1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar Programs | 1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar Programs |
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| 1999 - 2000 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR | ||
| Carleton University |
2216 Dunton Tower
Telephone: 520-2368
Fax: 520-3985
Director, J. A. Brook Associate Director, Charles Gordon
Program Co-ordinators, Child Studies, Tina Daniels • Cognitive Science, Ann Laubstein • Directed Interdisciplinary Studies, Charles Gordon
The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies is the administrative centre for interdisciplinary programs in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Public Affairs and Management that do not have another home. The Institute offers B.A. (Honours) and B.A. programs in Child Studies (see p. 179), and Directed Interdisciplinary Studies (see p. 207), and an Honours program in Cognitive Science (see p. 190).
The degree of Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies is pursued by means of a plan of study proposed by the student. Lists of courses from which proposals may be drawn are provided in the following areas: Aboriginal Studies, African Studies, Asian Studies, Labour Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Medieval Studies, United States Studies and Urban Studies. (For Visual and Performing Arts, see the listings for the School for Studies in Art and Culture, p. 130, for Technology, Society, Environment Studies, see p. 463). The student may propose a plan of study in an area of special interest to them that they define themselves.
In addition, the Institute offers four kinds of interdisciplinary courses: Humanities (course prefix 02), Social Science (course prefix 03) and combined Humanities/Social Science (course prefix 04 and 07). These courses are listed below.
| Category for Breadth | Courses in this unit |
| The temporal dimension of human societies, analyzing times before the present era or societies other than our own | 07.201* |
| The artifacts of the imagination in literature and/or other forms, or that addresses the life of the imagination and culture. | 04.390, 391* |
| The understanding of social, technological and/or natural processes and the ways in which that understanding is obtained in science and social science. | All IIS courses not listed in any other category |
| Matters of human values, ethics and social responsibilities |
03.101, 60.202* |
The subject areas and specific courses listed here include:
(a) courses supervised and/or administered by the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies;
(b) courses supervised and/or administered by one of the four undergraduate faculties, but which are available as important areas of concentration to students registered in programs offered by other faculties;
(c) courses offered by members of more than one discipline or faculty available to all students (subject to restrictions outlined within the course descriptions themselves and the regulations of the faculty in which the student is registered);
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 1999-2000, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.
Arts
Arts 02.150
Arts Seminar
An intensive introduction to close analytical reading, reasoned writing, and the study of text in context. The background for the seminar will be provided by the lectures for Philosophy 32.150D. Readings, somewhat more complex than those in Philosophy 32.150D, follow the same sequence of topics discussed in that course. However, students in Arts 02.150 will be asked to take on further assignments including a major research project in second term.
Open only to First-year students who are also registered in Philosophy 32.150D.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department of Philosophy is required.
Seminar three hours a week.
Arts and Social Sciences
A survey of the history and development of cognitive science as a separate branch of knowledge, from its roots in cybernetics and theory of computation in the late 1940's to the large multi-disciplinary, multi-national teaching and research program it has now become.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing or permission of the Institute.
Seminar three hours a week.
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to Child Studies,
introducing students to the perspectives and methods of study employed by various disciplines, including psychology and sociology. Issues related to research ethics will be introduced.
Prerequisite: Psychology 49.100 and permission of the Institute.
Lecture and discussion groups, three hours a week.
Selected topics in cognitive science covered from the perspectives of
psychology, computer science, linguistics, philosophy and other related disciplines.
Precludes additional credit for Cognitive Science 04.101*.
Lectures three hours a week.
A study of the origins, development, and principal characteristics of existentialist literature. (Also listed as English 18.390.)
All assigned readings will be in English.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.
The course will examine topics chosen by the interdisciplinary faculty, along with various methods of inquiry and styles of thought that may be brought to bear upon them. Student reading and research will compare, contrast and synthesize various perspectives.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing in Directed Interdisciplinary Studies, or permission of the Institute.
Seminar three hours a week.
A required course for students in United States Studies area in Directed Interdisciplinary Studies designed to allow discussion and research on topics of an interdisciplinary nature.
