EU/ENVS 1300 3.00 section A - Environmental Politics and Justice
Day/Time: Monday 12:30pm – 1:30pm lecture with tutorial 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Course description: How do we change the world? How do we construct a just society? This core course focuses on facing today's environmental challenges through politics and environmental justice movements. You will study how environmental inequalities arise, including class, indigenous, racial and gender dimensions. You will also learn methods for researching issues/problems in environmental politics and justice, and strategies for addressing them both locally and globally. And you will develop analytical, writing, artistic, collaborative and presentation skills to envision and realize a better environmental future.
EU/ENVS 1210 3.00 section A - Cities, Regions and Planning in a Globalizing World
Day/Time: Wednesday 2:30pm – 4:30pm lecture with tutorial 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Course description: Cities and urban regions are the predominant human habitat. This introductory level course covers the fundamentals of urban studies knowledge in a world shaped by globalization. It explains the process of urbanization through time (history) and space (geography). Urban planning and politics are introduced as professional practices in city building under the impression of the climate emergency and similar planetary challenges
ED/EDST 2450 3.00 section B - Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Educational contexts
Day/Time: Wednesday 11:30am – 2:30pm no tutorials
Course description: This course explores cultural diversity and linguistic pluralism in super-diverse societies; examines social history and cultural identity against language policy, pedagogy, and social practice; and considers how education in multicultural societies can be redesigned for successful, cooperative learning outcomes.
AP/CMDS 1435 3.00 section A - Stories we Tell: Media and Representation
Day/Time: Wednesday 9:30am – 11:30am lecture with Tutorial 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Course description: This course examines how mediated story-telling shapes individual and collective experiences. Together we investigate the relationships between media representation and identity formation. This course questions how power struggles are waged over the right to tell our stories and the stories of others. Students explore the impact of mediated story-telling through critical reflection on creative processes.
AP/EN 1001 3.00 section A - An Introduction to Literary Study
Day/Time: Wednesday 1:00pm-2:30pm lecture with tutorial 5:30pm-7:30pm
Course description: Introduction to literary analysis and academic writing, using essays, stories, poems, and plays to develop critical reading, interpretation, and evaluation skills. Emphasizes literary terminology, essay writing, and effective communication about literature.
SC/NATS 1560 3.00 section A - Understanding Food
Day/Time: Wednesday 2:30pm – 5:30pm lecture
Course description: A study of what food is, where it comes from and the roles various foods play in human nutrition and health. Topics include scientific and technological aspects of modern food production such as genetics, farming, fishing, and beverage industries. NCR: if SC/NATS 1910 6.00 has been completed.
SC/NATS 1565 3.00 section A - Plant Life, Human Life
Day/Time: Wednesday 11:30am – 2:30pm lecture
Course description: The plant world is essential for human life, and shapes human culture. Plants are food, fuel and raw materials. They transform and sustain the soil, air and water of our ecosystems. They produce molecules that are the active ingredients in herbal medicine, modern pharmacology and psychoactive drugs. Humans alter plants using breeding and biotechnology and use them to enhance their environments and their cultural activities. Using introductory concepts from the life sciences, this course explores these vital relationships between humans and plants.
SC/NATS 1662 3.00 section A - Humans and Hormones: The Biology and Sociological Impact of the Endocrine System
Day/Time: Wednesday 11:30am -2:30pm lecture
Course description: This interdisciplinary course explores the fascinating world of hormones and the endocrine system, offering students a foundational understanding of how hormones influence human physiology and behavior. Through accessible scientific explanations, case studies, and contemporary societal discussions, the course examines topics such as stress, growth, reproduction, metabolism, and the hormonal basis of gender and identity. Special attention is given to the medical, ethical, and cultural dimensions of hormonal research and treatments, including debates around hormone replacement therapy, endocrine disruptors, and the evolving science of gender-affirming care. Students critically engage with how hormonal science intersects with public health, media, policy, and personal identity.
HH/HLST 1010 3.00 section A - Foundations of Health Studies
Day/Time: Monday 2:30pm – 4:30pm lecture with tutorial 4:30pm – 5:30pm or 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Course description: An inter- and multi-disciplinary introduction to the issues underlying Canada's health care system. Examines the social, cultural, economic, and political influences on concepts, values and structures of Canada's health care system.