacy
Offered:
- Online
Introduces students to the international politics of the circumpolar region and concludes with a unique simulation of the Arctic Council at which students are challenged to develop real-life scenarios and to play the role of diplomatic and reach consensus on difficult areas of Arctic public policy. Prerequisite: GEOG 1045H or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed: CAST-2811H
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GESO-2002H: Health Humanities
Offered:
- Online
Health humanities explores how the arts and media illuminate aesthetic, ethical, political, and contextual elements of health in everyday life, including but going beyond clinical encounters. With context in mind, students learn how humanities epistemologies enrich understandings of concepts central to health, such as diagnosis, disease, discrimination, and disability. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.
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GESO-2410H: The Revolution Will Be Recorded: Popular Culture, Gender, And Social Movements
Offered:
- Online
- Durham GTA
Examines the role of popular culture in various forms-including live theatre, music, fashion, film, and television-within Canadian and American social movements of the twentieth century that sought to reimagine gender. Emphasizes the role of race, class, sexuality, ability, and medium in the production and consumption of protest cultures. Excludes WMST 2410H.
Cross-listed: MDST-2410H
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GESO-2711H: Acting Up Feminism & Hist in Canada
Offered:
- Online
An overview of the history of feminist ideas, strategies, and actions in Canada. We explore the diversity and distinctiveness of Canadian feminism at different historical moments, celebrating the strength and creativity of organized and individual forms of resistance, while also probing the complicated, difficult, and sometimes "messy" workings of feminism. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits, including 0.5 WMST, GESO, CAST, or HIST credit at the 1000 level, or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST-CAST 2110H.
Cross-listed: HIST-2711H, CAST-2711H
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HIST-2306H: Foundations for Indigenous History
Offered:
- Online
Explores Indigenous histories and grounding history in lands, knowledges, languages, and genders. Examines methodologies such as oral narratives, orality, and land-based research along with methods for gathering knowledge related to Indigenous histories. Explores scholarly positionality as historians, research ethics, and the various formats being used to articulate Indigenous histories. Recommended prerequisite: INDG 1001H. Excludes INDG 2305Y.
Cross-listed: INDG-2306H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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HIST-2307H: Colonial Encounters
Offered:
- Online
Explores the multifaceted encounters that resulted from European colonialism. The focus of the course is on the lives and experiences of Indigenous peoples in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific basin to develop a comprehensive understanding of colonialism and resistance on a global scale. Prerequisite: INDG 2306H. Excludes INDG-HIST 2305Y.
Cross-listed: INDG-2307H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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HIST-2382H: Canada At War in the 20th Century
Offered:
- Online
An examination of Canada's participation in military action during the 20th century, including World War I and II, Korea, and more recent conflicts. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair.
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HIST-2391H: Smashers, Rummies, and the State: the Prohibition of Booze in Canada 1855-1948
Offered:
- Online
Using primary documents and scholarly analyses, this course explores the struggles across Canada between the "Smashers" or prohibitionists, who were rooted in evangelical religion and an early strain of feminism, and the "Rummies," who fought to preserve a recreational drinking culture and the economic opportunities that made it possible. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair.
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HIST-2422H: Unchained Africa-Resistance and Survival
Offered:
- Online
Traces the legacies of the heritage which is central to black cultures in the Americas. Those sold from Africa brought skills to replicate communities as well as religious traditions like voodoo. Despite savage efforts to erase them, diasporic populations resisted, maintaining their identities despite sustained violence and trauma. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair.
Cross-listed: IDST-2422H
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HIST-2711H: Acting Up Feminism & Hist in Canada
Offered:
- Online
An overview of the history of feminist ideas, strategies, and actions in Canada. We explore the diversity and distinctiveness of Canadian feminism at different historical moments, celebrating the strength and creativity of organized and individual forms of resistance, while also probing the complicated, difficult, and sometimes "messy" workings of feminism. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits, including 0.5 WMST, GESO, CAST, or HIST credit at the 1000 level, or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST-CAST 2110H.
Cross-listed: GESO-2711H, CAST-2711H
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IDST-2422H: Unchained Africa-Resistance and Survival
Offered:
- Online
Traces the legacies of the heritage which is central to black cultures in the Americas. Those sold from Africa brought skills to replicate communities as well as religious traditions like voodoo. Despite savage efforts to erase them, diasporic populations resisted, maintaining their identities despite sustained violence and trauma. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair.
Cross-listed: HIST-2422H
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INDG-2001H: Indigenous Peoples &state Relationships
Offered:
- Online
Examines the nature of Indigenous relationships with Canada and the impact those relationships have had upon Indigenous peoples and communities. The course engages with different understandings of self-government and sovereignty. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Excludes INDG-POST 2000Y.
Cross-listed: CAST-2001H, POST-2001H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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INDG-2002H: Indigenous Peoples and Resurgence
Offered:
- Online
Examines the nature of Indigenous resurgence and contemporary struggles within the state. By understanding the different ways in which Indigenous peoples are reclaiming and revisioning their current relationships, students become aware of the impact Indigenous resurgence is having on Indigenous communities. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Excludes INDG-POST 2000Y.
Cross-listed: POST-2002H, CAST-2002H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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INDG-2030H: Indigenous Peoples & News Media
Offered:
- Online
Provides context for past and current portrayal of Indigenous topics in the media. With a better understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories, and perspectives, students can report stories related to Indigenous peoples, and about Indigenous peoples, more effectively.
Cross-listed: MDST-2030H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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INDG-2306H: Foundations for Indigenous History
Offered:
- Online
Explores Indigenous histories and grounding history in lands, knowledges, languages, and genders. Examines methodologies such as oral narratives, orality, and land-based research along with methods for gathering knowledge related to Indigenous histories. Explores scholarly positionality as historians, research ethics, and the various formats being used to articulate Indigenous histories. Recommended prerequisite: INDG 1001H. Excludes INDG 2305Y.
Cross-listed: HIST-2306H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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INDG-2307H: Colonial Encounters
Offered:
- Online
Explores the multifaceted encounters that resulted from European colonialism. The focus of the course is on the lives and experiences of Indigenous peoples in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific basin to develop a comprehensive understanding of colonialism and resistance on a global scale. Prerequisite: INDG 2306H. Excludes INDG-HIST 2305Y.
Cross-listed: HIST-2307H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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INDG-2800Y: Intro to Nishnaabemowin
Offered:
- Peterborough
- Online
A beginner's course for students with little or no knowledge of the language, emphasizing the use and understanding of Nishnaabemowin through the learning of the basic vocabulary and sentence patterns in class and in the language laboratory. Open to firstyear students.
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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MDST-2030H: Indigenous Peoples & News Media
Offered:
- Online
Provides context for past and current portrayal of Indigenous topics in the media. With a better understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories, and perspectives, students can report stories related to Indigenous peoples, and about Indigenous peoples, more effectively.
