Arts & Sciences (700.A0)

The course surveys a representative selection of literary works from ancient to modern times. We will attempt to understand and enjoy the works studied as works of genius in their own right. In addition, the course emphasizes the ethical dimensions of each work, how each work reveals crucial aspects of its own culture and period’s world-view, how each can be related to other fields of knowledge and human endeavour and other expressions of human self-awareness, and finally how each remains pertinent today. Click here to view courses list.

What are some of the landmarks of the Western quest for knowledge? We will examine the struggles of several philosophers and scientists in their attempts to provide a reliable way of understanding our world and finding answers to our questions. Click here to view courses list.

Students are required to successfully complete three (3) Physical Education courses to complete their DEC. Courses 109-101-MQ and 109-102-MQ may be taken in either order, but both must be successfully completed before registering in 109-103-MQ. Click here to view courses list.

This basic chemistry course will introduce the student to chemical concepts applicable to the work of a technologist. Topics covered include atomic structure, states of matter, solubility, ionic and non-ionic compounds, acids, bases and buffers. Practical application of purification techniques and use of basic instruments such as spectrophotometers and chromatography will prepare the student for the manufacturing courses.

This course includes a review of algebra and functions; limits; continuity; differentiation of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions; related rates; curve sketching; optimization problems; antiderivatives; definite integrals and areas.

The course will show the importance of historical heritage in the development of Western Civilization. It will describe the enduring economic, political, social, cultural and ideological components while situating these characteristic features of Western Civilization in time and space. There will be an emphasis on structures and ideological characteristics which will illustrate the continuity and ruptures in Western Civilization.

This course is designed to introduce students to outstanding achievements in the visual arts from antiquity to the end of the 20^th century with an emphasis on key masters and their works in each period. The course will look at the connection between art and other disciplines and fields of human activity such as the sciences, philosophy, literature, and religion.

This course continues the study of representative literary works. The course focuses on literature’s engagements with scientific ideas and on literary responses to developments in science and technology and the relationship of those developments to the world. Click here for course list.

Every student needs one of each of the Block “A” and Block “B” courses in order to complete their DEC. For each block, there are four levels of courses: Level 1 , Level 2 , Level 3 and Level 4.
Placement in the appropriate level of French is determined by the students’ high school marks. The French Department reserves the right to change the placement of a student upon written notice. Students take the Block “B” course at the same level as the Block “A” course.
If placement determines that students do not have a college level of proficiency in French, students may be required to take remedial courses to upgrade their knowledge of the language. Click here for courses list.

Students are required to successfully complete three (3) Physical Education courses to complete their DEC. Courses 109-101-MQ and 109-102-MQ may be taken in either order, but both must be successfully completed before registering in 109-103-MQ. Click here for courses list.

Prerequisite: 201-AS1
This course covers inverse trigonometric functions: graphs, differentiation, integrals involving inverse trigonometric functions; integration techniques: substitutions, trigonometric integrals, integration by parts, partial fractions; l’Hôpital’s Rule and indeterminate forms; improper integrals; applications of integration: areas between curves, volumes; sequences, series and convergence tests; power series; Taylor and Maclaurin series.

Oriented towards the achievement of scientific and chemical literacy, this course examines physical reality through the eyes of a chemist, both at the particle and the macroscopic levels. Students will be trained in the analysis of a wide variety of chemical situations involving irreversible and equilibrium processes, touching on topics such as kinetics, equilibrium, properties of solutions, and atomic and molecular structure. The final stage of the course will introduce organic chemistry.

This is a compulsory Science Course for students in the Arts & Sciences Program (700.A0) and is a prerequisite for all other Biology Courses in the Program. This course offers students an introduction to the life sciences focusing on the organization, functioning and diversity of life. Upon completion of this course students will be able to:

• Recognize the relationship between structure and function at different levels of organization.
• Understand cell division and the genetic mechanisms important in inheritance.
• Appreciate the mechanisms of evolution and understand how life forms adapt to their environment.
• Develop a basic understanding of the principles of ecology and some of the environmental issues facing man.

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This course continues the study of representative literary works. The course will seek to explore literature’s engagement with other arts and illuminate the connections between literature and other forms of human expression, such as the fine arts, music, architecture, film, and other media. Click here for courses list.

Every student needs one of each of the Block “A” and Block “B” courses in order to complete their DEC. For each block, there are four levels of courses: Level 1 , Level 2 , Level 3 and Level 4.
Placement in the appropriate level of French is determined by the students’ high school marks. The French Department reserves the right to change the placement of a student upon written notice. Students take the Block “B” course at the same level as the Block “A” course.
If placement determines that students do not have a college level of proficiency in French, students may be required to take remedial courses to upgrade their knowledge of the language. Click here for courses list.

Meaning does not exist independent of the one who searches for it. In this course we will explore the concept of Cosmology, the study of the nature and order of the Universe, and then study different cosmologies with the goal of understanding how a society’s cosmology informs and guides other aspects of their culture. We will examine ways of understanding the universe that have traditionally been associated with the East, with the West, as well as those that originate from within Indigenous cultures. Finally, we will look at some examples of what happens when scientific ways of understanding the origin and nature of the universe are introduced to these societies. Click here for courses list.

Students are required to successfully complete three (3) Physical Education courses to complete their DEC. Courses 109-101-MQ and 109-102-MQ may be taken in either order, but both must be successfully completed before registering in 109-103-MQ. Click here for courses list.

Prerequisite: 201-AS1
Topics covered in this course include frequency distributions, probability distributions of a discrete random variable, probability distributions of a continuous random variable using calculus, expected values including moment generating functions, sampling and sampling distributions, linear models, point and interval estimation, and hypothesis testing of one and two parameters.

