First-Year Handbook 2009/10 - Woodsworth College - University of ...

MusicMusic courses offered through the Faculty of Arts &Science are open to any student of the university and offerstimulating explorations of the world of music. The specialistprogram provides excellent preparation for graduate studiesin musicology or ethnomusicology, or for a variety ofprofessional activities in music-related fields. These programslead to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. For programs leadingto the degree of Bachelor of Music, consult the calendar ofthe Faculty of Music.ProgramsMusic (specialist and major options)Music with Ensemble Option (specialist and major options)Music History and Culture (minor)First-Year CoursesMUS 110H1 – Introduction to Music History and CultureMUS 111H1 - Historical Survey of Western MusicMUS 120Y1 - Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble I (requiresdepartmental permission)HMU 111H1 - Introduction to Music and Society (requiresdepartmental permission)TMU 140Y1 - Materials of Music I (requires departmentalpermission)Advice for First YearStudents wanting to enter the specialist program mustsuccessfully complete an audition before term starts. Studentsin the specialist and major programs must have considerableprior training in music and will take HMU 111H1 andTMU 140Y1. Students must also audition to take MUS120Y1, which is for those wanting to do the ensemble option.Students doing the minor program must take MUS 110H1and MUS 111H1, which are offered in alternate years.For more information please visit www.music.utoronto.ca.Near and Middle Eastern CivilizationsThis program studies the civilizations and cultures of theNear and Middle East including their languages, archaeology,history, religions, art and architecture.ProgramsNear and Middle Eastern Civilizations (specialist, major andminor options)First-Year CoursesNMC 101Y1 - The Ancient Near EastNMC 184H1 - The Islamic WorldNMC 185H1 - Introduction to the Qur’anAdvice for First YearNMC 101Y introduces students to the history, cultureand civilizations of ancient Egypt, Syria-Palestine andMesopotamia. NMC 185H1 is offered every other year andcomplements NMC 184H1 . An introductory course thatdeals with the history of the early modern and modernMiddle East is NMC 278H - Introduction to the ModernMiddle East and may be taken in first year. Language practiceis an important part of regional study; it is recommendedthat students enrol in their area language of choice as early aspossible.For more information please visit www.utoronto.ca/nmc.Paradigms and ArchetypesThe Paradigms and Archetypes program examines thestructure and dynamics of “paradigms”: archetypal narratives,assumptions, myths, fantasies, analytical protocols andmethodologies which govern the conduct of disciplines inevery field and all cultures.ProgramsParadigms and Archetypes (minor)First-Year CoursesThere are no specific first-year courses.Advice for First YearStudents are encouraged to take NEW 209Y1 – Stories, asecond-year course open to first-year students. Any firstyearseminar course also provides valuable introduction tohumanism.For more information please visitwww.newcollege.utoronto.ca/panda.Peace and Conflict StudiesPeace and Conflict Studies courses at the Trudeau Centreprovide undergraduates with an interdisciplinary educationin the causes of human conflict among and within countries,and strategies for its resolution. Topics of study include war,revolution, insurgency, ethnic strife, international law andnegotiation theory.ProgramsPeace and Conflict Studies (specialist and major options)International Relations/Peace and Conflict Studies (specialist)First-Year CoursesThe Peace and Conflict Studies program does not offer anycourses at the first-year level. The foundation course for theprogram is UNI 260Y1 - Introduction to Peace and ConflictStudies, offered at the second-year level and may be taken infirst year.Advice for First YearStudents who are interested in enrolling in the Peace andConflict Studies specialist or major you should take HIS103Y1 – Statecraft and Strategy, ECO 100Y1 – Introductionto Economics or ECO 105Y1 – Principles of Economics forNon-Specialists and PSY 100Y1 – Introductory Psychologyor SOC 101Y1 – Introduction to Sociology, as well as afirst-year political science course. Students who are interestedin the International Relations/Peace and Conflict Studiesspecialist please see International Relations at Trinity College.Students should consult the program director as part of theapplication and interview process at the end of first year.For more information, visit www.trudeaucentre.ca.PhilosophyWhat distinguishes philosophy from the physical and socialsciences is its concern not only with the truths that arediscovered by means of specialized methods of investigation,but with the implications such discoveries have for humanbeings in their relations with one another and the world.Moreover, philosophy has an abiding interest in those basicassumptions about the nature of the physical and social world,and about the nature of enquiry itself, which underlie ourscientific and practical endeavours.Arts & Science First-Year Handbook 09First-Year Courses35