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Academic Programs Committee of Council
Course Challenge March 5, 2010
Agriculture & Bioresources
Prerequisites for new courses listed in February1 Challenge
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Arts & Science
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Humanities & Fine Arts:
Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies program changes and new course
History new courses; Classics course deletion;
Spanish prerequisite revision;
Women’s & Gender Studies new courses
Science:
Anatomy and Cell Biology new courses, prerequisite changes, program changes
Computer Science: new courses
Physics & Engineering Physics: new courses, new laboratories for second and third year.
Social Science:
Psychology program change
Schedule for approval:
Date of circulation: March 5, 2010
Date by which Challenge must be received: March 19, 2010
Date by which changes will automatically be considered approved in the absence of Challenge: April 2,
2010
AGRICULTURE & BIORESOURCES
The following prerequisites should have been included with new courses listed in the February 1
University Course Challenge::
RRM 321.3 Resource Data and Environmental Modeling
Prerequisite: Successful completion of a minimum of 42 credit units of university level
coursework
RRM 421. 6 Group Project in Renewable Resource Management
Prerequisite: RRM 321
PLSC 445.3 Experiential Learning Internship
Prerequisite: Completion of 60 credit units
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ARTS & SCIENCE
The curricular revisions listed below were approved through the November 2009 to January
2010 Arts & Science College Course and Program Challenges and are now submitted for
approval by University Course Challenge
Division of Humanities & Fine Arts
Classical, Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Minor Program Revisions
Classical, Medieval & Renaissance Studies BA 4-year
1. Requirement A1: CMRS 110.3 and 111.3 now required
2. Requirement A6: A) remove CMRS 201.6 from required courses; B) change total credit
units from 63 to 57; c) remove CMRS 110.3 and 111.3 from Classical World list.
3. Requirement A7: change total credit units from 21 to 27.
Classical, Medieval & Renaissance Studies BA Honours
1. Requirement A1: CMRS 110.3 and 111.3 now required
2. Requirement A6: A) remove CMRS 201.6 from required courses; B) change total credit
units from 66 to 60; c) remove CMRS 110.3 and 111.3 from Classical World list.
3. Requirement A7: change total credit units from 18 to 24.
Classical, Medieval & Renaissance Studies Minor
1. Remove CMRS 201.6 from required courses
2. Add CMRS 110.3 and 111.3 to required courses
New Course(s):
CMRS 110.3 - The Graeco-Roman Tradition Evolution and Reception
1 or 2 An introduction to the cultural and literary traditions of ancient Greece and Rome through
the close reading of specific core texts. Emphasis will be placed on the development of key
themes and values as they evolved in antiquity, and their reception in modern times.
Instructor(s): P. Burnell, A. Kalinowsky, J. Porter, L. Stiles
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field and responds to student demands.
This course provides the first half of a suitable 100-level experience in CMRS for students first
entering university. As such, it will be central to the promotion of the CMRS program, but it will
also provide a valuable introduction to the university-level study of earlier cultures and
literatures.
With the continued reduction in the number of active tenured faculty whose teaching is focused
specifically on classical Graeco-Roman culture (from 6 in the early 1990s to 2 in the coming
academic year), this course will also offer a useful alternative to the current courses in Greek and
Roman Civilization (CLAS 110 and 111): whether the latter will be preserved depends largely on
future hires and the success of the on-going integration of CLAS into HIST and CMRS.
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Note that CMRS 111.3 Medieval and Renaissance Civilization was submitted for approval in the
February 22, 2010 University Course Challenge.
History
New Courses
HIST 207.3 Greek Tragedy and the culture of Fifth-Century Athens
1 or 2 An examination of the dramatic, literary, social, and intellectual contexts that inform
fifth-century Athenian tragedy.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units 100-Level CLAS, ENG, or HIST
Instructor(s): Peter Burnell, John Porter, Lewis Stiles
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field and reflects the research interests of the
instructor(s).
