2012-2013 Academic Year Calendar - Marianopolis

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