The course introduces students to the scientific study of aspects of human behaviour and mental processes including 1) the evolution of psychological thought and the identification of major psychological perspectives; 2) research methods in the study of Psychology; 3) the biological basis of behaviour, including the structure and function of the brain and nervous systems; 4) cognitive and emotional processes, and 5) learning and human adaptation. Students acquire the basic concepts and processes associated with the study of human behaviour. Further emphasis is placed on the understanding of how this knowledge and these abilities may relate to our lives and how they may apply in varying conditions.

Sociology is the study of how individuals connect to groups and institutions, and how these connections help us understand the causes and consequences of human behaviour. In this course you will look at everything from globalization in the developing world to the self-esteem of individuals; from the changing Canadian family to the divisions of race, gender, and class; from corporate wealth and power to homelessness and street kids. Sociology is the broadest of all the social science disciplines, We will learn using lectures and discussions, multi-media presentations.

Prerequisite: 101-NYA-05
General Biology 2 is the second level course in College Biology for students in the Science Program. This course is required for individuals planning to enter the Biological or Health Sciences at university. This course builds upon the concepts introduced in General Biology 1 by analyzing how the structure and functioning of organisms at the chemical and cellular levels work to maintain homeostasis.

Prerequisite: 202-NYA OR 202-AS1
An introduction to the chemistry of organic molecules including alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic systems and their derivatives, this course employs a mechanistic approach to the understanding of typical organic reactions. Laboratory work is an important part of the course.

Prerequisite: 203-NYA-05
This course emphasises the basic physical principles of electricity and magnetism, with calculus being introduced where necessary. Topics include Coulomb’s Law, electric field, electric potential, motion of charged particles in electric fields, capacitors, DC circuits, Kirchhoff’s Laws, RC circuits, Biot-Savart Law, magnetic fields, torque on a current loop, and Faraday’s Law.

This course continues the study of representative literary works, including non-fiction discursive prose. In addition to its literary explorations, the course encompasses s components that reach back retrospectively to material studied in earlier semesters in the program, and other components that are  coordinated with program courses in the fourth semester and that will enhance the cross-disciplinary objectives of the Integrating Activity course. Click here for courses list.

This course reviews key traditions of ethical thought in the West, using them as a foundation to analyze current moral issues. Varying emphases on duty, utility, and virtue find common ground in the ultimate pursuit of happiness. Applied to the contemporary context, ethics is increasingly construed as an expanded circle of moral consideration – from an elite form of anthropocentrism to, ultimately perhaps, a non-anthropocentric ethic. Selected case studies will investigate the treatment of groups at the margins of society, such as the unborn, the poor, serious offenders, and animals. Click here for courses list. 

Prerequisite: 201-AS1
Topics covered include the solution of systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vectors in two and three dimensions, dot and cross products, lines and planes, linear combinations, spans, subspaces, linear dependence and independence, basis, dimension, row space, column space, null space, and applications.

On a daily basis there is something in the news regarding international relations. Whether it be arms control treaties, economic summits, riots, militia-related deaths, war, or reports on man-made famine, there is never a shortage of exciting and troublesome topics to review and analyze. Through readings, in-class discussions, and simulations, this course will take you through some of the major topics and event-filled crises facing our world today. Important aspects of the course work with other courses in the fourth semester to support and extend work done in the Integrating Activity.

The Integrating Activity is a cross-disciplinary problem-solving and project oriented lab course in which students will collaborate to demonstrate their ability to integrate knowledge from diverse disciplines covered in the course of their studies in the program. The course works in close coordination with other fourth semester program courses. Depending on whether they opt to take five or six science courses, students will have either 45-hour or 75-hour versions of the Integrating Activity. All students take a 45-hour Integrating Activity together, but those in the 75-hour version will pursue further integrating activities which could include field trips, seminars, guest speakers, and lab activities and research.

The Integrating Activity is a cross-disciplinary problem-solving and project oriented lab course in which students will collaborate to demonstrate their ability to integrate knowledge from diverse disciplines covered in the course of their studies in the program. The course works in close coordination with other fourth semester program courses. Depending on whether they opt to take five or six science courses, students will have either 45-hour or 75-hour versions of the Integrating Activity. All students take a 45-hour Integrating Activity together, but those in the 75-hour version will pursue further integrating activities which could include field trips, seminars, guest speakers, and lab activities and research.

Prerequisite: 101-NYA-05
General Biology 2 is the second level course in College Biology for students in the Science Program. This course is required for individuals planning to enter the Biological or Health Sciences at university. This course builds upon the concepts introduced in General Biology 1 by analyzing how the structure and functioning of organisms at the chemical and cellular levels work to maintain homeostasis.

Prerequisite: 202-NYA OR 202-AS1
An introduction to the chemistry of organic molecules including alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic systems and their derivatives, this course employs a mechanistic approach to the understanding of typical organic reactions. Laboratory work is an important part of the course.

Prerequisite: 203-NYA-05
This course emphasises the basic physical principles of electricity and magnetism, with calculus being introduced where necessary. Topics include Coulomb’s Law, electric field, electric potential, motion of charged particles in electric fields, capacitors, DC circuits, Kirchhoff’s Laws, RC circuits, Biot-Savart Law, magnetic fields, torque on a current loop, and Faraday’s Law.

Wave behaviour is fundamental to an astonishing list of physical phenomena. The student in this course will learn how to analyze waves in both a qualitative and quantitative manner, and will come face-to-face with some of the bizarre and counterintuitive implications of modern physics. Topics include simple harmonic motion, waves and sound, interference and diffraction of light, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. Students entering the course will be expected to have solid physics, math and laboratory skills.