2012-2013 Academic Year Calendar - Marianopolis

VISIONMarianopolis College, drawing on its rich educational heritage,strives to be a leader in building a dynamic and supportive environmentwhere students can grow both personally and intellectually.Marianopolis students will be prepared to pursue academic excellencein their studies, become self-directed life-long learners, and makepositive contributions as citizens of a complex and changing world.MISSIONThe student is the centre of the Marianopolis learning community.Our heritage links us directly through the Congrégation de Notre-Dameto the first educational endeavours of 17th century Ville Marie;it shapes our vision of the dignity of the individualand our quest for knowledge and understanding.Marianopolis welcomes students from all cultures, faiths, andsocial and economic backgrounds to come together within andbeyond the classroom in mutual respect and trust. We strive to createan exciting learning environment encouraging innovative teachingand incorporating technology to better serve our students.At Marianopolis, we encourage each other to think critically and creatively,communicate effectively, act with integrity, promote socialand political justice, and practice responsible stewardshipof the natural environment.

MARIANOPOLIS CALENDAR 2012-2013General Information ................................................ 2Admissions ....................................................... 3Financial Information ............................................... 5Academic Information ............................................... 9Rules and Regulations ..............................................13Educational Resources and Services ..................................16Choosing a Program ................................................20Certificates ........................................................22Programs: Components .............................................24Section 1: General Education Component: ............................26English, French, Humanities,Physical Education,ComplementarySection 2:Specific Education Component:200.B0 Science ................................................53200.11 Science and Music (double DEC) ...........................89300.A0 Social Science ..........................................58Commerce (Social Science) ...............................59300.11 Social Science and Music (double DEC) ......................89500.A1 Creative Arts, Literature and Languages (CALL) ...............76500.11 CALL and Music (double DEC) .............................89501.A0 Music ..................................................90700.A0 Arts and Sciences .......................................94700.B0 Liberal Arts ............................................104Teaching Faculty ..................................................109Index 1 - General Information ........................................113Index 2 - Programs/Courses .........................................114The College reserves the right to make changes without prior notice to the information contained in theCalendar, including the alteration of various fee schedules and the modification of policies.Students should be aware that the course listing may be incomplete and that not all courses listed herewill be offered for the year 2012-2013. Notice of changes and additional information will be distributedto students when it becomes available.Dépôt légal - 1er trimestre 2012Bibliothèque nationale du QuébecNational Library of Canada1

GENERAL INFORMATION: Introduction to MarianopolisFor more than a century,Marianopolis College hasprovided a student-friendlyenvironment where motivated youngpeople achieve their goals, grow asglobal citizens and succeed atuniversity and beyond.Marianopolis College’s trackrecord is one of change, developmentand growth from its earliestdays to the present. In 1908, theCongrégation de Notre-Dameestablished Notre Dame Ladies’College, a bilingual school and thefirst institution of higher learning forEnglish Catholic women in Quebec.In 1926, it was renamed MargueriteBourgeoys College. During WorldWar II, its English sector’s curriculumwas named Marianopolis andreorganized along the lines ofEnglish-language universities toinclude programs in general scienceand honours chemistry. In 1969,Marianopolis accepted its first malestudents and admitted its firststudents to a CEGEP-equivalentprogram.Today, Marianopolis isrecognized as one of the top preuniversitycolleges in Quebec, witha culturally diverse student body of2,000 students from more than 180high schools, public and private,English and French, from across theprovince and abroad. A majority ofMarianopolis graduates attenduniversity in their top choice ofprogram.1854The Congrégation de Notre-Damepurchases property at the foot ofMount Royal from Samuel CornwallisMonk as a future site for itseducational mission.1926The College moves to what is itspresent campus, to a buildingdesigned by J.O. Marchand, themost nationally prominent Quebecarchitect of his time, creator of sucharchitecturally significant buildingsas the Municipal Courthouse and thePeace Tower of Parliament’s CentreBlock.1947Marianopolis grants its first Bachelorof Science degrees.1969The deans of Marianopolis andof McGill University’s Faculty ofMusic agree to have the College’smusic students participate in McGillchoral and instrumental ensembles.Marianopolis also admits its firststudents to a CEGEP-equivalentprogram.1971The first male students graduate fromMarianopolis. The College grants itsfirst Diploma of Collegial Studies.1999With the introduction of a layboard and the establishment ofthe Marianopolis MillenniumFoundation, the College begins thepreparations to return to 4873Westmount Ave. The building ismodernized: nuns’ quarters aretransformed into state-of-the-artscience labs and a double gymnasiumis built underground.2007The 2007-2008 academic year beginsat the current location.2008Marianopolis celebrates 100 years ofpreparing young people to study atthe world’s leading universities.Alumni OfficeThe Alumni Association andAlumni Office are yourgateways to a vibrant socialand professional network of over24,000 Marianopolis graduatesworldwide. As you move on afteryour college experience you willbecome part of our network andwill reap the benefits we offer,which include:– Events and reunions that enableyou to keep in touch with oldfriends and make new connectionsin your personal and professionallife.– Career fairs and mentor programsthat support and add to youracademic and professionaldevelopment.– Fundraisers to support scholarships,endowments and campus resourcesthrough The MarianopolisMillennium Foundation.– Opportunities to participate in thegovernance of Marianopolis.– The Alma Matters magazine,email newsletters and socialnetworks to help you connect withfellow graduates and stay in touchwith what’s happening at theCollege.For more information please visit usat marianopolis.edu/alumni.2

ADMISSIONSPlease refer to our web page for the most current information, as it becomes available.www.marianopolis.edu/admissionsAcademic Calendar2012-2013AUTUMN 2012 SESSIONAugust 20December 21Term beginsTerm endsWINTER 2013 SESSIONJanuary 15May 24ADMISSIONTerm beginsTerm endsWhile it is the policy of the College to admitas many qualified applicants as possible,students are admitted on a competitive basisbecause of space limitations.ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSThe basic entrance requirement foradmission to Marianopolis College is theQuebec Diploma of Secondary Studies, orits equivalent, including:– Secondary V Language ofInstruction (English or Français)– Secondary V Second Language(French, Second Language orAnglais, langue seconde)– Secondary IV Mathematics– Secondary IV Science andTechnology or Secondary IVTechnical and ScientificApplications– Secondary IV History andCitizenship EducationPROGRAM ENTRANCE PREREQUISITESApplicants to certain programs must meet requirements in addition to thebasic Diploma of Secondary Studies. Each applicant must have completed orbe completing the following courses (or equivalents):SCIENCESecondary V Chemistry (051504, 551504)Secondary V Physics (053504, 553504)Secondary V Mathematics TS (064506, 564506) - or -Mathematics SN (065506, 565506)SOCIAL SCIENCENo specific prerequisites beyond the general CEGEP entrancerequirements.SOCIAL SCIENCE: COMMERCE PROFILESecondary V Mathematics TS (064506, 564506) - or -Mathematics SN (065506, 565506)CREATIVE ARTS, LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES (CALL)No specific prerequisites beyond the general CEGEP entrancerequirements.DOUBLE DECs in- Science / Music- Social Science / Music- CALL / MusicStudents must satisfy admissionrequirements for both the Musicprogram and the chosen programof study as indicated.MUSICSecondary V Music (169502, 669502), or equivalent from a recognizedschool of music, or as evaulated by the College. Audition,Theory and Ear Training Entrance Tests are required.ARTS & SCIENCESSecondary V Chemistry (051504, 551504)Secondary V Physics (053504, 553504)Secondary V Mathematics TS (064506, 564506) - or -Mathematics SN (065506, 565506)A letter of intent. English Assessment Test. Interview may also be required.LIBERAL ARTSNo specific prerequisites beyond the general CEGEP entrance requirements.A letter of intent is required. An interview may also be required.3

AdmissionsOUT–OF–PROVINCEAPPLICANTSStudents who have followed theirsecondary-level education in aCanadian province other than Quebecare required to present scholarityequivalent to the informationindicated on page 3. For most provincesthis means completion ofGrade 11. The additional requirementsas outlined must also be met.Additional fees of $2,444 per yearor $1,222 per semester (fees subjectto change) will be required of non-Quebec residents.INTERNATIONALAPPLICANTSApplicants who are not Canadiancitizens or permanent residents mayapply for admission provided theypossess a secondary school backgroundequivalent to the QuebecDiploma of Secondary Studies.Applicants must meet all basicentrance requirements and relevantprogram prerequisites.International applicants may needto request an evaluation of theireducational background from:Service des évaluationscomparatives d'étudesMinistère de l’immigration et descommunautés culturelles(514) 864-9191http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/education/comparative-evaluation/Students who have studied in Englishfor less than three years at thesecondary school level are requiredto submit TOEFL results (Test ofEnglish as a Foreign Language).Applicants should contact theTOEFL office by writing to:TOEFLP.O. Box 6151Princeton, New Jersey08541-6151U.S.A.(609) 771-7100toefl@ets.orgwww.toefl.orgInternational students, if admitted,are required to pay an additionaltuition fee of $6,053 per year or$3,026.50 per semester (feessubject to change) and will berequired to enrol in a health andaccident insurance plan, dependingon their individual situation.TRANSFER STUDENTSApplicants who have followedcourses at the college or universitylevel must have an official transcriptforwarded to the MarianopolisOffice of Admissions, include aninterim report of courses in progressand a letter explaining why atransfer is being requested.ADDITIONALINFORMATIONApplicants who believe theiracademic record has been affectedby special circumstances shouldsubmit an explanatory letter withtheir application.PLACEMENT TESTSThe College reserves the right toadminister examinations for admissionsand course placementpurposes. In particular cases, studentsmay be required to follow areduced course load if it is determinedthat their English and/orFrench skills are not adequate.APPLICATION PROCEDUREApplications may be submitted online, through the Marianopolis College website. The deadlines for thesubmission of applications are as follows:March 1November 1Fall AdmissionNote: Students with international credentials must submit their application by January 31.Winter Admission (graduates of Quebec high schools and college transfer students only)For details on what to include in the application, please visit our web page atbemarianopolis.ca4

FINANCIAL INFORMATIONFinancial AidQuebec Loans & BursariesProgram (Aide Financièreaux études)The Quebec loans and bursariesfrom Aide financière aux études areavailable to students who demonstratefinancial need within thenorms set out by the government.If the government determines that astudent’s financial needs exceed themaximum loan amount that may begranted per award year, it will awarda bursary to supplement the student’sloan. Loans are interest-freefor the duration of the student'speriod of full-time studies and nopayment is required during this time.Bursaries are gifts of money, no partof which is to be repaid.Students should apply a minimumof 4-6 weeks prior to the start ofclasses in order to receive financialassistance for the beginning of thesemester.Loans/bursaries are awarded solelyon the basis of financial need, andare deposited directly into thestudent’s bank account on amonthly or periodic basis.Eligibility is determined by a numberof factors including parents’income, size of family and student’sincome. Applications are availablefrom high school guidance counsellorsand from our Financial AidClerk in May, or online atwww.afe.gouv.qc.caMarianopolis Tuition CreditsAs Marianopolis is different fromthe public CEGEPs in having fees,the Financial Aid Program is designedto assist academically qualifiedstudents who might be preventedfrom attending because of financialneed. Tuition credits awarded bythe College are intended to supplementrather than to replace financialaid awarded from the QuebecLoans & Bursaries Program. Therefore,students who apply for tuitioncredits must also apply to the QuebecLoans & Bursaries Program.Tuition credits are awarded on aper-term basis and recipients arechosen on the basis of overallfinancial need and personal circumstances.It is preferable thatstudents be in good academicstanding to qualify.Applications are available fromhigh-school guidance counsellors,from the college website at www.marianopolis.edu, and from our FinancialAid Office. For additionalinformation about financial aid,contact the Financial Aid Clerk.Deadlines for Tuition CreditApplications:MARCH 1 - NEW STUDENTSPrior to the academic year forstudents who are applying to theCollege for the first timeAUGUST 31At the start of the academic year forsecond-year students and any newstudents who did not meet the March1st deadlineJANUARY 31At the start of the winter term forstudents beginning their studies inJanuaryFunds for all tuition credits, scholarships,prizes and book loans originatefrom the following sources:• Marianopolis MillenniumFoundation• Conway Memorial Bursaries• Catherine of Palma Bursaries• Fitzgibbon Bursaries• John Parma Bursaries• Mary Davitt Bursaries• Notre Dame Bursaries• Patricia and Michael KindellanMemorial Bursaries• Scott Bursaries• Thomas and Birdie LitchfieldMemorial Bursaries• Marianopolis Faculty/StaffBursaries• Hugh R. MahoneyMemorial Bursaries• Margaret Furst MemorialBursaries• R.J. McCauley Bursaries• Helen McCauley Bursaries• McGuigan Bursaries• Gary Gagnon-LanaroMemorial Bursary• Kathleen Murphy Bursaries• Sister Bernadette PowersBursaries• Sister Anna Mary BreenBursaries• The Bellelle Guerin Bursary(Montreal City Council ofthe Catholic Women'sLeagues)• Stephanie Prentice MemorialBursaries• Sister Elizabeth MahoneyMemorial Bursaries• Sister Calista BegnalMemorial Bursaries• Myriam Finkelman SanchezMemorial Bursary• William G. CleevelyMemorial Bursary• Sister Eileen McIlwaineBursary5

Financial Information• Birks Family FoundationBursary• Rose Boland TraceyMemorial Bursary• Barwick Family Foundation• Penny Caie MemorialBursary• Pathonic Foundation• St. Patrick’s Society ofMontreal• Dr. Catherine HaggartWestbury Bursary• Anne Fleming Bursary• Gustav Levinschi Foundation• Pradeep Sagar Bursary• Sister Françoise BoisvertBursary• Sister Mary O’Neill MusicBursary• Scotiabank Group• Malouf Family Fund• DG Merit ScholarshipsMarianopolis LoansLoans are available to studentsthrough the Marianopolis StudentLoan Fund. Established by thegraduating class of 1963, and maintainedby various student projects,Marianopolis loans are intended toassist students with school-relatedexpenses. Interest-free loans areavailable to students who findthemselves in immediate financialdistress.Loans must be repaid within aperiod acceptable to both the studentand the Financial Aid Office.Students wishing to obtain loansshould apply in person to theFinancial Aid Office.Book LendingIn order to help defray the costs oftextbooks, the College, with theassistance of generous donors, hasestablished a Book Lending Programfor students receiving financialaid. Students may borrow oneor more textbooks required for theircourses for the duration of thesemester. Book Lending RequestForms are available from the FinancialAid Office beginning on thefirst day of classes each term.ScholarshipsScholarships awarded to Marianopolis students are funded by The Marianopolis Millennium Foundation. Mostscholarships offered to Marianopolis students are awarded according to established criteria; the only award thatrequires an application is the The R. Bella Rabinovitch Award. Please visit our web site for more information.Entrance ScholarshipsDirector General’s Merit Scholarships (full tuition)These full-tuition scholarships are offered to ten (10) candidates entering College I in the Fallsemester. Each of these entrance scholarships is renewable into the second year of studies, providedrecipients maintain their high academic standing. Two of these scholarships are funded by theScotiabank Group and the Malouf Family Group.Marianopolis Millennium Foundation Entrance Scholarships ($1,000)These scholarships funded by The Marianopolis Millennium Foundation are granted based on overallaverage of grades calculated at the time of Admissions to ten (10) of the top candidates enteringCollege I in the Fall semester. The Marianopolis Millennium Entrance Scholarships are announcedin the Spring and applied as a tuition credit or the Fall.6

Financial InformationMarianopolis Millennium Foundation Academic Awards ($500)The Marianopolis Millennium Foundation also generously funds academic awards distributed amongtop students entering College I in the Fall semester in the various programs offered at MarianopolisCollege. One hundred (100) winners are announced in the Spring and applied as a tuition credit forthe Fall.In-Course ScholarshipsSister Mary MacCormack Scholarships ($250)These $250 scholarships are awarded as tuition credits after the completion of each term to thereturning students with the highest ranking in each of the following categories:• Social Science/Arts students (College I)• Science students (College I)• Social Science/Arts students (College II)• Science students (College II)The R. Bella Rabinovitch Award ($500)This $500 bursary is given each year in August to a student studying the Fine Arts. Student applicantsmust be in good standing at the College, entering their second year of studies in either the LiberalArts or Creative Arts, Literature and Languages programs.Academic HonoursThe Dean's ListThe Dean's List is published at the end of each session inrecognition of academic excellence. To qualify, a studentmust have achieved an overall average of at least 85%,based on a normal course load in a student's academicprogram with no failing grades for the term. Course loadmay vary from term to term depending upon the profilethat the student has been assigned. Physical educationcourses are included in the average. Only coursesfollowed at Marianopolis College will be included in thecalculation of the Dean's List.Honour RollThe Honour Roll is published each year in June by theOffice of the Academic Dean. To qualify, graduatingstudents must have completed their studies at the Collegewith an overall average of at least 85%, with no failinggrades.7

Financial InformationConfirmation Fee $ 200.00 per year ($100 Confirmation Fee for students(non-refundable)entering in January or registeringfor one additional semester)Tuition * $ 2,235.00 per term *Student Service Fee $ 85.00 per yearGraduation Fee $ 35.00Fee for Late Payment $ 15.00 and an additional charge of $10.00 per monthFee for Returned Cheque $ 35.00Unfunded Courses ** $ 4.75 per course hour *** Marianopolis fees are subject to change dependent upon Government grants and regulations. The Ministry definesa full-time student as one who follows a minimum of 180 hours of instruction per semester, or one who isregistered for four or more courses per semester.Part-time students must pay a $100.00 confirmation fee (non-refundable) per term plus $160.00 per credit.** Unfunded courses are courses taken beyond or outside diploma requirements.Additional fees are charged for Outdoor Education and CPR courses or courses where attendance at theatreevents is required.Students are responsible for the purchase of books required for courses.User Fees: Late Registration $ 50.00Transcripts $ 8.00 (per request/institution)Course Outlines $ 5.00 (per course)Duplicate Tax Receipts $ 5.00 eachInternational Students studying in Canada on a Student Visa are required to pay an additional fee of $6,053.00Student Fee: per year before the beginning of the Autumn term. Fees are subject to change by Ministry ofEducation.Out-of-ProvinceFee:Students who are not Quebec residents as defined by the Ministry of Education are required to payan additional fee of $2,444.00 per year before the beginning of the Autumn term. Fees are subjectto change by Ministry of Education.Payment Schedule:Confirmation Fee . . . Due in March for students returning in the Autumn semester.Due in March/April/May for new students entering in the Autumn semester, or in December forstudents entering in the Winter semester. This fee is non-refundable.Tuition Fees . . . . . . You may choose either method A or B.Method A: Tuition for each term paid in full on the first day of classes in August and January.Method B: One half of the tuition for each term paid on the first day of classes in Augustand January, and the balance paid approximately six weeks later: October forthe Fall semester and February for the Winter semester. (Invoices will besent).Tax Receipts . . . . . . Income Tax Receipts (for TUITION FEES PAID) are available at the end of FEBRUARY instudents’ OMNIVOX accounts.8

ACADEMIC INFORMATIONEducational Services ContractIn accordance with the Law on Private Education (1992),an Educational Services Contract must be signed by thestudent and the College each semester prior to registrationfor courses. Signing the contract indicates agreementby the student to comply with the rules and regulations ofthe College as specified in this Calendar, in the Policy onStudent Conduct and in the Institutional Policy on theEvaluation of Student Achievement (IPESA). Students whohave not reached 18 years of age as of the registration datemust have the contract signed by a parent or legalguardian.Academic YearThe academic year is divided into three sessions: autumn,winter, and summer. Autumn and winter are full sessions.There is a limited selection of courses offered in thesummer session and priority is given to Marianopolisstudents in need of courses for graduation. The academiccalendar for the entire school year is distributed before thestart of the first semester. It is also available on Omnivox.Please consult it to determine the dates of registration,examinations, etc.Credit SystemEach course is evaluated in terms of credits. One credit isequivalent to 45 hours of learning activities includinglecture, laboratory and personal study.Grading SystemGrades are given in percentage numbers. However, thefollowing grading scale, in use at Marianopolis, is sometimesrequested by universities in addition to transcripts:A 90-100 ExcellentB 80-89 Very GoodC 70-79 GoodD 60-69 PassE below 60 Unsatisfactory (Failure)Academic StandingTo be in good academic standing, a full-time student mustachieve an overall average of 65% (including PhysicalEducation). A student in poor academic standing is noteligible to register for the following term withoutauthorization from the Associate Academic Dean. Astudent who has been in poor academic standing for twoterms, not necessarily consecutive, does not qualify toreturn to the College.Courses Beyond the Diploma RequirementsCompletion of an academic program requires a fixednumber of credits established by the Ministry ofEducation. Normally, students are not permitted to takecourses which are not part of their program or whichexceed diploma requirements. The Ministry of Educationwill not provide funding for extra or duplicate courses.Students requesting permission to take such courses mustdo so through the Academic Advisors. These courses aresubject to availability, permission and additional fees.Registration for a Course at Another CollegeStudents who wish to take a course at another Quebeccollege must request a commandite from an AcademicAdvisor. Commandites are issued for the fall, winter andsummer sessions but are subject to stricter guidelines forthe fall and winter.Official Academic RecordsBulletin d’études collégiales (BEC)The BEC (Bulletin d’études collégiales) is the officialcumulative transcript of marks issued at the end of everyterm.NotationsThe following remarks may appear on the student'scumulative report:• Exemption (DI)DI carries no credit value but denotes that the studenthas been granted an official exemption or dispensationfrom a course. The decision regarding a DI is made bythe Academic Dean. An exemption is rarely granted fora compulsory course. However, it may be granted inphysical education if a serious medical conditionprevents the student from meeting the objectives ofsuch a course. Medical documentation is required andbecomes part of the student’s permanent file.9

Academic Information• Failure (EC)EC accompanies any grade below 60% and denotes afailure.• Equivalence (EQ)EQ denotes that a student has attained, either throughprevious studies or through out-of-school training, theobjectives of a course required in a particular program ofstudies. The student is entitled to the credits attached tothe course which does not have to be replaced by anothercourse. A numeric grade does not accompany an EQ.Equivalences for previous studies are granted on thebasis of official transcripts and course descriptionssupplied by the previous institution(s) at the request ofthe student. A student who requests an equivalence forout-of-school training or experience must do so inwriting and meet with an Academic Advisor. Thestudent may be required to demonstrate the achievementof the objectives of the course through successfulcompletion of an examination, oral presentation, performance,portfolio or other appropriate educationalactivity. Department Chairs may be consulted on thesematters. Relevant documentation becomes part of thestudent's permanent file.• Temporary Incomplete (IT)IT indicates that course work is not completed becauseof a valid reason approved in writing by the AssociateAcademic Dean. Immediately prior to or during theexamination period, a student in good standing mayrequest an IT because of an unforeseen and seriousreason or a teacher may request it for a student in goodstanding. If it is approved, the student is responsible forfinding out from the teacher what is required tocomplete the course. The deadline for completion isdetermined by the teacher in consultation with thestudent and the Associate Academic Dean. If thedeadline is not met, the original mark assigned for thecourse will stand as the official mark.• Permanent Incomplete (IN)In very rare and serious cases, such as a severe accident,prolonged illness, or a death in the immediate family,the Associate Academic Dean may assign a permanentincomplete, IN, for one or more of a student’s courses.In this instance no credits are attached to the course(s).Students should inform the Associate Academic Deanof such situations in order to be advised of thispossibility and must complete a Request for PermanentIncomplete form.In all cases professional documentation is required andbecomes part of the student’s permanent file.• Substitution (SU)SU indicates that the substitution of one course foranother course set out in a student's program of studieshas been authorized. In some cases, it is grantedautomatically when a student's file is reviewed,especially when the student changes programs; in othercases, the student applies in writing to an AcademicAdvisor for a substitution. Relevant documentationbecomes part of the student's file.• Pass (RE)RE (réussite) indicates success in the English ExitExamination and the Comprehensive Assessment(épreuve synthèse). RE is not accompanied by anumeric grade.Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC)(Diplôme d’études collégiales)The DEC is the official diploma issued by the Ministry ofEducation upon the recommendation of the College tostudents who have successfully completed the requirementsof an approved program. Students are responsiblefor their course selection and are advised to makethemselves familiar with the requirements of the programas outlined in this Calendar.English Exit ExaminationThe English Exit Examination set by the Ministry ofEducation may be written after the successful completionof English courses: 603-101, 603-102, and 603-103. Itmust be successfully completed by students who wish toqualify for the DEC.Comprehensive Assessment (Épreuve synthèse)By their final term, students must successfully complete acomprehensive assessment (épreuve synthèse) requiringthe integration of knowledge acquired in their courses inorder to be awarded a DEC. The project will attest to theirhaving met the objectives and standards of their particularprograms and of the College Language Policy. RelevantProgram Committees operating under Academic Councilreview the guidelines for the objectives, structure, submissionand evaluation of the assessment with particularconcern for equity within and across programs.10

Academic InformationThe form of the project may include examination, essay,performance, portfolio or some other appropriate academicactivity. Successful completion of the assessment will beindicated by the notation RE (réussite) on the BEC.Failure to realize the objectives will result in failure tograduate.TranscriptsOfficial transcripts are sent directly from the College toother institutions. Students requiring such transcripts foruniversity entrance or transfer must fill out the necessaryrequest forms at the Records Office. There is a $8.00 perinstitutionfee. Transcript requests are normally processedwithin five working days.AttestationsAll students who are on the Dean’s List or who havefollowed enriched courses may request an attestation fromthe Student Records Office to that effect which they canenclose with applications to university. It is the student’sresponsibility to send it; it will not be sent by the Collegewith transcripts.Confidentiality of Student InformationThe information contained in a student's file is confidential.Bill 65 on Confidentiality severely restricts access toinformation. No information, other than that required bylaw, will be released without the written permission of thestudent. Exceptions are made only for designated membersof the administration, office staff of PedagogicalServices, Academic Advisors and others as required bylaw.Academic ProceduresIt is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the protocolfor full membership and participation in the academicactivities of the College community.RegistrationRegistration takes place twice each year: in January forthe winter semester and in May/June for the autumnsemester.Each student is required to register on the date and at thetime assigned by the Registrar. Registration dates arelisted in the student agenda and in Omnivox. Students areresponsible for ensuring that they are available to registerat their assigned time and date. Travel, appointments, andwork plans must be adjusted accordingly. In the periodprior to Registration, Academic Advisors are available toassist students in their course selection. Students areexpected to be free to take courses during the regularschedule which extends from Monday to Friday and, inmost cases, begins at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 6:15 p.m.Student ProgressionTo ensure that students are able to fulfil the requirementsof the Diploma of Collegial Studies, students are groupedinto tracks which determine the sequence of courses to betaken. This can be viewed on Omnivox (ProgressionChart). Students are not permitted to change tracks orcourse progression.Course ChangeFollowing registration, a student who has chosen, througherror, the wrong course for a program should see anAcademic Advisor to correct the problem. Such changesare priority changes and must be completed within thefirst few days of the semester.In-Term GuidelinesAttendanceRegular and punctual attendance at the College isobligatory. At the beginning of each term students arereminded of this requirement and given further stipulationson the course outline. Students can inform their teachersof an absence at the next class but must contact them assoon as possible if they miss a class test or presentation.11

Academic InformationThose who are absent for a prolonged period (more thanthree days) should advise the Office of the AcademicDean; they should also inform the Office of seriousmatters such as hospitalization or a death in the family.While a medical certificate or other documentation may berequired, it does not exempt the student from meeting therequirements of the course. The student is responsible forfinding out from the teacher what is required to completethe course. Students in difficulty because of an extendedabsence should make an appointment with the AssociateAcademic Dean.Class Cancellations and College ClosingIf it is necessary for an instructor to cancel a class, anotice will be posted on the Omnivox “cancelled classes”web page.Should it be necessary to close the College because ofweather conditions or some other serious reason, theannouncement will be made on CJAD 800, CHOM 97.7,CBC Radio One 88.5, Radio Canada 95.1, CTV, RDI,Television de Radio-Canada, TVA and LCN. As well, anotice will be posted on Omnivox and the College websiteat marianopolis.eduReadmissionFormer students who have been away from the College forat least one term, or who have withdrawn in the previousterm, must submit a formal application by the November 1or March 1 admissions deadline; they must include astatement of intent. If they had been asked to take timeaway, they must receive authorization for readmissionfrom the Associate Academic Dean.EvaluationEarly each session, students will receive an outline of eachof the courses in which they are registered. As well, theywill be given details of evaluation and dates for readings,tests and papers. Students are expected to fulfil therequirements in all courses for which they are registeredby the end of the term. The pass in all courses is 60%.Withdrawal from a Course or the CollegeA student may withdraw without record from a course orthe College prior to September 20 in the fall term andFebruary 15 in the winter term. All withdrawals must beprocessed through an Academic Advisor.Students withdrawing formally from the College mustcomplete a College Withdrawal form. Fees will berefunded on a pro-rata basis. A student who ceases toattend a course or courses after the dates listed above willreceive the grade he/she has earned up to that point.The College reserves the right to enforce the withdrawalof any student whose academic standing or conduct isjudged to be undesirable for a member of the College.Please refer to the Policy on Student Conduct.12

RULES AND REGULATIONSRules and Regulations of theCollegeInstitutional Policy on the Evaluation ofStudent Achievement (IPESA)In keeping with the philosophy of supporting andimproving the quality of education, the MarianopolisCollege Institutional Policy on the Evaluation of StudentAchievement (IPESA) enables both students and teachersto assess student achievement through progressive andsystematic evaluation, and reflects the enrolment ofstudents in particular programs designed to prepare themfor university studies.The IPESA describes the general objectives of assessment,the responsibilities of the College’s various academicstructures, the responsibilities and rights of students,teachers and staff, and outlines specific policies and procedures.All students, faculty and staff are responsible foradhering to the provisions of the Policy.Please refer to the IPESA for details concerning:• Rights and responsibilities of students, facultyand staff at the College• General Regulations for student evaluationand Examinations• Policy on Cheating; Policy on Plagiarism, and• the College’s Language PolicyComplete IPESA online: marianopolis.edu/IPESAPolicy on Student ConductIn keeping with the Vision and Mission of MarianopolisCollege, all members of the College community sharerights and responsibilities based upon integrity and respectfor one another, for self and for our environment. TheCollege is committed to ensuring an atmosphere thatpromotes cooperation, courtesy, personal safety, andinclusion. It safeguards the freedom to create, to study, toplay, to learn, to speak and to associate.Student RightsMarianopolis College will:• ensure students’ right to pursue their educationalgoals as well as their personal and social developmentby assuring, as far as possible, the resourcesand atmosphere that these require;• protect, in keeping with the Quebec Charter ofHuman Rights and Freedoms, everyone’s right tobe treated equally and with respect, without harassmentor discrimination of any kind including thatbased on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexualorientation or handicap or the use of any means topalliate a handicap;• in the case of breach of regulations, judge each caseconfidentially and independently based on establishedregulations and in keeping with the CollegeVision and Mission and provincial and federallaws;• protect a student’s right to confidentiality particularlywhen reporting problems and concerns toStudent Services or to College faculty or staff;• provide an atmosphere of concern and supportwhen dealing with students in situations of conflictor discipline.Student ResponsibilitiesStudents have a responsibility to:• treat all members of the College community and theCollege environment with respect;• be acquainted and comply with all official publicationsof the College which contain academic andnon-academic regulations, policies and requirements.These publications include the:- College Calendar- Educational Services Contract- Policy on Student Conduct- Institutional Policy on Evaluation of StudentAchievement (IPESA)- Student Agenda and the What’s Up- Library Conduct Policy and the Computer LabUsers AgreementInfractions of the Policy on Student ConductThe present Policy is by no means all-inclusive;Marianopolis College also operates within the confines ofthe provincial and federal laws. Students may be subjectto disciplinary action in all cases involving illegal acts,aggression against others and self, acts against propertyand unacceptable behaviour whether such conduct occursagainst a member or non-member of the College community13

Rules and Regulationsand whether such conduct occurs on or off the Collegecampus. Proscribed conduct includes but is not limited to,the following:I. Illegal or Aggressive Acts1. Physical threat, abuse, assault or fighting;2. Possession or use of dangerous materials orweapons;3. Verbal threat, abuse or assault (includingmalicious libel, slander or defamation ofcharacter);4. Stalking or sexual harassment of any person;5. Propagation of hate literature, promotion of hatredin ideas or actions;6. Knowing or willful abuse of a position of trust;7. Inciting, aiding, being party to, or deliberatelyconcealing another person’s misconduct;8. Possession, buying, selling or use of drugs oralcohol on campus.II. Acts Against Property1. Attempted or actual theft, damage to or loss ofCollege, staff, faculty, visitor or student property;2. Vandalism, defacement (including graffiti) or destructionof College grounds, buildings, facilitiesor equipment or of property of any member of theCollege community;3. Failure to follow directives regarding the postingand distribution of flyers in the College;4. Forgery, alteration or unauthorized use of anyCollege document, records or ID card;5. Misuse or abuse of College property including butnot limited to computers, photocopy machines,books or telephones.III. Unacceptable Behaviours1. Behaviour in the classroom which is contradictoryto the requirements of the teacher and interfereswith the learning of other students;2. Smoking in an area where it is prohibited;3. Parking on campus without authorization;4. Setting off a false alarm or failure to vacate thebuilding and comply with emergency evacuationprocedures when an alarm is sounded;5. Reckless driving;6. On-campus student-initiated projects for personalprofit;7. Failure to identify oneself, refusal to produce aMarianopolis ID card or failure to comply withthe directives of staff or faculty members actingin performance of their duties;8. Unauthorized use of the College name, crest,letterhead or College facilities;9. Gambling or participating in any games involvingmoney or the exchange of property;10. Entering the College outside authorized hourswithout permission;11. Disturbing the peace (i.e. inappropriate languageand tone).All members of the College community have responsibilityto report violations of this policy immediately to oneof the following: the Director of Student Services, theAssociate Academic Dean, the Security Officer or anyCollege faculty or staff member.For guidelines and information on disciplinary procedures,sanctions, and definitions, please refer to thecomplete Marianopolis Policy on Student Conduct atmarianopolis.edu/About-us/Institutional-Policies/Respect for the EnvironmentThe Marianopolis community is committed to keeping theenvironment clean. In the spirit of simple courtesy andenvironmental enlightenment, students are expected toreturn their cafeteria trays to the racks provided, to ensurethat all their garbage is deposited in trash cans, to recyclecans and paper in appropriate bins, and to report spillsimmediately to the cafeteria staff or to Student Services.Campus SecurityAll members of the College community are asked to be onthe alert and to report any unusual occurrences or personsimmediately to Student Services, the Security Officer orto a member of faculty or staff.Student ID CardsAll students must carry their valid Marianopolis ID cardat all times. The ID card is the property of the College andis nontransferable. It is subject to revocation for violatingCollege regulations. Students are required to present theirID card upon request to authorized College personnel.14

REGULATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH COPYRIGHT IN SOFTWAREWHEREAS infringements of copyright in software arecontrary to the COPYRIGHT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42(the "Act");WHEREAS such practices are also contrary to ethics andstandards of conduct set by our Institution;WHEREAS any violation of the Act may give rise tomaterial suits which may entail, for each offence, amaximum fine of $1,000,000 or imprisonment for a termnot exceeding five years or both;MARIANOPOLIS COLLEGE (the "Institution")DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:1. No infringement of copyright, and particularly insoftware, is permitted or tolerated by theInstitution;2. The Institution prohibits the use of any infringingsoftware and the unauthorized reproduction ofaccompanying user's manuals;3. The Institution intends that there be compliancewith the licences governing the software used onits computers;4. In order to ensure compliance with the Act, theInstitution reserves the right to implement anymeasure which it deems appropriate, including anymeasure to verify the enforcement of thisRegulation;5. The Institution expects the cooperation of all itsemployees and students in applying thisRegulation.UNDERTAKING TO COMPLY WITHCOPYRIGHT IN SOFTWARE1. I understand that the Institution does not own thecopyright in software it purchases nor in theaccompanying user's manuals;2. In this respect, I understand that neither thesoftware nor the user's manuals can be reproducedin any way;3. I also understand that I must use this software inconformity with the licence applicable thereto;4. I understand that any unauthorized reproduction ofthis software and/or user's manuals is illegal;5. In addition, I understand that I cannot use anypersonal software on the computers of theInstitution without prior authorization;6. I accept that the Institution conduct an annualverification of software installed on all computerson its premises as well as unannounced periodicverifications;7. I declare having read the Regulation forCompliance with Copyright in Software, a copy ofwhich is attached hereto, and I undertake to complytherewith in all respects.All students must comply with the “Regulation forCompliance with Copyright in Software” as publishedin this Calendar. Students sign an EducationalServices Contract every semester which includesreference to the rules and regulations as specified inthe Course Calendar.15

