St. Michael's College
Faculty List
Professors Emeriti
A. Dooley, MA, PhD
S. Hoselton, MA, M Ed
Professors
A. Andrée, MA, PhD, LMS (Program Coordinator, Mediaeval Studies)
R. Boyagoda, MA, PhD
M. G. McGowan, MA, PhD
G. Silano, LLB, MA, PhD
D. A. Wilson, MA, PhD
Associate Professors
R. Locklin, MTS, PhD
B. Miles, MA, PhD (Program Coordinator, Celtic Studies)
Associate Professors, Teaching Stream
I. J. Gildea, MA, PhD (USMC)
M. O’Connor, PhD, STB, STL, DPhil (USMC) (Program Coordinator, Christianity and Culture)
Assistant Professors, Teaching Stream
M. Coilféir, PhD (USMC)
P. Granata, MA, MA, PhD (USMC) (Program Coordinator, Book and Media Studies)
A. More, MA, PhD (USMC)
F. Parker, MA, PhD (USMC)
J.O. Richard, PhD (USMC)
S. Tardif, MA, PhD (USMC)
Introduction
The programs at St. Michael's College emerge from its academic strength in various scholarly fields and reflect its centuries-old Christian intellectual traditions. The College is home to the Mediaeval Studies program, the Celtic Studies program, the Book and Media Studies program and the Christianity and Culture program. These programs are linked with our first year seminars: the Gilson Seminar in Faith and Ideas, the Boyle Seminar in Scripts and Stories, the McLuhan Seminar in Creativity and Technology and our new Seminar in Christianity, Truth and Reconciliation.
More information can be found on the St. Michael’s College website: stmikes.utoronto.ca
Programs
Book and Media Studies
The Book and Media Studies program is an interdisciplinary and historical investigation of the role of printing, books, reading, and electronic and digital media in cultures past and present. It includes both print and electronic media, covering topics like manuscript and book production, internet publishing, book illustrations, advertising, censorship, and reading and entertainment alongside the development of mass media, the advent of radio, the emergence of television, global telecommunications, social media, and the internet.
Celtic Studies
The Celtic Studies Program offers a wide variety of undergraduate courses on the languages, literature, history, music, folklore, art and archaeology of the peoples of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We examine Celtic identities in the modern as well as the ancient and medieval world and explore the transmission of these traditions to Canada and the United States.
Christianity and Culture
The Christianity and Culture Program offers students an opportunity to study Christianity from a variety of perspectives, including its self-understanding, history, and interaction with various facets of western and world culture. The program also explores how Christian experience continues to develop in its encounter with contemporary culture and issues.
Mediaeval Studies
Mediaeval Studies is an interdisciplinary program encompassing all aspects of European culture from the fall of Rome to the fall of Constantinople. Students examine the mediaeval foundations of modern culture through history, thought, literature, and art.
For more information about our programs please see the St. Michael’s College website or email smc.programs@utoronto.ca.
SMC One: First-Year Seminars
The Gilson Seminar in Faith and Ideas
First-year students explore the intersection of faith with today’s most important questions. This course also features a two-week international learning experience in Rome that explores the roles that the Catholic Church and Vatican have played in ecology, science, literature and politics.
The Boyle Seminar in Scripts and Stories
First-year students investigate the intersection of Celtic and mediaeval cultures through manuscript analysis and language instruction. Participants are invited to travel to Ireland with the course instructors for an out-of-course international learning experience the following summer.
The McLuhan Seminar in Creativity and Technology
First-year students explore the relationship between creativity and technology and the individual, social, and cultural effects of innovation. The McLuhan Seminar will include a one-week trip to Silicon Valley, California.
The Seminar in Christianity, Truth and Reconciliation
First-year students critically explore the complex relations of Christianity and Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, with a special focus on education. The course includes guest speakers and travel to residential school site(s) and archives in Ontario.
First-Year Foundations Seminars
We offer small first-year seminars taught by St. Michael’s College professors that offer a topic-based and inter-disciplinary introduction to university-level studies.
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St. Michael’s College Programs
Book and Media Studies Major (Arts Program) - ASMAJ1300
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.
Completed courses (with minimum grades)
The following courses with the stated minimum grades are required:
• Any 100+ level course (67%)
(6 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 2 FCEs at the 300+level, 0.5 FCE of which must be at the 400-level)
- SMC219Y1
- SMC228H1; SMC229H1
- 1.5 FCE SMC courses as designated by the program:
SMC155H1/ SMC165H1/ SMC188H1/ SMC188Y/ SMC189H1/ SMC203Y1/ SMC210H1/ SMC212H1/ SMC255H1/ SMC291H1/ SMC300H1/ SMC301H1/ SMC305H1/ SMC314H1/ SMC315H1/ SMC316H1/ SMC317H1/ SMC318H1/ SMC319H1/ SMC358H1/ SMC364H1/ SMC367H1/ SMC374H1/ SMC382H1/ SMC386H1/ SMC387H1/ SMC388Y1/ SMC392H1/ SMC397H1/ SMC398H1 - 1.5 FCE from:
Second Year Offerings: ANT253H1/ ARC232H1/ CDN221H1/ ENG232H1/ ENG234H1/ ENG235H1/ ENG287H1/ FCS291H1/ HIS241H1/ HPS201H1/ HPS202H1/ SLA203H1/ SLA254H1/ SMC203Y1/ SMC210H1/ SMC212H1/ SMC255H1/ SMC291H1/ VIS206H1/ WGS271Y1
Third and Fourth Year Offerings:
CIN389H1/ ENG322Y1/ FAH319H1/ FRE308H1/ FRE310H1/ FRE324H1/ GER310H1/ HIS302H1/ HIS316H1/ HIS374H1/ INI301H1/ INI305H1/ INS300Y1/ INS302H1/ JAL328H1/ MUS300H1/ SMC300H1/ SMC301H1/ SMC305H1/ SMC314H1/ SMC315H1/ SMC316H1/ SMC317H1/ SMC318H1/ SMC319H1/ SMC355H1/ SMC358H1/ SMC364H1/ SMC374H1/ SMC382H1/ SMC386H1/ SMC387H1/ SMC388Y1/ SMC392H1/ SMC397H1/ SMC398H1/ SMC463H1/ INI413H1/ VIC345H1/ EAS467H1/ FAH424H1/ HIS477H1/ PSY427H1 - 0.5 FCE from:
SMC406H1/ SMC425H1/ SMC430H1/ SMC431H1/ SMC435H1/ SMC457H1/ SMC462H1/ SMC463H1/ SMC464H1/ SMC465H1/ SMC466H1/ SMC467H1/ SMC470H1 - SMC385H1 or any course from Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes
Book and Media Studies Minor (Arts Program) - ASMIN1300
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.
Completed courses (with minimum grades)
The following courses with the stated minimum grades are required:
• Any 100+ level course (67%)
(4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 300+ series full-course equivalent)
- SMC219Y1
- SMC228H1; SMC229H1
- Two full courses or their equivalent from the following:
SMC155H1/ SMC165H1/ SMC188H1/ SMC188Y/ SMC189H1
Second Year Offerings: ANT253H1/ ARC232H1/ CDN221H1/ ENG232H1/ ENG234H1/ ENG235H1/ ENG287H1/ FCS291H1/ HIS241H1/ HPS201H1/ HPS202H1/ SLA203H1/ SLA254H1/ SMC203Y1/ SMC210H1/ SMC212H1/ SMC255H1/ SMC291H1/ VIS206H1/ WGS271Y1
Third and Fourth Year Offerings:
CIN389H1/ ENG322Y1/ FAH319H1/ FRE308H1/ FRE310H1/ FRE324H1/ GER310H1/ HIS302H1/ HIS316H1/ HIS374H1/ INI301H1/ INI305H1/ INS300Y1/ INS302H1/ JAL328H1/ MUS300H1/ SMC300H1/ SMC301H1/ SMC305H1/ SMC314H1/ SMC315H1/ SMC316H1/ SMC317H1/ SMC318H1/ SMC319H1/ SMC355H1/ SMC358H1/ SMC364H1/ SMC367H1/ SMC374H1/ SMC382H1/ SMC386H1/ SMC387H1/ SMC388Y1/ SMC392H1/ SMC397H1/ SMC398H1/ INI413H1/ VIC345H1/ EAS467H1/ FAH424H1/ HIS477H1/ PSY427H1
Celtic Studies Specialist (Arts Program) - ASSPE1682
Examines the literature, languages, history, music, folklore and archaeology of the peoples of Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the ancient and modern worlds, including the transmission of Celtic traditions to Canada and the United States.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
(10.5 FCEs including 4.0 300+ series FCEs, 1.0 of which must be at the 400-level)
1. SMC240H1 and SMC241H1
2. 2.0 FCEs from the following language courses: SMC141Y1/ SMC242Y1 / SMC243Y1/ SMC251H1/ SMC252H1/ SMC331H1/ SMC332H1/ SMC440H1/ SMC441Y1/ SMC445H1
3. 6.0 FCEs from the list above and/or SMC165H1/ SMC188Y/ SMC226H1/ SMC250H1/ SMC333H1/ SMC334H1/ SMC335Y1/ SMC337H1/ SMC338H1/ SMC341H1/ SMC342Y1/ SMC343H1/ SMC344Y1/ SMC345H1/ SMC346H1/ SMC347H1/ SMC348H1/ SMC350H1/ SMC351H1/ SMC355H1/ SMC356H1/ SMC373H1/ SMC374H1/ SMC375H1/ SMC376H1/ SMC377H1/ SMC378H1/ SMC395Y1/ SMC396H1/ SMC411H1/ SMC412H1/ SMC413H1/ SMC416H1/ SMC444H1/ SMC457H1
4. SMC451Y1
5. 0.5 FCE from SMC232H1/ SMC341H1/ SMC348H1/ SMC370H1/ SMC371H1/ SMC377H1/ SMC378H1/ SMC383H1/ SMC385H1/ SMC444H1 or 0.5 FCE 200+ level from Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes.
