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ACCN 5505 - Critical Care Nursing: Pathophysiology
(3 credits) Distance delivery Online
Principles of physiology, first addressed in Advanced Studies in Critical Care Nursing 5501 are applied to critical illness. Emphasis is placed on breathing, circulation, neurologic renal and body defence of the critically ill to illustrate organ dysfunction and illness experiences. Therapeutics for each of the five systems are discussed including mechanical ventilation and pharmacotherapy.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): ACCN 5501 or approval of department chair.
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ACCN 5507 - Pharmacology for the Acutely III
(3 credits) Distance delivery Online
Principles and physiological mechanisms related to pharmacology are addressed. Emphasis is placed on a thorough understanding of major drug categories and current medications frequently used for the acutely ill patient. Pharmacological considerations are addressed in relation to management and prevention of complications.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): ACCN 5501 or approval of department chair.
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ACCN 5531 - Critical Care Nursing and Emergency Nursing: Assessment
(3 credits) Distance delivery Online
Examines various aspects of assessment within a physiologic systems framework, particular to acute/critically ill patients. Emphasizes analysis and integration of physical, laboratory and computer derived findings.
Note: Transfer credit for this course may be given to students who have national certification in either Critical Care or Emergency Nursing.
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ACCN 5551 - Emergency Nursing - Pathophysiology
(3 credits) Distance delivery Online
Provides a thorough review of physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms and their relationships to human body systems across the age span. Facilitates study of mechanisms underlying selected clinical conditions that are common and/or emergent in the emergency setting. Uses pathophysiology as a basis for understanding clinical conditions in order to guide relevant history taking, assessment and management of patients with these conditions.
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ACCN 5553 - Emergency Nursing: Care of the Acutely Ill and Injured - Part A
(3 credits) Distance delivery Online
This is the first of a two-part course, which describes the nursing care of the acutely ill and injured patients in the emergency department. There is an emphasis on pathophysiology as a basis for assessing, triaging, planning, implementing and evaluating care (the nursing process). The course begins with a discussion of factors common to all patients and/or emergency departments. The remaining units focus on acute illnesses and injuries for selected body systems for adults. Special considerations for elderly and children are also presented. Illness and injuries are grouped according to the patient’s presenting complaint or predominant physiologic abnormality.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): ACCN 5531 and ACCN 5551 or approval of department chair.
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ACCN 5555 - Emergency Nursing: Care of the Acutely Ill and Injured - Part B
(3 credits)
This is the second of a two-part course series on emergency nursing. As with part A, the nursing process and pathophysiology are the basis for the management of adults and children with illnesses and injuries affecting the body systems not previously discussed. Additional topics include management of other emergencies along with evidence based practice and multisystem/multitrauma disorders.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): ACCN 5531 , ACCN 5551 and ACCN 5553 or approval of department chair.
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ACCN 5581 - Critical Care Nursing: Clinical
(6 credits) 210 hours practicum Practicum
The clinical practicum provides the student with opportunities to integrate and apply critical care skills and theory in clinical practice. Students gain hands-on experience with a variety of assessment and clinical interventions. Nurses with critical care experience may apply for prior learning credit.
Prerequisite(s): ACCN 5501 , ACCN 5505 and ACCN 5531 and approval of the department chair.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): ACCN 5507 .
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ACCN 5591 - Emergency Nursing: Clinical
(6 credits) 210 hours practicum Practicum
This clinical practicum provides the student with opportunities to integrate and apply emergency nursing theory and skills in the clinical setting. Students gain hands-on experience with a variety of assessment and clinical interventions. Nurses with emergency experience may apply for prior learning credit.
Prerequisite(s): ACCN 5531 , ACCN 5551 , ACCN 5553 , ACCN 5555 and approval of the department chair.
