Course List
Term 1
| Course Number | Course Name | Eligibility | |||||||
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| Concentration | |||||||||
| 300-1R1-DW | Introduction to Social Science Research | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: Introduction to Social Science Research (IR) is the first of the four methodology courses and is normally taken in the student’s first term of the program. The goal of the course is to develop and apply appropriate work methods to the social science disciplines. Students learn and practice skills such as accessing and organizing relevant information, using appropriate technologies, identifying academic and non-academic sources, evaluating the reliability of the sources, summarizing an author’s main idea, citing sources, building a bibliography, communicating their ideas orally and in writing, and effectively working in a group. This course establishes a practical foundation for successful and ethical work in the social sciences and is the pre-requisite for the two methodology courses that follow: Qualitative Methods and Quantitative Analysis. | |||||||||
| 330-1N1-DW | Introduction to Global History | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: This course explores the historical changes and challenges that have marked human civilizations since the 1400s. It promotes an understanding of the historical interactions between different cultures and regions of the world. A major point of focus will be on systems that have shaped and continue to greatly impact populations, such as imperialism, capitalism, patriarchy, enslavement, settler-colonialism, and decolonization. The course examines populations from various geographic regions and compares their economies, cultures, religions, political ideas, and environment. One objective is to offer a better comprehension of the historical roots of this long history of interconnection. This course surveys the social, cultural, political, environmental, and economic evolution of the world’s human societies by focusing on various themes such as social and political revolution, industrialization, colonialism, imperialism, totalitarianism, war, and decolonization. | |||||||||
| 350-1N1-DW | Introduction to Psychology | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: Introduction to Psychology provides an overview of the scientific approach to the study of behaviour. In addition to providing students with a basic understanding of the scientific method, this course is designed to increase one's awareness and understanding of the interaction of factors which influence human behaviour. This course will look at how the methods and concepts of psychology can be applied to real-life situations and provide one with fundamental concepts on which one can build on in future psychology courses. | |||||||||
| 387-1N1-DW | Introduction to Sociology | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: This course introduces students to the basic ideas and perspectives of sociological investigation and interpretation. Students will learn how individuals are shaped and social groups are formed through processes of culture, socialization, interpersonal interaction, and organizational life. Students are introduced to the major areas of sociological research that will enable them to interpret events, patterns, and issues from a sociological perspective in the context of a socially, economically, and culturally diverse society. | |||||||||
| General Education | |||||||||
| 109-10x-MQ | Physical Education | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Choose one course from the list of options below:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Physical Education Department's website for their offering course for the following: | |||||||||
| 602-10x-MQ | French Block A | ||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. | |||||||||
| 602-UF0-MQ | Oeuvres narratives et écriture | ||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. | |||||||||
| 603-101-MQ | Introduction to College English | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the English Department's website for their offering course for the following: | |||||||||
Term 2
| Course Number | Course Name | Eligibility | |||||||||||||
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| Concentration | |||||||||||||||
| ___-___-__ | Introductory Options | ||||||||||||||
Choose from the list of options below: Geography320-1N1-DW Introduction to GeographyLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course introduces students to the foundations of geographical knowledge. It examines some of the main features, processes, and systems that characterize and shape places on earth at different scales, from local to global, with a focus on the interplay and overlap between humanity and nature. Students will explore geographical perspectives on key social and environmental issues, such as gentrification, global inequality, and climate justice. The course will emphasize that while geography is sometimes about knowledge of locations and asking ‘what’s where?’, it is also about critical thinking, considering different explanations and perspectives, and asking ‘why there?’ Religion370-1N1-DW Introduction to Religious StudiesLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course introduces students to the major elements of religion. It maps religious diversity by surveying the places and spaces that at least two major religious traditions of the world regard as sacred. It investigates prominent aspects of both personal spirituality and the relationship between religion and society by analyzing selected ritual practices, symbolic representations (in art and decoration), texts, beliefs, and social structures. This course will also introduce students to some major theorists of religion and some methods for analyzing selected religious phenomena. | |||||||||||||||
