Subject Course Section Course Title Course Description Instructor Files Term
PHIL 100J 001 Introduction to Philosophy

This course seeks to introduce students to the nature of philosophy. This is done through the examination of core texts and figures in the history of philosophy as well as in the discussion of perennial philosophical questions.

 

Offered remotely

 Nikolaj Zunic PDF icon PHIL 100J_N.Zunic_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PHIL 204J 001 Philosophy and Culture

An exploration of the nature of culture and its role in the life and development of the human being through an analysis of the assumptions of Western popular culture in such areas as technology and the internet, individual freedom, sexuality, and the global economy.

 

Offered remotely

 Nikolaj Zunic PDF icon PHIL 204J_N.Zunic_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PHIL 284 001 Great Works: Modern

A historical survey of modern philosophy in the Western tradition.

 

Offered remotely

 Nikolaj Zunic PDF icon PHIL 284_N.Zunic_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PHIL 319J 001 Ethics of End-of-Life Care

What options does a person reaching the end of life have and how can they best be cared for? How can we balance patient autonomy with the expertise of the health-care provider and the demands of the health-care system? This course will help students think philosophically and critically about issues like these in their cultural, historical, and legal context. Specific topics may include consent, human dignity, euthanasia, refusal or withdrawal of treatment, palliative care and holistic patient care, pluralism and diverse understandings of dying, and treatment of the elderly.

 

Offered remotely

 Andrew Stumpf PDF icon PHIL 319J_A.Stumpf_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PHIL 327 001 Philosophy of Law

Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability.

Held with LS 351

 

Offered remotely

 Andrew Stumpf PDF icon PHIL 327-LS 351_A.Stumpf_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PHIL 407 001 Studies in 19th- and 20th-Century Philosophy - Heidegger's Being and Time

Special topics in 19th- and 20th-century philosophy, as announced by the department.

 

Offered remotely

 Nikolaj Zunic PDF icon PHIL 407_N.Zunic_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PSYCH 101 001 Introductory Psychology

A general survey course designed to provide the student with an understanding of the basic concepts and techniques of modern psychology as a behavioural science.

 

Offered remotely

 PDF icon PSYCH 101-001_R.Blackie_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PSYCH 212 001 Educational Psychology

A consideration of the main variables affecting learning in the classroom with special focus upon the conditions essential to efficient learning.

 

Offered remotely

 Maureen Drysdale Fall 2021
PSYCH 218 001 Psychology of Death and Dying

Variations in the meaning and significance of death and dying will be considered from a psychological perspective, with particular attention to the contexts (e.g., cultural, familial, life-span developmental) in which these variations occur.

Held with GERON 218, HLTH 218

 

Offered remotely

 Chris Burris PDF icon PSYCH 218-HLTH 218-GERON 218_C.Burris_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PSYCH 230 001 Psychology of Law

Psychological principles drawn from a variety of subdisciplines (e.g., social, clinical, cognitive) will be surveyed in terms of their relevance and application to the legal system. Topics may include jury selection and decision-making, eyewitness testimony, insanity defense, competency assessment, risk assessment, and attitudes toward law and the legal process.

Held with LS 272

 

Offered remotely

 John Rempel PDF icon PSYCH 230-LS 272_J.Rempel_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021