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Accounting |
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ACCT 2121 - Financial Accounting Concepts
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This course provides an introduction to accounting principles and the accounting cycle. Topics include fundamental concepts such as accounting principles, assumptions, constraints, and the preparation and reporting of financial information to investors, managers, and others. Emphasis is on financial statement preparation and analysis.
Note: Only one of ACCT 2120 and ACCT 2121 may be used for graduation purposes from the BBA
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ACCT 3220 - Financial Accounting Practices
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This course builds on the concepts and skills learned in introductory accounting and prepares the student for the more conceptual approach required for Intermediate Accounting. Students learn to apply the accounting framework, and further develop skills for recording transactions and events, and analyzing financial statements. Topics include revenue recognition, long-term liabilities, partnership accounting, shareholders’ equity, investments, and the cash flow statement.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2121
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ACCT 3221 - Intermediate Accounting I
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This course examines issues and problems related to GAAP for income determination and revenue recognition. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Accounting standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) relating to recognition, measurement, and financial statement presentation of assets are addressed.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 3220
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ACCT 3224 - Management Accounting I
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This course provides an introduction to the nature, scope and use of managerial accounting. Topics include: management planning and control, inventory and cost flows, standard costs and variance analysis, budgeting, cost-volume profit analysis, relevant costs and decision making.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2121
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ACCT 3227 - Oil and Gas Accounting
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
Students are provided with an introduction to the accounting principles and practices associated with oil and gas exploration and production. The impact of income and other taxes on the industry is also considered.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 3224
Recommended Preparation: GEOL 1151
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ACCT 3228 - Management Accounting II
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course examines various costing methods and analytical tools used by management accountants to provide information and recommendations relevant to short-term and long-term decision making. Topics covered include capital budgeting, cost and revenue allocation, profitability variances, process costing, and inventory management.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 3224
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ACCT 3320 - Accounting Applications
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This course provides students with skills, which are critical to managing a business. The student who successfully completes this course will have a general knowledge of partnership and corporate accounting. In addition, the student will be exposed to cash flow analysis as an analytical tool, working capital management, selected personal and corporate taxation issues, and the construction of the appropriate systems to ensure internal accounting controls are in place. Students learn to maintain computerized accounting records, prepare computerized personal tax returns and file GST returns and payroll submissions.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2121
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ACCT 4222 - Intermediate Accounting II
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This course provides an in-depth analysis of accounting theory and principles related to the reporting of short-term and long-term liabilities, leases, pensions, corporate income taxes, shareholders’ equity, complex financial instruments, earnings per share, the cash flow statement, and accounting changes and error analysis. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) relating to recognition, measurement, and financial statement presentation of liabilities and equity are addressed.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 3221
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ACCT 4225 - Principles of Auditing
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course examines the role of the internal or external auditor in business and explores the legal and ethical environment of auditing. Emphasis is placed on methods and procedures used in auditing and reporting as they relate to specific financial statement areas such as assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, and expenses. Other topics covered include internal control, risk and materiality, and the auditor’s responsibility with respect to fraud.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 3221
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ACCT 4280 - Introduction to Personal and Corporate Income Tax
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This course covers Canadian income tax laws affecting individuals and corporations. Topics include the computation of individual and corporate income tax, taxable income, taxes payable, corporate distributions, taxation of capital gains,and the preparation of corporate and personal tax returns.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 3220
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ACCT 4381 - Advanced Financial Accounting
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This is a senior level course in financial accounting, which covers the following areas: intercompany investments, joint ventures, accounting for not-for-profit organizations, and translation of foreign currency transactions and financial statements.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 4222