The transformation of CLAS 226 into HIST 207 represents an element of the final assimilation
of the former Department of Classics into the Department of History. Given that there is no
longer a department of Classics, nor a major in this field, and with the drastic depletion in
Classics faculty, offerings in CLAS are becoming increasingly isolated and marginalized. As a
course in History, HIST 207 will complement other courses in ancient Greek and Roman history
(e.g., HIST 200) and will expand the Department's offerings on the Greek side. The course will
continue to contribute to the program in Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies as well -as do the Department of History's other offerings in ancient, medieval, and renaissance history.
HIST 245.6 African History: An Introduction
1 or 2 Africa is often portrayed as a place of poverty, disease and war. However, this course will
introduce students to the long and diverse history of Africa. It will show that far from being on
the margins of world history, Africa and Africans had an important role to play in global history.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 100-Level HIST
Instructor(s): Simonne Horwitz
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field and reflects the research interests of the
instructor(s).
A version of this course is currently offered as HIST 298.3. There is a growing focus and
interest in Africa around the world. Many U of S students seek to do internships or to work in
Africa and this is best done if students have a background in the important history of the
continent, its diversity and complex nature. The History department offers courses on the major
regions of the world (with the exception of Asia) and this course complements the diverse
regional focus offered, as well as many of the themes identified by the department as important.
HIST 313.3 Vengeance and Violence in Medieval Europe
1 or 2 This course examines vengeance, violence and the development of legal systems in
medieval European society. Emphasis will be placed on: relations between “social” or “private”
vengeance and more “organized” forms of violence (punishment, warfare); responses to violent
crime; effects of gender, class, ethnicity and religion on the use of violence.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 200-Level HIST
Instructor(s): Sharon Wright
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Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field, reflects the research interests of the
instructor(s) and responds to student demands.
HIST 375.3 U.S. Foreign Relations, 1890s to the Present
1 or 2 This hybrid lecture/seminar course examines the history and historiography of U.S.
foreign relations, from the 1890s to the present. While the emphasis is on diplomatic history, the
course also considers the political, economic, cultural and social implications of American
foreign policies in the United States and the wider world.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 100-Level HIST
Instructor(s): Martha Smith-Norris
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field, reflects the research interests of the
instructor(s) and responds to student demands.
This course will provide History minors and majors with another option in U.S. History.
Course Deletion
CLAS 226.3 Tragedy
Rationale: CLAS 226 will be replaced by the virtually identical HIST 207. This will allow the
teaching of the former Classics faculty to be integrated more effectively within History and
complement the teaching of others in the department who employ literary sources. It will also
complement the Department's offerings in the history of ancient Greece.
The new course is virtually identical to CLAS 226 but will ground the Greek texts somewhat
more firmly in their 5th-century Athenian contexts. Although the calendar description for CLAS
226 alludes to the tragedies of the Roman Seneca, for the past two decades instructors have
focused on the Greek material, with Seneca cited only by way of contrast, as an interesting
possible focus for student essays. This tradition would continue, with Seneca offering a useful
adjunct in years when instructors chose to engage more fully with the relation of the Greek plays
to the later Western tragic tradition.
Item for Information: course title change
HIST 270 A History of the United States
(Former title: American Colonies and United States)
Languages and Linguistics
Minor Course Revision
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish I: Oral Skills and Cultural Understanding
Prerequisite Change:
Old: SPAN 114 and 117 or permission of the department
New: SPAN 117 or permission of the department
Rationale: SPAN 114 is a prerequisite for SPAN 117, and therefore does not need to be listed
here. Students with some background in Spanish may not be required to take SPAN 114.
Removing it from the list of prerequisites for this course will reduce the number of prerequisite
overrides department staff are required to enter.
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Women’s & Gender Studies
Note that changes in Women’s and Gender Studies administrative structures and program
offerings with related course revisions will be submitted to this spring the Academic Programs
Committee and the Planning and Priorities Committee for review and recommendation to
University Council. The following new courses are also being proposed in Women’s and
Gender Studies.
New Courses
WGST 112.3 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
1 or 2 Introduces students to selected research and writings in the area of Women's and Gender
Studies, emphasizing the diversity of debates informing the field. Examines changing gendered
positions and representations across regional, national and international perspectives. Special
attention will be given to experiences of gender inequities from the Canadian context.
