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Rotman CommerceRotman Commerce ProgramU of T’s Rotman Commerce program, jointly sponsored bythe Faculty of Arts & Science and the Rotman School ofManagement, offers an innovative curriculum with a globalperspective for an enriched professional undergraduateexperience. It explores the role of commerce in modernsociety while developing skill and confidence in analysis,effective communications and decision making. The Bachelorof Commerce degree builds on a common foundation ofbusiness and liberal arts courses.ProgramsSpecialist in Accounting (B.Com.)Specialist in Finance & Economics (B.Com.)Specialist in Management (B.Com.)Major in Commerce (BA/BSc)First-Year CoursesRSM 100Y1 - Introduction to ManagementECO 100Y1 – Introduction to EconomicsMAT 133Y1 – Calculus and Linear Algebra for CommerceAdvice for First YearAll the three core courses are required for admission toRotman Commerce. The MAT133Y1 is the preferredmathematics course for Rotman Commerce, however studentsmay also take any other first-year calculus course, includingMAT135Y1 – Calculus I, MAT137Y1 – Calculus!, orMAT157Y1 – Analysis I, or MAT 123H1 and MAT 124H1 –Calculus and Linear Algebra for Commerce (two half courses).Students are encouraged to take one course towards theDistribution Requirement in First Year. Consult the Arts andScience Calendar for details.For more information, please visit Rotman Commercewebsite at www.rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca.Humanities &Social SciencesThe programs in this section lead to an HonoursBachelor of Arts (Hon. BA) degree.Aboriginal StudiesThe Aboriginal Studies program focuses on the languages,cultures, histories, creativity and well-being of IndigenousPeoples and on their knowledge within Canada and globally.ProgramsAboriginal Studies (specialist, major and minor options)First-Year CoursesThe Aboriginal Studies program does not offer courses atthe first-year level. However, the foundation course for theprogram, ABS 201Y1 – Introduction to Aboriginal Studies, isoffered in second year and is open to first-year students.Advice for First YearStudents may begin their study of Aboriginal Studies byenrolling in ABS 201Y1 in first year. Language courses are alsoopen to first-year students.For more information please visit www.utoronto.ca/abs.African StudiesAfrican Studies offers students a selection of courses devotedto African history, society and culture. The core courses aredrawn from anthropology, history, literature and politicalscience.ProgramsAfrican Studies (specialist, major and minor options)First-Year CoursesNEW 150Y1 – Introduction to African StudiesAdvice for First YearIf you are interested in enrolling in the African Studiesprogram, or just wish to take a course in African Studies as anelective, you should take the first-year course listed above. Inthis course you will be introduced to topics such as the originsof African civilizations, the African experience of colonialism,African humanism and philosophy, and the dynamics ofcontemporary social organization, politics and culture.For more information please visitwww.newcollege.utoronto.ca/programs/africa.htm.American StudiesThe American Studies program provides students with abroad, yet deep, education about the United States. Studentsare required to take an interdisciplinary core course thatranges widely both with respect to the themes covered anddisciplinary perspectives applied.ProgramsAmerican Studies (major and minor options)First-Year CoursesThere are no specific first-year courses in American Studies.Advice for First-YearIn first year, students are encouraged to choose courses insubjects such as English, political science, history, geography,economics and religion.For more information please visit www.utoronto.ca/csus.AnthropologyAnthropology examines human biological, social, and culturaldevelopment. There are four areas of research: archaeology,biological anthropology, linguistic and semiotic anthropology,and social and cultural anthropology. Archaeology studiessurviving evidence of people’s activities in the past. Biologicalanthropology is the study of the biological diversity of humans,the history of this diversity, and the biological relationshipsbetween humans and non-human primates. Linguisticand semiotic anthropology focuses on how language andother systems of human communication contribute to thereproduction, transmission, and transformation of culture.Social and cultural anthropology examines aspects of complexsocieties such as peasantry, ethnic minorities, and industrialwork groupings.
