Faculty of Arts and Sciences Calendar, 2011-2012

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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
George Campus
St.
FACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
FACULTY ARTS SCIENCE
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Message from the Dean
Welcome to the 2011-2012 academic year.
This Calendar is your guide to the wide range of academic choices available to you as a
student in the Faculty ofArts & Science, which offers a breadth of educational opportunities
unparalleled in Canada. While such choice is exciting, it can also be a little intimidating
trying to decide which courses to take. There are many people who work in Arts & Science
whose job it is to answer your questions and assist you in getting the most out of your
university experience. Your college registrar’s office is your first stop for assistance,
including advice about course selection, degree requirements and so on. encourage you
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to take advantage of these services, whether you are at the beginning, middle or end of
your university career.
The Faculty ofArts & Science is firmly committed to a top quality experience for our
students. We value your feedback on all aspects of your student life. Let us know how
you feel your courses and professors measure up by completing the Faculty's student
course evaluations, circulated to classes by your Arts & Science Students’ course union
representatives. Pass along suggestions to your college registrar’s office about ways
in which services could be improved or drop a note in the Faculty ofArts & Science
Registrar’s office suggestion box. Take part in campus surveys measuring student
satisfaction. Give us your feedback and ideas about this Calendar and our services in
general by emailing [email protected]. Or you might even decide to join fellow
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students on the Faculty Council Arts & Science’s main decision-making body.
Through your engagement, we can ensure Arts & Science students get the educational
experience they deserve.
With best wishes for a great academic year.
FRSC
Meric Gertler,
Dean & Professor of Geography
Goldring Chair in Canadian Studies
What’s Changed? Admission Requirements for
limited enrolment subject POSts
A policy eliminating the use of GPAs for admission to limited enrolment
programs comes into effect with the Calendar for 2011-2012. Admission
requirements will now be expressed in terms of course marks in specific
courses that the program identifies as relevant to the program.
• For the April - September 2011 subject POSt admission season: the
requirements that will apply for admission to programs will be those published
in the 2010-2011 Calendar (with the exception of Rotman Commerce).
• For the April - September 2012 POSt admission season: The requirements
that will apply will be those published in the 2011-2012 Calendar.
Where Go Answers,
to for
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Advice Support
Office of the Faculty
Your College
Registrar:
Registrar’s Office:
• Transactions on transcripts, final exam
• Your ‘Reliable First Stop’ where conflicts, mark checks & exam re-reads.
you can get information, advice or
a direct referral.
• Broad, integrated advising
on personal, financial, family or Departmental Advisors:
career issues.
• Advising on the specifics of that
• Academic advising, especially
department’s courses, programs,
on issues reaching beyond a
instructional issues.
particular course.
• Approvals, waivers and substitutions
• Advising on petitions, and other
on prerequisites, exclusions and
rule-related matters.
program requirements.
• Referrals to, and follow-up from
specialized UT student services.
Specialized U of T Student Life
Programs & Services:
•
Professional support for students (see www.life.utoronto.ca)
Important Notices
The undergraduate academic Calendar ofthe Faculty The University has several policiesthat are approved by
ofArts & Science is published in both online and the Governing Council and which apply to all students.
printed editions. Every effort has been made to ensure Each student must become familiarwith the policies.
the compatability ofboth versions. In the case ofany The University will assume that he or she has done so.
discrepancy, the online version shall apply.Any post- The rules and regulations ofthe Faculty are listed in this
publication corrections and/or updatesto the print edition calendar. In applying to the Faculty, the student assumes
ofthis Calendarwill be posted on the Faculty Registrar's certain responsibilities to the University and the Faculty
web site. Students are strongly advised to check back and, ifadmitted and registered, shall be subjectto all
regularly to keep informed ofchanges. rules, regulations and policies cited in the calendar, as
amended from time to time.
While Departmental counsellors and the Registrars
ofthe Colleges are always available to give advice All University policies can be found at: http;//www.
and guidance, it must be clearly understood thatTHE governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies.htm
ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH THE
STUDENT forcompleteness and correctness ofcourse Thosewhich are ofparticular importance to students are:
selection, forcompliance with prerequisite, co-requisite Code ofBehaviouronAcademic Matters
requirements, etc., forcompletion of Program details, Code ofStudent Conduct
for properobservance ofthe Breadth or Distribution Grading Practices Policy
Requirement and forobservance ofregulations, deadlines, Policy on Official Correspondence with Students
etc.