Instructor(s): Lesley Biggs, Joan Borsa, Theresa Cowan, Marie Lovrod
Rationale: We are revising the introductory course from 6 to 3 credit units, in order to serve the
best interests of our students. Our decision is motivated by efforts to make efficient use of
existing faculty resources, and a belief that the additional 3 credit units which had been offered at
the introductory level can be accommodated by access to 200-level WGST and cognate courses.
The department is not deleting WGST 110.6 at this time.
WGST 250.3 Performing Masculinities
1 or 2 Introduces students to core theorists in masculinity studies and examines how
“masculinities” circulate in, and are structured by diverse economic and political contexts, social
conventions and cultural spaces. Explores the ideological underpinnings of the category
“masculinity,” its shifting and contested meanings, and alternative possibilities for thinking and
mobilizing the masculine.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 30 credit units at the university level or permission of the WGST
Coordinator.
Note: May be used as Humanities or Social Science credit.
Instructor(s): Marie Lovrod, Theresa Cowan, Diana Relke
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field, reflects the research interests of the
instructor and responds to student demands. Although WGST courses often include elements of
Masculinities Studies, there is strong student demand for a dedicated course. By making this
course available at the 200 level with limited prerequisites, we provide a 200 level option for
degree requirements in WGST, and an elective available to students across the disciplines.
WGST 315.3 Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Transnational Feminisms
1 or 2 Constructed notions of gender and sexuality are profoundly implicated in uneven
economic development; poverty and disadvantage accrue to women and feminized positions in
both one and two-thirds worlds. How do women, men, non-governmental, state and
intergovernmental organizations respond to resulting crises? What alternatives are envisioned by
transnational feminisms?
Prerequisite(s): 30 credit units of university courses including at least 6 credit units of WGST
and/or cognate courses; or permission of the WGST Coordinator.
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Note: May be used as Humanities or Social Science credit.
Instructor(s): Marie Lovrod
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field, reflects the research interests of the
instructor and responds to student demands. Based on student demand, this course contributes to
a logical progression in the thematic area of transnational feminisms which has been organized to
include introductory, second and third year options, and a senior seminar in the fourth year. This
course provides a core course option at the third year level.
WGST 320.3 Reading on the Edge: Feminist and Queer Cultural Texts
1 or 2 This course provides advanced critical interdisciplinary consideration of reading practices:
theoretical, literary, and media-based, in the context of feminist and queer interventions in
“dominant” narratives of gender, sexuality, race, ability, nationality. We will employ
intersectional analysis that understands cultural production, reproduction, circulation, and
reception to be historically and ideologically situated.
Prerequisite(s): WGST 112.3, and 6 credit units in WGST and/or cognate courses, or permission
of the WGST Coordinator
Note: May be used as Humanities or Social Science credit.
Instructor(s): Theresa Cowan
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field, reflects the research interests of the
instructor and responds to student demands. This course provides a logical progression in our
developing focus on Queer and Sexualities Studies. By addressing the links and tensions
between Feminist and Queer approaches to reading cultural texts, the course meets the needs of
students not only within our program, but can be helpful to those who wish to take it as an
elective. Students have been asking for a follow-up course to WGST 220.3: "Queering the
Terrain."
Division of Science
Anatomy & Cell Biology
New Courses
ACB 400.3 Imaging and Anatomy
1 This course provides insight into how imaging modalities visualize anatomical structures in
living systems. Conventional imaging methods (ultrasound, MRI, and x-ray imaging), and newer
imaging modalities of the synchrotron will be presented as well as topics on the development of
contrast and potential clinical uses.
Prerequisites: PHYS 115, 117(or 125) and ACB 310
Instructor(s): Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology Faculty members and invited Instructors
from other units.
Rationale: The study of anatomy no longer simply involves dissection. The past decade has seen
major advances in the development of imaging capabilities as they pertain to human anatomy
(e.g. CT scanning, synchrotron & fluorescence imaging). This has allowed for visualization of
the body and tissues in ways not previously possible. These new technologies, and the new
information they have provided regarding human anatomical organization, will be the focus of
this course.
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ACB 406.3 Comparative Vertebrate Histology
1 An introduction to the basic tissues common to vertebrates. This course investigates how these
tissues have been organized into organs and organ systems in basal chordates, fish, reptiles,
amphibians, birds and mammals during evolution.