Celtic Studies Major (Arts Program) - ASMAJ1682
Examines the literature, languages, history, music, folklore and archaeology of the peoples of Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the ancient and modern worlds, including the transmission of Celtic traditions to Canada and the United States.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
(6.5 FCEs, including at least 2.0 300+ series FCEs, 0.5 of which must be at the 400-level)
1. SMC240H1 and SMC241H1
2. 1.0 FCE from the following language courses: SMC141Y1/ SMC242Y1/ SMC243Y1/ SMC251H1/ SMC252H1/ SMC331H1/ SMC332H1/ SMC440H1/ SMC441Y1/ SMC445H1
3. 4.0 FCEs from the list above and/or SMC165H1/ SMC188Y/ SMC226H1/ SMC250H1/ SMC333H1/ SMC334H1/ SMC335Y1/ SMC337H1/ SMC338H1/ SMC341H1/ SMC342Y1/ SMC343H1/ SMC344Y1/ SMC345H1/ SMC346H1/ SMC347H1/ SMC348H1/ SMC350H1/ SMC351H1/ SMC355H1/ SMC356H1/ SMC373H1/ SMC374H1/ SMC375H1/ SMC376H1/ SMC377H1/ SMC378H1/ SMC395Y1/ SMC396H1/ SMC411H1/ SMC412H1/ SMC413H1/ SMC416H1/ SMC444H1/ SMC457H1
4. 0.5 FCE from SMC232H1/ SMC341H1/ SMC348H1/ SMC370H1/ SMC371H1/ SMC377H1/ SMC378H1/ SMC383H1/ SMC385H1/ SMC444H1 or 0.5 FCE 200+ level from Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes.
Celtic Studies Minor (Arts Program) - ASMIN1682
Examines the literature, languages, history, music, folklore and archaeology of the peoples of Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the ancient and modern worlds, including the transmission of Celtic traditions to Canada and the United States.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
4.0 FCEs chosen from those listed for the Specialist program, including at least 1.0 FCE at 300+ level
Christianity And Culture Specialist (Arts Program) - ASSPE0463
Admission to the Christianity and Culture Specialist has been administratively suspended as of 1 April 2015 and is no longer admitting students. Students presently enrolled in the Specialist will be able to complete the program requirements as described below.
Consult Principal's Office, St. Michael’s College
The courses of the Christianity and Culture Program include (1) all the SMC prefixed courses listed below under the Christianity and Culture heading, and (2) the following courses of other programs and departments: HPS326H1/ ITA311H1/ NMC270H1/ NMC289H1/ RLG228H1/ SMC176Y1/ SMC213H1/ SMC326H1/ SMC464H1. In addition to Christianity and Culture courses, a number of other courses are cross-listed and may be counted towards the major and specialist programs as specified below. This list is available from the Program Co-ordinator, or on the St. Michael’s College web site: http://stmikes.utoronto.ca/christianity/courses
11 full courses or their equivalent; at least four 300+series courses, including at least one full course at the 400 level; a total of up to 2.5 full courses may be selected from the approved list of cross-listed courses.
1. SMC103Y1/ SMC188Y1/ SMC188H1 and SMC189H1
2. SMC203Y1
3. 1.0 FCE from SMC200H1/ SMC201H1/ SMC205H1/ SMC208Y1/ SMC215H1/ SMC232H1/ SMC233H1
4. 0.5 FCE from SMC233H1/ SMC385H1
5. Three of the following four options; see the list of courses in each group below:
(a) Two FCEs from “Christianity and Society”
(b) Two FCEs from “Christianity and the Intellectual Tradition”
(c) Two FCEs from “Christianity, Arts and Letters”
(d) Two FCEs from “Christianity and Science”
6. 1.5 FCEs from Christianity and Culture or the list of approved cross-listed courses.
(a) Christianity and Society:
SMC204H1/ SMC205H1/ SMC207H1/ SMC215H1/ SMC308H1/ SMC309H1/ SMC312H1/ SMC313H1/ SMC362Y1/ SMC366H1/ SMC456H1/ SMC459H1/ NMC270H1; relevant Independent Studies or Special Topic courses SMC390Y1/ SMC391H1/ SMC400Y1/ SMC401H1/ SMC433Y1/ SMC434H1/ SMC457H1; or relevant cross-listed courses.
(b) Christianity and the Intellectual Tradition:
SMC176Y1 / SMC208Y1/ SMC213H1/ SMC307H1/ SMC311H1/ SMC322H1/ SMC327H1/ SMC330H1/ SMC417H1/ SMC418H1/ NMC289H1; relevant Independent Studies or Special Topic courses SMC390Y1/ SMC391H1/ SMC400Y1/ SMC401H1/ SMC433Y1/ SMC434H1/ SMC457H1; or relevant cross-listed courses.
(c) Christianity, Arts and Letters:
SMC200H1/ SMC201H1/ SMC217H1/ SMC305H1/ SMC326H1/ SMC364H1/ SMC424H1/ SMC455H1/ SMC464H1/ ITA311H1; relevant Independent Studies or Special Topic courses SMC390Y1/ SMC391H1/ SMC400Y1/ SMC401H1/ SMC433Y1/ SMC434H1/ SMC457H1; or relevant cross-listed courses.
(d) Christianity and Science:
SMC232H1/ SMC233H1/ SMC371H1/ HPS326H1/ RLG228H1; relevant Independent Studies or Special Topic courses SMC390Y1/ SMC391H1/ SMC400Y1/ SMC401H1/ SMC433Y1/ SMC434H1/ SMC457H1; or relevant cross-listed courses.
Christianity And Culture Major (Arts Program) - ASMAJ0463
A multidisciplinary exploration of Christian traditions from artistic, literary, philosophical, theological, scientific, social and historical perspectives.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
(6.0 FCEs including at least 2.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400 level.)
First year: No specific first-year requirements
- SMC203Y1
- 1.5 FCEs from SMC200H1/ SMC215H1/ SMC218H1/ SMC232H1
- 3.0 additional FCEs from the Christianity and Culture courses, with at least 2.0 FCEs from the following courses with an SMC designator. Students can choose courses from all course groups. Courses from other departments may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Program Coordinator, preferably before taking the course. It will help to have a syllabus for the course being considered.
Christianity and Society:
SMC120H1/ SMC188H1/ SMC189H1/ SMC210H1/ SMC212H1/ SMC215H1/ SMC240H1/ SMC241H1/ SMC303H1/ SMC304H1/ SMC308H1/ SMC309H1/ SMC322H1/ SMC361H1/ SMC362H1/ SMC368H1/ SMC372H1/ SMC379H1/ SMC397H1/ SMC413H1/ SMC456H1/ NMC270H1Christianity and the Arts:
SMC165H1/ SMC200H1/ SMC213H1/ SMC222H1/ SMC305H1/ SMC323H1/ SMC326H1/ SMC328H1/ SMC343H1/ SMC364H1/ SMC365H1/ SMC367H1/ SMC369H1/ SMC382H1/ SMC384H1/ SMC464H1 / ITA311H1Christianity and Science:
SMC232H1/ SMC370H1/ SMC371H1/ SMC383H1Christianity and Education:
SMC218H1/ SMC306H1/ SMC307H1/ SMC311H1/ SMC312H1/ SMC313H1/ SMC324H1/ SMC327H1/ SMC330H1/ SMC350H1/ SMC358H1/ SMC359H1Independent Study and Seminar Courses:
SMC390Y1/ SMC391H1/ SMC406H1/ SMC407H1/ SMC433Y1/ SMC434H1/ SMC436H1/ SMC457H1/ SMC472H1 - 0.5 FCE from SMC232H1/ SMC370H1/ SMC371H1/ SMC383H1/ SMC385H1 or any 0.5 FCE 200+ level course from Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes
Christianity And Culture Minor (Arts Program) - ASMIN0463
An exploration of Christian traditions which may include artistic, literary, philosophical, theological, scientific, social or historical perspectives.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
(4.0 FCEs, including at least 1.0 FCE at 300+level)
First year: No specific first-year requirements
- SMC203Y1
- 1.0 FCEs from SMC200H1/ SMC215H1/ SMC218H1/ SMC232H1
- 2.0 FCEs from the Christianity and Culture courses listed in Requirement 3 of the Christianity and Culture Major, with at least 1.5 FCEs from courses with an SMC designator. Students can choose courses from all course groups. Courses from other departments may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Program Coordinator, preferably before taking the course. It will help to have a syllabus for the course being considered.