| 300-QL1-DW | Qualitative Methods | ||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: Qualitative Methods (QL) is one of four methodology courses and is taken either the student’s second or third term of the program. The goal of the course is to develop, apply and carry out scientific research by applying qualitative methodology. Students will learn to apply qualitative methods by learning the fundamentals of scientific research, developing a research project, formulating a research objective, producing a data collection tool, collecting, synthesizing and analyzing the data, and communicating the results obtained. In carrying out a qualitative research project, students also learn and practice ethical standards of Social Science research. | |||||||||||||||
| 350-0B5-DW | The Developing Child | ||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: This course will allow students to engage in fieldwork exercises, and collect observations on child development. They will be asked to put into practice child developmental concepts discussed in class, design observation projects to be implemented in a real-life setting, evaluate the selected research approach and identify potential themes and research questions about child development. Note: This course is only offered in the Winter semester. | |||||||||||||||
| 381-1N1-DW | Introduction to Anthropology | ||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to the social science of anthropology. There are 4 fields of anthropology which help to explain the behaviour of peoples all over the world. The study of these fields will allow the student to learn about the origins and development of human beings in the context of their physical and cultural environments. Students will explore contemporary issues through an anthropological lens. The course will provide the student with the necessary knowledge to pursue more specific or advanced courses in anthropology at either the CEGEP or university level. | |||||||||||||||
| General Education | |||||||||||||||
| 109-10x-MQ | Physical Education | ||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Choose one course from the list of options below:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Physical Education Department's website for their offering course for the following: | |||||||||||||||
| 345-101-MQ | Knowledge | ||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Humanities Department's website for their offering of 345-101-MQ - Knowledge courses. | |||||||||||||||
| 602-B0x-DW | French Block B | ||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. | |||||||||||||||
| 602-UF1-MQ | Poésie, théâtre et écriture | ||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. | |||||||||||||||
| 603-10x-DW | English | ||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Choose one course from the list of options below:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the English Department's website for their offering course for the following: | |||||||||||||||
Term 3
| Course Number | Course Name | Eligibility | |||||||
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| Concentration | |||||||||
| ___-___-__ | Thematic Issues | ||||||||
Research Methodology300-TH1-DW Thematic IssuesLanguage of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Course description(s):Teachers will lead students through an examination of a contemporary issue from the perspective of at least three different social science disciplines. Students will contextualize the issue in place and time, as well as differentiate the theoretical approaches of the disciplines used. Students will make use of acquired competencies from the three different Social Sciences disciplines to help them generate potential research questions emanating from the analysis of an issue that will be provided by their teacher. | |||||||||
| 300-QA1-DW | Quantitative Analysis | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: Quantitative Analysis (QA) is one of four methodology courses and is taken in either the student’s third or fourth term. The goal of the course is to interpret human realities by using quantitative analysis in the Social Sciences. Students will learn to recognize quantitative analysis, to formulate an operational hypothesis, describe quantitative data collections, to process data using descriptive and inferential measures, to describe the relationships between variables, and apply critical thinking to the interpretation of quantitative analysis. Students will also learn the importance of maintaining ethical standards in data collection and interpretation. | |||||||||
| 300-TH1-DW | Thematic Issues | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: Teachers will lead students through an examination of a contemporary issue from the perspective of at least three different social science disciplines. Students will contextualize the issue in place and time, as well as differentiate the theoretical approaches of the disciplines used. Students will make use of acquired competencies from the three different Social Sciences disciplines to help them generate potential research questions emanating from the analysis of an issue that will be provided by their teacher. | |||||||||
| 383-1N1-DW | Introduction to Economics | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: The course introduces students to resource allocation under constraints, economic systems, the great economic thinkers, the different schools of thought, and the major approaches in economics. Students will recognize basic economic concepts, theories, and models, and recognize their limitations. Applying different perspectives and relying on current and historical data, students will discuss the main economic problems facing Canada and Quebec in a global context, such as climate change, inflation, poverty, globalization, recessions, unemployment, income inequality, and other selected problems. In this course, students will describe how governments use fiscal, monetary, and trade policies to reduce domestic economic problems. They will recognize the economic consequences of economic policies and critically discuss economic information reported in the news media. Students will apply the knowledge, skills, and values they have developed in the course to examine a selected problem. | |||||||||
