Winter 2012 Undergraduate Calendar

INTER-FACULTY PROGRAMS

PROGRAMS
Honours Bachelor of Arts and Science (BAS)
Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES)
Honours Bachelor of Forensic Science (BFS)
Combined Honours Bachelor of Arts in Forensics


Honours Bachelor of Arts and Science (BAS)
The Bachelor of Arts and Science program provides substantial education in the disciplines of both arts and sciences, and it puts an emphasis on critical thinking and argument. Throughout, students will take course designed to foster the skills of inquiry and, in the third and fourth years, they will take courses in the methods of inquiry and applied inquiry. In addition to developing students’ research skills and involving them with topics of public concern, these courses develop their abilities and confidence as writers and speakers.

Total courses: forty.

Major requirements:

Core Courses
(a) 11-161, 34-162, 34-221, (43-113 or 43-114), 62-130 (or 62-139 or 62-140 and 62-141 if major or minor concentration is Math, Physics or Biochemistry.), 65-205 or 02-250 (Science majors must take 65-205), 56-301, 56-310, 56-410, 56-420 (or other departmental requirement for the student's Major concentration), 56-421.
(b) One course from 26-120, 26-122, 26-123, 26-128, 26-140, 29-141, 53-100.
(c) One course from 24-111, 24-130, 24-230, 24-330, 28-214, 28-215, 32-116, 32-117, 53-260.
(d) One course from 59-201, 61/66-213, 61/66-214, 64-202, 64-203, 66-201.
(e) Four courses (any two of the following pairs): 41-110 and 111, 55-140 and 55-141, 59-140 and 59-141, 60-140 and 60-141, 61/66-140 and 61/66-141, 62-140 and 62-141, 64-140 and 64-141, 64-130 and 64-131.

Major Concentration (12)
(a) Maximum of two 100-level courses in the major subject
(b) At least four 300-level or 400-level courses in the major subject

Minor Concentration (6)
(a) Maximum of two 100-level courses in the minor subject
(b) At least one 300-level or 400-level course in the minor subject

Options requirements:
(a) Four courses from FASS or Science, as needed to satisfy (a) below

Other requirements:
(a) At least 15 courses must be taken in each of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science.
(b) To continue in the program, and to receive the Honours BAS degree, students must maintain an Honours (B-) cumulative and major average.

When a requirement in the Major or Minor Concentration is taken as part of the core BAS program course requirements, another course must be selected from within the area of concentration and substituted with the approval of the Director of Inter-Faculty programs. Similarly, when a a requirement in the Major Concentration is taken as part of the course requirements in the Minor Concentration, another course must be selected from within the area of Major Concentration and substituted with the approval of the Coordinator of Inter-Faculty programs.

Required courses for Major and Minor concentrations are listed in the relevant program section of the calendar.

PROGRAM SEQUENCING

Students must select a Major and a Minor Concentration at the time of registration. Consultation is available from the Director of the program. The selection of electives in Years 2, 3 and 4 must satisfy the requirements for the Major and the Minor concentrations, and the general program requirement that students must complete at least 15 courses in each of the two Faculties.

Year 1: 11-161, 34-162, 43-114, 62-130 (or 62-140 and 62-141 if requirement for major or minor concentration), two courses selected as needed to satisfy major or minor requirements in Arts and Social Science, four courses consisting of any two of the following pairs: 55-140 and 55-141, 62-140 and 62-141, 59-140 and 59-141, 60-140 and 60-141, 61-140 and 61-141, 62-140 and 62-141, 64-130 and 64-131, 64-140 and 64-141, 41-110 and 41-111.

Year 2: 65-205 or 02-250; one of 26-120, 26-122, 26-123, 26-128, 26-140, 29-141, 53-100; one of 24-111, 24-130, 24-230, 24-330, 26-105, 28-214, 28-215, 32-116, 32-117, 53-260; one of 64-202, 64-203, 66-213, 61-214, 66-201, 59-201; 65-205; plus any six additional courses, at least 2 from each of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science, and consistent with satisfying the requirements for the Major and the Minor concentrations.

Year 3: 34-221, 56-310, 56-301; Plus any seven additional courses, at least 2 from each of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science, and consistent with satisfying the requirements for the Major and the Minor concentrations.

Year 4: 56-421, 56-410, 56-420 (or other departmental requirement for the student's Major concentration); plus any seven additional courses as needed to satisfying the remaining requirements for the Major concentration, the Minor concentration and/or the Program.


Major and Minor Concentrations

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Anthropology
Classical Studies
Communication, Media and Film
Criminology
Dramatic Art
English, Language, Literature and Creative Writing
French Studies
History
Modern Languages, Literatures and Civilizations
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Visual Arts
Women's Studies

Faculty of Science
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Economics
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics

Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES)

This program is truly interdisciplinary in approach and will introduce students to the social, cultural, economic, political, legal, and ethical factors affecting human interaction with the environment while at the same time ensuring they acquire a basic literacy in the physical and biological sciences. Graduates will understand the human dimensions of environmental issues and will be knowledgeable, skilled individuals capable of analyzing complex human-environmental situations and formulating effective political and social strategies to address
human impact.