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ACCT 4382 - Advanced Managerial Accounting
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This course examines advanced management accounting practices designed to help managers formulate and implement new strategies, motivate and evaluate organizational performance, and achieve operational excellence. This course emphasizes current management accounting practices within a variety of business environments using a case approach. These practices include the theory of constraints, activity-based management, cost-based decision making, and the balanced scorecard.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 3228 and ACCT 4222
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ACCT 4403 - Accounting Theory
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course provides an overview of contemporary accounting theory and research, and explores how these theories and research are applied in the development and practice of the accounting profession. Emerging, thought-provoking issues in the field of accounting are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 3221 and ACCT 3224
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ACCT 5370 - Advanced Topics in Accounting
(3 Credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This capstone course in Accounting integrates concepts learned in earlier core accounting courses with accounting theory, corporate governance, strategy, sustainability, corporate social responsibility and business ethics. A case-analysis approach is used to identify issues relating to financial and managerial accounting, audit and taxation, evaluate alternatives and exercise professional judgment in making recommendations. Students will apply advanced financial statement analysis to the corporate annual report and critically examine the application of the accounting rules and policies by the company.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 4222 , ACCT 4225 and ACCT 4280
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ACOM 2011 - Directed Field Studies I - Journalism
(15 credits) 16 weeks, work-term project Work Term
Students in the Journalism stream of the Bachelor of Communications Degree program will complete a Directed Field Study in a workplace setting, and work in a print, broadcast or other journalism milieu.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of a minimum 45 credits (or consent of the department) with a minimum grade of C in all required courses and a minimum overall Grade Point Average of 2.00; and have successfully completed ACOM 3345 - Journalist’s Workplace I Directed Field Study preparation, and have consent of the department.
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ACOM 2251 - Introduction to Fund Development
(3 credits)
This course is designed for programmers and managers working in the nonprofit sector who will need basic understanding and skills in fund development to support their organization and/or community. Through in-class discussion, small group work, and assignments, students will learn the planning and implementation of fund development and understand it as an integral part of an organization’s business plan.
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ACOM 3011 - Directed Field Studies II - Journalism
(15 credits) 16 weeks Work Term
Students in the Bachelor of Communications - Journalism degree program will complete a second Directed Field Study in a print, broadcast, or other journalism milieu.
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ACOM 3013 - Directed Field Studies II - Public Relations
(15 credits) 16 weeks Work Term
Students in the Bachelor of Communications - Public Relations degree program will complete a second Directed Field Studies in an organizational setting. Students in Public Relations will work with industry professionals in the corporate, public and non-profit sectors of industry.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of ACOM 2013 and a minimum of 45 credits or consent of the department with a minimum grade of C in all required courses and a minimum overall GPA. of 2.00.
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AIRF 1101 - Introduction to Aviation Navigation
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course introduces students to aviation navigation in preparation for their Commercial Pilot’s License. It is designed in part to provide students with the knowledge to not only achieve the Transport Canada requirements respecting navigation and aviation operations but to develop a broader understanding of air navigation.
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AIRF 1109 - Introduction to Aviation Meteorology (Introductory)
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course meets the meteorology requirements for the Department of Transport Commercial Pilot’s Licence, basic meteorology as it applies to aviation and the ability to interpret weather information for pilots as supplied by Atmospheric Environment Services.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Aviation program or Instructor’s permission.
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AIRF 1130 - Aircraft Engines
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is designed to give students a theoretical, practical and working knowledge of an aircraft piston engine and its ancillary controls. Students will also be introduced to the turbo prop and turbo jet engine.
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AIRF 2101 - Aviation History and Air Law
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is a wide-ranging examination of the Aviation regulations, including the structure of the regulatory system, the organization of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and the rules of the air. Students will also explore the historical context of the regulatory and legal environment. In addition, the course explores the implications of the legal issues that confront pilots and the airline industry.
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AIRF 2111 - Aeronautics, Industry and Flight Operations
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is aimed at developing students’ understanding of the aviation industry, flight operations and aeronautics. Topics include physics of flight, aircraft identification, professional conduct,pilot decision making, and the present state of the industry.