Cross-listed: INDG-2030H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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MDST-2410H: The Revolution Will Be Recorded: Popular Culture, Gender, And Social Movements
Offered:
- Online
- Durham GTA
Examines the role of popular culture in various forms-including live theatre, music, fashion, film, and television-within Canadian and American social movements of the twentieth century that sought to reimagine gender. Emphasizes the role of race, class, sexuality, ability, and medium in the production and consumption of protest cultures. Excludes WMST 2410H.
Cross-listed: GESO-2410H
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MDST-2830H: Multimedia & Design
Offered:
- Online
Multimedia concepts such as photo and video editing, visual effects, 3D assets, and even writing style serve as tools to explore concepts and challenges in modern user experience design, with a focus on web pages, game design, and user interfaces. Principles of design covers core concepts such as the discoverability of features, understanding diverse human users, complexity of feedback, and how computer systems interpret and react to human actions. Recommended prerequisite: COIS 1010H.
Cross-listed: COIS-2830H
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NURS-2015H: Critical Perspectives on Aging
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to aging from critical perspectives. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives within the Trent Centre for Aging and Society, this course provides a foundation for understanding and analyzing the meaning and significance of aging for individuals, communities, and societies. Topics include life course influences, representations, and problematization of aging, and places for aging. Open to non-Nursing students.
Cross-listed: SOCI-2015H, ECON-2015H
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PHIL-2200H: Philosophy of Education
Offered:
- Online
Education is one of the most significant human occupations, in both the formal and informal understandings of the concept. In this course, we explore philosophical enquiries related to education, focusing on the nature, purpose, and aims of education, effective teaching and learning, issues of social justice, equity, and access. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.
Cross-listed: EDUC-2200H
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PHIL-2390H: Biomedical Ethics
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
An examination of central issues in the field of biomedical ethics. Topics may include abortion; euthanasia and assisted suicide; stem cell research; genetics; reproductive technologies; scarce resources; research using human subjects. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of department chair.
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PHIL-2618H: Responding to Violence
Offered:
- Online
A critical examination of social and legal responses to violence. Specific attention is paid to legal punishment as a response to violence, and punishment as a form of violence. Retributive and restorative conceptions of justice are considered. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including CRIM 1615H, or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed: CRIM-2618H
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POST-2001H: Indigenous Peoples &state Relationships
Offered:
- Online
Examines the nature of Indigenous relationships with Canada and the impact those relationships have had upon Indigenous peoples and communities. The course engages with different understandings of self-government and sovereignty. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Excludes INDG-POST 2000Y.
Cross-listed: INDG-2001H, CAST-2001H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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POST-2002H: Indigenous Peoples and Resurgence
Offered:
- Online
Examines the nature of Indigenous resurgence and contemporary struggles within the state. By understanding the different ways in which Indigenous peoples are reclaiming and revisioning their current relationships, students become aware of the impact Indigenous resurgence is having on Indigenous communities. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Excludes INDG-POST 2000Y.
Cross-listed: INDG-2002H, CAST-2002H
This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.
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POST-2100H: Environmental Science & Politics
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
The roles of science in current environmental controversies. Topics examine science and environmental ethics, the application of science to natural resource management, the contribution of science to action on international environmental problems such as climate change, and the role of science in making decisions about environmental risks. Prerequisite: 1.0 ERSC or POST credit at the 1000 level.
Cross-listed: ERST-2100H
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POST-2280H: Introduction to International Security
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to the various forms of security in the international system-past, present, and those that are emerging to address new and future threats to the increased digitalization and interconnectedness of the global order.
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PSYC-2400H: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
Focuses on humans as processors of information. Topics include perception, attention, memory, knowledge, consciousness, and reasoning. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H (or in PSYC 1010Y).
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SOCI-2015H: Critical Perspectives on Aging
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to aging from critical perspectives. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives within the Trent Centre for Aging and Society, this course provides a foundation for understanding and analyzing the meaning and significance of aging for individuals, communities, and societies. Topics include life course influences, representations, and problematization of aging, and places for aging. Open to non-Nursing students.
Cross-listed: NURS-2015H, ECON-2015H
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SOCI-2220H: Intersecting Social Inequalities
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An introduction to the study of social inequality focusing on class, gender, and ethnicity, the consequences for individuals and society, and the sociological theories which address these issues. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H (or in 1000Y). Excludes SOCI 2200Y.
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SOCI-2610H: Deviance & Social Control
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
Introduces students to key classical and contemporary sociological theories of deviance and the processes of social integration and moral regulation. Topics may include moral panics, drug use, mental illness, criminalization, medicalization of deviance, and risk management. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H (or in 1000Y). Excludes SOCI 3610Y.
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SPAN-2001H: Intermediate Spanish I
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Intended for students with prior knowledge of the Spanish language (two years of secondary school Spanish; travel or exchange programs), the course builds on the knowledge and use of the language acquired in SPAN 1001H and 1002H, or equivalent, with a focus on review of grammar structures and oral practice. Prerequisite: SPAN 1000Y or 1002H (or 1000Y or 1002H) or permission of instructor. Excludes HSST 2000Y, 2001H, SPAN 2000Y.
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ADMN-3021H: Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An introduction to the basic concepts and procedures used in the collection and manipulation of accounting data for ongoing management decision-making. Topics include manufacturing accounting, cost accounting and variance analysis, cost allocation, cost-volume-profit analysis, and an introduction to budgeting. Prerequisite: ADMN 1221H (or 2021H).
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ADMN-3750H: Principles of Online Marketing
Offered:
- Online
Businesses today must effectively leverage the Internet and develop an online strategy which complements their traditional business practices. Core topics include website best practices, online marketing and customer relationships, positioning businesses online, and social networking for small and large enterprises. Topics are consolidated with a professional business proposal. Prerequisite: COIS-ADMN 1620H or ADMN 1000H or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed: COIS-3750H
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ANTH-3745H: Virtual Worlds - the Anthropology of Online Communities
Offered:
- Online
Focuses on worlds creating in playable media (games), including both massively multiple online games (MMOGs) and tabletop role-playing games. "Virtual" society is now an increasingly taken-for-granted aspect of everyday sociality. This course develops tools and theories for the study of virtual worlds, online and offline. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.
Cross-listed: COIS-3745H, MDST-3745H
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ANTH-3748H: Anthropology of Animation
Offered:
- Online
Explores anthropologically the concept of animation-the attribution of human agency and life to nonhumans or media forms that create such an "illusion of life"-covering animated nonhumans from religious images, dolls, puppets, automatons, and robots to animated characters and brand mascots across different animated media (cel animation, rotoscopy, stop-motion, puppetry). Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.
Cross-listed: CUST-3748H, MDST-3748H
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BIOL-3040H: Histology
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
A study of the four basic animal tissue types and how these tissues are subsequently organized into organ systems. An important emphasis is the relation of tissue form to function. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including 60% or higher in each of BIOL 2070H and an additional 0.5 credit at the 2000 level in BIOL or BIOC.