Minor Program in Christianity and Education (Arts Program) - ASMIN1014
This program offers students the opportunity to consider the theory, practice and history of Christian pedagogy.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
(4.0 FCEs, including at least 1.0 FCE at 300+ level)
First Year: No specific first-year requirements
- SMC203Y1
- SMC218H1, SMC312H1 and SMC313H1
- 1.5 FCEs from the Christianity and Culture courses listed in Requirement 3 of the Christianity and Culture Major, with at least 1.0 FCE from courses with an SMC designator. Students can choose courses from all course groups. Courses from other departments may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Program Coordinator, preferably before taking the course. It will help to have a syllabus for the course being considered.
Christianity and Culture: Major Program in Religious Education (Arts Program) - ASMAJ1021
Admission to the Christianity and Culture: Major Program in Religious Education has been administratively suspended as of 1 April 2015 and is no longer admitting students. Students presently enrolled in the minor will be able to complete the program requirements as described below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Status may be reviewed at the end of each fall-winter session to determine progress to subsequent years.
Consult Principal's Office, St. Michael’s College.
Program requirements: 8 full courses or their equivalent, at least 2.0 FCE at 300+ series, including at least 0.5 FCE at 400 level.
- SMC103Y1
- Two FCEs as follows: JSV200H1; JSV201H1 (formerly SMC272H1); JSV202H1 (formerly SMC271H1); SMC313H1
- 0.5 FCEs from the following (internship options): SMC366H1 (formerly SMC218Y1)/ SMC362Y1/ SMC471H1
- 4.5 FCEs from Christianity and Culture courses (including RLG100Y1/ RLG280Y1, SMC472Y1), with at least 1.5 FCE from the following: SMC203Y1/ SMC217H1/ SMC232H1/ SMC307H1/ SMC308H1/ SMC311H1/ SMC327H1/ SMC330H1
Mediaeval Studies Specialist (Arts Program) - ASSPE1231
An interdisciplinary treatment of the history, art, literature and thought of the Middle Ages.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
(12.0 FCEs, including at least 4.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 1.0 of which must be at the 400 level)
1. 0.5 FCE from the introductory courses: SMC165H1/ SMC176Y1/ SMC210H1/ SMC212H1.
2. 2.0 FCEs from the foundational courses which provide further introduction into more specific aspects of Mediaeval Studies: SMC176Y1/ SMC200H1/ SMC222H1 / SMC307H1 / SMC323H1 / SMC327H1 / SMC328H1/ SMC358H1/ SMC359H1/ SMC361H1/ SMC367H1
3. 2.0 FCEs from the following Latin courses: SMC176Y1/ LAT101H1/ LAT102H1/ LAT201H1/ LAT202H1/ SMC222H1/ SMC323H1/ SMC328H1/ SMC436H1
4. 6.0 FCEs from the following elective courses, with at least 2.0 FCEs from courses with an SMC designator. Students can choose courses from all four groups.
History:
SMC165H1/ SMC211H1/ SMC215H1/ SMC322H1/ SMC337H1/ SMC338H1/ SMC344Y1/ CLA378H1/ HIS208Y1/ HIS220Y1/ HIS251Y1/ HIS320H1/ HIS321H1/ HIS322H1/ HIS323H1/ HIS336H1/ HIS403H1/ HIS424H1/ HIS426H1/ HIS427H1/ HIS428H1/ HIS432H1/ HIS434Y1/ HIS438H1/ HPS201H1/ HPS430H1/ MST201H1/ MST202H1/ MST300H1/ NMC270H1/ NMC273Y1/ NMC275H1/ NMC342H1/ NMC376H1/ NMC377Y1/ SLA253H1
Thought:
SMC188Y1/ SMC188H1/ SMC189H1/ SMC210H1/ SMC212H1/ SMC213H1/ SMC307H1/ SMC324H1/ SMC327H1/ SMC350H1/ SMC359H1/ SMC361H1/ SMC368H1/ SMC383H1/ CLA336H1/ MAT390H1/ MST200Y1/ PHL200Y1/ PHL205H1/ PHL206H1/ PHL303H1/ PHL304H1/ PHL307H1/ PHL308H1/ PHL309H1 / PHL336H1/ RLG241H1
Literature:
SMC176Y1/ SMC222H1/ SMC226H1/ SMC250H1/ SMC323H1/ SMC328H1/ SMC343H1/ SMC373H1/ SMC436H1/ SMC440Y/ SMC440H1/ SMC441Y1/ SMC445H1/ ENG240Y1/ ENG300Y1/ ENG311H1/ ENG330H1/ ENG385H1/ FRE318H1/ FRE471H1/ ITA311H1/ ITA312H1/ ITA320H1/ LAT101H1/ LAT102H1/ LAT201H1/ LAT202H1/ NMC255H1/ NMC350H1/ SLA330H1/ SLA400H1/ SPA450H1
The Arts:
SMC200H1/ SMC326H1/ SMC344Y1/ SMC358H1/ SMC367H1/ FAH215H1/ FAH216H1/ FAH318H1/ FAH319H1/ FAH327H1/ FAH328H1/ FAH420H1/ FAH421H1/ FAH424H1/ FAH492H1
And from the intensive research courses with changing topics in the fourth year: SMC406H1/ SMC407Y1/ SMC435H1/ SMC457H1.
5. 0.5 FCE from SMC232H1/ SMC370H1/ SMC371H1/ SMC383H1/ SMC385H1 or 0.5 FCE 200+ level course from Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes
6. SMC490Y1
Mediaeval Studies Major (Arts Program) - ASMAJ1231
An interdisciplinary treatment of the history, art, literature and thought of the Middle Ages.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
(7.0 FCEs, including at least 2.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400 level)
1. 0.5 FCE from the introductory courses: SMC165H1/ SMC176Y1/ SMC210H1/ SMC212H1.
2. 1.0 FCE from the foundational courses which provide further introduction into more specific aspects of Mediaeval Studies. SMC176Y1/ SMC200H1/ SMC222H1 / SMC307H1/ SMC323H1 / SMC327H1 / SMC328H1 / SMC358H1/ SMC359H1/ SMC361H1/ SMC367H1
3. 4.5 FCEs from the following elective courses, with at least 1.5 FCEs from courses with an SMC designator. Students can choose courses from all four groups.
History:
SMC165H1/ SMC211H1/ SMC215H1/ SMC322H1/ SMC337H1/ SMC338H1/ SMC344Y1/ CLA378H1/ HIS208Y1/ HIS220Y1/ HIS251Y1/ HIS320H1/ HIS321H1/ HIS322H1/ HIS323H1/ HIS336H1/ HIS403H1/ HIS424H1/ HIS426H1/ HIS427H1/ HIS428H1/ HIS432H1/ HIS434Y1/ HIS438H1/ HPS201H1/ HPS430H1/ MST201H1/ MST202H1/ MST300H1/ NMC270H1/ NMC273Y1/ NMC275H1/ NMC342H1/ NMC376H1/ NMC377Y1/ SLA253H1
Thought:
SMC188Y1/ SMC188H1/ SMC189H1/ SMC210H1/ SMC212H1/ SMC213H1/ SMC307H1/ SMC324H1/ SMC327H1/ SMC350H1/ SMC359H1/ SMC361H1/ SMC368H1/ SMC383H1/ CLA336H1/ MAT390H1/ MST200Y1/ PHL200Y1/ PHL205H1/ PHL206H1/ PHL303H1/ PHL304H1/ PHL307H1/ PHL308H1/ PHL309H1/ PHL336H1/ RLG241H1
Literature:
SMC176Y1/ SMC222H1/ SMC226H1/ SMC250H1/ SMC323H1 / SMC328H1/ SMC343H1/ SMC373H1/ SMC436H1/ SMC440Y/ SMC440H1/ SMC441Y1/ SMC445H1/ ENG240Y1/ ENG300Y1/ ENG311H1/ ENG330H1/ ENG385H1/ FRE318H1/ FRE471H1/ ITA311H1/ ITA312H1/ ITA320H1/ LAT101H1/ LAT102H1/ LAT201H1/ LAT202H1/ NMC255H1/ NMC350H1/ SLA330H1/ SLA400H1/ SPA450H1
The Arts: SMC200H1 / SMC326H1/ SMC344Y1/ SMC358H1/ SMC367H1/ FAH215H1/ FAH216H1/ FAH318H1/ FAH319H1/ FAH327H1/ FAH328H1/ FAH420H1/ FAH421H1/ FAH424H1/ FAH492H1
And from the intensive research courses with changing topics in the fourth year: SMC406H1, SMC407Y1, SMC435H1, SMC457H1.
4. 0.5 FCE from SMC232H1/ SMC3701H1/ SMC371H1/ SMC383H1/ SMC385H1 or 0.5 FCE 200+ level course from Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes.
5. 0.5 FCE from the following: SMC406H1/ SMC407Y1/ SMC435H1/ SMC436H1/ SMC457H1/ SMC490Y1
Mediaeval Studies Minor (Arts Program) - ASMIN1231
An interdisciplinary treatment of the history, art, literature and thought of the Middle Ages.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
(4.0 FCEs including at least 1.0 FCE at the 300+ level)
1. 0.5 FCE from the introductory courses SMC165H1/ SMC176Y1/ SMC210H1/ SMC212H1
2. 1.0 FCE from the foundational courses SMC176Y1/ SMC200H1/ SMC222H1/ SMC307H1/ SMC323H1/ SMC327H1/ SMC328H1/ SMC358H1/ SMC359H1/ SMC361H1/ SMC367H1
3. 2.5 FCEs from the foundational courses listed in requirement 2 above or from the elective courses listed in requirement 4 of the Specialist Program.