Prerequisite(s): AIRF 1101
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AIRF 2209 - Advanced Aviation Meteorology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course prepares students for the meteorological portion of the Instrument Flying Test. It deals with practical flight planning problems, both low level and high level. Upon successful completion of the course students should have a good grounding in practical meteorological problems confronting an aircraft captain.
Prerequisite(s): AIRF 1109
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AIRF 3202 - Multi-Engine Instrument Rating and GPS
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is designed to introduce students to the theory and practice of advanced instrument flying and GPS systems. They will be exposed to IFR navigation and the air law respecting instrument flying. The material in Transport Canada’s Study and Reference Guide for Instrument Rating will also be covered through lectures.
Prerequisite(s): AIRF 2111
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AIRF 3206 - Advanced Operations, GPS and Crew Coordination
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is designed to give students advanced knowledge of aircraft operations, performance, and navigation. Students will also be taught the theory and practice of multi-crew operations and Standard Operating Procedures.
Prerequisite(s): AIRF 3202
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AIRF 3242 - Human Factors and Aviation Safety
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course examines current issues related to aviation safety. Of primary interest are human factors as they apply to pilots, air traffic control, managers, and other related parties. The impact of human factors on aviation safety will be investigated. Aviation psychology and physiology will be discussed, and strategies for successful pilot decision-making will be developed. Case studies will involve both Air Transport Category and General Aviation aircraft situations. The transportation of dangerous goods and accident investigation will be introduced.
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ANTH 1101 - Introduction to Primatology and Human Evolution
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course will consider human evolution, the role of biosocial phenomena in the evolution of physical structure and social behaviour, and the origins and development of culture.
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 2
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ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
This course is a survey of major topic areas in Biological Anthropology including human evolution, Mendelian and population genetics, osteology, and human variation. In the laboratory portion of this course, students will engage in applied exercises for each of the given areas.
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ANTH 1103 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is a cross-cultural exploration of the nature of human culture and society: its elements, variability and perpetuation. Topics will include symbolism and meaning, subsistence strategies, sex and gender, kinship, social organization, and political, economic, and religious institutions.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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ANTH 1104 - Introduction to Archaeology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
This course introduces the basic principles used in archaeological exploration throughout the world. In lecture and lab settings, students will study and use the processes with which archaeologists work in the field, including mapping and site location methods, excavation practices and artifact processing, artifact and site interpretation, and principles of cultural heritage management.
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ANTH 1105 - Ancient Peoples and Places
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course provides a broad survey of Old and New World archaeology from the emergence of humans and the development of culture from hunting/gathering to agriculture and ancient complex societies.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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ANTH 1106 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course explores the anthropological study of language, culture, and communication. Topics will include the origin, evolution and socio-historical development of languages, the structure of language, comparative analysis and classification of languages, the impact of language and culture on one another, how language is used in particular socio-cultural contexts, and a brief survey of field methods, analytical methods, and theory.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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ANTH 2111 - Biological Anthropology of South Asia
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course offers an overview of prehistoric human dispersals, trends in human evolution, and biological variation among South Asian populations. Emphasis will be placed upon the fossil record, archaeological evidence, and recent morphological, genetic and linguistic diversity of South Asians.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1101 or ANTH 1102 or consent of the department.
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 3
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ANTH 2121 - Field Studies in Anthropology
(3 credits) 3 week field school Field Work
This course provides an opportunity to examine selected topics in anthropology through field studies, where students will engage in the application of anthropological concepts, methods and techniques. As a variable content course, the specific topic and location will be announced each time this course is offered.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the department.
Note: Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel associated with the field school experience.
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ANTH 2204 - Archaeology of North America
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is a general survey of the prehistory of the North American continent north of Mexico, beginning with the earliest evidence for human occupation in the western hemisphere and ending with the period of European contact. Selected geographical and cultural areas include the Arctic, the Northwest Coast, California, the Southwest, the Eastern Woodlands, and the Prairie-Plains.
