Apr 28, 2024  
2018-19 Academic Calendar Mount Royal University 
    
2018-19 Academic Calendar Mount Royal University [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Spanish

  
  • SPAN 4417 - Contemporary Women’s Literature from Spain and Latin America


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This advanced Spanish course explores a variety of texts from Spain and Latin America in order to develop an understanding of contemporary Hispanic literature written by women. This course investigates how language, history, ideology, popular culture, and politics shape the experience of contemporary women’s literature in Spain and Latin America.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 3305 , SPAN 3309  and SPAN 3315 , or consent of the department.
    GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 3

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  • SPAN 4421 - Spanish Pragmatics and Instruction


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course is an introduction to Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis as they relate to second language teaching and learning. It explores the nature of oral communication and a functional linguistic view of language. It also focuses on the practicalities of selecting and producing teaching materials to develop pragmatic language ability in beginner and intermediate Spanish second language learners.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 4413  or consent of the department.
    GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 3

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  • SPAN 4431 - Business Spanish II


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course is a continuation of Business Spanish I. It provides students with a more in-depth foundation in business language, and introduces cultural concepts that will help them function in today’s Spanish-speaking business world. Students will critically analyze authentic scenarios and gain an understanding of business cultural practices in Spain and Latin America.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 3331 .
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  • SPAN 4435 - Translation II


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course is a continuation of SPAN 3335  - Translation I. It offers students the opportunity to enhance their translation skills by means of intensive practice in the translation of more complex short texts in various fields. Students will critically examine and compare published translations and will do Spanish to English and English to Spanish translations.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 3335  or consent of the department.
    GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 3

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Speech

  
  • SPCH 1120 - Accent Modifications


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course is designed for students whose first language is not English and who need the skills to be understood and to communicate effectively. Students will learn individual speech sounds, sound combinations, vocabulary and pronunciation. They will practice delivery techniques to develop a fluent, expressive oral presentation in English.

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  • SPCH 1199 - Directed Readings


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Directed Reading
    Subject to the approval of the Chair. Directed Readings are intended to provide a more flexible approach for students who want to pursue and receive credit in areas of study which are of particular interest to them. Two Directed Reading courses can be used for graduation purposes but they must be in different disciplines. A Directed Reading cannot replicate an existing course. The objectives of the Directed Reading course(s) must be filed in the Office of the Registrar and will be made available to any institution requesting them for evaluation purposes. Arrangements for Directed Readings must be completed on or before the Add/ Drop deadline.

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  • SPCH 1299 - Directed Readings


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Directed Reading
    Subject to the approval of the Chair. Directed Readings are intended to provide a more flexible approach for students who want to pursue and receive credit in areas of study which are of particular interest to them. Two Directed Reading courses can be used for graduation purposes but they must be in different disciplines. A Directed Reading cannot replicate an existing course. The objectives of the Directed Reading course(s) must be filed in the Office of the Registrar and will be made available to any institution requesting them for evaluation purposes. Arrangements for Directed Readings must be completed on or before the Add/ Drop deadline.

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  • SPCH 2001 - Introduction to Public Speaking


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course provides an introduction to current theories of communication. An understanding of effective communication and its potential is promoted through participation in a variety of speaking situations. Opportunity is given for group discussion; audience analysis; development of good listening habits and how to research, organize and prepare various types of speeches.

    GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 2

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  • SPCH 2003 - Delivery Techniques for Presentation


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course is designed to develop vocal techniques and polish fundamental delivery skills. Specifically it provides the student with skills in voice, verbal and non-verbal delivery, including; breathing, resonance, tone, articulation, vocal variety and body language. Practice will include voice testing, manuscript reading, memorization and group presentation.

    GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 2

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  • SPCH 2005 - Oral Tradition, Narration, and Story-Telling


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    Students will develop skills in storytelling by examining the elements of communication essential to the storytelling event. This performance based class will focus on developing the visual and aural elements necessary to share the narrator’s words and illustrate the images in the story. Vocal expression, characterization and body language, including gesturing and facial expression, will be studied.