Course Groups
Christianity and Society
- SMC120H1 Catholicism in Conversation
- SMC188H1 SMC One: The Gilson Seminar in Faith and Ideas
- SMC189H1 SMC One: The Gilson Seminar in Faith and Rome
- SMC210H1 The Early Mediaeval Tradition
- SMC212H1 The Later Mediaeval Tradition
- SMC215H1 Varieties of Christian Community
- SMC240H1 The Celts in the Ancient and Medieval World
- SMC241H1 The Celts in the Modern World
- SMC303H1 Global Christianities
- SMC304H1 Christianity, Law and Society
- SMC308H1 Marriage and the Family in the Catholic Tradition
- SMC309H1 Christianity and Politics
- SMC322H1 Women and Christianity
- SMC361H1 Mediaeval Law
- SMC362H1 International Development, Justice, and Human Dignity
- SMC368H1 Varieties of Christian Experience
- SMC372H1 The Catholic Church in Canada
- SMC379H1 Major Christian Thinkers
- SMC397H1 Religion, Media and Culture
- SMC413H1 The Irish in Canada
- SMC456H1 Indian Christianity
- NMC270H1 Christians of the Middle East
Christianity and the Arts
- SMC165H1 SMC One: The Boyle Seminar in Scripts and Stories
- SMC200H1 Christianity and the Arts
- SMC213H1 Dante and the Christian Imagination
- SMC222H1 Mediaeval Latin II
- SMC305H1 Christianity and Popular Culture
- SMC323H1 Mediaeval Latin III
- SMC326H1 Mediaeval Music: thought and practice
- SMC328H1 Mediaeval Latin Poetry
- SMC343H1 Medieval Celtic Narratives
- SMC364H1 The Christian Book
- SMC365H1 Christianity, Art, and Architecture
- SMC367H1 Christianity, Literature, and Theatre
- SMC369H1 Christianity and Music
- SMC382H1 Literature and the Christian Child
- SMC384H1 Music and Liturgy
- SMC464H1 Church, Ethics, and Media
- ITA311H1 Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Dante
Christianity and Science
Christianity and Education
- SMC218H1 Christianity and Education
- SMC306H1 The Catechism of the Catholic Church
- SMC307H1 Scripture in Christian Tradition
- SMC311H1 Why the Church
- SMC312H1 Catholicism and Education
- SMC313H1 Catholic Education in Ontario
- SMC324H1 The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages
- SMC327H1 Ritual and Worship
- SMC330H1 Christ in Christian Tradition
- SMC350H1 Celtic Spirituality
- SMC358H1 The Mediaeval Book
- SMC359H1 Mediaeval Theology
Mediaeval Studies: History
- SMC165H1 SMC One: The Boyle Seminar in Scripts and Stories
- SMC211H1 The Middle Ages and the Movies
- SMC212H1 The Later Mediaeval Tradition
- SMC215H1 Varieties of Christian Community
- SMC322H1 Women and Christianity
- SMC337H1 Early Celtic History 450-1000
- SMC338H1 The Celtic Nations in the Later Middle Ages 1000-1550
- SMC344Y1 Celtic Archaeology
- CLA378H1 Late Antiquity
- HIS208Y1 History of the Jewish People
- HIS220Y1 The Shape of Medieval Society
- HIS251Y1 History of East Central Europe
- HIS320H1 Barbarian Invasions and the Fall of the Roman Empire
- HIS321H1 Dark Age Europe, 7th 10th Centuries
- HIS322H1 The High Middle Ages
- HIS323H1 Rites of Passage and Daily Life in the Middle Ages
- HIS336H1 Medieval Spain
- HIS403H1 Jews and Christians in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
- HIS424H1 Violence in Medieval Society
- HIS426H1 Medieval Italy, 400-1000
- HIS427H1 History and Historiography in the Golden Legend
- HIS428H1 Medieval Institutes of Perfection
- HIS432H1 Topics in Medieval History
- HIS434Y1 Kievan Rus
- HIS438H1 Inquisition and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- HPS201H1 Origins of Technologies Across Societies
- HPS430H1 History of Technology I
- MST201H1 Getting Medieval: Myths and Monsters
- MST202H1 Getting Medieval: Place and Space
- MST300H1 Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages
- NMC270H1 Christians of the Middle East
- NMC273Y1 Early Islamic History: The Prophet and the Caliphates
- NMC275H1 The Mongol Empire and the World It Made
- NMC342H1 History & Sources of Egyptian Monasticism
- NMC376H1 History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492)
- NMC377Y1 The Ottoman Empire to 1800
- SLA253H1 Origins of Russia and Ukraine
Mediaeval Studies: Thought
- SMC188H1 SMC One: The Gilson Seminar in Faith and Ideas
- SMC189H1 SMC One: The Gilson Seminar in Faith and Rome
- SMC210H1 The Early Mediaeval Tradition
- SMC212H1 The Later Mediaeval Tradition
- SMC213H1 Dante and the Christian Imagination
- SMC307H1 Scripture in Christian Tradition
- SMC324H1 The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages
- SMC327H1 Ritual and Worship
- SMC350H1 Celtic Spirituality
- SMC359H1 Mediaeval Theology
- SMC361H1 Mediaeval Law
- SMC368H1 Varieties of Christian Experience
- SMC383H1 God and Geometry
- CLA336H1 Roman Law
- MAT390H1 History of Mathematics up to 1700
- PHL200Y1 Ancient Philosophy
- PHL205H1 Early Medieval Philosophy
- PHL206H1 Later Medieval Philosophy
- PHL303H1 Plato
- PHL304H1 Aristotle
- PHL307H1 Augustine
- PHL308H1 Aquinas
- PHL309H1 Topics in Medieval Philosophy
- PHL336H1 Islamic Philosophy
- RLG241H1 Early Christian Writings I
Mediaeval Studies: Literature
- SMC176Y1 Mediaeval Latin I
- SMC222H1 Mediaeval Latin Literature
- SMC226H1 King Arthur
- SMC250H1 Celtic Mythology
- SMC323H1 Mediaeval Latin Prose
- SMC328H1 Mediaeval Latin Poetry
- SMC343H1 Medieval Celtic Narratives
- SMC373H1 Medieval Celtic Poetry
- SMC436H1 Advanced Latin Seminar
- SMC440H1 Middle Welsh
- SMC441Y1 Old and Middle Irish
- SMC445H1 Directed Research in Middle Welsh
- ENG240Y1 Old English Language and Literature
- ENG300Y1 Chaucer
- ENG311H1 Medieval Literature
- ENG330H1 Medieval Drama
- ENG385H1 History of the English Language
- FRE318H1 Medieval French Literature
- FRE471H1 Medieval French Language
- ITA311H1 Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Dante
- ITA312H1 Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Petrarch and Boccaccio
- ITA320H1 Dante: Vita Nuova and Divina Commedia (Inferno)
- LAT101H1 Introductory Latin I
- LAT102H1 Introductory Latin II
- LAT201H1 Intermediate Latin I
- LAT202H1 Intermediate Latin II
- NMC255H1 Love, Battle, and Wit: Classics of Premodern Arabic Literature
- NMC350H1 Christian Literature from the Middle East in Translation
- SLA330H1 Old Church Slavonic
- SLA400H1 Studies in Medieval Russian Literature
- SPA450H1 Literature and Society in Medieval Iberia
Mediaeval Studies: The Arts
- SMC200H1 Christianity and the Arts
- SMC326H1 Mediaeval Music: thought and practice
- SMC344Y1 Celtic Archaeology
- SMC358H1 The Mediaeval Book
- SMC367H1 Christianity, Literature, and Theatre
- FAH215H1 Early Medieval Art and Architecture
- FAH216H1 Later Medieval Art and Architecture
- FAH318H1 Monastic Art and Architecture
- FAH319H1 Illuminated Manuscripts
- FAH327H1 Secular Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages
- FAH328H1 Gothic Cathedral
- FAH420H1 Studies in Western Medieval Art and Architecture
- FAH421H1 Studies in Medieval Cities
- FAH424H1 Studies in Medieval Book Illumination
- FAH492H1 Independent Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture
Mediaeval Studies Foundational Courses
- SMC176Y1 Mediaeval Latin I
- SMC200H1 Christianity and the Arts
- SMC222H1 Mediaeval Latin II
- SMC307H1 Scripture in Christian Tradition
- SMC323H1 Mediaeval Latin III
- SMC327H1 Ritual and Worship
- SMC328H1 Mediaeval Latin Poetry
- SMC358H1 The Mediaeval Book
- SMC359H1 Mediaeval Theology
- SMC361H1 Mediaeval Law
- SMC367H1 Christianity, Literature, and Theatre
First Year Foundations Seminars
St. Michael's College Courses
SMC195H1 - God and Money in the Middle Ages
This seminar considers the ethical, political, and spiritual questions arising from the existence of wealth and poverty in medieval European culture. With readings from Dante, Chaucer, Thomas Aquinas and others, the course will examine how the interaction of spiritual ideals and material realities shaped cultural developments from late antiquity to the Protestant Reformation. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC196H1 - Beauty, Human and Divine
What is beauty? A quality of fragile things? Or a manifestation of something transcendent? Is beauty human, divine—or both? This seminar will take up these questions by exploring the great works—and intense debates—inspired by the encounter between Christianity and beauty. We will consider the tensions and paradoxes that arise when artists work with religious subject matter, how Christianity’s central claims expand conventional aesthetics categories, and how secular artists respond to these expressions and developments. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC197H1 - The Sistine Chapel: History, Imagery, Usage
The Sistine Chapel in Rome is a historical artifact, an artistic monument, and a house of worship—at once recognizable and mystifying. This seminar explores fifteenth-century origins, decoration by some of the most accomplished artists of the Italian renaissance, and continuing use (especially the election of popes). Topics will include: art and patronage, rhetoric and ritual, controversial restoration, and the Sistine Chapel in popular culture—with an emphasis on the close analysis of the major frescoes. The seminar will develop the academic skills needed for the analysis and discussion of texts, paintings, and ritual events. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC198H1 - How to Study Video Games
Games and play are a fundamental part of human society, and today digital games occupy a central place in popular culture, media industries, and the imaginations of players around the world. This seminar introduces students to the growing academic field of game studies, with an emphasis on close analysis of specific games as cultural objects. Through lectures, discussions, and in-class play sessions, students will build a critical vocabulary and toolbox of techniques for understanding the unique formal, aesthetic, narrative, and thematic properties of games in a variety of platforms and genres, and develop basic academic reading, writing, and research skills. No previous experience or expertise with video games is required to take this course. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC199H1 - Intelligence, Artificial and Human
What is human intelligence? How close are we to replicating it? How productive/reductive is the brain-computer analogy? What ethical challenges are posed by AI on workers, society, and the environment? Can we put a hold on "progress"? Is Silicon Valley the seat of a new techno-religion? What can they teach us about today's research priorities? What insight (or inspiration) can we get from works of science fiction about the future of human-AI interaction? Through reading discussion, written assignment, and workshops, this seminar will present students with the opportunity to integrate their computer science interests with philosophy, history, and literature. There is an equivalent course offered by the Department of Computer Science. Students may take one or the other but not both. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC One: First-Year Seminars
SMC155H1 - SMC One: The McLuhan Seminar in Creativity and Technology
This seminar is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between creativity and technology. Inspired by the innovative thinking of Marshall McLuhan, it explores how the humanities relate to other fields of thought and research in addressing the individual, social and cultural experiences and effects of technological innovation. This course includes a mandatory travel component opportunity to Silicon Valley, California. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (An ancillary fee of $1,000 is required to help cover some of the travel costs.)