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CAST-3241H: Histories of the Canadian North
Offered:
- Online
Introduces students to major themes in the Canadian Northern history, from pre-contact to the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1999. The major themes focus on evolving cultural, political, socio-economic, and environmental histories. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits.
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CAST-3243H: Contemporary Canadian North Circumpolar
Offered:
- Online
Explores issues in the contemporary Canadian North with a focus on social, political, economic, and environmental issues. Students are encouraged to critically examine Canada's Northern strategies and compare these to the social and economic priorities of Arctic leaders and Indigenous peoples living in remote Northern communities. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits.
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CAST-3640H: Geography of the Polar Regions
Offered:
- Online
Study of selected aspects of the Polar regions with considerable reference to northern Canada but with the deliberate intention of developing comparisons between it and other parts of the Polar regions. Prerequisite: GEOG 1045H; or GEOG 1030H and one of 1040H or 1050H; or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed: GEOG-3640H
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CAST-3966H: Criminalizing Women
Offered:
- Online
A criminological analysis of women in trouble from early to late modernity to the present moment, with specific analysis of the disciplining and incarceration of cisgender women and trans women. Focuses on the Canadian criminal justice system, with analysis of its racist, colonial, patriarchal, homophobic, ableist legacies. Prerequisite: 1.0 GESO, WMST, CAST, or SOCI credit, or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST 3966H.
Cross-listed: GESO-3966H, SOCI-3966H
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COIS-3370H: Cyberethics
Offered:
- Online
Enables students to develop their own positions about the most important social and moral problems raised by computer use and technologies, including the fragmentation of society into computer "haves" and "have-nots," Internet censorship, pornography, intellectual property rights, and software piracy. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits or permission of department chair.
Cross-listed: PHIL-3370H, MDST-3370H
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COIS-3745H: Virtual Worlds: the Anthropology of Online Communities
Offered:
- Online
Focuses on worlds creating in playable media (games), including both massively multiple online games (MMOGs) and tabletop role-playing games. "Virtual" society is now an increasingly taken-for-granted aspect of everyday sociality. This course develops tools and theories for the study of virtual worlds, online and offline. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.
Cross-listed: ANTH-3745H, MDST-3745H
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COIS-3750H: Principles of Online Marketing
Offered:
- Online
Businesses today must effectively leverage the Internet and develop an online strategy which complements their traditional business practices. Core topics include website best practices, online marketing and customer relationships, positioning businesses online, and social networking for small and large enterprises. Topics are consolidated with a professional business proposal. Prerequisite: COIS-ADMN 1620H or ADMN 1000H or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed: ADMN-3750H
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COIS-3820H: History & Impact of Computing
Offered:
- Online
The history of digital computation is relatively recent, but all around us. By introducing the key people whose insight, inventiveness, and industry have defined the digital world, a framework is developed within which all students can appreciate the fundamental milestones of computing and their impact on the world. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits.
Cross-listed: MDST-3820H
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CRIM-3250H: Understanding Homelessness Homelessness
Offered:
- Online
Critically examines homelessness as a social issue, applying sociological perspectives and a Canadian focus. Topics may include mobility and containment, families and youth, employment and migration, the criminalization of homelessness, shelters and poor houses, masculinities and femininities on the street, and homelessness in their city. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 credit in SOCI at the 2000 level.
Cross-listed: SOCI-3250H
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CRIM-3600H: Criminalizing the Colonized
Offered:
- Online
Examines the criminalization and punishment of Indigenous peoples as inter-related and overlapping forms of colonial violence. Explores an emerging Indigenous criminology, linkages between residential schools and incarceration of Indigenous peoples, and implications of the intersections of race, class and gender in crime control. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 60% or higher in CRIM 2616H.
Cross-listed: INDG-3600H
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CRIM-3617H: Criminological Data Analysis
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to basic statistics and their application in criminological research. Prerequisite: CRIM 2617H. Not open to students with credit for SOCI 3160H.
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CRIM-3625H: Sexed Violence
Offered:
- Online
A critical look at gender-based violence as a political and legal construct. Topics may include missing and murdered Indigenous women, legalization debates regarding sexed work, hegemonic masculinities and violence. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 60% or higher in CRIM 2616H.
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CRIM-3640H: The Politics of Incarceration
Offered:
- Online
Examining trends and issues within Canada's correctional system related to the historical and contemporary context of correctional practices. Topics include punishment, human rights, pre-trial detention, race and incarceration, drugs, mental health, the role of correctional officers, families and incarceration, parole and release from prison, and prison tourism. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 60% or higher in CRIM 2616H.
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CRIM-3650H: Doing Crime and Doing Time: Adv Research
Offered:
- Online
How do criminologists research experiences of being policed, criminalized, and punished? Using various methodologies such as critical ethnography, archival research, and the penal press to explore life on the run and life inside, students build a research project aimed at capturing the human experience of criminalization and punishment. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 60% or higher in CRIM 2616H.
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CRIM-3660H: Policing and Punishing Poverty
Offered:
- Online
This course critically interrogates policing, punishment, and criminalization in ways that extend beyond common-sense knowledge claims, by situating how and why they are delimited by the material conditions characteristic of neoliberal capitalism. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including 1.0 CRIM credit at the 2000 level.
Cross-listed: PLCW-3660H
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CUST-3475H: The Media of Politics
Offered:
- Online
Examines the decline of the traditional model of journalism and the explosive growth of internet and social media as citizens' main source of news. The ethical, political, and social implications of the nexus between the media and political accountability in a democratic society are the focus of the course. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 POST or CUST credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Recommended: POST 2351H and 2352H or CUST-MDST 2581H or 2582H.
Cross-listed: POST-3475H, MDST-3475H
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CUST-3515H: Modernism and the Avant-Garde
Offered:
- Online
Examines one of the most important cultural movements of the twentieth century-modernism. It traces this movement from its genesis in the dynamic city culture of the fin de siecle, to its embodiment in avant-garde art, literature, and cinema, and concludes by considering its problematic transition into postmodernism. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits. Students may take only one of CUST 3015Y or 3515H for credit.
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CUST-3748H: Anthropology of Animation
Offered:
- Online
Explores anthropologically the concept of animation-the attribution of human agency and life to nonhumans or media forms that create such an "illusion of life"-covering animated nonhumans from religious images, dolls, puppets, automatons, and robots to animated characters and brand mascots across different animated media (cel animation, rotoscopy, stop-motion, puppetry). Prerequisite: ANTH 2001H or 2002H (or 2000Y) or 2312H (or 2310Y) or CUST 1535H (or 1035Y) or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed: ANTH-3748H, MDST-3748H
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ENGL-3707H: Literature & Globalization
Offered:
- Online
A study of literature and theory exploring the political, economic, cultural, and existential effects of globalization. With an emphasis on contemporary texts, approaches may focus on energy, cosmopolitanism, migration, technology, and environmentalism among others.
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ERST-3390H: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar
Offered:
- Online
Develops a basic appreciation of the most important contemporary challenges surrounding governance and politics, social issues, education and knowledge systems, and global issues in the circumpolar regions of the North. It explores the complexity and inter-relatedness of governance, social policy, gender, indigeneity, and law.