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ANTH 2206 - Cross-Cultural Communication and Business
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course explores ways in which differences in cultural patterns of communication affect interaction between business parties, particularly those of differing cultural/national/ethnic backgrounds.
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ANTH 2213 - Contemporary Aboriginal Issues in Canada
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course considers the history of Aboriginal-state relations, the development of “Indian policy” in Canada and socio-cultural and legal aspects of current issues (such as land claims treaties, status of women, human rights, and expression of aboriginal identity and stereotyping of Aboriginal people) that various Aboriginal groups define as central to their existence and cultural survival.
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ANTH 2214 - Ethnography of the Northwest Coast
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is a survey of the aboriginal cultures of the Northwest Coast. Initial topics include prehistory, language, subsistence and settlement patterns, material culture, social organization, religion, ceremonial life and traditional art and mythology. Subsequent discussion will focus on European contact and colonization, social change, and major contemporary issues such as aboriginal rights, land claims and the environment.
Recommended Preparation: At least one 1000-level course in Anthropology, Archaeology, Psychology or Sociology.
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ANTH 2215 - Archaeology of the Levant
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course examines four successive phases of civilization and its development within Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Israel and Jordan, from the third millennium BC through the decline of Roman domination during the third century AD. The emphasis is on understanding the characteristics of those civilizations, and how each civilization responded to external cultural influences from its rise to its demise.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 1104 or ANTH 1105 or ANTH 2225
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ANTH 2218 - Culture and Society in Contemporary India
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is a selective survey of contemporary India with an emphasis on the ways that colonialism, globalization and the media have intersected with and shaped contemporary Indian life and the identities of the Indian populace. Topics include religion, family, gender, the partition of India, nationalism, and the Indian diaspora.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 2221 - Hot Topics in Human Evolution
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is designed to help students think critically about contemporary controversial topics dealing with biological and cultural origins of our early human ancestors of Africa, Eurasia, and Australia between 5 million and 40,000 years ago. Topics may include molecular advances, new hominin fossil discoveries, bipedalism, sexual dimorphism, behavioural reconstructions, and archaeological site interpretation.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1101 or ANTH 1102 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 2225 - Ancient Civilizations
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course critically examines the theories and facts behind what is meant by “civilization”, the origins of agriculture and its impact on social complexity. The focus is on several of the earliest civilizations in both the Old and New World, including the Sumerians of Mesopotamia, the Harappans of the Indus Valley, Old Kingdom Egypt, China, the Andes, and the Maya of Mesoamerica.
Prerequisite(s): Any one of ANTH 1101 , ANTH 1102 , ANTH 1103 , ANTH 1104 , ANTH 1105 , or consent of the department.
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ANTH 2229 - Anthropology of “Race”
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This discussion-based course takes a critical examination of historical and modern anthropological perspectives on the biological term “race”. Historically, race in a Biological Anthropology context examines the classification of modern human physical variation. Today this context has expanded including the impact of genetic variation, biological determinism of race and racial definitions of ancient human ancestors.
