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Study online or in person and get a head start on your degree this summer

Summer Timetable Update 

The 2022 Summer Undergraduate Academic Timetable for Peterborough, Durham GTA and Online courses is now available to students. 

Summer course registration is now open. myTrent > Register > Course Registration

Plans for Summer 2022 at Trent University

Summer courses will be offered in person, remotely and online for both campuses. In exceptional cases, in-person courses may be available in some programs. 

With a range of courses to choose from in nearly every discipline, as well as the freedom to study online, or on-campus in Peterborough and Durham Greater Toronto Area, Trent offers countless options to suit your summer academic ambitions. 

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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100 level courses (43)
Course Code Description
ADMN-1221H

Offered:

  • Online
Financial Accounting

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.

ADMN-1620H

Offered:

  • Online
Intro to Information Systems

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

ASLA-1001H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
Intro to American Sign Language I

An introduction to ASL for students with no or minimal previous background. Develops basic proficiency in and understanding of the principles of ASL and encourages basic communicative competence in a second-language setting.

ASLA-1002H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Intro to Amer Sign Language II

An introduction to ASL for students with no or minimal previous background. Develops basic proficiency in and understanding of the principles of ASL and encourages basic communicative competence in a second-language setting. Prerequisite: ASLA 1001H or permission of the instructor.

BIOL-1030H

Offered:

  • Online
Foundations of Cellular & Molecular Biology

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. Excludes BIOM 1000H.

BIOL-1050H

Offered:

  • Online
Human Anatomy

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.

CAST-1100H

Offered:

  • Online
Conflicted Canada

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.

CHEM-1000H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Introductory Chemistry I

Essential aspects of general, molecular, and intermolecular chemistry. Topics include atomic structure, bonding, equilibrium, acids-bases, gases, liquids, solutions, and the solid state. Emphasis is on the relation between molecular and physical properties. Prerequisite: 4U Chemistry or equivalent or permission of instructor (see notes).

CHEM-1010H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Introductory Chemistry II

Essential aspects of physical, inorganic, organic and biological chemistry. Topics include redox chemistry, kinetics, thermodynamics and an introduction to inorganic, environmental, organic and biological chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 1000H or equivalent or permission of instructor (see notes).

CHIN-1001H

Offered:

  • Online
Intro to Chinese I

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.

CHIN-1002H

Offered:

  • Online
Intro to Chinese II

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.

CHYS-1002H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Playful Pedagogy Studies

Provides an introduction to how we consider creative engagement, and how children play with simple and complex ideas such as family and belonging; citizenship and collaboration; identity and emotional development; cognition and intellectual development; playing with math ideas, language and literature; and fantasy play and the imagination.

COIS-1010H

Offered:

  • Online
Digital World

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

COIS-1020H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Programming for Computing Science

Programming for computing systems requires a solid foundation in the software development process, including algorithmic design, abstraction, implementation, testing, and documentation. Core topics include sequencing, selection, iteration, simple data types, expressions, and arrays, as well as the object-oriented notions of classes, methods, inheritance, and polymorphism. Pre or co-requisite: COIS 1010H or PHYS 1001H or MATH 1110H (or 1100Y). COIS 1010H is recommended if MATH 1110H is used to meet the prerequisite.

COIS-1400H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction to Data Science

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.

COIS-1620H

Offered:

  • Online
Intro to Information Systems

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

COMM-1000H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Introduction to Communication Studies Studies

The course has two aims: one, to introduce students to the burgeoning field of happiness studies; and, two, to help students understand the benefits and challenges of interdisciplinary study. We will ask the question, "What does it take to be happy?"-and answer it by reading widely in psychology, literature, sociology, economics, philosophy, and cultural studies.

CUST-1535H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Introduction to Media Studies Culture

An introduction to media studies that starts with students' own experiences of contemporary media. It seeks to give students an understanding of these media and how they emerged. Leads into second-year courses in the history and theory of media, in changing media practices, and in digital culture. Excludes CUST 1035Y.

Cross-listed: MDST-1535H

EAPP-1000Y

Offered:

  • Online
  • Peterborough
Academic English I

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.

ECON-1010H

Offered:

  • Online
Introductory Microeconomics

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.

ECON-1020H

Offered:

  • Online
Introductory Macroeconomics

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.

ENGL-1005H

Offered:

  • Online
Love and Hate

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.

ERSC-1010H

Offered:

  • Online
Environmental Science and Sustainability

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.

FRSC-1011H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction Crime Scene Investigation

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.

GEOG-1045H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction to the Circumpolar World

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.

INDG-1001H

Offered:

  • Online
Foundation for Reconciliation (ICR)

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.

INDG-1002H

Offered:

  • Online
Critical Incidents in Indigenous Life (ICR)

Examines a selection of critical incidents in Indigenous life and history. Using the lens of cultural and political reimagination we examine and discuss issues and ideas that shape the daily lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada and the world. Excludes INDG 1000Y.

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

MATH-1005H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Applied Calculus

An introduction to the methods and applications of calculus. Derivatives, exponential and logarithmic functions, optimization problems, related rates, integration, partial derivatives, differential equations. Selected applications from the natural and social sciences. Prerequisite: A Grade 12U mathematics course or its equivalent. Not open to students enrolled in or with credit for MATH 1100Y, 1101Y, 1110H, or 1120H. Not for credit toward a major or minor in Mathematics.

MATH-1051H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Non-Calculus Statistics I: Elementary Probability and Statistics

Data summary, elementary probability, discrete and continuous distributions, the central limit theorem, estimation and hypotheses testing. This course uses high school mathematics as a foundation and involves the use of computer software. Not open to students enrolled in or with credit for MATH 2560H. Not for credit toward a major or minor in Mathematics. Excludes MATH 1050Y.

MATH-1052H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Non-Calculus Statistics II Elementary Statistical Methods

Linear regression models, goodness-of-fit and analysis of contingency tables, analysis of variance for completely randomized design, randomized block design and factorial design, nonparametric tests. Use of computer methods for analysis of real data sets. Prerequisite: MATH 1051H. Not for credit toward a major or minor in Mathematics. Excludes MATH 1050Y.

MATH-1110H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Calculus I: Limits, Derivatives, and Integrals

Limits, differentiation, and integration through the basic substitution rule, with applications to other areas of mathematics and the physical and social sciences. Prerequisite: Grade 12 Advanced Functions or equivalent with at least 60%. Strongly recommended: Grade 12U Calculus and Vectors. Excludes MATH 1100Y, 1101Y.

MATH-1120H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Calculus Ii: Integrals and Series Integrals

Techniques and applications of integration, sequences, series, and power series, with applications to other areas of mathematics and the physical and social sciences. Prerequisite: MATH 1110H. Excludes MATH 1100Y, 1101Y.

MATH-1350H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Linear Algebra I Matrix Algebra

Vectors, systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, linear transformations, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Prerequisite: A Grade 12U mathematics course with at least 60%. Recommended: Grade 12U Calculus and Vectors.

MATH-1550H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Introduction to Probability

Probability, random variables, probability distributions. Does not count as the Introductory Statistics course required for admission to some professional schools. Prerequisite: MATH 1005H or 1110H or 1100Y or 1101Y or permission of instructor.

MDST-1010H

Offered:

  • Online
Digital World

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

MDST-1535H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Introduction to Media Studies Culture

An introduction to media studies that starts with students' own experiences of contemporary media. It seeks to give students an understanding of these media and how they emerged. Leads into second-year courses in the history and theory of media, in changing media practices, and in digital culture. Excludes CUST 1035Y.