More information about students’ rights and responsibilities
Students are responsible for seeking guidance can be found at http://www.students.utoronto.ca/The_
from a responsible officer ifthey are in any doubt; Basics/Rights_and_Rules.htm
misunderstanding, or advice received from another
studentwill not be accepted as cause fordispensation Enrolment Limitations
from any regulation, deadline, program ordegree The University makes every reasonable effortto plan
requirement.
and control enrolmentto ensure that all ofourstudents
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Degrees Offered on the St. George Campus are qualified to complete the programs to which they
are admitted, and to strike a practicable balance
Effective for students registering in a degree program in between enrolment and available instructional resources.
the Faculty forthe firsttime in the 2001 summersession Sometimes such a balance cannot be struck and the
or later, the St. George Campus ofthe Faculty ofArts and numberofqualified students exceeds the instructional
Science has discontinued the IScourse (three-year) B.A. resources thatwe can reasonably make available while
and B.Sc. degrees; ONLY 20-course (four-year) Honours atthe same time maintaining the quality ofinstruction. In
'B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com degreeswill be available. Students such cases, we must reserve the rightto limitenrolment in
registered in a degree program in the Faculty before the programs, courses, orsections listed in the calendar,
the 2001 summersession may still choose a 15-course and towithdraw courses orsectionsforwhich enrolment
(three-year) degree. or resources are insufficient. The University will not be
liable forany loss, damages, orotherexpenses that such
Changes in Programs of Study and/or Courses
limitations orwithdrawals might cause.
The programs ofstudythat our calendar lists and
describes are available forthe year(s) to which the Copyright in Instructionai Settings
calendar applies. They may not necessarily be available Ifa studentwishes to tape-record, photograph, video-
in later years. Ifthe University orthe Faculty must change record orotherwise reproduce lecture presentations,
the content ofprograms ofstudy orwithdraw them, all course notes orothersimilar materials provided by
reasonable possible advance notice and alternative instructors, he or she mustobtain the instructor’swritten
instruction will be given. The University will not, however, consent beforehand. Otherwise all such reproduction is
be liable for any loss, damages, orotherexpenses that an infringement ofcopyright and is absolutely prohibited.
such changes might cause. In the case ofprivate use by students with disabilities, the
Foreach program ofstudy offered bythe University instructor’s consentwill not be unreasonablywithheld.
through the Faculty, the courses necessaryto complete Person I.D. (Student Number)
the minimum requirements ofthe program will be made
available annually. We must, however, reserve the right Each studentatthe University is assigned a unique
otherwise to change the contentofcourses, instructors identification number. The number is confidential. The
and instructional assignments, enrolment limitations, pre- University strictly controls access to Person I.D. numbers.
requisites and corequisites, grading policies, requirements The University assumes and expects that students will
for promotion and timetables without prior notice. protectthe confidentialityoftheir Person I.D.’s.
Regulations and Policies Fees and Other Charges
As members ofthe University ofToronto community, The University reserves the rightto alterthe fees and
students assume certain responsibilities and are othercharges described in the calendar.
guaranteed certain rights and freedoms.
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Important Notices
Notice of Collection of Personal Information completed 5.5 100-series courses enrols in and passes a full
The University ofToronto respects your privacy. Personal course atthe 100-level in a subsequent session; the most
recentlytaken half-course becomes “extra.”
information that you provide to the University is collected
pursuantto section 2(14) ofthe University ofToronto
Act, 1971. It is collected forthe purpose ofadministering
admission, registration, academic programs, university-
related student activities, activities ofstudent societies,
financial assistance and awards, graduation and university
advancement, and forthe purpose ofstatistical reporting
to government agencies. Atall times itwill be protected in
accordancewith the Freedom ofInformation and Protection
of PrivacyAct. Ifyou have questions, please referto www.
utoronto.ca/privacyorcontactthe University Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Coordinatorat416
946-7303, McMurrich Building,room 201, 12 Queen's Park
CrescentWest, Toronto, ON, MSS 1A8.
An expanded version ofthis Notice can be found at http://
www.fippa.utoronto.ca/policy/nocx.htm.
Registration
Details ofthe procedures bywhich students ofthe Facultyof
Arts and Science registerand enrol in courses forwhich they
are eligible, and pay ormake arrangements to payfees, are
found in the Registration Handbook and Timetable, which
students receive from theircollege. (Any studentallowed to
registerone day afterthe end ofthe firstweek ofclasses is
charged a latefee).
Repeating Passed Courses
Students may not repeat any course in which they have
alreadyobtained credit (i.e., a mark of50% or higherorCR)
with two exceptions;
i) When students require a course with a specific grade
forentry to a limited-enrollment program, they may
repeat such a course only once as an “extra” course.
