Courses

The impact humans have had on the environment, and the ways in which the physical environment has shaped human history: climate, agriculture, energy use, and urbanization. Credit will only be granted for one of HIST_V 207 or HIST_V 106. Equivalency: HIST_V 106

An introduction to major turning points in Canadian history. Exploration of the social, political, cultural, and environmental transformations/revolutions that have shaped Canada from early European colonialism to the twenty-first century.

History of western medicine, from the Ancient World to the Enlightenment, with a focus on social and cultural ideas surrounding the body, health, and disease, and the development of medical institutions.

European precedents, Colonial self-government, Canadian Confederation, and issues such as gay rights, abortion, and First Nations land rights. Credit will be granted for only one of HIST_V 320 or HIST_V 414. Equivalency: HIST_V 414.

Canadian history through the lens of individual people's lives and their social impact. Themes include race, class, gender, sexuality, indigeneity, colonialism, slavery, immigration, moral regulation, and activism.

U.S. emergence as an industrial powerhouse and, eventually, a global superpower; responses to industrial society, meaning of modern times, economic upheaval and social change, U.S.'s role as a world power, and politics of race, ethnicity, and gender.

Frontier ideologies in relation to race, gender, class, sexuality. Place-making and historical narrative in and about the western part of the United States.

Precursors and consequences of the war; military, political, cultural, social, and economic histories of how the war shaped and reflected its global context. Themes include totalitarianism, genocide, and imperialism and decolonization. Credit will be granted for only one of HIST_V 375 or HIST_V 406. Equivalency: HIST_V 406.

Changing ideas about humanity and rights. Considers the relationship between human rights and the nation-state, imperialism, and capitalism. Assesses the efforts to end large-scale human rights violations and the role of the United Nations.

Enhanced building environmental performance and the integration of green building principles, strategies and technologies. Equivalency: ARCH_V 574.

Students will take a building under design and work with the designers towards a high performance energy system. The project will be a proposed high performance building with a client, a design team, and energy performance objectives.

Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. [3-0-0].

Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics program. [3-0-1] Prerequisite: All of HUNU_V 545, HUNU_V 573, HUNU_V 575, HUNU_V 576, HUNU_V 578. Corequisite: HUNU_V 525.

Introduction to the principles of 'caring for the land' and integrating this ethos into natural resources management, including topics on caretaking for the land, animals, and future generations; sacred places; and the principle of interconnectivity of all living things.

Introduction to Indigenous People's history, cultures and experiences, and the effect on control over natural resources, drawing from local to international perspectives, with a focus on how decolonization, as an analytical lens, can transform institutions and Indigenous People's everyday lives.

Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge, with a focus on Indigenous and Western Knowledge for managing ecosystems and integrating knowledge.

Foundations of ecology, the interaction of organisms and the environment, drawing from Indigenous and western perspectives. Topics include organismal, population, community and ecosystem theories. Prerequisite: All of ILS 100, ILS 200.

Indigenous legal orders, Canada's constitutional framework, treaties and self-governance. Topics also cover the international context, and the implications of the evolving legal context for land management.

Application of systems science encompassing geological, hydrological, ecological, atmospheric sciences, and energy systems approaches to study regional sustainability. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: Third-year or higher standing in the Faculty of Science.

Critique of the role journalism and news coverage have played in major social change movements in Canada and internationally. How journalism has catalyzed, promoted, misrepresented, or undermined social change through news reporting. Prerequisite: JRNL_V 200 or JRNL_V 201.

Study of nutrition and its application to physical activity and health. Macro- and micronutrient classification and recommended daily intakes, their digestion, functions in the body and their role in supporting physical activity and health will be discussed. [3-0-0]. Prerequisite: All of KIN_V 131, KIN_V 132.

Policy issues relating to leisure opportunities for persons with disabilities. [3-0] Prerequisite: All of KIN 160, KIN 262.

Exploring concepts, principles, and theories as they relate to the practice of promoting and supporting recommended physical activity for individuals and population groups. Particular attention will be directed at contemporary issues, controversies, evidence informed initiatives, and innovative new approaches. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: KIN 150 and third-year standing.

Historical and contemporary issues in Canada that shape Indigenous sport and physical activity, health programs, and policies. [3-0] Prerequisite: All of KIN 160, KIN 262.