Cross-listed: CUST-1535H

PHYS-1000H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Foundations of Physics

A traditional introduction to mechanics for students without high school physics experience. Designed for students seeking to strengthen their physics background in preparation for PHYS 1001H, or those who do not currently intend to pursue further studies in physics. Topics include kinematics (description of motion) and dynamics (causes of motion/forces/Newton's laws) in one and two dimensions. Concepts are extended to rotational motion, work and energy, momentum, and conservation laws. Time is taken to develop related mathematical skills. Not open to students enrolled in or with credit for PHYS 1001H or 1002H. Not for credit toward a major or minor in Physics.

PSYC-1020H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction to Psychology I

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. (For information about web-based versions of this course contact the department.) Excludes PSYC 1010Y.

PSYC-1030H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction to Psychology II

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. (For information about web-based versions of this course contact the department.) Excludes PSYC 1010Y.

SOCI-1001H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction to Sociology I

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.

SOCI-1002H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction to Sociology II

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.

SPAN-1001H

Offered:

  • Online
Elementary Spanish I

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.

SPAN-1002H

Offered:

  • Online
Elementary Spanish II

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.

200 level courses (76)
Course Code Description
ADMN-2010H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Management Skills

Examines the theory and practice of foundational skills important to management and organization in private, non-profit, and public sectors. Focuses on conceptual skills, communication skills, and interpersonal skills. Prerequisite: 2.0 university credits.

ADMN-2080H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Managerial & Market Research

Focuses on primary research and its use in problem solving and decision-making. Covers qualitative and quantitative research design, planning, implementation, and analysis. Research methods studied include surveys, focus groups, analytical interviews, ethnography, and action research. Prerequisite: 1.0 ADMN credit.

ADMN-2100H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Introduction to Marketing (part 1)

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: 1.0 ADMN credit.

ADMN-2200H

Offered:

  • Online
Intro to Stats for Econ & Mgmt

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: 60% or higher in ECON 1010H and 1020H.

Cross-listed: ECON-2200H

ADMN-2220H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Organizational Behaviour

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.

ADMN-2230H

Offered:

  • Online
Human Resource Management

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: ADMN 2220H.

ADMN-2250H

Offered:

  • Online
Math for Economics & Mgmt

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

ADMN-2410H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Communication in Organizations

2.0 university credits including ADMN 1000H. Excludes ADMN 3410H, WRIT 2003H.

ADMN-2510H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Organization Theory

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.

ADMN-2610H

Offered:

  • Online
Personal Finance

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.

BIOL-2050H

Offered:

  • Online
Intoduction to Genetics

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

BIOL-2070H

Offered:

  • Online
Cell Biology

An introduction to cell structure and function, including the organization, physiology, architecture, and interactions of cells. Cellular mechanisms of differentiation, development, cancer, and the immune response are explored. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in BIOL 1030H or BIOM 1000H. Recommended: CHEM 1000H and 1010H.

BIOL-2080H

Offered:

  • Online
Natural Science Statistics

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 or 1040H or 1050H; or ERSC 1000Y; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or both BIOL 1020H and 1030H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-2080H, ERSC-2080H

BIOL-2260H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Introductory Ecology

An examination of the interactions between organisms and their environment at the levels of the population, community, and ecosystem. Covers basic concepts, theories, and methods used in ecology and the application of these to ecological and environmental problems. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in BIOL 1020H.

Cross-listed: ERSC-2260H

BIOL-2600H

Offered:

  • Online
Evolution

A study of the pattern of the evolution of life over the past billion years focusing on key events and transitions, and the underlying processes that made them happen. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in BIOL 2050H.

CAST-2001H

Offered:

  • Online
Indigenous Peoples &state Relationships (ICR)

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.

CAST-2041H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Canada: the Land (ICR)

An interdisciplinary enquiry into the function and idea of the land in Canadian traditions. Themes may include Aboriginal rights, settlement, sources of land law, post-colonialism, regionalism, urban/rural conflict over natural resource extraction and waste disposal, sustainability, environmental racism, energy, climate change, and representations of land and landscape in literature and the visual arts. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits. Students may take only one of CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2040Y or 2041H for credit.

Cross-listed: INDG-2041H, GEOG-2041H, ERST-2041H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

CAST-2811H

Offered:

  • Online
International Arctic: Enviro, Diplomacy

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

CHEM-2100H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Introductory Organic Chemistry I

An introduction and overview of organic compounds and reactions within synthetic methodology will be presented for alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and alkyl halides. The concepts of stereochemistry are introduced. The driving force behind reactions is examined. Prerequisite: CHEM 1000H and 1010H.

CHEM-2110H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Introductory Organic Chemistry II

The thermodynamics and kinetics pertaining to mechanistic organic chemistry are investigated with case example classes of compounds. The application and theory of MS, IR, UV, and NMR spectroscopy in the structural determination of organic compounds are introduced. Prerequisite: CHEM 2100H.

CHYS-2000H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Introduction to Research Methods

Offers an introduction to research design and methods. It is intended to cover a broad spectrum of research methods so that students will understand the prodominant research practices within the fields of social studies and the humanities. Prerequisite: 1.0 CHYS or CCTH credit or 4.0 university credits including PLCW 1000H. Excludes SOCI 2151H.

Cross-listed: COMM-2000H

CHYS-2004H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Youth's Perceptions of Legalized Substan

Examines issues related to children and youth's perceptions and attitudes toward legalized substances in Canada. Students explore various perspectives on the causes and consequences of substance use among children and adolescents. In addition, risk and protective factors associated with youth's substance use and abuse are discussed. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.

CHYS-2005H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Child and Adolescent Development

Examines theories in the area of child and youth development that attempt to account for changes in cognitive, social, and emotional development, and explore how inequitable resources and opportunities (e.g., social and economic factors) can impact development. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits including 1.0 CHYS credit.

COIS-2020H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Data Structures & Algorithms

Data structures define how data are represented. Algorithms define how data structures are manipulated. Using more advanced programming language features, core topics include arrays, linked lists, hash tables, binary heaps, and binary search trees. Prerequisite: COIS 1020H. Recommended: MATH 1350H.

COIS-2320H

Offered:

  • Online
Digital Logic

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.

COIS-2600H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Discrete Structures

Mathematics related to computer science, including sets and relations, counting techniques and recursive relations, trees and networks. Applications to analysis of algorithms, data structure, and optimization problems. Prerequisite: MATH 1350H and 1120H; or COIS 1020H, MATH 1350H, and one of MATH 1005H or 1110H.

Cross-listed: MATH-2600H

COIS-2750H

Offered:

  • Online
Computer Crime & Forensics

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

COMM-2000H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Introduction to Research Methods

Offers an introduction to research design and methods. It is intended to cover a broad spectrum of research methods so that students will understand the prodominant research practices within the fields of social studies and the humanities. Prerequisite: 1.0 CHYS or CCTH credit or 4.0 university credits including PLCW 1000H. Excludes SOCI 2151H.

Cross-listed: CHYS-2000H

CUST-2236H

Offered:

  • Online
New Media Literacy

Offers opportunities to practice new media literacies, including those related to online learning, while also providing theoretical frameworks through which to better understand these same literacies and practices. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: MDST-2236H

CUST-2547H

Offered:

  • Online
Pop After Rock

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.

EAPP-2000Y

Offered:

  • Online
  • Peterborough
Academic English II

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.

ECON-2200H

Offered:

  • Online
Intro to Stats for Econ & Mgmt

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: 60% or higher in ECON 1010H and 1020H.

Cross-listed: ADMN-2200H

ECON-2250H

Offered:

  • Online
Math for Economics & Mgmt

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

ENGL-2609H

Offered:

  • Online
Contagion

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.