Cross-listed: GEOG-3390H
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ERST-3502H: Climate and Environmental Communications
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
This course brings students into current debates and evolving techniques of communicating climate and environmental science to a variety of social groups and cultural contexts. Students learn best practices and complete projects in rhetoric, data visualization, and journalistic reporting on both the physical and social sciences. No prior scientific background is required. Prerequisite: 9.0 university credits including ERSC 1010H and 1020H.
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FRSC-3111H: Wildlife DNA Forensics
Offered:
- Peterborough
- Online
DNA has revolutionized how human forensic investigations take place, but also enhances a myriad of non-human forensic applications, including food fraud, wildlife poaching, environmental forensics, bioterrorism forensics, tracking of sources of disease outbreaks, and invasive species detection. Theoretical and practical foundations and techniques of DNA analysis are examined through forensic case reviews and in labs. Prerequisite: BIOL-FRSC-BIOL 2050H, FRSC 3700H, and BIOL 3080H.
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FRSC-3800H: Forensic Toxicology
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Analyses to test for the presence of alcohol, drugs, and poisons are frequently utilized in death and criminal cases to provide important information pertaining to forensic investigations. This course explores the pharmacology and interpretation of drugs and drug classes in the context of forensic science. Prerequisite: FRSC 2030H (or 1010H), CHEM 2300H, and CHEM 2400H. Open only to students in Forensic Science (single- or joint-major), Forensic Biology, or Forensic Chemistry.
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GEOG-3201H: Indigenous People City As Home City As Home
Offered:
- Online
Explores Indigenous peoples and the contemporary urban environment using a four directions analytic framework and the metaphor of city as home. Excludes INDG 3200Y.
Cross-listed: INDG-3201H
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GEOG-3202H: Indigenous Peoples in Urban Selected Issues and Cities
Offered:
- Online
Explores Indigenous peoples' issues and experiences in selected urban environments in Canada and the world. Excludes INDG 3200Y.
Cross-listed: INDG-3202H
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GEOG-3390H: Contemporary Issues of the Cir
Offered:
- Online
Develops a basic appreciation of the most important contemporary challenges surrounding governance and politics, social issues, education and knowledge systems, and global issues in the circumpolar regions of the North. It explores the complexity and inter-relatedness of governance, social policy, gender, indigeneity, and law.
Cross-listed: ERST-3390H
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GEOG-3640H: Geography of the Polar Regions
Offered:
- Online
Study of selected aspects of the Polar regions with considerable reference to northern Canada but with the deliberate intention of developing comparisons between it and other parts of the Polar regions. Prerequisite: GEOG 1045H; or GEOG 1030H and one of 1040H or 1050H; or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed: CAST-3640H
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GESO-3966H: Criminalizing Women
Offered:
- Online
A criminological analysis of women in trouble from early to late modernity to the present moment, with specific analysis of the disciplining and incarceration of cisgender women and trans women. Focuses on the Canadian criminal justice system, with analysis of its racist, colonial, patriarchal, homophobic, ableist legacies. Prerequisite: 1.0 GESO, WMST, CAST, or SOCI credit, or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST 3966H.
Cross-listed: CAST-3966H, SOCI-3966H
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HIST-3351H: World War I
Offered:
- Online
Examines the First World War from a global perspective. Through assigned readings, written assignments, and online discussions, students examine topics ranging from military operations in all the major theatres to studies of the war's impact on the European and North American home fronts. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair. Excludes HIST 3350Y, 4370Y.
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HIST-3361H: World War ll
Offered:
- Online
During the Second World War there were significant developments in military tactics and technology, but also in societal norms, ideology, and morality. This intensive course provides a detailed chronologicalthematic overview of some of this conflict's most important themes, controversies, and historical debates. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair. Excludes HIST 3360Y, 4360Y.
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HIST-3651H: Topics in History of Middle East
Offered:
- Online
An advanced seminar course on select aspects of the history of the Middle East. Specific topics are determined yearly. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair. Excludes HIST 4650Y, 4651H, 4958Y (2004-2005).
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INDG-3102Y: Images in Contemporary Media
Offered:
- Online
By examining the portrayal of First Nations Peoples and their cultures in mass media, this course will provide students with a better understanding of the power of television and film and the impacts of these images on the relationship, place and space occupied by Indigenous Peoples in contemporary society. Excludes INDG 3951.
Cross-listed: MDST-3102Y
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INDG-3201H: Indigenous People City As Home
Offered:
- Online
Explores Indigenous peoples and the contemporary urban environment using a four directions analytic framework and the metaphor of city as home. Excludes INDG 3200Y.
Cross-listed: GEOG-3201H
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INDG-3202H: Indigenous Peoples in Urban Centres Sele
Offered:
- Online
Explores Indigenous peoples' issues and experiences in selected urban environments in Canada and the world. Excludes INDG 3200Y.
Cross-listed: GEOG-3202H
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INDG-3600H: Criminalizing the Colonized
Offered:
- Online
Examines the criminalization and punishment of Indigenous peoples as inter-related and overlapping forms of colonial violence. Explores an emerging Indigenous criminology, linkages between residential schools and incarceration of Indigenous peoples, and implications of the intersections of race, class and gender in crime control. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 60% or higher in CRIM 2616H.
Cross-listed: CRIM-3600H
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INDG-3745H: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar
Offered:
- Online
An introduction to traditional and contemporary cultures of the Circumpolar region through traditional Indigenous and Western perspectives. Broad histories and experiences of the peoples of the Circumpolar North, and the development of northern cultures are explored. Similarities and differences of peoples and cultures and their adaptations to change are discussed.
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MDST-3102Y: Images in Contemporary Media
Offered:
- Online
By examining the portrayal of First Nations Peoples and their cultures in mass media, this course will provide students with a better understanding of the power of television and film and the impacts of these images on the relationship, place and space occupied by Indigenous Peoples in contemporary society. Excludes INDG 3951.
Cross-listed: INDG-3102Y
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MDST-3370H: Cyberethics
Offered:
- Online
Enables students to develop their own positions about the most important social and moral problems raised by computer use and technologies, including the fragmentation of society into computer "haves" and "have-nots," Internet censorship, pornography, intellectual property rights, and software piracy. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits or permission of department chair.
Cross-listed: PHIL-3370H, COIS-3370H
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MDST-3475H: The Media of Politics
Offered:
- Online
Examines the decline of the traditional model of journalism and the explosive growth of internet and social media as citizens' main source of news. The ethical, political, and social implications of the nexus between the media and political accountability in a democratic society are the focus of the course. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 POST or CUST credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Recommended: POST 2351H and 2352H or CUST-MDST 2581H or 2582H.
Cross-listed: POST-3475H, CUST-3475H
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MDST-3745H: Virtual Worlds - the Anthropology of Online Communities
Offered:
- Online
Focuses on worlds creating in playable media (games), including both massively multiple online games (MMOGs) and tabletop role-playing games. "Virtual" society is now an increasingly taken-for-granted aspect of everyday sociality. This course develops tools and theories for the study of virtual worlds, online and offline. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.