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ANTH 2231 - The Anthropology of Gender
(3 credits) 3 hour lecture Lecture
This course is a comparative analysis of gender as a central feature of social identity and social relations of power. Biological, archaeological, feminist and post-modern approaches to the understanding of women’s and men’s experiences in their historical and cultural varieties form the basis of the course. Case studies will be drawn from western and non-western cultures around the world.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 2233 - The Anthropology of Religion
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course surveys anthropological approaches to the study of religion. Topics will include religious specialists, such as shamans, sorcerers and priests; practices such as witchcraft, sacrifice, spirit possession, and healing; the role of religion and religious rituals in various cultures; and the ways in which religious belief and practice responds to and promotes social and cultural change.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 2241 - Ethnography in Anthropology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
Ethnography (“writing culture”) is central to the discipline of Anthropology. Through the reading of complete ethnographic works and critical treatises on ethnography, students will explore the entirety of the ethnographic enterprise: how ethnography allows unique insights into specific cultures, how ethnographic research is designed and carried out, how ethnographic texts are constructed, and how ethnographic representations have been responded to and interpreted.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or ANTH 1106 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 2243 - Anthropology Through Film
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course takes a historical and theoretical perspective of ethnographic film, the visual medium through which anthropologists and filmmakers have “captured” and presented human cultural experience for almost 100 years. Students will engage in a critical analysis of the representations presented in ethnographic film and consider relationships between the development of the ethnographic film genre and the development of Anthropology as a whole.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 2251 - Gifts and Commodities
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course will examine the political and culturally embedded nature of economies by undertaking a comparative analysis of production, distribution and consumption in small-scale and complex societies. There will be a focus on the effects of global capitalism upon local economic systems.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 2255 - An Ethnographic Survey of Native North America
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course provides an overview of native cultures of North America, examining relationships among subsistence and settlement patterns, material culture, social and political organization, ideological structures, ceremonial life, mythology and art. Because of the number and diversity of native peoples in North America, “typical” groups from each culture area will form the basis of description and analysis.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 1103
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ANTH 2258 - Anthropology in the Public Eye
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This discussion-based course focuses on the public’s perception of Anthropology, not content of Anthropology itself. Students will take an anthropological perspective by critically examining and evaluating the relevance, and substance of current topics such as the role of the media, popular perspectives, public engagement, repatriation of mortuary remains, anthropological representation in museums, ethics, and the antiquities trade.
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ANTH 2270 - Archaeology of Egypt and the Nile Valley
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course provides an overview of the development of civilizations along the Nile. Beginning with hunter-gatherers, archaeological evidence will be reviewed detailing the transition to civilizations. Emphasis will be placed upon archaeological evidence, history and epigraphy in understanding the two major civilizations of the Nile Valley: Egypt and Kush.
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ANTH 2290 - Field Course in Archaeological Techniques I
(3 credits) 3 weeks field work Field Work
This course provides an introduction to the practical application of modern field techniques in Archaeology, including excavation and recording and analysis of sites, artifacts, and related materials. The course will require travel to an archaeological site, usually during the summer.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1104 and consent of the department.
Note: ANTH 2253 and ANTH 2290 cannot be used as partial credit for ANTH 2291 .
Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel associated with the field school experience.
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ANTH 2291 - Field Course in Archaeological Techniques II
(6 credits) 6 weeks field work Field Work
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the practical application of modern field techniques in archaeology, including excavation and recording and analysis of sites, artifacts, and related material. This course will require travel to an archaeological site, usually during the summer.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1104 and consent of the department.
Note: ANTH 2253 and ANTH 2290 cannot be used as partial credit for ANTH 2291.
Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel, associated with the field school experience.
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ANTH 3201 - Lithic Analysis
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
In this intensive course, students will develop an applied knowledge of analytical approaches in the interpretation of lithic (stone) materials found at archaeological sites. The focus is on the descriptive analysis of lithic forms including: typology versus technology, raw material identification, quantitative measurements, and various functional interpretations as applied to reconstructing ancient human life-ways.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1104 or consent of the department.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 3307
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ANTH 3205 - Anthropological Imaginings of Latin America
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is a selective survey of the ethnographic imaginings and representations of Latin America that have shaped anthropological knowledge, theory and methods. Topics may include post-colonialism, ethnography of violence, gendered identities and sexualities, religious expression, popular culture, and globalization.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 3302 - Ethnographic Methods
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This class will explore the ways in which ethnographic research is designed, carried out, and analyzed. A variety of ethnographic methods will be discussed, with an emphasis on conducting participant-observation and on in-depth interviewing. Under the guidance of the instructor, students will design, conduct, and report on an ethnographic project of their own choosing.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2241 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 3304 - Anthropological Perspectives on Globalization
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
Anthropologists study globalization to learn how the complex flows of people, goods, capital, and ideas that traverse the globe are understood, experienced, and negotiated by peoples in specific contexts. This class will explore the ways that living in a globalized world affects the lives, sensibilities, and identities of the inhabitants of the so-called “global village “.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or GNED 1301 or consent of the department.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3
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ANTH 3305 - History of Anthropology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course follows the historical development of Anthropology from early predecessors to its inception as an academic discipline in the nineteenth century and finally to present-day configurations. Emphasis will be placed on the creation of American and Canadian anthropology, the development of specialized approaches within the four fields of anthropology, and the impacts of feminism and postmodernism.