ENGL-2707H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Popular Fiction

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.

ERSC-2080H

Offered:

  • Online
Natural Science Statistics

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 or 1040H or 1050H; or ERSC 1000Y; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or both BIOL 1020H and 1030H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-2080H, BIOL-2080H

ERSC-2090H

Offered:

  • Online
Intro Geographical Information Systems

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

ERSC-2260H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Introductory Ecology

An examination of the interactions between organisms and their environment at the levels of the population, community, and ecosystem. Covers basic concepts, theories, and methods used in ecology and the application of these to ecological and environmental problems. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in BIOL 1020H.

Cross-listed: BIOL-2260H

ERST-2041H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Canada: the Land (ICR)

An interdisciplinary enquiry into the function and idea of the land in Canadian traditions. Themes may include Aboriginal rights, settlement, sources of land law, post-colonialism, regionalism, urban/rural conflict over natural resource extraction and waste disposal, sustainability, environmental racism, energy, climate change, and representations of land and landscape in literature and the visual arts. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits. Students may take only one of CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2040Y or 2041H for credit.

Cross-listed: CAST-2041H, INDG-2041H, GEOG-2041H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

ERST-2100H

Offered:

  • Online
Environmental Science & Politics

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

FRSC-2030H

Offered:

  • Online
Foundations in Forensic Science

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: 60% or higher in FRSC 1011H or permission of instructor. Excludes FRSC 1010H.

FRSC-2050H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction to Genetics

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

FRSC-2100H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Criminal Code

Provides a systematic and detailed review of the Criminal Code. It focuses on implications of the Criminal Code for forensic science, current issues in its interpretation by the courts, and its implementation by law enforcement agencies. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in FRSC 1100H.

FRSC-2110H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Police Powers

Focuses on the legislation governing criminal investigations, including the Constitution Act and Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the practical application of those laws, and their judicial interpretation in the day-to-day activities of police officers and other law enforcement personnel. Prerequisite: FRSC 2100H.

FRSC-2750H

Offered:

  • Online
Computer Crime & Forensics

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

GEOG-2041H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Canada: the Land (ICR)

An interdisciplinary enquiry into the function and idea of the land in Canadian traditions. Themes may include Aboriginal rights, settlement, sources of land law, post-colonialism, regionalism, urban/rural conflict over natural resource extraction and waste disposal, sustainability, environmental racism, energy, climate change, and representations of land and landscape in literature and the visual arts. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits. Students may take only one of CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2040Y or 2041H for credit.

Cross-listed: CAST-2041H, INDG-2041H, ERST-2041H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

GEOG-2080H

Offered:

  • Online
Natural Science Statistics

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 or 1040H or 1050H; or ERSC 1000Y; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or both BIOL 1020H and 1030H; or BIOM 1000H.

Cross-listed: ERSC-2080H, BIOL-2080H

GEOG-2090H

Offered:

  • Online
Intro Geographical Information Systems

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

GEOG-2811H

Offered:

  • Online
International Arctic: Enviro, Diplomacy

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

GESO-2141H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Discovering Feminist Thought

How have feminists conceptualized social justice, especially as connected to struggles for social change? This course explores some of the key historical and contemporary feminist theories, inviting debate about the many different ways that feminists have explained and analyzed social inequalities, imagined alternatives, and strategized for social gender justice. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including 0.5 GESO or WMST credit at the 1000 level, or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST 2141H.

Cross-listed: PHIL-2141H

HIST-2101H

Offered:

  • Online
War & Society Before 1800

Explores how war has shaped and been shaped by society in the period before 1800. Specific case studies are chosen by the instructor. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair.

HIST-2306H

Offered:

  • Online
Foundations for Indigenous History (ICR)

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.

INDG-2001H

Offered:

  • Online
Indigenous Peoples &state Relationships (ICR)

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.

INDG-2030H

Offered:

  • Online
Indigenous Peoples & News Media (ICR)

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.

INDG-2041H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Canada: the Land (ICR)

An interdisciplinary enquiry into the function and idea of the land in Canadian traditions. Themes may include Aboriginal rights, settlement, sources of land law, post-colonialism, regionalism, urban/rural conflict over natural resource extraction and waste disposal, sustainability, environmental racism, energy, climate change, and representations of land and landscape in literature and the visual arts. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits. Students may take only one of CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2040Y or 2041H for credit.

Cross-listed: CAST-2041H, GEOG-2041H, ERST-2041H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

INDG-2200Y

Offered:

  • Online
Haudensaunee Culture & Traditions (ICR)

A study of the cultural, political, social kinship, and knowledge foundations of traditional Six Nations society including Creation, Clans, the establishment of the Six Nations Confederacy, the Longhouse cycle of Ceremonies, and various contemporary issues. Pre- or co-requisite: INDG 1001H (or 1000Y) or permission of instructor.

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

INDG-2306H

Offered:

  • Online
Foundations for Indigenous History (ICR)

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.

MATH-2600H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Discrete Structures

Mathematics related to computer science, including sets and relations, counting techniques and recursive relations, trees and networks. Applications to analysis of algorithms, data structure, and optimization problems. Prerequisite: MATH 1350H and 1120H; or COIS 1020H, MATH 1350H, and one of MATH 1005H or 1110H.

Cross-listed: COIS-2600H

MDST-2030H

Offered:

  • Online
Indigenous Peoples & News Media (ICR)

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.

MDST-2236H

Offered:

  • Online
New Media Literacy

Offers opportunities to practice new media literacies, including those related to online learning, while also providing theoretical frameworks through which to better understand these same literacies and practices. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: CUST-2236H

NURS-2000H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Health Promotion & Population Health

Examination of concepts relevant to practice with vulnerable community populations, including social determinants of health, health promotion, population health, epidemiology, and marginalization. Topics include ethical issues in community practice (POA, advanced directives, accessibility, equity), critical social theory, social justice, and environmental effects on health. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 1020H and 60% or higher in NURS 1000H, 1001H, and 1002H for Nursing students; or enrolment in the Kinesiology program. Co-requisite for Nursing students: NURS 2020H.

NURS-2001H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Family in the Community

We elucidate concepts, skills, and practices relevant to family nursing practice as relational inquiry. Key concepts include pragmatism, objectivity, relational inquiry, health promotion, cultural safety, reflexivity, being in-relation, relational capacity, and nursing across difference. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 1020H and 60% or higher in NURS 1000H, 1001H, and 1002H. Co-requisite: NURS 2021H.

NURS-2003H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Nursing Therapeutics & Disease Condition

A comprehensive survey of the patho-physiology underlying most common diseases seen in practice. Topics include diseases of the skeletal, nervous, endocrine, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Prerequisite: For students in the Nursing program a pass in NURS 1020H and 60% or higher in NURS 1000H, 1001H, 1002H, 2550H, BIOL 1050H, and 1051H. For students in the Kinesiology program a 60% or higher in BIOL 1050H, 1051H, and NURS 2550H.

NURS-2020H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Community Based Nursing Practice

Practice course involving independent placement in a community setting (public health, clinics, agencies, schools). The student explores a specific topic of interest related to health promotion or population health. Supported by Learning Centre activities relevant to practice in community including interviewing skills, immunization, and assessment (developmental, mental health, sexual). Prerequisite: Students must submit documentation satisfactory to the School of Nursing for all non-academic requirements by the deadline designated for each term; a pass in NURS 1020H; 60% or higher in NURS 1000H, 1001H, and 1002H; and 60% or higher in one of PSYC 1020H, 1030H, or 1010Y. Co-requisite: NURS 2000H.