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES & SERVICESAssociate Academic DeanThe Office of the Associate Academic Dean is concernedwith the academic success of students, with positivestudent-teacher-staff interactions in academic matters andthe organization and supervision of students with specialneeds. The Associate Academic Dean implements theInstitutional Policy on the Evaluation of Student Achievement(IPESA) and coordinates the Plan for Success, whichincludes the Learning Centre and related resources. TheAssociate Academic Dean is also responsible for relationswith parents. The Associate Academic Dean is availableto students on a regular basis. During the term, thoseneeding to discuss extraordinary circumstances orproblems affecting their academic performance can makean appointment for this purpose.The Associate Academic Dean also arranges to meet withstudents who are in academic difficulty in order to assesstheir situation. The Associate Academic Dean mayrecommend resources from the Learning Resources Centreand/or a period of probation, which includes assistanceand monitoring that will benefit the student.When teachers report cheating or plagiarism, theAssociate Academic Dean will mediate or adjudicate, asappropriate. Please refer to the Institutional Policy on theEvaluation of Student Achievement for further details atmarianopolis.edu/IPESAAcademic AdvisingThe Academic Advisors are available to students, in grouppresentations and by appointment or by drop in forindividual sessions, throughout the academic year. Theyare responsible for carrying out the following academicpolicies and procedures:• Program consultation, change and follow-up;• Course changes and Course withdrawal;• College withdrawal;• Summer School;• University consultationThe Academic Advisors assist students in planning theirprogram of studies according to their individual needs,diploma requirements and university prerequisites. Giventhe complexity and variety of College programs, it isrecommended that students attend information sessionsand meet individually with an advisor to discuss and plantheir courses in an informed way. The Academic Advisorsalso help students with long-term planning includingchoice of university program, access to scholarships, andthe university application process itself.The advisors maintain an active liaison with universitiesand coordinate visits by university representatives fromQuebec and Ontario as well as other Canadian provincesand the United States. The advisors provide universitybrochures and other literature helpful to the students inmaking their choices.Pedagogical ServicesPedagogical Services is one of the busiest areas of theCollege and one with which students should be familiar.The following are some of the matters that are overseen bythis office:• Admissions• Registration- confirmation forms- course offering- appointments (regular,proxy, late)• Student Schedules• Academic Requests- transcripts- final grade appeals- diplomas• Personal InformationChanges• Graduation• Student RecordsInformation Technology Services (ITS)The mission of the Information Technology ServicesDepartment (ITS) is to provide computing facilities,resources and support of teaching and learning atMarianopolis College. ITS manages the College’s computerlabs, web, printers and network services, as well as thewidely used Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT).The I WING houses two computer labs in rooms I-412and I-414. One of these labs is a 36-seat Mac lab whichhas specialized software for music and studio art. Thecollege network provides the latest software resources,numerous computer-assisted learning programs andinternet access in all labs. There are two high-speed blackand white laser printers, plus one high-speed colour laserprinter.The A WING houses two other computer labs in roomsA-366 and A-357. One lab has 35 computers and supportsspecialized software for the teaching and learning ofmodern languages and the second lab has 30 computers.Each lab has access to 2 high-speed printers – black andwhite and colour. Students may use any of the labs forindividual work as long as it is free. Students also haveaccess to printing stations throughout the college.16

Educational Resources and ServicesTeaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) can be foundin the A WING, in Room A-358. TLT is where equipmentfor academic use is stored and borrowed from. Thisequipment includes but is not limited to: laptops, digitalcameras, camcorders, microphones, tripods, MP3 players,and boomboxes. TLT provides technological assistancefor students and faculty. A Mac video editing studio withtwo iMac computers with iLife software is found withinTLT. All resources can be booked through the College’sonline booking system, Meeting Room Manager.The ITS staff members ensure that all users, whethernovice or experienced, receive the hardware and softwarehelp and training that they need. TLT and all theComputer Labs are open Monday to Friday from 8:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m. TLT and the A-Wing Computer Labswill be open for extended hours on Wednesdays until9:00 pm.LibraryThe Library provides services, resources and facilitiesthat support and enrich the learning experience atMarianopolis.The beautiful Main Floor of the Library houses theReference and Circulation service counters, as well as theextremely popular Reserve Collection from which a copyof almost all required reading can be borrowed. There isindividual study space, as well as online workstations, andstudents can borrow laptops to use anywhere in theCollege. The main book collection, more individual studycarrels and a group study space are located on the GroundFloor. The entire Library is a wireless environment andstudent artwork enlivens the space.provide an opportunity for students to learn sophisticatedand useful strategies for database searching. In addition,the librarians give one-on-one instruction to students at thereference desk. The librarians promote issues of AcademicIntegrity within the College and are an important resourceon citation style.Through both traditional and innovative services, theLibrary provides students with the research skills that willhelp them succeed in their studies both now and in thefuture.The Learning Resources CentreThe Learning Resources Centre (LRC) is located in theF WING, room F-317. The space is used by peer andalumni tutors who are part of the Peer Tutoring Servicewho offer assistance in a variety of disciplines. Our servicesalso include a number of initiatives that are geared towardthe improvement of language skills in English and Frenchsuch as English Monitoring, French Monitoring, EnglishWriting Professional and a series of Literacy Workshopsoffered each semester.Funding for the establishment of the LRC comes from theMarianopolis Plan for Success which encompasses anumber of projects, some of which are college-wide, whileothers are designed for the benefit of students in specificprograms. The overall objective of the Plan is toimplement measures aimed at fostering student successand to provide enriching activities for our studentpopulation. For further information and details, pleasevisit our web page at marianopolis.edu/lrcThere are more than 60,000 items in the Librarycollections, with new items being added all the time. Thein-house print collections are supplemented by contentprovided by more than 25 online databases. The databasesoffer journal articles, e-books, images, films, and more.As well, the Library’s Film and Music Collectionenhances the classroom learning experience. As a partialrepository, the Library offers an up-to-date collection ofgovernment documents and statistical information.The librarians teach students how to use the Library’svaried resources. All new students take part in acompulsory Library Orientation program. The librarianshelp to develop the research skills of our students bygiving instruction sessions that focus on how to doresearch in the Library’s collections. These sessions17

Educational Resources and ServicesStudent ServicesStudent Services is a multidisciplinary team of dedicatedprofessionals and educators whose mission is to providea wide variety of programs and services to enhance thequality of life for all students. The college years, whileexciting, can also be demanding and stressful. The departmentprograms are designed to support students. StudentServices is committed to the development of the wholeperson by providing a wide variety of extracurricularprograms and services that enable students to contribute tothe College and the greater community. For more completeinformation, students should consult their StudentAgenda, or visit us on the Web atmarianopolis.edu/Current-Students/Student-Services/Campus MinistrySpiritual, value-based, and action-oriented social programsare addressed by an interfaith team of CampusMinisters. They animate activities which invite students toreflect upon ethical concerns, their responsibility to thelarger community, and their ultimate goals in life. Inaddition to spiritual counselling, programs have includedweekend retreats, peace initiatives, volunteerism, filmstudy, panel discussions, and special initiatives such asWomen's Week and food and clothing drives.Counselling ServicesCounsellors meet with students individually and in groupsto discuss personal and vocational matters. Confidentialityis always respected. Students can book anindividual appointment with a counsellor online atmarianopolis.edu/appointment or through Student Services.Counsellors also cooperate in the student support offeredby the Associate Dean and Academic Advisors.< Individual CounsellingPersonal – No problem is too big or too small.Counsellors are available to discuss anypersonal concern a student may have.Vocational – Counselling is available forstudents interested in clarifying their futureacademic and career plans. There are tests andan interactive career guide to help studentschoose the domain best suited to their interestsand personality. A collection of career anduniversity resources is available in the Library.Academic – Counsellors also offer timemanagement and study skills training alongwith assistance regarding university applicationletters and interviews.< Group WorkshopsThese activities address issues of importanceto young adults today. They encourage selfawareness,enrich personal relationships andbring together students sharing commonconcerns. Career choices, safer sex, stressmanagement, body image and independentliving are a few examples of the programsprovided.Health ProgramsTrained members of Student Services, with the assistanceof a Student First Aid Team, the Medical/ Health Club anda nurse, offer a variety of services and programs designedto teach and encourage positive attitudes towards physicaland mental health and to assist with basic medical problems.Coordinated educational programs have includedblood drives, alcohol and drug awareness, sexuality andAIDS awareness. Each year, a Health Fair brings togethertraditional and alternative health professionals to promotewellness. An equipped Health Room is open to studentsfor rest and emergency first-aid. Information and referralson all health-related issues are provided.Information and Referral CounterStaff members are on hand to offer general information onresources available within and outside the College. In A-101 are: a Stationery Store, the Lost and Found, studentmessage services, details on housing and employmentopportunities, and First Aid supplies.Safety and SecurityMarianopolis is proud of the security enjoyed by allmembers of the College community. A Security Officersafeguards this environment during school hours.Sports AnimationIn order to ensure a well-rounded educational experience,a wide variety of physical activities, ranging from individualto team sports, is available to students. The Sports Animatoris responsible for organizing intra-murals, intercollegiates,18

Educational Resources and Servicesinvitational tournaments, and sports clubs. Facilities areavailable for weight training, dance, and team sports.Student Life AnimationAnimation is concerned with promoting student lifeoutside the classroom and within the larger community.Its goal is to enhance interpersonal skills, engenderleadership qualities, encourage the responsible use ofleisure time and promote fun. The Student Life Animatorsact as a resource and bring together students with similarinterests. They are involved with the development,organization and animation of extracurricular activities atMarianopolis College.Programs available to students include student government,social and cultural events, student clubs, charitydrives, student newspaper, and a variety of awarenessprograms. Special emphasis is placed on leadershipdevelopment and training.19

CHOOSING A PROGRAMDiploma Programs OfferedPre-university college studies in Quebec are followed within the framework of a program designed to foster an integrativeapproach to learning at all levels and extending beyond formal studies. Successful completion of a program leads to a DEC(Diplôme d’études collégiales) issued by the Ministry of Education upon the recommendation of the College. The DEC isa compulsory requirement for entrance into Quebec universities.Marianopolis College offers pre-university programs in:200.B0 ScienceHealthPure and AppliedProgram200.11 Science and Music3-year program leading to a DEC in Science and a DEC in Music300.A0 Social ScienceCommerce (Social Science)300.11 Social Science and Music3-year program leading to a DEC in Social Science and a DEC inMusic500.A1 Creative Arts, Literature and Languages (CALL)Arts and Letters Option500.11 CALL and Music3-year program leading to a DEC in Creative Arts, Literature andLanguages (CALL) and a DEC in MusicTotalCreditsTotalCoursesPageNo.58-2/3 26 p. 5390-2/3 42 p. 8956-2/3 to 5857-1/328 to 2928p. 58p. 5988-2/3 to 90 44 to 45 p. 8954-2/3 27 to 28 p. 7686-2/3 43 to 44 p. 89501.A0 Music 58-2/3 30 p. 90700.A0 Arts and Sciences 59-1/3 29 p. 94700.B0 Liberal Arts 56-2/3 to 58 29 to 31 p. 104The choice of a program of study and the selection of courses from those available within that program are critical decisionswhich should be based on as much information as possible. Each student is entitled to the number of courses/credits neededto complete a particular program; enrolment in courses outside or beyond the requirements is subject to availability,permission and course fee.Students should consider both the requirements of a particular DEC and the requirements for university entrance into specificprograms. After reading the calendar or related publications, a student may wish to consult an Academic Advisor.University RequirementsThe student should distinguish carefully between diploma requirements and university entrance requirements. They are notidentical. The university will base its acceptance not upon the college program selected, but upon the completion of certainprerequisite courses and upon the level of student achievement. However, a careful choice of courses within the SpecificEducation component and among the complementary courses available will enable the student to fulfil university entranceprerequisites as well as diploma requirements. Those who plan to study in another province or in the United States areresponsible for studying the appropriate university calendar and ascertaining precise requirements.20

Choosing a ProgramUniversity Studies Beyond the ProgramAll the programs prepare students for university studies in general but it is important to know therequirements of a university program of choice, especially if it is a program that is specialized,selective and limited in enrolment. Future directions include the following:Science– science and engineering programs;– general arts, social science, law;– medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinarymedicine, nursing, physical therapy, dieteticsand other health-related programs;– computer science, specialized engineering,physical sciences, environment and architectureprograms.Double DECs in: Science / MusicSocial Science / MusicCALL / MusicGraduates fulfil all the requirements of boththe Music program and the chosen programof study as indicated above.See Science, Social Science, CALL and Musicfor university programs.Social Science– social science;– administration, anthropology, economics,geography, history, political science,psychology, and sociology;– communications, general arts, education,law, social work.Social Science (Commerce–Mathematics)– social science;– law, administration, business, economics,specialized social science and commerceprograms;– communications, general arts.Creative Arts, Literature and Languages(CALL)– general arts, communications, fine arts,modern languages, social science, law,education;– mathematics, computer science.Music– music, including performance, musiceducation, music history;– theory, composition, computer/technological applications.Arts and Sciences– science and engineering programs;– health-related programs;– environment and architecture programs;– mathematics;– specialized social science and commerceprograms;– general arts, creative arts, modernlanguages, law, communications.Liberal Arts– general arts, law, communications;– social science, education;– philosophy, mathematics;– history, political science.21

CertificatesSpecial InterestCertificates:– Honours Science– International Studies– Law and Social Justice– Third World StudiesThe certificates provide an additionalopportunity for an integrative approachto studies for a DEC.Certificates allow motivated students tointegrate their knowledge and enrichtheir understanding of certain themeswhile completing the requirements forthe DEC. At present, such certificatesfocus on Honours Science; InternationalStudies; Law and Social Justiceand Third World Studies.In some cases, the requirements for acertificate call for students to be in aparticular program; in other cases, therequirements may enable students fromdifferent programs to be eligible. Thecompletion of the program leads to theDEC (Diplôme d’études collégiales).The certificate is an attestation awardedby the College upon graduation anddoes not lead to a DEC.Honours ScienceCertificateThe Honours Science Certificateprovides students with a wide interdisciplinaryperspective on science ingeneral, as well as excellent preparationfor university study in engineering,medicine, biological sciences, physicalsciences and mathematics. Each studentmay design a personalized program,within guidelines set by the Certificate,suited to that student’s particular interests.This includes enriched andadvanced courses as well as a numberof integrated activities such as lectures,industrial visits, environmental activities;Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,or Computer Science competitions; andprojects (special course projects, ScienceFair projects, etc.). Collectively, theseprovide students with a strong interdisciplinarybackground for futurestudies.Admission into the Honours ScienceCertificate is limited and selective. Ittakes place at the beginning of the firstterm at Marianopolis and is based on aletter of intent and high school grades.Students with a first-semester averageof 87% or more in the sciences and82% overall will be considered eligibleto apply for second-semester entranceinto the Certificate.International StudiesCertificateThe International Studies Certificate iscomposed of a set of courses and activitiesdesigned to enhance the student'sunderstanding of:• contemporary world problems(political, economic, social,cultural, ideological, military,etc.);• relationships between nationsand between cultures;• various contemporary nations,societies and cultures.The International Studies Certificategroups together all the courses whichfocus on these topics, spanning thedisciplines of Social Science, Humanities,English and Modern Languages.A complete list of eligible coursesappears in the International Studies brochure.Through these specific courses,students will develop a feeling forvarious peoples and learn approachesand techniques of the social sciencesfor analyzing relations between nations,world problems and various societies.Participation in extracurricular activitieswill enable the student to gainexperience in the application of theseapproaches, techniques and knowledge.Certificate requirements:1. complete successfully a minimumof 5 eligible courses (including atleast one from the Social Scienceslist)2. participate in various extracurricularactivities of an international theme(lectures, conferences, committeework, Model UN, excursions, etc.)22

Certificates3. attend International Studies meetings4. follow the news about current internationaldevelopments5. be active for 2 semesters as describedand submit 2 two-page reports aboutactivities each active semester (seehandbook for details)The International Studies Certificate isopen to students in all programs.Alternative requirements for Sciencestudents who are unable to fit 5 eligiblecourses into their course selections are4 eligible courses and a research activityapproved by the InternationalStudies Coordinator, plus requirements3, 4 and 5.Law and SocialJustice CertificateThe Certificate in Law and SocialJustice provides students with an opportunityto study the relationshipbetween the law and society. Animportant goal of the certificate is tostimulate critical thinking about thedynamic interaction between the lawand political, sociological, historical,economic, religious and other factors insociety. Emphasis is placed on how thelaw is shaped and influenced by asociety's values and institutions, and inturn, how the law's application servesto shape that society. Essentially, thefocus is on why we have the laws andlegal institutions that we do and whatpurposes they do and should serve. Toqualify for the Certificate in Law andSocial Justice a student must do thefollowing:• successfully complete a total of 5eligible courses• choose 4 of the 5 eligible coursesfrom a minimum of 3 disciplines inthe Social Science area• write a research paper or complete aproject in each of the 5 courses on atopic pertinent to Law and SocialJustice. Topics must be agreed uponby the student and instructor• participate in seminars and lecturesby guest speakersThe Certificate in Law and SocialJustice is open to students in SocialScience, in Commerce, and in LiberalArts.Third World StudiesCertificateThe Third World Studies Certificate isdesigned for students who wish tobroaden their understanding of ThirdWorld issues or who wish to pursueThird World-related studies at theuniversity level.The certificate offers students from allprograms an opportunity to explore thefollowing topics:• ethics and/or human rights• education• non-governmental organizations(NGOs)• women and gender• preventive medicine, hygieneand health environment• labour• science and technology• development issues• North-South relations• social movements• militarization• politics and ideology• religion• culture and civilization• indigenous peopleCertificate requirements:The student fulfils the requirementsthrough a combination of course work(a minimum of three courses from a listof eligible courses) and extracurricularactivities, including lectures, films ortheatre performances, volunteer work,on-campus events, and library projects.Please refer to the Third World Studiesbrochure for full details.23

Programs: General Education and Specific Education ComponentsIn order to complete the requirements for the DEC, students must complete the objectives of the General andSpecific Education components of their program of study. As well, they must pass the Ministerial English ExitExamination, common to all programs, and the Comprehensive Assessment (Épreuve Synthèse), which is particularto each program but incorporates the abilities of both components.1. General Education (common and adapted to all programs):The courses in General Education (English, French, Humanities, Physical Education,and Complementary disciplines) play a pivotal role in transmitting the fundamentalvalues and abilities the College seeks to convey to its students. These values andabilities are part of the Marianopolis Vision and Mission.2. Specific Education (compulsory and optional):The courses in Specific Education belong to disciplines specific to a program or todisciplines that contribute to or are related directly to a program. Courses may bedesignated as compulsory and/or prerequisite and elective or optional. Progressiontracks dictate the sequence in which they are offered.In the following pages, the programs are presented in two sections. Section I presents the structure and offering ofthe General Education component for all the programs. It includes a description of particular courses or of some ofthe courses that might be offered under the generic number of the Ministry for the compulsory General Educationcourses.Section II presents the structure and offering of the Specific Education component for individual programs. Itindicates the disciplines and courses designated for each program and then presents by discipline a summary ofcourses that may be offered in a given year.In all the listings, the code includes the discipline number, the course title and number, the timerequirements (class, lab, homework), and the credits. For example:DisciplineNumberTitleCourseNumberTimeRequirementsCredits(201) Mathematics Calculus I 201-NYA-05 (3-2-3) 2.6624

GeneralEducation Component– English– French– Humanities– Physical Education– ComplementaryGSECTIONI25

General EducationGENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (26-2/3 credits)– 4 English 9-1/3 credits– 3 Humanities 6-1/3 credits– 3 Physical Education * 3 credits– 2 French 4 credits– 2 Complementary * 4 credits* Students in the Arts and Sciences Program (700.A0) take 2 physical educationcourses. There is no complementary discipline in the Arts and Sciences (700.A0) andLiberal Arts (700.B0) programs.Complementary Courses:Students must complete 2 courses from the following 5 domains outside theirSpecific Education component:– Art & Aesthetics– Mathematics Literacy and Computer Science(Computer Science only)– Modern Languages– Science and Technology– Social ScienceIf these 2 courses come from the same domain, they must be from different sets, (forexample in Modern Languages, a student can choose GERMAN-LAL and GERMAN-LBL but not 2 courses with the same middle letter such as SPANISH- LAL andGERMAN-LAL).In order to graduate, students must successfully complete the following:• English Exit Examination• Comprehensive Assessment (épreuve synthèse)26

English Language andLiterature (603)All students are required to take fourEnglish courses, one from each offour categories. The courses aresequenced and students must pass acourse in one category before movingon to the next category. In their firstterm, incoming students are requiredto take a course, entitled Introductionto College English (I.C.E., 603-101).In the second semester, they will takea course from the Literary Genres(603-102) category. The thirdsemester will offer them a coursefrom the Literary Themes (603-103)category. When they have successfullycompleted 603-101, 603-102 and603-103, students are eligible to takethe English Exit Exam. All studentsmust pass this provincial exam tograduate and obtain a DEC. Shouldstudents not be successful in passingthis exam in their first attempt, theycan retake the exam the followingsemester. The fourth and final Englishcourse is one from Courses Adapted toProgram (603-LPE).A variety of courses in all fourcategories are offered each term. Allcourses are designed to provide studentswith a background in literatureand to promote the development ofthinking and communication skills. Itis the goal of the English Departmentto ensure that when students leaveMarianopolis, they have the necessaryskills and knowledge to functionsuccessfully both at university, andin the world at large.Preparatory English(ENG-002)603-002-06, 3.33 creditsThis preparatory course, for studentswho require particular help in thedevelopment of their basic Englishskills, is a credited course that doesnot count towards a DEC. Studentsare placed in this course during theirfirst term at the College, if the resultson their English Placement Test(generally taken after admission hasbeen granted, in May) indicate thatthey would have difficulty copingwith the academic workload of theCollege as a result of their limitedEnglish skills. The course is takenin conjunction with 603-101 duringthe autumn session. Admission to603-102, in the second semester,is contingent upon successfulcompletion of both 603-002 and603-101. The focus of this course ison understanding and using Englishfor Academic Purposes. Consequently,this is not a “literature-based” course,but one which aims at helping studentsdevelop the skills they require to succeedin all of their academic courses.The goal of this course is to helpstudents develop a better understandingof how skills in written and oralEnglish are essential to their academicsuccess in an anglophone college.Introduction to College English603-101-MQ (2-2-4) 2.66 credits- 4 hours of class- 4 hours of homeworkThe focus of these courses is onhelping the student make thetransition to college-level studies bydeveloping the student’s ability toread, think and write clearly andeffectively. Through the study of atleast two literary genres—i.e.,poetry,short story, novel, essay, orGeneral Education: Englishdrama—students are encouraged todevelop their confidence and abilityto understand and analyze what theyread, and to express that understandingorally and in writing. By the endof their course, students should beable to write a carefully-planned,clearly-worded, well-organized andconvincingly-argued essay (750 wordsin length). The majority of courses inthis category fall under the designationI.C.E.: Literature.There is, however, a group of coursesdesignated I.C.E.: Composition andLiterature. These courses servestudents who need more intensivepractice in the development oftheir English language skills. Forthis reason, there is an even greateremphasis in I.C.E.: Composition andLiterature on the practical aspects ofreading, speaking and writing – withintegrated Learning Resource Centresupport from English monitors andPeer tutors. Sutdents are assignedplacement in these courses basedupon the results of their EnglishPlacement Test.Sample courses from the variouscategories (102, 103, LPE) are listedbelow. These courses may also beavailable as discipline courses tostudents in Creative Arts, Literatureand Languages (CALL).Literary Genres603-102-MQ (2-2-3) 2.33 credits- 4 hours of class- 3 hours of homeworkIn this category of courses, studentsare introduced to the study of oneparticular literary genre—forexample, poetry, short fiction, essayor drama—with a view to not onlystudying the literature itself, but also27

General Education: Englishidentifying the characteristics of theparticular genre studied, and therelationship of the texts to theirhistorical and literary period.These courses also continue thedevelopment of students’ readingand writing skills with an emphasison providing guidance and practicein writing a well-crafted essay(1000 words).Comics as LiteratureThis course introduces students to thegraphic novel and the academic studyof comics as literature. It provides avocabulary with which to analyzeboth the visual and textual aspectsof comics, as well as information onthis relatively new medium’s history,developments and conventions.Through in-class work and writtenassignments, students in this courselearn to perform effectiveliterary/visual analysis, explorecomics as a diverse and evolvingmedium, and better understand theimportance of genre in studying anyform of narrative.Detective FictionThis course explores the development,conventions and features of the formaldetective story. Through the examinationof works representative of keyperiods in the history of the genre,students explore the relationshipbetween a story’s particular use of theformal characteristics and the beliefsand anxieties of the historical periodin which it was written.Short FictionStudents learn to recognize the formalcharacteristics of the short story andthe use of literary conventions withinthe short story, and to produce literaryanalysis and oral presentationsdemonstrating their understanding.28The WesternThe Western remains a popular andinfluential genre constituted by avariety of motifs (e.g. cowboys,Native Americans, saloons, six gunsand sheriffs), settings (e.g. wild openspaces and the American West circa1870), plots (e.g. a train/stagecoachversus thieves and a man seekingrevenge) and subjects (e.g. freedom,violence, otherness andpersonal/national regeneration).Through short stories, novels andfilm, this course will explore how theformulas of the early Western haveparadoxically enabled the genre’smore recent engagement withrevisionist historicism and postmodernism.Folk and Fairy TalesThis course explores the conventionsand characteristics of folk and fairytales. Students employ a variety ofcritical approaches (e.g. Freudian,Jungian, Feminist, Marxist) toanalyze tales. The course focusesfirst on fairy tales in early writtenforms, then on versions of these talesby authors such as Charles Perrault,Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, andJoseph Jacobs, and finally onreinterpretations by 20th and 21stcentury authors and filmmakers. Thecourse also includes study of originalliterary tales by authors such as HansChristian Andersen and Oscar Wilde.Tragedy‘Tragedy’, as used in the media,describes an event that is emotionallydevastating. This course explores thedistinction between that common useand its roots in ancient Greek drama.Tragedy will gain perspective fromcritical theories (existentialistphilosophy, evolutionary psychology,Adlerian psychoanalysis and gendertheory). Film screenings willsupplement readings for discussionof performance and filmic productionaspects. In addition to submittingconventional essays, you will also beasked (in groups) to write, film andultimately screen your own shorttragic film.PoetryIn this course, students will examinea variety of poetic forms and styles,covering a broad historical range,with emphasis on more recentsamples from the 20th and 21stcenturies. Topics to be coveredinclude: an overview of poeticperformance (from bardic recitationto the contemporary poetry slam);analyses of sound, rhythm and meter;a brief review of popular poetic forms(including ballads, sonnets, epigrams,and haikus); an exploration of controversiesregarding the interpretation ofpoetry; and, examinations of poets’prose commentaries on theirinfluences, practices, andphilosophies.Twentieth-Century PoetryThis course examines the American,British and Canadian poetry of thetwentieth century in relation to ahistorical period. Students are taughtto apply a critical approach to thedifferent forms of poetic discourserepresentative of this period throughthe study of specific literary movementslike imagism, formalism, Beat,confessional, projective and feministverse.Cinema and the NovelThis course explores the challengesinherent in adapting novels in general,and the novels considered in class, inparticular, for the feature film. Thehistory of the relationship between

the novel and the feature film isconsidered, as are the similaritiesand differences of these two media.19th-Century Gothic NovelStudents study the formal characteristicsof Gothic literature, a genre thatmanipulates fear and mystery in orderto probe spiritual, psychological, andsocial concerns that may be toodisturbing to be openly examined.The course also makes generic andcultural comparisons of this Victoriangenre with a twentieth-century filmversion of one of the texts.Novel History: Historical FictionAfter World War IIIn the historical novel, documentedversions of the past serve as the seedsof fictional narrative. In the last fiftyyears, this novel form explores, inthree post-war novels, the relationshipbetween fact and fiction; the politicalimplications of representing the pastin works of art; and the gatheringskepticism toward stories that claimto establish definitive, universaltruths.The Social NovelThe social novel emphasizes theinfluence of the social and economicconditions of an era on characters andevents. The objective of this course isto enable students to understand theformal features of the social novel.Students should understand eachwork’s relationship to literary andhistorical contexts and should learn toexplicate representative works. Thisanalysis will reflect a knowledge offormal characteristics and relation toperiod (social, cultural, and literary).We will pay particular attention tonovel structure and narrative voice aswell as character, symbolism, andwriting style.Contemporary Canadian NovelThis course introduces students totwo contemporary Canadian novels:George Bowering’s Caprice andHiromi Goto’s Chorus ofMushrooms. Through our analysisof these novels, we explore twocontrasting visions of Canada andCanadian identity: Bowering’sdepiction of Canada as a modelto which to aspire, and Goto’srepresentation of Canadian identity asoppressive and in need of redefinition.Throughout the course, we explorenot only the primary pre-occupationsthat underlie Canadian novels of thisperiod but also the particular narrativechoices that these authors have made.Contemporary American DramaThe tragicomedy of contemporaryAmerican life is thematically exploredthrough Contemporary Drama’s earlyroots in the traditions of the Theatreof the Absurd, postmodernism, andexistentialism, to its more political,social, and experimental aspirationsin the Off-Off Broadway and performanceart movements. Students alsoexplore the implications of race, class,identity, gender, and AIDS in thevarious plays from this period.The Contemporary Novel of IdentityThis course explores one of theconventions of the novel: theme asrelated to the concept of identity. Inall three novels, the question ariseshow individuals create their identities– parents being a major influence; thiscourse, then, explores the parent-childrelationship and the process by whichthe protagonists aim to construct theirown identity.General Education: EnglishLiterary Themes603-103-MQ (2-2-3) 2.33 credits- 4 hours of class- 3 hours of homeworkCourses in this category offer theopportunity to study examples ofliterature which illustrate a particulartheme or idea. Students are asked totrace the selected theme through avariety of literary texts, all the whilebeing encouraged to develop theiranalytical skills as well as theirreading and writing skills.One of the practical objectives ofthese courses is to enable the studentto produce a coherently-argued andwell-crafted essay (1000 words inlength).Civilization in CrisisThis course focuses on the theme ofcivilization in crisis. We begin byexamining Margaret Atwood’s TheHandmaid’s Tale, focussing on theways in which her representation of afuturistic civilization in crisis reflectssocial anxieties particular to theperiod in which her novel waswritten. Then, through our analysis ofChinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart,we re-examine our assumptions aboutcivilization and the often ironiccauses of its decline.Liars and ThievesIn this course we will explore thefigure of the liar and thief in literaryworks and the value systems theyexpress. Beginning with myths andfolktales, we will look at the figure’sappearance as the Trickster archetype,a figure of deviousness and changewho manipulates with words andtrickery. In subsequent texts, we willexplore the ways the depiction of theliar and thief as hero or villain serves29

General Education: Englishas the figurative expression of themesrelated to honesty and deception, andshifting views of transgressions ofaccepted order. As part of thisthematic focus, we will consider howthe subversive nature of the figure ofthe liar and thief is both a reflectionof and response to social values.The Beat GenerationThe Beat movement in literaturebegan in the mid-1950s as a responseto the post-war conservatism of theUnited States. The writings of itsseminal figures, Kerouac, Ginsberg,Corso, Snyder and others deal withthe relationship of the individual tosociety, aspects of which includea questioning of political values,sexual and religious norms, and theintroduction of non-western culturaltraditions and popular culture into theAmerican consciousness. Throughouttheir study, students assess theinfluence of the Beats on popularculture, particularly the folk musicand rock ‘n’ roll of the 60s and 70s.MetamorphosisMetamorphosis is defined as ‘radicalchange or transformation’ and hasconcerned writers from ancientGreece to the present. Studentsanalyze works of fiction, non-fiction,and poetry in order to recognize aconnection between the theme ofmetamorphosis and the values of thesociety and cultures in which theseworks were created. The objectivesof the course are to provide studentswith a method of explicating literarytexts from a thematic perspective, andexpressing what they have learned inwritten and oral work.Bare SurvivalStudents will explore the theme of“bare survival” in Canadian literature,or what one critic calls literature “notabout those who made it, but thosewho made it back.” We will analyzeperceived differences betweenCanadian, American, and Britishculture before identifying ways inwhich Canadian literature differsfrom its cultural influences. Wewill then examine bare survival subthemessuch as nature as enemy,animal as victim, the “noble savage”and other solitudes. We will alsoapply renowned critical approachesto selected texts.Betwixt and Between: Liminalityand Rites of PassageNo longer in high school but not yetin university, CEGEP students are ina situation Arnold van Gennep mightsay resembles the liminal phase of arite of passage, a period of transitionbetween two states. Expanding vanGennep’s ideas, Victor Turner arguesthat liminality or being “betwixt andbetween” characterizes much of thehuman experience. Students willexplore the theme/concept ofliminality through the literature andcinema of war, Renaissance politicsand fantasy.Sounding Off: Representations ofPopular Music in LiteratureIn this course, students study howpopular music informs contemporaryliterature on both literal and figurativelevels. Through close reading of thetexts and related materials, studentsexamine, among other themes, howmusic can fill people’s needs to belongbut not conform to family/socialgroups; how the emotional immediacyof music affects its use and misuse bymusicians and fans, and how musicoperates as a source of profoundsanctuary as well as a proving groundfor talent and courage.Misanthropy in LiteratureThis course is an exploration ofmisanthropy – a dislike and/or distrustof people – as it has appearedthroughout several literary genres andhistorical periods. Each text coveredin the course puts forward its own listof humanity’s flaws, theories as totheir origins, fears and frustrationsconcerning their consequences, andsuggestions as to what can be doneeither to remedy the situation or tocope. This focus is used to hone thestudent’s use of literary analysis andunderstanding of the impact ofhistorical context and genre onthematic concerns.Images of WomenThis course will explore representativeimages of women in nineteenthandtwentieth-century fiction (poems,short stories, and a play). Throughthis exploration of images of women,we will uncover images of men. Wewill look at the ways in which variousauthors accept or challenge, throughtheir depictions of women and menand situations, the traditionalstereotypes held for both genders.Ultimately, the course will examinethe legacy of the Adam and Evearchetypes, a legacy that has shapedour present gender relations.Power and SightThis course will introduce students toliterary texts that have a thematicfocus on the methods and means bywhich vision – seeing and being seen– interacts with power. Throughconcepts including exhibition, socialperception, and the way in whichpeople are hidden or hide from view,as well as the literary techniques suchas character and setting, we willconsider the ways in which power inrelationships and communities shifts30

and flows through the medium ofsight, consequently producing changeor maintaining the status quo.Unheard VoicesThis course introduces a number oftexts (short stories, essays, poems,and two novels) in which the narratoror speaker’s point of view profoundlyaffects the reader’s response to theliterary work. In these texts, authorsuse the literary techniques ofcharacter, point of view and voice toenhance and develop major themessuch as perception, misunderstanding,alienation, and deceit.MonstersWhat scares us—and why—differsaccording to the person, thegeneration and the culture. Thecreatures of our fears differ in formand habit; however, one thing isconstant: they serve specific functionsin terms of both our individualpsyches, and our collective socialsystems. In this course, we examinemonsters found in a variety of literaryworks and films, from differenthistorical periods and cultures.Through this examination, we explorewhy we create monsters, and whatfunctions such creatures serve inliterary texts, and the larger socialcommunities.Protest LiteratureThis course explores protest literaturethat addresses human rights concernsin various genres of literature. Byexploring writing from differentcountries, cultures and time-periods,we will take an internationalperspective, emphasizing how humanrights are an issue that concerneveryone, everywhere, at all times.By studying the Universal Declarationof Human Rights, we will define whathuman rights are, why they areimportant, and how difficult they canbe to interpret. The readings willexpose a myriad of human rightsconcerns, including political,religious, sexual, and racial issues.Literature and ImaginationThis course focuses on works thatreflect and respond to the emergenceof the idea of the imagination as acreative, transformative force. Theyexpress the value of the imaginationin our daily reality, and of theambiguity we feel for the alternativerealities it evokes.RevengeThis course explores the literarytheme of “revenge,” as found in avariety of works from differenthistorical periods and cultures. Byexamining stories and passages fromvarious mythologies, as well plays,novels, short stories and movies, weexplore our desire to “get even,” theways in which this theme is connectedto the values of the society and culturein which the works were created, theforms revenge may take, and theoften-tragic consequences that resultfrom vengeful acts.Madness in LiteratureThis course will explore the variousways that madness has historicallybeen depicted. Amongst other things,the madman/madwoman in literaturehas caused: terror (the psychoticmurderer), admiration (the madgenius), and sympathy (the victimof modern alienation). Furthermore,literary depictions of madness oftenforce societies to question the sanityof their own institutions (war,capitalism, religion, etc). Ultimately,this course seeks to address how andwhy madness has been symbolicallyused in such diverse ways.General Education: EnglishMemory and ImaginationThis course considers the natureof memory and its relationship toimagination and creativity, studyingboth memoirs and short personalessays. The course explores theillusive, contradictory and unpredictablenature of memory and howwriters attempt to imitate, articulateand elucidate this complexity. Weread a number of texts exploring thenature of memory, imagination andthe creative process. We will writedescriptively and critically, drawingon memory and imagination as wellas analysis to develop and revise ourunderstandings.Shakespeare’s CommunitiesCommunity argued James Baldwin,‘simply means our endless connectionwith, and responsibility for, eachother.’ This course develops students’ability to apply a critical approachto the theme of community withinseveral of Shakespeare’s plays. Theplays all tend to affirm that, forbetter or for worse, it is throughsocial engagement with others thatindividual identities are most fullyand meaningfully asserted.English Adapted to Program603-LPE-MS (2-2-2) 2 credits- 4 hours of class- 2 hours of homeworkThese courses provide students withthe opportunity to study specializedareas of communication which, eitherby virtue of subject matter or of form,are relevant to all students in thepre-university program or morespecifically to students in the Science,Social Science or Arts programs.Designed for university-bound collegestudents, these courses are31

