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An investigation of the turbulent history of the German lands from the rise of Brandenburg-Prussia to the reunification of West and East Germany, with a focus on political and cultural developments. Course topics include Frederick the Great, the rise to power of the Second Reich and its role in World War I, Hitler and Nazi Germany, the Cold War, and Germany鈥檚 place in postwar Europe.
Prerequisites:
HUM-120 or HIS-108
A survey of Middle Eastern history since the 18th century, with a focus on factors contributing to the state of affairs in the Middle East today. Topics include the late Ottoman Empire, the impact of Western imperialism, Arab nationalism, Zionism and the creation of the state of Israel, the Iranian revolution, conflicts in Iraq, the origins of terrorism, and recent developments in the region.
Prerequisites:
Gods and Thrones: The World to 1914
HIS‑106
This course will focus on the rise, development and interaction of the major civilizations of the Americas, Africa and Asia from the Neolithic era to modern times, and their experience of the rise of European colonialism and increasing global contact through to the beginning of the 20th century. Themes covered include global trade patterns, the diffusion of world religions, the emergence of empires, the power
of culture and globalization.
HIS‑106 Gods and Thrones: The World to 1914;
A World at War: The Turbulent 20th Century
HIS‑108
This course introduces the major events of the 20th century, with an emphasis on global trends and the global dimensions of international conflicts and cooperation. Topics include World War I; the rise of dictators; World War II; the Cold War; decolonization and the emergence of the 鈥楾hird World鈥; cultural revolutions of the 1960s and 1970s; trade, development, and terrorism; and the global resurgence of religion.
HIS‑108 A World at War: The Turbulent 20th Century;
HIS-106 or 108
Islamic World to 1683
HIS‑256
This course introduces the first millennium of Islamic history, from the time of Muhammad to the height of the Ottoman and Mughal empires. Geographically stretching from Spain in the west to Java in the east, and from Zanzibar in the south to Tashkent in the north, Islamic civilization in this period encompassed a vast zone of cultural exchange. Themes include the origins & development of Islam; emergence of Islamic philosophy, science & art; rise & fall of Islamic states; shifts in socioeconomic patterns; and regional differences.
HIS‑256 Islamic World to 1683
Students will work in small groups to develop, shoot, and edit experimental and dramatic projects with more advanced camera equipment. Materials fee applies.
Prerequisites:
Introduction to Media Production
MCS‑101
An introductory course in the art and craft of video production. Coming to understand
film as a method of storytelling, students learn and practice film aesthetics
and techniques, including all the elements of preproduction, production, and
postproduction. Students will collaborate to plan, shoot, and edit short videos while
learning the basics of filmmaking equipment and software. Students will reflect on the
nature of film and the practice of filmmaking through a faith lens. Materials fee applies.
MCS‑101 Introduction to Media Production;
The Art of Editing Motion Pictures
MCS‑225
Students will explore digital editing theories, as well as practices of digital film editing and other elements of the postproduction process. Students will develop skills that include engagement with non-linear software and organizing and structuring short pieces. In addition, students will learn how shot selection, pacing, rhythm, sound, etc. shape both scenes and final productions.
MCS‑225 The Art of Editing Motion Pictures
This course is an introduction to motor learning. Through the course, students will examine phases of skill acquisition, transfer of learning, training principles, retention of motor skills, and the influence of motivation on the acquisition and rehabilitation of movement. Includes a weekly 75 minute lab.