NURS-2021H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Family Focused Practice

Group practice in a setting focused on families dealing with health transitions. Settings may include longterm care, mental health, public health, or maternal/ child. Supported by Learning Centre activities relevant to family-focused practice, including breastfeeding support, sexual health counselling, and assessment (cultural, prenatal, postnatal, neonatal). Prerequisite: Students must submit documentation satisfactory to the School of Nursing for all non-academic requirements by the deadline designated for each term; a pass in NURS 1020H; and 60% or higher in NURS 1000H, 1001H, 1002H, and BIOL-CHEM 1550H. Co-requisite: NURS 2001H.

PHIL-2390H

Offered:

  • Online
Biomedical Ethics

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.

PLCW-2001H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Restorative Justice

Compares and contrasts restorative justice and Canada's criminal justice system, focusing on punitive versus restorative justice practices. Overviews Indigenous roots of restorative justice practices and the role of community in achieving justice for all. Introduces students to contemporary restorative justice practices. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor.

POST-2001H

Offered:

  • Online
Indigenous Peoples &state Relationships (ICR)

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.

POST-2100H

Offered:

  • Online
Environmental Science & Politics

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

POST-2280H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction to International Security

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.

PSYC-2018H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
Critical Thinking and Research Methods In Psychology

Provides an introduction to critical thinking and research methods in psychology. Topics include epistemology; theory and hypothesis development; variables; operational definitions; ethics, reliability, and validity; experimental, quasi-experimental, and correlational methods. Students also learn how to read and understand the structure of empirical research articles. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H or in PSYC 1010Y. Excludes PSYC 2016H.

PSYC-2019H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
Basic Research Methods and Statistics In Psychology

Provides an introduction to the research and statistical methods that are commonly used in psychology and other sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, effect size, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, correlation, and the chi-sqaure test. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H or in PSYC 1010Y. Excludes PSYC 2017H.

PSYC-2200H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Brain and Behaviour

Basic neuroanatomy of the mammal with emphasis on the human nervous system. Examination of sensory and motor systems as well as the physiological mechanisms of behaviour, behaviour disorders, and memory. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H (or in PSYC 1010Y). Excludes PSYC 222H.

PSYC-2300H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

Designed to provide students with a background in theoretical, empirical, and conceptual issues central to the field of abnormal psychology, and to introduce contemporary diagnostic frameworks. Specific attention is paid to the role of prevailing theoretical perspectives in the understanding, investigation, and treatment of psychopathology. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H (or in PSYC 1010Y).

PSYC-2400H

Offered:

  • Online
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

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).

PSYC-2550H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Theories of Human Development

Provides students with both theoretical and empirical bases of current lifespan human development research. Students examine several lifespan developmental theories, including identity, psychosocial, cognitive, and socio-cultural development, as well as attachment. The course emphasizes original theoretical works and current psychological research rooted within those theories. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H (or in PSYC 1010Y).

300 level courses (83)
Course Code Description
ADMN-3021H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting

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).

ADMN-3150H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Advertising

Students learn the way advertisements work, the many techniques used in advertising, and the impact of advertisements on the individual and society. The power of image and identity ads is emphasized. Prerequisite: ADMN 2100H.

Cross-listed: MDST-3150H

ADMN-3170H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Introduction to Retail Marketing

Introduces students to retailing and provides an understanding of the types of businesses, strategies, operations, formats, and environments through which retailing is carried out. Prerequisite: ADMN 2100H.

ADMN-3200H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Financial Management

Introduces fundamentals of financial management. Students learn the valuation of future cash flows, stocks, and bonds. They also learn capital budgeting and capital investment decisions based on net present value, and risk-return trade-offs. Prerequisite: ADMN 1221H (or 2021H) and one of ADMN-ECON 2200H or MATH 2560H.

ADMN-3220H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Organizational Selection Can. Workplace

Designed to help students understand the matching process that takes place between individuals and organizations. Seeks to understand the principles, issues, trends, and legislative requirements affecting the recruitment and selection process. Prerequisite: ADMN 2220H and 2230H.

ADMN-3230H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Leadership Training & Development

An interdisciplinary course which deals with training and development from a cross-cultural perspective. Particular attention is given to theory and results of relevant comparative and organizational research. Coaching, leadership, and workplace diversity are important components. Prerequisite: ADMN 2220H and 2230H.

ADMN-3260H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Perspectives Occupational Health & Safe

Focuses on the legislative, technical, political, and social issues associated with the effective management of occupational health and safety concerns in contemporary Canadian organizations. Prerequisite: ADMN 2220H and 2230H.

ADMN-3270H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Human Resource Planning

Provides an understanding of the essential elements of the human resource planning process in organizations. Students acquire knowledge in analyzing and programming for human resource requirements in the challenging environment of technological change, corporate repositions, rightsizing, cost containment, and pro-structuring improvements. Prerequisite: ADMN 2220H and 2230H.

ADMN-3280H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Motivation & Compensation Systems

Provides the student with an understanding of the process, issues, and techniques involved in developing and administering compensation programs. Students gain knowledge of the theoretical and applied aspects of the compensation function, the linkage between the compensation function, and the overall management process. Prerequisite: ADMN 2220H and 2230H.

ADMN-3300H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Personal Ethics in Organizations and Business

An introduction to personal ethics in business and organizations. Major theories of ethics are applied to case studies. Students learn to identify ethical issues, reflect on their own values, and support their ideas with rational discussion. Prerequisite: 9.0 university credits, at least 3.0 of which must be ADMN credits including ADMN 2010H.

ADMN-3400H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Markets Governments & Organizations

Provides the theoretical framework for critically evaluating the way societies control organizations through government regulation, through the governance of the organization, and by creating the institutions that enable markets to function. Prerequisite: 3.0 ADMN credits.

ADMN-3420H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Entrepreneurship

Focuses on the essential issues and questions of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs, covering topics ranging from the process of creativity and the nature of start-up and scale-up to sociological, psychological, and economic considerations of the origins and functions of entrepreneurs in business. Prerequisite: 3.0 ADMN credits.

ADMN-3430H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
New Venture Planning & Design

A hands-on exercise in business design, planning, and development in the start-up and entrepreneurial context. Coursework covers a number of high-stake topics in new venture development, including opportunity discovery and creation, business model validation, sales management, network development, and financial/feasibility analysis. Prerequisite: 3.0 ADMN credits including ADMN 1221H (or 2021H).

ADMN-3441H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Social Enterprise and Social Innovation

Focuses on the emerging fields of social enterprise, social entrepreneurship and social innovation, and examines organizational and intervention models in broader social systems. Significant attention is paid to designing organizational and career solutions responding to important social and environmental needs. Prerequisite: 9.0 university credits.

ADMN-3500H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Economics Industrial Relations

Topics include employer-employee relations, human resource management, theory and practice of collective bargaining, strikes, economic aspects of unions, and economics of labour policy. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ECON 1010H and 1020H.

Cross-listed: ECON-3500H

ADMN-3750H

Offered:

  • Online
Principles of Online Marketing

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

BIOL-3040H

Offered:

  • Online
Histology

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: 7.5 university credits and 60% or higher in BIOL 2070H or permission of instructor.

BIOL-3140H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Fish Ecology

The biology of fishes with emphasis on biotic and abiotic factors that affect their life histories, distribution, population dynamics, feeding, and growth. Field work. Prerequisite: 7.5 university credits including 60% or higher in BIOL-ERSC 2260H, or permission of instructor. Strongly recommended: MATH 1051H, MATH 1052H, BIOL-ERSC-GEOG 2080H.