The repeated course will be designated an "Extra"
course: itwill appearon the academic record, butwill
be marked "Extra" and will not be included in GPA
calculations or in the degree creditcount.
ii)Astudent may repeat up to 1.0full-course equivalent
in which he orshe has received a passing markfor
reasons otherthan to gain a required markforentry into
a Subject POStora course required fora prerequisite.
See the Rules and Regulations section fordetails.
Students may repeat courses in which they have a final
resultofa failing mark, LWD orWDR, exceptwhen thefailing
mark is obtained when the studentwas already repeating the
course under i) or ii) above.
There are no supplemental examinations or provisions to
“upgrade” a mark.All courses taken, exceptthose officially
cancelled, remain on the record.
Degree Courses and “Extra” Courses:
Chronological Principle
Courses are credited towards a degree chronologically. For
example, ifa student has already passed six 100-series
courses and then enrols in and passesfurther 100-series
coures, the more recentcourses are counted as “Extra”
courses. An exception occurs when a studentwho has
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Where to Look to Find What You SCHOLARSHIPS
Need.... Admissions &Awards website: http://www.adm.utoronto.
ca/adm-awards/html/awards/mainawdpage.htm; Arts &
Aquick guideto information on the main topics ofinterest Science web site: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/
toArts & Science students. undergraduate/undergraduate-scholarships.
(Calendar= this publication RHT = Registration TRANSCRIPTS
Handbook & Timetable ASW; =Arts & Science Faculty
Registrar’swebsite; www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/ Can be ordered on ROSI at www.rosi.utoronto.ca or
undergraduate; GCW=Governing Council web site: www. from the UniversityofTorontoTranscript Centre (UTTC),
governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies) Sidney Smith Hall, room 1006, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3.
Information also onASW.
COURSES:
ADVlSlNfi
Descriptions listed alphabetically by sponsoring unit in the
Calendar. Your reliable first stop is yourCollege Registrar’s Office.
They can help you sortthings out and getthe support
Scheduling information and enrolment instructions in the
you need. Departmental and program advisors advise
RHT.
on matters related to specific courses, programs, or
PROGRAMS instructional matters. You mayalso access specialized
Student Life Programs and Services directly. See
General definitions and rules, Calendarpp. 27. www.life.utoronto.ca, ULife atwww.ulife.utoronto.ca, or
Alphabetical listing ofall Subject POSts (programs of download Intuit: Yourguide to studentlife atthe University
study), RHT. Contacts & eqrolment instructions, RHT. ofTorontofrom the Student Life Programs web site.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS COURSE EVALUATIONS
Hon.B/VBSc, Calendarp. 22; B.Com p. 23. TheASSU Anti-Calendarappears on theASSU website;
www.assu.ca.
E££S
OLD. EXAMS
Amounts, payment deadlines, refund schedules: Student
Accountswebsite: www.fees.utoronto.ca. The Librarywebsite: http://eres.library.utoronto.ca.
See also Calendarp. 612.
GRADING & MARKS
A&S grading scale & policies, pp. 617.; UofTGrading
Practices Policy, GCW.
PETITIONS
Official rules. Calendarp. 618. See also the informal
Petitions Guide on theASH/. Advising: see your College
Registrar's Office.
EXAMS
Final Examination timetables,ASW.
Rules, Calendarp. 614. Also seeASW under
"Examinations" for Rules forthe Conductof Examinations,
andAppendix to the Petitions Guide.
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
Code ofAcademic Behaviour(\.e., plagiarism, cheating,
etc), Code ofStudent Conduct, GCW.
FINANCIALAID
Admissions &Awardswebsite; http://www.adm.utoronto.
ca/adm-awards/html/financial%20aid/mainfapage.
htm. Advising from yourcollege Registrar’s Office and
Admissions &Awards.
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For updates to this Calendar, check www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/
undergraduate. Please note that not ail courses listed in the Calendar are
offered every year; for course schedules, check the Registration Handbook
and Timetable.