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  • SPCH 2007 - Professional Speaking


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course in Public Speaking will concentrate on the development of the student’s presentation style in the business arena. Emphasis is on the diversity of verbal and non-verbal delivery techniques in various situations including; interviews, business proposals, report reading, internet conferencing, impromptu speaking, training presentations and group forum.

    GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 2

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  • SPCH 3001 - Persuasive Speaking


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course is designed for the advanced speaker who wants to develop the art of persuasion further. Students will learn techniques for developing subject matter for different types of persuasive speeches, reasoning, ethics, and the necessary delivery techniques needed to convince, motivate, market, and sell ideas and products with greater success.

    Prerequisite(s): SPCH 2001 .
    GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 3

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  • SPCH 3009 - Great Speakers, Great Speeches

    (formerly SPCH 2009)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    Students will discover how, from the inception of democracy to modern times, society has been shaped and influenced by oratory and rhetoric. Drawing on the components of the art of rhetoric, and using classical, literary, and political examples, the course will investigate and analyse the speaking styles of great speakers and their speeches, and their effects on the values, beliefs, and identities of cultures and societies.

    Prerequisite(s): GNED 1401 , GNED 1403 , or GNED 1404 .
    GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 3

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Sport and Recreation Management

  
  • SRMG 1400 - Organization and Administration of Sport

    (formerly HPED 1400)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course provides an examination of the role, function and relationships of the administrator of athletic programs, their responsibilities to the athlete, coach, spectators, sponsor and the program. It is designed to give a philosophical overview as well as practical administrative skills to the sports and athletic program administrator.

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  • SRMG 2440 - Community Development

    (formerly HPED 2440)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course examines the model of community development and how it is used to empower individuals and communities. The recreation practitioner as a facilitator of community action will be the focus.

    Prerequisite(s): HPED 1640 .
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  • SRMG 3400 - Facility and Event Management

    (formerly HPED 3400)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course focuses on both the facility development and management of facilities including a focus on strategies for organizing and managing special events. This course will provide a viable and practical how-to approach to facility management, development, and the organization of special events in physical activity and sport.

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  • SRMG 5400 - Issues in Sport and Recreation Management

    (formerly HPED 5400)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course addresses the constantly evolving nature of the field of sport and recreation. Students will research, study and discuss the issues and trends that impact the profession. To successfully meet the requirements of this course, students must demonstrate an ability to review and critique examples of research related to the field.

    Prerequisite(s): HPED 3050  or PHED 3150  or consent of the department.
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Undergraduate Studies

  
  • UGST 1001 - Effective Learning in the Undergraduate Context


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Blended, Lecture
    Effective Learning in the Undergraduate Context provides students with opportunities to increase their knowledge of effective learning, enhance their use of strategies, and reflect on their learning. Activities and assignments in a collaborative classroom setting will facilitate the application of concepts from research to the students’ own learning.

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  • UGST 1002 - Change, Challenge and Choice: The University Context and Beyond


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Blended, Lecture
    This course presents current research and strategies related to effective coping in a rapidly-changing world. Topics such as stress, effective coping, relating and working well with others, and putting change in perspective are included. Lectures, discussions, and assignments are intended to emphasize the applicability of what students are learning to experiences they are likely to encounter during their lives, and particularly as students in the university setting.

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  • UGST 1003 - Introductory University Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course provides an introduction to mathematical reasoning, focusing on effective thinking and problem solving. The topics covered, such as Number Contemplation, Infinity, Geometry, Probability and Risk, will cultivate students capacities for mathematical thinking.