CAST-3508H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Indigenous Genders, Sexualities and Relationships

Addresses the intersection of patriarchy, colonialism, and Western constructions of gender binaries/hierarchies and sexual norms; the diversity of Indigenous genders and sexualities; and Indigenous understandings of relationships and of resurging a holistic and inclusive sense of community and identity. Prerequisite: 9.0 university credits and one of INDG 1001H, CAST 1100H, SOCI 1001H, GESO 1001H or WMST 1001H. Excludes INDG-WMST 3500Y.

Cross-listed: INDG-3508H, SOCI-3508H, GESO-3508H

CAST-3966H

Offered:

  • Online
Criminalizing Women

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

CHYS-3001H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Case Studies of Professional Ethics

Through lecture- and problem-based learning, this course examines risk management and ethical issues relating to children and youth. Topics discussed include professional relationships, working with diverse communities, assessing risk, and self-care. Students are asked to reflect on how professional practice is situated within a wider social context. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 60% or higher in CHYS 2001H.

CHYS-3003H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA

Participants in this course use an interdisciplinary approach to examine child development within the areas of the arts. Students learn how to empower children as creative individuals. The critical role played by the arts in cognitive and social-emotional development and in creating community is also examined. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits.

CHYS-3004H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Equity & Identity in Children

Designed to examine the ways in which identity and social inequities faced by children and youth are shaped by factors such as race, indigeneity, gender, class, exceptionalities, and sexual orientation. Topics explored include identity formation, structural inequities, and discrimination. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 CHYS credit.

COIS-3370H

Offered:

  • Online
Cyberethics

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

COIS-3400H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Database Management Systems

A database is a structured collection of data, whereas a database management system facilitates the creation, querying, and maintenance of databases. Core topics include the relational model, entity-relationship diagrams, relational algebra, SQL, database application development, storage and indexing, and normalization. Topics are illustrated using a relational DBMS. Prerequisite: COIS 1020H or both COIS 1520H and COIS-ADMN 2620H.

COIS-3420H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Web Application Development

The development of web applications is an integral component of software development in an Internetbased world. Core topics include front-end design, client-side scripting, server-side programming, database connectivity, data persistence, security, extensible mark-up, usability, and accessibility. Prerequisite: COIS 2240H. Recommended: COIS 3400H.

COIS-3560H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Human Computer Interaction

The study of human-computer interaction incorporates ideas from computer science, behavioural science, and design to improve interaction between people and computers. Core topics include multidisciplinary, intuitive design, computer-supported co-operative education/work, ubiquitous computing, prototyping, collaboration, social interaction, augmented reality, haptics, heuristics, interfaces, workstation independence. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits. Excludes COIS 3950H: Human Computer Interaction.

Cross-listed: MDST-3560H

COIS-3750H

Offered:

  • Online
Principles of Online Marketing

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

COIS-3860H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Internship Project

Students work at a site external to the department for 80-120 hours. In recognition of the scope of possible projects, this work can either be performed during 2-3 one-week (not necessarily consecutive) sessions, or during 10-15 full-day sessions in consecutive weeks. Students meet on a regular basis with their faculty mentor. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% cumulative average and 10.0 university credits including 5.0 COIS credits.

CUST-3475H

Offered:

  • Online
The Media of Politics

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

CUST-3515H

Offered:

  • Online
Modernism and the Avant-Garde

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.

ECON-3500H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Economics Industrial Relations

Topics include employer-employee relations, human resource management, theory and practice of collective bargaining, strikes, economic aspects of unions, and economics of labour policy. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ECON 1010H and 1020H.

Cross-listed: ADMN-3500H

ENGL-3707H

Offered:

  • Online
Literature & Globalization

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.

ENGL-3755H

Offered:

  • Online
Literature and Mysticism

Despite the fact that mystical experience has traditionally been deemed "ineffable," or indescribable, volumes of literature have been written describing and reflecting on it. This course examines such texts in the English literary tradition with an eye to uncovering the ways in which language is used to say the unsayable. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits. Offered only at Trent University Durham.

ENGL-3853H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Intermediate Poetry Writing Workshop

Aimed at poets already engaged in an ongoing poetic writing practice, this course asks students to complete weekly, original poetry writing in a variety of contemporary modes, complemented by ongoing readings and discussions of poetry and poetics and the development of peer editing skills. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ENGL 2853H or 2959H (or permission of the instructor, with portfolio submission).

ERSC-3860H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Field Course

Spring and summer courses are offered through the Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology. Prerequisite: A minimum cumulative average of 60%.

ERSC-3890H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Placement Course

A 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 Environmental & Resource Science/Studies, Geography, or Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems programs in the School of the Environment. Students 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). Prerequisite: A minimum cumulative average of 75% and 9.0 university credits including both ERSC 1010H and 1020H, or both GEOG 1030H and 1040H, or both SAFS 1001H and 1002H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3890H, SAFS-3890H

ERST-3502H

Offered:

  • Online
Climate and Environmental Communications

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.

ERST-3890H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Placement Course

A 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 Environmental & Resource Science/Studies, Geography, or Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems programs in the School of the Environment. Students 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). Prerequisite: A minimum cumulative average of 75% and 9.0 university credits including both ERSC 1010H and 1020H, or both GEOG 1030H and 1040H, or both SAFS 1001H and 1002H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3890H, SAFS-3890H, ERSC-3890H

FRSC-3111H

Offered:

  • Online
Wildlife DNA Forensics

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.

GEOG-3890H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Placement Course

A 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 Environmental & Resource Science/Studies, Geography, or Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems programs in the School of the Environment. Students 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). Prerequisite: A minimum cumulative average of 75% and 9.0 university credits including both ERSC 1010H and 1020H, or both GEOG 1030H and 1040H, or both SAFS 1001H and 1002H.

Cross-listed: ERST-3890H, SAFS-3890H, ERSC-3890H

GESO-3508H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Indigenous Genders, Sexualities and Relationships

Addresses the intersection of patriarchy, colonialism, and Western constructions of gender binaries/hierarchies and sexual norms; the diversity of Indigenous genders and sexualities; and Indigenous understandings of relationships and of resurging a holistic and inclusive sense of community and identity. Prerequisite: 9.0 university credits and one of INDG 1001H, CAST 1100H, SOCI 1001H, GESO 1001H or WMST 1001H. Excludes INDG-WMST 3500Y.

Cross-listed: INDG-3508H, SOCI-3508H, CAST-3508H

GESO-3966H

Offered:

  • Online
Criminalizing Women

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

HIST-3361H

Offered:

  • Online
World War ll

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.

HIST-3581H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Witchcraft & Magic in the Western World

Explores the phenomenon of witchcraft in early modern Europe and New England (1450-1750) in the context of family and community structures, religious beliefs, the legal system, health care, and dissemination of ideas, including the social-anthropological role of accusations and philosophies, and ideologies facilitating belief in witchcraft and its censure. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair. Excludes HIST 4580Y, 4581H. Students may take only one of HIST 3580Y or 3581H for credit.

HIST-3641H

Offered:

  • Online
The History of the Modern Middle East

A survey of the modern Middle East from nineteenthcentury Ottoman rule to the present day. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair. Students may take only one of HIST 3650Y or 3641H for credit. Excludes HIST 3952Y (2004-2005).

INDG-3102Y

Offered:

  • Online
Images in Contemporary Media

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

INDG-3113Y

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Indigenous Peoples of Mexico

In this 20-day summer field course, students travel to two sites in Mexico (Mexico City and Oaxaca City) to study the contemporary situation of the Indigenous peoples of Mexico. Students travel to Indigenous communities and learn about Indigenous knowledge, culture, politics (including the Zapatistas movement), the arts and the environmental issues. Students pay a program fee in addition to their own travel expenses. Prerequisite: INDG 1001H (or 1000Y) or permission of the instructor. Excludes INDG 3953Y (2009-2012).