General Education: Englishintended to prepare the students forthe transition to university by offeringguidance and practical experience inadvanced skills.Writing for ChildrenThe books we read as children mayremain with us all our lives. In thiscourse, students will learn to generateideas and turn them into prose thatappeals to a child audience. Thecourse introduces several genres ofchildren's writing: picture books,junior and young adult novels.Students analyze children's literatureand do short assignments focusing onliterary devices. Students produce twoedited short stories, as well as editingsheets analyzing the work of theirpeers. Students will also learn aboutthe children's literature market.JournalismThis course is an introduction to theworld of the journalist and its specialrequirements. Part of understandingthis world includes an intelligentevaluation of journalistic practicesand their effects upon society. Thecontent ranges from the straight newsstory formula and editorial writing tofeature writing and interviewingstrategies. Montreal journalists willbe invited to the class to share theirexperiences as sports writers,editorialists, and photo-journalists.ScreenwritingThis course is an introduction to thescreenwriting process, from generatingideas, to the components of filmnarrative, to the elements of visualcomposition. After studying guidesto story structure – the three-act plotstructure and Joseph Campbell’s TheHero with a Thousand Faces – theseparadigms are applied to the students’own short screenplays throughexercises in story structure, genre,characterization and dialogue. Inlearning the nine stages of screenplaydevelopment, from Character reviewthrough to the Final draft the studentsbecome familiar with Final Draft,screenwriting software and standardscreenplay formatting.Creative WritingThis course is designed for universityboundcollege students, allowingthem to develop their skills throughwriting short fiction. Through acombination of writing exercises anda consideration of texts, students willbe introduced to the use and effects ofspecific literary techniques, including:point of view, tense, significant detail,style, etc. Through writing seminars,feedback and revision, students willbe expected to develop an editorial“ear.” Beginning with exercises thataccess student’s creative process, theshort, directed assignments focus onspecific skills and conclude with acompleted short story.Creative Non-FictionThis course is designed for students todevelop their skills in writing creativenon-fiction. Focus is placed onexercises that encourage the creativeprocess, beginning with short,directed assignments and culminatingin longer, original pieces. In addition,students are introduced to the use ofspecific literary techniques anddevices that can be incorporated intotheir own work. Through the processof group writing seminars, feedbackfrom the instructor, revision, and classcritique, students learn to edit theirown work. All of these elements helpstudents find and develop their ownliterary voice.Life WritingThis is a writing course whichfocuses on non-fiction writing basedon personal experience. Through anexamination of critical theory, writingtechniques and participation in thewriting process, students explore howwe shape and remake our reality withwords. Readings include five genresof life writing: diary and journal,letters, autobiography, biography,and the personal essay.Physical Witness: Writers On TheBodyBeginning with an examination ofhow writers represent the humanbody and cultural attitudes towardsit, students explore the ways in whichthey condition and are conditioned bytheir bodily awareness. Discussed,among other topics, are the roles ofthe senses, bodies at work and play,body image and identity, dysmorphia,bodily pleasures and taboos, imaginedbodies, kinaesthetics, as well as variousauthors’ insights on mind/bodydualistic thinking.Contemporary Travel WritingThis course introduces students tothe conventions of ContemporaryTravel Writing. Bruce Chatwinand Pico Iyer are two of the mostrecognizable names in contemporarytravel writing. Chatwin laments anomadic tradition and Iyer embracesthe uncertainties of Globalization.Two fundamental questions informthe content of the course: How does acontemporary travel writer explore aworld that has already been mapped?and What politically, spiritually, andindividually motivates travel writersto embrace the open road?32

Researching Crime WritingThis course on researchingeighteenth-century crime writingwill explore the thematic treatment ofcrime in the development of variouspopular literary forms, includingballads, broadsides, engravings andcriminal biographies. All of theseforms are woven together into thefabric of the early eighteenth-centurynovel. Authors, artists and dramatistsfrom the period took their inspirationsfrom the streets. The course will alsoinvolve students doing research withhistorical documents (courttranscriptions, criminal confessionsand pamphlets) from the period.Living Sculpture Beau Brummell toLady GagaThis course seeks to understand thequintessential figure of nineteenthcenturyAestheticism: The Dandy.We will trace the genealogy of thishistorical figure from its birth in theRegency period in short essays byCaptain Jesse, Carlyle, Hazlitt, andBaudelaire; its Decadent transformationin the late nineteenth centuryin the literary and critical works ofBeerbohm, Barbey d’Aurevilly,Wilde, and Huysmans; to its current,postmodern incarnation in conceptualart and pop culture in the visualpractices of contemporary artistssuch as Yinka Shonibare, Gilbert &George, Andy Warhol, and LadyGaga.Shakespeare over TimeShakespeare’s plays have beeninterpreted around the globe in amultitude of ways in the latetwentieth- and early twenty-firstcenturies. Students in this course willconsider what happens to themeaning-making potential ofShakespeare’s drama once it isdisplaced from the culturalpreoccupations of its originalhistorical moment and then resituatedwithin a variety of recent critical andperformative contexts. Beforeexploring the challenges ofinterpreting Shakespeare’s fourhundred year old language accordingto the concerns of today’s world,students will first acquire a generalunderstanding of his drama’ssignificance in its own time.Power of RepresentationThis course focuses on literature thatdemonstrates a keen awareness of thepower stories have to shape publicperception and – by extension –public opinion, attitudes and beliefs.The primary texts studied in thecourse – both comics and prose –demonstrate this awareness not onlyin their own exploration and representationof social, political and culturalissues, but also in the ways theyparody, refer and allude to narrativesfrom literature, popular culture andhistory that have participated indefining these issues in the past.Legal IssuesStudents are introduced to differentareas of law: criminal, constitutional,contracts, negligence, family law andemployment law. Students learn toidentify and analyze legal issues anduse effective techniques of persuasionto argue different sides in hypotheticallegal cases. After careful study of oneof the above legal issues under theguidance of the instructor, studentscan choose other issues from thereading list and prepare a group oralpresentation in which they present therelevant sides of a hypothetical legalcase based on the legal issue. Studentsdevelop and practice skills of oral andwritten persuasion in their assignmentsand in each class.General Education: EnglishSocial IssuesThis course designed in its goals andstandards for second-year, universityboundstudents reinforces criticalreading, writing, and communicationskills. Students are expected to bemore autonomous in generating ideasfor discussion and contribute toclassroom learning by organizing andparticipating in seminars usingliterature as the focus. Since thefictions deal with social issues, animportant outcome should be anawareness of social problems. Thereading will be diverse spanning timeto show that the concerns in societyare mirrored in literature in literarythemes and plots.Literature and TheoryThe objective of this course is toenable students to develop greatercritical ability in approachingliterature from various perspectives.Students will study a range of criticalapproaches and learn to apply them toselected literary works. Approachesdiscussed may include New Criticism,Reader Response Theory, PsychoanalyticCriticism, Eco-Criticism,Post-colonial Criticism, GenderStudies, Feminism, Queer Theory,Marxism, and New Historicism.Students will refine their criticalthinking and oral skills in the designand management of their seminars.They will learn to lead discussion, toframe questions and express informedopinions.Critical Approaches to MythologyIn this course, we will draw upon theconventions of several critical andtheoretical lenses in order to sharpenour critical reading of major imagesand themes in world mythology. Wewill begin, through both reading anddiscussion, by exploring the traditional33

General Education: Frenchand current definitions and insightsgained from myth. We will then applyJoseph Campbell’s monomyth andClaude Levi-Strauss’ structuralistapproaches to The Epic of Gilgamesh.We will also analyze selected heromyths from both a Jungian and aFreudian psychoanalytic point ofview and the course will culminatewith an examination of contemporaryapocalypse myths from a postmodernperspective.French (602)All students must take two Frenchcourses as part of their core courses:an "A" and a "B" course. For eachcourse, four levels are offered; aplacement process will determine theappropriate level for each student.Students found lacking a sufficientknowledge of French to enter themost basic level offered will berequired to take one extra course(602-009-04) at Marianopolis and,in some cases, one or more extracourses outside the College, to enablethem to reach the entry level in theirthird semester. Courses are normallytaken in the following sequence:Course A Course B100 LPW101 LPX102 LPY103 LPZLe cours de mise à niveauPréparation au français du collégial602-009-04 (3-1-3) 2.33 créditsLes crédits accordés pour ce coursne peuvent contribuer à l’obtentiondu DEC. Ce cours vise à amenerl’étudiant à développer ses aptitudesà lire, écrire, comprendre et parler enfrançais. Une attention particulièresera accordée à la rédaction et à lacompréhension de textes. À la fin dece cours, l’étudiant devra avoir acquisles compétences nécessaires afin desatisfaire aux exigences requisespour le cours 602-100-MQ, Langueet expression I.En plus de leurs quatre heuresrégulières de cours, les élèves seronttenus de consacrer une heure chaquesemaine à du travail individuelobligatoire avec un moniteur.Les cours « A » : coursgénérauxLANGUE ET EXPRESSION I602-100-MQ (2-1-3) 2 créditsTout en mettant l'accent sur la lectureet l'écriture, ce cours se proposed'amener l’étudiant à appliquerles notions fondamentales de lacommunication en français courant.L'étudiant améliorera sa compréhensionde la langue et son expressionécrite et orale par la lecture et larédaction de courts textes, par l'écoutede bandes sonores, par le visionnementde bandes audiovisuelles, pardes discussions, par la présentationd'un exposé oral ainsi que par larévision de certaines notionsgrammaticales.En plus de leurs heures de coursrégulières, les étudiants seront tenusde consacrer une heure toutes lesdeux semaines à un travail individuelavec un moniteur.LANGUE ET COMMUNICATION602-101-MQ (2-1-3) 2 créditsCe cours, tout en mettant l'accent surla lecture et l'écriture, se proposed'aider l'étudiant à communiqueren français avec une certaineaisance. L’étudiant améliorerasa compréhension de la langue etson expression écrite et orale parla lecture et la rédaction de textes,le visionnement de documents, laprésentation d'un exposé oral ainsique par la révision de certainesnotions grammaticales. Les étudiantsqui le désirent peuvent bénéficier del’aide d’un élève-tuteur.LANGUE ET CULTURE602-102-MQ (2-1-3) 2 créditsCe cours, comme celui du niveau 101,favorise la lecture et l'écriture. Desactivités d'apprentissage plus complexespermettront à l'étudiant dedévelopper les éléments suivants :compréhension et rédaction écrites,production orale. L’étudiant sefamiliarisera avec certains aspects dela culture francophone, notammentpar la lecture intégrale d’une œuvrelittéraire de langue française. Lesétudiants qui le désirent peuventbénéficier de l’aide d’un élève-tuteur.CULTURE ET LITTÉRATURE602-103-MQ (3-0-3) 2 créditsCes cours sont destinés aux étudiantsde niveau avancé qui maîtrisent bienle français. Les étudiants améliorerontleur capacité d'analyse et de34

production écrite tout en sefamiliarisant avec la littératurefrançaise ou québécoise ou avec laculture s'y rattachant. Une variété desujets leur est proposée.Liste des cours 103 :Notez bien que tous ces cours nepeuvent être offerts simultanémentchaque session.Le Québec en devenirLe but de ce cours est de permettreaux étudiants d’explorer l’identitédistincte des Québécois. Les transformationsrécentes de l’identitétraditionnelle québécoise serontobservées dans des œuvres littérairesdu Québec. Celles-ci illustrerontaussi quelques thèmes majeursde la construction du Québeccontemporain : la part autochtone, laplace des anglophones, les politiquesd’intégration et d’immigration, lapolitique linguistique, les relationsavec le Canada et ce qu’on appelle lemodèle québécois. L’étudiant, qu’ilsoit francophone, allophone ouanglophone, sera alors en mesurede mieux choisir le rôle qu’il entendjouer dans l’évolution du Québec.Au théâtre, cette saisonDans ce cours, l’étudiant s’initiera etparticipera à la richesse stimulante del’expérience théâtrale en assistant àdes pièces de théâtre présentées àMontréal. Ces pièces serviront debase à des discussions dirigées. Letout sera encadré par des notionsthéoriques et par l’élaboration d’unedéfinition de la spécificité théâtrale.Remarque importante : l’étudiant doitassister à quatre pièces de théâtre, ensoirée, en semaine. Il bénéficierade tarifs réduits de groupe. Enconséquence de cette dépense, le coûtdes ouvrages à l’étude que l’étudiantdevra se procurer demeure minime.Le conteCe cours propose à l’étudiant uneanalyse profonde du genre narratifqu’est le conte. À travers l’étude dedivers récits, l’étudiant sera amenénon seulement à voir les grandsthèmes et personnages stéréotypés dumonde du conte, mais aussi à saisir età comprendre la réécriture de certainscontes. À l’aide d’une lecturepsychanalytique, l’étudiant seraamené à plonger au cœur de l’écritpour y repérer des messagessubliminaux et entrevoir une analyseau-delà du sens littéral.Montréal, métropole culturelleCe cours propose à l’étudiantd’explorer diverses facettes del’expression culturelle et artistiquedu Montréal d’aujourd’hui par dessorties au théâtre et au musée, levisionnement de films, la lecture d’unroman et l’étude de diversesproductions culturelles. Ce coursvise également à développer chezl’étudiant un esprit critique etanalytique lui permettant de mieuxcomprendre ces manifestationsculturelles et d’en dégager certainséléments de convergence.La chanson françaiseCe cours a pour but de voir commentla chanson populaire est le produitdes idées et des événements de sonépoque. À partir de l’exemple de laFrance et de la chanson française,l’étudiant effectuera un survol desprincipales tendances sociales,idéologiques et artistiques présenteschez les auteurs, compositeurs etinterprètes qui ont marqué la scènemusicale de ce pays durant la périodes’étalant de la Seconde GuerreGeneral Education: Frenchmondiale jusqu’à aujourd’hui. Uneattention particulière sera accordéeà la commercialisation de la musique,à l’arrivée des nouveaux moyensde diffusion (radio, télévision,vidéoclips, Internet, MP3, DVD, etc.),à la révolution technologique dans lemilieu musical, de même qu’auxphénomènes sociologiques qui ontmarqué la chanson durant les 60dernières années.La chanson quebécoiseLa chanson est un art populaire quireflète, depuis plus de 400 ans, lesenjeux sociaux, artistiques,linguistiques et politiques de lasociété québécoise. Des premierscolons français jusqu’aux jeunesartistes d’aujourd’hui, en passant parles Autochtones, les patriotes et lesnouveaux arrivants, des femmes etdes hommes ont chanté pour tour àtour amuser, dénoncer ou encoreremettre en question leurscontemporains. À travers l’analysede textes et le visionnement dedocuments d’archives, les étudiantsseront amenés à mesurer l’évolutionde la chanson québécoise, à étudierses grandes figures et à comprendrecomment paroles et musiquesont souvent été au cœur destransformations sociales qui ontmarqué le Québec. L’identité,l’écologie, la mémoire, l’engagementet l’amour seront les principauxthèmes abordés. La lecture etl’analyse d’un roman québécoiscontemporain complètent le cours.RévolutionsCe cours de culture générale a pourbut de voir en quoi la période de laRévolution industrielle a marqué unecassure profonde dans la façon qu’al’être humain de concevoir sonexistence. À partir de textes diversprovenant de nombreux domaines,35

General Education: Frenchce cours tentera de mettre en lumièrece que cette période (1830-1914) alégué à notre monde et comment ellea transformé complètement la façonde concevoir les choses en Occident.À travers l’étude de phénomènessociaux des plus divers (littérature,journalisme, technologie, sciences,architecture, sports professionnels,mode, cinéma, arts, etc.), on verracomment la Révolution industriellea mis en branle des structuresqui, encore aujourd’hui, sontincontournables.Arts et littérature en FranceLe cours se propose d’initierl’étudiant à la riche contributionfaite par la France dans les domainesartistique et littéraire, de 1960 à nosjours. Certains mouvements etcertains artistes les plus représentatifsde leur époque seront étudiés. Uneattention particulière sera portée auxinteractions entre les arts et lalittérature. Par ailleurs, on amorceraune réflexion sur le musée en tant quelieu d’exposition.Littérature de la francophonieCe cours a pour but d’explorer lalittérature de la francophonie enabordant des textes littérairesd’origine française, québécoise et ducontinent africain. La thématiquecommune exploitée, analysée etdiscutée à travers ces divers universconcerne les dynamiques de pouvoirautant au point de vue personnel quecollectif. Nous prenons conscience,à travers les textes de différentscontinents, comment les jeux depouvoir, au sens le plus large, sedessinent, se multiplient et serenversent. Pour ce faire, lacontextualisation sociohistorique desœuvres et des auteurs est primordialeet sert de guide à la compréhensiondes contes, des nouvelles, despoèmes, des manifestes et des extraitslittéraires.Les avant-gardesCe cours propose un parcours àtravers l’histoire de la littérature etdes arts, de la fin du 19 e siècle àaujourd’hui, avec pour lignedirectrice l’idée d’avant-garde. Dansla riche production de cette période,nous mettrons en relief certainesœuvres pouvant être associées àcette tendance de par leur caractèreparticulièrement radical ou novateur.Ce parcours exploratoire seral’occasion d’aborder une variété dequestions touchant à la nature del’œuvre littéraire: son rôle historique,social et politique, son potentielsubversif, ses liens avec les autresformes d’art, mais aussi ses frontières,ses limites.Les cours « B » : cours plusavancés ou adaptés auprogrammeLANGUE ET EXPRESSION II602-LPW-MS (2-1-3) 2 créditsÉtant une suite du cours 100, lecours LPW se propose d'amenerles étudiants à appliquer les notionsfondamentales de la communicationen français courant. Les activitésseront surtout axées sur la lecture etl'écriture, sans que la compréhensionet l'expression orales ne soientnégligées.En plus de leurs heures de coursrégulières, les étudiants seront tenusde consacrer une heure toutes lesdeux semaines à un travail individuelavec un moniteur.LANGUE ET COMMUNICATION602-LPX-MS (2-1-3) 2 créditsDécouvertesLe cours propose à l'étudiantd'approfondir sa connaissance dufrançais à partir d'un éventail dethèmes, à un niveau cependant moinspoussé que dans le cours « Médias etcinéma » (LPY). Voir la descriptionde ce dernier. Les activités du courscomprennent : analyse de textesoraux et écrits, rédaction, révisiongrammaticale, possibilité de sortiesculturelles.LANGUE ET CULTURE602-LPY-MS (2-1-3) 2 créditsTrois cours de langue françaiseadaptés au programme : un coursportant sur le domaine des médias, uncours d’initiation à la littérature et uncours traitant de thèmes à portéesociale.Médias et cinémaLe cours propose à l’étudiantd’approfondir sa connaissance dufrançais à partir d’un éventail dethèmes et d’activités. Aux textes desmagazines et des journaux s’ajoutel’apport des médias (télévision,cinéma, Internet) pour l’explorationde ces thèmes. Les activités du courscomprennent : lecture et analysede textes et de films, rédactionde commentaires ou de critiques,mini recherche.FictionsCe cours permet à l’étudiant deniveau intermédiaire de se familiariseravec les différentes composantes d’untexte de fiction. L’étudiant fera aussil’étude d’une œuvre littéraire et deson adaptation cinématographique.36

Enjeux sociauxCe cours permet à l’étudiant dedévelopper un point de vue bienfondé concernant divers enjeuxsociaux auxquels est confronté lemonde actuel. Il met l’accent sur lesthèmes suivants : les autochtones enAmérique, d’hier à aujourd’hui;l’environnement, l’automobile et leréchauffement climatique; les langueset l’aménagement linguistique; lecommerce et l’éthique. Le cours,offert à tous les étudiants, s’adresseplus particulièrement à ceux inscritsau programme de sciences humaines.CULTURE ET LITTÉRATURE602-LPZ-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsTrois cours de langue françaisespécialisés et quatre cours delittérature.1- Les cours spécialisés :Français des affairesDans ce cours, les étudiants prendrontconscience de l’importance dufrançais écrit dans différentescommunications d’entreprise et desrègles relatives à ces communications.Ils étudieront la psychologie de lacommunication, se familiariserontavec le style et le vocabulairespécifiques au champ d’études, lirontet analyseront des textes, rédigerontdes lettres commerciales et desdocuments relatifs à la recherched’emploi. Ils seront en outresensibilisés aux exigences du mondedu travail et aux critères de choixd’une carrière adéquate.Science moderneCe cours a pour but de donner àl’étudiant un aperçu des racinessociales, historiques et philosophiquesdu monde scientifique actuel. À partird’événements marquants ou de textesqui ont fait date dans l’histoire de lascience au cours des cinq dernierssiècles, l’étudiant verra la naissanceet l'évolution de la pensée modernedans les domaines scientifique ettechnologique. En somme, ce coursconstitue une sorte de « balayage »,en français, du développementmoderne des sciences pures,humaines ou de la santé depuis laRenaissance jusqu’aujourd’hui.Initiation à la traductionDans ce cours, on sensibilisera lesétudiants aux différents aspects dufrançais et de l’anglais, on leurapprendra à identifier les pièges dusà l’interférence, on les amènera àréfléchir sur l’organisation et lefonctionnement des deux langues et àfaire une analyse comparative deleurs mécanismes avant de passer à latraduction proprement dite. Ce courspermettra aux étudiants d’affermirleurs connaissances linguistiques enfrançais et en anglais.2 - Les cours de littérature :Notez bien que tous ces cours nepeuvent être offerts simultanémentchaque session.Histoire de l’amourLe cours abordera de façon critiquela pratique de l’amour en Occidenten prenant appui sur des œuvresmajeures de la littérature française.On y questionnera, entre autres, lapassion amoureuse, le romantismeà la Harlequin, l’amour-obsessionet l’altruisme compulsif en amour.Par ailleurs, les discours sur l’amourqui ont caractérisé des époques précisesde l’histoire de France serontexaminés : l’amour courtois, l’amourprécieux, l’amour libertin, l’amourromantique et ce qu’on a appelé laGeneral Education: Frenchrévolution sexuelle. De cette manière,les étudiants seront en mesure demieux saisir les changementsrécemment intervenus dans ledomaine des relations hommesfemmes, qui ont modifié les notionsde couple et de rôle sexuel.L’absurde dans la littératureCe cours propose à l’étudiant uneétude en profondeur de la notion del’absurdité dans la littérature françaisedu 20 e siècle. Un panorama dedifférents mouvements littérairesmarqués par le concept de l’absurdesera présenté afin de permettre àl’étudiant de saisir non seulement lesens attribué à cette pensée, maisaussi les divers contextes sociopolitiquesdans lesquels cette notiona vu le jour. Un corpus d’œuvres clésinitiera l’étudiant à une lecture et àune analyse plus pointues de lathématique de l’absurde littéraire.Littérature française : discussionsCe cours propose l’étude de diversesœuvres significatives de la littératurefrançaise puisées dans le répertoiredu roman et du théâtre. Un aperçudu contexte social ou historique desœuvres en permettra une plus grandecompréhension. Ce cours vise àdévelopper un sens analytique etcritique chez l'étudiant par l'analyseet la discussion des œuvres auprogramme.Regards contemporainsCe cours a comme objectif d’initierl’étudiant au genre littéraire del’essai. Il comprend l’analyse d’essaiscontemporains de la littératured’expression française. Les sujetsabordés par les essayistes auprogramme rejoignent certainesdes préoccupations de l’être humainde la dernière décennie.37

General Education: HumanitiesHumanities (345)Reaching every student at thecollegial level, the Humanitiescurriculum is multidisciplinary bydefinition and therefore distinct fromthe traditional disciplines. The courseofferings invite students to reflect onthe dimensions of human experience,and in so doing, to develop a keenerawareness of their own values andcontext.Students are required to take threehumanities courses, one in eachcategory, to receive the collegialdiploma. First-year students shouldselect their courses from the first twocategories only: Knowledge andWorld Views.KnowledgeWorld ViewsEthics345-101-MQ345-102-MQ345-LPH-MSThe courses described are a sampleof what may be offered.Knowledge and its Application345-101-MQ (3-1-3) 2.33 credits- 4 hours of class time- 3 hours of homeworkThis category of Humanities containscourses that study human knowledge,how it is acquired, how it may beanalyzed and used. A particularemphasis is on how these aspects ofknowing affect the values of society.Understanding Canadian SocietyThrough the ArtsWhat is Canadian culture? Thiscourse addresses the complexitiesof Canadian society and its variouscultures and identities. Morespecifically, this course examineshow knowledge of Canadian culturescan be gained through an appreciationof Canadian art. We focus on culturalexperiences that are reflective of pastand emerging trends in Canada andexamples in art will be used to considerhistorical and contemporarycollective issues. We examine a widerange of arts in Canada, from thepaintings of the Group of Sevento the films of Denys Arcand. Afundamental element of the course isan understanding of the developmentof Canadian cultures, including multicultural,Quebecois, and Aboriginalperspectives.Making Montreal: Architectureand Urban IdentityTogether, a city and its buildingscreate an image, a collective urbanidentity for its citizens. Individually,each building and public spacetransmits messages about theidentities and cultural aspirations ofthe people and organizations who payfor them, build them and use them.This course investigates the messagesembedded in Montreal and itsarchitecture by asking two mainquestions: what kinds of knowledgeabout history and identity can bederived from studying the city’sbuildings and layout, and what kindsof knowledge were needed to makethe city in the first place? Through inclassdiscussions and a number offield trips, students develop the abilityto learn from the city, and to appreciatethe knowledge required to build it.The Nature of PropagandaMany of the messages we are exposedto everyday can be considered formsof propaganda, which is commonlydefined as “the systematic propagationof a given doctrine.” Propaganda canbe disseminated through many socialinstitutions, including the government,the media, and schools. It caninsinuate itself undetected ineveryday social discourse, especiallyas its content often overlaps withprevailing ideology. This course isdesigned to help students see throughpropaganda, whatever its source.Truth: Photography, Documentaryand Reality TVThis course is designed to allowstudents to apply a logical analyticalprocess to the questions of howknowledge produced through visualimagery is organized and used. Morespecifically, this course looks at theconcept of truth as it has beenpresented in visual imagery.Beginning with the development ofphotography we analyze documentaryphotographs, television, animationand film in their historical andcultural contexts, including recentdevelopments in reality television.Students consider well-known fakesas well as less obvious cases ofdeception and deceit. Concepts oftruth in war, in history and in art willbe broached, as will issues developingfrom continuing advances in digitaltechnology. In addition the courseintroduces the basic principles ofdocumentary film and asks students todevelop a critical eye for the genre.Power to the PeopleStudents have the opportunity toexplore the new and emerging uses oftheatre in an experiential manner. Theclass discovers and explores howtheatre can be used as an instrumentfor the empowerment of oppressedand disenfranchised peoples throughan examination of theatre for socialchange. What happens when theatreremoves itself from the traditionalpresentational mode, and the powerof decision making and problem38

General Education: Humanitiessolving is placed in the hands of theaudience? How does theatre thenbecome an empowering politicaland social experience? How is this areflection of the changing globaltimes?Body SmartsHow do top athletes and performerslearn to use their bodies in suchexceptional ways? Is there such athing as bodily-kinestheticintelligence? The notion of bodilyintelligence is addressed throughexamination of recent research onkinesiology (science of movement),principles of motor skill acquisition,sports psychology, and somaticeducation (developing awareness ofthe soma, what the Greeks refer to as“the living body”). In the labcomponent of the course concepts areexplored through exercises. Studentsalso follow their own development ofa chosen skill through journalingusing Timothy Gallwey’s book TheInner Game of Tennis as a guide.At the PodiumPeople are creatures of knowledge.We have shaped the world with thisknowledge in the form of institutions,ideas, industries, systems andcivilizations. Transfer of knowledgethrough communications systems isnecessary for all of these transformations.Often taken for granted is theessential communication undertakenin the verbal context: public speaking.In this course, students explore thetheory and practice of public speakingin order to become more proficientcommunicators.Gender BenderThis course is about gender and howit intersects with every aspect of ourlives. It looks at the origins ofgendered power relationships as wellas gender in action, and exploresways of moving towards genderequality. Course content includeshistorical and contemporarysituations, and an understanding anduse of feminist methodology andqueer theory.The Stuff of NonsenseIn this course students explore a widevariety of examples of nonsense:jokes, nonsense literature, nonsensefilm, surrealistic painting andnonsense music. Students see thatsuccessful nonsense contains internal,dynamic and cohesive qualitieswhich make it meaningful—full of"sense." Students are encouraged tore-evaluate the ingrained rationalisticsystem of value that dominates themodern, technological civilization ofthe West, and to consider whether, insociety which values reason over theemotions, the nonsense artist mayprovide a necessary escape valvefrom a narrowly rationalistic universe.Sounds of MusicThe human experience of music isshaped by a complex combination offactors: the physical properties ofsound; human physiology; auditoryperception and cognition; culturaltraining; social and business interests;and the technologies available forsound production, preservation anddistribution. This course offers amultidisciplinary and cross-culturalexploration of these influences andthe links between them.The Soundtracks of Our LivesA broad ranging exploration ofmusical genres and communities,this course explores the role of musicin the formation of groups. Somemusical genres have engenderedcommunities, and some communitiesseem predisposed to adopt certainkinds of music. By using a varietyof approaches, from modern criticaltheory and the social sciences,students look at some of the waysmusic and communities are interconnected.The course starts with ahistory of American popular music,and then explores ideas about musicalgenres and some of the ways thosegenres have been used to understandcommunities (punk, heavy metal, andwomen's music, for example).What Lies Beneath, Introduction toArchaeologyArchaeology, the study of man’s pastthrough surviving material remains,fascinates with its ability to shed lighton the lives of others. This class looksat archaeology, both as a disciplineand as a changing body of knowledge.Various methodologies, sites andartefacts from all over the world areexamined, with an emphasis on theMediterranean civilizations.Knowledge in Ancient RomeAncient Rome experienced manytroubles, including: constant war,slavery, plague, social inequality,dictatorship, military anarchy, andreligious conflict. How then did thiscivilization last for over 1000 years?Topics include: philosophy, literature,medicine, law, foreign policy, propaganda,slander, representations ofsexuality, the roles of women, and theportrayal of the ancient world in film.Science in SocietyThis course examines science as asystem of knowledge by looking at aseries of case studies. Studentscontrast arguments for why scienceoffers a unique form of knowledgewith studies that show how scientific39

General Education: Humanitiesunderstanding, like other forms ofknowledge, is informed by societalforces.Cornerstones of MedievalKnowledgeThe "Middle Ages" refers to a periodof European history spanning the1000 years between roughly the 5thand the 15th centuries. Rather thanbeing so-called "Dark Ages", theperiod generated knowledge that hada significant impact on developmentsin subsequent periods. Many areas ofhuman endeavour that are celebratedtoday had their genesis or gotaffirmed during this period, thetime of infancy of our contemporaryworld. With lectures, discussions,group work and other in-classactivities, we explore some of thecornerstones of medieval knowledge.Rather than taking a strictly chronologicalapproach, we will look at theMiddle Ages in thematic blocks:Religion and Religious Authority,Culture and Learning, Society, andKnowledge of the World. In order tomore fully appreciate their legacy, wealso examine and challenge some ofthe common pre-conceived notionsabout the Middle Ages.The American CenturyThis course attempts to help studentsto understand American civilizationand evaluate its impact on thetwentieth century. It examines theachievements and limitations ofAmerican civilization both at homeand abroad. The course takes aninterdisciplinary approach toknowledge of American civilization.It illustrates how different forms ofknowledge: the social sciences,history, philosophy, the arts, andliterature can help us to develop ourknowledge of American civilizationand evaluate its impact on the world.World Views345-102-MQ (3-0-3) 2 credits- 3 hours of class- 3 hours of homeworkCourses in this category explore arange of world views from theindividual to the ideological, thenational to the cross-cultural, the pastto the present.The Ancient GreeksThis course introduces students to theimportance of world views and theirrelationship to society by studying theAncient Greeks from earliest times tothe Hellenistic period. Included in thecourse are the major ideas of Greekpoets, playwrights, philosophers,historians, and scientists. Studentsare introduced to the rich diversity ofworld views and experiences whichcharacterized the Ancient Greeks andwhich led them to influence andshape Western Civilization.Strangers, Gods, and Monsters:Storytelling from Religions Aroundthe WorldThe purpose of this course is tointroduce students to the art ofstorytelling in religious culture.Students begin with questions aboutstorytelling itself, such as why we tellthe stories we tell and what functionsthese stories serve in various religiouscommunities. Students then explorea series of important mythologicalmotifs such as creation narratives;the virtual omnipresence of godsaround the world, the monstrous,scapegoats and animals. Althoughcertain assumptions are prevalentconcerning these themes, this courseattempts to deconstruct them andbring new light to very old traditions.Since this course is not dependentupon any one religious traditionalone, it has the benefit of exploringthese mythic motifs in various traditionsaround the world, and thusthrough careful comparative efforts,provide a window into ideas that maypossibly be the fruit of a universalhuman experience, or at the veryleast, a universally limited humanimagination.Art and Culture of the AncientAmericasThis course explores the artistic andcultural traditions of the AncientAmericas. The prehistoric populationsof the Americas are traced, followingthe evolution of different artistictraditions and the lifestyles andbeliefs they reflect. Students explorein detail the evolution of severaldistinct cultures, ranging from thosethat created the soapstone carvingsof the Arctic, to the striking designsof Pacific coast totems, to the intricatepatterns of southwest sand-painting,to the monumental pyramids ofCentral and South America. Theimpact of the arrival of Europeansis also studied.Aboriginal Cultures in CanadaCanadian Aboriginal peoples arepresently facing critical issuessurrounding the struggle for thesurvival of their various culturalidentities. This course focuses onstudying Aboriginal world viewsthrough an appreciation of culture.Students study representative groupsfrom each region of Canada(including Eastern Woodlands, Plains,Northwest Coast, and Arctic), with anemphasis placed on aspects of FirstNations, Metis and Inuit culture suchas material culture, traditional beliefsystems, creation stories, and socialstructure. The course also addresseshistorical and contemporary40

Aboriginal issues, from land claims toself-government to resource rights.Connections are made withindigenous peoples in other partsof the world as a way of addressingcommon issues and questions regardingindigenous peoples’ rights.Stories and StorytellingIn today’s rapidly changing society,much of our heritage gets lost in theshuffle as borders of all descriptionscome down, cultures assimilate, andwe move closer towards a globalsociety. This course examines howculture is transmitted from society tosociety, and generation to generation,using the art of storytelling. Includedis a look at myths and fables fromdifferent cultures, as well as personalmyths, oral histories and familystories. Practical storytelling exercisesare included as part of the course. Byfinding our personal heritage, we notonly discover our-selves and ourworld, but we develop the capacityto change it as well.The Hero’s Journey, Myth and theModern WorldSome stories are retold so often andwith such frequency that they becomean unnoticeable part of our culture.We cease to ask how they influenceour beliefs, decisions, and actions.Living in an age where our encounterswith individuals from other culturesare becoming easier and morefrequent, it has become increasinglyimportant to understand both our ownbeliefs and those of the people wemeet. This course considers the waysthe stories people create, shape, andreveal their perception of their world.Included is a selection of European,Asian, and Middle Eastern myths andlegends that represent some ofHumanities most influentialnarratives. Also included areselections from The Hero With aThousand Faces, which provides aframework for critical inquiry. Byconsidering how these stories informthe struggle to establish successfulsocieties, we will begin to understandthe basis of the differences andsimilarities we find between peoples.Shifting Visions of the CosmosA world view is a construct thatreflects and informs our attitudetoward reality – i.e. our view ofnature, of society and (mostimportantly) of ourselves and whatour relation is to everything else. Inthis course we first consider thenature of a world view – what it is,how it gets created and changed, andwhat it does. Then, we use that as abasis for examining the major worldviews that have been dominant in thedevelopment of Western civilization:ancient, medieval, modern andcontemporary. Our goal is to see howthese world views have both shaped –and been shaped by – the greatachievements and events in westernhistory.Education’s EndThis course will explore educationand raise the question of why andhow education may be of value. Sinceit aims to raise important questionsabout the system students are alreadyengaged in by virtue of their being“students,” this course will attempt adual methodology: weekly lectureswill provide the theoretical andhistorical framework while classdiscussions will provide the mentalspace for students to negotiate thematerial personally for themselves.Each week will therefore consist ofone lecture and one discussion forumin which students will raise questionsfor themselves about the educationalsystem they are already engaged in.General Education: HumanitiesWhat better question to providestudents with?Nineteenth-Century ThinkersThe mid-nineteenth century inEurope was a time of radical socialand intellectual change. This agewitnessed the birth of Marxism andof the theory of evolution; the firstdebates about women's rights andcapital punishment; and the firstattempts at coping with massindustrialization and urbanizationthrough mass education. This courselooks at the nineteenth century as anage of new ideas and rapid changeand examines the writings of eminentEuropean writers.The Voice as InstrumentSinging is a central element of humanexpression that influences our lives inmany ways. Throughout history thehuman voice has been considered asone of the most alluring, powerful andeven dangerous of all musicalinstruments. This course will explorethe singing voice from perspectivesbeginning with an introduction to thephysiology of singing. This isfollowed by an exploration andcomparison of how different culturesuse the human voice as an instrumentof worship, communication, healing,knowledge, friendship, and protest.Students have the opportunity toattend and reflect upon liveperformances.Tattoos, Trophies and T-cellsIn this course we look at conceptsof the body in various cultures anderas. Based on descriptions of illness,healing, sports, the arts, and religiousrituals, the class discusses how worldviews are reflected in the ways wetreat, use, and experience our bodies.We also ask how these views and41