ProgramsAnthropology (General) (specialist, major and minor options)Anthropology (Biological) (specialist and major options)Anthropology (Linguistic & Semiotic) (major)Anthropology (Social/Cultural) (specialist)First-Year CoursesANT 100Y1 – Introduction to AnthropologyAdvice for First YearAnthropology (General): students should take ANT 100Y1and the appropriate introductory second-year courses in firstor second year.Anthropology (Biological) specialist: students should takeANT 203Y1 - Human Biology and Evolution and BIO150Y1 - Organisms in their Environment, and a first-yearcourse in biology, calculus, chemistry, physics, geology orgeography.Anthropology (Biological) major: students should follow thesame route as the specialist program, but ANT 203Y1 couldbe taken in either first or second year.Anthropology (Linguistic & Semiotic) major: students shouldtake ANT 100Y1.Anthropology (Social/Cultural) specialist: students should takeANT 100Y1.Note that ANT 203Y1, ANT 204Y1 - Social and CulturalAnthropology, and ANT 253Y1 - Language and Society areintroductory courses offered at the second-year level, and oneor more could be taken in first year.For more information, please visithttp://anthropology.utoronto.ca.ArchaeologyThis program examines past human societies primarilythrough their material remains, or “material culture.”Archaeologists explore the nature of and changes in pastcultures around the world through survey, excavationand analyses of stone tools, pottery, bones, plant remains,architecture and other cultural residues. Some of the majorresearch foci of archaeologists are the nature of huntergatherertechnology and economy in the Pleistocene, theorigins of agriculture, pastoralism, urbanism and politicallycomplex states, the workings of ancient exchange systems, andthe development of class-based and gender-based political andeconomic inequalities in complex societies.ProgramsArchaeology (specialist)Prehistoric Archaeology (major)Archaeological Science (specialist and major options)First-Year CoursesANT 100Y1 - Introduction to AnthropologyAdvice for First YearStudents who plan to pursue any archaeology programshould take ANT 100Y1 and ANT 200Y1 - Introduction toArchaeology, with the latter course being taken in either firstor second year.Archaeology (specialist): students should take ANT 200Y1in first year, as well as one of ANT 100Y1, CLA 160H1 -Introduction to Classical Studies, GGR 100H1 - Introductionto Physical Geography and GGR 101H1 - AncientCivilizations and their Environments, or NMC 101Y1 - TheAncient Near East.Prehistoric Archaeology (major): students should take ANT100Y1 and ANT 200Y1 (first or second year).Archaeological Science (specialist): students should take ANT200Y1 (in first or second year) and one of ANT 100Y1 orGGR (100H1, 101H1) or GLG 102H1 - Earth Science andGLG110H1 - Introductory Geology, and a first-year course ineither biology, calculus, chemistry or physics.Archaeological Science (major): students should take ANT100Y1 and at least one course in biology, calculus, chemistry,physics or GGR 100H1 and 101H1.For more information, please visithttp://anthropology.utoronto.ca.Architectural StudiesArchitectural Studies is a collaborative program of theFaculty of Arts & Science and the John H. Daniels Faculty ofArchitecture, Landscape, and Design offering contemporarystudies in architecture, landscape architecture, and urbandesign within a liberal arts context. The program examinesthe production of the built environment over a range ofscales and intensities and is critically engaged with the forcesof urbanization and technological change, the challenges ofenvironmental sustainability, and the struggle for culturalexpression. Architectural Studies prepares students forprofessional graduate programs in architecture, landscapearchitecture, and urban design, as well as sound academictraining for careers in the design disciplines, the arts, theenvironment, business, journalism, and public policy.ProgramsArchitectural Design (major)Architectural History, Theory and Criticism (major)First-Year CoursesARC 131H1 – Introduction to ArchitectureARC 132H1 – Contemporary ArchitectureAdvice for First YearStudents interested in either of the two major programsshould take ARC 131H1 and ARC 132H1 in first year.Students should note that entrance to the program in secondyear is very competitive. There is no portfolio requirement.For more information please visit www.daniels.utoronto.ca.Art HistoryThe department of art studies the history of art andarchitecture related to Europe, North America, and Southand East Asia, and surveys all periods from the Bronze Age tothe present. The program examines the transmission of ideasby means of visual images and architectural forms, conceivedand expressed by individuals or by whole societies andcivilizations. Some courses range widely, both geographicallyand temporally, while others focus on special artistic forms,traditions, or an individual artist. Students throughout thehumanities (history, philosophy, literature, languages, etc.) willfind materials that parallel their major interests. Students inarchitecture, geography or urban studies will have an interestin courses in the history of architecture.Arts & Science First-Year Handbook 09First-Year Courses25
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