INDG-3508H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Indigenous Genders, Sexualities and Relationships

Addresses the intersection of patriarchy, colonialism, and Western constructions of gender binaries/hierarchies and sexual norms; the diversity of Indigenous genders and sexualities; and Indigenous understandings of relationships and of resurging a holistic and inclusive sense of community and identity. Prerequisite: 9.0 university credits and one of INDG 1001H, CAST 1100H, SOCI 1001H, GESO 1001H or WMST 1001H. Excludes INDG-WMST 3500Y.

Cross-listed: SOCI-3508H, GESO-3508H, CAST-3508H

INDG-3851H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Anishinaabemowin on the Land (ICR)

A land-based language and culture course which explores Anishinaabemowin through experiential learning. Covers basic knowledge and history of the Anishinaabe writing system, as well as songs, chants, and dances, with a special focus on environmental knowledge and human relationships at sacred sites. Basic language skills are used in a practical way toward resolving environmental issues. Course fee for field component. Prerequisite: INDG 2800Y or permission of instructor. Excludes INDG 3850Y.

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

KINE-3725H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Sport Psychology

Introduces current theoretical, empirical and practical knowledge and application in the field of sport psychology. Applications of sport psychology are discussed from the perspective of athletes, coaches, trainers, and educational sport psychologists. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including PSYC 2018H and 2019H.

Cross-listed: PSYC-3725H

MATH-3810H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Ancient & Classical Mathematics

Traces the historical development of mathematics from prehistory to medieval times, and the interactions between the development of mathematics and other major trends in human culture and civilization. We study the mathematics of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and classical Greece and Rome. Prerequisite: MATH 1120H (or 1100Y or 1101Y). Recommended: MATH 2200H or 2350H.

MATH-3820H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Mathematics From Medieval to Modern Time

Traces the development of mathematical ideas, abstraction, and proofs. The genesis of modern arithmetic in medieval India, the birth of algebra in the Islamic world, and their influence on medieval European mathematics. Renaissance mathematics (polynomial equations, analytic geometry). The Enlightenment (calculus, number theory). The apotheosis of rigour since the nineteenth century. Prerequisite: MATH 1120H (or 1100Y or 1101Y). Recommended: MATH 2200H or 2350H.

MDST-3102Y

Offered:

  • Online
Images in Contemporary Media

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

MDST-3150H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Advertising

Students learn the way advertisements work, the many techniques used in advertising, and the impact of advertisements on the individual and society. The power of image and identity ads is emphasized. Prerequisite: ADMN 2100H.

Cross-listed: ADMN-3150H

MDST-3370H

Offered:

  • Online
Cyberethics

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

MDST-3475H

Offered:

  • Online
The Media of Politics

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

MDST-3560H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Human Computer Interaction

The study of human-computer interaction incorporates ideas from computer science, behavioural science, and design to improve interaction between people and computers. Core topics include multidisciplinary, intuitive design, computer-supported co-operative education/work, ubiquitous computing, prototyping, collaboration, social interaction, augmented reality, haptics, heuristics, interfaces, workstation independence. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits. Excludes COIS 3950H: Human Computer Interaction.

Cross-listed: COIS-3560H

NURS-3000H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Experiencing Acute Illness

Examination of the concepts relevant to practice with adults in a hospital setting experiencing acute illness. Focus on recognizing and responding to abnormal results and symptoms in selected disease processes and planned surgical interventions. Topics include safety (nosocomial infections, outbreaks, pandemic) and ethics (consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics). Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 2020H and 2021H; 60% or higher in NURS 2000H, 2001H, 2003H, and 2550H; and 60% or higher in NURS 2030H or PSYC 2016H or both PSYC 2018H and 2019H. Co-requisite: NURS 3020H.

NURS-3020H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Clinical Practice Focused on Acute Care

Group practice in medical or surgical inpatient setting focused on the adult with acute illness. Supported by Learning Centre activities relevant to acute care practice, including medication administration, sterile procedures, IV starts, IV pumps, mock codes, and assessment (abdominal, glycemic status, neurological, pre-operative, post-operative, respiratory). Prerequisite: Students must submit documentation satisfactory to the School of Nursing for all non-academic requirements by the deadline designated for each term; a pass in NURS 2020H and 2021H; 60% or higher in NURS 2000H, 2001H, 2003H, and 2550H; and 60% or higher in NURS 2030H or PSYC 2016H or both PSYC 2018H and 2019H. Co-requisites: NURS 3000H and NURS-BIOL 3550H.

NURS-3021H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Clinical Prac Chronic Disease Management

Group practice in a hospital setting focused on chronic disease or palliative treatment. Practice settings: complex continuing care medicine, mental health, rehabilitation, palliative care, high acuity long term care. Learning Centre activities include medication administration, VAC treatments, feeding pumps, patient-controlled pumps, and assessment of consciousness, orientation, and pain. Prerequisite: Students must submit documentation satisfactory to the School of Nursing for all non-academic requirements by the deadline designated for each term; a pass in NURS 2020H and 2021H; 60% or higher in NURS 2000H, 2001H, 2003H, and 2550H; and 60% or higher in NURS 2031H (or 2030H) or both PSYC 2018H and 2019H. Co-requisites: NURS 3001H and 3550H.

NURS-3550H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Pharmacology for Health Professionals

An in-depth examination of pharmacological principles and issues relevant to the practice of nursing. Includes study of commonly encountered drug classes, their mechanisms of action, and an examination of specific clinical scenarios to support integration of theoretical knowledge into the practice setting. Prerequisite: 1.0 credit from either NURS 2000H and 2020H or NURS 2001H and 2021H, and 60% or higher in NURS 2003H and 2550H. Open only to students enrolled in the BScN program. Excludes BIOL 2130H.

NURS-3560H

Offered:

Adv Pathophysiology & Pharm

One of a series of forced-choice options in the third year. Seminar-based course exploring in-depth the pathophysiology and related pharmacological approaches in a variety of selected disease processes. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 2020H and 2021H; 60% or higher in NURS 2000H, 2001H, and 2550H; 60% or higher in NURS 2030H or PSYC 2016H or both PSYC 2018H and 2019H; and a minimum 60% in NURS 2003H and NURS 3550H.;

NURS-3900H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Reading Course

Not established as part of the regular Nursing program. Offered only when staffing is available and by prior arrangement through the School of Nursing. The topics are in the field of interest and expertise of the faculty member. Prerequisite: 1.0 credit from either NURS 2000H and 2020H or NURS 2001H and 2021H; 60% or higher in NURS 2003H, NURS 2031H, and 2550H; a minimum cumulative average after 10.0 credits of 75%; and permission of the department. Pre- or co-requisite: NURS 3031H. A maximum 0.5 credit earned as an NURS reading course may be counted toward the BScN. Excludes NURS 4900H.

PHIL-3370H

Offered:

  • Online
Cyberethics

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: COIS-3370H, MDST-3370H

PLCW-3002H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Mental Health, Addiction & Well Being

Focuses on mental health and addiction and their impacts on community safety and well-being. Explains these disorders using real case scenarios. Students will become aware of victimization and stigma associated with mental health and substance abuse disorders, and have a better understanding of the etiology of addictions and mental health problems. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits.

POST-3335H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Political Theory

A survey of some classic texts in the history of Western political thought with an emphasis on problems of interpretation and the ways in which a tradition of political discourse determines our conceptions of the political and legitimates political activity. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits or permission of instructor. Excludes POST 3330Y.

