XII. Course Descriptions
Arts and Sciences
Dean's Office, College of Arts
Registration in ASCI* courses is limited to students in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program.
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ASCI*1010 Society and Science II: Current Issues W (3-0) [0.50]
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| This interdisciplinary course examines scientific and technological activities in modern society, including a number of current controversies. Case studies and debates will be used to examine the multiplicity of impacts and reactions to these activities. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*1000
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. |
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ASCI*2000 Modes of Inquiry and Communication Across Disciplines F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| This course considers the process of inquiry and quest for knowledge in the natural and applied sciences, and the social sciences and humanities as they are constituted as disciplines within the modern university. The course will consider the social forces that shape inquiry, including funding for research, and consider the communication of findings, both inside and outside the academy. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*1000
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. |
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ASCI*3000 Arts and Sciences Community Project W (0-3) [0.50]
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| This course integrates the curricular, co-curricular and cross-disciplinary strands of the Arts and Sciences program through continued academic study and its application, modification, and critique in a community context. Students will conduct research and seminars on a selected topic while simultaneously completing a placement in a community agency appropriate to that topic. (See the B.A.S. program website for topics.) |
| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*2000
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| Restriction(s): |
ASCI*3100. Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. |
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ASCI*3100 Case Studies in Arts and Sciences Research F (3-0) [0.50]
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| This variable-content course introduces students to case studies in the integration of academic knowledge and practices with social movements, investigating the ways in which cultural, social, and scientific endeavours meet to work on real-world problems. The course may contain both historical and current case studies. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*2000
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| Restriction(s): |
ASCI*3000. Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. |
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ASCI*3700 Independent Studies in Arts/Sciences S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| This course offers an opportunity for individual students to pursue unique curricular opportunities when they arise and are approved as appropriate to B.A.S. students (e.g., independent reading and/or research under a faculty member's supervision in a research lab or program; a course taken while studying on exchange or abroad; a course developed in conjunction with experiential learning situations, etc.). See the B.A.S. website for learning contracts and other requirements that must be completed well in advance to permit registration for independent studies. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
A minimum of 9.00 credits. |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. Instructor consent required. |
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ASCI*4000 Arts and Sciences Honours Seminar F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| This senior-level integrating course builds on the principles learned in ASCI*2000, and requires research into an area of investigation relevant to the interdisciplinary focus of the program. Students will examine a topic from multiple theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, explore appropriate methodological approaches, prepare working bibliographies and annotations, and report on research. Students who take ASCI*4010 will build on work completed in ASCI*4000. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
12.00 credits including ASCI*2000
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. |
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ASCI*4010 Arts and Sciences Honours Research Seminar W (3-0) [0.50]
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| Under faculty supervision students will plan, develop, peer-edit and complete a major paper on a research topic developed in ASCI*4000 or revised therefrom. Designed to function as a senior-level writing seminar, this course is particularly recommended to students who plan to pursue graduate study and who have a cumulative average of at least 75%. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*4000
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. |
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ASCI*4020 Topics in Arts and Sciences Research F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| This variable-content course provides a senior-level seminar experience in the conduct, presentation, and writing of research relevant to the interdisciplinary core of the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. (See the B.A.S. website for topics.) |
| Prerequisite(s): |
12.00 credits including ASCI*2000
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. |
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ASCI*4030 Topics in Arts and Sciences Research F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| This variable-content course provides a senior-level seminar experience in the conduct, presentation, and writing of research relevant to the interdisciplinary core of the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. (See the B.A.S. website for topics.) |
| Prerequisite(s): |
12.00 credits including ASCI*2000
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. |
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ASCI*4700 Independent Studies in Arts/Sciences S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| This course offers an opportunity for individual students to pursue unique curricular opportunities when they arise and are approved as appropriate to B.A.S. students (e.g., independent reading and/or research under a faculty member's supervision in a research lab or program; a course taken while studying on exchange or abroad; a course developed in conjunction with experiential learning situations, etc.) See the B.A.S. website for learning contracts and other requirements that must be completed well in advance to permit registration for independent studies. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
A minimum of 14.00 credits. |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. Instructor consent required. |
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ASCI*4710 Independent Studies in Arts/Sciences S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
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| This course continues work undertaken in ASCI*4700, and will normally be planned in concert with planning for ASCI*4700. This course offers an opportunity for individual students to pursue unique curricular opportunities when they arise and are approved as appropriate to B.A.S. students. See the B.A.S. website for learning contracts and other requirements that must be completed well in advance to permit registration for independent studies. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*4700
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| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree program. Instructor consent required. |
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