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Table of Contents
Section Rage. Page
Sessional Dates 7 Arts and Science Programs and Courses
2011 Summer Session 7 by Sponsor 34
2011 Fall Session 7 First-YearSeminars Program 34
2012 Winter Session 7 Research Opportunity Program 34
Admission 9 Independent Experiential Study Program ...... 34
Aboriginal Studies 35
MinimumAdmission Requirements 10
Academic Bridging Program 40
English Facility Requirement 10
Actuarial Science. 41
OtherAdmission Categories 10
American Studies 44
Re-Registration in the Faculty 12
Anatomy 47
Admission to Other Faculties/Programs 12
Anthropology 48
student Services & Resources 13 Archaeology 61
Academic & Personal Counselling; The Colleges 14 Architectural Studies 64
Office ofthe Faculty Registrar 15 Art (Art History & Visual Studies) 69
Services and Programs forStudents 15 Asia-Pacific Studies (Dr. David Chu Program) . . 85
StudyAbroad and Student Exchange 17 Astronomy &Astrophysics 90
Professional ExperienceYear 18 Biochemistry 93
Arts & Science Students’ Union 18 Bioinformatics & Computational Biology 93
Assoc, of Part-Time Undergraduate Students. 18 Biology 100
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Jack McClelland Writer-In-Residence 18 Cell & Systems Biology. 103
Awards 18 jChemistry 110
Faculty ofArts & Science Language Citation ... 19 Classics 119
First-Year Learning Communities 19 Cognitive Science 127
Degree Requirements 21 Comparative Literature 129
Computer Science 130
Honours BachelorofArts/
Diaspora &Transnational Studies 144
Honours BachelorofScience 22
Drama 149
General Requirements 22 .
EastAsian Studies 155
Program Requirements 22
BachelorofCommerce - 23 EEccoolnoogmyic&sEvolutionary Biology. . . .^ 118619
The Breadth Requirement 24
English 192
The Distribution Requirement -... 25 Environment, Centre for 204
ConcurrentTeacher Education Program 25
Estonian 216
Guide to Programs & Courses 27 Ethics, Centre for 217
Codes Used in the Program ofStudy Listings 28 European Studies 218
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Choosing Courses 28 Finnish 220
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Keyto Course Descriptions 28 Forest Conservation 220
Course Load 28 French 223
Extra Courses; Repeating a Course as Extra... 29 Geography 228
Credit/No Credit 30 Geology 239
YearofStudy 30 German 262
Full/Part-Time Status 30 Greek 119
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Cancelling Courses, Courses History 268
Outsidethe Faculty &the University 30 History & Philosophy ofScience &Technology. 288
Codes Used in the Course Descriptions 30 Human Biology 293
Howto Read a Course Description 32 Hungarian 305
Arts & Science Programs and Courses 33 Immunology 307
Innis College 310
Italian Studies 323
Jewish Studies 331
Joint Courses Listing 337
Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology 339
Latin 119
LatinAmerican Studies 342
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Life Sciences 345 Late Withdrawal (LWD) 616
Linguistics 346 Grading Regulations 617
Materials Science 351 Grade PointAverage 618
Mathematics 354 Academic Standing 618
Modern Languages & Literatures 367 Grades Review Procedure 618
MolecularGenetics & Microbiology 368 Appeals & Petitions 618
Music 372 ReassessmentofMarks 621
National UniversityofSingapore 377 Student Records 621
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Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations 378 Transcripts 621
New College 392 Regulations and Policies 622
Nutritional Sciences 402
Index 623
Peace & Conflict Studies 404
Pharmaceutical Chemistry 407
Pharmacology &Toxicology 409
Philosophy 416
Physical Education & Health 428
Physics 429
Physiology 439
Planetary Science 444
Political Science 445
Portuguese 462
Psychology 465
Public Policy 475
Religion 476
Rotman Commerce 493
St. Michael’s College 504
Slavic Languages & Literatures 519
Sociology 533
SouthAsian Studies 547
Spanish 549
Statistics 555
Trinity College 560
University College 565
Victoria College 575
Visual Studies 69
Women & Gender Studies 588
Woodsworth College 593
Writing inArts & Science 601
About the University & the Facuity 602
Brief History ofthe University & the Faculty 603
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Officers ofthe University 603
Governing Council ofthe University 603
Officers ofthe Faculty 603
Governing Structure ofthe Faculty 604
The Colleges 605
Innis College 605
New College 605
St. Michael’s College 605
Trinity College 606
University College 606
Victoria College 607
Woodsworth College 608
Ruies and Regulations 609
Important Notices 610
Taking Courses Outside the Faculty 611
Cancelling Courses or Registration 612
Fees 612
Course Marks 613
Faculty Final Examinations 614
Credit/No Credit 615
Repeating a Course as Extra 615
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Sessional Dates
2011 Summer Session 2011 Fall Session
May 2011 Aug.u.st,20.11
16 Classes begin in F and Y section code courses 23 Bank tuition fee payment (or official deferral)