POST-3475H

Offered:

  • Online
The Media of Politics

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

PSYC-3015Y

Offered:

  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
Advanced Statistics & Research Design

An intensive study of the application of statistical techniques to a variety of research questions and experimental designs. Focus is on the laws of probability, techniques of analysis of variance and covariance, correlation, regression, and multivariate procedures. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including 60% or higher in PSYC 2018H and 2019H (or in 2016H and 2017H).

PSYC-3451H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Psychology of Language

A research-oriented approach to psycholinguistic theory and the psychology of language. Topics include syntactic theory, the representation of meaning in language, the relation between cognition and language, language acquisition in children, individual differences in language use, bilingualism, and language disorders. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including PSYC 2018H and 2019H (or 2016H and 2017H), and PSYC 2400H. Excludes PSYC 2450H.

PSYC-3460H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
  • Online
Sensation & Perception

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.

PSYC-3560H

Offered:

  • Online
Family Development

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 2500H; or 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H and 4.0 NURS credits.

PSYC-3610H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Behaviour Modification

The application of principles of learning and motivation to practical situations including teaching, child rearing, public institutions, and everyday life settings. The two areas of concentration are: a) basic principles of learning and b) their application. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including PSYC 2600H.

PSYC-3725H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Sport Psychology

Introduces current theoretical, empirical and practical knowledge and application in the field of sport psychology. Applications of sport psychology are discussed from the perspective of athletes, coaches, trainers, and educational sport psychologists. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including PSYC 2018H and 2019H.

Cross-listed: KINE-3725H

PSYC-3750H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
Health Psychology

Examines current views on the interface between psychosocial processes and physical health, focusing on theory-based psychological research and the practice of health psychology. Topics include models of health and illness, research methods employed, the impact of chronic illness on psychological well-being, and lifestyle and risk factors in various medical disorders. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including PSYC 2018H and 2019H (or 2016H and 2017H or 215) and 1.0 other 2000-level PSYC credit; OR 60% or higher in PSYC 1020H and 1030H or in PSYC 1010Y, NURS 2030H, 4.0 additional NURS credits, and co-registration in NURS 3030H.

PSYC-3780H

Offered:

  • Online
Dreams & Dreaming

An examination of the history of the meaning and use of dreams in various cultures; modern approaches to the study of dream material; relation of dreams to age, gender, social, and cultural groups using content analysis; correlation of dream content to mental and physical health; lucid dreaming. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including one of PSYC 2200H or 2310H.

PSYC-3801H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Research Practicum

Designed to allow students in the third year of the Psychology Honours program to pursue research activities under the direction of a department faculty member, normally within that person's ongoing research program. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including 75% or higher in PSYC 2018H and 2019H (or in 2016H and 2017H); successful completion of 3.0 PSYC credits; Honours standing; specific course prerequisites depending on the faculty supervisor; and permission of the department. Consult the student handbook for a list of participating faculty members.

SAFS-3890H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Placement Course

A 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 Environmental & Resource Science/Studies, Geography, or Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems programs in the School of the Environment. Students 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). Prerequisite: A minimum cumulative average of 75% and 9.0 university credits including both ERSC 1010H and 1020H, or both GEOG 1030H and 1040H, or both SAFS 1001H and 1002H.

Cross-listed: ERST-3890H, GEOG-3890H, ERSC-3890H

SOCI-3508H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Indigenous Genders, Sexualities and Relationships

Addresses the intersection of patriarchy, colonialism, and Western constructions of gender binaries/hierarchies and sexual norms; the diversity of Indigenous genders and sexualities; and Indigenous understandings of relationships and of resurging a holistic and inclusive sense of community and identity. Prerequisite: 9.0 university credits and one of INDG 1001H, CAST 1100H, SOCI 1001H, GESO 1001H or WMST 1001H. Excludes INDG-WMST 3500Y.

Cross-listed: INDG-3508H, GESO-3508H, CAST-3508H

SOCI-3966H

Offered:

  • Online
Criminalizing Women

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

SPAN-3001H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Advanced Spanish Grammar

A practical course that aims to perfect language skills at an advanced level through practice in grammar, conversation, writing, and comprehension. Students continue to develop communicative competence by participating in interactive exercises and conversation. Preparation for the translation course. Prerequisite: SPAN 2500Y or 2502H (or HSST 2500Y or 2502H) or permission of instructor. Excludes HSST 3000Y, 3001H.

SWRK-3101H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Social Work and Aging

Explores and critically assesses social work theories on aging, the elderly in Canada, the impact of oppression on the aging process, and current (as well as developing) gerontological social work practices. Investigates a range of perspectives on aging including life span theory, feminist approaches, critical race perspectives, and Indigenous knowledge(s). Prerequisite: Admission to the BSW professional years or permission of the director.

SWRK-3108H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Africentric Perspectives in Social Work

Provides students with an opportunity to engage in critical dialogue, reflection, and action about historical and contemporary experiences of African Canadians and Africans in the Diaspora. The course also focuses on awareness of Afri/Afrocentric theory and its application in social work practice with Africans, Afro Caribbean, and non-Africans. Prerequisite: Admission to BSW professional years or permission of the director. Excludes SWRK 3950H.

400 level courses (36)
Course Code Description
ADMN-4030H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Strategic Management

Focuses on the definition and analysis of strategic problems faced by business and government organizations in adapting to changes in their internal and external environments. Students are expected to draw broadly on knowledge and skills developed over their first three years. Prerequisite: 12.0 university credits of which 5.0 must be ADMN credits including ADMN 2100H and 3200H. Excludes ADMN 4000Y.

ADMN-4101H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Thinking About Management

An exploration of the intersection and interconnectedness of management theory, personal values, attitudes and beliefs, and managerial action. This guided exploration in this often invisible landscape is undertaken using a variety of material: classical and contemporary writings on management, art, literature,and film. Prerequisite: 12.0 university credits of which 5.0 must be ADMN credits. Excludes ADMN 4100Y.

ADMN-4870H

Offered:

  • Online
Field Placement 1

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, and permission of course administrator. Excludes ADMN 3870H.

ADMN-4880H

Offered:

  • Online
Field Placement 2

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, 12.0 university credits of which 5.0 must be ADMN credits including ADMN 4870H (or 3870H), and permission of course administrator.

BIOL-4140H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Ornithology

An introduction to the study of birds. Covers broad areas in ornithology, including field identification, systematics, ecology, behaviour, anatomy, physiology, management, and conservation. Field trip at cost to student. Prerequisite: A minimum overall average of 65% in completed BIOL courses and 10.0 university credits including at least 2.0 BIOL credits at the 2000 level.

BIOL-4160H

Offered:

  • Online
Immunology

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 courses and 10.0 university credits including BIOL 2070H.

BIOL-4510H

Offered:

  • Online
Species At Risk Biology & Policy

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 courses and 10.0 university credits including BIOL-FRSC 2050H or BIOL 2260H.

Cross-listed: FRSC-4510H

BIOL-4900Y

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Reading Course

Provides an opportunity for more intensive or broader study of a selected topic under the guidance of a faculty member. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits; 3.0 BIOL credits; and a minimum average of 75% in BIOL courses completed. Application forms may be obtained from the department website at trentu.ca/biology/experience. All University deadlines as specified in the Academic Calendar apply.

BIOL-4901H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Reading Course

Provides an opportunity for more intensive or broader study of a selected topic under the guidance of a faculty member. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits; 3.0 BIOL credits; and a minimum average of 75% in BIOL courses completed. Application forms may be obtained from the department website at trentu.ca/biology/experience. All University deadlines as specified in the Academic Calendar apply.

