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.
| ASCI*1010 Society and Science II: Current Issues W (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*1000 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the BAS degree program. |
| ASCI*2000 Modes of Inquiry and Communication Across Disciplines F (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*1000 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the BAS degree program. |
| ASCI*3000 Arts and Sciences Community Project F (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*2000 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the BAS degree program. |
| ASCI*3100 Case Studies in Arts and Sciences Research W (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*2000 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the BAS degree program. |
| ASCI*3200 Issues in Public Health S (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course examines the practice of public health in Canada, and throughout the world, with an emphasis on the impact of
social and political forces on matters relating to public health. As well, the course considers strategies for the delivery
of initiatives to safeguard the health of the public. (Offered in Distance Education only.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
8.50 credits |
| ASCI*3700 Independent Studies in Arts/Sciences S,F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
A minimum of 9.00 credits. |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the BAS degree program. Instructor consent required. |
| ASCI*4010 Arts and Sciences Honours Research Seminar W (3-0) [1.00] |
| Under faculty supervision students will devise and research a topic, and then plan, develop, peer-edit and complete a major
paper. 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%.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
12.00 credits, including (1 of ASCI*3000, ASCI*3100, ASCI*3200, ASCI*3700); cumulative average of 75%
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| Restriction(s): |
ASCI*4000 Registration in the BAS degree program.
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| ASCI*4020 Topics in Arts and Sciences Research F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
12.00 credits including ASCI*2000 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the BAS degree program. |
| ASCI*4030 Topics in Arts and Sciences Research F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
12.00 credits including ASCI*2000 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the BAS degree program. |
| ASCI*4700 Independent Studies in Arts/Sciences S,F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
A minimum of 14.00 credits. |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the BAS degree program. Instructor consent required. |
| ASCI*4710 Independent Studies in Arts/Sciences S,F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ASCI*4700 |
| Restriction(s): |
Registration in the BAS degree program. Instructor consent required. |
