Courses

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This course introduces students to the fundamental models of macroeconomics, including those for measuring and understanding key economic variables, and to fundamental principles and concepts of economic function. Specifically, students will consider how an economy functions in over long periods of time, how open economies work, and the nature and impact of short run economic fluctuations. They will also learn how government policies are used to achieve economic goals, especially in the Canadian context.

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An introduction to reading, analyzing, interpreting, and writing about fiction. Students will be introduced to several types and genres of fiction. Students will read widely to gain an understanding of aesthetic value, the connections between individual works and movements, and the role of fiction in illuminating human experience. They will engage critically with fiction through a variety of writing experiences.

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An introduction to reading, analyzing, and interpreting poetry. Students will be introduced to a wide selection of poems to broaden and deepen their understanding and appreciation of poetry. Students will write a minimum of three essays.

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A study of grammar, composition, and style. A vigorous program of essay-writing plus a variety of writing assignments or exercises dealing with specific problems in essay-writing. Strongly recommended for students who wish to improve their writing skills.

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A survey of selected stories, poems, and plays from the classical to the modern periods which aims to introduce students to several different forms of modern and canonical literature, and to equip participants with the ability to discuss and analyze these various forms in academic essays.

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A survey of styles and genres in international and Hollywood cinema from 1940 to the present. A feature film will be screened each week and discussed in conjunction with assigned readings. University credit students will write essays and exams; non-university credit students may audit the course for general interest.

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Creative Writing is a university transfer workshop/writing course meant to provide a context in which beginning and seasoned writers can present their work (poetry, fiction, and drama) for comment and criticism. The lectures, assignments, and seminar discussions involve a wide range of topics meant to reveal possible approaches to language and writing, and to stimulate improvement of the work submitted for discussion and evaluation.

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A workshop/ writing course meant to provide a context in which beginning and seasoned writers can present their writing for comment and criticism. Note that the main focus of this course is on writing fiction, as well as writing about fiction. The lectures, assignments, guest presentations, and seminar discussions will involve a wide range of topics meant to reveal possible approaches to language and writing and to stimulate improvements of the work submitted for discussion and evaluation.

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A study of short stories and novellas by writers from the Modernist period where short fiction was constructed upon themes such as realism, naturalism, individualism, and objectivism. Modernist works will be shown in contrast to the American Realist and Victorian/ Edwardian periods. Students survey a wide range of modernist short fiction and novella writers. Students write at least three essays on literary topics.

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A study of short stories and novellas by writers from the Postmodernist period where fiction is constructed upon themes such as metafiction, intertextuality, maximalism, irony, paranoia, pastiche, magic realism, technoculture, hyper-reality, and fragmentation. Students survey a wide range of postmodernist short fiction and novella writers. Students write at least three essays on literary topics.

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This course introduces the role of financial management and the environment in which it operates. Topics include: the functions of corporate finance, foreign exchange transactions, financial mathematics (time value of money), bond valuation, short and long-term financing instruments, securities markets, individual and personal income taxes, and financial statement analysis. The computer lab will make use of spreadsheet software to solve financial problems.

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This course continues the introduction to financial management which was presented in Finance I. Topics include: stock valuation, net present value and other capital budgeting techniques, deriving cash flow information from financial statements, capital markets, risk and return, cost of capital, financial leverage, and dividend policy. The computer lab will make use of spreadsheet software to solve financial problems.

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An introduction to the human, economic, and physical character of Canada from a regional perspective. This course explores the similarities and differences among the geographic regions of Canada regarding key geographic issues. Emphasis is on an examination of the development of settlement patterns, the Canadian urban system, changes in rural Canada, resource development, regionalism, Indigenous peoples and colonization, and the characteristics of the North. This course is ideally suited for students considering a Bachelor of Education programme (K-12).

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This physical geography course is a laboratory science that introduces the major concepts in the sub-disciplines of Meteorology and Climatology. The basic concepts explored are atmospheric energy, moisture, and motion. Emphasis will be on the analysis of processes fundamental to major atmospheric phenomena and the role of these processes in influencing the diversity of weather and climate on the earth. Human impact on the atmosphere (climate change) will also be examined.

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This physical geography course is a laboratory science. It describes and explains the major systems, cycles, and the dynamic geomorphic processes responsible for the origin, evolution, morphology, and distribution of landforms and landscapes at the Earth's surface. Landforms and processes are analysed at various temporal and spatial scales, and in terms of relevant theories and principles. Labs and fieldwork allow students to develop practical skills and buttress theoretical understanding developed in lectures

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A survey of significant events in global history from the 1890s to 1939, with particular emphasis on the First World War, the instability of the 1920s and 1930s, the rise of nationalism and self-determination throughout the colonial world, the historical development of major global powers during the interwar period, and the road to World War II. Historical experiences and perspectives from a diversity of countries, global regions, and cultural groups will be explored.

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A survey of significant events in global history from the Second World War to our current time with a particular emphasis on the Second World War, the shifting global order and geopolitical structures during the Cold War, nationalistic and self-liberation movements struggle within the colonial world, and the rise of global terrorism.

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A survey of the interwoven social, economic, cultural, and political developments between Indigenous peoples and European settlers that culminated with the establishment of Canada in 1867. Topics include First Nations-European relations, early exploration, imperial rivalries, political reform, social conflict, and the road to Confederation.

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This course surveys the social, political and economic developments of the newly formed nation - The Dominion of Canada. It covers a period beginning with Confederation in 1867 and ending at the turn of the 21st century. Topics include factors that caused the birth of the nation, French-English relations, colonial-imperial relations, Canadian-American relations, and Indigenous-Newcomer relations.

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This course surveys the social, political and economic developments of the newly formed nation - The Dominion of Canada. It covers a period beginning with Confederation in 1867 and ending at the turn of the 21st century. Topics include factors that caused the birth of the nation, French-English relations, colonial-imperial relations, Canadian-American relations, and Indigenous-Newcomer relations.