23 Last dayto add courses with F and Ysection must be done bythis date for registration
codes September 2011
23 Victoria Day; Universityclosed
5 Labour Day; University closed
June 2011
12 Fall term classes begin in F and Y section code
7-16 Arts & Science Spring Convocations courses
13 Lastdayto drop courses with F section codes 18 Waiting lists for F and Ysection code courses
from academic record and GPA.Afterthis close
deadline a mark is recorded foreach course, 25 Last dayto add courses with F and Ysection
whether course work is completed or not (a codes;
“0” Is assigned for incomplete work), and Last dayto enrol in Subject POStfor2011-
calculated into the GPA. 2012 Session
24 Classes end in F section code courses October 2011
27-30 Final examinations in F section code courses,
and deferred examinations in specified S 3 First dateto request June 2012 graduation
section code courses fromApril 2011 10 Thanksgiving; University closed
30 Last date to file a petition regarding term 14 Examination timetable for F section code
work in 2011 summersession F section code courses posted
courses November 2011
July 2011
3 Lastday to drop courses with F section codes
Canada Day holiday; University closed from academic record and GPA. Afterthis
Classes begin in S section code courses deadline a mark is recorded foreach course,
;
Firstdayto request November2011 graduation whethercourse work is completed or not (a
Last date tofile a petition regarding a final “0” is assigned for incomplete work), and
examination in 2011 summersession F section calculated into the GPA.
codecourses 7-8 Fall break (no classes)
10 Last dayto add courses with S section codes 15 Deadline to request corrections to 2010-2011
20 Examination timetable for S and Y section code Fall/Winteracademic record
courses posted - TBA Arts and Science Fall Convocations. Please
24 Last day to drop courses withY section codes check “Ceremony Dates” atwww.convocation,
from academic record and GPA. Afterthis utoronto.ca/dates.htm.
deadline a mark is recorded foreach course, December 2011
whethercourse work is completed or not (a
“0” is assigned for incomplete work), and 6 Classes end
calculated intothe GPA. 7 Makeup Monday classes (at instructor’s
31 Last dayto drop courses with S section codes discretion)
from academic record and GPA.Afterthis 8 Study period
deadline a mark is recorded foreach course, 9 Last date to request June 2012 graduation
whethercoursework is completed or not (a 9-20 Final examinations in F section code courses,
“0” is assigned for incomplete work), and and deferred exams fromAugust 2011; Term
calculated into the GPA. tests in Ysection code courses
August 2011 20 Lastdate tofile a petition regarding term work
in 2011 fall session F section courses
1 Civic holiday; University closed 21 Winter holidays begin; University is closed
5 Lastdayto request November2011 graduation December21 to January 1, 2012 inclusive
12 Classes end in S and Ysection code courses
15-19 Final examinations in S and Ysection code 2012 Winter Session
courses, deferred examinationsfromApril
2011, and specified coursesfrom June 2011 Jan.uary..2Q-12.
19 Last datetofile a petition regarding term work 9 WinterSession classes begin
in 2011 summersession Y/S section code 13 'Last date to file a petition regarding a final
courses
examination in 2011 fall session F section
26 Last datetofile a petition regarding a final courses
examination in 2011 summersessionY/S 15 Waiting lists for S section code courses close
section code courses
22 Deadline to enrol in S section code courses
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Sessional Dates
February 2012
17 Final examination timetable for SIY courses
posted
20 Lastday to drop courseswith Y section codes
from academic record and GPA. Afterthis
deadline a mark is recorded foreach course,
whether course work is completed or not (a
“0” is assigned for incomplete work), and
calculated into the GPA.
Family Day; University closed
20-24 Reading Week; deferred examinations from
December2011
28 Deadline to request corrections to 2011
Summeracademic record
March 2012
11 Lastdayto drop courseswith S section codes
from academic record and GPA. Afterthis
deadline a mark is recorded foreach course,
whether course work is completed or not (a
“0” is assigned for incomplete work), and
calculated into the GPA.
April 2012
5 Classes end
6 Good Friday: University closed
9-10 Study period; no tests orexaminations in this
period
11-30 Final examinations in S and Y section code
courses and deferred examinations from
December 2011
30 Last date tofile a petition regarding term work
for 2011-2012 fall-wintersessionsY/S section
code courses
May 2012
7 Last date to file a petition regarding a final
examination for2011-2012 fall-wintersessions
Y/S section code courses '
21 Victoria Day; University closed
June 2012
TBA Arts and Science Spring Convocations. Please
check “Ceremony Dates” atwww.convocation.
utoronto ca/dates.htm
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