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  • UGST 1004 - Financial Literacy and the Law in Student Life


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course introduces students to the fundamentals of personal finance, risk management, and the Canadian legal system. Topics covered will be principles for managing personal finance, including tuition, tax strategies, student loans, credit, insurance, and property ownership; and legal concepts, including contracts, bankruptcy, and basic rights and responsibilities of, and entitlements flowing from, citizenship. This course aims to develop and enhance a student’s knowledge, discipline, and capacity for effective decision-making in financial and legal matters during and beyond the university experience, regardless of the student’s field of study and future career.

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Women’s & Gender Studies

  
  • WGST 1172 - Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies

    (formerly WMST 1172)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    An interdisciplinary study of major gender issues confronting Canadians. Topics may include: Canadian feminist movements in historical perspective, health, sexuality, work issues (such as equal pay, unemployment, pensions and the impact of technology), family issues and the gendered dynamics of Canadian politics.

    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2

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  • WGST 2205 - Global Gender Issues

    (formerly WMST 2205)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    An interdisciplinary study of gender issues in a global context. Themes may include the impact of economic globalization; citizenship, migration and refugee issues; the global sex industry; women and HIV; militarization and nationalism; and, transnational feminist alliances for social change.

    Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172  or any 2000 level Women’s & Gender Studies course.
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2

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  • WGST 2207 - Contemporary Issues in Women’s & Gender Studies

    (formerly WMST 2207)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    A survey and analysis of gender issues in their contemporary social context. Topic(s) and theme(s) will vary by term and instructor.

    Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172  or any 2000 level Women’s & Gender Studies course.
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2

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  • WGST 2221 - Women and Health

    (formerly WMST 2221)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course will examine women’s experiences of physical and psychological health, of perceptions and treatment of women in health care systems, and of the role of women as health care providers in families and society. Examples will come primarily, but not exclusively, from the Canadian context.

    Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172  or any 2000 level Women’s & Gender Studies course.
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3

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  • WGST 2239 - Gender and Popular Culture

    (formerly WMST 2239)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course will introduce students to feminist and postmodern theoretical perspectives on gender and popular culture. Selected themes may include gender and spectatorship; representing difference; advertising as ideological practice; cyberbodies and technoculture; and subculture and cultural resistance.

    Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172  or any 2000 level Women’s & Gender Studies course.
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3

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  • WGST 2283 - Women and Aging

    (formerly WMST 2283)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course will examine the reality and variation in women’s lives as they age. The focus will be on Canadian society in social and historical context, but comparisons and examples will be taken from other societies.

    Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172  or any 2000 level Women’s & Gender Studies course.
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3

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  • WGST 3199 - Directed Readings


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Directed Reading
    Subject to the approval of the Chair. Directed Readings are intended to provide a more flexible approach for students who want to pursue and receive credit in areas of study which are of particular interest to them. Two Directed Reading courses can be used for graduation purposes but they must be in different disciplines. A Directed Reading cannot replicate an existing course. The objectives of the Directed Reading course(s) must be filed in the Office of the Registrar and will be made available to any institution requesting them for evaluation purposes. Arrangements for Directed Readings must be completed on or before the Add/ Drop deadline.

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  • WGST 3301 - Feminist Theories

    (formerly WMST 3301)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course provides an introduction to Western European and North American feminist writings and their relationship to women’s movements from the 17th to the early 21st centuries. The effects of historical ideas about gender, race, class and sexuality on early feminist analyses and visions of social change will be considered.

    Prerequisite(s): One of WGST 1172 , WGST 2205 , WGST 2221 , WGST 2239 , WGST 2283  or WGST 3302 .
    Note: Students will receive credit for only one of Women’s & Gender Studies 2207 and 3301.

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  • WGST 3302 - Feminist Research and Methods

    (formerly WMST 3302)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course is a feminist examination of the connections between epistemology, method and methodology. This course explores a range of approaches taken by feminist researchers when rethinking traditional analytic paradigms in order to create distinctly feminist models to guide their work.