Total Courses: 40

Major requirements:
(a) seventeen courses consisting of 34-227 or 34-228, 34-323 or 48-227, 45-212, 48/49-340 or 45-249, 55-101 or 55-140, 58-100, 66-100, 66-102, 66-141, 66-200, 66-213, 66-215, 66-216, 66-246, 66-332, 66-334, 99-218
(b) plus eight courses from one of the following areas of concentration: Resource Management or Environmental Values and Policy.

Other requirements:
(a) 02-250, 45-100, 48-101, 48-102, 48-308;
(b) ten courses from any area of study.


Area of Concentration: Resource Management

At least 3 of the following must be taken: 66-220, 66-221, 66-230, 66-316, 66-381, 66-402

27-385. Green Corridor
34-329. Animals and Ethics
45-238. Political Geography
45-249. Political Economy of Agriculture and Food
48-226. Introduction to International Development
48-340. Food and Global Sustainability (Also offered as 49-340)
55-141. Cell Biology
55-208. Plants and Society
58-499. Environmental Studies Research Project
59-201. Chemistry in the Marketplace
64-203. Physics and Society –The Present
66-201. Science, Technology and Society
66-210. Introduction to Oceanography
66-214. Geology and International Development
66-220. Climatology
66-221. Environmental Geomorphology
66-230. Hydrology
66-247. Environmental Auditing in Mineral Resource Development
66-316. Environmental Modelling and Decision Analysis
66-381. Field Measurement and Mapping Techniques
66-370. Climate Change
66-402. Remote Sensing
75-100. Introduction to Business

Area of Concentration: Environmental Values and Policy
27-385. Green Corridor
34-227. Environmental Ethics
34-228. Technology, Human Values and the Environment
34-323. Human Rights and Social Justice
34-329. Animals and Ethics
34-330. Environmental Philosophy
40-101. Introduction to Communication Studies
45-160. Issues in World Politics
45-220. Introduction to Public Administration
45-221. Canadian Public Administration and Policy
45-238. Political Geography
45-249. Political Economy of Agriculture and Food
45-268. International Organizations
45-275. Research Methods in Political Science
45-326. (Municipal) Urban Administration
45-360. International Conflict and its Resolution
45-363. Principles of International Law
48-226. Introduction to International Development
48-227. Globalization and Social Change
48-327. Social Movements
48-340. Food and Global Sustainability
48-375. Social Justice and Global Change
53-320. Women, Power, and the Environment (also offered as 48-353)
54-204. Worker Health and Safety
58-499. Environmental Studies Research Project
66-381. Field Measurement and Mapping Techniques
75-100. Introduction to Business

PROGRAM SEQUENCING

Year 1
45-100. Introduction to Canadian Government and Politics
48-101. Principles and Methods of Sociology
58-100. Introduction to Environmental Studies
66-100. Introduction to Geomorphology
66-141. Introduction to Environmental Science
02-250. Basic Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
48-102. Social Institutions and Social Change
55-101. Organisms and the Environment (or 55-140 Biological Diversity)
67-102. Atmosphere and Climate
Option/Elective or area of concentration

Year 2
34-227. Environmental Ethics (or 34-228 Technology, Human Values and the Environment)
45-212. Environmental Policy and Politics
66-200. Introductory Resource Management
66-213. Geology and the Environment
66-215. Introduction to Aerial Photography and Cartography
66-216. Principles and Applications of GIS
4 Options/Elective or area of concentration

Year 3
48-227. Globalization and Social Change (or 34-323 Human Rights and Social Justice)
48-308. Intermediate Statistics
66-246. Environmental Decision Analysis
66-332. Issues in Resource and Environmental Systems
6 Options/Elective or area of concentration

Year 3 or 4 (depending on year offered)
48-340. Food and Global Sustainability or 45-249 Political Economy of Agriculture and Food
99-218. Environmental Law

Year 4
66-334. Environmental Impact Assessment
9 Options/Elective or area of concentration


Honours Bachelor of Forensic Science (BFS)

Forensic Science is the study of evidence in modern criminal investigation for presentation in courts of law. The Bachelor of Forensic Science (Hons.) Program will provide students with an education in both the Arts and the Sciences, with a focus on acquiring the skills and knowledge essential to the practice of professional Forensic Science. The program will enable students to develop as inquisitive researchers, have an understanding of scientific processes and processes and protocols, lab procedures, criminality, judicial systems, (physical) evidence, the significance of high ethical standards, sophisticated interpersonal skills, and effective report writing and public speaking skills.

Total courses: forty.

Major requirements: twenty-seven courses consisting of 01-209; 48-101; 48-260; 48-262; 49-111; 49-112; 55-140; 55-141; 59-140; 59-141; 59-230; 59-261; 62-140; 62-141; 65-205; 64-140; 64-141; 99-219; 57-201; 57-301; 57-302; 57-303; 57-400; 57-401; 57-402; two of the following: 24-210, 34-160 or 43-287.