General Education: Humanitiespractices differ according to aperson’s social or economic position.By examining conceptions of thebody, the students come to a greaterunderstanding of how a world viewshapes our daily experiences and oursense of self.Listen to the MusicThis course addresses the question,“What does music teach us about theworld views of those who create,disseminate, and consume it?”Through the study of major worksof music dating from the 18th, 19th,and 20th centuries, students gaininsight into various historical andcurrent world views, and the extent towhich these perspectives can, and cannot, be expressed through or reflectedin music. Topics include: Musicand the Age of Science; Musicand the Age of Absolutism; Musicand the Enlightenment; Music andRomanticism; Music and Modernism;Music and America. Although muchof the focus is on the Europeanclassical tradition, examples are alsotaken from the jazz, popular, and“world” repertoires.Architecture—A World ViewThis course incorporates ideasdrawn from a variety of disciplinesto present architecture as a form ofcultural expression. The ideas heldby patrons, architects and buildersabout what buildings should do,how they should look, and howpeople should behave within themare conditioned by their world views.By comparing these world viewswith actual buildings, studentsrecognize how, in different timesand places, the ways people organizespace and impose different orders onthe natural world reflect specificnotions of human existence in thelarger scheme of things.Men and MasculinityThis course investigates how the livesof men are shaped by the varyingdemands of masculinity. It is seenthat masculinity is primarily a socialconstruction and that men fashiontheir gender identities in response tocontrasting social prescriptions. Inthis vein, particular attention is givento homophobia and heterosexism.Students also explore the extent towhich dominant masculinity functionsas a powerful ideology affecting theoutlooks of both women and men.Thinking about SexualityThis course is designed to allowstudents to apply critical thoughtprocesses to a variety of viewsconcerning human sexuality. Studentsbegin by examining some of the mostinfluential perspectives concerningthe roots of human sexuality: is anindividual's sexuality a product of herbiology, a psychological phenomenonspringing from her interactions withher parents and other key figures inher life, or the effect of the socialnorms that permeate her culture?Different views concerning the natureof sex and sexual perversion areexplored. Finally, several perspectivesconcerning the morality of certainsexual or sex-related practices areconsidered. Students are encouragedto develop their own responses toeach of these questions by firstconsidering opposing viewpointson the topics at hand.Beyond BollywoodIndia, the second most populouscountry and a leading emergingeconomy in the world is also a landof contrasts – living folk traditionsside-by-side with the latest inanimation and simulation, some of theworld’s wealthiest people and farmerswho commit suicide because ofindebtedness. This course focuses ondeveloping an understanding of Indiaand her people through an explorationof some of her major ideas andvalues, as well as the stresses andtensions that are a result of the rapidchanges taking place.Women, Art and SocietyFew female artists have receivedmuch attention or acclaim. In thiscourse students are presented with anoverview of the role of female artistsover the past five centuries. Focus isgiven to the art works of individualwomen in the context of their owntime. Discussion covers not only thetechniques and principles of aparticular female artist’s work,but also the social conditions andexpectations that fostered or inhibitedher artistic production.Art and ActivismThis course aims to offer students abroad look at the history and currentstate of creative activism. Movingthrough different time periods andexploring movements in diverse areasof the world we examine the activisttradition in high art forms includingliterature, poetry, visual art andperformance; but also considerthe power of media stunts, onlineactivism and culture-jamming. Howhave art forms been used to supportactivist causes? What strategies havebeen used in different times andplaces? What is the differencebetween art and propaganda?Through case studies, readings andclassroom discussions students areinvited to answer these questions andmore.42

General Education: HumanitiesEthics345-LPH-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits- 3 hours of class- 3 hours of homeworkThese humanities courses examinesocial and ethical questions.Ethics in Antiquity: Right andWrong in the Ancient WorldFrom slavery to infanticide, sociallyacceptable practices in the ancientGreek world are repugnant to mostWesterners today. Yet, at the sametime, this civilization developed complexand very modern ideas about therole and importance of the individual,the state, responsible leadership,health and the best way to lead one'slife. In this course, students will usetranslations of different ancient texts,including comedies, legal codes, roadsigns, tombstones, medical andphilosophical treatises, and epicpoetry to examine the fundamentalquestions: why are we here? what areour obligations to others? how shouldwe best live our lives?Virtuous BodiesThe course considers how religionsuse the body to translate experienceand knowledge, both for the individualand the collective. Students examinethe role the body plays in a number ofreligious contexts, consider varioustaboos and restrictions (such as thosesurrounding menstruation and childbirth),the various markings on thebody used to identify the person withreligion (through clothing and physicalmarks), and the controversial andvery challenging concept of hurting oreven sacrificing the body for an ideal.These concepts are analyzed in anethical frame-work. This coursewill narrow its focus by lookingexclusively at eastern traditions.Parallels to western traditions willnaturally emerge, but the focus willremain on Hinduism and Buddhism asthey are practiced in various countries.The Da Vinci Code: Fact andFiction in Popular CultureUsing the Da Vinci Codephenomenon as a test case, thiscourse guides students towardsbecoming critical consumers ofpopular culture, learning to recognizeand appreciate the often blurry linebetween fact and fiction. Dan Brown'sclaims of art historical and religious'facts' in his novel are exploredthrough a detailed study of Leonardoand specific theological issues. Theethical questions raised by the author'sclaims and the marketing of his bookare also discussed, as well as thereaction of the media which oftenembraced Brown's assertions, sometimespromoting sensationalism at theexpense of verifiable research.Individual Ethics, GrandConspiracies and Half TruthsMaking ethical decisions is a processthat depends on having complete andaccurate information about the issuesat hand. When information iswithheld, altered, or fabricated, theprocess becomes much more difficult.We are left in a position where ethicaldecisions are impossible to make. Weare forced to seek more information.The challenge lies in determiningwhat, from among available information,is accurate and relevant. Thiscourse considers the problem ofmaking personal ethical decisionsin the face of the flood of (oftencontradictory) information providedby governments on one hand and bythe critics on the other. The coursecovers a range of events that providematerial for spin-doctors andconspiracy theorists alike, with an eyealways on the ways the informationavailable from both sides impacts onindividuals. We will ask whether ourpersonal responses to life’s issues areinfluenced more by those who claimto have our best interests at heart orthose who claim to offer the truth.Gender in a Globalized WorldThis course is about changing aspectsof gender today. Students areintroduced to gender basics and anhistorically contextualizedunderstanding of globalization. Theyread, discuss and debate ethical issuesrelated to topics such as outsourcingand its impact on local communities,sex work, beauty ideals, warsostensibly to spread democracy andwomen’s equality, secularism andfundamentalism, how the genderednature of work is being transformed,sexual orientation and identity,trafficking and surrogate motherhood.Facing the FutureThis course explores the ethicalimplications of a selection oftechnological advances promisedfor the future. In particular, studentsexamine how innovations in genetics,virtual reality entertainment, artificialintelligence, robotics and bioengineeringmay prompt us to rethinkour traditional understandings ofreality, the mind, and the body. Theseinnovations may even announce a“post-human” era in which ourpresent ethical intuitions concerninghuman nature are challenged.National Identity and Ethical Issuesin North American HistoryThis course examines ethical issuesthat arose in the United States ofAmerica and Canada, from the 17thcentury to the present, generated by43

General Education: Humanitiespractices and policies related toslavery, segregation, immigration,citizenship and civil rights. Thecourse also explores how popularculture and the arts reflect andinfluence choices made by a society.Students are encouraged to formulatea framework for approaching similarissues in today's society.Ethics and MusicThis course explores some of theways musicians and composers havenegotiated complicated moral terrain.Through a series of case studies,students explore the roles ofcomposers and musicians inhistorical contexts and talk about theirmusical production in terms of ethics.The course covers a large historicalperiod, from Renaissance Italy androyal and religious patronage, throughthe Second World War and the role ofmusic in Nazi Germany, and, cominginto the late 20th Century, protestmusic, Bob Dylan, copyright, andother popular music subjects.Ethical Issues in ArtThis course deals with questionsof ethics in the artworld. Therelationship between art andtechnology is explored, usingexamples from photographyto cyberspace. Ethical issuessurrounding art in the 20th and 21stcenturies with the advent of film,video and the Internet are examined,along with how these have beenutilized by artists to raise awarenessof political and social issues. Thecourse also addresses the role of artin providing resistance with regard toissues such as racism. Gender issues,feminism and the role of womenartists are explored, along with postcolonialperspectives, issues ofownership surrounding art objects,repatriation, and environmental art.Ethics on StageThe artist is often seen as a societaland political conscience. Using thisviewpoint as a framework, the classexamines the rights and responsibilityof the artist, as well as how this ideacan be used and abused by both theartist and society. Focusing most oftheir attention on the art of theplaywright, students examine anumber of twentieth-century playscripts and then explore in aparticipatory and analytic mannerin order to discover how differentartists view society and what theyfeel the big societal questions are.Environmental EthicsMany people are concerned abouta variety of environmental issues,from pollution to global warming tothe extinction of species. They saythat we “should” do somethingabout those issues. But what ethicalassumptions underlie this “should”?Is it a concern for human well-being?For animals? For all living things?For ecosystems? In other words, what“things” count morally? Moreover,what does taking humans, animals,living things or ecosystems into moralconsideration involve? The answersto these questions matter not onlybecause we need to justify our actions,but because different answers mayimply different courses of action. Inthis class, students explore variousphilosophical theories that havebeen elaborated as answers tothese questions.Ethics and GlobalizationThis course examines the ethicalquestions raised by the “new worldorder,” characterized by dissolvingborders, intensifying economiccompetition, and shifting globalstructures. Two broad themes guideour study. The first, “globalizationand North America,” focuses onthe current quest for internationalcompetitiveness and its impact onCanada, the United States andMexico. The second area,“globalization and the new worldorder,” extends the discussion toexplore the more general contoursof the “new world order.”Ethics and DemocracyWhat are the fundamental ethicalprinciples on which democraticpolities are based? What are thehistorical origins of democracy inancient Athens? What did the ancientGreeks and other great philosophersthink about the abilities of the peopleto rule themselves? How did theEnglish, French, and AmericanRevolutions contribute to thedevelopment of democracy?Why did the Russian, and otherCommunist revolutions, reject basicdemocratic principles and humanrights and repress fundamental civilliberties and political freedoms? Howwell have the United States, Canada,and other democracies lived up totheir own democratic ideals? Whatare some of the basic ethical issuesfacing democratic societies today?These are some of the questions thiscourse will attempt to answer.Video GamesThis course focuses on importantethical and social issues associatedwith video games. Students arerequired to consider video gamescritically and analytically from avariety of perspectives. The first partof the course provides students withthe historical, technical, cultural andphilosophical background necessaryfor them to accomplish this. Thesecond part of the course focuses onspecific social and ethical issues, such44

General Education: Humanitiesas: health benefits and concerns;general effects of video games onreal-life behaviour; addiction andsocial isolation; virtual communitiesand economies; promotion ofviolence; in-game sexuality;censorship and rating systems;gender, race and other stereotypes;in-game propaganda and advertising;on-line gambling; piracy and hackerculture; cheating; video games as art;and educational applications.Family, Ethics and SocietyHow are seemingly natural andpersonal relationships between lovers,spouses, parents and children shapedby political, cultural, and economicfactors? What role does the publicsphere have in influencing or controllingthe structure of families andthe interaction of family members?Students explore these questionsthrough a historical perspectiveand current ethical debates.Wars: Just and UnjustThis course seeks to examine themoral and ethical issues involvedin the decision by one (or more)independent states to use forceagainst another sovereign state.In particular, it seeks: 1) To assesswhether armed intervention in theinternal affairs of a sovereign stateis ever justified. If it is, under whatconditions can it be justified? 2) Toexamine the moral implications of thedecision to go to war as well as theethical issues of the manner in whichthe war is conducted. 3) To investigatethe relationship between the existingmoral values and the justification forwar and acceptable behaviour inwartime against the backdrop of thebroad sweep of history from theNapoleonic Wars to the present.Ethical Issues in Human SexualityContemporary life is animated by abewildering array of sexuality issues.Ethical controversies as diverse assexism in language, pornography andsadomasochism have changed sexualpolitics forever. This course exploresthese and other issues in the attemptto achieve some clarity concerningtheir ethical dimensions.45

General Education: Physical EducationPhysical Education (109)Students are required to take three physical education courses*, one from each category, in order to meetthe general formation requirements common to all programs. All courses are offered at an introductory tointermediate level to ensure optimal achievement for all students. Students are encouraged to try a newactivity in order to expand their life-long activity choices.* Students in the Arts and Sciences Program (700.A0) take two physical education courses:109-101-MQ Health and Physical Education and 109-103-MQ Active Living.First-year students select their courses from the first two categories, 109-101-MQ: Health andPhysical Education and 109-102-MQ: Physical Activity. They can be taken in any order.Health & Physical Education109-101-MQ (1-1-1) 1 credit2 hours of class; 1 hour of homeworkCOMPETENCY: "To analyze physical activitywithin the context of lifestyle behaviours thatpromote health.”Students study the relationship between theirphysical activity and stress management or nutrition.They will also identify how these lifestyle behavioursimpact on their overall wellness. Students willconsider their physical capabilities, the need tomaintain or improve their physical fitness, theirtime management and motivators that will lead toregular physical activity.Additional fees are required for courses markedwith an asterisk (*).Choices may include:• Fitness• Fitness/Aerobics• Fit/Games• Fitness/Winter Activities *• Fitness/Yoga• Fit/Walk• Fitness/Indoor Outdoor46

General Education: Physical EducationPhysical Activity109-102-MQ (0-2-1) 1 credit2 hours of class; 1 hour of homeworkCOMPETENCY: "To demonstrate improvementin a physical activity.”By participating in the practical and reflectiveelements of the process, students will acquire anadequate skill level to pursue this activity in thefuture. The technical, tactical, psychological andphysical aspects of the activity will be consideredin the process of self-assessment. Students willdevelop personal goals and apply a plan of actionto achieve these goals. Courses are offered at abeginner/intermediate level.Additional fees are required for courses markedwith an asterisk (*). Choices may include:• Backpacking *• Martial Arts• Badminton• Soccer• Basketball• Touch Football• Canoe Camping * • Volleyball• Cross Country Skiing * • Yoga• Dance• Yoga Flow• Floor Hockey• Urban Yoga *• Intro to Paddling Skills (canoe and kayak) *• Intro to Outdoor Education *Following the successful completion of both 109-101-MQ and 109-102-MQ, second-year studentswill select the third physical education course from the Active Living category, 109-103-MQ.Active Living109-103-MQ (1-1-1) 1 credit2 hours of class; 1 hour of homeworkCOMPETENCY: "To demonstrate the ability toresponsibly engage in physical activity whichpromotes health."Additional fees are required for courses markedwith an asterisk (*). Choices may include:This course builds on the foundation set in the twofirst-year courses. A plan of action, which includesthe application of basic training principles, isintegrated into a Personalized Activity Program.Students consider individual capabilities, needs, andmotivational factors in designing and implementingtheir Program. A variety of exercise options arepresented in each course to complement the students’Program and to help them integrate regular physicalactivity into their lifestyle.• Badminton• Advanced Badminton• Basketball• Cardio Dance• Nature Hikes *• Urban Hikes• Outdoor Activities *• Pilates/Yoga• Power Walking• Running *• Soccer• Sports Conditioning• Stress Management• Team Sports• Urban Yoga *• Weight Training47

General Education: ComplementaryComplementaryComplementary courses are part of the General Education component for all students with the exception of thosein the Arts and Sciences and Liberal Arts programs. They are designed to be a complement to the Specific Educationcomponent of a program. Students must take two courses from five areas or domains outside their SpecificEducation component:– Art and Aesthetics– Mathematics Literacy and Computer Science– Modern Languages– Science and Technology– Social ScienceIf a student chooses two courses in the same domain, the courses must be from different sets or levels, indicated bythe middle letters A and B.Students are assigned the two terms for their complementary courses through their registration profiles.Approximately 750 places in courses are allocated each term for the General Education – Complementarycomponent. As a result, the choice is limited.In the course offering for each term, courses are designated as having a number of student places reserved forcomplementary purposes or as being complementary only. In the first category, a student is entitled to fulfil onlythe requirements of the General Education - Complementary component.Art & AestheticsLAA and LBA (3-0-3) 2 creditsCourses in this domain are open to students in all programsoutside the Creative Arts, Literature and Languages(CALL) program. They include courses in the followingdisciplines: Fine Arts, Art History, Cinema, Music,Philosophy, Religion, Theatre.Particular courses are described in the Specific Educationcomponent of the Creative Arts, Literature and Languagesprogram, refer to pages 76 to 88. In addition to these, thefollowing courses may be offered:Psychology of Art: Artistic Experience(PSY-LBA)350-LBA-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course attempts to find a relationship between topicsin Psychology (such as the body, the unconscious,sexuality, humour, concepts of space, etc.) and theirreflection through art. Many different art mediums areexplored and the class discusses and reflects upon thechanging nature of art.Theatre I(THE-LAA)560-LAA-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe practice of theatre is the practice of story making andstory sharing. It is one of the primary means by which weorganize and reveal our experience of the world we livein. It provides the opportunity to explore and test our ideasabout life, the universe and everything in between. Thecourse relies on a mixture of group and individual work.We explore the basics of theatre, movement and voice,though improvisation, scene work, collective creation, anda variety of vocal and physical exercises. It should benoted that this course requires no previous theatreexperience. In the spirit of the art, this course is open to allwho wish to participate.Theatre II(THE-LBA)560-LBA-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsTheatre LBA is a continuation of Theatre LAA.48

General Education: ComplementaryMathematics Literacy and ComputerScienceLAM and LBM (1-2-3) 2 creditsCourses in this domain are open to students in all programs,but not to students in the Science program takingComputer Science as a discipline.The 2-credit complementary courses give students a basicknowledge of computers or an introduction to widelyuseful applications such as graphics and web page design.The courses offered may include the following:Enhancing Computer Skills(PRO-LAM)420-LAM-03 (1-2-3) 2 creditsIf all one knows about computers is word-processing,surfing the Internet and chat, one has only scratched thesurface. This course extends students’ computer knowledgein perhaps surprising ways. It offers the basics ofdesigning web pages and websites, advanced wordprocessingtechniques, file management, numbercrunchingusing spreadsheets, Internet fundamentals.There are hands-on labs in all these topics, labs that –when done properly – show solutions for realisticsituations. The course also gives an understanding of whatgoes on “under the hood” in computer hardware, as wellas an introduction to the many applications of computersin today’s increasingly technological society.Web Page Design(PRO-LBM)420-LBM-03 (1-2-3) 2 creditsThis course is an introduction to the design of web pagesand websites. Students are not assumed to have anyprevious experience with computers. The course includesbasics of networks and the history and workings of theInternet, and goes on to principles of page and site designusing the HTML formatting language. Students learn todesign attractive, easy-to-navigate websites with appropriateuse of images, links, and special features – all thesewhile creating, maintaining and expanding their website.The emphasis is on “raw” HTML coding using a texteditor. Later in the course students are introduced to anHTML editor. Following the contemporary approach toweb page design, StyleSheet definitions (“CSS”) areintroduced; interactivity is achieved through user-inputforms; livelier web pages are created by using shortexamples of code in the JavaScript programminglanguage.Computer Graphics(PRO-LBM)420-LBM-03 (1-2-3) 2 creditsThis course is an introduction to computer graphic designusing a standard graphics software package. It is taughtinteractively, three hours per week in the computer lab,with students getting extensive hands-on practice as wellas completing projects on their own. No artistic ability orprevious computer experience is required.This course includes elements of graphic design bycomputer, as well as an introduction to the theory ofdesign. The goal is to produce well-crafted andaesthetically pleasing illustrations with knowledge of thecomputer techniques involved as well as a practicalunderstanding of the underlying artistic principles. A verybasic presentation of computer hardware – needed byevery computer user – is also part of this course.49

General Education: ComplementaryModern LanguagesLAL, LBL, LAK, LBK (3-0-3) 2 creditsLearning a new language is the key to opening a door toa whole new Universe.Courses in this domain are open to students in all programsoutside the Creative Arts, Literature and Languages(CALL) program. Students with some knowledge ofGerman or Spanish are interviewed at registration todetermine their appropriate course level.German I(GER-LAL)609-LAL-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis introductory course in German uses a communicativeapproach. From the beginning students learn to communicateeffectively in German. The contexts for practice areeveryday situations. New expressions, grammaticalstructures and vocabulary are reinforced through writtenand oral exercises, material on video and throughpresentations on cultural topics.German II(GER-LBL)609-LBL-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsPrerequisite: GERMAN I (GER-LAL) or equivalent(with instructor’s permission)Continuation of GER-LALThis course is for advanced beginners. Students expandtheir ability to communicate in German as they continueto acquire vocabulary and grammatical structures. Regularuse of audio-visual material provides cultural context totopics discussed in class.Italian I(ITA-LAL)608-LAL-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis elementary Italian course is part of the generaleducation and that will let you discover little by little thismodern language. Italian is an official language of theUnited Nations and the European Union. Italian is also theofficial language of Italy, San Marino, Switzerland,Croatia, Slovenia. Italian is spoken by about 80 millionpeople. It is the second official language in the Vatican.The Italian has a strong presence in Corsica and Nice(former Italian territories), Monaco, Malta, Albania,Libya, and Somalia. This course will enable you todevelop basic communication skills in one of the mostimportant languages of the Western world.Spanish I(SPA-LAL)607-LAL-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsFrom day one, beginner students use Spanish to communicate.Following an audio-lingual communicative method,they acquire basic language structures and vocabulary andlearn to function in everyday situations. Creative use oflanguage acquisition is actively encouraged. Vocabularyand grammar are also reinforced through exercises. SpanishI students are requierd to read a short story in Spanish.Spanish II(SPA-LBL)607-LBL-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsPrerequisite: SPANISH I (SPA-LAL) or equivalentThis course is a continuation of Spanish I. Studentsexpand their ability to communicate in Spanish as theycontinue to acquire vocabulary, master verb forms andlearn basic grammar. Spanish II students are to read twobiographical short stories in Spanish.Spanish III(SPA-LAK)607-LAK-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsPrerequisite: SPANISH II (SPA-LBL) or equivalentAn intermediate course with a communicative approachdesigned for students who already have an elementaryknowledge of Spanish. They learn to narrate in the pastand talk about future events, to express wishes, reactionsand opinions and to give instructions in different situations.In addition to the textbook, videos and articlesfrom Spanish language periodicals provide the culturalinformation necessary for class discussions. Spanish IIIstudents are encouraged to explore websites in Spanishand are required to read a literary work in Spanish.Spanish IV(SPA-LBK)607-LBK-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsPrerequisite: SPANISH III (SPA-LAK) or equivalentThis course is a continuation of Spanish III. Studentsexpand their ability to use all verb tenses and complexstructures and vocabulary appropriate to different situations.Moreover, they explore a number of contemporarytopics dealing with the Hispanic world and discuss themorally and in writing. Spanish IV students are encouragedto explore websites in Spanish and are required to read anovel and various short stories.50

General Education: ComplementaryScience & TechnologyLAT and LBT (3-0-3) 2 creditsCourses in this domain are open to students in all programsoutside the Science program. The following coursesmay be offered:Staying Healthy in a Polluted World(BIO-LAT)101-LAT-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsPollution can affect your health as well as the health ofother organisms. Toxic chemicals, such as pesticides, canalter the nervous system, hormone levels and fertility.These chemicals can also lead to cancer and a loweredsperm count. Topics discussed include: genetically modifiedorganisms (GMO), food additives, junk food, naturalremedies, vitamins, dieting, detergents, cosmetics, illegaldrugs and anabolic steroids. Reducing one’s exposure totoxic chemicals, through lifestyle changes, will also bediscussed.Biological Issues(BIO-LBT)101-LBT-03 (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe regulatory mechanisms of the human organism, theendocrine and nervous systems are investigated. Othertopics include cell structure and organelle function, meiosis,mitosis, and molecular genetics. Mendelian geneticsand heredity are also covered.Science and Technology II:Emergency Skills - First Aid and C.P.R.(STS-LBT)105-LBT-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Autumn term)Social ScienceLAS and LBS (3-0-3) 2 creditsCourses in this domain are open to students in all programsoutside Social Science. Courses which may beoffered as complementary in the following disciplines aredescribed in the Specific Education component of theSocial Science program, refer to pages 58 to 75.• Administration• Anthropology• Economics• Geography• History• Political Science• Psychology• SociologyIn addition, the following courses may be offered ascomplementary in the Social Science domain; they aredescribed in the Specific Education component of theCreative Arts, Literature and Languages (CALL) program,refer to pages 76 to 88.• Medical Ethics• Philosophy of Sexuality• What is Justice?• Judaism, Christianity & IslamThis course provides the students with the fundamentalprinciples required to administer First Aid and C.P.R. Thestudent learns to follow a precise five-point plan:1. to assess the situation.2. to examine the casualty.3. to contact emergency services.4. to administer first aid according to priority:C.P.R.; life threatening trauma; less seriousinjuries.5. to monitor the victim until emergency servicesarrive.51

SECTSpecificEducation Component– Science (200.B0)– Social Science (300.A0)Commerce (Social Science)– Creative Arts, Literature & Languages (CALL) (500.A1)ION– Double DECs in• Science and Music (200.11)• Social Science and Music (300.11)• CALL and Music (500.11)– Music (501.A0)– Arts and Sciences (700.A0)– Liberal Arts (700.B0)252

SCIENCE (200.B0) DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS (26 Courses)GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (26-2/3 credits)58-2/3 CreditsMINISTERIAL REQUIREMENTS• 4 English• 3 Humanities• 3 Physical Education• 2 French• 2 Complementary9-1/3 credits6-1/3 credits3 credits4 credits4 credits• English Exit Examination• Comprehensive Assessment(épreuve synthèse): see note 1SPECIFIC EDUCATION COMPONENT (32 credits)Disciplines(32 credits chosen from a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 5 disciplines)Compulsory (24 credits): Elective (8 credits):• Biology - General Biology I 101-NYA-05• Chemistry - General Chemistry I 202-NYA-05- General Chemistry II 202-NYB-05• Mathematics - Calculus I 201-NYA-05- Calculus II 201-NYB-05- Linear Algebra I 201-NYC-05• Physics - Mechanics 203-NYA-05- Electricity & Magnetism 203-NYB-05- Waves, Light & Modern 203-NYC-05PhysicsA minimum of 8 credits chosen from coursesin the following disciplines:• Biology: see note 2• Chemistry: see note 2• Computer Science: see note 3• Mathematics• Physics• 201-LCX-05 (Topics in Mathematics) is a Marianopolis requirement. Students who have taken an equivalent course atthe high-school level may seek an exemption from 201-LCX-05. Exemptions are granted by the Mathematics departmentat the registration preparation sessions.Notes: 1) Students must successfully complete an interdisciplinary (integrative) project to meet the requirementsof the comprehensive assessment (épreuve synthèse) for a Science Diploma.2) 101-LCU-05 (General Biology II) and 202-LCU-05 (Organic Chemistry I) are required for all studentswishing to complete a Health Science profile.3) Students who choose Computer Science as an Elective Science discipline cannot take ComputerScience as a Complementary course.ENRICHED COURSES are offered in the Science program. These courses treat the material in greater depth thanwould be found in the regular sections of the course. Additional topics are included to provide a more comprehensivepreparation for future university studies in special areas such as engineering, architecture, physics, chemistry,mathematics and the life sciences. While course work in the enriched section is more challenging, final exams in mostenriched courses are consistent in level with those in the regular sections. An attestation certifying that students havetaken enriched courses is available from the Student Records Office that students may include it with their applicationto university.www.marianopolis.edu/science53

Science: Biology - ChemistryBiology (101)The study of biology is concernedwith living organisms, their diversity,evolution, and structure and functionat the cellular and organismal levels.It includes the study of cell metabolism,genetics – Mendelian andmolecular, and biodiversity.General Biology I101-NYA-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsThis course investigates the levels oforganization of living organisms, theirdiversity, evolution and mode of life.Topics discussed include: thestructure and function of cells andcellular organelles; genetic materialand protein synthesis; cell division,Mendelian inheritance and populationgenetics; the origin of life, diversityand physiology of the main taxonomicgroups; Darwin’s theory ofevolution and mechanisms ofspeciation. The global aspects ofliving organisms are presented withecological principles at the level ofthe population, communities andecosystems.General Biology II101-LCU-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: 101-NYA-05The molecular basis of livingorganisms is discussed in the generalframework of cellular homeostasis.The principle areas of investigationinclude: biochemical structure andfunction of macromolecules; enzymesand enzyme regulation; bioenergeticsof cellular respiration and photosynthesis;DNA replication and proteinsynthesis; regulation of gene expression;bacterial and viral life cycles;recombinant DNA technology;features of the immune system; nervecell function and muscle contraction.54Human Physiology101-LCV-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter term only)Prerequisite: 101-NYA-05This course introduces the studentto human anatomy and physiology.Topics studied include the nervous,digestive, circulatory, respiratory,excretory, reproductive and endocrinesystems. Emphasis is placed on thestructure/function relationship inphysiology. The laboratorycomponent includes histology,computerized measurements ofrespiration and electrocardiogramsas well as dissections.Chemistry (202)Every aspect of modern life involveschemicals from pharmaceuticals toclothing, from food production tohousehold goods. In college courses,students study how substances changeand interact with each other, theirproperties and their characteristics.General Chemistry I202-NYA-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: Sec. V Chemistry(051504, 551504)This course introduces the moderntheories of the structures of atoms andmolecules, the types of chemical bonding,molecular geometry and the qualitativeand quantitative way in whichchemicals react with each other indifferent types of reactions. Thephysical properties of gases andsolutions are discussed while, in thelaboratory, basic manipulative skillsare taught.General Chemistry II202-NYB-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: 202-NYA-05The inter-relationship betweenenergy, spontaneity and equilibriumchemistry are studied using thethermodynamic concepts of enthalpy,entropy and free energy changes.Together with an introduction tochemical kinetics, electrochemistryand the chemistry of acids, bases,buffers and solubility, the coursefocuses on the quantitative aspectsof chemical reactions.Organic Chemistry I202-LCU-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: 202-NYA-05This is an introductory course inOrganic Chemistry and concentrateson the importance of a systematic,mechanistic approach to organicreactions. The physical and chemicalproperties of acyclic and cyclichydrocarbons, alkyl halides andaromatics are studied with anemphasis on isomerism, stereochemistryand synthesis. Thelaboratory work introduces studentsto many of the commonly usedtechniques including distillation,reflux and chromatography.Organic Chemistry II202-LCV-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter term only)Prerequisite: 202-LCU-05Synthesis of organic compounds,mechanisms of reactions and analysisof structure by chemical and spectroscopicmethods are the major areasconcentrated on in this course. Thefamilies of compounds studied includeethers, aldehydes, alcohols, ketones,amines, as well as carboxylic acidsand their derivatives.

Science: Computer Science - MathematicsComputer Science(420)Mastery of computers has become anessential part of many branches ofscience, technology, commerce, andthe arts. Computer scientists may beinvolved with circuit design, programming,problem solving, or projectplanning. Computer users mayproduce documents, performcommercial computations, or keeptrack of masses of information usingstandard business packages. Usingspecialized software, they may solveequations or plot curves; they maydesign web pages, advertisements orindustrial parts.Computer Programming420-LCU-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter Term only)This course introduces students to aprogramming language, such as C++or Java, which is widely used byprofessional programmers and inuniversities. Material coveredincludes: standard programmingconstructs, introduction to objectorientedprogramming, problemsolvingtechniques, programorganization and documentation,introduction to objects, classes,abstract data types. Emphasis is onproject development and organization,as well as introduction to generallyuseful programming techniques andto a variety of applications.The course is generally taught as alecture course with sessions in theComputer Lab. Students are expectedto complete programming projects ontheir own, in the Computer Lab andat home.Technical Drawing420-LCV-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter Term only)This course is an introduction to solidmodeling and industrial drafting, usinga computer-aided design packagesuch as Solid Edge. It is aimed atpotential engineers, architects, andanyone else needing to producetechnical drawings. Only basiccomputer literacy is assumed.The course covers elements ofcomputer-aided design, includingviews, projections, dimensioning,standard drawing elements and theirmeanings, 3-D modeling techniques,and working drawings. Studentsproduce designs and workingdrawings from given sketches andviews, as well as designing objectson their own.The course involves some drawing byhand, as well as extensive hands-onuse of the design software in theComputer Lab, both in class and forstudents working on their own.Programming Techniques andApplications420-LCW-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsThis is a second-level programmingcourse, covering parts of a universityleveldata structures course. Studentscompleting this course might obtainadvanced placement in a universityprogram in computer science or arelated engineering field.It is assumed that the student isfamiliar with the elements of the C++or Java language up to and includingarrays, user-defined functions, enumeratedtypes, as well as techniquesof classical structured programming.Students go beyond this to coverrecursion, dynamic data allocation,linked lists, depth-first search, trees,and some sorting techniques.Students are expected to completeprogramming projects, working partlyduring scheduled lab time and partlyon their own. Each project includesprogram design as well as codingand testing.Mathematics (201)Mathematics is both a subject of studyin its own right and an indispensabletool in the study of all other branchesof Science.Reasonable proficiency in the theoryand application of Mathematics isrequired for entry to all universityundergraduate programs in theHealth Sciences, Pure and AppliedSciences, Commerce and ComputerScience.Topics in Mathematics201-LCX-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite:Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)Students with an enriched mathbackground and who have taken anequivalent course at the high-schoollevel may seek an exemption from201-LCX-05. Exemptions are grantedindividually before registration.This course covers material whichprepares for and complements allscience mathematics coursesincluding:201-NYA-05201-NYB-05201-NYC-05201-LCU-05201-LCV-05201-LCW-05201-LCY-05201-LCZ-MSContent: Topics in analytic geometry;topics in trigonometry; algebra ofcomplex numbers; polynomials over55

Science: Mathematics - PhysicsR and C; arithmetic and geometricprogressions; binomial theorem;mathematical induction; as timepermits, additional topics fromcombinatorics, probability. Thiscourse is also offered in enrichedformat.Calculus I201-NYA-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: 201-LCX-05 previouslyor concurrently for students notexempted from 201-LCX-05Content: Limits, continuity, derivativesby definition; techniques of differentiation;graphing; max-min problems;other applications. This course is alsooffered in enriched format in the fallterm.Calculus II201-NYB-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: 201-NYA-05Content: Definite and indefiniteintegrals, Fundamental Theorem ofCalculus; techniques of integration;indeterminate forms and improperintegrals; applications to area,volume, arc length; introductionto sequences and series of positiveterms. Additional topics: parametric,polar curves, approximate integrationas time permits. This course is alsooffered in enriched format in thewinter term.Calculus III201-LCU-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisites: 75% or better in201-NYB-05; 201-NYC-05 previouslyor concurrentlyContent: Infinite sequences and series;power series; vector functions andcurves in parametric form; functionsof several variables; partialderivatives, chain rule; extrema,Lagrange multipliers; multipleintegration.Linear Algebra I201-NYC-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: 201-LCX-05 previouslyor concurrently for Science studentsnot exempted from 201-LCX-05Content: Systems of linear equations;matrix algebra; determinants; vectorsin R n , geometry of lines and planes inR 3 ; R n as a vector space; subspaces,basis and dimension; as time permits,linear transformations of the plane.This course is also offered in enrichedformat in the fall term.Linear Algebra II201-LCV-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter term only)Prerequisites: 201-NYC-05previously; 201-NYB-05 at leastconcurrently with grades of 75% orbetter in previous math coursesContent: Vector spaces, basis anddimension; inner product spaces;linear transformations and theirmatrix representations; eigenvaluesand eigenvectors; application todiagonalization of quadratic formsand solution of linear differentialequations.Probability and Statistics201-LCW-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: 201-NYB-05Content: Descriptive statistics; measureof central tendency; probability;discrete and continuous distributionfunctions; mathematical expectationand variance; estimation and hypothesistesting; correlation and regressionanalysis; Chi-square Test.Finite Mathematics201-LCY-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter term only)Prerequisite: 201-NYC-05 previouslyor concurrentlyThis course will introduce the student tothe mathematics of finance, probability,statistics, linear programming andMarkov chains with an emphasis onreal world applications.Differential Equations201-LCZ-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter term only)Prerequisite: 201-LCU-05 previouslyor concurrentlyAn introduction to differentialequations with emphasis on applicationsto physics and engineering.First order linear and nonlineardifferential equations, second orderlinear differential equations, vectorspaces and the general theory of nthorder linear equations; diagonalizationof matrices and systems of lineardifferential equations. Laplacetransform; nonlinear equations andstability. As time permits: numericalmethods, partial differential equationsand Fourier series.Physics (203)The science of physics seeks touncover the fundamental nature of theuniverse at all scales. Physical lawspredict and explain the interaction ofthe particles and the forces weobserve. These laws reveal theunderlying simplicity and beauty ofnature – from the smallest subatomicpatterns to the largest cosmologicalstructures. Discoveries in physicsoften impact other sciences and canlead to applications in such diverseareas as biology, chemistry,56

medicine, astro-physics, geophysics,environmental science, andengineering.Each of the required courses (NYA,NYB, NYC) is usually offered in anenriched version as well. Enrichedsections provide additional stimulationto students who readily graspphysical concepts. This stimulationarises from a deeper treatment of theregular course material and from theinclusion of additional topics. Theenriched nature of the course isreflected in the course evaluation,and successful completion of anenriched section can be confirmed inan official attestation that can beincluded with university applications.Spaces in enriched sections arelimited.Mechanics203-NYA-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisites:Sec. V Physics (053504, 553504),or equivalent;Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)Mechanics is the study of systems inmotion: how bodies move, and whatcauses them to move. In this course,the student learns the classical lawsgoverning translational and rotationalmotion, and their application to realsystems.Electricity and Magnetism203-NYB-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisites: 203-NYA-05 and201-NYB-05The diverse phenomena related toelectricity and magnetism (suchas electric power, circuits, staticelectricity and electromagnetism) areexplained using a simple frameworkof classical laws and fundamentalconcepts.Waves, Light and Modern Physics203-NYC-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: 203-NYA-05This course covers some basicproperties of waves and oscillations,properties of light (through a studyof geometrical and physical optics),and some introductory modernphysics concepts that are relevantto understanding the wave-particlenature of light. Elements of specialrelativity and radioactive decay areincluded.Digital Electronics203-LCV-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter Term only)Prerequisites:Sec. V Physics (053504, 553504),or equivalent;Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506,565506)In this course, the student obtainsa fundamental grasp of digitaltechnology and the logic underlyingall digital systems. Certain keycomponents are described: logicprocessors, memory devices andarithmetic units. The student alsobecomes proficient in using softwaresimulation and real integratedcircuits (chips) in creating their ownelectronic designs.Science: PhysicsAstrophysics203-LCW-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter Term only)Prerequisites: 203-NYA-05 and203-NYC-05 with 203-NYB-05 tobe taken at least concurrentlyThis course integrates astronomywith physics by introducing thebasic observational techniques andtheoretical framework that make upastrophysics. This course covers somecelestial motions, gravity, and propertiesof electromagnetic radiation, byfocusing primarily on stars, galaxiesand cosmology. The course usesplanetarium software and telescopesimulation software for lab work.There is no cumulative final exam inthis course.Topics in Physics203-LCZ-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Fall Term only)Prerequisite: 203-NYA-05While providing the student with asolid foundation in physics, timeconstraints prevent the presentationof a number of interesting andworthwhile topics in the three corecégep-level physics courses. In thiscourse, at the instructor's discretion, avariety of topics not usually presentedor emphasized in the core courses willbe covered.57

