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Instruction offered under the direction of the Faculty of Arts.
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Communication and Culture
301
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Culture Foundations
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A critical and inter-disciplinary examination, via classic texts, of the Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian Heritage of Western Civilization. Focus will be on major ideas, principles, and their implications within the time-frame of the Ancient and Medieval periods (i.e., 3000 B.C. - 1350 C.E.) and in comparison with non-Western traditions.
Course Hours:
H(3-1T)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Communication and Culture 301 and General Studies 300 will not be allowed.
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Communication and Culture
303
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Roads to Modernity
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A critical and inter-disciplinary examination, via classic texts, of how the Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian traditions were transformed into the Modern West. Focus will be on the major ideas, principles, and their implications within the time-frame of the Early Modern Period (1350-1790) and in comparison to non-Western traditions.
Course Hours:
H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s):
Communication and Culture 301.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Communication and Culture 303 and General Studies 300 will not be allowed.
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Communication and Culture
313
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Interdisciplinary Research Methodologies
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A critical introduction to interdisciplinary research methodologies. Students will explore, practice, and critique various quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and various perspectives on the processes of knowledge production.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Communication and Culture 313 and any of General Studies 313, Development Studies 407, Northern Planning and Development Studies 407 or Women's Studies 313 will not be allowed.
Notes:
Enrolment is restricted to students registered in the degree programs of the Department of Communication and Culture, and in the Interdisciplinary Programs in the Faculty of Arts.
Also known as:
(formerly General Studies 313)
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Communication and Culture
501
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Modernity
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A critical and inter-disciplinary examination, via classic texts, of the meaning of Modernity in Western and non-Western contexts. Focus will be on the major ideas, principles, and their implications within the time frame of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Completion of 8.0 full-course equivalents.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Communication and Culture 501 and General Studies 500 will not be allowed.
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Communication and Culture
503
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Contours of Contemporary Culture
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A critical and inter-disciplinary examination, via classic texts, of how modernity has been transformed within the framework of an evolving global culture. Focus will be on the major ideas, principles, and their implications within the time-frame of the middle twentieth to early twenty-first centuries.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Communication and Culture 501.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Communication and Culture 503 and General Studies 500 will not be allowed.
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Communication and Culture
507
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Collaborative Learning and Peer Mentoring
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Students will become familiar with learning theories and learning processes, and will receive practical experience by helping learners in a Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà undergraduate course under the supervision of that course's instructor. Activities may include facilitating discussion in classrooms or online, discussing topics for term papers, organizing and assisting study groups, or coaching peers in their oral presentation or writing skills.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Eight full-course equivalents and consent of the Department of Communication and Culture.
Notes:
Prospective students must submit an application to the Department of Communication and Culture.
Also known as:
(formerly General Studies 507)
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Communication and Culture
509
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Research in Peer Mentoring and Higher Learning
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Students continue to support peers in their learning processes using a facilitative, collaborative approach. As part of their mentoring hours, students in this course will assist new peer mentors to grow into their roles. Students will conduct a textual and field research project related to their peer mentoring roles.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Communication and Culture 507, or General Studies 507 and consent of the Department of Communication and Culture.
Notes:
Prospective students must submit an application to the Department of Communication and Culture.
Also known as:
(formerly General Studies 509)
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Communication and Culture
590
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Honours Thesis
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Supervised individual research and preparation of an Honours thesis.
Course Hours:
F(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of Honours Program Co-ordinator.
Notes:
Required of and limited to senior students in the Honours program in the Department of Communication and Culture.
Also known as:
(formerly General Studies 590)
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