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC165H1, SMC188H1, SMC189H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC165H1 - SMC One: The Boyle Seminar in Scripts and Stories
This seminar introduces students to university-level studies through an interdisciplinary exploration of Celtic influences in the mediaeval world, with a particular focus on early books and historical artifacts as physical objects and bearers of meaning. Students will learn how to read and analyse these books and artifacts to decode their meanings, and, in support of that, take introductory language instruction in Latin or Irish. Subjects discussed will include intercultural encounter and dialogue, research methods with historical sources, and the relationship between the written word and lived experience, then and now. There is a co-curricular travel opportunity to Dublin, Ireland associated with this course which takes place following the Winter term exam period. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (If you choose to go on the trip to Ireland, an ancillary fee of $1,000 is required to help cover some of the travel costs.)
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC155H1, SMC188H1, SMC189H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC185H1 - SMC One: Seminar in Christianity, Truth and Reconciliation
This seminar critically explores the complex relations of Christianity and Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, with a special focus on education. Sample topics include: settler colonialism and treaty relationships; prominent Indigenous Christians, critics and reformers; the residential school system; the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; recent initiatives in ecclesial repentance, dialogue and enculturation. The course includes guest speakers and mandatory co-curricular activities, including travel to residential school site(s) and archives in Ontario during reading week. The costs of these activities are supported by the University of St. Michael’s College. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC155H1, SMC165H1, SMC188H1, SMC189H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC188H1 - SMC One: The Gilson Seminar in Faith and Ideas
Hours: 12L/12S
This seminar is an interdisciplinary exploration of leading scholarly, intellectual and public questions related to ecology, science, literature, and public life. From a variety of perspectives, the seminar considers how religion, and how different kinds of religious experience, figure in the broader context of human affairs. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC155H1, SMC165H1, SMC188Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC189H1 - SMC One: The Gilson Seminar in Faith and Rome
Hours: 24L
This course provides an intensive international learning experience in Rome, Italy. It offers contemporary and historical models of integrating faith with reason, and religious practice with intellectual, creative, and public engagement, specifically the roles that the Catholic Church and Vatican play in Rome, in ecology, science, literature, and public life. This course includes a mandatory travel component to Rome, Italy, which takes place following the Winter term exam period. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (An ancillary fee of $2,000 is required to help cover some of the travel costs.)
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC155H1, SMC165H1, SMC188Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
Book and Media Studies
SMC219Y1 - Media in Culture and Society
Designed to acquaint students with the essential notions of media studies, and to promote a conscious utilization of contemporary media. Starting with the preliminary definitions of media, mass, and communications, the student is invited to consider critically the cultural constructs created by modern media, from print to photography, filming, TV, computer and Internet.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC228H1 - Book History and Print Culture
An historical introduction to the evolution of printing processes since Gutenberg. Attention is given to topics such as the mechanization of printing, the industrialization of the book chain since the nineteenth century, typography and publishing. Visits to rare book collections are an integral part of the course. Note: this course is not intended as a guide to self-publishing nor as a workshop on book making.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC229H1 - Readers and Readerships
An introduction to the history of reading in western culture, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century. Attention is given to topics such as the causes and effects of different modes of reading (silent or vocalized, intensive or extensive, educational or escapist), book clubs, censorship, and the ways in which readers have influenced cultural production.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC255H1 - Critical Approaches to Media
This course provides students the opportunity to explore the concepts of critical information literacy and critical media literacy in order to develop practical techniques for analyzing media messages and understanding implications of information production, distribution and ownership.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC291H1 - Broadcast Media and Culture
A survey of historical and contemporary developments in radio, television, and the internet, and their impact on culture. Lectures examine technological innovations, commercialization, nationalization of the airwaves, government regulation, censorship, ratings & viewership, broadcasting and popular culture, propaganda, and the evolution of the radio-television personality. Examples from Canadian and international media.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/SMC228H1/SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC300H1 - Special Topics in Book and Media Studies I
Designed to provide for individual half-courses not already covered in the listed range of the Book and Media Studies Program offerings. Students should check the college website for details.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC301H1 - Special Topics in Book and Media Studies II
Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college website for details.
Exclusion: SMC301H1 (Special Topics in Book and Media Studies II: Seriality) completed in Fall 2016; SMC301H1 (Special Topics in Book and Media Studies II: Seriality and Transmedia) completed in Winter 2018
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC314H1 - Media Revolutions
A deeper examination of key cases in the development of media, such as the invention of movable type, the mechanization of the printing press, standardization of call number systems (Dewey, LC, etc.), the advent of radio, television and internet. Topics vary from year to year, according to the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC315H1 - The Newspaper in Canadian Society
Through lectures, field trips and encounters with major personalities in the print media industry, this course examines the past, present and future of Canadian newspapers at a time when the survival of the industry is at stake. Research projects will focus on the enormous influence of newspapers in Canada's formation, how newspapers are adapting to today's on-line, social media and revenue challenges and how the future might lie with the past.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC316H1 - Social Technology and Networks
Social media tools and platforms are deeply embedded in our contemporary lives. But what consequences do they have for how we think, how we feel, how we socialize, how we understand ourselves, and how our networked society and culture functions? Students in this course will explore, examine, and debate these questions with reference to their everyday experiences and current examples.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC317H1 - Books, Media, and Music
Applying the thought of key media theorists (Innis, McLuhan, Habermas, Fiske, etc.) to the historical symbiosis between music and media, students in this course explore communications from oral storytelling to YouTube, as well as examine the relationship between music and other arts.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC318H1 - Early Television
An exploration of early television programming in the light of critical media theory.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC319H1 - Media Ethics
Provides students with a theoretical foundation that enables them to identify and analyze ethical issues in mainstream and non-mainstream media. Traditional principles of journalistic truth-seeking, objectivity, and minimizing harm are revisited in the light of global, interactive media, produced by both citizens and professionals.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC386H1 - Book and Media Internship
Credit is offered to a student doing an internship with a media organization formally recognized as a partner of St. Michael's College and the Book and Media Studies Program. A faculty supervisor assesses and assigns the necessary written component cognate to the internship.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/SMC228H1/SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC387H1 - Advertising and Media
An introduction to advertising and its use in global media. Emphasis is placed on the creative and manipulative character of contemporary advertising, the specialized messaging employed in public life and politics, and the growth of modern agencies for marketing and product promotion.