56-2/3 to 58 CreditsSOCIAL SCIENCE (300.A0) DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS (28 to 29 Courses)GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (26-2/3 credits)MINISTERIAL REQUIREMENTS• 4 English• 3 Humanities• 3 Physical Education• 2 French• 2 Complementary9-1/3 credits6-1/3 credits3 credits4 credits4 credits• English Exit Examination• Comprehensive Assessment(épreuve synthèse)SPECIFIC EDUCATION COMPONENT (30 to 31-1/3 credits)INTRODUCTORY LEVEL (8 courses)5 Compulsory courses:• Economics• History• Methodology• Psychology• Quantitative Methods383-920-MS330-910-MS300-300-MS350-102-MS360-300-MS3 Choices from the following courses:• Administration401-913-MS• Anthropology381-900-MS• Geography320-103-MS• Mathematics201-103-MS• Philosophy340-914-MS• Political Science385-950-MS• Religious Studies370-111-MS• Sociology387-960-MSUPPER LEVEL (5 or 6 courses depending on profile)A) Social Science (no math)B) PsychologyC) Social Science (with 1 math)D) Social Science (with 2 math)• Administration (401)• Anthropology (381)• Biology (101) . . . . . . 101-921-MS in Profile B• Economics (383)• Geography (320)• History (330)• Mathematics (201) . . .201-105-MS in Profile D201-300-MS in Profile BProfiles A, B, and C, choice of 6 upper-levelcourses in the disciplines listed below *Profile D, choice of 5 upper-level courses• Philosophy (340)• Political Science (385)• Psychology (350)• Religious Studies (370)• Sociology (387)• Enrichment course **INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE (1 course + épreuve)• Integrative Project in the Social Sciences (300-301-MS)• Comprehensive Assessment (épreuve synthèse)* Prerequisite: the successful completion of the introductory-level course in the same discipline,except for 101-921-MS (Biology), which has no prerequisites, and 201-300-MS (Social Statistics) forwhich the prerequisite is 360-300-MS (Quantitative Methods).** Reserved for the students in Honours Social Science.www.marianopolis.edu/ssc58

57-1/3 CreditsCOMMERCE (SOCIAL SCIENCE) (300.A0) DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS (28 Courses)GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (26-2/3 credits)MINISTERIAL REQUIREMENTS• 4 English• 3 Humanities• 3 Physical Education• 2 French• 2 Complementary9-1/3 credits6-1/3 credits3 credits4 credits4 credits• English Exit Examination• Comprehensive Assessment(épreuve synthèse)SPECIFIC EDUCATION COMPONENT (30-2/3 credits)INTRODUCTORY LEVEL (8 courses)7 Compulsory courses:• Administration• Economics• History• Mathematics• Methodology• Psychology• Quantitative Methods401-913-MS383-920-MS330-910-MS201-103-MS300-300-MS350-102-MS360-300-MS1 Choice from the following courses:• Anthropology381-900-MS• Geography320-103-MS• Philosophy340-914-MS• Political Science385-950-MS• Religious Studies370-111-MS• Sociology387-960-MSUPPER LEVEL (5 courses)2 Compulsory courses:• Mathematics• Mathematics201-203-MS201-105-MS3 Choices in the following disciplines: *• Administration (401)• Anthropology (381)• Economics (383)• Geography (320)• History (330)• Philosophy (340)• Political Science (385)• Psychology (350)• Religious Studies (370)• Sociology (387)• Enrichment course **INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE (1 course + épreuve)• Integrative Project in the Social Sciences (300-301-MS)• Comprehensive Assessment (épreuve synthèse)* Prerequisite: the successful completion of the introductory-level course in the same discipline.** Reserved for the students in Honours Commerce.www.marianopolis.edu/ssc59

Social Science: Profiles - General ProgramProfiles of theMarianopolis CollegeSocial Science ProgramThe program is divided into 5 Profiles which allow for thecompletion of the Social Science Diploma. Whileremaining broad enough to fulfill the goal of a solidpreparation, Profiles help create greater coherence in youreducational experience, making it easier to establish linksamong the courses taken, and offering greater possibilityto explore subjects of interest. Working with Profileshelps foster success and better prepares you for studies atthe university level.The Marianopolis Profiles offer a range of courses andactivities designed to enrich your college experience. Thesequence of courses has been designed to make it possibleto change Profiles even into the third semester at theCollege.Each Profile offers a list of courses from which to choose.Some courses are very focused on the Profile while othersare more general. Each Profile has some compulsorycourses, and you must take courses from the Main Blockof courses. The Main Block is made up of all the coursesgiven by the disciplines of the program.It should be kept in mind that the firstcourse taken in a discipline must alwaysbe the discipline’s introductory course.The following 5 Profiles are offered in the MarianopolisSocial Science Program:Profiles:• General Social Science (with or without mathematics)• Commerce• Psychology• International Studies• Law, Society and JusticeGeneral Social ScienceProfileThe ideal introduction to several Social Science disciplines,the General Profile can lead to a wide range ofuniversity programs and careers. You can select introductoryand upper-level courses from Administration,Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Philosophy,Political Science, Psychology, Religion and Sociology.If you also wish to take one or two mathematicscourses, you should speak with an Academic Advisor.Students registered in the General Social ScienceProfile must take:300-300-MS330-910-MS350-102-MS360-300-MS383-920-MSIntroduction to Research Methods in theSocial SciencesHistory of Western CivilizationIntroduction to PsychologyQuantitative Methods in the SocialSciencesMacroeconomicsStudents must also take courses from various SocialScience Disciplines:Main Block of CoursesSocial Science Disciplines• Administration• Anthropology• Economics• Geography• History• Methodology• Philosophy• Political Science• Psychology• Religion• SociologyDisciplines Contributing toSocial Science and Commerce• Mathematics60

Social Science: Commerce ProfileYou may have already set sights on a career in accounting, finance, marketing, internationalbusiness or law. Or you may plan to run your own business. The Commerce Profile providesexcellent preparation for university study in these fields. And, because Commerce falls withinthe domain of Social Science, you will receive training in critical thinking and methodology.Commerce students at Marianopolis are required to take the mathematics courses that areneeded for university studies in business administration, commerce, mathematics, statistics andsome computer science programs. If you opt for Honours Commerce, you will also participatein special extra-curricular activities.C O M M E R C E P R O F I L EStudents registered in the Commerce Profile must take:• 401-913-MS Fundamentals of Business• 383-920-MS Macroeconomics• 201-103-MS Calculus I• 201-105-MS Linear Algebra I• 201-203-MS Calculus II• 300-300-MS Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences• 330-910-MS History of Western Civilization• 350-102-MS Introduction to Psychology• 360-300-MS Quantitative Methods in the Social SciencesStudents must also select at least one course from this list* :• 401-123-MS Marketing**• 401-431-MS Management**• 401-975-MS International Business**• 401-999-MS Accounting**• 383-921-MS Microeconomics**• 383-924-MS International Economics**• 383-925-MS Money and Banking**• 320-215-MS Environmental Geography**• 330-972-MS Twentieth-Century History**• 385-950-MS Introduction to International Relations• 350-911-MS Organizational Psychology**• 350-914-MS Human Relations**The students registered in the Commerce Profile must also take two courses from theMain Block of courses. Refer to page 60.* Please check the course offering list each term to see which of these courses may be offered.** The discipline’s introductory course must be successfully completed to register in this course.61

Social Science: Psychology ProfileEver wonder what makes you or other people act or feel in a certain way? Why some areaggressive and impulsive, while others are shy and withdrawn? If so, the PsychologyProfile will help you understand yourself and others. In the Psychology Profile you willmeet experienced psychologists from a wide variety of speciality areas, such as the studyof children, adolescents, abnormal psychology, human relations all of whom are eager toshare with you their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm. The Psychology Profileprepares you for “people-oriented” careers such as psychology, law, social work,criminology and education.P S Y C H O L O G Y P R O F I L EStudents registered in the Psychology Profile must take:Sigmund Freud(1856-1939)• 350-102-MS Introduction to Psychology• 101-921-MS Human Biology• 201-300-MS Social Statistics• 300-300-MS Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences• 330-910-MS History of Western Civilization• 360-300-MS Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences• 383-920-MS Macroeconomics• and at least one upper-level course in psychology*Recommended courses:• 350-213-MS Psychology of Mental Health**• 350-706-MS Child Development**• 350-707-MS Adolescent Development**• 350-903-MS Social and Environmental Psychology**• 350-911-MS Organizational Psychology**• 350-914-MS Human Relations**• 340-914-MS Philosophic Quest• 340-218-MS Philosophy of Sexuality**• 340-220-MS Problem of God**• 370-111-MS On the Track of the Gods• 370-332-MS Eastern Religions**• 381-900-MS Humans: From Stone Age to Space Age• 387-960-MS Individual and Society• 387-961-MS Social Change: Social Problems**• 387-929-MS Topics In Sociology: CriminologyThe students registered in the Psychology Profile must also take three courses from theMain Block of courses. Refer to page 60.* Please check the course offering list each term to see which of these courses may be offered.** The discipline’s introductory course must be successfully completed to register in this course.62

Social Science: International Studies ProfileGrowing numbers of young people are seeking to understand atroubled world. They are asking why globalization has so manyardent supporters as well as critics, why Third World countries arepoor and why international terrorism is on the rise. What can we doas individuals and what should Canada’s role be? Students atMarianopolis have a long tradition of activism and inquiry ininternational studies. In this the International Studies Profile, you willfind courses that deepen your understanding of contemporary world problems, international relations and nationalcultures. You may also participate in our Model United Nations Club, the International Studies Certificate and otherrelated extra-curricular activities.I N T E R N A T I O N A L S T U D I E SStudents registered in the International Studies Profile must take:• 385-950-MS Introduction to International Relations• 330-910-MS History of Western Civilization• 350-102-MS Introduction to Psychology• 383-920-MS Macroeconomics• 300-300-MS Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences• 360-300-MS Quantitative Methods in the Social SciencesStudents must also take at least two courses from this list*:• 320-103-MS World Geography• 320-215-MS Environmental Geography**• 330-961-MS American History**• 330-972-MS 20th-Century History**• 330-983-MS Historical Background of Contemporary World Issues**• 370-121-MS Judaism, Christianity and Islam**• 370-332-MS Eastern Religions**• 370-353-MS Varieties of Religious Experience**• 381-900-MS Humans: From Stone Age to Space Age• 381-916-MS Individual Topics In Anthropology**• 383-924-MS International Economics**• 385-941-MS Understanding Power**• 385-946-MS Third World Politics**The students registered in the International Studies Profile must also take three coursesfrom the Main Block of courses. Refer to page 60.* Please check the course offering list each term to see which of these courses may be offered.** The discipline’s introductory course must be successfully completed to register in this course.63

Social Science: Law, Society and Justice ProfileIn keeping with the Marianopolis vision and mission that pledges the College to preparecitizens who will make “positive contributions as citizens of a complex and changingworld”, this Profile addresses fundamental issues such as why laws differ from place toplace, and how this sheds light on the connection between justice and the law. You willlearn about the concept of a “just society” and — critical in today’s work — whether weare willing to trade individual liberty for security. Closely associated with theMarianopolis Law and Social Justice Certificate, the Law, Society and Justice Profilestimulates critical thinking about the dynamic interaction between the law and historical,political, social and economic forces. We focus on how social values and institutions shapethe law, and how the law’s application in turn shapes society.L A W, S O C I E T Y A N D J U S T I C EStudents registered in the Law, Society and Justice Profile must take:• 387-960-MS Individual and Society• 330-910-MS History of Western Civilization• 350-102-MS Introduction to Psychology• 383-920-MS Macroeconomics• 300-300-MS Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences• 360-300-MS Quantitative Methods in the Social SciencesStudents must also take at least two courses from this list*:• 385-950-MS Introduction to International Relations• 385-941-MS Understanding Power**• 387-961-MS Social Change: Social Problems**• 387-937-MS Mass Media**• 387-929-MS Topics In Sociology: Criminology• 381-900-MS Humans: From Stone Age to Space Age• 381-916-MS Individual Topics In Anthropology**• 330-925-MS Canadian History**• 330-951-MS Québec History**• 330-972-MS 20th-Century History**• 330-983-MS Historical Background of Contemporary World Issues**• 350-213-MS Psychology of Mental Health**• 340-218-MS Philosophy of Sexuality**• 340-225-MS What is Justice?**• 370-121-MS Judaism, Christianity and Islam**• 370-353-MS Varieties of Religious Experience**The students registered in the Law, Society and Justice Profile must also take three coursesfrom the Main Block of courses. Refer to page 60.* Please check the course offering list each term to see which of these courses may be offered.** The discipline’s introductory course must be successfully completed to register in this course.64

Social Science: Honours Social ScienceHonours Social ScienceHonours Social Science will provide outstanding Social Science students with the opportunity to enrich theirprogram with a stimulating framework of courses and activities.Eligibility:Characteristics of Honours Social ScienceOutstanding students are encouraged to apply for acceptance into Honours Social Science. Pleaseapply online or include your application for Honours Social Science with your College application.Outstanding students may also apply to enter after their first semester at Marianopolis College.Upon graduation, recognition will be granted to those students enrolled in Honours who havemaintained their outstanding status and have completed the curricular and extracurricular requirements.Content:Honours Social Science has both curricular and extracurricular requirements. Honours students willnot have a heavier academic work load than other social science students and their R-scores areessentially not affected by being in Honours. However, to enhance preparation for university studies,the two courses taken with only honours students will involve more enriching material and studentindependence.Curricular:As a group, Honours students will take an enrichment course and one compulsory Social Sciencecourse.Extracurricular:1. Honours students will participate, several times a semester in their first 3 semesters, in activitiesrelated to the Social Sciences.Examples of past activities include:• Attending guest lectures;• Panel discussions involving students and faculty;• Community service requiring social science skills and knowledge.2. Honours students may also complete one of the college-wide certificates: the Law and SocialJustice Certificate, the International Studies Certificate or the Third World Certificate.65

Social Science: Honours CommerceHonours CommerceHonours Commerce gives tangible recognition to outstanding students while providing a stimulating framework ofcourses and activities.Eligibility:Characteristics of Honours Commerce.Outstanding students are encouraged to apply for acceptance into Honours Commerce. Please apply onlineor include your application to Honours Commerce with your College application.Outstanding students may also apply to enter after their first semester at Marianopolis College.Upon graduation, recognition will be granted to those students enrolled in Honours who have maintainedtheir outstanding status and have completed the curricular and extracurricular requirements.Content:Honours Commerce has both curricular and extracurricular requirements. Honours students will not havea heavier academic work load than other commerce students and their R-scores are essentially not affectedby being in Honours. However, to enhance preparation for university studies, the three courses taken withonly honours students will involve more enriching material and student independence.Curricular:Complete the following courses: Fundamentals of Business, Calculus I, Calculus II, Linear Algebra andBusiness Case Study.Complete at least one of the following courses: Marketing, Management, Accounting, InternationalBusiness, Microeconomics, International Economics, Industrial and Organizational Psychology.Students accepted to Honours from high school must take the honours section of an introductory-levelcourse in their first semester. Students, in their second year of studies, must complete the honours sectionsof Linear Algebra and Business Case Study.Extracurricular:Honours students must complete certain extracurricular requirements such as participating in a stock marketcompetition and attending guest lectures.Honours students planning to pursue accounting studies at university will be eligible to apply to a firm ofchartered accountants for a university scholarship.66

Administration (401)Administration is the study of thediverse but interconnected aspects ofcontemporary business operations.As a discipline, it focuses on thedecision-making process in thecritical areas of management,marketing, finance, business law,social responsibility, and world trade.Fundamentals of Business401-913-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Introductory Course)This course is designed to introducestudents to the many facets of theworld of business. Accordingly,students learn the basics aboutmarketing, accounting, finance,business law and ethics, management,economic systems and other topics.Students will come to appreciate howall business functions contribute tothe success of an organization, andhow the external environment impactson business. Career choices inbusiness are also explored.International Business401-975-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsOver the past decade, as governmentshave pursued liberalized trade practicesand policies, organizations haveexpanded their operations acrossborders. Technology has facilitatedinstant communication andcollaboration around the world, andthe term Globalization has becomeubiquitous. This course seeks toexplain, discuss, debate and analyze thepolitical, social, cultural, ethical, legaland financial aspects that affect theinternational business environment.Furthermore, the course explores therole and function of internationalorganizations, and the validity of tradetheory as well as the workings of theglobal monetary system.Marketing401-123-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsMarketing is a crucial businessfunction that largely serves to connecta business to its customers. Studentslearn about the strategic marketingplanning process which includes:examining a business’ currentsituation, assessing opportunitiesand setting objectives, segmentingthe market, choosing target markets,positioning the product, and developingthe four elements of the marketingmix (product, price, place and promotion).In all stages of this process,management uses marketing researchas a tool for decision making.Students will come to understandwhat is involved in attractingconsumers to a business’ products.Management401-431-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsFor organizations to succeed theyneed to accomplish goals, beproductive, and make themselvesattractive in a competitive market.Managers coordinate the people andother resources of the organization tohelp the organization be efficient andeffective. Managers plan, strategize,staff, train, lead, motivate, and takecorrective actions when goals are notbeing met. Globalization, ethics,corporate social responsibility, andnational culture, are essentialconcepts in Management today.Depending on the term in which thestudent takes this course, the sectionmay emphasize Sports Management,or Human Resources Management.Sports Management:This course enables students to gainan understanding of the variousmanagement practices in today’sworkplace. It examines fundamentalmanagement issues using sports as anSocial Science: Administrationunderlay. This course begins with anoverview of the sport managementfield and important historical aspectsof the industry. The attributes of aneffective and professional managerand the relevance of managerial andleadership concepts are discussed.Key functional areas to be examinedinclude strategic management, humanresources, motivation, leadership,planning, controlling, ethicalbehavior, and social responsibility.Students are exposed to currentchallenges in sport management suchas issues related to psychology,sociology, globalization andconsumer behavior.Human Resources Management:Employees are valuable resources inany organization. Human Resourcesmanagers work to fulfill the goals ofthe organization, and may aid inrecruiting, hiring, providingorientation, training, performanceappraisal, benefits, and addressinghealth and safety. This courseincludes elements of business andlabour law, and human rightslegislation as these apply to the hiringand the treatment of employees.Accounting401-999-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course provides students with thetools necessary to identify, measure,record and communicate quantitativeinformation which is financial innature. In order to use thisinformation effectively, students learnhow to collect data, how to preparevarious financial statements and howto interpret these statements for theuse of management and other decisionmakers in the business world.67

Social Science: Anthropology - Biology - EconomicsAnthropology (381)Anthropology is the study of humandiversity across both time and place.Encompassing both biological andsocio-cultural approaches,anthropology as a social scienceoffers a broad understanding of howvarious human populations havephysically and culturally adapted totheir particular historical andenvironmental contexts. Topics inanthropology range from humanevolution and prehistoric peoples, tothe study of contemporary societiesand cultural experiences.Humans: From Stone Age to SpaceAge381-900-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Introductory Course)To understand humans we must investigateall aspects of their lives: body,society, economy, religion, language,past and present. The ways in whichthese affect one another and worktogether is our particular concern.Students build an overview of theroles these play in the lives of people,and how they have changed from theearliest makers of stone tools to the21st century, in all parts of the world.Native Peoples of North America381-913-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsExamines the cultures of theaboriginal people of our continent,from the Inuit of the Arctic to theAztec of Mexico. Students consider:economy, government, family,religion and environment, and theways in which these influence oneanother and work together. Theirhistory is traced: from small bands ofhunter-gatherers, to their building ofgreat cities, to their roles in modernnations.68Individual Topics In Anthropology381-916-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsOffered as an Independent Studyoption. Students must consult withand obtain written permission fromthe supervising instructor prior toregistering for this course. Any issueof interest may serve as the coursefocus.Biology (101)The study of biology is concernedwith living organisms, their diversity,evolution and structure and functionat the cellular and organismal level.It includes the study of genetics,population genetics, and ecologicalinteractions.Human Biology101-921-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsFor students in the Psychology profileonly.The regulatory mechanisms of thehuman organism, the endocrine andnervous systems are investigated.Other topics include: molecules andnutirition, cell structure and organellefunction, meiosis and mitosis in thehuman life cycle, and moleculargenetics. Mendelian genetics andheredity are also covered.Economics (383)Economics is the study of choice. It isthe study of how the society(individuals, businesses and thegovernment) allocates scarceresources and how people react toeconomic incentives.Macroeconomics383-920-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Required Course)This course investigates the nationaleconomy as a whole. Students studywhat is the nation’s wealth and howto measure it; what is unemploymentand how to reduce it; how theeconomy grows over time; how theeconomy moves through businesscycles and how government policiescan stimulate the economy.Microeconomics383-921-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsMicroeconomics focuses on arepresentative consumer and arepresentative firm. Students studyhow consumers make their buyingdecisions. Students also examine twomajor choices that each firm has tomake: how much to produce and howmuch to charge. Students investigatehow market prices are set; how pricecontrol distorts the markets; and whyfirms set different prices for differentcustomers.International Economics383-924-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course introduces students to thebasic principles of international tradeand international finance. Studentsstudy such topics as exchange rates,balance of payments, the theory ofcomparative advantage andinternational economic cooperation.Money and Banking383-925-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe primary objective of this courseis to introduce a field known asmonetary economics to the studentwho has already become acquaintedwith the introductory principles ofeconomics. It is hoped that thiscourse will further broaden and enrichthe student’s understanding ofeconomic principles and theory.Topics to be covered include: theorigin, evolution, and functions ofmoney, the structure, organization,and functions of commercial banks;

Social Science: Geography - Historythe central bank and monetarycontrol; financial markets and nonbankfinancial institutions; monetarytheory and policy; money and theinternational economy.Geography (320)Geography overlaps the traditionalboundaries of the physical and socialsciences. It is an integrative field ofknowledge that deals with the study ofthe world's physical, cultural,political and economic patternsresulting from the location andspatial interaction of differentphenomena. Geographic study buildson the fields of earth science, naturalresources and environmentalmanagement, human-ecologicalsystems, population, economicdevelopment, geopolitics, regionalinequalities and social justice, andurban and regional planning toanswer important questions about theforces that shape our world.World Geography320-103-MS (2-1-3) 2 credits(Introductory Course)Where? Why there? Why care? Thiscourse provides a comprehensiveview of the world through the studyof the distinctive traits thatcharacterize the planet's highlydiverse and yet intimately interconnectedplaces and regions. Aspatial and systematic approach istaken to analyze and build connectionsbetween important physical systems(i.e. landforms, climates) and humanphenomena (i.e. settlement patterns,inequality). In doing so, studentsare encouraged to ask the deeperquestions about the physical, cultural,economic and political patterns thatshape our world.Environmental Geography320-215-MS (2-1-3) 2 creditsLandscapes can tell us a lot about thepeople who produced them. Throughthis course, students will learn to reada landscape in order to uncover theforces and motivations that led to itstransformation. The goals of thiscourse are to show how humanactivity contributes to the transformationof the natural environment; toidentify and analyze the criticalfactors associated with global change;and to explore the very complex andinterrelated socio-economic, culturaland ecological factors that influencethe relationship between humans andthe environment. By asking thedeeper questions, emphasis is placedupon elaborating sustainable (albeithypothetical) solutions to theenvironmental problems facingmajor world regions.History (330)History is the study of the past, with aview to understanding the present. Thestudy of history provides students witha broad base of knowledge leading toan understanding of the complexity ofthe human experience through time.History courses encourage students toask questions about past and presentsocieties and consider social dynamicsin historical context. Students learnhow to synthesize and analyzeinformation, improving their literacyand communication skills. Emphasis isplaced on the multiple interpretationsof the defining moments in local,national and world histories.History of Western Civilization330-910-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Required Course)This course presents an overview ofthe evolution of western civilization:the historical roots and evolution ofpolitical, economic, social andreligious institutions; the majorpolitical ideologies, the cultural andintellectual heritage of the West andthe development of the Europeancompetitive-state system. Some ofthe aspects introduced include: theAncient and Medieval worlds, theRenaissance, the Reformation, theEnlightenment, the Age ofRevolutions, the IndustrialRevolution, 19th-century and20th-century ideologies, overseasimperialism, and the First and SecondWorld Wars.Canadian History330-925-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course considers the long-termevolution of Canada to today. Themain emphasis is on the acquisitionof the factual, interpretative andconceptual tools to understand currentissues in Canada. Emphasis is placedon regional inequalities, native issues,minority and individual rights, thefederal system and its evolution,Canadian-American relations, socialreform and the development of thewelfare state, the history ofimmigration and multiculturalism.Quebec History330-951-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course examines the historicalevolution of Quebec sinceConfederation. The objective of thecourse is to acquire the elementsnecessary to understand the issuesfacing us today. Emphasis is placedon the development of nationalismand its many facets, on the traditionalsociety of Quebec and the manychanges brought by the QuietRevolution, on the demographicevolution and the language issue andon the history of the anglophonecommunity in Quebec.69

Social Science: History - MathematicsAmerican History330-961-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe purpose of this course is toexplore modern U.S. history andsurvey earlier developments.Topics include: Colonization and theRevolution; westward expansion;Civil War and Reconstruction; effectsof industrialization and immigration;Populism; Progressivism;Imperialism; the World Wars; theGreat Depression and New Deal;foreign policy; the Cold War; theWelfare State; crises of modern U.S.society.20th-Century History330-972-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe purpose of this course is toinvestigate the triumphs and tragediesof the twentieth century which haveshaped our modern world. Key issuesinclude: 19 th century background;First World War; the peacesettlement; the Russian Revolutionand Soviet Regime; the GreatDepression; ideologies (Communism,Democratic Socialism, Fascism,Nazism); Mussolini's and Hitler'sdictatorships; international relationsbetween the wars; Second WorldWar; the Holocaust; restructuringEurope and the genesis of the ColdWar; decolonization throughout thesecond half of the twentieth century;the Middle East; Western Europe'spost-war evolution including the EECand the drive towards Europeanintegration; Eastern Europe underCommunism; the end ofCommunism; ethnic cleansing andgenocide in the 1990s.Historical Background ofContemporary World Issues330-983-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course deals with majorproblems in the world today. Lookingat current events we target majorconflicts and try to get to the root ofthe problem. The objective of thiscourse is to provide students with anunderstanding of the world they livein and provide a broad perspective onthe causes and consequences ofvarious conflicts. This ever-changingcourse also aims to generate interestin research and help students developor strengthen skills in criticalthinking. Time will be spent lookingat imperialism and its effects on themodern world, country case studiesand a variety of transnational issues.Mathematics (201)Calculus I and Linear Algebra arerequired courses for entry to alluniversity undergraduate Commerceprograms. Some Commerce programsalso require Calculus II. A knowledgeof statistics is also important in manyareas of the Social Sciences.Remedial Activities for Secondary V201-015-50 (4-2-4) 3.33 creditsPrerequisites:Sec. IV Math TS (064406, 564406), orSec. IV Math SN (065406, 565406)This course cannot be countedtowards the Social Science DEC.This course is offered in the autumnsemester for students that have notcompleted Sec V Math or that havecompleted Sec V CST Math and whowish to take Calculus I in CEGEP.Introduction to College Math(ICS-015)912-015-94, 2.66 creditsPrerequisite:Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)This course cannot be countedtowards the Social Science DEC.However, it counts in the calculationof averages and R-scores. This courseis offered in the autumn semester tostrengthen and reinforce the mathematicalskills that students will needto successfully complete their Collegemathematics courses. The fee is thatspecified for non-funded courses (p. 8).Calculus I201-103-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Introductory Course)Prerequisite:Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)Content: Review; limits, continuity,derivatives using the definition;tangent lines; techniques ofdifferentiation; graphing; max-minproblems; applications to economics,including marginal analysis.Calculus II201-203-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: 201-103-MSContent: Definite and indefiniteintegrals, Fundamental Theorem ofCalculus; techniques of integration;L’Hôpital’s rule, indeterminate formsand improper integrals; applicationsto area, volume, and consumer’s andproducer’s surplus.Linear Algebra I201-105-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite:Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)201-103-MS is a program prerequisitefor Social Science & Commerce students.Content: Systems of linear equations;matrix algebra; determinants; vectorsin R 2 , geometry of lines and planes inR 3 ; linear programming, simplexmethod; applications to economic70

Social Science: Methodology - Philosophyinput-output analysis, cryptographyand traffic flow models. An HonoursCommerce section is also available inthe fall term.Social Statistics201-300-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsFor students in the Psychology profileonly.Prerequisite: Quantitative Methods360-300-MSThis course is strongly recommendedfor students wishing to pursue studiesin Psychology. It includes mathematicaland statistical notions that arenot covered in the quantitativemethods course.Content: Counting techniques;elementary and conditionalprobabilities; selected probabilitydistributions; statistical inference,including the Central Limit Theorem,confidence intervals, and hypothesistesting; the Chi-squared distributionand contingency tables, ElementaryANOVA and F-distribution.Methodology (300, 360)These required courses in the SocialScience program introduce thestudent to basic research proceduresand measurement techniques.Introduction To Research MethodsIn The Social Sciences300-300-MS (2-2-2) 2 credits(Required Course)The aim of this compulsory SocialScience concentration course is toprovide the student with the theoreticalknowledge and practical skillsnecessary for carrying out an empirical,social science or commerce researchstudy. The student learns basictheoretical concepts and scientificprocedures by means of lectures,laboratory exercises, andespecially by being a member in agroup conducting a research study.Quantitative Methods In The SocialSciences360-300-MS (2-2-2) 2 credits(Required Course)The aim of this compulsory socialscience concentration course is fourfold:to familiarize students with thebasic techniques of measurement usedin the Social Sciences; to enable themto understand the appropriate use ofsuch techniques; to enable them tounderstand the strengths andlimitations of such techniques; todevelop their ability to think criticallyabout the quantitative data found insocial science journals as well as inpopular newspapers and magazines.Integrative Project In The SocialSciences300-301-MS (1-2-5) 2.66 credits(Required Course)Prerequisites: 300-300-MS, 360-300-MS (may be taken concurrently;student’s third or fourth semester)This course is based primarily on thedevelopment and completion, by thestudent, of an interdisciplinary, integrativeproject. Classroom work involvesa combination of lectures andinstruction, group work and self-studyin consultation with the instructor. Byexamining an issue from twodisciplines, students: 1) develop theability to integrate basic concepts andapproaches; 2) apply learning fromprevious courses to a social scienceproblem; and 3) communicate ideasabout the topic studied, both orallyand in writing.Philosophy (340)Philosophy is variously defined as thelove of wisdom, the science of thesciences, or as the unrelenting examinationof the fundamental principlesunderlying science, religion andmorality. Perhaps most characteristicof the philosophical enterprise ingeneral is the unending and uncompromisingpursuit of truth, arrived atthrough critical evaluation and carefulconsideration of all sides of an issue.The content of these courses is of anintroductory nature and is thussuitable for students taking their firstor subsequent philosophy course.Philosophic Quest340-914-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Introductory Course)This course introduces students tophilosophy. Through lectures, classdiscussions and exercises of variouskinds, students discover what itmeans to do philosophy. This courseexplores the various areas ofphilosophic inquiry, the differentissues that arise in each area, and themethods that philosophers use intrying to think critically and productivelyabout these issues. The overallgoal is to help students acquire theability to recognize philosophic issuesand to develop their skills in thinkingcritically about them.Philosophy of Sexuality340-218-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe purpose of this course is to aidstudents in better orienting themselvesin relation to the moral dimensions ofcontemporary human sexuality issues.As such, this is predominantly acourse in moral philosophy. The goalthroughout is to take a reasoned andanalytical approach to the issues71

Social Science: Political Sciencediscussed. Sample topics includesexism in advertising, sexual harassment,pornography and censorship.The Problem of God340-220-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsHow can there be a problem with God?God is an infinite being, the totality ofall perfections – unless, of course, Godis just a figment of the humanimagination. In contemporary Westernculture there is a very pronouncedconflict between science and religionabout the nature and (especially) theexistence of God. In this course wefirst examine the origin and nature ofthis conflict; we then explore thepossibility of resolving this conflict.What is Justice?340-225-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsWe consider "justice" to be centralto the successful functioning of ademocratic society, but what do weactually mean by this term? Thiscourse explores different theoriesof justice, past and present, andexamines how they relate in a concreteway to the interaction between theindividual and the social/politicalcommunity. Issues discussed includethe origin of justice, social contracttheory, the purpose or function ofjustice, and the question of punishinginjustice.Topics in Philosophy340-929-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsPlato’s Republic is a classic ofphilosophic literature. One of thereasons for this is that Plato discussesvirtually every aspect of human lifeand experience in this dialogue, andexamines the connections betweenthem. Through a close reading of theRepublic students in this course getthe opportunity to explore theseissues together, and to select one (ormore) of them to explore at greaterdepth through a term paper (or aseries of discussion questions).Political Science (385)Political Science analyzes the strugglefor power and authority withinsociety. Probably the most valuableattribute of political science is itscapacity to make people aware of thepotential of, and obstacles to, theirown participation in the politicalprocess. With this awareness, citizensmay have some influence on the manyways in which politics affects theirdaily lives.Introduction to InternationalRelations385-950-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Introductory Course)This course is designed to providestudents with a basic introduction toPolitical Science through the study ofInternational Politics. The studentwill be introduced to various conceptsand approaches in order to understandparticular issues and events and placethem within a broader context. Thecourse will focus upon two majorapproaches used in the study ofInternational Politics. The first is the“realist approach” that emphasizespower and self-interest as basicconcepts in the interactions betweenstates. The second is the “liberalapproach” that focuses attention uponinternational cooperation, morality,and certain institutions such as theUnited Nations.Three levels of analysis are alsointegral to the course. First, the“international system” deals with theinteractions among states. Second,the “individual level of analysis”investigates the values andperceptions of state leaders. Finally,“domestic sources of foreign policy”provide an internal context fordecision making focusing on suchcomponents as the mass media,interest groups, political parties, etc.Using the two approaches outlinedabove and the three levels of analysis,specific international issues will beexplored.Understanding Power385-941-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course examines politicalideologies and principles on whichpower and political systems arebased. Different forms ofgovernments and regimes, fromdemocracies to dictatorships, areintroduced, but primary emphasiswill be placed on Canada’s liberaldemocracy. Students learn to use thetools of political science to study thenature of political participation andconflict, particularly in Canada. Inaddition, the major issues andproblems currently facing Canadaand different nation states aroundthe world are analyzed. Finally,concepts are applied to four mootcourt simulations.Third World Politics385-946-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course introduces students to themajor issues and concerns ofcontemporary politics in the ThirdWorld or global south. The coursebegins by discussing the differentdefinitions and theories ofdevelopment, in addition to theidentification and definitions of theglobal south. It then looks at thevarious actors (local, regional andinternational) who have an impact onthe politics of internationaldevelopment and examines thechallenges and opportunities facingthe global south today. As well, thecourse focuses on the politics of Latin72

America, South and East Asia, Africaand the Middle East. Students studythe commonalities and diversity ofthese regions and explore their internalpolitical dynamics and their positionwithin the broader international systemusing the conceptual and theoreticaltools of political science.Psychology (350)Curiosity about why human beingsbehave the way they do has led to thescientific study known as psychology.While all people share this interest,psychologists try to understandbehaviour through systematic study.The facts are explained scientificallyand interpreted according to schoolsof thought such as cognitive theory,neurobiology and behaviourism.The aim of psychology is to interpret,predict and understand behaviourand, ultimately, to apply this informationto the problems encounteredby human beings.Introduction to Psychology350-102-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Required Course)In this course, we consider humanand other animal behaviour as aproduct of a combination ofbiological, social, and developmentalfactors. Specific topics coveredinclude brain structure and function,learning, memory and perception.Other topics which may also becovered include the effects ofdrugs on the brain and behaviour,behaviour disorders and treatments,stress, motivation, and dreaming. Atthe end of this course students arefamiliar with the basic componentsof human behaviour and experience.Psychology of Mental Health350-213-MS (2-1-3) 2 creditsThis course examines the nature,causes, and treatments of psychologicaldisturbances and abnormalities(for example, schizophrenia, anxietyand depression). Contemporaryresearch, theories, and practicewhich contribute to the description,understanding, prevention, andtreatment of mental and behaviouraldisturbances are studied. In addition,therapeutic approaches to enhancingnormal psychological functioning arepresented.Child Development350-706-MS (2-1-3) 2 creditsThis course explores the nature anddevelopment of children, fromconception to adolescence. Studentsexamine the origins and developmentof social, emotional, cognitive(thinking), personality, behavioural,and linguistic abilities and processes,as well as the forces that influencethem. Basic issues, concepts andmethods that are central to theunderstanding of child developmentare presented, as well as the implicationsof current knowledge for childrearing today.Adolescent Development350-707-MS (2-1-3) 2 creditsThis course focuses on the theoriesand themes of development thataddress the stage of adolescence.Students examine the external andinternal influences and pressures thataffect adolescents as they developidentities, engage in peer relations,and assert their indenpendence.We consider the many changesadolescents go through as theyemerge from childhood and growtoward adulthood.Social Science: PsychologySocial and EnvironmentalPsychology350-903-MS (2-1-3) 2 creditsThe aim of this course is to studyboth how the environment affectsindividuals and how we as individualsinfluence our environment. Studentsconsider such topics as impressionformation, attitudes, and persuasion,as well as critically examine theoriesand research of several social issuesincluding: aggression, conformity,prejudice, altruism and sexism.Students are encouraged to relatecourse content to their ownexperiences and to current socialevents.Organizational Psychology350-911-MS (2-1-3) 2 creditsOrganizational psychology stressesthe value of evidence-based decisionmaking to help organizations avoidcostly mistakes, and to help reduceproblems such as employeeabsenteeism and turnover. No matterwhat we do in life, it is important forus to understand our behaviour andthe behaviour of those with whom weinteract. This course provides afoundation to ease students intouniversity studies, especially forCommerce students who will berequired to study organizationalbehaviour at the undergraduate level.Topics include culture, attitudes,values, personality, power,leadership, motivation, jobsatisfaction, and team work.Human Relations350-914-MS (2-1-3) 2 creditsThis course addresses interpersonalrelations and communication in avariety of relationships, at work, athome, at school, and amongst friends.Factors that affect the success of73