Prerequisite(s): One of ANTH 1103 or ANTH 1106 and one of ANTH 1102 or ANTH 1104 , or consent of the department.
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ANTH 3307 - Statistics for Anthropology
(3 credits) 1 hour lecture, 2 hours tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
This course offers an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistical techniques as applied to anthropological research. Through instruction and laboratory practice, students will develop a working knowledge of how statistical concepts can be used to correctly analyze, interpret, and evaluate research findings.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1102 or ANTH 1104 and ANTH 1103 or ANTH 1106 and one of the second year core courses ANTH 2225 , ANTH 2229 , or ANTH 2241 or consent of the department.
Recommended Preparation: Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2.
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ANTH 3309 - Ceramic Analysis
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
In this intensive survey course, students will develop a working knowledge of and approach to all aspects of current archaeological and contemporary ceramics research through lectures and hands-on labs. The course content is structured to lead directly into research design development for a study of ceramics within the student’s area, culture(s) and time period(s) of interest, from prehistoric to contemporary cultures worldwide, including ethnoarchaeology.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1104 , or consent of the department.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 3307
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ANTH 3311 - Practical Problems in Archaeological Interpretation
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
In this course students analyze and interpret data sets from archaeological sites worldwide, focusing on the interrelationships between theory, method, and interpretation. The student will develop a solid working knowledge of approaches on those data sets and their interpretation through a series of readings and exercises focused on data interpretation.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1104 and two Anthropology courses at the 2000 level, or consent of the department.
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ANTH 3317 - Anthropological Perspectives on Africa
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This seminar-based course examines the story of the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism in Africa from an ethnohistorical perspective, archaeological evidence and societal attitudes of “The Other.” Representations of Africans and their material culture are viewed through examples such as the Venus Hottentot, the Great Zimbabwe, plantation archaeology, and the Negro Burial Ground.
Prerequisite(s): Any of ANTH 1103 , ANTH 1105 , ANTH 2229 , or consent of the department.
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ANTH 3319 - Ethnography of the Great Plains
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is a comparative study of peoples of the Great Plains past and present. Focus is upon the material culture, settlement and subsistence patterns, language, social and political structures, gender roles, religion, world view, ritual and art of the indigenous peoples of the region. Anthropological and ethnohistorical sources will form the primary data, with a comparison to aboriginal sources.