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC388Y1 - Independent Study in Book and Media Studies
An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a full-time faculty member affiliated with the Book and Media Studies Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC392H1 - Media Identities
An exploration of media’s relation to constructions and representations of identity and power across race, gender and class in private and social spheres. Applies a social justice framework to media technologies and industries as mechanisms for socio-political influence on identity and potential vehicles for restoration and evolution of identity.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC397H1 - Religion, Media and Culture
An overview of how religious groups use print and broadcast media to advance their theological, political, social, and economic views. An encounter with Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and South Asian faith groups and their use of newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the internet. Emphasis on North American religious media, with reference to broadcasting elsewhere.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/SMC228H1/SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC398H1 - Independent Study in Book and Media Studies
An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a full-time faculty member affiliated with the Book and Media Studies Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC430H1 - Advanced Topics in Book and Media Studies I
SMC431H1 - Advanced Topics in Book and Media Studies II
SMC462H1 - Contemporary Issues in Media and Music
This seminar explores the digital revolution in music—innovation in production and distribution, mobile devices and changing patterns of listening, and the role of digital media in teaching and learning (secondary orality)—as well as elements of resistance, e.g., the rise of small performance venues, and the revival of vinyl.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC463H1 - Media in Education
A senior seminar which examines various theories of education to create critical discourse on the role of media in the classroom.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC464H1 - Church, Ethics, and Media
This advanced seminar explores the Catholic Church's use of and reflection on the media of social communication since Vatican II. It brings the key Vatican teaching documents into dialogue with contemporary media ethical theory, and roots the discussion in specific issues and case studies.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC465H1 - McLuhan
An advanced seminar on McLuhan's theory of technology, perception, and social media.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC466H1 - Media and Cultural Industries in Canada (formerly Public Broadcasting in Canada)
This research seminar focuses on Canadian media and cultural industries and the institutions that shape them. Industries, institutions, and issues to be discussed may include film, television, music, radio, digital games, publishing, social media, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, cultural policy and regulation, public and private funding structures, changing conceptions of Canadian content, the influence of American media, digitization, and media labour organizing.
Recommended Preparation: SMC291H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC467H1 - What is Information?
What is information? – The relativistic nature of information. Information as a process, a verb and not a noun. Role of information in the digital age. Information overload and how to deal with it. Shannon information and the relationship of information to meaning.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC470H1 - Media Manipulation and History
This course assesses way in which governments, political parties, news agencies and other groups and institutions use media to shape particular messages or describe current events. Each week the seminar will focus on a major historical event, the manner in which it was reported and interpreted, and principal challenges to that interpretation. A wide variety of media will be analyzed including: books, newspapers, film, radio, television, and the internet. Events such as the War on Terror, the Great War, the Dreyfus Affair, the Irish Famine, and the “Red Scare” are among some of the topics that will be discussed. Students will prepare unique assignments akin to the work done by communications officers.
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/SMC228H1/SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
Celtic Studies
SMC141Y1 - Introduction to the Irish Language
This course in Modern Irish Language is designed for learners with no prior knowledge of the language. The course is intended to introduce students to and provide practice in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC240H1 - The Celts in the Ancient and Medieval World
Hours: 24L
An introduction to the culture and literature of the Celtic peoples in pre-history and in the Middle Ages.
Exclusion: SMC240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC241H1 - The Celts in the Modern World
An introduction to the culture and literature of the modern Celtic nations from 1600 to the present.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC242Y1 - An Introduction to Scottish Gaelic
An introduction to Scottish Gaelic language and culture. Students will master fundamentals of reading, writing, and the basics of grammar and will begin to speak Gaelic. Proverbs, poetry, songs and folktales introduce students to the language, literature and folklore of Gaelic Scotland and immigrant North America. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC243Y1 - Modern Welsh
An introductory course intended to provide a basic speaking and reading knowledge of Modern Welsh. Open to students with no prior experience of Welsh.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC250H1 - Celtic Mythology
Hours: 24L
This course covers the range of the Celtic mythological record from all the Celtic areas through an examination of the archaeological, inscriptional and textual sources. A critical evaluation is offered of various relevant mythic approaches.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC251H1 - Intermediate Irish Language I
This course builds on SMC141Y1 Introduction to the Irish Language. It will provide further expansion of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC252H1 - Intermediate Irish Language II
This course is a continuation of SMC251H1 Intermediate Irish Language I. It will provide further expansion of language skills. We will examine literary texts, both prose and poetry.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC331H1 - Advanced Irish Language I
An advanced course in the Irish language, this builds on the speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies developed in SMC251H1 and SMC252H1 (Intermediate Irish Language I and II).
Exclusion: SMC333H1 (Special Topics in Celtic Studies I: Advanced Irish Language), offered in Fall 2018
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC332H1 - Advanced Irish Language II
An advanced course in the Irish language, this builds on the speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies developed in SMC331H1 (Advanced Irish Language I).
Exclusion: SMC333H1 (Special Topics in Celtic Studies I: Advanced Irish Language), offered in Fall 2018
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC333H1 - Special Topics in Celtic Studies I
Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC334H1 - Special Topics in Celtic Studies II
Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC335Y1 - Special Topics in Celtic Studies III
Topic varies from year to year, depending on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC337H1 - Early Celtic History 450-1000
The history of the insular Celtic nation groups from the post-Roman period to the end of the first millennium, the course will trace settlement history and social organization, the making of Celtic nations, the process of Christianization, the impact of the Vikings, and the rise of paramount kings (offered every three years).
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC338H1 - The Celtic Nations in the Later Middle Ages 1000-1550
Later medieval development of Ireland, Scotland and Wales: development of kingship, trade and urban settlement, arrival and colonizing patterns of the Normans, role of English administration and aggression, resurgence of native elites, development of frontier zones, beginning of the more complete English conquest of Ireland and Wales (offered every three years)
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC341H1 - Global Irish Diaspora
Over 70 million people in the world can claim Irish descent. Since the 17th century, Irish people have voluntarily migrated and have been forcibly transported to a variety of global destinations. This course explores the "push and pull" factors that prompted these migrations and focuses on the diasporic communities created by Irish Catholics and Protestants in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Continental Europe, the Caribbean, Argentina, South Africa, India, Australia, and New Zealand.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC342Y1 - Literature of Three Nations: Ireland, Scotland and Wales
This course examines the way in which modern Irish, Scottish and Welsh writers have responded to the pressures of anglicization and modernization, and discusses literary reactions to social, ethnic and gender issues in contemporary culture.(Offered every three years)
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC343H1 - Medieval Celtic Narratives
Hours: 24L
Course explores the full range of Celtic narratives, mythic, heroic, romantic, and voyage lore from medieval Ireland and Wales.
Exclusion: SMC343Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC344Y1 - Celtic Archaeology
The archaeology of the Celtic peoples, with special reference to settlement patterns and material culture in Great Britain and Ireland.(offered every three years)
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC345H1 - Writing Ireland
This course looks at some of the major literary figures of Ireland in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, writing in both Irish and English. Authors examined may include W. B. Yeats, Patrick Pearse, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Seán Ó Riordáin, Seamus Heaney and Claire Keegan. Through a close reading of poetry, prose and critical texts, students will examine how Ireland's past, present and future are variously figured in its greatest modern literature. All Irish-language works will be read in English translation.
Recommended Preparation: SMC241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC346H1 - Celtic Folklore
This course examines the relationship between folklore and national identity in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with special emphasis on storytelling traditions.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC347H1 - Traditional Music in Ireland and Scotland
From Medieval harp playing to the emergence of reels and jigs during the eighteenth century, this course explores the changes and continuities in traditional music, and its place in contemporary culture.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC348H1 - Early Modern Ireland
This course focuses on Irish history from the early seventeenth century to the Great Famine of the mid nineteenth century. Topics include the Ulster plantation, Catholic resistance, the Penal Laws, the United Irishmen, the Act of Union, Catholic Emancipation and the Famine.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC350H1 - Celtic Spirituality
The religious culture of the early and mediaeval Celtic Church as manifested in the material and written record, and its significance for contemporary religious movements. Texts studied include the Patrician dossier, early monastic Rules and Liturgies, selected hagiographical, homiletic, devotional and lyric texts.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC351H1 - The Blasket Island Writings
The Blasket Islands lie off the southwest coast of Ireland. This course will examine the important library of books written and orally recorded by the islanders from the 1920s onwards. Special attention will be paid to The Island Man, Peig and Twenty Years a Growing. Texts studied in translation (offered every three years).
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC355H1 - Contemporary Celtic Cinema
An exploration of contemporary films of Ireland, Scotland and Wales from 1980 to the present, as they relate to representations of Celtic identity and the formation of national cinema.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC356H1 - The Continental Celts
The course examines the early history of the Celtic peoples in Europe from their first appearance in the material culture of prehistoric Europe to their eventual disappearance as a political power in the first century of Roman conquest (offered every three years; will be offered in 2014-2015).
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC373H1 - Medieval Celtic Poetry
A comparative study of medieval Irish and Welsh poetry - lyric, courtly, saga, bardic, romantic, erotic, monastic, and comedic - from the late sixth century to the end of the Middle Ages. All works will be read in translation.