Cross-listed: ANTH-3745H, COIS-3745H
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MDST-3748H: Anthropology of Animation
Offered:
- Online
Explores anthropologically the concept of animation-the attribution of human agency and life to nonhumans or media forms that create such an "illusion of life"-covering animated nonhumans from religious images, dolls, puppets, automatons, and robots to animated characters and brand mascots across different animated media (cel animation, rotoscopy, stop-motion, puppetry). Prerequisite: ANTH 2001H or 2002H (or 2000Y) or 2312H (or 2310Y) or CUST 1535H (or 1035Y) or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed: ANTH-3748H, CUST-3748H
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MDST-3820H: History & Impact of Computing
Offered:
- Online
The history of digital computation is relatively recent, but all around us. By introducing the key people whose insight, inventiveness, and industry have defined the digital world, a framework is developed within which all students can appreciate the fundamental milestones of computing and their impact on the world. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits.
Cross-listed: COIS-3820H
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PHIL-3370H: Cyberethics
Offered:
- Online
Enables students to develop their own positions about the most important social and moral problems raised by computer use and technologies, including the fragmentation of society into computer "haves" and "have-nots," Internet censorship, pornography, intellectual property rights, and software piracy. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits or permission of department chair.
Cross-listed: MDST-3370H, COIS-3370H
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PLCW-3660H: Punishing and Policing Poverty
Offered:
- Online
This course critically interrogates policing, punishment, and criminalization in ways that extend beyond common-sense knowledge claims, by situating how and why they are delimited by the material conditions characteristic of neoliberal capitalism. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including 1.0 CRIM and/or 1.0 PLCW credit at the 2000 level.
Cross-listed: CRIM-3660H
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POST-3475H: The Media of Politics
Offered:
- Online
Examines the decline of the traditional model of journalism and the explosive growth of internet and social media as citizens' main source of news. The ethical, political, and social implications of the nexus between the media and political accountability in a democratic society are the focus of the course. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 POST or CUST credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Recommended: POST 2351H and 2352H or CUST-MDST 2581H or 2582H.
Cross-listed: CUST-3475H, MDST-3475H
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PSYC-3460H: Sensation & Perception
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
- Durham GTA
An intensive examination of how humans (and other species) perceive information presented to the senses. Topics include mechanisms of perception, detection, discrimination, and pattern recognition. Psychophysical measurement, colour and spatial vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch may be covered. Anatomical and physiological structures that support the senses are discussed. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including PSYC 2018H and 2019H (or 2016H and 2017H), and 0.5 credit from A2 category.
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PSYC-3560H: Family Development
Offered:
- Online
- Durham GTA
Exposes the student to current life-span developmental theory and research methodology in the area of family relationships. Topics include family-systems theory, attachment theory, Erikson's psychosocial theory, developmental interaction in the child-rearing years, family life transitions,challenging issues of contemporary parenting. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including PSYC 2550H; or 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H and 4.0 NURS credits; or 1.5 CHYS credits and 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H
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SOCI-3250H: Understanding Homelessness Homelessness
Offered:
- Online
Critically examines homelessness as a social issue, applying sociological perspectives and a Canadian focus. Topics may include mobility and containment, families and youth, employment and migration, the criminalization of homelessness, shelters and poor houses, masculinities and femininities on the street, and homelessness in their city. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 credit in SOCI at the 2000 level.
Cross-listed: CRIM-3250H
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SOCI-3966H: Criminalizing Women
Offered:
- Online
A criminological analysis of women in trouble from early to late modernity to the present moment, with specific analysis of the disciplining and incarceration of cisgender women and trans women. Focuses on the Canadian criminal justice system, with analysis of its racist, colonial, patriarchal, homophobic, ableist legacies. Prerequisite: 1.0 GESO, WMST, CAST, or SOCI credit, or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST 3966H.
Cross-listed: GESO-3966H, CAST-3966H
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ADMN-4870H: Field Placement 1
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Bridges academic theory with field-based learning. Working with local agencies in the community, students combine field experience with reflective practice. Students interview for various placements identified by the School of Business, or if approved by the School of Business, students may secure their own learning opportunity. Prerequisite: A minimum 72% cumulative average; 12.0 university credits of which 5.0 must be ADMN credits, or 12.0 university credits of which 4.0 must be ECON credits and 2.0 of which must be ADMN credits; and permission of course administrator. Open only to students in the Business Administration program (BBA or joint major) or the single-major Honours program in Economics. Not open to co-op students. Not open to students with credit for ADMN 3870H.
Cross-listed: ECON-4870H
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ADMN-4880H: Field Placement 2
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
A second opportunity to bridge academic theory with field-based learning. Again, working with local agencies, students receive a real-life learning opportunity either at a new agency or by returning to the first placement host. Students interview for various placements identified by the School of Business, or if approved by the School of Business, students may secure their own learning opportunity. Prerequisite: A minimum 72% cumulative average, ADMN 4870H (or 3870H), and permission of course administrator. Open only to students in the Business Administration program (BBA or joint major) or the single-major Honours program in Economics. Not open to co-op students.
Cross-listed: ECON-4880H
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ADMN-4890Y: Business Internship
Offered:
- Online
Designed for BBA students interested in gaining in-depth, practical industry experience, while enhancing their classroom knowledge with real-world, paid industry positions. Students spend 6, 8, or 12 months working full time in industry in the last year of the program and return to Trent for a final term. Students apply, interview, and compete for limited positions. Students attend mandatory workshops as part of the application process. Successful applicants attend a workplace readiness training day prior to starting the internship. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% cumulative average and 16.5 university credits including ADMN 1000H, 1221H, 2010H, 2100H, 2220H, 2510H, 3021H, 3200H, 3300H, and 3400H; 3.0 additional ADMN credits at the 3000 level or beyond; 0.5 ADMN credit in addition to the above; ECON 1010H, 1020H, 2200H, and 2250H; and any credits required for a specialization (accounting specializations will also require the CPA Preparatory Courses); or permission of the director. Open only to Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students. Not for credit toward a major in Business Administration.
Cross-listed: ECON-4890Y
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BIOL-4160H: Immunology
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
An introduction to the immune system, including a discussion of the organs, cells, and molecules that constitute, as well as regulate, the immune system. Health-related aspects of the immune system, such as immunodeficiency, tumour immunology, and allergies are also explored. Prerequisite: A minimum overall average of 65% in completed BIOL, BIOC, and/or BIOM courses and 12.0 university credits including BIOL 2070H and 1.0 BIOL credit at the 3000 level.
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BIOL-4510H: Species At Risk Biology & Policy
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Examines the quantitative assessment of biological parameters impacting species and populations at risk under governmental species-at-risk legislation. Prerequisite: A minimum overall average of 65% in completed BIOL, BIOC, and/or BIOM courses and 12.0 university credits including BIOL 3391H, 0.5 additional BIOL credit at the 3000 level, and one of BIOL-FRSC 2050H or BIOL 2260H.