Prerequisites: BMSC 200.3 and BMSC224.3/BIOL224.3
Instructor(s): Anatomy & Cell Biology Faculty Members
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field, reflects the research interests of the
instructors and responds to student demands. Many of our students are interested in applying to
Optometry which strongly recommends a course in Histology for admission. The Department
originally offered a course in Histology. This was discontinued in the mid 90's. This course has
been created in response to suggestions within the recent SPR report.
Purpose: Histology, the study of tissue structure provides a visual dimension that enhances our
understanding of physiology, embryology and cell biology. This course is intended to introduce
students to the basic tissues common to vertebrates and how, during evolution these tissues have
been organized into organs and organ systems in basal chordates, bony and cartilagenous fish,
reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals. While veterinary histology focuses upon normal and
pathological histology of important veterinary species (cow, horse, pig, dog, cat and chicken),
this course will cover normal histology of those animals used commonly in research (e.g. fish,
frog, rat, mouse, rabbit, monkey). While the course work and laboratories will be founded on
examination of tissues at the light microscope level, the students will also be introduced to
examples of immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, transmission and scanning electron
microscopy and synchrotron imaging so as to better understand tissue structure. Normal
histology will be linked to evolutionary and embryologic origins and how an organ's structure
helps us to understand its function.
Minor Course Revisions
Prerequisite changes
ACB 310.3 Basic Human Anatomy
(formerly ACB 210.3)
Old: BIOL 120 and 121
New: BMSC 224.3/BIOL 224.3. Note: Students with credit for ACB 210.3 may not take this
course for credit.
New Calendar entry: The anatomical organization of the human body will be examined from
systemic and functional bases. The evolution and embryonic development of the human body
will be considered wherever these shed light upon the organization of the human body.
Rationale: A new common core curriculum for Arts and Science undergraduate programs offered
by Departments in the Biomedical Sciences was recently introduced (BMSC Common Core
Platform). As part of this change, the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology conducted a
review of all course and program offerings.
The request to re-number ACB 210.3 to ACB 310 is part of the proposed course and program
changes resulting from this review. The new BMSC common core includes six introductory 200
level courses common to all undergraduate programs offered by the biomedical science
departments. This change to ACB 310 is necessary to balance the program, and to provide
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opportunity to focus on all areas of anatomical sciences at the 300 and 400 levels (leaving the
second year courses to provide an introduction to all of the biomedical science disciplines).
ACB 330.3 Principles of Development
Prerequisite Change
Old: BMSC 220 and either ACB 210 or BMSC 224.3/BIOL 224.3
New: BMSC 220.3 and BMSC 224.3/BIOL 224.3
Rationale: Update information to reflect change to ACB 210.
ACB 334.3 Introductory Neuroanatomy
Prerequisite Change
Old: ACB 210.
New: BMSC 224.3/BIOL 224.3; co-requisite ACB 310.3 taken concurrently
Rationale: This change is required to update the existing prerequisite and/or co-requisite (ACB
210.3 is being changed to ACB 310.3), and also to align the recent BMSC common core
platform and the ACB programs (BMSC 224.3/BIOL 224.3 is to serve as one of the prerequisites
to ACB 334.3).
ACB 405.3 Current Topics in Cell Biology
Prerequisite Change
Old: ACB 325, 330, 331, or permission of the department.
New: ACB 325.3 and 330.3
Rationale: Students have a better chance of success with the proposed combination of courses.
Course revision and related deletions
ACB 401.6 Undergraduate Research Project
Revise Calendar Entry: This course is optional for fourth-year students majoring in 4-year or
Honours Anatomy and Cell Biology programs, but is strongly recommended for Honours
students. Experience in experimental techniques and approaches in the anatomical sciences are
acquired. Course evaluation is based on oral presentations, written papers, and student initiative.
Delete: ACB 402.6 Honours Research Project
Rationale: This change is required to streamline the Anatomy & Cell Biology programs. The
existing programs have 2 research project courses (one for 4 - year students and a separate course
for Honours students). This change eliminates a duplication by offering 1 research project course
that can be taken by either 4-year or Honours students.