| 387-A03-DW | Sociology of Education | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with an exploration of education. We will look at education not only as a system or institution that prepares citizens for the labour force but also look at education as an intensely personal experience that elicits a range of diverse responses from individuals. In this class, we will be looking at different sociological theories that attempt to explain the function of education for society. We will also look at issues of social class, race and gender in schools and to what extent schools reproduce divisions between different groups or help reduce inequalities. We will also look at the culture of schools – Schools provide the backdrop to where much of our personal relationships are formed, we will attempt to try and unpack the culture of schools and how it may lead to the development of our personality. | |||||||||
| General Education | |||||||||
| 345-102-MQ | World Views | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Humanities Department's website for their offering of 345-102-MQ - World Views courses. | |||||||||
| 602-C0x-MQ | French Block C | ||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Choose one course from the list of options below:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. | |||||||||
| 602-D0x-MQ | French Block D | ||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Choose one course from the list of options below:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. | |||||||||
| 602-UF2-MQ | Comparaison d'oeuvres littéraires | ||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. | |||||||||
| 603-10x-DW | English | ||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Choose one course from the list of options below:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the English Department's website for their offering course for the following: | |||||||||
| ___-___-__ | Complémentaire | ||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Course Description: Most programs include two complementary courses. These courses give you an opportunity to build a new skill or explore other areas of knowledge unrelated to your program. You can choose your complementary courses from the following domains (access to domains varies by program):
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Term 4
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| ___-___-__ | Introductory or University Prerequisite Course Options | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choose from the list of options below: Biology101-B11-DW Behavioural BiologyLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course introduces Social Science students to the human body from an anatomical, physiological and behavioural perspective. Students will gain an understanding of the function of cells and how they communicate with each other allowing us to respond to stimuli and maintain health. Emphasis will be on the role of endocrine and nervous-regulated physiological mechanisms and their impact on behaviour. The influence of genetic inheritance on the expression of various physical and behavioural traits will also be explored. The course will consist of lectures, labs, and other learning activities. Business Administration401-1N1-DW Introduction to BusinessLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course is designed to provide students with an introductory overview of business by exploring the primary business functions and activities performed by companies and small businesses (marketing, accounting, management, leadership, etc.), by identifying the major influences and trends affecting business decisions (internal and external), and by recognizing the different stakeholders (owners/shareholders, managers, employees, customers, society) that are affected by business. Overall, students will not only acquire business vocabulary and relate business principles to their daily lives and workplace but will also develop an essential appreciation of the significant role that business plays in society as a whole. Classics332-1N1-DW Introduction to ClassicsLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course provides an overview of the major events and achievements of the Classical period and introduces students to the techniques used by scholars in piecing together a picture of the ancient past. Students will learn how the study of material remains through the science of archaeology is combined with the study of written records to provide an overall picture of Greco-Roman civilization, stressing the debt the contemporary world owes to this era. This would include topics such as democracy, philosophy, literature, gender, class, and religion. Students must pass this course before taking an Analysis Classics course. Geography320-1N1-DW Introduction to GeographyLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course introduces students to the foundations of geographical knowledge. It examines some of the main features, processes, and systems that characterize and shape places on earth at different scales, from local to global, with a focus on the interplay and overlap between humanity and nature. Students will explore geographical perspectives on key social and environmental issues, such as gentrification, global inequality, and climate justice. The course will emphasize that while geography is sometimes about knowledge of locations and asking ‘what’s where?’, it is also about critical thinking, considering different explanations and perspectives, and asking ‘why there?’ Mathematics201-MA3-DW Linear Algebra and Vector Geometry for Social SciencesLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course includes the study of systems of linear equations, matrices and determinants, vectors, lines and planes, as well as applications to current human realities, including Markov Chains, Leontief Models and the Simplex Method. This course is not a substitute for any of 201-105-DW or 201-NYC-05. 