10 cool courses to add colour to your fall schedule
Your timetable deserves a twist. This fall at the University of Toronto Mississauga, you can study everything from freshwater lakes to far-off galaxies, ancient hoaxes to the art of suburbia — and so much more. Here are 10 cool courses to shake up your semester.
ANT210H5: Fantasies, Hoaxes and Misrepresentations of the Ancient World – Have you ever wondered why television programs like Ancient Aliens are so popular or if they have any merit? Learn the truth about the hoaxes, outrageous claims and "bad archaeology" that have distorted our pop culture understanding of the human past.
BIO333H5: Freshwater Ecology – This course explores the science of lakes, from water chemistry to the creatures that live in them, and how humans affect these habitats. Get your feet wet on a mandatory one-day field trip to an aquatic habitat.
CIN215H5: Bollywood in Context – India has arguably the most popular and prolific film industry in the world. This course contextualizes the Bollywood phenomenon, emphasizing its role in constructing historically changing ideas of national and gendered identity.
CCT435H5: Media and Outer Space – Explore how media shapes — and is shaped by — our visions of living and working in outer space. Journey through Cold War rivalries, extreme environments, extraterrestrial intelligence and our artistic depictions of the final frontier.
SOC352H5: Gender and Care – Examine how gender shapes the work of care and its value in society. This course compares how unpaid and paid care is organized, provided and compensated in different countries and settings.
PSY344H5: Forensic Psychology – Investigate the intersection of psychology and the law. Examine criminal responsibility, competency, psychiatric disorders linked to crime, profiling and the work of psychologists as expert witnesses.
VCC338H5: Picturing the Suburbs – Take a stroll through suburbia as it appears in pop culture and high art. See how film, TV, painting and other visual media shape our ideas about public and private space, mass production and the social and political life of the built environment.
ECO335H5: Public Economics I: Global Warming, Biodiversity Loss and Inequality – Examine today’s major policy challenges through the lens of economics, from climate change to income inequality. Build skills in cost-benefit analysis, critical debate and persuasive writing.
RLG442H5: Desert Solitaire: Christian Monasticism and the Ascetic Tradition – Retreat into the desert tradition of Christian monasticism and asceticism. See how its ideals of solitude, silence and self-discipline have endured from ancient times to the present.
GGR252: Retail Geography – We are what we consume, and our consumption priorities describe our society. The course examines considers relationships between retail practices and environmental, ethical and social justice concerns.
To explore more courses, visit utm.utoronto.ca/registrar/enrolment.