ACB 401.6 will now become an optional course for Honour’s students, whereas ACB 402.6 was
mandatory. These courses both relied on resources within the laboratories of faculty
members. The research projects undertaken by undergraduate students are relatively complex
and intensive, but provide the student’s with a true understanding of what is involved in an
independent investigation of a novel hypothesis. Large enrollments in the Honour’s program in
some years have made it difficult to place students in a novel research project. The Department
investigated several options in this regard, these being making the research project optional for
Honour’s students, or creating a new course available to all Honour’s students that would rely on
a diluted, less individualized laboratory project. We feel strongly that any Honour’s student
interested in pursuing a research career is much better served by the current organization of the
ACB 401.6 course, whereas other Honour’s students less interested in pursuing a research career
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are better served by other courses offered within the program. Fundamental laboratory and
research skills are learned by all students in BMSC 240.3, ACB 310.3, ACB 331.3, and ACB
405.3, all of which are required courses of the Honour’s program.
All Honour’s students interested in potential research careers will be strongly advised to register
in ACB 401.6, and preference for registration will be given to Honour’s students.
Delete: ACB 490.0 Seminar
Rationale: The intent of ACB 490.3 was to provide Honour’s students with an understanding of
the skills required for presentation of research seminars, and to gain an appreciation of the
breadth of research undertaken. The course required students to attend department seminars,
which are no longer given on a regular basis. However, students are obtaining a more than
equivalent experience in ACB 405.3, a mandatory course in the Honour’s program. ACB 405.3
requires students to critically evaluate and discuss current scientific literature from a broad range
of topics in a journal-club like format. They are also required to give oral presentations to the
class focused on specific aspects of the literature being discussed, and prepare a comprehensive
literature review paper on a specific research area.
Minor Program Revisions
Anatomy & Cell Biology BSCH, BSC4 and BSC3
Changes to Requirement C6:
1. ACB 210.3 to become ACB 310.3 (remains a requirement in the 3-year, 4-year and Honours
programs)
2. ACB 400.3 and 406.3 are new courses in Imaging and Anatomy, and Comparative Vertebrate
Histology, respectively. These courses are to be included in the list of ACB program electives.
3. ACB 402.6 is to be deleted. ACB 401.6 remains as the fourth-year Research Project Course
and is included on the list of ACB course offerings in the 4-year and Honours programs. It is
strongly recommended for the Honours degree. Registration preference will be given to students
within the Honours program.
4. ACB 490.0 Seminar course is to be deleted.
5. There has been a modest restructuring of the upper year program requirements with respect to
ACB courses and program electives (See Calendar entry below).
Calendar entries:
Bachelor of Science Honours (B.Sc. Honours) - Anatomy & Cell Biology
C6 Major Requirement (60 credit units)
• ACB 210.3
• BMSC 200.3 or BIOC 200.3
• ACB 310.3
• BMSC 210.3
• ACB 325.3
• BMSC 220.3
• ACB 330.3
• BMSC 224.3 or BIOL 224.3
• ACB 331.3
• BMSC 230.3
• ACB 402.6
• BMSC 240.3
• ACB 405.3
• CHEM 250.3
• BIOL 226.3
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Anatomy & Cell Biology Electives
Choose 9 Credit Units from the following:
ACB 401.6 strongly recommended:
• ACB 334.3
• ACB 400.3
• ACB 401.6
Choose 15 12 Credit Units from the following:
• ACB 334.3
• ACB 400.3
• ACB 401.6
• ACB 404.3
• ACB 406.3
• ARCH 270.3
• BIOC 310.3
• BIOC 311.3 or MCIM 391.3
• BIOC 430.3
• BIOC 435.3
• BIOC 436.3
• BIOC 437.3
• BINF 200.3
• BIOL 316.3
• BIOL 352.3
• BIOL 361.3
• BIOL 416.3
• HSC 350.3
• MCIM 308.3
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ACB 404.3
ACB 406.3
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MCIM 309.3
MCIM 321.3 (formerly MCIM
421.3)
MCIM 326.3 (formerly MCIM
216.3)
MCIM 387.3
MCIM 391.3 or BIOC 3111.3
MCIM 416.3
MCIM 417.3
PATH 205.3
PCOL 350.6
PHSI 336.3
PHSI 337.3
PHSI 346.3
PHSI 347.3
PHSI 348.3
TOX 300.3
TOX 301.3
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Bachelor of Science Four-year (B.Sc. Four-year) - Anatomy & Cell Biology
C6 Major Requirement (60 credit units)
• ACB 210.3
• BMSC 200.3 or BIOC 200.3
• ACB 310.3
• BMSC 210.3
• ACB 325.3
• BMSC 220.3
• ACB 330.3
• BMSC 224.3 or BIOL 224.3
• ACB 331.3
• BMSC 230.3
• ACB 405.3
• BMSC 240.3
• BIOL 226.3
• CHEM 250.3
Anatomy & Cell Biology Electives
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
• ACB 334.3
• ACB 400.3
• ACB 401.6
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ACB 404.3
ACB 405.3
ACB 406.3
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Choose 21 18 Credit Units from the following:
• ACB 334.3
• ACB 400.3
• ACB 401.6
• ACB 404.3
• ACB 405.3
• ACB 406.3
• ARCH 270.3
• BIOC 310.3
• BIOC 311.3 or MCIM 391.3
• BIOC 430.3
• BIOC 435.3
• BIOC 436.3
• BIOC 437.3
• BINF 200.3
• BIOL 316.3
• BIOL 352.3
• BIOL 361.3
• BIOL 416.3
• HSC 350.3
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MCIM 308.3
MCIM 309.3
MCIM 321.3 (formerly MCIM
421.3)
MCIM 326.3 (formerly MCIM
216.3)
MCIM 387.3
MCIM 391.3 or BIOC 311.3
MCIM 416.3
MCIM 417.3
PATH 205.3
PCOL 350.6
PHSI 336.3
PHSI 337.3
PHSI 346.3
PHSI 347.3
PHSI 348.3
TOX 300.3
TOX 301.3
Bachelor of Science Three-year (B.Sc. Three-year) - Anatomy & Cell Biology
C6 Major Requirement (42 credit units)
• ACB 210.3
• BMSC 210.3
• ACB 310.3
• BMSC 220.3
• ACB 325.3
• BMSC 224.3 or BIOL 224.3
• ACB 330.3
• BMSC 230.3
• ACB 331.3
• BMSC 240.3
• BIOL 226.3
• CHEM 250.3
• BMSC 200.3 or BIOC 200.3
Anatomy & Cell Biology Electives
Choose 6 Credit Units from the following:
• ACB 334.3
• ACB 400.3
• ACB 401.6
• ACB 404.3
• ACB 405.3
• ACB 406.3
• ARCH 270.3
• BIOC 310.3
• BIOC 311.3 or MCIM 391.3
• BIOC 430.3
• BIOC 435.3
• BIOC 436.3
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BIOC 437.3
BINF 200.3
BIOL 316.3
BIOL 352.3
BIOL 361.3
BIOL 416.3
HSC 350.3
MCIM 308.3
MCIM 309.3
MCIM 321.3 (formerly MCIM
421.3)
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MCIM 326.3 (formerly MCIM
216.3)
MCIM 387.3
MCIM 391.3 or BIOC 311.3
MCIM 416.3
MCIM 417.3
PATH 205.3
PCOL 350.6
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PHSI 336.3
PHSI 337.3
PHSI 346.3
PHSI 347.3
PHSI 348.3
TOX 300.3
TOX 301.3
Computer Science
New Courses
CMPT 281.3 Website Design and Development
1 Introduction to design concepts and issues in the development of usable applications on the
World Wide Web, including visual design concepts, the user-centred iterative design process,
and development technologies that enable application development for the Web.
Prerequisite(s): CMPT 106.3 or CMPT 111.3
Note: CMPT 281 cannot be used towards requirements for a B.Sc. in Computer Science, but may
be used as an open elective. CMPT 281 cannot be taken after CMPT 381 or CMPT 370 (but may
be taken concurrently).
Instructor(s): Gutwin, Mandryk, Carter, McCalla
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field and responds to student demands.