This course explores how Canadian schools and teachers intersect with what is currently being termed as diverse 鈥済local鈥 communities. We explore how educational systems respond to and interact with different multicultural groups within Canada (including immigrants, resident Canadians and global refugees), in multicultural and global educational contexts. The impact of various educational and cultural patterns upon community relations and the formulation of policy for multicultural education will be critiqued. Central to this discussion is an examination of the formation of identity and our response as global citizens to be hospitable and loving to the cultural 鈥渙thers鈥 in our midst from a Christian worldview. This course examines relevant current curriculum documents to best prepare candidates for teaching in an increasingly multicultural and global world. By the end of the course, students will understand different educational systems and how they fit within the framework for the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals. (1.5 credits)
This course is designed as an introduction to the practice of multiliteracies in P/J/I classrooms across the curriculum. Reflecting today鈥檚 social and cultural diversities, multiliteracies practices allow for flexibility in supporting linguistic, cultural, and multimodal forms of communication reflecting the Ontario Literacy curriculum鈥檚 expanded understanding of literacy. Understanding how to utilize multimodal forms of communication in classrooms to support collaborative learning, inquiry, and
differentiated learning styles helps support a social community of practice which is foundational to developing a pedagogy of multiliteracies. Teacher candidates will learn about how multiliteracies can inspire creativity, is inclusive for all student abilities, and can be both local and global while supporting the Ontario curriculum. Students will work with a variety of multiliteracies resources, expand their understandings of multiliteracies pedagogy, and develop appropriate assessment practices across grade levels and curricula. Purposeful reflection and integration of a Christian worldview will shape our understandings of how Christ is reflected in all things for his purposes. (1.5 credits).
Multivariable calculus: the derivative, multiple integration, vector calculus and applications. This course meets 4 hours a week.
Prerequisites:
Calculus II
MAT‑122
A continuation of MAT-121. This course meets 4 hours a week.
MAT‑122 Calculus II
Continuation of MUS-310 with a study of the late Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary eras in Western musical history, c. 1700鈥1950.
This course will study music in various cultural contexts, employing several approaches in studying how music reflects and responds to diverse social, political, and historical contexts. Students will gain a basic understanding of music in, and as, culture as they consider the ways individuals and communities interact with music as part of culture.
Gain music ministry experience working in a local church, school, or other organizational setting. Work 120 hours of such ministry under the direction of a musician or pastor in the ministry setting, meet regularly with a faculty supervisor, and submit relevant written work. See page 61 of the Academic Calendar for information on internships.
Prerequisites:
Design of Worship
MUS‑330
An introduction to the structure and content of services of Christian corporate worship, including definitional understanding, surveys of practices throughout history and across denominational traditions, and contemporary practice. Theory and history intersect with practice as students gain experience in such areas as use of scripture, leading in corporate prayer, and the exegesis and choice of sung texts. While the role of music in worship plays a prominent part in this course, it is open to students without detailed musical knowledge or performance capabilities.
MUS‑330 Design of Worship;
Composing and Arranging for Worship
MUS‑331
An introduction to topics of composition and arranging with special emphasis on their deployment in the service of corporate Christian worship. Students demonstrate their understanding of in-class topics (including studies of form, phrase structure, counterpoint and instrumentation) by creating new works or adapting existing music useful in worship settings.
MUS‑331 Composing and Arranging for Worship;
Year 3 or 4 standing
or permission of the instructor
Study of secondary dominants, modulation, altered and chromatic chords, melody writing, and four-part harmonization in the eighteenth/ nineteenth century style.
Prerequisites:
or permission of the instructor
Antirequisites:
Harmony IV (Toronto)
Advanced study of harmonic techniques, melody-writing, rhythmic patterns of 19th and early 20th centuries, and introduction to atonal and quartal styles.
Prerequisites:
Music Theory II
MUS‑201
Study of secondary dominants, modulation, altered and chromatic chords, melody writing, and four-part harmonization in the eighteenth/ nineteenth century style.
MUS‑201 Music Theory II
An intensive study of the gospels and Acts in their historical, cultural, and literary context.
Prerequisites:
Theological Interpretation of the Bible
REL‑201
An introduction to the theological reading and interpretative practices of reading Scripture. This course involves a survey of biblical interpretation and the variety of methodologies that have been used to study Scripture.
REL‑201 Theological Interpretation of the Bible or permission of the instructor
An intensive study of the historical, literary, doctrinal, and ethical aspects of the Pauline Epistles.
Prerequisites:
Theological Interpretation of the Bible
REL‑201
An introduction to the theological reading and interpretative practices of reading Scripture. This course involves a survey of biblical interpretation and the variety of methodologies that have been used to study Scripture.
REL‑201 Theological Interpretation of the Bible or permission of the instructor
Close study of major writers who characterize English Romanticism (1970-1830) in their ideas about nature, imagination, the individual, society and art. Representative writers include William Blake, Ann Radcliffe, Mary Robinson, Charlotte Smith, William Wordsworth, Samuel Tylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley and Lord Byron.