Fieldwork related to the theme of a Directed Interdisciplinary Studies program. A proposal with a fieldwork research question and a supervisor must be approved prior to registration. A paper relating the fieldwork to the student's DIS program must be submitted. Graded as Sat/Uns.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing in Directed Interdisciplinary Studies or permission of the Institute.
Fieldwork related to the theme of a Directed Interdisciplinary Studies program. A proposal with a fieldwork research question and a supervisor must be approved prior to registration. A paper relating the fieldwork to the student's DIS program must be submitted. Graded as Sat/Uns.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year Honours standing in Directed Interdisciplinary Studies or permission of the Institute.
Interdisciplinary research project for Honours students in the Fourth year of all IIS programs except Cognitive Science. In selecting a project, students must consult their Program Coordinator. Only the Program Coordinator can assign a supervisor or grant approval to register in this course. Faculty regulations governing Honours Research Essays and Honours Theses apply (see p. 67).
Registration in this course is limited to students eligible for Fourth-year standing in the B.A. Honours program in IIS.
Science
(for further information contact the office of the Dean of Science, 520-4388)
The nature of the biosphere: scientific bases of important environmental issues; evolution of life; properties and dynamics of populations and ecosystems; biodiversity; introduction to identification skills; sustainability of renewable resources, including food.
Not acceptable for credit in a Science program.
Precludes additional credit for Science 60.100.
Prerequisite: A knowledge of Grade 10 advanced level Mathematics will be assumed.
Lectures/demonstrations three hours a week and project assignments.
Fundamental ideas and concepts of science; origins and expressions of these in the ecosphere; types of forces; radiation; energy transfers and transitions; properties of atoms and molecules; chemistry in the environment.
Not acceptable for credit in a Science program.
Precludes additional credit for Science 60.100.
Prerequisite: Science 60.101* or permission.
Lecture/demonstrations three hours and project assignments.
Early earth history; tectonic cycles; mineral resources of the earth's
surface; the oceans; biogeochemical cycles; natural hazards.
Not acceptable for credit in a Science program.
Precludes additional credit for Science 60.200.
Prerequisite: Science 60.102* or equivalent.
Lectures/demonstrations three hours a week and project assignments.
Air and water pollution; global climatic change; waste management; industrial chemicals; sources and uses of energy; nuclear energy and radiation; risk assessment of technological hazards.
Acceptable only as a free elective in a Science program.
Precludes additional credit for Science 60.200.
Prerequisite: Science 60.201* or two experimental science OACs or one First year university experimental science course.
Lectures/demonstrations three hours a week and project assignments.
Social Sciences
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.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
Prerequisiste: Normally restricted to students entering the First year of a B.A. program.
Lectures two hours a week, workshops two hours a week.
Human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include the foundations and nature of rights; roots of inequality and oppression; aboriginal rights; racism; women and rights; sexual orientation; state and corporate power; economic exploitation; the environment and rights; warfare; torture; and social movements. (Also listed as Sociology/Anthropology 56.101)
Lectures three hours a week.
An introduction to the use of mainframe and micro-computer applications in social science research. Topics covered may include statistical packages, database management, word processing, graphics, computer communications, spread sheets, computer data collection and laboratory control.
Prerequisites: Computer Science 95.101*, or any programming course, and a research-methods course.
This course provides an opportunity to study recent innovations in social-science data collection and measurement. It is an interdisciplinary course of interest to senior students, researchers and practitioners who already have a preliminary foundation in social science methods. Topics emphasized vary from year to year, but developments in sampling theory, survey instrument design, and reduction of measurement bias are examples of intended topics.
Prerequisite: One full credit in methodology in one of the social sciences, or permission of the program co-ordinator.
This course provides an opportunity to study recent innovations in quantitative analysis of social science data. It is an interdisciplinary course of interest to senior students, researchers and practitioners who already have a preliminary foundation in quantitative analysis for the social sciences. Topics emphasized vary from year to year, but linear restriction modeling, log-linear techniques and developments in time series analysis are examples of intended topics.
Prerequisite: One full credit in methodology in one of the social sciences, or permission of the program co-ordinator.
This is a research-oriented honours seminar that focuses on special
problems in the Social Sciences.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year honours in a social sciences discipline or
permission of the program co-ordinator.