Social Science: Religion - Sociologycommunication include personality,self-awareness, self-regulation,empathy, communication style,emotions, attitudes, stress, and thepower of the situation itself. Studentswill learn about knowledge, skills,abilities, and personality factors thatcan help them to be successful in theirrelationships.Selected Topics in Psychology:Psychology of Human Resources350-929-MS (2-1-3) creditsAll of the functions of humanresources managers depend on thefoundation of job analysis.Psychologists analyze jobs, developjob descriptions, and determine theeducation and skills required for thejob. Human resources managers canthen advertise jobs, recruit, assesspotential candidates, hire, train, andappraise performance. In this course,students learn about interviewtechniques, and tests that are used topredict whom to hire, as well asperformance appraisal tools that candetermine merit pay, promotions, orsignal the need for further training.Religious Studies (370)Religious Studies offers the student anopportunity to develop a broaderreligious perception as well as deeperunderstanding of the religiousdimension of the individual incontemporary society. Some coursesapproach the subject from a worldreligious perspective; others focus onthe Judeo-Christian heritage whilestill others explore the easterntraditions.74On the Track of the Gods: AnIntroduction to World ReligionsThrough the Theme of Death andDying370-111-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Introductory Course)No matter where you come from, whoyou are or what you believe in, onething is certain: you will die. On this,everyone agrees. What we don’tagree on is, at what moment doesdeath actually occur? What do we dowith the body once it has occurred?How is the community expected torespond to death? And what do webelieve happens after? All of thesequestions are dealt with in one formor another by religion. This courseexplores these questions from both asecular perspective and through thelens of five of the great religions ofthe world – namely, Judaism,Christianity, Islam, Hinduism andBuddhism.Judaism, Christianity and Islam:An Introduction to Jewish,Christian and Muslim Scriptures370-121-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe purpose of this course is to introducestudents to the scriptures of thethree great monotheistic religions ofthe West. The course is subdividedinto three units of study. Studentsbegin with Judaism and the Hebrewscriptures, proceed to Christianity andthe New Testament, and concludewith Islam and the Qur’an. In eachcase, students explore a few foundingscriptural passages and somesubsequent interpretations of them.Eastern Religions: An Introductionto Hinduism and Buddhism370-332-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course has as its main objectiveto introduce students to Hinduism andBuddhism. The first half of the coursewill be devoted to Hinduism, with aspecial emphasis on doctrine andmythology, and the second half isdevoted to Buddhism, as it ispracticed primarily in the Theravâdatradition.Varieties of Religious Experience:Mysticism and SpiritualExperiences370-353-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsMysticism and spiritual experiencescan be studied in a number of ways.The first part of this course considersthe subject in the context of thevarious religious traditions (e.g.Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism,Christianity). The second part ofthe course explores the subject in thecontext of the modern world with anemphasis on drugs and mysticism,meditation and altered states ofconsciousness, and the psychologyof religious experiences.Sociology (387)Despite today’s emphasis on theindividual, we often overlook thetremendous influence that society hasin shaping individuals. Social factorshave a major impact on the kind ofworld we live in and the kind ofpeople we are. The sociologicalperspective emphasizes that the worldwe live in is a combination ofphysical and social environments,and sociology provides us with agreater understanding of humanbehaviour and social problems.Individual and Society387-960-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits(Introductory Course)This course provides the student witha basic introduction to sociology,exploring the complex relationshipbetween individuals and their

Social Science: Sociologysocieties. Basic concepts andtheoretical perspectives are presentedand applied to topics such associalization, family, sexuality, socialgroups and organizations, genderrelations, deviance and social class.Social Change: Social Problems387-961-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course examines several socialproblems in the 21st centuryincluding; poverty, racism, inequalitybased on gender and sexualorientation, the sex industry,substance abuse, and globalpopulation and environmentalproblems. Students learn aboutsociological theory relating to each ofthese social problems, and considerattempts to address and resolve theseissues in our and other societies.Topics In Sociology: Criminology387-929-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course provides students with anunderstanding of the social factorsthat are related to criminal behaviour,law-making, and the justicesystem. Topics covered include:classical and modern criminologicaltheories, violent crime, property andstreet crime, corporate and whitecollar crime, current crime statistics,and the portrayal of crime and justicein the news and entertainment media.Mass Media387-937-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course examines the role of themass media in modern society. Keyconcepts and theories of masscommunication are presented andapplied to such topics as: the impactof new media (internet, socialnetworking, and emergingcommunication technologies);television, radio and recorded music;news media and politics, advertisingand propaganda, sexual and violentcontent, and the powerful influence ofAmerican popular culture onCanadian culture.75

54-2/3 CreditsCREATIVE ARTS, LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES (500.A1) DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS(27 to 28 Courses)GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (26-2/3 credits)MINISTERIAL REQUIREMENTS• 4 English• 3 Humanities• 3 Physical Education• 2 French• 2 Complementary9-1/3 credits6-1/3 credits3 credits4 credits4 credits• English Exit Examination• Comprehensive Assessment(épreuve synthèse)SPECIFIC EDUCATION COMPONENT (28 credits)Arts and LettersCompulsory (6 credits)• Perspectives in Arts and Letters I 502-LPA-MS• Perspectives in Arts and Letters II 502-LPB-MS• Integrative Project 502-LSA-MSStudents must choose 22 credits from the following disciplines:• Art History• Arts and Letters• Cinema• Computer Science• English Literature• Fine Arts• French• German• Mathematics• Music (General)• Philosophy• Religious Studies• Spanish• TheatreAll students must select their courses in a manner which ensures that they meet the statedobjectives or competencies of the program (please consult an Academic Advisor).www.marianopolis.edu/call76

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Arts and Letters - Art HistoryArts and Letters (502)Arts and Letters courses provide awide-ranging survey of culturalhistory and encourage students tothink about and participate incontemporary culture.Perspectives in Arts and Letters I502-LPA-MS (3-1-2) 2 creditsPerspectives I presents major currentsin the visual arts and architecture,literature and music from theRenaissance to Romanticism(1400–1850). Context—historical,intellectual and cultural—isemphasized as a means to analyzethe development of the various artsand to understand how the differenttypes of artistic production of a givenperiod relate to one another.Perspectives in Arts and Letters II502-LPB-MS (3-1-2) 2 creditsA continuation of the survey of thevisual arts and architecture, literatureand music offered in Perspectives I,Perspectives II focuses on majorcultural currents from the midnineteenthcentury to the present.Integrative Project: Creative Arts,Literature and Languages502-LSA-MS (3-1-2) 2 creditsIn their final semester, CALLstudents plan and carry out a selfdirectedintegrative project to bepresented during the college’s annualArtsFest. The development of thisproject requires the integration ofskills and knowledge acquired in atleast two disciplines from the specificeducation component of the CALLprogram. Beyond this requirement,students are free to choose their owntopics and means of expression:projects can take the form ofacademic, artistic or literary works.In addition to working on their ownprojects, students collaborate toorganize, advertise and execute thepublic presentation of these worksduring ArtsFest. Because the courseis run as a seminar/workshop wherestudents offer feedback and supportfor the work of their peers, activeparticipation and the exercise ofcritical skills are essential to success.Digital Music Technologies502-LFC-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course introduces studentsto contemporary digital musictechnologies. It includes coverageof both theoretical technicalinformation and the applicationof hands-on creative techniques.Students are also presented withsamples of existing artistic works.Topics may include audio editing andmixing, digital signal processing,audio effects, mashups, laptopperformance, sound synthesis,digital DJ techniques, sonfication,interactive audio installations anda broad overview of various musictechnologies. No specific backgroundtraining other than a good generalfamiliarity with computers and aninterest in music is required.Art History (520)Art historians study the historicaldevelopment of the visual arts—painting, sculpture, architecture,photography and more—byexamining the materials, techniques,forms and subject matter chosen byartists while taking into account thevarious contexts in which art isproduced. Understanding the social,intellectual, religious and politicalconditions under which artists livedand worked allows us to gain agreater understanding of how art canreflect, as well as affect, other areasof human life. Courses in Art Historyoffer students the opportunity toexpand their visual literacy and tolearn how to describe and interpretworks of art: important skills in anincreasingly image-based culture.Ancient Art520-LEA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsAn introduction to the primarilyWestern visual arts produced between15,000 B.C.E. and C.E. 500,beginning with the monuments ofprehistoric visual cultures and theworks of the Near Eastern cultures inMesopotamia and Egypt. Emphasis isplaced on the development of the artsin Ancient Greece and Rome, whoseclassical periods left an importantlegacy to later European art andarchitecture.Thematic Studies In History of Art:Medieval and Renaissance Art520-LEB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsAn increasingly humanistic worldview began to emerge in WesternEurope between the eleventh and theearly sixteenth centuries, or in arthistorical terms, from Romanesqueto High Renaissance. The ways inwhich humanism affected the riseof naturalism, individualism, andclassicism in the arts provides acentral theme for students learning tounderstand the differences betweenthe later Middle Ages and theRenaissance in painting, sculptureand architecture.Art: 16th to 19th Century520-LFA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsBy examining the history of Europeanart from the end of the Renaissancethrough to nineteenth-centurymodernism in the context of thepolitical, religious, social andintellectual conditions of the time,students learn to identify the effects77

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Cinema - Computer Scienceof the Reformation, the Enlightenmentand the Industrial Revolution onartistic production. They also becomefamiliar with the persistence of theclassical tradition, the maincharacteristics of movements suchas the Baroque, Neoclassicism,Romanticism, Realism andImpressionism and the styles ofsignificant artists within each ofthese historical categories.Twentieth-Century Art520-LCB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsModernism and its meaning is thecentral concept of this survey ofmajor trends in twentieth-centuryart from Expressionism to Post-Modernism. Changing ideas aboutmodernity, creativity and representationare examined through the studyof art movements such as Cubism,Futurism, Surrealism, AbstractExpressionism and Pop Art. Studentsexplore the often unconventionalmaterials, techniques and themesadopted by artists in their search tomake art that is relevant to their owntime.Cinema (530)Cinema serves diverse functions inour society. It can create a culturalmythology and fantasy world throughentertainment films or a nationalidentity through documentary andpropaganda films. By studyingcinema, one can explore the nature ofthe art and be in a better position tounderstand how deeply it influencesour daily lives. Each of the followingcourses is offered at least once infour terms.The Language of Film530-LFB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course provides an analysis ofmajor film techniques: shots, angles,lighting, colour, sound, opticaleffects, editing, etc. Discussionscover: psychology of visualperception, the notions of style andcomposition, and film criticism.The course is complemented bythe screening of relevant films.History of Cinema530-LEA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course explores the historyof cinema from the silent era to thepresent. Areas of focus include theGolden Age of Hollywood in the 30s,Neo-realism in the 40s, the NewWave in the 50s, and other contemporarydevelopments. The course iscomplemented by the screening ofrelevant films.Contemporary Cinema530-LFA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsContemporary international filmscombining complexity of thoughtwith artistic expression are examined.A study of major film directors fromvarious countries emphasizes theirideology, stylistic content, and howthey reflect the world in which welive. The course is complemented bythe screening of relevant films.American Cinema530-LEB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course covers a survey of theHollywood studio and star system.Topics may include genres such asthe western, comedy, musicals, andfilm noir, and the evolution of theHollywood system from the silent tothe sound era, and from the GoldenAge to the advent of television, videoand digital technology. This courseis complemented by the mostrepresentative American filmmakers.Computer Science(420)Mastery of computers has become anessential part of many branches ofscience, technology, commerce, andthe arts. Computer scientists maybe involved with circuit design,programming, problem solving, orproject planning. Computer usersmay produce documents, performcommercial computations, or keeptrack of masses of information usingstandard business packages. Usingspecialized software, they may solveequations or plot curves; they maydesign web pages, advertisements orindustrial parts.Enhancing Computer Skills420-LEA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsIf all one knows about computers isword-processing, surfing the Internetand chat, one has only scratched thesurface. This course extends students’computer knowledge in perhapssurprising ways. It offers the basicsof designing web pages and websites,advanced word-processing techniques,file management, number-crunchingusing spreadsheets, Internet fundamentals.There are hands-on labs inall these topics, labs that – when doneproperly – show solutions for realisticsituations. The course also gives anunderstanding of what goes on “underthe hood” in computer hardware, aswell as an introduction to the manyapplications of computers in today’sincreasingly technological society.Web Page Design420-LFB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is an introduction to thedesign of web pages and websites.Students are not assumed to have anyprevious experience with computers.The course includes basics of78

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Computer Science - Englishnetworks and the history andworkings of the Internet, and goes onto principles of page and site designusing the HTML formattinglanguage. Students learn to designattractive, easy-to-navigate websiteswith appropriate use of images, links,and special features – all these whilecreating, maintaining and expandingtheir website. The emphasis is on“raw” HTML coding using a texteditor. Later in the course studentsare introduced to an HTML editor.Following the contemporaryapproach to web page design,StyleSheet definitions (“CSS”) areintroduced; interactivity is achievedthrough user-input forms; livelier webpages are created by using shortexamples of code in the JavaScriptprogramming language.Computer Graphics420-LFC-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is an introduction tocomputer graphic design using astandard graphics software package.It is taught interactively, three hoursper week in the computer lab, withstudents getting extensive hands-onpractice as well as completingprojects on their own. No artisticability or previous computerexperience is required.This course includes elements ofgraphic design by computer, as wellas an introduction to the theory ofdesign. The goal is to produce wellcraftedand aesthetically pleasingillustrations with knowledge of thecomputer techniques involved as wellas a practical understanding of theunderlying artistic principles. A verybasic presentation of computerhardware – needed by everycomputer user – is also part of thiscourse.English Language andLiterature (603)The following are samplings ofEnglish courses (subject toavailability) that may be taken bystudents in the Creative Arts,Literature and Languages program(course descriptions may also befound in the General Educationsection of this Calendar, pp. 27-34):The Beat Generation603-LCD-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe Beat movement in literaturebegan in the mid-1950s as a responseto the post-war conservatism of theUnited States. The writings of itsseminal figures, Kerouac, Ginsberg,Corso, Snyder and others deal withthe relationship of the individual tosociety, aspects of which includea questioning of political values,sexual and religious norms, and theintroduction of non-western culturaltraditions and popular culture into theAmerican consciousness. Throughouttheir study, students assess theinfluence of the Beats on popularculture, particularly the folk musicand rock ‘n’ roll of the 60s and 70s.Images of Women603-LCG-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course will explorerepresentative images of women innineteenth- and twentieth-centuryfiction (poems, short stories, and aplay). Through this exploration ofimages of women, we will uncoverimages of men. We will look at theways in which various authors acceptor challenge, through their depictionsof women and men and situations, thetraditional stereotypes held for bothgenders. Ultimately, the course willexamine the legacy of the Adamand Eve archetypes, a legacy that hasshaped our present gender relations.Critical Approaches: Literatureand Theory603-LCJ-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe objective of this course is toenable students to develop greatercritical ability in approachingliterature from various perspectives.Students will study a range of criticalapproaches and learn to apply them toselected literary works. Approachesdiscussed may include New Criticism,Reader Response Theory, PsychoanalyticCriticism, Eco-Criticism,Post-colonial Criticism, GenderStudies, Feminism, Queer Theory,Marxism, and New Historicism.Students will refine their criticalthinking and oral skills in the designand management of their seminars.They will learn to lead discussion, toframe questions and express informedopinions.Critical Approaches to Mythology603-LCJ-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsIn this course, we will draw upon theconventions of several critical andtheoretical lenses in order to sharpenour critical reading of major imagesand themes in world mythology. Wewill begin, through both reading anddiscussion, by exploring the traditionaland current definitions and insightsgained from myth. We will thenapply Joseph Campbell’s monomythand Claude Levi-Strauss’ structuralistapproaches to The Epic of Gilgamesh.We will also analyze selected heromyths from both a Jungian and aFreudian psychoanalytic point ofview and the course will culminatewith an examination of contemporaryapocalypse myths from a postmodernperspective.79

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: EnglishDetective Fiction603-LCK-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course explores the development,conventions and features of the formaldetective story. Through the examinationof works representative of keyperiods in the history of the genre,students explore the relationshipbetween a story’s particular use of theformal characteristics and the beliefsand anxieties of the historical periodin which it was written.Civilization in Crisis603-LEB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course focuses on the theme ofcivilization in crisis. We begin byexamining Margaret Atwood’s TheHandmaid’s Tale, focussing on theways in which her representation of afuturistic civilization in crisis reflectssocial anxieties particular to theperiod in which her novel waswritten. Then, through our analysis ofChinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart,we re-examine our assumptions aboutcivilization and the often ironiccauses of its decline.Revenge603-LEC-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course explores the literarytheme of “revenge,” as found in avariety of works from differenthistorical periods and cultures. Byexamining stories and passages fromvarious mythologies, as well plays,novels, short stories and movies,we explore our desire to “get even,”the ways in which this theme isconnected to the values of the societyand culture in which the works werecreated, the forms revenge may take,and the often-tragic consequencesthat result from vengeful acts.80Poetry603-LEH-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsIn this course, students will examinea variety of poetic forms and styles,covering a broad historical range,with emphasis on more recentsamples from the 20th and 21stcenturies. Topics to be coveredinclude: an overview of poeticperformance (from bardic recitationto the contemporary poetry slam);analyses of sound, rhythm and meter;a brief review of popular poetic forms(including ballads, sonnets, epigrams,and haikus); an exploration of controversiesregarding the interpretationof poetry; and, examinations of poets’prose commentaries on their influences,practices, and philosophies.The Western603-LEJ-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe Western remains a popular andinfluential genre constituted by avariety of motifs (e.g. cowboys,Native Americans, saloons, six gunsand sheriffs), settings (e.g. wild openspaces and the American West circa1870), plots (e.g. a train/stagecoachversus thieves and a man seekingrevenge) and subjects (e.g. freedom,violence, otherness andpersonal/national regeneration).Through short stories, novels andfilm, this course will explore how theformulas of the early Western haveparadoxically enabled the genre’smore recent engagement withrevisionist historicism and postmodernism.Contemporary American Drama603-LEL-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe tragicomedy of contemporaryAmerican life is thematicallyexplored through ContemporaryDrama’s early roots in the traditionsof the Theatre of the Absurd,postmodernism, and existentialism,to its more political, social, andexperimental aspirations in the Off-Off Broadway and performance artmovements. Students also explore theimplications of race, class, identity,gender, and AIDS in the variousplays from this period.Folk and Fairy Tales603-LFA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course explores the conventionsand characteristics of folk and fairytales. Students employ a variety ofcritical approaches (e.g. Freudian,Jungian, Feminist, Marxist) toanalyze tales. The course focuses firston fairy tales in early written forms,then on versions of these tales byauthors such as Charles Perrault,Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, andJoseph Jacobs, and finally onreinterpretations by 20th and 21stcentury authors and filmmakers. Thecourse also includes study of originalliterary tales by authors such as HansChristian Andersen and Oscar Wilde.Life Writing603-LFB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis is a writing course whichfocuses on non-fiction writing basedon personal experience. Through anexamination of critical theory, writingtechniques and participation in thewriting process, students explore howwe shape and remake our reality withwords. Readings include five genresof life writing: diary and journal,letters, autobiography, biography,and the personal essay.Unheard Voices603-LFC-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course introduces a number oftexts (short stories, essays, poems,and two novels) in which the narratoror speaker’s point of view profoundly

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Englishaffects the reader’s response to theliterary work. In these texts, authorsuse the literary techniques ofcharacter, point of view and voice toenhance and develop major themessuch as perception, misunderstanding,alienation, and deceit.Cinema and the Novel603-LFD-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course explores the challengesinherent in adapting novels in general,and the novels considered in class, inparticular, for the feature film. Thehistory of the relationship betweenthe novel and the feature film isconsidered, as are the similaritiesand differences of these two media.Bare Survival603-LFG-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsStudents will explore the theme of“bare survival” in Canadian literature,or what one critic calls literature “notabout those who made it, but thosewho made it back.” We will analyzeperceived differences betweenCanadian, American and Britishculture before identifying ways inwhich Canadian literature differsfrom its cultural influences. Wewill then examine bare survival subthemessuch as nature as enemy,animal as victim, the “noble savage”and other solitudes. We will alsoapply renowned critical approachesto selected texts.Journalism603-LFH-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is an introduction to theworld of the journalist and its specialrequirements. Part of understandingthis world includes an intelligentevaluation of journalistic practicesand their effects upon society. Thecontent ranges from the straight newsstory formula and editorial writing tofeature writing and interviewingstrategies. Montreal journalists willbe invited to the class to share theirexperiences as sports writers,editorialists, and photo-journalists.Creative Non-Fiction603-LFJ-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is designed for studentsto develop their skills in writingcreative non-fiction. Focus is placedon exercises that encourage thecreative process, beginning withshort, directed assignments andculminating in longer, original pieces.In addition, students are introduced tothe use of specific literary techniquesand devices that can be incorporatedinto their own work. Through theprocess of group writing seminars,feedback from the instructor,revision, and class critique, studentslearn to edit their own work. All ofthese elements help students find anddevelop their own literary voice.Creative Writing603-LFJ-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is designed for universityboundcollege students, allowingthem to develop their skills throughwriting short fiction. Through a combinationof writing exercises and aconsideration of texts, students willbe introduced to the use and effects ofspecific literary techniques, including:point of view, tense, significant detail,style, etc. Through writing seminars,feedback and revision, students willbe expected to develop an editorial“ear.” Beginning with exercises thataccess student’s creative process, theshort, directed assignments focus onspecific skills and conclude with acompleted short story.Screenwriting603-LFJ-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is an introduction to thescreenwriting process, from generatingideas, to the components of filmnarrative, to the elements of visualcomposition. After studying guidesto story structure – the three-act plotstructure and Joseph Campbell’s TheHero with a Thousand Faces – theseparadigms are applied to the students’own short screenplays throughexercises in story structure, genre,characterization and dialogue. Inlearning the nine stages of screenplaydevelopment, from Character reviewthrough to the Final draft the studentsbecome familiar with Final Draft,screenwriting software and standardscreenplay formatting.Writing(s) about Food603-LFB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course examines the culturalrelevance of food and itsconsumption. We begin by readingnon-fiction texts from a variety offields—including psychology,anthropology, history and naturalscience—in order to explore culturaland social differences in thepreparation and consumption of food.We then analyse films, novels, shortstories, poems, and narrative essaysthat use food as both and image andsymbol to establish mood, illuminatecharacter, make social commentaries,and examine the question of what itmeans to be human.Shakespeare’s Communities603-LFL-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsCommunity argued James Baldwin,‘simply means our endless connectionwith, and responsibility for, eachother.’ This course develops students’ability to apply a critical approachto the theme of community withinseveral of Shakespeare’s plays. Theplays all tend to affirm that, forbetter or for worse, it is throughsocial engagement with others thatindividual identities are most fullyand meaningfully asserted.81

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Fine Arts - FrenchFine Arts (510)Fine Arts provides the student withstudio experience and a broad base ofknowledge in the visual arts,emphasizing a spirit of criticalinquiry.Introduction to Studio Art:Drawing, Painting, 3-DConstruction and Digital Imaging510-LEA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe aim of this foundation course isto encourage artistic discovery andto develop hands-on skills andfluency of expression in a variety ofmedia. Fundamentals of drawing,painting, 3-D architectural modelconstruction, and digital imagingprovide a base for course content.Drawing510-LEB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsDrawing techniques and a wideselection of drawing materials areintroduced to explore the life ofobjects, interior architecture, andelements of nature. This foundationcourse focuses on basic principlesand elements of drawing, such asstructure, form, light, movement, andcomposition. Emphasis is placed ondeveloping perceptual awareness.Painting510-LFB-MS(3-0-3) 2 creditsColour, light, composition, figuration,and abstraction are examined in thisfoundation course, as well as theintroduction of a variety of paintingtechniques. Studio productionapproaches still life, landscape, andpersonal imagery from a contemporarypoint of view with references to thehistory of painting. Projects favourexperimentation and personalexpression.Dynamics of Design510-LFC-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is an inquiry into basicprinciples and elements of 2-D and3-D design, addressing composition,scale and proportion, texture andmaterial. Relationships betweenform and function are investigated.Particular attention is given to visualcommunication by challengingexisting systems of language andperception.The Human Figure510-LCB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsStudents draw from the observationof a live model to investigate andunderstand structure, first-levelanatomy, visual elements, actionelements, as well as emotive contentusing a variety of drawing techniquesand materials. There are references tohistorical and contemporary artistsand their work. Emphasis is placed ondeveloping visual perception.Visual Expression: Aspects ofNarrative510-LCD-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsA diversity of approaches within thestudio experience through challengingprojects in image translation addressingmedia-related issues, notions ofidentity and poetic interpretation ofselected readings based on personalexpression. Curriculum introducesconnections with creative writing,story telling and other narrativestructures. Image/text relationships inthe form of an artist book, illustrationand narrative painting are explored.Materials and Methods of theArtist510-LFA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsIn this course, students are challengedtechnically through the exploration ofdiverse materials and alternativemodes of expression such as printmedia, watercolour, collage,assemblage, clay and paper structures.Emphasis is put on materialmanipulation and development oforganizational abilities.Digital Art510-LFD-MS(3-0-3) (2 credits)This course introduces studentsto basic principles of art using thecomputer. Over the course of thesemester students work with artisticconcepts including line, value,colour, and composition. Throughdemonstrations, in-class assignments,projects and critiques, studentsexplore the relationship between thedigital environment, photography,text and print as it applies to artpractice. Students gain a workingknowledge of Adobe Photoshop andthe basic tools they need to becomeproficient at importing and exportingvisual imagery.French (602)Notez bien que tous ces cours nepeuvent être offerts simultanémentchaque trimestre.Au théâtre, cette saison602-LCD-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsDans ce cours, l’étudiant s’initiera etparticipera à la richesse stimulante del’expérience théâtrale en assistant àdes pièces de théâtre présentées àMontréal. Ces pièces serviront debase à des discussions dirigées. Letout sera encadré par des notionsthéoriques et par l’élaboration d’unedéfinition de la spécificité théâtrale.Remarque importante : l’étudiant doitassister à quatre pièces de théâtre, ensoirée, en semaine. Il bénéficiera de82

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Frenchtarifs réduits de groupe. Enconséquence de cette dépense, lecoût des ouvrages à l’étude quel’étudiant devra se procurer demeureminime.Montréal, métropole culturelle602-LCF-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsCe cours propose à l’étudiantd’explorer diverses facettes del’expression culturelle et artistiquedu Montréal d’aujourd’hui par dessorties au théâtre et au musée, levisionnement de films, la lectured’un roman et l’étude de diversesproductions culturelles. Ce coursvise également à développer chezl’étudiant un esprit critique etanalytique lui permettant de mieuxcomprendre ces manifestationsculturelles et d’en dégager certainséléments de convergence.Enjeux sociaux602-LCJ-MS (3-0-3) créditsCe cours permet à l’étudiant dedévelopper un point de vue bienfondé concernant divers enjeuxsociaux auxquels est confronté lemonde actuel. Il met l’accent sur lesthèmes suivants : les autochtones enAmérique, d’hier à aujourd’hui;l’environnement, l’automobile et leréchauffement climatique; les langueset l’aménagement linguistique; lecommerce et l’éthique. Le cours,offert à tous les étudiants, s’adresseplus particulièrement à ceux inscritsau programme de sciences humaines.Le Québec en devenir602-LEA-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsLe but de ce cours est de permettreaux étudiants d’explorer l’identitédistincte des Québécois. Lestransformations récentes de l’identitétraditionnelle québécoise serontobservées dans des œuvres littérairesdu Québec. Celles-ci illustrerontaussi quelques thèmes majeursde la construction du Québeccontemporain : la part autochtone, laplace des anglophones, les politiquesd’intégration et d’immigration, lapolitique linguistique, les relationsavec le Canada et ce qu’on appelle lemodèle québécois. L’étudiant, qu’ilsoit francophone, allophone ouanglophone, sera alors en mesurede mieux choisir le rôle qu’il entendjouer dans l’évolution du Québec.Médias et cinéma602-LEB-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsLe cours propose à l’étudiantd’approfondir sa connaissance dufrançais à partir d’un éventail dethèmes et d’activités. Aux textes desmagazines et des journaux, s’ajoutel’apport des médias (télévision,cinéma, Internet) pour l’explorationde ces thèmes. Les activités du courscomprennent : lecture et analysede textes et de films, rédactionde commentaires ou de critiques,mini recherche.La chanson française602-LED-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsCe cours a pour but de voir commentla chanson populaire est le produitdes idées et des événements de sonépoque. À partir de l’exemple de laFrance et de la chanson française,l’étudiant effectuera un survol desprincipales tendances sociales,idéologiques et artistiques présenteschez les auteurs, compositeurs etinterprètes qui ont marqué la scènemusicale de ce pays durant la périodes’étalant de la Seconde Guerremondiale jusqu’à aujourd’hui. Uneattention particulière sera accordéeà la commercialisation de la musique,à l’arrivée des nouveaux moyensde diffusion (radio, télévision,vidéoclips, Internet, MP3, DVD,etc.), à la révolution technologiquedans le milieu musical, de mêmequ’aux phénomènes sociologiquesqui ont marqué la chanson durant les60 dernières années.Révolutions602-LEE-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsCe cours de culture générale a pourbut de voir en quoi la période de laRévolution industrielle a marqué unecassure profonde dans la façon qu’al’être humain de concevoir sonexistence. À partir de textes diversprovenant de nombreux domaines, cecours tentera de mettre en lumière ceque cette période (1830-1914) a léguéà notre monde et comment elle atransformé complètement la façonde concevoir les choses en Occident.À travers l’étude de phénomènessociaux des plus divers (littérature,journalisme, technologie, sciences,architecture, sports professionnels,mode, cinéma, arts, etc.), on verracomment la Révolution industriellea mis en branle des structures qui, encoreaujourd’hui, sont incontournables.Regards contemporains602-LEF-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsCe cours a comme objectif d’initierl’étudiant au genre littéraire del’essai. Il comprend l’analysed’essais contemporains de lalittérature d’expression française.Les sujets abordés par les essayistesau programme rejoignent certainesdes préoccupations de l’être humainde la dernière décennie.L’Absurde dans la littérature602-LEK-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsCe cours propose à l’étudiant uneétude en profondeur de la notion del’absurdité dans la littératurefrançaise du 20 e siècle. Un panoramade différents mouvements littérairesmarqués par le concept de l’absurde83

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Germansera présenté afin de permettre àl’étudiant de saisir non seulement lesens attribué à cette pensée, maisaussi les divers contextes sociopolitiquesdans lesquels cette notion avu le jour. Un corpus d’œuvres clésinitiera l’étudiant à une lecture et àune analyse plus pointues de lathématique de l’absurde littéraire.Initiation à la traduction602-LFA-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsDans ce cours, on sensibilisera lesétudiants aux différents aspects dufrançais et de l’anglais, on leurapprendra à identifier les pièges dus àl’interférence, on les amènera àréfléchir sur l’organisation et lefonctionnement des deux langues età faire une analyse comparative deleurs mécanismes avant de passer à latraduction proprement dite. Ce courspermettra aux étudiants d’affermirleurs connaissances linguistiques enfrançais et en anglais.Le conte602-LFB-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsCe cours propose à l’étudiant uneanalyse profonde du genre narratifqu’est le conte. À travers l’étude dedivers récits, l’étudiant sera amenénon seulement à voir les grandsthèmes et personnages stéréotypés dumonde du conte, mais aussi à saisir età comprendre la réécriture de certainscontes. À l’aide d’une lecturepsychanalytique, l’étudiant seraamené à plonger au cœur de l’écritpour y repérer des messagessubliminaux et entrevoir une analyseau-delà du sens littéral.Littérature française : discussions602-LFD-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsCe cours propose l’étude de diversesœuvres significatives de la littératurefrançaise puisées dans le répertoire duroman et du théâtre. Un aperçu du84contexte social ou historique desœuvres en permettra une plus grandecompréhension. Ce cours vise àdévelopper un sens analytique etcritique chez l'étudiant par l'analyseet la discussion des œuvres auprogramme.Fictions602-LFE-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsCe cours permet à l’étudiant deniveau intermédiaire de sefamiliariser avec les différentescomposantes d’un texte de fiction.L’étudiant fera aussi l’étude d’uneœuvre littéraire et de son adaptationcinématographique.Arts et littérature en France602-LFF-MS (3-0-3) 2 créditsLe cours se propose d’initierl’étudiant à la riche contribution faitepar la France dans les domainesartistique et littéraire, de 1960 à nosjours. Certains mouvements et artistesles plus représentatifs de leur époqueseront étudiés. Une attention particulièresera portée aux interactions entreles arts et la littérature. Par ailleurs,on amorcera une réflexion sur lemusée en tant que lieu d’exposition.German (609)German is spoken in severalEuropean countries and is a majorlanguage for business, science, thearts and culture. Now, in theEuropean Union and with Germany’sincreasingly important role in theinternational economy, it has becomea valuable means of communication.For Canadians seeking cultural andbusiness links with Europe, Germanhas become even more essential.Students in German-language courseslearn effective communication ineveryday situations while beingprovided with information about thesocial and cultural background of thepeople whose language they arelearning. Our students are encouragedto participate in Canada-widelanguage competitions and workprograms in German-speakingcountries. Students are also providedwith information about summercourses in German on this continentas well as in Europe.German I609-LEA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis introductory course in Germanuses a communicative approach.From the beginning students learn tocommunicate effectively in German.The contexts for practice are everydaysituations. New expressions, grammaticalstructures and vocabulary arereinforced through written and oralexercises, material on video andthrough presentations on culturaltopics.German II609-LEB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsPrerequisite: German I, or equivalent(with instructor’s permission)Continuation of German I.This course is for advancedbeginners. Students expand theirability to communicate in German asthey continue to acquire vocabularyand grammatical structures. Regularuse of audio-visual material providescultural context to topics discussedin class.German III and IV will onlybe offered depending uponthe total enrolment.German III609-LFA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsPrerequisite: German II, or equivalent(with instructor’s permission)

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Mathematics - Music (General) - PhilosophyThis intermediate-level coursefurther develops the student's abilityto communicate in German. Throughdirected exercises, group activities,and individual work, studentsimprove their speaking and writingskills. Special projects by studentsfocus on German culture andcontemporary topics.German IV609-LFB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsPrerequisite: German III, or equivalent(with instructor’s permission)This course focuses on Germanculture and special topics as itstudies the major currents of the20th Century’s German Cinema.We discuss questions of genre,narrative, and look upon the Germansocio-historical background of thefilm. Ten hours of the course arededicated exclusively to Germanconversational, writing, and readingskills (within discussion groups andstudent project presentations).Mathematics (201)Calculus I201-LFA-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite:Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)Content: Limits, continuity, derivativesby definition; techniques ofdifferentiation; graphing; max-minproblems; other applications.Calculus II201-LFB-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: Calculus I201-LFA-MSContent: Definite and indefiniteintegrals, Fundamental Theorem ofCalculus; techniques of integration;indeterminate forms and improperintegrals; applications to area; otherapplications.Linear Algebra201-LFC-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite:Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)Content: Systems of linear equations;matrix algebra; determinants; vectors;geometry of lines and planes in R 3 ;other topics.Music (550)(General Program)Music Across the Ages550-LCC-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course takes students on a flightacross a musical landscape, departingfrom the early 17th century andarriving at the gate of the 21stcentury. Stop-overs allow explorationof European and North Americancultures that gave rise to specificdevelopments in musical style. Thefocus is on classical music, butattention is also given to popular. Enroute, students meet fascinatingcomposers and listen to their music.Philosophy (340)Philosophy is variously defined asthe love of wisdom, the science ofthe sciences, or as the unrelentingexamination of the fundamentalprinciples underlying science,religion and morality. Perhaps mostcharacteristic of the philosophicalenterprise in general is the unendingand uncompromising pursuit of truth,arrived at through critical evaluationand careful consideration of all sidesof an issue. Unless stated otherwise,the content of all courses describedbelow is of an introductory natureand is thus suitable for studentstaking their first or subsequentphilosophy course.Philosophic Quest340-LEA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course introduces students tophilosophy. Through lectures, classdiscussions and exercises of variouskinds, students discover what itmeans to do philosophy. Thiscourse explores the various areasof philosophic inquiry, the differentissues that arise in each area, andthe methods that philosophers usein trying to think critically andproductively about these issues. Theoverall goal is to help students acquirethe ability to recognize philosophicissues and to develop their skills inthinking critically about them.Eastern Philosophies340-LCF-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe term philosophy means the"love of wisdom." This revealsan important function and goal ofhuman inquiry in all cultures—thatof providing a satisfying vision ofreality that enables us to situatehuman meaning and values in thegreater scheme of things. It is thisaspect of philosophy that is the focusof this course. Students look at thedominant philosophic systems ofIndia and China, including Vedanta,Yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, andConfucianism.Wisdom of India340-LFA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsIndia has a philosophic traditionthat is older and more varied thanthe Western tradition, which has itsroots in ancient Greece. This course85

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Philosophyintroduces students to thisphilosophic tradition through theclose reading of its most famouspiece of philosophic literature—theBaghavad Gita.Existentialism340-LEB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsWith its unrelenting focus on thesolitary and alienated individual,existentialism has become thecharacteristic philosophy of themodern age. Students examine someof the core themes of this revolutionin thought by examining figures asdiverse as Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky,Nietzsche, Sartre, and Heideggerwho have collectively exerted awide-spread influence on philosophy,religion and the arts.Philosophy of Sexuality340-LEC-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe purpose of this course is toaid students in better orientingthemselves in relation to the moraldimensions of contemporary humansexuality issues. As such, this ispredominantly a course in moralphilosophy. The goal throughoutis to take a reasoned and analyticalapproach to the issues discussed.Sample topics include sexism inadvertising, sexual harassment,pornography and censorship.Moral Dilemmas340-LED-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe aim of this course is to helpstudents develop the capacity forrational, critical thinking on moralissues. Lectures and discussionsfocus first upon the nature ofmoral philosophy and some of itsrepresentative theories, and thenfocus on the application of thesetheories to important contemporarymoral issues.86The Problem of God340-LFB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsHow can there be a problem withGod? God is an infinite being, thetotality of all perfections – unless,of course, God is just a figmentof the human imagination. Incontemporary Western culturethere is a very pronounced conflictbetween science and religion aboutthe nature and (especially) theexistence of God. In this course wefirst examine the origin and natureof this conflict; then explore thepossibility of resolving this conflict.Medical Ethics340-LEE-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is designed to acquaintstudents with the ethical dimensionsof contemporary controversies inmedicine. After a preliminary look ata handful of moral theories, the taskwill be to apply these theories tosome troublesome issues surroundingadvances in medical technology.Sample topics include the treatmentof impaired newborns, euthanasia,the allocation of scarce medicalresources, and research involvinghuman subjects.Think For Yourself!340-LFD-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsAs the course title indicates, thepurpose of this course is to helpstudents develop the knowledge andskills to become independent, criticalthinkers. Through a series of readings,lectures and regular exercises, studentsare introduced to the nature, methodsand applications of rational thinking.The course examines the nature andvalue of rationality itself, as well asthe way language works as a mediumfor communicating in a rationalmanner. At all stages of the course,the emphasis is on developing skillsthrough individual and group exercises.What is Justice?340-LCG-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsWe consider "justice" to be central tothe successful functioning of a democraticsociety, but what do we actuallymean by this term? This courseexplores different theories of justice,past and present, and examines howthey relate in a concrete way to theinteraction between the individualand the social/political community.Issues discussed include the origin ofjustice, social contract theory, thepurpose or function of justice, and thequestion of punishing injustice.Topics in Philosophy340-LEF-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsPlato’s Republic is a classic ofphilosophic literature. One of thereasons for this is that Plato discussesvirtually every aspect of human lifeand experience in this dialogue, andexamines the connections betweenthem. Through a close reading of theRepublic students in this course getthe opportunity to explore theseissues together, and to select one (ormore) of them to explore at greaterdepth through a term paper (or aseries of discussion questions).Ancient Philosophy340-LCB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course provides a survey ofancient Greek philosophy, from thepre-Socratic thinkers and Socrates,through to Plato and Aristotle. Thesethinkers and their ideas are examinedin terms of their historical context,especially insofar as they influencedone another. As well as examiningthe major philosophical areas ofmetaphysics, theory of knowledge,and ethics; this course gives specialempahsis to the way in which thesethinkers laid the foundation forwestern thought in the natural andthe social sciences.