Recommended Preparation: SMC240Y1/SMC240H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC374H1 - The Celtic Book
A study of the production of manuscripts, books and tracts that played a crucial role in the historical evolution of a national culture or cultures in the Celtic world.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC375H1 - The Contemporary Irish Novel
This course examines the Irish novel after Joyce. Particular attention is paid to writers such as Molly Keane, Edna O’Brien, Anne Enright, John Banville, Patrick McCabe and Roddy Doyle
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC376H1 - Irish Canadian Literature
This course examines the ways their Irish background and Canadian experiences influenced Irish writers in Canada, and discusses their impact on Canadian literature. Figures to be studied include nineteenth-century writers such as Isabella Valancy Crawford and Thomas D’Arcy McGee, and more recent writers such as Brian Moore and Emma Donoghue.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC377H1 - The Celts in Cape Breton
An examination of the ways in which Scottish, Irish, Newfoundlander, and other Celtic immigrants shaped the culture of Cape Breton and by extension Canada, with particular reference to language, literature, music and folklore.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC378H1 - Ireland Since the Famine
This course examines the relationship between nationalism and unionism in post-Famine Ireland, with particular emphasis on the debates over Home Rule, the Irish Revolution and Civil War of 1916-23, the effects of partition, and the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC395Y1 - Independent Study in Celtic Studies
A research project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC396H1 - Independent Study in Celtic Studies
A research project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC411H1 - Advanced Topics in Celtic Studies I
Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC412H1 - Advanced Topics in Celtic Studies II
Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC413H1 - The Irish in Canada
This course explores the history of Irish migration and settlement in Canada with a special emphasis on political, social, economic and religious themes.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC416H1 - Irish Nationalism in Canada
An in-depth examination of the Fenian underground in Canada during the 1860s, using primary sources to examine such issues as ethno-religious conflict, the relationship between Catholicism and Irish nationalism, and the efforts of the secret police force to infiltrate and undermine the Fenian Brotherhood. Special attention is paid to the ways in which the state responded to the threat posed by Irish revolutionaries who supported an Irish-American invasion of Canada as a means to hit back at the British Empire and pave the way for Irish independence.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC440H1 - Middle Welsh
Hours: 24L
Middle Welsh, the native Celtic language of medieval Wales, was for centuries the language in which the Welsh celebrated their medieval princes and ancestral heroes, was the medium for the preservation of native British legend and Welsh law, and was the vehicle for the earliest narratives of Arthur. Students will be introduced to reading and translating Middle Welsh, and by the course’s end will have read one complete text of Middle Welsh literature in the original. Students will learn Welsh specifically but will also learn the characteristic linguistic features of a Celtic language. No prior knowledge of Welsh or any other Celtic language is assumed.
Exclusion: SMC440Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC441Y1 - Old and Middle Irish
An introduction to Old and Middle Irish language and literature from the 7th to the 11th century.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC444H1 - The Great Irish Famine in an International Context
An examination of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1851, in its economic, political, social, demographic and religious dimensions and issues of collective and created memory. By use of manuscript and routinely generated records students will explore mass migration from Ireland to Britain, the Americas, and the Antipodes.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC445H1 - Directed Research in Middle Welsh
Hours: 24S
In this course the student will gain practical experience assisting the instructor on an original research project in Middle Welsh. The course is designed to follow on SMC440H1 and will involve transcribing and translating a Middle Welsh text from a facsimile of a Middle Welsh manuscript. The student will gain experience in reading and transcribing from a medieval manuscript, in preparing original translations from a medieval Welsh text and in working with the principal scholarly aids used by professional researchers in the field.
Exclusion: SMC440Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC451Y1 - Senior Essay in Celtic Studies
A scholarly project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic must be completed by the student before registration.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Christianity & Culture
SMC120H1 - Catholicism in Conversation
What is Catholicism, as an idea, as a social movement, as an object of scorn, devotion or delight? What meaning does Catholic tradition have in the contemporary world? This seminar explores these and similar questions through lectures and conversations with diverse scholars—faculty, fellows and friends—of the St. Michael’s College community.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC200H1 - Christianity and the Arts
This course introduces students to creative works from throughout the global Christian tradition. The course explores the complex relationships that exist between religious and aesthetic imperatives, between theological and material sources, between beauty and suffering, and between artists and their patrons and audiences.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC203Y1 - Christianity and Society Through the Ages
This course explores the historical engagement of various Christian traditions with the prevailing political, social, and ethnic cultures in the western world and beyond. Students will also examine the development of Christianity as it confronts changes in the symbolic and intellectual universes from antiquity to post-modernity.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC215H1 - Varieties of Christian Community
Christian history has been characterized by an enduring and fruitful search for forms of religious community. This course surveys some communal attempts to express Christianity, monasticism, forms of common life for clerics, the Mendicants, lay confraternities, religious orders, and contemporary lay movements.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC218H1 - Christianity and Education
An exploration of pedagogy and child development theory, with a particular focus on the way Christians have employed these educational techniques historically. Attention will be given to the diversity of institutions and approaches to curriculum development across Christian history.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC232H1 - Christianity and Science
This course examines different models of relating Christianity and Science. Beginning with the biblical view on the natural world and moving to the present, the lectures develop a wide range of approaches.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC303H1 - Global Christianities
An advanced introduction to the diverse traditions and movements of contemporary Christianity, with special emphasis on the global South. Sample topics include new ecclesial communities, the rise of Pentecostalism and independent churches, liberation and indigenized theologies, and new forms of martyrdom in the 21st century.
Exclusion: SMC204H1; SMC207H1; SMC209H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC304H1 - Christianity, Law and Society
An examination of Canon Law; the process by which it came into being, and its impact on contemporary culture. Premises and techniques of ecclesial law-making are compared to those of other systems of legislation. Specific sections of the Code of Canon Law are examined.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC305H1 - Christianity and Popular Culture
An examination of both overt and covert representations of Christian ideas in contemporary popular media. We examine the ways in which Christian themes have been appropriated and subverted in mass media, while also examining the innovative ways these themes, such as redemption, sacrifice, vocation, and hope, are presented anew.
Recommended Preparation: SMC200H1/SMC367H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC306H1 - The Catechism of the Catholic Church
Hours: 24L
Introduces students to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994) and its antecedents. After an historical survey of religious instruction in the Church, the students will engage in a close reading of selected sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Exclusion: SMC310H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC307H1 - Scripture in Christian Tradition
The formation and content of the Christian Bible; an introduction to the history of its interpretation and of the role it has played and continues to play in Christian life and culture.
Exclusion: SMC307Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC308H1 - Marriage and the Family in the Catholic Tradition
A close reading of the Code of Canon Law touching on the themes of marriage and the family; relationship to other fundamental Church statements (e.g. Familiaris Consortio); examination of issues raised by opposition between church teaching and other views.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC309H1 - Christianity and Politics
This course explores developments in the relations between the Catholic Church and the states of Western Europe and America from the Enlightenment to the present. Of particular concern is Catholicism's response to the political theories of the Enlightenment, the secularization of the state and social justice issues.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; HIS241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC311H1 - Why the Church
The Catholic Church claims to be the continuation of the event of Christ in history, the guarantor of the authenticity of each person's encounter with Christ, and the means by which His memory may be cultivated. The course examines the reasons for these claims and the forms they have taken.
Recommended Preparation: SMC200H1/SMC327H1/SMC367H1/SMC368H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC312H1 - Catholicism and Education
The Catholic Church has developed a distinctive approach to the pedagogical enterprise. This course explores aspects of this approach by an examination of canonical legislation and other texts published by ecclesiastical authorities and their application in Canada.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC313H1 - Catholic Education in Ontario
An historical appraisal of the evolution of Catholic schools, universities, and catechetical education in Ontario. Special emphasis is placed on the evolution of Ontario's separate school system.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC322H1 - Women and Christianity
An exploration of what Pope John Paul II, among others, called the "feminine tradition" in Christian life and thought. Possible topics include women's roles in the early church, Marian dogmas and devotions, women mystics and Doctors of the Church, and Christian feminisms and New Feminisms in the contemporary period.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1/SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC327H1 - Ritual and Worship
An introduction to Christian ritual and worship, in cross-cultural and ecumenical perspective. Biblical roots, historical development and diverse adaptions of Christian worship in Europe, North America and the global South.
Exclusion: SMC216Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC330H1 - Christ in Christian Tradition
Faith in Christ is central to Christianity. This course offers an advanced introduction to classical debates about the person and work of Christ, the modern Quest of the Historical Jesus, and selected feminist, liberationist and indigenized perspectives on Christ from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Exclusion: SMC330Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC362H1 - International Development, Justice, and Human Dignity
Hours: 24L
This seminar raises critical questions of social justice and international development from diverse religious and disciplinary perspectives. It is required preparation for the international community-engaged learning course, SMC453H1 Development and Justice Internship.
Exclusion: SMC362Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1/SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC364H1 - The Christian Book
An interdisciplinary examination of the Bible as artifact and as an index of culture, art, and language. Topics include: the mediaeval giant Bibles, illuminated and illustrated Bibles, the Gutenberg Bible, The King James Bible, the Bible industry, the Bible online, the Bible as sacred object, sacred language and vernacular.
Recommended Preparation: SMC200H1/SMC228H1/SMC229H1/SMC367H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC365H1 - Christianity, Art, and Architecture
An exploration of visual arts and architecture as mediums for expressing Christian faith. The course will examine notable developments in Christian history, the proliferation of new forms in the contemporary period, and important local works, such as the Donovan Collection and/or the rich legacy of church architecture in the GTA.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1/SMC200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC367H1 - Christianity, Literature, and Theatre
Hours: 24L
This course introduces students to works of literary and dramatic arts from throughout the global Christian tradition. The course explores the complex relationships that exist between religious, narrative, and performative imperatives; between theological and cultural sources; between authority and experience; and between writers, playwrights, and their readerships and audiences.