This course will be part of the proposed BA&Sc in Interactive Systems Design. A new secondyear course is proposed to provide an early introduction to visual design and web design that will
provide a key 2nd-year course for the BASc in addition to CMPT 270. The course will also be
open to students taking a B.Sc. in Computer Science, but will only be available as an open
elective.
CMPT 381.3 - Implementation of Graphical User Interfaces
2 Advanced introduction to concepts and structures used to develop GUIs in software, focusing
on building user interfaces. Covers the fundamentals of GUI toolkits including input, widgets,
layout, events, model-view-controller architectures, and two-dimensional graphics.
Prerequisite(s): CMPT 270
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field and responds to student demands.
There are two reasons for proposing CMPT 381. First, the course will become part of the
proposed BA&Sc in Interactive Systems Design, and will be an important (and required) course
for these students. Second, the course is intended to broaden the department's offerings in the
design and development of interactive systems more generally. There is currently no class in
Computer Science that focuses on the programming of graphical user interfaces, although CMPT
270, CMPT 370, and CMPT 350 all teach some amount of this material. Our goal is to build on
the basics presented in CMPT 270, and provide a comprehensive introduction to GUI
programming. The new course will be a key component of the BA&Sc at the 3rd-year level.
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Physics & Engineering Physics
New Courses
PHYS 230.1 - Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
2 This laboratory course explores basic elements of electric circuits and electronics through
experiments. Students will also learn how to measure magnetic fields through inductance and
Hall probes. There will be five experiments and students will need 1.5 hours per experiment. For
each experiment there will also be a 1 hour lecture.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 117 or PHYS 125
Note: Students with credit for EP 229.3 may not take this course for credit.
Rationale: Responds to student demands. This new course is part of the major revision of the
B.Sc. programs in Physics. The current B.Sc. program suffers from too many course
requirements in second year. The Department determined that some of the content which bridges
the gap between first and third year can be taught in 1 cu lab courses and do not require full 3 cu
lecture courses. This helps us and our students to focus on the essential parts of their second year
Physics training, and gives the students more time to actually learn and understand the material.
It also provides us with an opportunity to focus more on quality rather than quantity of
instruction at the second year level.
This course is open to all students who satisfy the prerequisites or co-requisites.
PHYS 231.1 - Optics Laboratory
2 This laboratory course explores geometric optics and wave optics through experiments. Topics
include image formation with mirrors and lenses, diffraction and interference patterns, and
polarization. There will be five experiments and students will need 1.5 hours per experiment. For
each experiment there will also be a 1 hour lecture.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 117 or PHYS 125
Note: Students with credit for EP 225 may not take this course for credit.
Rationale: See PHYS 230.1 above.
PHYS 252.3 - Foundations of Modern Physics
1 The course introduces Special Relativity and the foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Topics
in relativity include Lorentz transformations, time dilation, length contraction, space-time
diagrams, relativistic addition of velocities, and the relativistic definitions of energy and
momentum. Topics in Quantum Mechanics include quantization of energy levels, wave-particle
duality, and the tunnel effect.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 115
Note: This course covers the lecture component of PHYS 251. Students may have credit for only
one of PHYS 251.3 or PHYS 252.3. This course is the recommended course for Arts and Science
students including Physics majors, for students from other Colleges, and for Engineering
students who do not major in Engineering Physics.
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field and responds to student demands. For
Arts and Science students, PHYS 251 has been split into a lecture course (PHYS 252.3) and a
new lab course (PHYS 253.1). Together with the new second term 1-credit unit lab courses, this
rationalizes our program requirements in 2nd year and makes our hands on laboratory experience
in second year more relevant and focused. It also allows students who do not major in Physics,
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but only want exposure to modern physics at 2nd year level, to focus on the more relevant lecture
component. Of the currently 64 (initially 68) students in PHYS 251, only 34 would need the lab
component for their programs.
PHYS 253.1 - Modern Physics Laboratory 1
1 This laboratory course explores the foundations of quantum physics through laboratory
experiments. The experimental observations provide evidence for the quantization of energy
levels and wave-particle duality. Students will also learn how to measure the charge of an
electron. There will be five experiments and students will need 1.5 hours per experiment. For
each experiment there will also be a 1 hour lecture.