Prerequisites:
ENG-257 or 261
Close study of major writers who characterize the Victorian period (1830-1900), with its religions, scientific, social and literary debates. Representative authors include Alfred Tennyson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot, Matthew Arnold, Christina Rossetti, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Augusta Webster and Oscar Wilde.
Prerequisites:
ENG-257 or 261
Discover the unique management dilemmas posed by the not-for-profit鈥攐r voluntary鈥攕ector, including faith-based organizations. Learn to make effective decisions about strategic planning; financial and risk management; recruiting, training, motivating and managing human resources; marketing and communications to the variety of stakeholders served; program evaluation; and governance.
Corequisites:
Required for certificate
Discover the unique management dilemmas posed by the not-for-profit鈥攐r voluntary鈥攕ector, including faith-based organizations. Learn to make effective decisions about strategic planning; financial and risk management; recruiting, training, motivating, and managing human resources; marketing and communications to the variety of stakeholders served; program evaluation; and governance.
Develop strategies to address a community鈥檚 needs, improve organizational performance and build capacity for NFP organizations. Examine and critically evaluate strategy development and the practice of discernment in times of decision-making and organizational transition. Build capacity in leadership, programs and resources in order to maintain relevance to your mission.
Corequisites:
Required for certificate
Develop strategies to address a community鈥檚 needs, improve organizational performance, and build capacity for NFP organizations. Examine and critically evaluate strategy development and the practice of discernment in times of decision-making and organizational transition. Build capacity in leadership, programs and resources in order to maintain relevance to your mission.
Prerequisites:
Not-for-Profit Management
BUS‑330
Discover the unique management dilemmas posed by the not-for-profit – or voluntary sector, including faith-based organizations. Learn to make effective decisions about strategic planning; financial and risk management; recruiting, training, motivating, and managing human resources; marketing and communications to the variety of stakeholders served; program evaluation; governance
BUS‑330 Not-for-Profit Management
A study of numerical methods of solving problems. Topics include linear algebraic equations, polynomial interpolation, numerical integration, and differentiation.
Prerequisites:
Computer Programming I
CSC‑121
This course is an overview of the discipline of computer science and an introduction to computer programming. Students will learn to design, code, debug, test, and document well-structured programs using the Python programming language. The course also includes an introduction to the history of computing and introduces how faith relates to computer technology.
CSC‑121 Computer Programming I MAT-223 or 231
Year 3 of 4 standing with permission of the instructor
This course presents the basic principles of human nutrition and the science behind them. Topics include a full assessment of nutrients, digestion, comparison of food guides, eating disorders, body composition and management, nutrition for sports, and popular trends and myths. Students will evaluate their own nutrient intakes and plan a healthy diet.
As an extension of ART-115, this course will focus on problems in painting at the intermediate level, with emphasis on exploration of the nuances of the painting language. Studio course, six hours a week. Materials fee applies.
Prerequisites:
Introduction to Studio: Painting
ART‑115
Aesthetics and techniques are examined through the study of various traditions and approaches to painting. Visual vocabulary and formal compositions are developed through practical application in studio projects, and reviewed through critical assessment. Studio course, six hours a week. Materials fee applies.
ART‑115 Introduction to Studio: Painting
An intensive study of the Pentateuch, paying special attention to historical context, critical methodologies, literary structures, and theological themes.
Prerequisites:
Theological Interpretation of the Bible
REL‑201
An introduction to the theological reading and interpretative practices of reading Scripture. This course involves a survey of biblical interpretation and the variety of methodologies that have been used to study Scripture.
REL‑201 Theological Interpretation of the Bible or permission of the instructor
An intensive study of literary and theological aspects of the poetic and wisdom literature of the Old Testament.
Prerequisites:
Theological Interpretation of the Bible
REL‑201
An introduction to the theological reading and interpretative practices of reading Scripture. This course involves a survey of biblical interpretation and the variety of methodologies that have been used to study Scripture.
REL‑201 Theological Interpretation of the Bible or permission of the instructor