Prerequisite(s): One of ANTH 1103 , ANTH 1104 , ANTH 1105 , or INST 1101 or consent of the department.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3
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ANTH 3321 - Human Osteology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
In this intensive lab-based course, students will identify and interpret human skeletal and dental remains using techniques in Biological Anthropology. Assessment of qualitative features, quantitative measurement analyses, and forensic approaches are central components of this field of study. Areas of focus will be functional anatomy, palaeopathology and applied osteology.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1102 or consent of the department.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 3307
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ANTH 3322 - Human Adaptation
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course examines the processes involved in interpreting modern human diversity. Emphasis is placed on biological adaptive responses to particular environments and the cultural influences affecting human diversity. Topics include heat and cold stress, high and low altitude adaptations, skin colour, and physical structure of the human body.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 and any one of ANTH 1101 , ANTH 1102 , or consent of the department.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 2229
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ANTH 3341 - Medical Anthropology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
Medical Anthropology explores beliefs, practices and experiences of health, illness and healing in cross-cultural perspective. Topics will include the role of healers, their patients, and the relationship between the two, the cultural aspects of biomedicine, the ways in which the members of different cultures experience, understand and treat illness, and the transformation of traditional medical systems in the face of globalization.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or consent of the department.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3
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ANTH 3342 - Perspectives on Discourse Tactics
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course examines cultural constructions of narrative and discourse. Topics include inter-tribal and inter-ethnic interaction; communication between genders and classes; discourse in institutional settings such as the courtroom, classroom and work settings; and discourse in the media.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or ANTH 1106 or consent of the department.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 2206
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ANTH 3379 - Urban Anthropology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is a study of tribalism, ethnicity, sub-cultures, social networks and related phenomena in urban societies. Attention will be paid to planning and applied urban Anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1103 or ANTH 1106 or consent of the department.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 2206
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3
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ANTH 4401 - Anthropological Theory
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course follows the development of anthropological theory from the inception of Anthropology as an academic discipline in the nineteenth century to contemporary theoretical configurations. Emphasis will be placed on the development of specialized approaches within the discipline. Examples and case studies will come from archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology and linguistic anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 3305 or consent of the department.
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ANTH 4451 - Advanced Topics in Biological Anthropology
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
The specific topic of this seminar will vary with the specialties of the faculty, while focusing on a developing area of interest in biological anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2229 or consent of the department.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 3305
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ANTH 5110 - Research Design and Professional Development
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
Students of Anthropology 5110, working under the one-on-one supervision of a full-time faculty member, will develop and publicly present a research proposal in anthropology. The proposed project plan will be carried out in the second required course for the Anthropology Honours stream, ANTH 5120 .
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 3305
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ANTH 5120 - Honours Thesis
(3 credits) Independent Study Independent Study
Anthropology Honours students are required to demonstrate their mastery of anthropological knowledge, including method and theory, by completing an independent written research project, culminating in an honours thesis.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 4401 and ANTH 5110
Note: These prerequisite courses must be successfully completed by or during the fall term of the student’s final year in the Anthropology Honours BA degree. Co-op students may be exempt from this timing requirement.
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ARTH 1101 - The History of Art: Prehistory to Renaissance
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course provides a critical overview of the visual arts from the Old Stone Age to the Renaissance. Students are offered a systematic study of aesthetics and the development of art styles which will enable them to develop a basic appreciation and understanding of art and its origins.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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ARTH 2205 - Hipsters, Tricksters and Adventurers
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course provides a chronological survey of the visual arts in Canada from 1870 to 1970. Topics may include: wilderness adventurers and voyageurs; Indigenous shamans and tricksters; modern hipsters and countercultural movements. Exploring a range of media and styles, classes offer in-depth knowledge of the varied themes and issues shaping Canadian art history.
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History course.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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ARTH 2207 - Provocative Themes in Art Explored
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course explores and interrogates some of the significant themes in art that have emerged across time. Themes such as art and power, class, revolution, and exoticism will be explored through a variety of sources. Artistic production including architecture, painting and sculpture will be examined to reveal thought-provoking connections across boundaries and time.
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History course.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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ARTH 2209 - History of Modern Art from 1850 to 1920
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course is a critical look at the major schools, movements and themes of modern art in Europe and North America from 1850 to 1920.
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History course.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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ARTH 3309 - Modern Architecture
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course focuses on developments in architecture from the mid-nineteenth century to 1960. The course will examine new architectural forms that emerged during this time, brought about by profound social, cultural, political and technical transformations.
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History course.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 3
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ARTH 3311 - Art, Revolution and Pop Culture
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
This course examines modern art from 1920 to 1970 in the eras of the world wars, revolution and radicalism. Some of the topics covered include: surrealism and the avant-guarde; abstract painting and sculpture; pop culture and mass media; and public art and political space.
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History course.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 3
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