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Religious Studies - SpanishEarly Modern Philosophy340-LCD-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course offers a survey of themajor figures in Western philosophyduring the 17th and 18th centuries, aperiod which marked the transitionfrom the medieval to the modernapproach in both philosophy andscience. After a general survey of theperiod itself, we focus on some of thecentral issues in philosophy duringthis period: epistemology (what canwe know?), metaphysics (what is thenature of reality?) and ethics (howshould we act?). In examining thework of Descartes, Hume and othermodern thinkers students will discovertheories that have shaped thedevelopment of both philosophyand science in the modern world.Religious Studies (370)The study of religion is crucial ifwe want to gain an in-depth understandingof ourselves and our world.Religious Studies explores variousreligious traditions from theperspective of scripture, ritual, oraltradition, and more.On the Track of the Gods: AnIntroduction to World ReligionsThrough the Theme of Death andDying370-LEB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsNo matter where you come from, whoyou are or what you believe in, onething is certain: you will die. On this,everyone agrees. What we don’t agreeon is, at what moment does deathactually occur? What do we do withthe body once it has occurred? Howis the community expected to respondto death? And what do we believehappens after? All of these questionsare dealt with in one form or anotherby religion. This course exploresthese questions from both a secularperspective and through the lens offive of the great religions of the world– namely, Judaism, Christianity,Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.Judaism, Christianity and Islam:An Introduction to Jewish,Christian and Muslim Scriptures370-LEA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe purpose of this course is tointroduce students to the scriptures ofthe three great monotheistic religionsof the West. The course is subdividedinto three units of study. Studentsbegin with Judaism and the Hebrewscriptures, proceed to Christianity andthe New Testament, and concludewith Islam and the Qur’an. In eachcase, students explore a few foundingscriptural passages and somesubsequent interpretations of them.Eastern Religions: An Introductionto Hinduism and Buddhism370-LFA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course has as its main objectiveto introduce students to Hinduism andBuddhism. The first half of the courseis devoted to Hinduism, with a specialemphasis on doctrine and mythology,and the second half is devoted toBuddhism, as it is practiced primarilyin the Theravâda tradition.Varieties of Religious Experience:Mysticism & Spiritual Experiences370-LCB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsMysticism and spiritual experiencescan be studied in a number of ways.The first part of this course considersthe subject in the context of thevarious religious traditions (e.g.Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism,Christianity). The second part of thecourse explores the subject in thecontext of the modern world with anemphasis on drugs and mysticism,meditation and altered states ofconsciousness, and the psychologyof religious experiences.Spanish (607)Learning a new language is the key toopening a door to a whole newUniverse.Canadians share a continent withmore than 400 million Spanishspeakingpeople. Spanish is the firstlanguage of 45 million U.S. citizens.With the North American Free TradeAgreement, links between Canadaand Mexico are becoming moreimportant. Spain is a full-fledgedmember of the European Community.As Canadians undertake businessexpansion abroad, knowledge of theSpanish language and culture canprovide a wealth of opportunities.Students with some knowledgeof Spanish wishing to take aSpanish course should consultthe Marianopolis Spanish WebPage or a Spanish teacher todetermine their level.Spanish I607-LEA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsFrom day one, beginner students useSpanish to communicate. Following anaudio-lingual communicative method,they acquire basic language structuresand vocabulary and learn to functionin everyday situations. Creative use oflanguage acquisition is activelyencouraged. Vocabulary and grammarare also reinforced through exercises.Spanish I students are required to reada short story in Spanish.87

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Spanish - TheatreSpanish II607-LEB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsPrerequisite: Spanish I, or equivalentThis course is a continuation ofSpanish I. Students expand theirability to communicate in Spanish asthey continue to acquire vocabulary,master verb forms and learn basicgrammar. Spanish II students are toread two biographical short stories inSpanish.Spanish III607-LCA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsPrerequisite: Spanish II, or equivalentAn intermediate course with acommunicative approach designedfor students who already have anelementary knowledge of Spanish.They learn to narrate in the past andtalk about future events, to expresswishes, reactions and opinions andto give instructions in differentsituations. In addition to the textbook,videos and articles from Spanishlanguageperiodicals provide thecultural information necessary forclass discussions. Spanish III studentsare encouraged to explore websites inSpanish and are required to read aliterary work in Spanish.Spanish IV607-LCB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditswebsites in Spanish and are requiredto read a novel and various shortstories.Theatre (560)Theatre I, II, III, IVFour one-term courses given inprogressive order.560-LFA-MS (2-2-4) 2.66 credits560-LFB-MS (2-2-4) 2.66 credits560-LFC-MS (2-2-4) 2.66 credits560-LCA-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThese courses are designed as atheoretical and practical program tointroduce the students, in a relativelyshort time, to a comprehensive studyof theatre. The theoretical part ofeach course forms a survey of dramaranging from the classical to thepresent day. The practical part of eachcourse concentrates on developingtechniques of interpretation bothphysical and vocal through the studyof speech and movement, as well asthrough practical application of thetheoretical. The semester endswith a presentation for either aninvited audience or a publicperformance.Prerequisite: Spanish III, or equivalentThis course is a continuation ofSpanish III. The students expand theirability to use all verb tenses andcomplex structures and vocabularyappropriate to different situations.Moreover, they explore a number ofcontemporary topics dealing with theHispanic world and discuss themorally and in writing. Spanish IVstudents are encouraged to explore88

DOUBLE DECs with Music200.11 Science and Music 90-2/3 credits 42 courses3-year program leading to a DEC in Science and a DEC in MusicPlease refer to the Science Program on pages 53 to 57 and the Professional Music Program onpages 90 to 93 for the General Education and Specific Education requirements, prerequisites andcourse descriptions. Students must satisfy both the Science and Music program requirements.300.11 Social Science and Music 88-2/3 to 90 credits 44 to 45 courses3-year program leading to a DEC in Social Science and a DEC in MusicPlease refer to the Social Science Program on pages 58 to 75 and the Professional Music Programon pages 90 to 93 for the General Education and Specific Education requirements, prerequisitesand course descriptions. Students must satisfy both the Social Science and Music programrequirements.500.11 CALL and Music 86-2/3 credits 43 to 44 courses3-year program leading to a DEC in Creative Arts, Literature and Languages(CALL) and a DEC in MusicPlease refer to the Creative Arts, Literature and Languages (CALL) Program on pages 76 to 88 andthe Professional Music Program on pages 90 to 93 for the General Education and SpecificEducation requirements, prerequisites and course descriptions. Students must satisfy both theCALL and Music program requirements.For further information please consult:Department of Science:Dr. Simon Sabik, ChairDepartment of Social Science:Professor Kareen Latour, ChairDepartment of Liberal and Creative Arts:Professor Hugh Cawker, ChairProfessional Music Program:Dr. Nancy Berman, Co-ordinators.sabik@marianopolis.eduk.latour@marianopolis.eduh.cawker@marianopolis.edun.berman@marianopolis.edu89

58-2/3 CreditsMUSIC (501.A0) DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS (30 Courses)GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (26-2/3 credits)MINISTERIAL REQUIREMENTS• 4 English• 3 Humanities• 3 Physical Education• 2 French• 2 Complementary9-1/3 credits6-1/3 credits3 credits4 credits4 credits• English Exit Examination• Comprehensive Assessment(épreuve synthèse)SPECIFIC EDUCATION COMPONENT (32 credits)The course profile of students in the Music Program differs from that of students in other programs. The twoyearprogram in Music at Marianopolis follows this pattern:First Term Music DisciplinesSecond Term Music DisciplinesFirst Year• Ear Training and Theory I• Music Literature I• Principal Instrument I551-156-MS551-131-MS551-121-MS• Ear Training and Theory II• Music Literature II• Principal Instrument II551-256-MS551-231-MS551-221-MS• Large Ensemble andComplementary Instrument I551-144-MS• Large Ensemble andComplementary Instrument II551-244-MSThird Term Music DisciplinesFourth Term Music DisciplinesSecond Year• Ear Training and Theory III• Music Literature III• Principal Instrument III• Music Technology551-356-MS551-331-MS551-321-MS551-300-MS• Ear Training and Theory IV• Music Literature IV• Principal Instrument IV• Small Ensemble andComplementary Instrument III551-456-MS551-431-MS551-421-MS551-443-MSwww.marianopolis.edu/music90

MusicProfessional MusicProgram (551)The Music Program (501.A0),through a comprehensive series ofcourses, prepares a student foruniversity studies in music, as well asin a number of other fields.Music Program PrerequisitesEach applicant must have a preauditionand an audition and musthave completed or be completing oneof the following or their equivalents:In instrument or voice (minimumrequirement):– McGill Conservatory Secondary 5– Royal Conservatory of Music(RCM) Grade 8– Vincent-d’Indy Supérieur I– or equivalent.Having attained this level does notguarantee acceptance to Marianopolis.The audition at McGill is the majordetermining factor.(It is strongly recommended thatapplicants in piano or violin beat least one level higher.)In Theory and Ear Training:– McGill Conservatory Secondary 5– RCM Grade 2 Rudiments– Vincent-d’Indy 6 e année– or equivalent– (material in B. Wharram’sElementary Rudiments ofMusic), Music V (169502,669502)Applicants who have taken highschool music courses must make suretheir level of instrument/voice andtheory is equivalent to therequirements listed above. Privatelessons are highly recommended.All students are required to writeplacement tests in Theory and EarTraining. Students who are weak inthese areas may be advised to take asummer course.Applicants should contact the Officeof the Dean or the Coordinator ofMusic for a pre-audition.Ear Training and Theory I551-156-MS (3-1-2) 2 creditsThis course combines the componentsof Ear Training, Solfège, Writing, andAnalysis in one integrated course.Skills are developed in sight singingand dictation with emphasis onsinging and hearing intervalswithin the octave, scale and arpeggiopatterns, and triads in their variousformations. Also included aremelodic and rhythmic dictations andsinging exercises in simple and compoundmeters, in treble and bass clefs,and involving harmonic progressionsof elementary chords in root positionand inversions; aural recognition ofnonharmonic tones and cadences.The writing component of the coursebuilds on triads, and develops tofour-part tonal harmony involvingall degrees of the scale and theirinversions, including dominantand supertonic sevenths. Harmonicanalysis is made of these chords aswell as of nonharmonic tones inmusical literature. Skills aredeveloped in writing simple melodieswith cadences, and in analyzingmelodic and formal structures.Ear Training and Theory II551-256-MS (3-1-2) 2 creditsPrerequisite: 551-156-MSor equivalentThis course is a continuation of551-156-MS.Ear Training and Theory III551-356-MS (3-1-2) 2 creditsPrerequisite: 551-256-MSor equivalentThe Ear Training component of thiscourse involves recognition ofcompound intervals, chord qualityand position, seventh chords, chordprogressions on all degrees withinversions; notation of single-line andtwo-part melodies involving modulations,chords and inversions, moreadvanced rhythmic patterns, andsimple atonal material. The courseincludes singing of melodiesinvolving modulations to closelyrelated keys, using treble, bass, andalto clefs, and duet singing; vocalrealization of figured bass andseventh chords in close position; andsimple atonal material.As to the theory component, thecourse includes writing of four-partharmonizations from a given sopranoor figured bass involving simplemodulations, diatonic seventh chords,and secondary dominant and leadingtonechords. The course also coversharmonic analysis of the abovefeatures and more advanced melodicand structural analysis as well asproviding an introduction to counterpoint(continued in the last semester).91

MusicEar Training and Theory IV551-456-MS (3-1-2) 2 creditsPrerequisite: 551-356-MSor equivalentThis course is a continuation of551-356-MS.Music Literature I551-131-MS (2-1-1) 1.33 creditsMusic from the Baroque and Classicalperiods.This course begins with Monteverdiand culminates with early Beethoven.It presents the important forms andgenres of the Baroque, Pre-Classicaland Classical era—including theConcerto, Sonata, Symphony,Chamber music and Opera.Music Literature II551-231-MS (2-1-1) 1.33 creditsMusic from the Romantic period andearly 20th century.This course examines the stylisticcharacteristics of the music fromBeethoven to World War I, includingcompositions of Schubert, Schumann,Mendelssohn, Brahms, Berlioz,Chopin, Liszt, Weber, Wagner,Bruckner, Strauss, Tchaikovsky,Debussy, and Schoenberg.Music Literature III551-331-MS (2-1-1) 1.33 creditsMusic of the 20th century.This course examines music literaturefrom World War I until the present.It traces the major stylistic developmentsof the period, always placingthem within their cultural-historicalcontexts. Topics covered includeNationalism, Neo-Classicism,Atonality, Serialism, Electronicmusic, and the American tradition.Some time is devoted to the emergenceof jazz and other popularidioms.Music Literature IV551-431-MS (2-1-1) 1.33 creditsMusic from the Medieval andRenaissance periods.This course introduces students tocomposers and major musicaldevelopments from antiquity toMonteverdi. Topics covered includeplainchant, early polyphony, thepolyphonic Mass, the madrigal,and early opera.Principal Instrument I551-121-MS (1-2-6) 3 creditsIn this course the student is requiredto take one individual lesson per weekon a principal instrument or voice.Instruction is provided on all woodwind,brass or string instruments, aswell as piano, organ, guitar, voiceand percussion. The lab hours involveweekly sight reading by familyof instruments, and weeklyaccompaniment skill-building.Principal Instrument II551-221-MS (1-2-6) 3 creditsPrerequisite: 551-121-MSThis course is a continuation of551-121-MS.A jury exam is required at the end ofthis course.Principal Instrument III551-321-MS (1-2-6) 3 creditsPrerequisite: 551-221-MSThis course is a continuation of551-221-MS.Principal Instrument IV551-421-MS (1-3-6) 3.33 creditsPrerequisite: 551-321-MSThis course is a continuation of551-321-MS.The additional lab hour involves thecomplete planning and presentation ofa graduation jury-recital.92

MusicLarge Ensemble andComplementary Instrument I551-144-MS (1-3-1) 1.66 creditsThis course combines two elementsof music-making. Each studentparticipates in a large ensemble(choir, orchestra, sinfonietta, windsymphony) at McGill University.The student also takes a one-hourgroup lesson per week on a secondaryinstrument or voice. Students whoseprincipal instrument is piano or organstudy voice as a secondary instrument.All other students study pianoas their secondary instrument.Music Technology551-300-MS (2-1-1) 1.33 creditsThis course provides a generalintroduction to music technology.The topics covered include but arenot limited to the history of soundrecording, symbolic musicrepresentations, score editing,psychoacoustics, digital audio, soundrecording and audio production techniques.The course includes boththeoretical and hands-on practicalcomponents.Large Ensemble andComplementary Instrument II551-244-MS (1-4-1) 2 creditsPrerequisite: 551-144-MSThis course is a continuation of551-144-MS.Small Ensemble andComplementary Instrument III551-443-MS (1-2-1) 1.33 creditsThis course continues to developskills on the complementaryinstrument. It also includesparticipation in a small ensemblewith the principal instrument.93

59-1/3 CreditsARTS AND SCIENCES (700.A0) DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS (29 COURSES)GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (21-1/3 credits)MINISTERIAL REQUIREMENTS• 4 English• 3 Humanities• 2 Physical Education• 2 French9-1/3 credits6 credits2 credits4 credits• English Exit Examination• Comprehensive Assessment(épreuve synthèse)The courses in English and Humanities are specific to the program.SPECIFIC EDUCATION COMPONENT (38 credits)Compulsory courses (31-2/3 credits):Elective courses (6-1/3 credits):Art• Introduction to Studio ArtChoice of:• Thematic Studies In History of Art• Art: 16th to 19th CenturyMathematics• Differential Calculus• Integral Calculus• Linear Algebra I• Probability and StatisticsScience• General Biology I• Chemistry I• MechanicsSocial Science• International Economics and Politics• Western Civilization• Human Behaviour• Dynamics of Social ChangeIntegrative Course510-100-MS520-903-MS520-120-MS201-701-MS201-702-MS201-703-MS201-704-MS101-701-MS202-701-MS203-701-MS383-701-MS330-701-MS350-701-MS387-701-MS360-700-MSDepending on the Profile selected,choose two courses (4-2/3 credits),at least one of which must be inScience, from the following:• Biology II• Chemistry II• Optics, Waves and Modern Physics• Electricity and Magnetism• Creative Workshop• Social Science Explorations• Spanish (intermediate or advanced level)• German (intermediate or advanced level)Choose one course (1-2/3 credits) fromthe following:• Creative Expression*• Spanish **• German **• Contemporary Social Issues **** Not open to students who take CreativeWorkshop.** At most one language course can be taken.*** Not open to students who take Social ScienceExplorations.www.marianopolis.edu/artsandsciences94

Arts and Sciences Official Program GridTerm 1 (26 h) Term 2 (27 h) Term 3 (27 h) Term 4 (25 h)COMPULSORY COURSES COMPULSORY COURSES COMPULSORY COURSES COMPULSORY COURSES603‐701 MS (4 h) 4EA0, 01Y0Intro to College English109‐101 MQ (2 h) 4EP0Health and Phys. Ed.330‐701 MS (3 h) 01Y8Western Civilization201‐701 MS (4 h) 01Y1Differential Calculus202‐701 MS (5 h) 01Y6Chemistry I101‐701 MS (5 h) 01Y5General Biology I510‐100 MS (3 h) 01YDIntro to Studio Artor520‐120 MS (3 h) 01YCArt: 16 th to 19 th Century603‐702 MS (4 h) 4EA1, 01Y0English: Literary Works I345‐701 MS (3 h) 4HU0, 01Y0Humanities: Knowledge602‐10*‐MQ (3 h) 4SF0French A109‐103 MQ (2 h) 4EP2Active Living201‐702 MS (4 h) 01Y2Integral Calculus387‐701 MS (3 h) 01YADynamics of Social Change203‐701 MS (5 h) 01Y7Mechanics520‐903 MS (3 h) 01YCThematic Studiesin History of Art510‐100 MS (3 h) 01YDIntro to Studio Art603‐703 MS (4 h) 4EA2, 01Y0English: Literary Works II345‐702 MS (3 h) 4HU1, 01Y0Humanities: World Views350‐701 MS (3 h) 01Y9Human Behavior383‐701 MS (3 h) 01YBInt. Politics and Economics201‐703 MS (4 h) 01Y4Linear Algebra IBio‐Physics Option101‐702 MS (5 h) 01YJBiology IIor203‐702 MS (5 h) 01YGOptics, Wavesand Modern Physics202‐702 MS (5 h) 01YHChemistry II360‐701 MS (5 h) 01YKCreative Workshop607/609‐71* MS (5 h)01YN/PLanguage Exploration 2360‐705 MS (5 h) 01YLSocial Science Exploration 3ELECTIVE COURSESA Science ProfileB Creative Workshop ProfileC Language ProfileD Social Science Profile603‐704 MS (4 h) 4EAP, 01Y0English: Literary Works III345‐704 MS (3 h) 4HUP , 01Y0Humanities: Ethics602‐LB* MQ (3 h) 4SF*French B360‐700 MS (3 h) 01YEIntegrative Course201‐704 MS (4 h) 01Y3Probability & Statistics101‐702 MS (5 h) 01YJBiology IIor203‐703 MS (5 h) 01YFElectricity& Magnetism360‐703 MS (3 h) 01YKCreative Expressionor360‐702 MS (3 h) 01YLContemp. Social Issues 1607/609‐70* MS (3 h)01YM/N/PLanguage Electiveor360‐702 MS (3 h) 01YLContemp. Social Issues 1360‐703 MS (3 h) 01YKCreative Expressionor360‐702 MS (3 h) 01YLContemp. Social Issues 1360‐703 MS (3 h) 01YKCreative Expressionor607/609‐70* MS (3 h)01YM/N/PLanguage Elective1Other alternatives to Contemporary Social Issues are upper level courses in the following Social Science disciplines:History, Psychology, Economics and Sociology.2Level 2 and above only.3The list of courses available varies from year to year.95

Arts and Sciences: English - HumanitiesGeneral EducationComponentIn Arts and Sciences, the English andhumanities courses belong both to theGeneral and Specific components ofthe program. As General Education,they respect the standards andobjectives common to all otherofferings in these categories. AsSpecific Education, the courses sharea Great Works objective and presentin some depth twenty significantliterary and philosophical works,in context, mainly from the westerncanon. Because of this objective, thecourses are required of all studentsin the program.EnglishThe English offerings reinforce thevalue of the narrative mode, callingon students to learn mainly throughtheir direct experience of literarytexts. As part of the aim of fosteringinteraction with students in otherprograms when appropriate, theseclasses will be taken with students inLiberal Arts.Introduction to College English603-701-MS (2-2-4) 2.66 creditsThis course introduces students topre-classical and classical works intranslation, including selections fromThe Iliad and The Odyssey, andcertain Greek tragedies. It alsoinitiates a process that continues overfour semesters of recognizing literarythemes and techniques in historicaland philosophical contexts, and ofbeing able to speak and write clearlyand effectively about them. Theacademic essay is a special featureof this course.Literary Works I: English LiterarySurvey to 1800603-702-MS (2-2-3) 2.33 creditsDrawing on material from the earlymedieval Beowulf to The CanterburyTales, Sir Gawain and the GreenKnight, and Everyman, the course alsoconsiders Marlowe's Doctor Faustus,Shakespeare's The Tempest andsometimes Milton’s Paradise Lost. Itsframework is to explore developmentsin the genres of epic, romance, anddrama. The course builds on thereading comprehension and structuredwriting of Term 1 and offers practice inwriting a well-crafted, longer essay.Literary Works II: EnglishLiterary Survey Since 1800603-703-MS (2-2-3) 2.33 creditsIn order to provide the student witha sense of the literary tradition inEngland, the reading in this courseis extensive and diverse, coveringpoetry, fiction, drama, and criticalthought. The course also examinesmajor Romantic and Victorianliterary figures from Blake to Wilde.Throughout the semester, students aregiven exercises and sample essaytasks to prepare them for the EnglishExit Exam.Literary Works III: Modernismand Critical Theory (Seminar)603-704-MS (2-2-2) 2 creditsThis course focuses on the period ofliterature (1900-1960) known asModernism and on different genres(poetry, fiction, drama, the novel)representative of that period. Studentswill look at works by some of the bestknown modernist authors (Eliot,Joyce, Woolf, Hemingway, andothers) who came to define the ethosof their era. In addition, students aretaught to apply elements of criticaltheory (such as New Criticism,Psychoanalytic Theory, Marxism,Feminism, and Structuralism) as themode of discourse for their seminarsand critical essays.HumanitiesThe humanities courses tend to usethe more familiar model of findingand verifying evidence, establishingrelationships, propositions, hypotheses,etc. Over three semesters, thecourses will help to establish commonground for identifying, comparingand evaluating assumptions made inthe Arts, Sciences, and SocialSciences. Much of the connecting withother courses and preparing for theIntegrative Project should happennaturally within this centralhumanities experience.Knowledge and its Application345-701-MS (2-1-3) 2 credits- 3 hours of class- 3 hours of homeworkWays of KnowingThis course uses the storyline anddiscussions in Robert Pirsig’s novel,Zen and the Art of MotorcycleMaintenance, as a starting point toexplore the nature of human knowledge,and the connections that existbetween our views on knowledge andour values—even our sense of reality.In the course of their explorationsstudents have the opportunity toexamine the perspectives of bothEastern and Western philosophy,as well as the tension between thescientific and the creative/aestheticattitude – a tension which has beena pervasive undercurrent in thedevelopment of contemporaryculture.96

Arts and Sciences: HumanitiesWorld Views345-702-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits- 3 hours of class- 3 hours of homeworkShifting Visions of the CosmosA world view is a construct thatreflects and informs our attitudetoward reality – i.e. our view ofnature, of society and (mostimportantly) of ourselves and whatour relation is to everything else. Inthis course we first consider thenature of a world view – what it is,how it gets created and changed, andwhat it does. Then, we use that as abasis for examining the major worldviews that have been dominant in thedevelopment of Western civilization:ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary.Our goal is to see how theseworld views have both shaped – andbeen shaped by – the great achievementsand events in western history.Tattoos, Trophies and T-cellsIn this course we look at conceptsof the body in various cultures anderas. Based on descriptions of illness,healing, sports, the arts, and religiousrituals, the class discusses how worldviews are reflected in the ways wetreat, use, and experience our bodies.We also ask how these views andpractices differ according to aperson’s social or economic position.By examining conceptions of thebody, the students come to a greaterunderstanding of how a world viewshapes our daily experiences and oursense of self.Aboriginal Cultures in CanadaCanadian Aboriginal peoples arepresently facing critical issuessurrounding the struggle for thesurvival of their various culturalidentities. This course focuses onstudying Aboriginal worldviewsthrough an appreciation of culture.Students study representative groupsfrom each region of Canada(including Eastern Woodlands,Plains, Northwest Coast, and Arctic),with an emphasis placed on aspects ofFirst Nations, Metis and Inuit culturesuch as material culture, traditionalbelief systems, creation stories, andsocial structure. The course alsoaddresses historical and contemporaryAboriginal issues, from land claims toself-government to resource rights.Connections are made withindigenous peoples in other parts ofthe world as a way of addressingcommon issues and questionsregarding indigenous peoples’ rights.Architecture—A World ViewThis course incorporates ideasdrawn from a variety of disciplinesto present architecture as a form ofcultural expression. The ideas heldby patrons, architects and buildersabout what buildings should do,how they should look, and howpeople should behave within themare conditioned by their world views.By comparing these world viewswith actual buildings, studentsrecognize how, in different timesand places, the ways people organizespace and impose different orderson the natural world reflect specificnotions of human existence in thelarger scheme of things.Ethics345-704-MS (3-0-3) 2 credits- 3 hours of class- 3 hours of homeworkIndividual Ethics, GrandConspiracies and Half TruthsMaking ethical decisions is a processthat depends on having complete andaccurate information about the issuesat hand. When information iswithheld, altered, or fabricated, theprocess becomes much more difficult.We are left in a position where ethicaldecisions are impossible to make. Weare forced to seek more information.The challenge lies in determiningwhat, from among available information,is accurate and relevant. Thiscourse considers the problem ofmaking personal ethical decisionsin the face of the flood of (oftencontradictory) information providedby governments on one hand and bythe critics on the other. The coursecovers a range of events that providematerial for spin-doctors and conspiracytheorists alike, with an eyealways on the ways the informationavailable from both sides impacts onindividuals. We will ask whether ourpersonal responses to life’s issues areinfluenced more by those who claimto have our best interests at heart orthose who claim to offer the truth.Ethical Issues in Human SexualityContemporary life is animated by abewildering array of sexuality issues.Ethical controversies as diverse assexism in language, pornography andsadomasochism have changed sexualpolitics forever. This course exploresthese and other issues in the attemptto achieve some clarity concerningtheir ethical dimensions.97

Arts and Sciences: Art History - Art - BiologyEnvironmental EthicsMany people are concerned abouta variety of environmental issues,from pollution to global warming tothe extinction of species. They saythat we “should” do somethingabout those issues. But what ethicalassumptions underlie this “should”?Is it a concern for human well-being?For animals? For all living things?For ecosystems? In other words, what“things” count morally? Moreover,what does taking humans, animals,living things or ecosystems into moralconsideration involve?Video GamesThis course focuses on importantethical and social issues associatedwith video games. Students arerequired to consider video gamescritically and analytically from avariety of perspectives. The first partof the course provides students withthe historical, technical, cultural andphilosophical background necessaryfor them to accomplish this. Thesecond part of the course focuses onspecific social and ethical issues, suchas: health benefits and concerns;general effects of video games onreal-life behaviour; addiction andsocial isolation; virtual communitiesand economies; promotion ofviolence; in-game sexuality;censorship and rating systems;gender, race and other stereotypes;in-game propaganda and advertising;on-line gambling; piracy and hackerculture; cheating; video games as art;and educational applications.Art History (520)Thematic Studies In History of Art:Medieval and Renaissance Art520-903-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsAn increasingly humanistic worldview began to emerge in WesternEurope between the eleventh and theearly sixteenth centuries, or in arthistorical terms, from Romanesqueto High Renaissance. The ways inwhich humanism affected the riseof naturalism, individualism, andclassicism in the arts provides acentral theme for students learningto understand the differences betweenthe later Middle Ages and theRenaissance in painting, sculptureand architecture.Art: 16th to 19th Century520-120-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsBy examining the history of Europeanart from the end of the Renaissancethrough to nineteenth-centurymodernism in the context of thepolitical, religious, social andintellectual conditions of the time,students learn to identify the effects ofthe Reformation, the Enlightenmentand the Industrial Revolution onartistic production. They also becomefamiliar with the persistence of theclassical tradition, the main characteristicsof movements such as theBaroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism,Realism and Impressionism and thestyles of significant artists within eachof these historical categories.Art (510)Introduction to Studio Art510-100-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe aim of this foundation course isto encourage artistic discovery and todevelop hands-on skills and fluencyof expression in a variety of media.Fundamentals of drawing, painting,3-D architectural model construction,and digital imaging provide a base forcourse content.Biology (101)General Biology I101-701-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsThis course investigates the levelsof organization of living organisms,their diversity and mode of life.Topics discussed include: thestructure and function of cells andcellular organelles; genetic materialand protein synthesis; cell division,Mendelian inheritance and populationgenetics; the diversity of the maintaxonomic groups; aspects of humanphysiology.Biology II101-702-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsPrerequisite: General Biology I101-701-MSThis course discusses the molecularbasis of living organisms in thegeneral framework of cellularhomeostasis. The principal areas ofinvestigation include the following:biochemical structure and functionof macromolecules; enzymes andenzyme regulation; bioenergetics ofcellular respiration and photosynthesis;DNA replication and protein synthesis;regulation of gene expression; celldifferentiation; features of the immunesystem, cell signalling and responsemechanism.98

Arts and Sciences: Chemistry - Economics - German - MathematicsChemistry (202)Chemistry I202-701-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite: Sec. V Chemistry(051504, 551504)This course introduces the moderntheories of the structures of atomsand molecules, the types of chemicalbonding, molecular geometry and thequalitative and quantitative way inwhich chemicals react with eachother in different types of reactions.The physical properties of gasses andsolutions are discussed while, in thelaboratory, basic manipulative skillsare taught.Chemistry II202-702-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsPrerequisite: Chemistry I, 202-701-MSThis course studies the physicaland chemical properties of carboncontainingcompounds and the ratesand mechanisms of simple reactions.The following classes of compoundsare covered: alkyl halides, alcohols,alkanes, alkenes and alkynes, aromatics,aldehydes, ketones, carboxylicacids and their derivatives, amines,amino acids and carbohydrates.Economics (383)International Economics andPolitics383-701-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course introduces the student tothe world of globalization. Economicconcepts and indicators relevant tothe topics studied are examined,particularly those necessary toanalyze an economy operating in aglobal environment. The politicalcontext and the relevant geography,the existence of large trading blocks,the developing economies, andinternational political and economicagencies are studied. Other majortopics covered include the analysis ofthe processes, ideologies and issuespertinent to the question of globalization,the strategies used by the maineconomic players, and the advantagesand disadvantages of unregulatedglobalization.German (609)German I609-701-MS (3-0-2) 1.66 creditsThis introductory course in Germanuses a communicative approach. Fromthe beginning students learn to communicateeffectively in German. Thecontexts for practice are everydaysituations. New expressions, grammaticalstructures and vocabulary arereinforced through written and oralexercises, material on video, andpresentations on cultural topics.German IIPrerequisite: German I, or equivalent(with instructor’s permission)609-702-MS (3-0-2) 1.66 creditsThis course is for advancedbeginners. Students expand theirability to communicate in German asthey continue to acquire vocabularyand grammatical structures. Regularuse of audio-visual material providescultural context to topics discussedin class.609-712-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsThis course is based on the 609-702course and includes an additionalweekly 2-hour lab component.Special Topics in German609-713-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsOffered if enrolment is sufficient.Prerequisite: German II, or equivalent(with instructor’s permission)This intermediate-level course furtherdevelops the student's ability tocommunicate in German. Throughdirected exercises, group activities,and individual work, studentsimprove their speaking and writingskills. Special projects by studentsfocus on German culture andcontemporary topics.History (330)History of Western Civilization330-701-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course presents an overview ofthe evolution of western civilization:the historical roots and evolution ofpolitical, economic, social andreligious institutions; the majorpolitical ideologies; the cultural andintellectual heritage of the West andthe development of the Europeancompetitive-state system. Some of theaspects introduced include: theAncient and Medieval worlds, theRenaissance, the Reformation, theEnlightenment, the Age ofRevolutions, the IndustrialRevolution, 19th-century and 20thcenturyideologies, overseasimperialism, and the First and SecondWorld Wars.Mathematics (201)Differential Calculus201-701-MS (2-2-2) 2 creditsPrerequisite:Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)Topics studied include limits, continuity,derivatives by definition, techniquesof differentiation, indeterminateforms and L’Hôpital’s Rule.Derivatives are applied to graphing,optimization problems, rates of99

Arts and Sciences: Mathematics - Multidisciplinarychange, linear approximations andother topics as time permits.Integral Calculus201-702-MS (2-2-2) 2 creditsPrerequisite: Differential Calculus201-701-MSTopics studied include definite andindefinite integrals, the FundamentalTheorem of Calculus, techniques ofintegration, improper integrals andan introduction to infinite sequencesand series, including basic testsof convergence. Among the applicationscovered are the computation ofplane areas and volumes of solids ofrevolution, as well as simple differentialequations (as time permits).Linear Algebra I201-703-MS (2-2-2) 2 creditsPrerequisite:Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)Topics studied include systems oflinear equations; matrix algebra;determinants; vectors in R n ; geometryof lines and planes in R 3 ; complexnumbers; R n as a vector space;subspaces, basis and dimension; anintroduction to linear transformations(as time permits).Probability and Statistics201-704-MS (2-2-2) 2 creditsPrerequisite: Integral Calculus201-702-MSTopics studied include descriptivestatistics, measure of centraltendency, probability, discrete andcontinuous distribution functions,mathematical expectation and variance,estimation and hypothesis testing.Multidisciplinary (360)Integrative Course360-700-MS (1-2-1) 1.33 creditsIntegration of learning andmethodology in the major areas ofstudies: Science, Social Science,Creative Arts, Literature andLanguages. This course includes theComprehensive Assessment (“épreuvesynthèse”).Creative Workshop360-701-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsThe theoretical component of thecourse will focus on a theme or ahistoric period. The practicalcomponent concentrates ondeveloping the specific aspects ofvisual or sound interpretation andculminates in a production of a workin one of the Arts (Studio Art, Musicor Theatre), illustrating aspects ofthe theoretical component. Severalcourses in different domains arecustomized to fit the CreativeWorkshop framework.• Creative Workshop in ArtThe course is an expanded versionof the 3-hour studio course onMaterials and Methods of theArtist, which introduces studentsto a variety of art materials andprocesses with an emphasis on3-dimensional image construction.The additional 2-hour labcomponent addresses theoreticaland practical concerns with aparticular focus on architectureand is designed to assist Artsand Sciences students in thepreparation of a visual portfolio.• Creative Workshop in MusicThis course provides a generalintroduction to music technology.Topics covered include but arenot limited to symbolic musicrepresentation, score editing,digital audio, sound recording andproduction techniques. The courseincludes both theoretical andhands-on practical components,with a special project tailored tostudents in the Arts and Sciencesprogram.• Creative Workshop in TheatreThis course is designed tointroduce students with little or noexperience in creative expressionto the basic theoretical andpractical study of performancemodes and techniques. Thetheoretical concerns focus on thehistory of performance, fromprimitive to contemporary modes.The practical concerns focus on thefundamental aspects of physicaland vocal performance, pertinentto all expression, no matter whatthe context, be it theatrical,academic, political or social.Creative Expression360-703-MS (3-0-2) 1.66 creditsThe theoretical component of thecourse will focus on a theme or ahistoric period. The practicalcomponent concentrates ondeveloping the specific aspects ofvisual or sound interpretation andculminates in a production of a workin one of the Arts, illustrating aspectsof the theoretical component. Choicesinclude Art, Art History, CreativeWriting, Music, and Theatre.• Fine ArtsOne of several courses may bechosen (not all are offered everysemester): Drawing; Dynamicsof Design; The Human Figure;Materials and Methods ofthe Artist; Painting; VisualExpression: Aspects of Narrativeand Digital Art. For the description100