Other requirements:
(a) Ten additional courses from one of the three following areas of concentration: Molecular Biology/Biochemistry; or Biology; or Chemistry. At least six must be at the 300 level or above. The area of concentration must be declared prior to entry of 2nd year studies.
(b) Three open options from outside the area of concentration

Area of Concentration: Molecular Biology/Biochemistry

Required Courses
55-202. Human Anatomy
55-211. Genetics
55-213. Introduction to Molecular Biology
59-320. Analytical Chemistry
59-321. Principles of Instrument. Analysis

and Five of:
55-204. Human Physiology I
55-210. Ecology
55-342. Immunology
55-350. Molecular Cell Biology
55-357. Animal Cells & Tissues
55-485. Nerves, Muscles and Glands
59-362. Metabolism I
59-363. Metabolism II
59-365. Protein and Nucleic Acid Chem
59-468. DNA Science
59-480. Bioinformatics/Genomics/Proteomics

Area of Concentration: Biology

Required Courses
55-210. Ecology
55-211. Genetics
55-324. Population Ecology
55-325. Community Ecology
55-341. Evolution
55-359. Invertebrate Biology

and Four of:
49-215. Principles of Physical Anthropology
49-323. Forensic Anthropology
55-202. Human Anatomy
55-204. Human Physiology I
55-205. Human Physiology II
55-213. Introduction to Molecular Biology
55-357. Animal Cells & Tissues
55-320. Experimental Principles & Design
55-323. Animal Behaviour
55-437. Conservation Biology
55-468. Plant Ecology

Area of Concentration: Chemistry

Required Courses
59-240. Introduction to Physical Chemistry I
59-241. ntroduction to Physical Chemistry II
59-250. Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry I
59-251. Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry II
59-320. Analytical Chemistry
59-321. Principles of Instrument Analysis
and 4 of:
59-330. Spectroscopic Structure Identification
59-331. Intermediate Organic Chemistry
59-340. Quantum Chemistry
59-341. Molecular Spectroscopy
59-351. Materials Chemistry
59-365. Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
59-421. Advanced Analytical Chemistry
59-470. Introduction to Computational Chemistry
59-466. Drug Design

PROGRAM SEQUENCING

Year 1
48-101. Principles and Methods of Sociology
49-111. Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology
49-112. Culture in Comparative Perspective
55-140. Biological Diversity
55-141. Cell Biology
59-140. General Chemistry I
59-141. General Chemistry II
62-140. Differential Calculus
62-141. Integral Calculus
57-201. Introduction to Forensic Science

Year 2
48-260. Introduction to Criminology
65-205. Statistics for the Sciences
59-230. Introductory Organic Chemistry
59-261. Organic Chemistry of Biomolecules
64-140. Introductory Physics I
64-141. Introductory Physics II
4 other courses

Year 3
01-209. Ethics in the Profession
48-262. Administration of Criminal Justice
99-219. Law of Evidence for Forensics
57-301. Laboratory in Forensic Science
57-302. Pro-seminar in Forensic Science
Five other courses

Year 4
57-303. Forensic Identification
57-400. Research and Issues in Forensic Science
57-401. Practicum in Forensic Science
57-402. Research Paper in Forensic Science
Six other courses

Combined Bachelor of Arts in Forensics

The Combined Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Forensics provides a unique inter-faculty program that combines courses from the arts and social sciences. The program provides training in the identification, collection and presentation of evidence in criminal investigations, as well as an education in a second area of study.

Students wanting to take Criminology as a second major must apply for third year. Please see admission requirements for Criminology combined majors.

Total courses: forty.

Major requirements: twenty courses consisting of 01-209; either 34-226 or 43-287; 48-101; 48-260; 49-111; 49-112; 49-215; 49-323; 55-140; 55-141; 55-211; 62-130; one of 02-250 or 65-205; 57-201; 57-302; 57-303; 57-304; 57-313; 57-400; 99-219.

*When a requirement in the combined Forensics program is also required as part of the course requirements for the other combined major, another course must be selected and substituted into the combined Forensics course requirements in consultation with the Program Chair of Forensic Science and with the approval of the Director of Inter-Faculty programs.

Major requirements - other subjects in Arts or Social Sciences: as prescribed by that area of study.

Other requirements:additional options (if required) to a total of forty courses.


RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCING
First Year: ten courses, including: 55-140; 55-141; 57-201; 48-101; 49-111; 49-112; 62-130
Second Year: ten courses, including: 55-211; 48-260; 49-215; 65-205 (or 02-250); 01-209
Third Year: ten courses, including: 57-302; 57-303; 57-304; 57-313; 49-323;
Fourth Year: ten courses, including: 99-219; 57-400; 43-287 or 34-226


INTER-FACULTY: PROGRAM COORDINATOR
ARTS AND SCIENCE: COURSES
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: COURSES
FORENSIC SCIENCE: COURSES