Co-requisite(s): PHYS 252
Note: Students with credit for PHYS 251 may not take this course for credit.
Rationale: See PHYS 230.1 above.
PHYS 353.2 - Modern Physics Laboratory II
1 This laboratory course focuses on experiments to observe and measure radioactivity.
Students will learn to work with Geiger-Müller counters, Gamma spectrometers and Beta
spectrometers. They will also measure properties of radioactive elements and beams. There will
be five experiments and students will need 3 hours per experiment. For each experiment there
will also be a 2 hour lecture.
Co-requisite(s): PHYS 352 or PHYS 383
Note: Students with credit for PHYS 381 may not take this course for credit.
Rationale: Responds to student demands. This new course is part of the major revision of the
B.Sc. programs in Physics. The current B.Sc. program suffers from an excessively rigid structure
in second and third year, and can not accommodate the different interests and needs of different
research areas in Physics. Therefore we are moving to separate laboratory components and
lecture components in our third and fourth year courses to better accommodate the academic
interests and needs of our students.
PHYS 354.2 - Modern Physics Laboratory III
2 Students learn in this laboratory course to observe and measure nuclear and electron magnetic
resonances. Further experiments demonstrate quantum behavior in solids, e.g. semiconductivity
or magnetism. There will be five experiments and students will need 3 hours per experiment. For
each experiment there will also be a 2 hour lecture.
Co-requisite(s): PHYS 383
Note: Students with credit for PHYS 381 may not take this course for credit.
Rationale: Responds to student demands. This new course is part of the major revision of the
B.Sc. programs in Physics. The current B.Sc. program suffers from an excessively rigid structure
in second and third year, and can not accommodate the different interests and needs of different
research areas in Physics. Therefore we are moving to separate laboratory components and
lecture components in our third and fourth year courses to better accommodate the academic
interests and needs of our students.
PHYS 383.3 - Quantum Physics
1 The Schrödinger equation and its implications are discussed for several important quantum
systems, including the quantum harmonic oscillator and one-electron atoms. Further topics
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include barrier-penetration, angular momentum in quantum mechanics, spin, and timeindependent perturbation theory.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 251 or PHYS 252
Co-requisites(s): MATH 338
Note: This course covers the lecture component of PHYS 381. Students with credit for PHYS
381 may not take this course for credit. This course is the recommended course for Arts and
Science students including Physics majors, for students from other Colleges, and for Engineering
students who do not major in Engineering Physics.
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field and responds to student demands.
Splitting PHYS 381 into the lecture course PHYS 383.3 and a 1 cu lab course allows us to
require the lab component only for those students who need laboratory experience in the subject
of the course.
PHYS 453.2 - Modern Physics Laboratory IV
1 This laboratory course focuses on advanced nuclear techniques, including coincidence
measurements and neutron activation analysis. There will be five experiments and students will
need 3 hours per experiment. For each experiment there will also be a 2 hour lecture.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 353 or PHYS 383
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the field and responds to student demands. The
current B.Sc. program suffers from and excessively rigid structure in second and third year, and
can not accommodate the different interests and needs of different research areas in Physics.
Therefore we separate laboratory components and lecture components in our third and fourth
year courses to better accommodate the academic interests and needs of our students. This course
also provides an opportunity for our students to gain hands on experience with modern nuclear
techniques.
Division of Social Sciences
Psychology
Minor Program Revision
Psychology BSCH and BSC4
Add PSY 231.3, 207.3, 227.3 and 361.3 to Group 1
Calendar entry:
Group 1
Courses related to the cultural, social, and environmental influences on behaviour
Choose 6 Credit Units from the following:
PSY 207.3; PSY 213.3; PSY 214.3; PSY 216.3; PSY 222.3; PSY 223.3; PSY 224.3; PSY 225.3;
PSY 226.3; PSY 227.3; PSY 230.3; PSY 231.3; PSY 257.3; PSY 260.3; PSY 261.3; PSY 361.3;
Rationale: Courses are relevant to the field and provide majors with a greater course selection.