Cross-listed: FRSC-4510H
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COIS-4400H: Data Mining
Offered:
- Online
Data mining is the extraction of previously unknown and potentially useful patterns from large data sets. Core topics include the statistical foundations of data mining, sampling mechanisms, missing data, clustering, classification, and outlier detection. Case studies cover a wide variety of applications such as astronomy and marketing. Prerequisite: 1.0 COIS credit at the 3000 or 4000 level and one of COIS 2020H or COIS-ADMN 2620H.
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ECON-4870H: Field Placement 1
Offered:
- Online
Bridges academic theory with field-based learning. Working with local agencies in the community, students combine field experience with reflective practice. Students interview for various placements identified by the School of Business, or if approved by the School of Business, students may secure their own learning opportunity. Prerequisite: A minimum 72% cumulative average; 12.0 university credits of which 5.0 must be ADMN credits, or 12.0 university credits of which 4.0 must be ECON credits and 2.0 of which must be ADMN credits; and permission of course administrator. Open only to students in the Business Administration program (BBA or joint major) or the single-major Honours program in Economics. Not open to co-op students. Not open to students with credit for ADMN 3870H.
Cross-listed: ADMN-4870H
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ECON-4880H: Field Placement 2
Offered:
- Online
A second opportunity to bridge academic theory with field-based learning. Again, working with local agencies, students receive a real-life learning opportunity either at a new agency or by returning to the first placement host. Students interview for various placements identified by the School of Business, or if approved by the School of Business, students may secure their own learning opportunity. Prerequisite: A minimum 72% cumulative average, ADMN 4870H (or 3870H), and permission of course administrator. Open only to students in the Business Administration program (BBA or joint major) or the single-major Honours program in Economics. Not open to co-op students.
Cross-listed: ADMN-4880H
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ECON-4890Y: Business Internship
Offered:
- Online
Designed for students interested in gaining in-depth, practical industry experience, while enhancing their classroom knowledge with real-world, paid industry positions. Students spend 6, 8, or 12 months working full time in industry and return to Trent for a final term. Students apply, interview, and compete for limited positions. Course is graded on a pass/fail basis. ADMN prerequisite: A minimum 75% cumulative average and 14.5 university credits including ADMN and ECON credits required for a single major in years 1-3, or permission of the director. ECON prerequisite: A minimum 75% cumulative average and 14.5 university credits including ECON credits required for a single major in years 1-3 and 2.0 ADMN credits, or permission of the director. Open only to students in the BBA program or the single-major Honours program in Economics. Not for credit toward a major in Business Administration or Economics. Not open to co-op students.
Cross-listed: ADMN-4890Y
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ENGL-4151H: Advanced Studies in Shakespeare
Offered:
- Online
See trentu.ca/english for details. Prerequisite: 4.0 ENGL credits (or permission of the department). Students may take only one of ENGL 4150Y or 4151H for credit.
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FREN-4201H: Creation Litteraire
Offered:
- Online
A creative writing workshop. Various writing techniques are applied; genres (poetry, short story, etc.) are explored through writing. Prerequisite: 5.0 FREN credits including 4.0 beyond the 1000 level, with a minimum of 60% in each; or permission of the department.
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FRSC-4510H: Species At Risk Biol & Policy
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Examines the quantitative assessment of biological parameters impacting species and populations at risk under governmental species-at-risk legislation. Prerequisite: A minimum overall average of 65% in completed BIOL, BIOC, and/or BIOM courses and 12.0 university credits including BIOL 3391H, 0.5 additional BIOL credit at the 3000 level, and one of BIOL-FRSC 2050H or BIOL 2260H.
Cross-listed: BIOL-4510H
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GESO-4206H: Indigenous Women and Settler History
Offered:
- Online
Explores historical representations of several Indigenous women in what is now North America. Particular attention is paid to the symbolic uses of these women and how their bodies been put into the service of settler histories. Prerequisite: INDG 2306H. Excludes INDG-HIST-WMST 4205Y.
Cross-listed: INDG-4206H
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GESO-4208H: Nursing, Feminism & Women's Health
Offered:
- Online
Drawing from the meta-paradigm concepts of nursing science-person, health, environment, and nursing- the focus of this course is women's health and women-centered health care delivery in the Canadian context. Androcentric science, sex/gender-based analysis, and topics such as methadone and mothering, smoking as social control, and HPV vaccination are discussed. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of the department. For non-Nursing students: GESO-WMST 2121H and permission of the School of Nursing.
Cross-listed: NURS-4208H
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INDG-4206H: Indigenous Women and Settler History
Offered:
- Online
Explores historical representations of several Indigenous women in what is now North America. Particular attention is paid to the symbolic uses of these women and how their bodies been put into the service of settler histories. Prerequisite: INDG 2306H. Excludes INDG-HIST-WMST 4205Y.
Cross-listed: GESO-4206H
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KINE-4050H: Professional Practice Theory
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Designed to prepare students for the world of professional practice in kinesiology, providing the necessary theory prior to engaging in a practical experience. Students learn the foundation of professional practice including professional pathways, scope of kinesiology practice, regulation of the profession, practice ethics, professional behaviour, and relationships with other professionals. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits. Open only to students in the Kinesiology program. Students may only take one of KINE 4010Y or 4050H/4051H for credit.
