2001-2002 Undergraduate Calendar
	2001-2002 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR: COURSES
	Carleton University

First-Year Seminars Following is a list of all First-Year Seminars, listed alphabetically by academic unit: Art and Culture First-Year Seminar 01.101 First-Year Seminar in Art and Culture: Reading Art and Culture Development of academic writing and study skills through a close analysis of individual works and an examination of theories, aesthetic issues, and critical perspectives found in the literature of music, art history and film studies. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminar three hours a week. Canadian Studies First Year Seminar 01.146 First-Year Seminar in Canadian Studies: How Ottawa Works: Exploring National Institutions This course examines the fundamental political, judicial and administrative institutions which made Canada a unique nation. Students will learn how government institutions are dealing with preservation and maintenance of Canadian cultural and social values. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminar three hours a week. First Year Seminar 01.149 First-Year Seminar in Canadian Studies: Social Change in Canada Interdisciplinary examination of contemporary movements involved in social change. Assessment of opportunities and constraints for political activism in Canada today. Focus on movements active around the environment, labour, feminism, gay and lesbian rights, racism, poverty and peace. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of Bachelor of Arts program. Seminar three hours a week. Classics First-Year Seminar 01.116 First-Year Seminar in Classics: Issues in Classical Civilization An investigation of important issues relating to the Greek and Roman world. Themes will be drawn from literature, history, art, religion and social life. All texts are in English. Precludes additional credit for Classical Civilization 13.100, 13.102*, 13.103*. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the first year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Comparative Literary Studies First-Year Seminar 01.150 First-Year Seminar in Comparative Literary Studies: The Literatures of Europe: Representative Texts Study of major literary traditions in Europe and their interrelations from antiquity to the present. Authors, such as Homer, Sophocles, Vergil, Dante, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Cervantes, Molière, Goethe, Flaubert, Austen, Dostoevsky, Proust, Joyce, Pirandello, Kafka, Woolf, Calvino. All texts in English. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminar three hours a week. Economics First-Year Seminar 01.103 First-Year Seminar in Economics: Introduction to Economics Introduction to the major tools and policy problems of economics. Economic analysis is applied to a variety of contemporary problems such as pollution, poverty, the control of monopoly, unemployment, inflation and international economic problems. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Economics 43.100. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Lectures three hours a week and one hour discussion group weekly. English Language and Literature First-Year Seminar 01.104 First-Year Seminar in English: Survey of English Literature Historical study of selected authors and works from all periods of British Literature. Communication skills are emphasized. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for English 18.100 Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.105 First-Year Seminar in English: Writing and Language The essay and essay writing. Communication skills are emphasized. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for English 18.105. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.106 First-Year Seminar in English: Twentieth-Century Literature Selected authors and works from twentieth-century literature. Recommended for English majors. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for for English 18.162. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. European and Russian Studies First-Year Seminar 01.102 First-Year Seminar in European and Russian Studies: Social Impact of Transformation in the Post Communist Era Political, economic and social changes that have accompanied the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The role of society in these political upheavals and the impact of the end of the Cold War on reform in Western and developing countries. Limited enrolment. (Also listed as First-Year Seminar in Political Science 01.133.) Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.113* and East European Studies 55.113*. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. Program. Seminars three hours a week. French First-Year Seminar 01.147 First-Year Seminar in French: Thinking About Talking? Study of the French language and linguistics. This course is given in French. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for First-Year Seminar 01.148, French 20.140, 20.141, 20.145, 20.150, 20.151, 20.152, 20.160. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminar three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.148 First-Year Seminar in French: What About Literature? Study of francophone literature in the larger context of culture and the other arts. This course is given in French. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for First-year Seminar 01.147, French 20.140, 20.241, 20.145, 20.150, 20.151, 20.152, 20.161, 20.162, 20.163. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminar three hours a week. Geography First-Year Seminar 01.109 First-Year Seminar in Geography: Maps and Mapping An examination of our spatial perspective of the world; the evolution of cartography and mapping. Field mapping techniques, data acquisition and map production principles; the interface with geographic information processing fields. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.110 First-Year Seminar in Geography: It's Your Environment The causes and consequences of environmental change; emphasis on the interactions of nature and human behaviour. Ways in which the environment can be protected and restored. Environmental issues that affect our own communities. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.111 First-Year Seminar in Geography: Location is Everything Where we live affects who we are; the role of geographic location and environment on human perception, behaviour, and well-being, viewed at scales ranging from local to global; methods of collecting and interpreting information about location. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. History First-Year Seminar 01.112 First-Year Seminar in History: History of Western Civilization Major events, ideas and movements that have shaped western civilization from the fall of Rome to the twentieth century. Emphasis on the development of writing, research and analytical skills. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for History 24.101. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Lectures two hours a week, seminar two hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.113 First-Year Seminar in History: Introduction to Canadian History Historical study of the political, economic and social development of Canada with emphasis on the twentieth century. The seminar emphasizes the development of writing, research, and analytical skills. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for History 24.130. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Lectures two hours a week, seminar two hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.145 First-Year Seminar in History: Turning Points in Modern History Seminars emphasizing the development of writing, research, and analytical skills through the intensive examination of selected topics in modern history (e.g., the Italian Renaissance, the French Revolution, the impact of science, industrialization, the origins of the world wars.) Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for History 24.100. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Interdisciplinary Studies First-Year Seminar 01.114 First-Year Seminar in Human Rights: Human Rights: Issues and Investigations Arguments that have been used to defend differing positions on rights issues, past and present. The validity of contending arguments; social factors influencing wide-spread acceptance of particular views. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.115 First-Year Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies: Reading the Web Academic writing and study skills through examination of the literacy and social interaction required for various media. Reading and writing on and for the Web and other forms of computer-mediated communications and cooperative work compared with writing for academic purposes. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Law First Year Seminar 01.152 First-Year Seminar in Law: Selected Topics in Legal Studies Selected topics in legal studies. For 2001-2002, the topic for Section A and Section M is Law and Cyberspace. The topic for Section B is Law and Literature. The topic for Section D is Governance and the Rule of Law. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Linguistics and Applied Language Studies First-Year Seminar 01.123 First-Year Seminar in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies: Introduction to Academic Language and Culture Language as it is related to disciplinary enquiry; the language and culture of a variety of disciplines. Intended to enhance students' abilities to understand and acquire the culture, language, and conventions of their own disciplines. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 29.185*. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.124 First-Year Seminar in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies: Language and Social Identity The creation and expression of social identities through language: gender, age, ethnic and social background. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.125 First-Year Seminar in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies: Language and Power The role of language in maintaining and contesting power relations in domains such as the media, education, advertising, and politics. How meanings are made and exchanged through language in different situations. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 29.275*. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.126 First-Year Seminar in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies: Intensive Introductory Linguistics Language as the defining human characteristic. Universal and specific linguistic features in language of adults, children and second-language learners. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 29.100. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Mass Communication First-Year Seminar 01.127 First-Year Seminar in Mass Communication: Introduction to Mass Communication The emergence of mass communication studies in the 20th century; the major incidents and events which shaped our views of and attitudes towards communication and the media. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Mass Communication 27.111. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Philosophy First-Year Seminar 01.128 First-Year Seminar in Philosophy: Looking at Philosophy An examination of the following: What is logical thinking? Does God exist? Are values relative? Do we have responsibilities? What is a just society? Do we have free will? What is the mind? What is the nature of reality? Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Philosophy 32.110. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.129 First-Year Seminar in Philosophy: Contemporary Moral, Social and Religious Issues Philosophical problems associated with such topical issues as feminism; atheism vs. Theism; the meaning of life; moral relativism vs. moral objectivism; egoistic vs. non-egoistic ethics; euthanasia and capital punishment; legal paternalism; freedom of the will. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Philosophy 32.150. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.130 First-Year Seminar in Philosophy: History of Philosophy The major figures and developments in philosophy from the early Greeks to the present. A primarily descriptive and comparative approach, though critical reasoning is included for comprehending philosophical developments. Provides a background from which to understand the philosophical aspects of other disciplines. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Philosophy 32.160. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Political Science First-Year Seminar 01.131 First-Year Seminar in Political Science: Global Political Cultures The political role of culture in a global context. The integral role of architecture, art, landscape and film in legitimating, popularizing and propagating political endeavours. The imperialism of cultural exchanges between developed and developing countries. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.111*. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.132 First-Year Seminar in Political Science: North American Politics A comparative examination of North American political institutions and continental economic integration. Special attention to the political implications of economic integration. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.112*. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.133 First-Year Seminar in Political Science: Social Impact of Transformation in the Post Communist Era Political, economic and social changes that have accompanied the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The role of the society in these political upheavals and the impact of the end of the Cold War on reform in Western and developing countries. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.113*, European and Russian Studies 55.113 and First-Year Seminar 01.102. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.134 First-Year Seminar in Political Science: Politics of Race Meaning, sources and practice of racialism, as well as efforts to combat it, in a comparative context. Case studies include South Africa, the United States, and Canada. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.135 First-Year Seminar in Political Science: Indigenous Politics Struggles of indigenous peoples against colonial dispossession and for political autonomy, rights to land and resources, protection of sacred sites, language and cultural revival. Case studies will include Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and the United States. Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.115*. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Psychology First-Year Seminar 01.136 First-Year Seminar in Psychology: Diversity in Psychological World Views Theories, research, and applications of Psychology from the perspective of different cultures and subcultures. The validity of Psychology across society: how it defines and changes people, and how it reflects and engineers particular social values and norms. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.137 First-Year Seminar in Psychology: Psychology and Criminal Justice Theories, research, and practical applications of Psychology to the criminal justice system. Topics may include eyewitness testimony, prediction of violence, classification and rehabilation of offenders, victim studies, and judicial decision making. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.138 First-Year Seminar in Psychology: Motivating Humans The psychology of human motivation. Everyday concepts such as laziness in relation to diverse theories and explanations of motivation such as drive-reduction, sociobiology, personal goals, self-actualization and spiritual awareness. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar in Psychology 01.139 First-Year Seminar in Psychology: Parents and Parenting Theories, Concepts and Applications from Developmental Psychology Parents and parenting from infancy to adolescence. Potential topics include: establishing a relationship with your child, child discipline, historical perspectives, child care issues, and the impact of marital conflict and divorce. Applied issues relevant to parents and "future" parents. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.140 First-Year Seminar in Psychology: Cognition: A Scientific Exploration of the Mind Theories, research, and applications of Cognitive Psychology. Research projects will familiarize students with the scientific method used to study pattern recognition, attention, memory, language and thinking. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Religion First-Year Seminar 01.151 First-Year Seminar in Religion: Interpretations of Religion Modern enquiries into the nature of religion from various perspectives such as anthropology, history, psychology, sociology and theology. Different myths, symbols, scriptures, doctrines, codes and rituals of religious traditions are examined. Limited enrolment. Precludes additional credit for Religion 34.125, 34.125* or 34.202. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminar three hours a week. Social Sciences First-Year Seminar 01.144 First-Year Seminar in Social Sciences: Introduction to Social Sciences Introduction to the disciplines comprising the social sciences. Topics include: social sciences and the University, the social scientist in the community, research methods and practice, interdisciplinary approaches to social problems, and information technology in the social sciences. Writing process, problem-solving and critical thinking skills are emphasized. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Lectures two hours a week, workshops two hours a week. Sociology and Anthropology First-Year Seminar 01.141 First-Year Seminar in Sociology and Anthropology: Multiculturalism in Canada Issues relating to the development of and interaction among cultural communities with major emphasis on the realities of "doing multiculturalism in Canada." Research teams; organized seminars with volunteers from Canadian cultural and community groups. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.153 First-Year Seminar in Sociology and Anthropology: Contemporary Culture in Everyday Life Consideration of the role of contemporary cultural forms in everyday life. Focus is on the culture/power relationship with special attention to the ways that popular forms such as television, film, music, and tourism facilitate or work against the cultural and economic interests of different societal groups. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week.   First-Year Seminar 01.154 First-Year Seminar in Sociology and Anthropology: Society and the Designed Environment Inquiry into the relation between human societies and the material environment which they inhabit and use. Focus is on the ways in which groups create the environments in which they live and the ways in which those environments influence and reproduce the groups. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.155 First-Year Seminar in Sociology and Anthropology: Introduction to Applied Sociology Survey of the historic and contemporary contributions of Sociology to various applied fields, which may include official statistics, policy studies, consumer research, and workplace management. Focus is placed on the philosophical, professional, and ethical distinctions between scholarly and applied Sociology. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. Women's Studies First-Year Seminar 01.142 First-Year Seminar in Women's Studies: Issues in Women's Studies Emphasis on the development of writing, research and analytical skills through the intensive examination of selected topics in women's studies (e.g. Motherhood, sexuality, health, technology, law, politics). Specific themes will vary from year to year. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week. First-Year Seminar 01.143 First-Year Seminar in Women's Studies: Women and the Arts Feminist research across a range of arts disciplines (including music, theatre, visual arts and film). The importance of feminist debates and theoretical issues in understanding women's involvement in the arts. Topics include gender and sexuality, feminine aesthetics, representation, identity and difference. Limited enrolment. Prerequisite: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program. Seminars three hours a week.

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