Exclusion: SMC201H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; SMC200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC368H1 - Varieties of Christian Experience
Hours: 24L
Exploration of the variety of forms which Christian personal experience has taken in the course of history (martyrdom, mysticism, monasticism, sanctification of ordinary life, etc.) in order to appreciate their variety, complexity, and deep unity.
Exclusion: SMC205H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC369H1 - Christianity and Music
Hours: 24L
The various roles given music in Christian tradition and the impact of Christianity on Western music. Case studies from Gregorian chant to the present illustrate major issues (sacred vs. profane, acceptable styles or instruments, text and music, emotion and rationalism) to provide a critical vocabulary applicable to present works. Some background in music is required.
Exclusion: SMC206H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; SMC200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC370H1 - The Bible and Biology
Episodes and issues in the development of biology, genetics and evolutionary theory in relation to Christian understandings of the natural world, the human person, and God. Possible topics include genetic determinism, mind and intelligence, gender, reproductive technologies, cosmology and ecology.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1/SMC232H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC371H1 - Faith and Physics
The complex interplay between religious belief, culture, and the emergence of modern physical theory: rise and fall of mechanistic theories, relativity, particle physics and models of the Universe, Big Bang theory and Black Holes, etc.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC372H1 - The Catholic Church in Canada
Hours: 24L
An exploration of the historical development of Catholic communities and institutions in all regions of Canada since the 16th century. Emphasis placed on themes of mission, church-state relations, ethnicity, belief and practice, social justice, gender, and secularization.
Exclusion: SMC320H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
SMC379H1 - Major Christian Thinkers
Hours: 24L/12T
An advanced introduction to the Christian intellectual tradition through a study of key figures from several different historical periods and cultural contexts. Selected authors discuss a range of religious, intellectual and social issues, from foundational Christian beliefs to the challenges of modern, post-modern and secular cultures.
Exclusion: SMC208Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC382H1 - Literature and the Christian Child
Hours: 24L/12T
An exploration of connections between a child's moral development and literature in Christian traditions. We examine literary, historical and philosophical developments appropriate to the child's imagination. The course will include the study of poems, catechetical materials, novels and other texts written for children.
Exclusion: SMC217H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; SMC200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC383H1 - God and Geometry
Hours: 24L
This course engages controversial issues in the natural sciences of importance to Christian faith, with particular emphases on their ancient and the medieval origins and enactments. Examples include: Harmony vs. Chaos, Creation vs. Evolution, Free Will vs. Determinism, Reason vs. Revelation, Miraculous vs. Natural Causation.
Exclusion: SMC233H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC232H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC384H1 - Music and Liturgy
Hours: 24L
An exploration of the place of music in Christian worship, with a focus on contemporary Eucharist. Examination of the development of liturgico-musical principles and their practical implementation. Topics may include styles and repertoires, singing liturgical texts, hymnody and other forms of congregational singing, choirs and cantors, the use of instruments.
Exclusion: SMC363H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; SMC369H1; SMC327H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC390Y1 - Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture
A concluding course in Christianity and Culture, providing an opportunity to synthesize insights acquired during the course of the program (enrolment subject to availability of a supervisor). Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC391H1 - Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture
Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC433Y1 - Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture
An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Christianity and Culture faculty member. The student, in consultation with the faculty member, may choose either a one-term (H) or a two-term (Y) project. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC434H1 - Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture
An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Christianity and Culture faculty member. The student, in consultation with the faculty member, may choose either a one-term (H) or a two-term (Y) project. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC456H1 - Indian Christianity
An advanced study of the historical development, major theological writings and contemporary ethnographic studies of diverse Christian traditions in South Asia. Topics to be covered include the legacy of Thomas Christianity, Hindu-Christian dialogue, the Christian ashram movement, liturgical inculturation and religious hybridity.
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC303H1; RLG203H1 and/or RLG205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC472H1 - Research Seminar in Christianity and Culture
Hours: 24S
The seminar provides majors in their final year of study with the opportunity to pursue advanced research projects in Christianity and Culture.
Exclusion: SMC472Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
Mediaeval Studies
SMC210H1 - The Early Mediaeval Tradition
An introduction to the thought and culture of early mediaeval Europe. Students are introduced to important monuments of early mediaeval History, Thought, Literature, and Art. They follow some of the common threads that run through these disciplines and explore chief expressions of early mediaeval life and thought.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC211H1 - The Middle Ages and the Movies
This course examines the ways mediaeval themes have been presented in the cinema over the last century by taking exemplary films from different countries and epochs. The purpose is to explore each on three levels: the mediaeval reality, the subsequent legendary or literary elaboration, and the twentieth-century film rendition, regarded equally as work of art, ideology and economic product.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC212H1 - The Later Mediaeval Tradition
An introduction to the thought and culture of later mediaeval Europe. Students are introduced to important monuments of later mediaeval History, Thought, Literature, and Art. They follow some of the common threads that run through these disciplines and explore chief expressions of later mediaeval life and thought.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC213H1 - Dante and the Christian Imagination
A study of selections from various works by Dante as an expression of the medieval imagination, viewed against the background of medieval Christian doctrine and psychology and in relation to various contemporary approaches to the study of medieval Christian culture.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC222H1 - Mediaeval Latin Literature
This course studies a selection of Mediaeval Latin prose and poetry. Emphasis is on the linguistic differences between Mediaeval Latin and its classical antecedent, especially in regard to vocabulary, grammar and orthography. A review of Latin grammar is part of the course.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC226H1 - King Arthur
A survey of the Arthurian legends from the earliest Latin histories through selected Welsh, French and German Romances to the English-language classic, Morte d’Arthur of Malory. Emphasis will be on reading the primary sources (in translation).
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC323H1 - Mediaeval Latin Prose
Comprising an immersion in Mediaeval Latin prose texts, this course gives students a deepened acquaintance with the linguistic features of Mediaeval Latin, as well as with its literature, and generic and stylistic conventions. A solid foundation in basic Latin morphology, syntax and vocabulary is assumed.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC324H1 - The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages
This course explores mediaeval biblical commentary and the various approaches taken by the exegetes to uncover the secrets of the sacred page, for instance through the four senses of Scripture: history, allegory, tropology, and anagogy.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC326H1 - Mediaeval Music: thought and practice
An introduction to musical theory and practice in the middle ages: sacred and secular music, monophony and polyphony, performers and patrons, notation and orality. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC328H1 - Mediaeval Latin Poetry
This course studies selections from the rich variety of Mediaeval Latin poetry, rhymed as well as rhythmic, and provides a survey of prosody and metrics. A solid foundation in basic Latin morphology, syntax and vocabulary is assumed.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC358H1 - The Mediaeval Book
This course examines the most salient aspects of mediaeval manuscript culture. We will study, first, how the parchment for books was folded, pricked, ruled and bound, and second, what scripts were employed in the different codices. We will also examine the various types of books made in the Middle Ages and the challenges they pose to modern scholars.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC359H1 - Mediaeval Theology
An introduction to the discipline of theology as taught in the mediaeval schools. Building on a basic knowledge of Christian scriptures and of philosophical argument, this course will offer an organic exposition of mediaeval theology, together with an introduction into the scientific method of theological investigation as practised in the Middle ages.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC361H1 - Mediaeval Law
Mediaeval jurisprudence combines the high technical quality of Roman law with the requirements of Christianity. The seminar provides an overview of the development of mediaeval learned jurisprudence; select texts from Roman and canon law, with their glosses, are read in order to explore more specifically the methods and concerns of mediaeval jurists.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
SMC406H1 - Mediaeval Seminar II
SMC407Y1 - Mediaeval Seminar I
SMC435H1 - Independent Studies in Mediaeval Studies
An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a member of faculty affiliated with the Mediaeval Studies Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC436H1 - Advanced Latin Seminar
This seminar is devoted to the in-depth study of one or a number of related Mediaeval Latin text(s) in their linguistic, historical, and intellectual context. Readings in the original Latin will be discussed and commented upon by students.
Recommended Preparation: SMC210H1/SMC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
SMC490Y1 - Senior Essay in Mediaeval Studies
A scholarly project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. The project will be accompanied by a research seminar component. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)
Christianity & Culture: Major Program in Religious Education Courses
SMC471H1 - Internship
Arranged by each student in consultation with faculty, the internship enables teacher candidates to integrate, extend and deepen their learning experiences in a way not otherwise available in the program. Those wishing to take this course must have their program approved by the Program Director. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Other SMC Courses
SMC299Y1 - Research Opportunity Program
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
SMC380H1 - St. Michael's College Independent Studies
An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
SMC381Y1 - St. Michael's College Independent Studies
An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
SMC385H1 - Multicultural Toronto by the Numbers
An introduction to research methods in the Humanities focusing on quantification, the use of routinely generated records, forensic analysis, and data collection and analysis. Critique of these methods. The course focuses on multiculturalism and ethnicity in Toronto. Students will reconstruct the life of immigrant, religious, and occupational groups in the city by use of municipal assessment records, the censuses of 1901 and 1911, church records, newspapers, maps, city directories, and online databases.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC399Y1 - Research Opportunity Program
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
SMC457H1 - Directed Research
Based on a professor's research project currently in progress, this course will enable an undergraduate student to play a useful role in the project while receiving hands-on training in research. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
SMC480H1 - St. Michael's College Independent Studies
An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
SMC481Y1 - St. Michael's College Independent Studies
An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.