CHEM-4902H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Half Credit Reading Course

Topics from one of the following fields: analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry and theoretical chemistry. Project work outside the laboratory may be involved. Offered only by prior arrangement through department office.

CHYS-4003H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Inclusion and Diversity in Children

Students explore the construction of disability in children and youth. Topics include historical and current state of inclusion and belonging in a variety of formal and informal play contexts, social and medical models of disability, and the role of universal design and universal design for creating equitable play opportunities. Prerequisite: 12.0 university credits including 1.5 CHYS credits at the 3000 level.

CHYS-4004H

Offered:

  • Durham GTA
Pathways to Wellness (mino Bimaadsiwin)

Explores the collective traumas and complex grief experienced by Indigenous youth by looking at critical pathways to wellness-i.e., the use of culture, land, and shifting social policies-and utilizing Indigenous pedagogies, self-reflexive learning, anti-oppressive anti-racist approaches to deepen awareness of contemporary colonial-Indigenous relations, and Indigenous-led responses. Prerequisite: 12.0 university credits including 1.5 CHYS credits at the 3000 level.

COIS-4550H

Offered:

  • Online
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the study of those techniques which create perceptions of "machine intelligence" and "intelligent agents." Topics may include but are not limited to expert systems, various evolutionary learning systems such as genetic algorithms, genetic programming, and neural networks. The impact and ethics of artificial intelligence are also examined. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including one of COIS 1020H, 1520H, or 1620H.

ENGL-4151H

Offered:

  • Online
Advanced Studies in Shakespeare

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.

FRSC-4021Y

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Research Thesis

Students design and carry out research under the supervision of a faculty member, and attend fourth-year Forensic Science seminars on research-related issues. FRSC 4020D is a double credit. FRSC 4021Y is a single credit thesis course to be taken in combination with another single credit thesis course from another science department. Permission of the program and the availability of a thesis supervisor are required. Students are contacted by the course coordinator regarding the application process before the end of the Fall term of third year. Prerequisite: A minimum 80% cumulative average. Students with a cumulative average lower than 80% will be considered provided they include a written letter of support from a prospective supervisor with their application. Open only to students in Forensic Science (single- or joint-major), Forensic Biology, or Forensic Chemistry

FRSC-4111H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Develops a fundamental knowledge of the discipline of bloodstain pattern analysis. Students learn the basic theoretical and practical aspects that are associated with the discipline. Scientific evidence-based analysis and conclusions are emphasized. Techniques are discussed in lectures; practical aspects are learned through participation in laboratory experimentation. Open only to students in a Forensic Science program. Prerequisite: FRSC 1011H, 2030H (or 1010H) 3010H, and one of PHYS-FRSC 1020H or PHYS-BIOL 1060H.

FRSC-4510H

Offered:

  • Online
Species At Risk Biol & Policy

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 courses and 10.0 university credits including BIOL-FRSC 2050H or BIOL 2260H.

Cross-listed: BIOL-4510H

GESO-4206H

Offered:

  • Online
Indigenous Women and Settler History

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

GESO-4208H

Offered:

  • Online
Nursing, Feminism & Women's Health

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

HIST-4581H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Witchcraft & Magic in the Western World

Explores the phenomenon of witchcraft in early modern Europe and New England (1450-1750) in the context of family and community structures, religious beliefs, the legal system, health care, and the dissemination of ideas, including the socialanthropological role of accusations and philosophies, and ideologies facilitating belief in witchcraft and its censure. Prerequisite: 4.0 HIST credits or permission of the chair. Excludes HIST 3580Y, 3581H. Students may take only one of HIST 4580Y or 4581H for credit.

INDG-4206H

Offered:

  • Online
Indigenous Women and Settler History

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

KINE-4050H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Professional Practice Theory

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.

NURS-4011H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Thesis I

Seminar leading to the completion of an undergraduate thesis with emphasis on research methods linked to clinical practice. Specific topic to be defined in conjunction with the faculty advisor. Prerequisite: A pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; a minimum cumulative average after 15.0 credits of 75%; and permission of department. Students must successfully complete both NURS 4011H and 4012H to receive university credit for the thesis. Excludes NURS 4010Y.

NURS-4012H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Thesis II

Seminar leading to the completion of an undergraduate thesis with emphasis on research methods linked to clinical practice. Specific topic to be defined in conjunction with the faculty advisor. Prerequisite: NURS 4011H and permission of department. Students must successfully complete both NURS 4011H and 4012H to receive university credit for the thesis. Excludes NURS 4010Y.

NURS-4020C

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Independent Nursing Practice A

Clinical practice to consolidate nursing practice competencies, integrating knowledge and skills. Using a theoretical approach that is relevant to the practice setting, students assume increasing responsibility for patient care assignments in a fully preceptored model. Prerequisite: Students must submit documentation satisfactory to the School of Nursing for all nonacademic requirements by the deadline designated for each term; a pass in NURS 3020H and 3021H; 60% or higher in NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3030H, and NURS-BIOL 3550H; and a minimum cumulative average of 65% in credits required for the BScN degree.

NURS-4021C

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Independent Nursing Practice B

Clinical practice to consolidate nursing practice competencies, integrating knowledge and skills. Using a theoretical approach that is relevant to the practice setting and working in a fully preceptored model, students assume responsibility for increasingly complex assignments as they progress to the novice level for baccalaureate graduates. Prerequisite: Students must submit documentation satisfactory to the School of Nursing for all non-academic requirements by the deadline designated for each term; and successful completion of NURS 4020C. Excludes NURS 4022C.

NURS-4103H

Offered:

  • Online
Workplace Health Safety Well Being Nurse

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.

NURS-4104H

Offered:

  • Online
Socio Political Action

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.

NURS-4105H

Offered:

  • Online
Leadership in Contemporary Nursing

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.

NURS-4205H

Offered:

  • Online
Mental Health Care

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.

NURS-4208H

Offered:

  • Online
Nursing, Feminism & Women's Health

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

PHIL-4901H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Reading Course

Students will be encouraged to pursue a special interest, largely through independent study, for a half- or full-course credit. Details must be arranged in consultation with the staff in Philosophy at least one month prior to the start of the semester in which the course is to be started. Subject to departmental and decanal approval. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits or permission of department chair.

PHYS-4000Y

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Project Course

An experimental or theoretical project on some topic of advanced physics. Projects are selected in consultation with Physics & Astronomy faculty. Students must obtain approval for the project. Contact the department office for an application form. A cumulative average of at least 77% in all PHYS and MATH credits will normally be required. Students may take only one of PHYS 4000Y or 4010H for credit.

PSYC-4170H

Offered:

  • Online
History of Psychology

Designed to provide an overview of the historical and philosophical foundations of modern psychology, defined broadly as humanity's attempts to understand itself. Explores the development of the discipline from prehistory through the twenty-first century within a broader intellectual and cultural context. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including a minimum of 4.0 PSYC credits.

PSYC-4801H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Research Practicum

Designed to allow students in the fourth year of their Psychology Honours program to pursue research activities under the direction of a department faculty member, normally within that person's ongoing research program. Prerequisite: Minimum 65% average in completed PSYC courses; 75% or higher in PSYC 3015Y; at least 1.0 other PSYC credit at the 3000 or 4000 level; specific course prerequisites depending on the faculty supervisor; and permission of the department. Consult the student handbook for a list of participating faculty members.

SAFS-4901H

Offered:

  • Peterborough
Reading Course

A research course on a specific topic. Only open to Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems majors or joint-majors with a minimum average of 75% in 2.0 SAFS credits. Written permission must be obtained from the supervising instructor and the TSE director before registration.

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