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NURS-4100H: Concept Marginalization & At Risk Groups
Offered:
- Online
Students examine concept analysis, bringing clarity to practice. Links are made between theory and practice focusing on concepts critical to understanding the disruption to families in situations of death, transition, or crisis. Specific attention is paid to at-risk populations, including the young, elderly, Indigenous peoples, rural populations, women, and the homeless. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4102H: Transcultural Concepts in Healthcare
Offered:
- Online
Sensitizes students to the cultural diversity of healthrelated values, beliefs, and practices when planning professional interventions for clients' health and well-being. Focus is on caring and curing patterns and practice in relation to different health-illness systems in Canada and elsewhere. Methods for conducting culturological assessments are also included. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4103H: Workplace Health Safety Well Being Nurse
Offered:
- Online
Using a core framework for healthy work environments and related documents and legislation, exploration of issues, strategies, and outcomes relative to a climate of safety. Student learning is guided by the RNAO Best Practice Guideline, Healthy Work Environments: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-being of the Nurse, a discussion forum, and project proposal/development. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4104H: Socio Political Action
Offered:
- Online
Builds students' capacity to enact social justice by providing experiential opportunities with advocacy and action projects. Reflecting relational practice and systems-based advocacy skills, students implement emancipatory actions related to current nursing, health, and health care issues, with specific attention paid to aging, community-rural health, the environment, Indigenous peoples, and women's health. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4105H: Leadership in Contemporary Nursing
Offered:
- Online
Study of current leadership theories; differences between leadership and management; concepts of vision; professional communication; understanding and managing change in the health care system; stewardship; and recognizing, developing, and sustaining individual leadership abilities. Students contemplate self as leader, reflecting on recognition and development of leadership qualities in professional nursing roles. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4106H: Health Policy & Profession of Nursing
Offered:
- Online
A critical examination of system structure, policymaking process, and relevant legislation, providing an overview of health policy formulation and implementation in Canada/Ontario. Public policy analysis and the role of interest groups are examined, focusing on the role of the nursing profession. Students examine and analyze contemporary health care policy issues. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4201H: Primary Health Care
Offered:
- Online
An opportunity to develop depth and breadth of knowledge and skills relevant to planning, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of primary health care. Examination of primary care in the Canadian context. Overview of research related to determinants of health. Exploration of other issues and challenges for specific populations. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4203H: Rural Nursing Practice
Offered:
- Online
An opportunity to develop depth and breadth of knowledge and skills in nursing care of clients/families in rural settings. Examination of theoretical and research literature relevant to practice in a rural setting, the nurse's role, and challenges in the interdisciplinary teams in rural settings. Application and integration with independent practice. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4204H: Contemporary Issues Aging & Health
Offered:
- Online
An opportunity to develop depth and breadth of knowledge in care of older adults. Building on the first three years of study, and drawing from current clinical experience, students are encouraged to examine the challenges, implications, and effects of aging on both the individual and family. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4205H: Mental Health Care
Offered:
- Online
Students develop a greater depth and breadth of knowledge and skills relevant to mental health care. Building on knowledge from previous professional and related courses, learners consider the concept of mental health/illness within the current Canadian context and selected other countries. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4207H: Palliative Care
Offered:
- Online
Offers opportunities to develop depth and breadth of knowledge in caring for individuals/families dealing with dying and death, regardless of the setting. Building on previous courses and clinical experiences, students examine common issues which prevail throughout various illness trajectories. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of department.
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NURS-4208H: Nursing, Feminism & Women's Health
Offered:
- Online
Drawing from the meta-paradigm concepts of nursing science-person, health, environment, and nursing- the focus of this course is women's health and women-centered health care delivery in the Canadian context. Androcentric science, sex/gender-based analysis, and topics such as methadone and mothering, smoking as social control, and HPV vaccination are discussed. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and permission of the department. For non-Nursing students: GESO-WMST 2121H and permission of the School of Nursing.
Cross-listed: GESO-4208H
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SOCI-4110H: Legal Research Methods
Offered:
- Online
An applied research methods course specifically focused on how to conduct case law data collection and analysis using online legal databases. Topics covered may include Charter cases, human rights tribunal cases, and criminal trial/sentencing decisions. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2150Y, and 2.0 3000 level credits of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI.
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SOCI-4270H: Sociology of Law
Offered:
- Online
- Peterborough
Explores the law and society relationship, the power of law as a tool for social change, and the practice of law. Topics may include miscarriages of justice, critical socio-legal studies of equality, Indigenous peoples, human rights, and youth justice. For details, see trentu.ca/sociology/courses.php/4270. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including both SOCI 2110H (2100Y) and 2150Y, and 2.0 3000-level credits, of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI.
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BEMA-5000H: Principles of EMA I
Offered:
- Online
This course will introduce students to the basic principles of environmental monitoring and assessment. Students will learn about contemporary theory in environmental science, environmental ethics, fundamental scientific principles, societal constraints on environmental values, monitoring techniques used for biotic and abiotic parameters, and systems analysis in environmental monitoring and forecasting.
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BEMA-5001H: Topics in EMA
Offered:
- Online
This course will provide students with the opportunity to learn about current environmental monitoring and assessment issues and challenges faced by environmental professionals in the field. This course will be comprised of seminars led by instructors, guest lecturers from university and industry, and students.
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BEMA-5002H: Principles of EMA II
Offered:
- Online
This course will introduce information on stakeholder perspectives, land-based considerations (e.g., public vs. private lands, Indigenous land claims), environmental law, repair and remediation, as well as the role of environmental impact and action plans. Students should expect to gain a better understanding of key regulating and administrative bodies within the environmental sector; and know methods, considerations and key components used in assessments of current or future-impacted environmental systems. Prerequisite: BEMA 5000H or permission of the instructor.
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BEMA-5003H: Data Analysis for Env Professionals
Offered:
- Online
This course will expose students to statistical approaches and tests that are especially relevant to uncontrolled environmental research, including how to conduct original analysis and inference from messy data. Students will gain the ability to quickly,efficiently and correctly determine what analysis to use for a given scenario and how to ensure that the analysis is robus and defensible, develop skills in translating statistical results to environmental inference, and develop familiarity with the open-access R statistical software platform.
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BEMA-5004H: Science Communication for Env. Profess.
Offered:
- Online
This course will cover effective writing and presentation of scientific information for both scientific and non-scientific audiences. Issues regarding authorship, language and selection of reputable references will be covered in detail. Students will learn strategies and styles for effective writing and presenting and will learn how to effectively interpret scientific information for non-scientific audiences.
Cross-listed: SUST-5004H
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BEMA-5005H: Geomatics I
Offered:
- Online
This course will provide an introductory overview of the geomatics discipline in the context of bioenvironmental monitoring, including geographical information systems (GIS), remote sensing, geomorphometry, and geospatial analysis and modelling. Students will be introduced to analytical operations in vector, raster and integrated environmental datasets, with practical applications learned through lab exercises, online discussions, and both individual and group project activities. Recommended: BEMA 5003H or permission of the instructor.
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BEMA-5006H: Genome-based Envtl Monitoring
Offered:
- Online
This course provides insight into how DNA is being used to surveil terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, track environmental contaminants and disease, and monitor the quality of water and food using leading-edge technologies. The content ranges from foundational genetics concepts relevant to how DNA is collected, extracted and analyzed to high-throughput sequencing, metabarcoding and gene editing. Assignments include practical applications of various DNA sequence analyses and presentations of case studies.
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BEMA-5008H: Sampling Design in Envt'l Research
Offered:
- Online
This course will introduce students to a variety of quantitative techniques used to make predictions and assessments regarding environmental health and viability. Students will learn how to quantify changes in environmental parameters, model species distributions and population changes, determine the long-term viability of existing populations, and make predictions regarding the fate of ecological communities and ecosystems
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BEMA-5009H: Environmental Policy
Offered:
- Online
This course provides a review of environmental legislation in Canada and abroad, and how it relates to the support, management, and exploitation of ecosystems. Specific attention will be given to past and present environmental standards and regulations, Species-at-Risk legislation, international treaties and obligations regarding air, land, and water, as well as anticipated changes to environmental policy that will impact future standards and practices for industrial development and resource exploitation.
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BEMA-5010H: Landscape Ecology
Offered:
- Online
This course will provide students with a solid foundation in landscape ecology including new approaches to resource management and conservation that consider ecosystem processes in large spatial and temporal scales. Important concepts central to landscape ecology research such as dispersal, connectivity, and habitat fragmentation will be examined in detail, as well as the current methods used in landscape ecology research design and analysis. . Prerequisite: BEMA 5003H or permission of the instructor.
