spring 2011 courses
To inquire about the availability of the following courses or to register, please call our Enrolment Services Office at (403) 531-9130. First day of Spring Term is May 4, 2011. These courses may be taken for credit ($664) or audit ($303).
ART 325 H(3-0) Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture Dr. David Bershad, Adjunct Professor, Art History
Monday through Friday, 9 am - 12 pm, June 2 - 20, 2011
A chronological examination of the arts and architecture from circa 1280 to 1563. Specific attention will be given to the artistic centres of Florence, Venice and Rome.
ECON 201 H(3-1T) principles of microeconomics
Dr. Lavinia Moldovan, Lecturer, Economics
Mondays & Wednesdays, 9 am - 12 pm
This course features the principles of consumption, production, exchange, and market and firm equilibrium under different competitive conditions. These principles are applied to various contemporary problems in the Canadian economy, such as the changing structure of agriculture, government policies and pollution.
ENGL 381.3-2 H(3-0) Major Authors: John irving
Dr. Jocelyn Williams, Associate Professor, English
Mondays & Wednesdays, 1 - 4 pm
This course addresses an author or closely-related pair, group or movement of authors. Emphasis will be on the author’s oeuvre and some or all of the following elements: biography, rivalries, collaborations, correspondences, controversies, shared esthetic/political commitments, or other micro-contextual connections.
ASTR 205 H(3-0) Modern Astronomy
Dr. Leonid Braverman, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Astronomy
Mondays & Wednesdays, 6 pm - 9 pm
A comprehensive, descriptive survey of modern astronomy that focuses on the development of our present views of the universe. Topics include the solar system, the birth and death of stars, the Milky Way and other galaxies, cosmic rays, pulsars and supernovae, the concept of a black hole, exploding galaxies and quasars, the beginning and end of the universe, the possibilities of extraterrestrial life and interstellar communication.
ENGL 345 H(3-0) Canadian Long Poem
Dr. Tara Hyland-Russell, Associate Professor, English
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9 am - 12 pm
This course will explore an important yet largely under-examined Canadian literary genre – the Canadian Long Poem. Through intensive reading of the works of writers as Fred Wah, Robert Kroetsch, Michael Ondaatje, bp nichol, Daphne Marlatt, Phyllis Webb and Dionne Brand, students will frame and confront a series of questions concerning the nature of the long poem and its place within the literary and historical contexts of Canada. This course focuses on the poetics and practice of key twentieth century texts.
PHIL 351 H(3-0) Ethics
Dr. Timothy Harvie, Assistant Professor, Theology & Philosophy
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9 am - 12 pm
This course is an introduction to the primary philosophical questions surrounding the issues of human life and the pursuit of the good. The primary ethical theories will be explored through an examination of major historical thinkers from Greek, Mediaeval, modern and feminist perspectives. Throughout the course ethical questions will be explored at the intersections of theories of action, philosophical anthropology and metaphysics.
HIST 353 H(3-0) History of Gender in Canada
Dr. Gayle Thrift, Assistant Professor, History
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1 - 4 pm
This course examines gender history in Canada from pre-industrial times to the present. It explores the historical development of gender norms, identities and roles as they have been shaped and changed by cultural, economic, and political factors. Students are introduced to the history of the field, highlighting recent developments, and explore the variety of ways in which historians incorporate gendered analyses into their work.