201-MA4-DW Probability and Statistics for Social SciencesLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):The description for this course is not available at this time. Philosophy340-1N1-DW Introduction to PhilosophyLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course will survey central philosophical questions and how influential philosophers have attempted to answer them. Major topics such as the nature of reality, truth, knowledge, justice, personal identity, freedom, responsibility, and meaning will be covered. In a broad sense, this course explores the human condition, and the ways we humans have tried to understand and define ourselves, our world and our possibilities. As this is an introductory course, students will also learn and practice the philosophical fundamentals of sound argumentation. By the end of the course, students will have an understanding of the basic problems of philosophy and their development. They will also have a sense of philosophy’s relevance and importance for the social sciences, the natural sciences, and contemporary issues. Political Science385-1N1-DW Introduction to Political ScienceLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course will introduce students to political science as the study of power and governance. Students will learn key political concepts used to explain how decisions are made by and for groups of people. Students will be introduced to the basic institutions of democratic and non-democratic states, to political ideologies, and to governmental and non-governmental actors. Finally, they will reflect critically on a current local and/or global political issue. Religion370-1N1-DW Introduction to Religious StudiesLanguage of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course description(s):This course introduces students to the major elements of religion. It maps religious diversity by surveying the places and spaces that at least two major religious traditions of the world regard as sacred. It investigates prominent aspects of both personal spirituality and the relationship between religion and society by analyzing selected ritual practices, symbolic representations (in art and decoration), texts, beliefs, and social structures. This course will also introduce students to some major theorists of religion and some methods for analyzing selected religious phenomena. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 300-1S1-DW | Integrative Seminar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
The description for this course is not available at this time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 330-A04-DW | Social Constructs in History: The Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: This course explores one of the oldest and most essential social institutions: the family. The family serves as a powerful tool of cultural transmission, and the characteristics associated with family, including gender, marriage, sexuality, and childhood, are social constructs that possess complex and contested histories. This course will explore how the family has been shaped by different theories and ideologies, as well as by social, economic, and political trends. Themes to be covered may include gender, sexuality, the emancipation of women, colonial ideologies, the relationship between economics and the experience of family life, and marriage as a historical construct. These themes will be studied through an examination of debates, methodological approaches, and the analysis of primary and secondary sources. This course will reveal that far from being a self-evident and static unit of society, the family is a profound site of contention and change. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 381-A02-DW | Anthropology of Parenthood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: Anthropology of Parenthood will introduce the student to the analysis of the concept of parenthood. We will use the holistic anthropological approach to describe and analyze types of parenthood from a cross-cultural perspective, looking at both the biological and social make up of parenthood. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 109-103-MQ | Physical Activity and Autonomy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Physical Education Department's website for their offering course for the following: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 345-BXH-DW | Applied Ethics in Humanities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Humanities Department's website for their offering of 345-BXH-MQ - Applied Ethics courses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 602-E0x-MQ | French Block E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Choose one course from the list of options below:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 603-BXE-DW | Applied Themes in English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: English Course hours per week:
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the English Department's website for their offering course for the following: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ___-___-__ | Complémentaire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language of instruction: French Course hours per week:
Course Description: Most programs include two complementary courses. These courses give you an opportunity to build a new skill or explore other areas of knowledge unrelated to your program. You can choose your complementary courses from the following domains (access to domains varies by program):
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Legend of Eligibility:
- This course is required for all students in the program.
- This course is required for students who do not have a Certificate of Eligibility to English-language education.
- This course is required for students who do have a Certificate of Eligibility to English-language education AND who are placed at the 101 in college level French or lower.
- This course is required for students who do have a Certificate of Eligibility to English-language education AND who are placed at the 102 or 103 in college level French.
Légende de l'éligibilité:
- Ce cours est obligatoire pour tous les étudiants du programme.
- Ce cours est obligatoire pour les étudiants du programme qui n'ont pas de certificat d'éligibilité à l'enseignement en anglais.
- Ce cours est obligatoire pour les étudiants du programme qui ont un certificat d'éligibilité à l'enseignement en anglais ET qui ont obtenu un niveau 101 ou inférieur au test de classement en français collégial.
- Ce cours est obligatoire pour les étudiants du programme qui ont un certificat d'éligibilité à l'enseignement en anglais ET qui ont obtenu un niveau 102 ou 103 au test de classement en français collégial.
October 22, 2024 04:00:14 for program: 300GE