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BEMA-5011H: Population Viability Analysis
Offered:
- Online
This course will introduce students to quantitative and contemporary methods in population viability analysis (PVA). Students will develop skills for robust analysis of a range of plant and animal data to determine rates of change and its variation, extinction time and probability, and population sensitivity to various forms of intervention. Prerequisite: BEMA 5003H or permission of the instructor.
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BEMA-5013C: BEMA Placement
Offered:
- Online
This course will consist of a 15-week placement experience with a government agency, industry, or non-governmental agency, or related laboratory or work unit, on themes and principles learned during coursework associated with the M.BEMA degree. Students will work closely with the instructor and placement host to determine deliverables that will be presented to various stakeholders, as technical report(s) and/or presentation(s).
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EDUC-5020H: Introd. to Educational Research Methods
Offered:
- Online
This mandatory course examines various research orientations and approaches. The course will provide an overview of topics related to the design, conduct, critical interpretation, and evaluation of research, including related technical and ethical considerations. Special emphasis will be placed on research methods related to education.
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EDUC-5031H: Action Research as Leadership
Offered:
- Online
This course connects the concepts of inquiry and leadership through the lens of action research. Using action research as an overarching perspective, students will explore practitioner-led participatory methods of inquiry and engagement. Key course inquiries may include mobilization, knowledge democracy and practitioner leader, dialogue as collective inquiry and cyclical approaches to educational inquiry.
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FRSC-5000Q: Fundamentals in Forensic Science
Offered:
- Online
This course is designed to instruct candidates with conditional entry into graduate studies in forensic science. Across three modules, students will learn key concepts in forensic science and law, biology and genetics, and chemistry and physics. Students will be assessed per module and via a final exam. The results of these assessments will be used to determine their acceptance into the graduate program (MScFS).
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MTSC-6140H: Experimental Techniques in Materials Characterization
Offered:
- Online
A techniques-oriented course covering high resolution experimental solid-state characterization including both theory and operational aspects of bulk, surface and molecular characterization.
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NURS-5001H: Adv. MH I: Foundations
Offered:
- Online
Exploring key theoretical perspectives on mental health and addiction nursing, and using a relational lens, learners analyze current issues related to nursing persons with mental health challenges. Topics include the influence of race, class, gender, stigma and psychiatrization on mental health nursing practice, advanced communication and assessment, trauma, and suicide.
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NURS-5002H: Adv. MH II: Alterations in Mental Healt
Offered:
- Online
Using a relational inquiry framework, learners will analyze the intrapersonal, interpersonal and contextual experiences of persons with mental health challenges. Learners will consider how mental health legislation impacts care, understand how disorders are framed in the DSM5, and analyze and apply approaches to caring for clients and families with mental health challenges.
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NURS-5010H: Research Approaches for Nursing
Offered:
- Online
Students are introduced to research paradigms and approaches used in nursing and health sciences and critically examine their application in relation to specific research questions. Topics include quantitative and qualitative methods, action research, program evaluation, secondary data analysis, and mixed methods. Knowledge translation and implementation science will also be discussed.
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NURS-5021H: Advancing Nursing Through Leadership
Offered:
- Online
The purpose of this course is to prepare students for informal and formal leadership roles in a variety of healthcare contexts, including acute care, community, public health, mental health, and other settings. The focus is on knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes required to be an effective leader in today's complex and ever-changing health care system.
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NURS-5090H: Special Topics
Offered:
- Online
Courses may be offered in a variety of areas as a way of introducing students to new subject matter, research techniques or methodologies. After one year, these courses will be reviewed for inclusion in the regular program curriculum.
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NURS-5096H: Advanced Professional Practice Thesis
Offered:
- Online
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NURS-5097Y: Advanced Professional Practice Project
Offered:
- Online
This is a practice-based course. Students will be supported by a faculty advisor and are also expected to identify and seek the support of a mentor at the project site who will provide content expertise and practical guidance. Examples of projects include: a literature review, small pilot study, needs assessment, and evaluations of practice changes.
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NURS-5111H: Health & Public Policy
Offered:
- Online
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NURS-5118H: Applied Biostatistics for Nursing & Heal
Offered:
- Online
In this course, students are introduced to descriptive and inferential statistics commonly used in nursing research. Emphasis is placed on selecting appropriate tests, conducting analyses, and presenting results. Topics include frequency distributions, sample size calculation, correlation, t-tests, ANOVA, MANOVA, ANCOVA, regression, non-parametric tests, and interpreting and appraising results.
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NURS-5119H: Program Evaluation for Healthcare Leader
Offered:
- Online
Students will be introduced to the concepts and components of evaluation and provided with the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct program monitoring and evaluation. Evaluation theory and program theory will be discussed as the basis for all evaluation activity and connection will be made with current evaluation issues and debates. Practical cases and applied strategies will be used to illustrate the critical components of planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
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NURS-5120H: Philosophy of Nursing Science
Offered:
- Online
Topics include major paradigms, theoretical assumptions, and conceptual frameworks of nursing science. Students will explore the evolution of nursing science, both the historical journey and the contribution it makes to health care today. The manner in which social justice and caring paradigm are engrained in nurses' work in a variety of settings across the human lifespan will be explored.
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NURS-5123H: Qualitative Research Methods
Offered:
- Online
This advanced course in qualitative research is focused on theoretical and practical instruction in the major methods of qualitative research. The methodological implications of the philosophical assumptions of major qualitative approaches/frameworks will be examined and there will be significant opportunities to apply knowledge to enable to apply key concepts in the development of research questions and techniques for data collections and the analysis of textual and other qualitative data. Additional topics of discussion will include mixed methods research designs, ethical issues in qualitative studies and knowledge translation.
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NURS-5205H: Informatics for Nursing & Health Science
Offered:
- Online
Students in this course will extend their exploration of the details surrounding health informatics, including big data and the appropriate integration of technology. The focus in health-care informatics is on achieving these ends in health care. Students will advance their theoretical and methodological foundation of particular domains within health informatics and may have the opportunity to apply their understanding of how health informatics systems intersect with individuals, health and health care systems.
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NURS-5901H: Reading Course
Offered:
- Online
This course enables students to pursue topics of particular interest which are not presented in existing courses. It allows concentrated, integrated study on a topic or problem that is specifically relevant to a student's approved program. It enables the student and instructor the opportunity to explore shared interests.
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SUST-5004H: Communicating Science for Env. Profess.
Offered:
- Online
This course will cover effective writing and presentation of scientific information for both scientific and non-scientific audiences. Issues regarding authorship, language and selection of reputable references will be covered in detail. Students will learn strategies and styles for effective writing and presenting and will learn how to effectively interpret scientific information for non-scientific audiences.
Cross-listed: BEMA-5004H
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EDAQ-BC012E: Junior Division ABQ
Offered:
- Online
Online and Asynchronous
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EDAQ-SA028E: Intermediate Division Science ABQ
Offered:
- Online
Online and Asynchronous