    Prerequisite(s): WGST 1172 .
    Recommended Preparation: WGST 3301  or any 2000 level Women’s & Gender Studies course.
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  • WGST 3309 - Contemporary Feminist Debates

    (formerly WMST 3309)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course examines contemporary debates among feminists in Canada and around the world. We will compare concerns about the global situation of women, as articulated by international bodies such as the United Nations, with concerns articulated by feminists in different parts of the world. Course topics will shift to reflect the continuous and dynamic evolution of feminist thought and activism in contemporary social and political contexts.

    Prerequisite(s): One of WGST 1172 , WGST 2205 , WGST 2221 , WGST 2239 , WGST 2283 .
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3

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  • WGST 3310 - Colonization/Decolonization

    (formerly WMST 3310)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course uses gender-based analysis and a mixture of feminist, postcolonial, Marxist and psychoanalytic theory to examine nineteenth and twentieth century colonialism and decolonization efforts. Among the key themes explored in the course are the gendered characteristics of imperial conquest, racial fetishism, technologies of violence, and gender and nationalism.

    Prerequisite(s): WGST 1172 .
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3

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  • WGST 3311 - Gender, Race & Representation

    (formerly WMST 3311)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    Using a combination of feminist critical race and post-colonial theoretical approaches, this course will examine how racialized gender identities are constructed, contested and negotiated in and through Canadian popular culture. Various strategies aimed at challenging dominant codes of intercultural representation will be considered in terms of their potential to foster more empowering identities for people of colour.

    Prerequisite(s): One of WGST 1172 , WGST 2205 , WGST 2239  or consent of the department.
    GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 3

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  • WGST 3345 - Sex, Gender and the Body

    (formerly WMST 3345)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course will examine the diverse and historically varying relationships forged between biological sex, culturally formulated discourses of masculinity and femininity, and the sexed body. Topic areas will include: scientific discourse and medical research, health care, popular culture, body image, religious practices, and violent conflict.

    Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172  or any 2000 level Women’s & Gender Studies course.
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3

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  • WGST 3346 - Gender, Culture and Technology

    (formerly WMST 3346)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course will examine the power relations structuring the development and use of technology. This course explores the interplay between gender, race, class and various technologies on the everyday lives of women, both locally and globally. The problems and possibilities associated with technological development will be considered.

    Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172  or any 2000 level Women’s & Gender Studies course.
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3

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  • WGST 3850 - Advanced Special Topics in Women’s & Gender Studies

    (formerly WMST 3850)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    The specific content of the course will vary by term and instructor. Possible topics include but are not limited to: feminist perspectives on war and militarism, celebrity feminists, ecofeminisms, feminist approaches to development and globalisation, psychoanalytic feminisms, the intersections of feminist and queer theories, and feminist debates regarding prostitution and sex work.

    Prerequisite(s): One of WGST 1172 , WGST 2205 , WGST 2221 , WGST 2239 , WGST 2283 .
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3

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  • WGST 4199 - Directed Readings


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Directed Reading
    Subject to the approval of the Chair. Directed Readings are intended to provide a more flexible approach for students who want to pursue and receive credit in areas of study which are of particular interest to them. Two Directed Reading courses can be used for graduation purposes but they must be in different disciplines. A Directed Reading cannot replicate an existing course. The objectives of the Directed Reading course(s) must be filed in the Office of the Registrar and will be made available to any institution requesting them for evaluation purposes. Arrangements for Directed Readings must be completed on or before the Add/ Drop deadline.

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  • WGST 4401 - Advanced Studies in Feminist Theories

    (formerly WMST 4401)
    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
    This course offers advanced students an opportunity to explore in breadth and depth the intellectually dynamic evolution of one particular feminist theorist and/or body of thought within the broad range of available feminist theories. Potential topics could include: post-colonial and transnational perspectives, ecofeminisms, indigenous feminisms, queer theories, and feminist approaches to world politics.

    Prerequisite(s): WGST 3301  or WGST 1172  and one of WGST 2205 , WGST 2221 , WGST 2239 , WGST 2283  or consent of the instructor.
    GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 3

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