Choose one course from the list of options below: - 101-B11-DW: Behavioural Biology
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.
- 201-MA3-DW: Linear Algebra and Vector Geometry for Social Sciences
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 Sciences
The description for this course is not available at this time.
- 320-1N1-DW: Introduction to Geography
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?’
- 332-1N1-DW: Introduction to Classics
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.
- 340-1N1-DW: Introduction to Philosophy
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.
- 370-1N1-DW: Introduction to Religious Studies
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.
- 385-1N1-DW: Introduction to Political Science
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.
- 401-1N1-DW: Introduction to Business
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.
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