Arts and Sciences: Multidisciplinary• of the course content see Fine Artsin the Creative Arts, Literature andLanguages section of the Calendar,p. 82.• Twentieth-Century ArtModernism and its meaning is thecentral concept of this survey ofmajor trends in twentieth-centuryart from Expressionism to Post-Modernism. Changing ideasabout modernity, creativity andrepresentation are examinedthrough the study of art movementssuch as Cubism, Futurism,Surrealism, Abstract Expressionismand Pop Art. Students explore theoften unconventional materials,techniques and themes adopted byartists in their search to make artthat is relevant to their own time.• ScreenwritingThis course is an introduction tothe screenwriting process, fromgenerating ideas, to thecomponents of film narrative, tothe elements of visual composition.After studying guides to storystructure – the three-act plotstructure and Joseph Campbell’sThe Hero with a Thousand Faces– these paradigms will be appliedto the students’ own shortscreenplays through exercises instory structure, genre, characterizationand dialogue. In learningthe nine stages of screenplaydevelopment, from Characterreview through to the Final draftthe students will become familiarwith Final Draft, screenwritingsoftware and standard screenplayformatting. The students will havethe option to do a ‘film/video’treatment of their scripts.• Creative WritingThis course is designed foruniversity-bound college students,allowing them to develop theirskills through writing short fiction.Through a combination of writingexercises and a consideration oftexts, students will be introducedto the use and effects of specificliterary techniques, including: pointof view, tense, significant detail,style, etc. Through writingseminars, feedback and revision,students will be expected todevelop an editorial “ear.”Beginning with exercises thataccess student’s creative process,the short, directed assignmentsfocus on specific skills and concludewith a completed short story.• Writing for ChildrenThe books we read as childrenmay remain with us all our lives.In this course, students will learnto generate ideas and turn theminto prose that appeals to a childaudience. The course introducesseveral genres of children's writing:picture books, junior and youngadult novels. Students analyzechildren's literature and do shortassignments focusing on literarydevices. Students produce twoedited short stories, as well asediting sheets analyzing the workof their peers. Students will alsolearn about the children's literaturemarket.• Creative Non-FictionThis course is designed for studentsto develop their skills in writingcreative non-fiction. Focus isplaced on exercises that encouragethe creative process, beginningwith short, directed assignmentsand culminating in longer, originalpieces. In addition, students areintroduced to the use of specificliterary techniques and devices thatcan be incorporated into their ownwork. Through the process ofgroup writing seminars, feedbackfrom the instructor, revision, andclass critique, students learn to edittheir own work. All of theseelements help students find anddevelop their own literary voice.• JournalismThis course is an introduction tothe world of the journalist and itsspecial requirements. Part ofunderstanding this world includesan intelligent evaluation ofjournalistic practices and theireffects upon society. The contentranges from the straight news storyformula and editorial writing tofeature writing and interviewingstrategies. Montreal journalists willbe invited to the class to share theirexperiences as sports writers,editorialists, and photo-journalists.• Life WritingThis is a writing course whichfocuses on non-fiction writingbased on personal experience.Through an examination of criticaltheory, writing techniques andparticipation in the writing process,students explore how we shape andremake our reality with words.Readings include five genres oflife writing: diary and journal,letters, autobiography, biography,and the personal essay.• Music LiteratureThis course will introduce studentsto composers and major musicaldevelopments from selectedhistoric periods. The course willinclude a special project tailored tostudents in the Arts and Sciencesprogram.• TheatreThe practice of theatre is thepractice of story making and storysharing. It is one of the primarymeans by which we organizeand reveal our experience of theworld we live in. It provides theopportunity to explore and test ourideas about life, the universe andeverything in between. The course101

Arts and Sciences: Multidisciplinaryrelies on a mixture of group andindividual work. Students explorethe basics of theatre, movement andvoice, though improvisation, scenework, collective creation, and avariety of vocal and physicalexercises. It should be noted thatthis course requires no previoustheatre experience. In the spirit ofthe art, this course is open to allwho wish to participate.Social Science Explorations360-705-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsThe objective of all the courses inthis group is to explore variouscontemporary social issues from theperspective of a number of socialscience disciplines.• American HistoryThe purpose of this course is toexplore modern U.S. history andsurvey earlier developments.Topics include: Colonizationand the Revolution; westwardexpansion; Civil War andReconstruction; effects ofindustrialization and immigration;Populism; Progressivism;Imperialism; the World Wars; theGreat Depression and New Deal;foreign policy; the Cold War; theWelfare State; crises of modernU.S. society. In this context,students will be invited to prepareand lead workshops which willallow deepening of their learningexperience. The study of primarysources will be an essential part ofthe research project, allowing thestudent to understand the rolehistorians play in today’s world.• International BusinessOver the past decade, asgovernments have pursuedliberalized trade practices andpolicies, organizations haveexpanded their operations across102borders. Technology has facilitatedinstant communication andcollaboration around the world,and the term Globalization hasbecome ubiquitous. This courseseeks to explain, discuss, debateand analyze the political, social,cultural, ethical, legal and financialaspects that affect the internationalbusiness environment. Furthermore,the course explores the role andfunction of internationalorganizations, and the validityof trade theory as well as theworkings of the global monetarysystem. In this context, studentswill be invited to do research,present a role-play assignment on acurrent topic, do a country reportassignment, and prepare and leadworkshops which will allowdeepening of their learningexperience.• Topics In Sociology: CriminologyThis course provides students withan understanding of the socialfactors that are related to criminalbehaviour, law-making, and thejustice system. Topics coveredinclude: classical and moderncriminological theories, violentcrime, property and street crime,corporate and white collar crime,current crime statistics, and theportrayal of crime and justice inthe news and entertainment media.In this context, students will beinvited to do research, prepare andlead workshops which will allowdeepening of their learningexperience. Multidisciplinary andcontemporary perspectives will beconsidered in various assignments.Contemporary Social Issues360-702-MS (3-0-2) 1.66 creditsThis course is designed to build onthe knowledge and skills that studentshave acquired in the social sciencecourses.Courses in several disciplines maybe taken, provided they includea contemporary social issue component.Please refer to Economics, p. 68;History, p. 69; Political Science, p. 72;Psychology, p. 73; Sociology, p. 74.Physics (203)Mechanics203-701-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisites:Sec. V Physics (053504, 553504),or equivalent;Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)Mechanics is the study of systems inmotion: how bodies move, and whatcauses them to move. In this course,the student learns the classical lawsgoverning translational and rotationalmotion, and their application to realsystems.Optics, Waves and Modern Physics203-702-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsPrerequisite: Mechanics203-701-MSThis course covers some basicproperties of waves and oscillations,properties of light (through a study ofgeometrical and physical optics), andsome introductory modern physicsconcepts that are relevant to understandingthe wave-particle nature oflight. Elements of special relativityand radioactive decays may also beincluded.Electricity and Magnetism203-703-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsPrerequisite: Mechanics203-701-MSThe diverse phenomena related toelectricity and magnetism (such

Arts and Sciences: Psychology - Sociology - Spanishas electric power, circuits, staticelectricity and electromagnetism) areexplained using a simple frameworkof classical laws and fundamentalconcept.Psychology (350)Human Behaviour350-701-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course in psychology describesthe main approaches in explaininghuman behaviour and mentalprocesses, and it examines thebiological, social and developmentalfactors that affect human behaviour.Other topics studied include brainstructure and function, memoryand perception, characterizationof personal development and mentalhealth, behaviour disorders and theirtreatment, stress, motivation anddreams. The students are expectedto verify experimentally a hypothesisabout human behaviour.Sociology (387)Dynamics of Social Change387-701-MS (3-0-2) 2 creditsThe course examines sociologicalconcepts, perspectives and modelsessential to understand the world welive in and the kind of people thatwe are. Class, gender, the familyand social organizations as viewedby the sociologist are topics studied.Major changes that have occurred insociety are identified and the process,the implications and the reasons forthese changes are examined. Socialfacts are explained, taking intoaccount cultural and structural factors.The students are expected to apply thesociological method to the study of asocial phenomenon.Spanish (607)Spanish I607-701-MS (2-1-2) 1.66 creditsFrom day one, beginner students useSpanish to communicate. Followingan audio-lingual communicativemethod, they acquire basic languagestructures and vocabulary and learn tofunction in everyday situations.Creative use of language acquisitionis actively encouraged. Vocabularyand grammar are also reinforcedthrough exercises. Spanish I studentsare requierd to read a short story inSpanish.Spanish IIPrerequisite: Spanish I or equivalent607-702-MS (3-0-3) 1.66 creditsThis course is a continuation ofSpanish I. Students expand theirability to communicate in Spanish asthey continue to acquire vocabulary,master verb forms and learn basicgrammar. Spanish II students are toread two biographical short stories inSpanish.607-712-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsThis course is based on the 607-702course and includes an additionalweekly 2-hour lab component.Spanish III607-713-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsPrerequisite: Spanish II or equivalentAn intermediate course with acommunicative approach designed forstudents who already have anelementary knowledge of Spanish.They learn to narrate in the past andtalk about future events, to expresswishes, reactions and opinions andto give instructions in differentsituations. In addition to the textbook,videos and articles from Spanishlanguageperiodicals provide thecultural information necessary forclass discussions. Spanish III studentsare encouraged to explore websites inSpanish and are required to read aliterary work in Spanish.Spanish IV607-714-MS (3-2-2) 2.33 creditsPrerequisite: Spanish III or equivalentThis course is a continuation ofSpanish III. The students expand theirability to use all verb tenses andcomplex structures and vocabularyappropriate to different situations.Moreover, they explore a number ofcontemporary topics dealing with theHispanic world and discuss themorally and in writing. Spanish IVstudents are encouraged to explorewebsites in Spanish and are required toread a novel and various short stories.103

56-2/3 to 58 CreditsLIBERAL ARTS (700.B0) DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS (29 to 31 Courses)GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (22-2/3 credits)MINISTERIAL REQUIREMENTS• 4 English• 3 Humanities• 3 Physical Education• 2 French9-1/3 credits6-1/3 credits3 credits4 credits• English Exit Examination• Comprehensive Assessment(épreuve synthèse)The courses in English and Humanities are specific to the program.SPECIFIC EDUCATION COMPONENT (21-1/3 credits)Compulsory discipline courses (13 credits):Compulsory Methodology courses (8-1/3 credits):Classics/History/Geography• Ancient World• Post-Classical History I• Post-Classical History IIPhilosophy• Ancient Philosophy• Modern Philosophy332-115-MS330-101-MS330-102-MS340-910-MS340-912-MS• Research Methods in Liberal Arts• Principles of Logic and Mathematics• The History and Methodology ofScience• Integrative Project300-302-MS360-124-MS360-125-MS360-126-MSArt History/Religious Studies• Thematic Studies In History of Art• Religion: Judaism, Christianity andIslam520-903-MS370-121-MSOPTIONAL COMPONENT (12-2/3 to 14 credits)We strive to give students in Liberal Arts a wide range of stimulating courses from which to choose their optionalcredits. Students may choose courses from the following disciplines:• Administration• Anthropology• Art History• Biology, Chemistry• Cinema• Classics• Computer Science• Economics• English Literature• Fine Arts• French Literature• Geography• German• History• Mathematics• Music (General)• Philosophy• Physics• Political Science• Pyschology• Religious Studies• Sociology• Spanish• Theatrewww.marianopolis.edu/liberalarts104

Liberal ArtsGeneral EducationComponentIn the General Education componentof the Liberal Arts program studentstake English and humanities coursesthat are dedicated to their program.Certain of these "dedicated" coursesin English and humanities weredesigned for all students and thenfound to be particularly appropriatefor Liberal Arts; in other cases, theywere shaped expressly for thisprogram. As part of the aim offostering interaction with students inother programs when appropriate,the English classes will be taken withArts and Sciences students.EnglishThe four English courses in theLiberal Arts program give studentsa chronological overview of some ofthe great literary works and theircontexts mainly in the westerntradition. As well as amplifying andreflecting other Liberal Arts offeringsin each semester, these courses sharethe standards and objectives for allEnglish courses in the GeneralEducation component.Introduction to College English603-101-MS (2-2-4) 2.66 creditsThis course introduces students topre-classical and classical works intranslation, including selections fromthe Iliad and The Odyssey, andcertain Greek tragedies. It alsoinitiates a process that continues overfour semesters of recognizing literarythemes and techniques in historicaland philosophical contexts, and ofbeing able to speak and write clearlyand effectively about them. Theacademic essay is a special featureof this course.English Literary Survey to 1800603-102-MS (2-2-3) 2.33 creditsDrawing on material from the earlymedieval Beowulf to The CanterburyTales, Sir Gawain and the GreenKnight, and Everyman, the coursealso considers Marlowe's DoctorFaustus, Shakespeare's The Tempestand sometimes Milton’s ParadiseLost. Its framework is to exploredevelopments in the genres of epic,romance, and drama. The coursebuilds on the reading comprehensionand structured writing of Term 1 andoffers practice in writing a wellcrafted,longer essay.English Literary Survey Since 1800603-103-MS (2-2-3) 2.33 creditsIn order to provide the student witha sense of the literary tradition inEngland, the reading in this courseis extensive and diverse, coveringpoetry, fiction, drama, and criticalthought. The course also examinesmajor Romantic and Victorianliterary figures from Blake to Wilde.Throughout the semester, studentsare given exercises and sample essaytasks to prepare them for the EnglishExit Exam.Modernism and Critical Theory(Seminar)603-LPE-MS (2-2-2) 2 creditsThis course focuses on the period ofliterature (1900-1960) known asModernism and on different genres(poetry, fiction, drama, the novel)representative of that period. Studentswill look at works by some of the bestknown modernist authors (Eliot, Joyce,Woolf, Hemingway, and others) whocame to define the ethos of their era. Inaddition, students are taught to applyelements of critical theory (such asNew Criticism, Psychoanalytic Theory,Marxism, Feminism, and Structuralism)as the mode of discourse for theirseminars and critical essays.HumanitiesThree humanities courses in LiberalArts are dedicated to the program.The humanities courses coversuccessive historical periods and arerelated in context or approach to termofferings in English, art historyand/or philosophy. At the same time,these courses attend to the objectivesand standards of the humanitiesdiscipline.Cornerstones of MedievalKnowledge345-101-MS (3-1-3) 2.33 creditsThe "Middle Ages" refers to a periodof European history spanning the1000 years between roughly the 5thand the 15th centuries. Rather thanbeing so-called "Dark Ages", theperiod generated knowledge that hada significant impact on developmentsin subsequent periods. Many areas ofhuman endeavour that are celebratedtoday had their genesis or gotaffirmed during this period, the timeof infancy of our contemporary world.With lectures, discussions, groupwork and other in-class activities, weexplore some of the cornerstones ofmedieval knowledge. Rather thantaking a strictly chronologicalapproach, we will look at the MiddleAges in thematic blocks: Religion andReligious Authority, Culture andLearning, Society, and Knowledge ofthe World. In order to more fullyappreciate their legacy, we alsoexamine and challenge some of thecommon pre-conceived notions aboutthe Middle Ages.Nineteenth-Century Thinkers345-102-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe mid-nineteenth century in Europewas a time of radical social and intellectualchange. This age witnessed thebirth of Marxism and of the theory105

Liberal Artsof evolution; the first debates aboutwomen's rights and capital punishment;and the first attempts at copingwith mass industrialization andurbanization through mass education.This course looks at the nineteenthcentury as an age of new ideas andrapid change and examines thewritings of eminent European writers.Wars: Just and Unjust345-LPH-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course seeks to examine themoral and ethical issues involved inthe decision by one (or more)independent state(s) to use forceagainst another sovereign state. Inparticular, it seeks: 1) To assesswhether armed intervention in theinternal affairs of a sovereign state isever justified. If it is, under whatconditions can it be justified? 2) Toexamine the moral implications of thedecision to go to war as well as theethical issues of the manner in whichthe war is conducted. 3) To investigatethe relationship between theexisting moral values and thejustification for war and acceptablebehaviour in wartime against thebackdrop of the broad sweep ofhistory from the Napoleonic Warsto the present.Art History (520)Art historians study the historicaldevelopment of the visual arts—painting, sculpture, architecture,photography and more—byexamining the materials, techniques,forms and subject matter chosen byartists while taking into account thevarious contexts in which art isproduced. Understanding the social,intellectual, religious and politicalconditions under which artists livedand worked allows us to gain agreater understanding of how art canreflect, as well as affect, other areasof human life. Courses in art historyoffer students the opportunity toexpand their visual literacy and tolearn how to describe and interpretworks of art: important skills in anincreasingly image-based culture.Thematic Studies In History of Art:Medieval and Renaissance Art520-903-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsAn increasingly humanistic worldview began to emerge in WesternEurope between the eleventh and theearly sixteenth centuries, or in arthistorical terms, from Romanesque toHigh Renaissance. The ways inwhich humanism affected the riseof naturalism, individualism, andclassicism in the arts provides acentral theme for students learning tounderstand the differences betweenthe later Middle Ages and theRenaissance in painting, sculptureand architecture.Civilization (332)Ancient World332-115-MS (2-1-2) 1.66 creditsLiberal Arts students onlyAs an introduction to antiquity, thiscourse investigates the origins of thethreads which, woven together, havecreated the tapestry of WesternCivilization from its beginnings:Prehistory and the birth of civilization(Bronze Age) to Greek and RomanCivilizations.History (330)The study of history helps studentsunderstand the past and presentworld, enrich their cultural life, andbroaden their horizons. Historycourses develop skills in criticalthinking, analysis and synthesis,improve literacy and communicationas well as understanding of socialdynamics. Our history coursesemphasize the multiple interpretationsthat can be given to historical factsand events.Post-Classical History I330-101-MS (2-1-2) 1.66 creditsLiberal Arts students onlySpanning the fall of the classicalempires to the French Revolution,this course places the majordevelopments of European historywithin the context of the wider world.Principal emphases include the postclassicalworld, the rise of Islam, the“civilization” of the barbarians, therecovery of Europe, the emergence ofnations, European colonialism, andthe age of revolutions. With all topicsa holistic approach to the subjectmatter – whether political, social,economic, gender-analytical, etc. – ispursued and current historiographicalcontributions are taken into account.Post-Classical History II: The 19thand 20th Centuries330-102-MS (2-1-2) 1.66 creditsLiberal Arts students onlyBy the nineteenth century, Europehad become entwined througheconomics and politics with mostparts of the world. This relationshipcontinues but changes in thetwentieth century. Major emphasesinclude the industrial revolution, theage of imperialism, World Wars Iand II, the bi-polar and post-colonialworld, and the implications of thedemise of the Soviet Union and theemergence of a uni-polar world.As with Post-Classical History I,students pursue a holistic approachto the subject matter which takes intoaccount current historiographicalcontributions.106

Liberal ArtsPhilosophy (340)Philosophy is variously defined as thelove of wisdom, the science of thesciences, or as the unrelentingexamination of the fundamentalprinciples underlying science,religion and morality. Perhaps mostcharacteristic of the philosophicalenterprise in general is the unendingand uncompromising pursuit of truth,arrived at through critical evaluationand careful consideration of all sidesof an issue.Ancient Philosophy340-910-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course provides a survey ofancient Greek philosophy, from thepre-Socratic thinkers and Socrates,through to Plato and Aristotle. Thesethinkers and their ideas are examinedin terms of their historical context,especially insofar as they influencedone another. As well as examiningthe major philosophical areas ofmetaphysics, theory of knowledge,and ethics; this course gives specialemphasis to the way in which thesethinkers laid the foundation forwestern thought in the natural andthe social sciences.Early Modern Philosophy340-912-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course offers a survey of themajor figures in Western philosophyduring the 17th and 18th centuries, aperiod which marked the transitionfrom the medieval to the modernapproach in both philosophy andscience. After a general survey of theperiod itself, we focus on some of thecentral issues in philosophy duringthis period: epistemology (what canwe know?), metaphysics (what is thenature of reality?) and ethics (howshould we act?). In examining thework of Descartes, Hume and othermodern thinkers students willdiscover theories that have shapedthe development of both philosophyand science in the modern world.Religious Studies (370)Judaism, Christianity and Islam:An Introduction to Jewish,Christian and Muslim Scriptures370-121-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThe purpose of this course is tointroduce students to the scriptures ofthe three great monotheistic religionsof the West. The course is subdividedinto three units of study. Studentsbegin with Judaism and the Hebrewscriptures, proceed to Christianity andthe New Testament, and concludewith Islam and the Qur’an. In eachcase, students explore a few foundingscriptural passages and somesubsequent interpretations of them.Methodology (300, 360)Required Courses for Liberal ArtsStudents:Research Methods in Liberal Arts300-302-MS (2-1-2) 1.66 creditsThis course identifies and explainsthe principal stages and fundamentalconcepts of research common to allthe Liberal Arts, and instils a senseof how expository prose, essential toworks of research, should be written.Principles of Logic & Mathematics360-124-MS (3-1-3) 2.33 creditsThis course strives to explore anddemonstrate the nature of mathematicalreasoning. The student isintroduced to the rules of logicand logical reasoning and how themethods of logic can be employedto construct valid arguments.Mathematical reasoning is presentedas the application of logical principlesto appropriate sets of axioms orpostulates and different methods ofproof are explored. Throughout thecourse, the student is encouraged toconstruct logical arguments andproofs and apply these methods tomathematics.History & Methodology of Science360-125-MS (3-1-3) 2.33 creditsThe identity of and our attitude toscience is determined by the waywe organize both the ideas and themethods used to verify them. Theconventional, or lineal, approachshows science as advancing froma mythopoeic understanding ofexistence to our current empiricalone, a process as orderly andobjective as contemporary scienceitself. When approached from either acontingency or from a culturalperspective, however, science has ahuman face more fascinating andevocative than it is objective andorderly.Integrative Project: Liberal Arts360-126-MS (1-2-3) 2 creditsThe integrative project is designedto allow students to bring togetherseveral disciplines in a final project.It is the culmination of their LiberalArts studies. The choice of projecttopic is flexible enough to allow themmaximum freedom. Research ispresented in a seminar and the finalproject in the form of an essay, panelpresentation, debate or a creativeproject, such as a play or exhibitionof art work.107

Liberal ArtsOptionalIn addition to the preceding compulsory courses, LiberalArts students must choose 5 to 7 optional courses. Theseoptional courses may be selected from the followingdisciplines:For course descriptions, please refer to the followingprograms: Science pages 53 to 57, Social Science andCommerce (SSC) pages 58 to 75, and Creative Arts,Literature and Languages (CALL) pages 76 to 88.PROGRAM PAGE # DISCIPLINESSCSSCCALLSCIENCESCIENCECALLSCIENCE or CALLSSCGEN.ED./CALLCALLGEN.ED./CALLSSCCALLSSCSCIENCE or CALLCALLCALLSCIENCESSCSSCCALLCALLSSCCALLp. 67p. 68p. 77p. 54p. 54p. 78p. 55, p. 78p. 68p. 27, p. 79p. 82p. 34, p. 82P. 69p. 84p. 69p. 55, p. 85P. 77, p. 85p. 85p. 56p. 72p. 73p. 87p. 87p. 74p. 88• Administration (including Marketing)• Anthropology• Art History• Biology• Chemistry• Cinema• Computer Science• Economics• English Literature• Fine Arts• French Literature• Geography• German• History• Mathematics• Music: Digital; General• Philosophy• Physics• Political Science• Psychology• Religious Studies• Spanish• Sociology• Theatre108

ALAPI, ZsoltB.A. (McGill), TESL Cert. II(Concordia), Ph.D. (McGill)ALLEN, Mary LewisB.A., M.A. (Dalhousie)ARNOT, ElizabethB.A. (Bishops), L.L.B. (Queen’s)M.A. (Concordia)BERMAN, NancyB.F.A (York), Ph.D. (McGill)BIRD, RebeccaB.A. (McGill), M.A. (WesternOntario)CERROLAZA, ElenaB.A. (McGill), M.Phil. (London)CHEW, DoloresB.A., M.A. (Concordia),Ph.D. (Calcutta)CLEMENT, SamuelB.Sc.(McGill), M.A. (S.U.N.Y. atPlattsburgh)CLIMAN, MichaelB.A., M.A. (Carleton)COHEN, LeslieB.A. (McGill),B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Concordia)TEACHING FACULTYDANN, PhilipB.A. (New Brunswick), B.Ed.(Queen’s), M.A. (McMaster)DESLANDES, Jean-FrançoisB.A. (Simon Fraser),M.Sc. (Montréal)DESROCHERS, MaryseB.Sc. (McGill), M.Sc.D.E.A.(Paris), Ph.D. (Cornell)DEVEAULT, AndréeB.Sc., B.Mus., M.Sc. (McGill)DUFOUR, MauriceB.A. (York), M.A. (McGill)BRANDL, EvaB.F.A. (Laval), M.F.A. (Concordia)BUTLER, Pamela SmithB.Sc. (Indiana),M.A., Ph.D. (McGill)COHN, SergeM.Sc. (Politehnica University ofBucharest)COLLE, LoisB.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Concordia)EGAN, MatthewB.A., M.Sc. (McGill)ELENAKIS, PeterB.Com. (McGill), B.A. (Concordia),M.Sc. (Guelph)CARRIER, NicolasB.A. (Saint Mary’s),M.A. (Concordia)CAVERLY, GrantB.A. Hons., M.A. (Concordia)CAWKER, HughB.Mus. (Manitoba), M.Mus.(McGill)COLLINS, MargaretB.Sc. (Concordia), B.Ed. (P.E.),M.A. (McGill)CÔTÉ, ChristineB.A., M.A. (Concordia),Diploma of Ed. (McGill)DALY, StewartB.Sc. (Concordia), Ph.D. (WesternOntario)ESCAMILLA, DavidB.A., M.A. (McGill)FAVREAU, YvesB.A., M.A. (Montréal)FEHER, IreneB.F.A. (Concordia)D.A.M.P.S. (Concordia)M.Mus, Ph.D. (McGill)FIMA, SandraB.Sc., M.Sc. (Concordia)109

Teaching FacultyFLEISCHER, George T.B.Sc., M.Sc. (McGill),M.Comp.Sc.(Concordia)FRAULEY, MaryB.A. (St. Thomas, NB),B.Ed., TESL, M.A. (Concordia)FREEMAN, JeffB.Sc. (University College of NorthWales), Ph.D. (Reading)GALLACHER, TracyB.Ed. (P.E.) (McGill)GARNEAU, ClaudeB.A. Philosophy (St. LawrenceCollege), B.Sc., M.Sc. Math (Laval)GAUVREAU, AndréB.A., M.A. (McGill),M.A. (Montréal),HERNANDEZ, OscarB.Sc. (Illinois),M.A., Ph.D. (Harvard)HERON, LillianA.R.C.T. (Toronto),B.Mus., C.A.P.E.M. (Sherbrooke),M.C.M. (Southern)HUFFELS, NatalieB.A. (Laurentian),B.Ed., M.A. (Western Ontario)IACHETTA, TonyB.Sc., B.Ed. (P.E.) (McGill)IAFIGLIOLA, RoccoB.Sc. (Loyola College, Montreal),M.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill)JEANNET, AnneB.Ed. (P.E.) (McGill)LEFCOE, AndrewB.Sc. (Western Ontario),B.Ed. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Carleton),M.A. (McGill)LÉGER, AlainB.Sc., M.Sc. (McGill)LEMELIN, DominicB.Sc. (Laval), B.Sc. (McGill),M.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill)LEVASSEUR, Isabelle-LuceB.A. (McGill), M.A. (London),M.A. (McGill)LEVINE, RachelB.A. (Tufts), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)LISS, SelenaB.F.A. (Emily Carr),M.F.A. (Concordia)GAVRIN, VictorPh.D. (Belorassian State University)GIACOMIN, MonicaB.PE. (Dalhousie)GOLDNER-SAUVÉ, AudreyB.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill)GOTTHEIM, VivianB.A. (FAAP, Brazil),M.F.A. (Syracuse),D.A. (New York)HAAPAMAKI, TurjoB.A. (Montréal), B.Sc. (McGill),M.A. (Toronto)JINBACHIAN, LoriB.Sc., M.Sc. (Montréal)KHOO, Jun LingB.A. (Alberta), M.A., Ph.D(Western Ontario)LAMONT, LarryB.A,. M.A. (Saskatchewan)B.F.A. (Concordia)LATOUR, KareenB.A. (McGill),M.A. History (Laval)LYSY, Aniko E. FotiB.Sc. (Brock),M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queen's)MALOTT, PaulB.A. (St. Mary’s),M.A., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)McDONALD, ShellyB.Ed., (P.E.) (McGill)McCAMBRIDGE, AndrewB.A., Dip. of Ed. (McGill),Dip. of Journalism, M.A.(Concordia)110

McKAY, CoryB.A. Hons. Double Major (Guelph),B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. (McGill)MORRIS, BlairB.A. (Laurentian), B.Ed., M.A.(Western Ontario)MURPHY, MikeB.A. (Western Ontario),M.A. (Concordia)NEWELL, MeganB.A. Hons., M.A. (McGill)NOBILE, LouiseB.Sc., M.Sc. (Concordia)OBERHOLZER, UrsulaB.Sc. (Concordia),Ph.D. (Geneva)OSBORNE, JohnB.A., M.Sc. (Concordia)PAGÉ, SylvainB.A., M.A. (McGill),Ph.D. (Montréal)PARADIS, DominiqueB.Sc. (Concordia),M.Sc. (Montréal)PERREAULT, JeanB.Sc., M.Sc. (Montréal),M.Sc. (McGill)PERRON, JoséeB.A., M.A. (McGill)PETTIT, JamesB.A., M.A. (Western Ontario)POIRIER, BertrandB.A., M.A. (Montréal)POLAK, MoniqueB.A. (McGill), M.A. (Concordia)PONCE, VeronicaB.Sc. (Montréal), Ph.D. (Duke)QUEEN, JamesB.A., M.A. (Dalhousie),Ph.D. (Guelph)REID, JoanneB.A., M.A. (Concordia)RICHARDSON, WendyB.A., M.A. (McGill),Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)RINEHART, JosephB.Sc. (McGill), M.Sc.(Waterloo),Ph.D. (Toronto)ROZON, RenéB.A. (Ottawa), M.F.A. (Montréal)RUDOLPH, JefferyB.Com., L.L.B. (McGill)SABIK, SimonB.Sc. M.Sc (Montréal), Ph.D.(Toronto)Teaching FacultySACKS, DeenaB.F.A. (Sir George Williams),Dip. Ed. (McGill), M.A.(Concordia)SANKERALLI, MarcelB.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D. (McGill)SASSON, VanessaB.A., M.A., Ph.D. (McGill)SAUMIER, MichèleB.Sc., M.Sc. (McGill)SAVESCU, OliviaB.Ed. (Montréal), B.A., M.A.(McGill)SHUGAR, SethB.A., M.A. (McGill)SKAPERDAS, TheodoreB.A., M.A. (McGill)SKERRY, ShelaghB.A. Hons. (Dalhousie)M.A., Ph.D. (McGill)SOKOLNICKA, ThérèseM.A. (Warsaw), Dip. Traduction(Warsaw), Cert. Sc. Educ. (UQAM)SPRIGGS, MeganB.A. (Carleton), M.Arch. (McGill)TEREKHOV, VitalyM.A. (St.Petersburg StateUniversity, Russia),Ph.D. Concordia111

Teaching FacultyTRILLER, Bernice ShanfieldB.Sc., M.Sc. (McGill)TRITT, MichaelB.A., M.A. (McGill), M. Phil.,Ph.D. (Columbia)VACHON, MireilleB.A., M.A. (Montréal)VINET, JérémieB.Sc. (Montréal),Ph.D. (McGill)VUKOV, AleksandarB.Sc. Hons., M.A. (Belgrade)Ph.D. (McGill)WALSER, SabineB.A. (McGill), M.A. (Concordia)WEBSTER, BarryA.R.C.T. (Toronto),B.A., M.A. (Concordia)WILLIAMS, DanielB.Sc., M.A. (College of William &Mary), Ph.D. (McGill)WILLMER, AndrewB.F.A. (Windsor),B.Ed. (Queens), M.A. (Concordia)ZAKON, TamaraB.Sc. (Windsor), M.A. (Harvard)112

INDEX I: General InformationAcademic Advising ..................... 16Academic Calendar ...................... 3Academic Information .................... 9Academic Procedures.................... 11Academic Standing ...................... 9Admission Requirements .................. 3Alumni ................................ 2Application Procedure .................... 4Associate Academic Dean ................ 16Attendance ............................ 11Attestations ........................... 11Awards, Bursaries, Scholarships ............ 6Bulletin d’études collégiales (BEC).......... 9Certificates ........................... 22Choosing a Program (Diploma ProgramsOffered) .............................. 20Class Cancellations ..................... 12Comprehensive Assessment ............... 10(Épreuve Synthèse)Copyright Regulation.................... 15Course Change ......................... 11Dean’s List ............................. 7Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) ........ 10Educational Resources and Services ........ 16Educational Services Contract ............. 9English Exit Examination ................ 10Evaluation ............................ 12Fees .................................. 8Financial Aid ........................... 5Grading System ......................... 9Honour Roll ............................ 7Honours Commerce ..................... 66Honours Science Certificate ............... 22Honours Social Science .................. 65Information Technology Systems (ITS) ...... 16Institutional Policy on the Evaluationof Student Acheivement (IPESA) .......... 13International Applicants................... 4International Studies Certificate............ 22Introduction to Marianopolis ............... 2Law and Social Justice Certificate .......... 23Learning Resources Centre ............... 17Library ............................... 17Out-of-Province Applicants ................ 4Placement Tests ......................... 4Pedagogical Services .................... 16Policy on Student Conduct ................ 13Program Prerequisites .................... 3Programs: General Education and SpecificEducation Components .................. 25Readmission........................... 12Registration ........................... 11Registration for a Courseat Another College ....................... 9Rules and Regulations ................... 13Student Progression .................... 11Student Services........................ 18Third World Studies Certificate............ 23Transcripts ............................ 11Transfer Students ...................... 4Withdrawal ........................... 12113

INDEX II: Programs and CoursesGeneral Education PAGE 26English ................................... 27French.................................... 34Humanities ................................ 38Physical Education .......................... 46Complementary ............................ 48Science Program (200.B0) PAGE 53Biology................................... 54Chemistry ................................. 54Computer Science .......................... 55Mathematics ............................... 55Physics ................................... 56Social Science (300.A0) PAGE 58Commerce (Social Science) PAGE 59Social Science Profiles ....................... 60General Social Science Profile ................. 60Commerce Profile .......................... 61Psychology Profile ......................... 62International Studies Profile................... 63Law, Society and Justice Profile ............... 64Honours Social Science ...................... 65Honours Commerce ......................... 66Disciplines:Administration ............................. 67Anthropology .............................. 68Biology................................... 68Economics ................................ 68Geography ................................ 69History ................................... 69Mathematics ............................... 70Methodology .............................. 71Philosophy ................................ 71Political Science ............................ 71Psychology ................................ 73Religious Studies ........................... 74Sociology ................................. 73Creative Arts, Literature andLanguages (CALL) (500.A1) PAGE 76Arts and Letters ............................ 77Digital Music .............................. 77Art History ................................ 77Cinema ................................... 78Computer Science .......................... 78English ................................... 79Fine Arts.................................. 82French.................................... 82German................................... 84Mathematics ............................... 85Music (General) ............................ 85Philosophy ................................ 85Religious Studies ........................... 87Spanish................................... 87Theatre ................................... 88Double DECs in PAGE 89Science and Music (200.11)Social Science and Music (300.11)Creative Arts, Literature and Languages (CALL) andMusic (500.11)Professional Music Program (501.A0) PAGE 90Courses............................... 91 to 93Courses listed in the Music Program are for Musicstudents only.Arts and Sciences (700.A0) PAGE 94Arts and Sciences Grid....................... 95General Education Component ................ 96English/Humanities ......................... 96Art History, Art, Biology ..................... 98Chemistry ................................ 99Economics ................................ 99German .................................. 99History ................................... 99Mathematics .............................. 99Multidisciplinary .......................... 100- Creative Workshop- Creative Expression- Social Science Explorations- Contemporary Social IssuesPhysics ................................. 102Psychology, Sociology, Spanish .............. 103Liberal Arts (700.B0) PAGE 104General Education Component ............... 105English/Humanities ........................ 105Art History ............................... 106Civilization............................... 106History .................................. 106Methodology ............................. 107Philosophy ............................... 107Religious Studies .......................... 107Optional Discipline Combinations ............. 108114