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DPA 600 / Professional Workshops
Professional Workshops (non-credit)
A series of workshops on Professionalism and Business Ethics; Leadership; Communication and Team Building; and Case Analysis to equip students with the essential enabling competencies required for success in professional accounting certification program.
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DPA 601 / Advanced Accounting Topics 3 unit(s)
K. Veenstra
Prerequisite(s): COMMERCE 4AC3; or the equivalence of a course in advanced financial accounting
Antirequisite(s): COMMERCE 4AG3; BUS&COM 500
This course extends the knowledge base of earlier accounting courses and focuses on the integration of accounting issues through case studies. The main objectives of the course are: (1) to discuss and evaluate selected advanced accounting and financial reporting issues, emphasizing fundamental principles and concepts, as well as technical competency; (2) to develop case analysis and writing capabilities; (3) to incorporate other areas of study such as International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS) and Accounting Standards for Private Entities ASPE), into the accounting context through comprehensive cases.
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DPA 602 / Advanced Auditing 3 unit(s)
S. McCracken
Prerequisite(s): COMM 4AD3, or the equivalence of an intrroductory course in auditing
Antirequisite(s): COMM 4AH3; BUS&COM 502
This course considers a number of advanced topics concerning both the auditor and the audit profession. It builds on the knowledge of the audit task derived in earlier courses as well as on the technical skills and breadth of knowledge obtained in earlier accounting courses. Since a central feature of accounting in today’s business world is the interaction of accounting professionals with computer-based information systems, topics related to the accountants’ role in the design and implementation of such system will also be discussed.
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DPA 603 / Financial Reporting and Analysis 3 unit(s)
E. Bentzen-Bilkvist BUSINESS A750: Financial Statement Analysis
Prerequisite(s): COMMERCE 4AC3; or the equivalence of a course in advanced financial accounting
Antirequisite(s): ANTIREQUISITE: COMMERCE 4AJ3; BUS&COM 503
This course is designed to provide students with an advanced conceptual background and analytical tools necessary to evaluate financial statements issued by publicly held enterprises. It focuses on understanding the uses and limitations of both the financial statements and the traditional and non-traditional methods of analyzing them. We will discuss the financial statements, the accounting disclosure rules, the differential effects of alternative accounting principles, and the interpretation of financial information.
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DPA 701 / Corporate Controllership 3 unit(s)
E. Mohammad
Prerequisite(s): COMMERCE 2FA3 and 3FA3; or the equivalence of an introductory course in corporate finance
Antirequisite(s): BUSINESS F712
The objective of this course is to provide students with an in-depth understanding and analytical tools necessary for managing the finance of an entity. Topics include evaluating the entity’s financial state; examining the Treasury function; developing and evaluating capital budgeting processes and decisions; determining the value of a business, its tangible and intangible assets; managing financial risk; and evaluating the purchase and expansion or sale of a business.
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DPA 702 / Strategic Management Accounting 3 unit(s)
Y. Lilian Chan (cross-listed as )
Antirequisite(s): COMMERCE 4AA3; or the equivalence of a course in advanced managerial accounting
An objective of this course is to examine an organization’s core competence and how successful organizations exploit their core competence to develop a strategic advantage, with a focus on developing the management accounting skills required in effectively implementing strategies. Another objective of this course is to provide students an understanding of the risk affiliated with an organization, the role of management accounting in mitigating such organizational risk, and developing the strategic management accounting skills required in incorporating risk management to implement strategies effectively.
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DPA 703 / Advanced Canadian Tax Topics 1.5 unit(s)
E. Bentzen-Bilkvist
Prerequisite(s): COMMERCE 4SB3 & COMMERCE 4SC3; or the equivalence of courses in personal and corporate taxation
This course looks at best practices and takes a modern approach to reading and interpreting The Income Tax Act. Topics covered include an in-depth examination of the taxation of partnerships and trusts as well as the rules to prevent corporate surplus stripping and capital gains stripping.
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DPA 704 / Accounting Competencies Integration 1.5 unit(s)
K. Veenstra
Prerequisite(s): Full-time registration in Graduate Diploma in Professional Accountancy; or Completion of four courses in diploma program
The objective of this course is to build students’ critical enabling competencies and further develop their technical competencies using complex and highly integrative cases. Students will apply their behavioral, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to complex situations. The course will also focus on the development of professionalism and ethical behaviour as a professional accountant.
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ENGINEER 701 / Work Term Preparation 1.5 unit(s)
Prerequisite(s): Registration in the faculty’s co-op or work experience option
An extra credit course for Engineering students enrolled in Masters or Doctoral programs, electing to participate in the faculty’s coop or work experience option. The course may not be counted towards a program’s degree requirements. This course will prepare students for a coop job search by providing instruction on cover letter/resume writing, job search strategies, interviewing, and workplace professionalism.
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ENGINEER 702 / Work Term Placement 0 unit(s)
Prerequisite(s): Registration in the faculty’s co-op or work experience option.
This is a 0-unit extra credit course which registers a job placement (name of company, duration of placement) of students participating in the coop or work experience option. This course will appear on the transcript in order to document the work term.
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HTHSCI 6ID3 / Innovation By Design 3 unit(s)
This course will enable interdisciplinary student groups to engage in design thinking as a methodology to assess health area problems/challenges, collect meaningful data, iterate alternative design options, and build a prototype solution for validation with user groups. Students will learn conceptual approaches to ‘design thinking’ and develop capabilities with spotting, supporting and scaling up new innovative ideas explored using a user-centered empathy focus.
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SOCSCI 700 / The Use and Impacts of Social Science Research 3 unit(s)
In this collaboratively taught course, students will develop theoretical knowledge related to the pathways and contexts of social science research use and impacts beyond the academy, and will also develop the critical frameworks through (and against) which to analyze such theories. Students will apply their knowledge and theoretical frameworks to the development of a user-focused knowledge mobilization product or research output. Students will participate in seminar discussions (facilitated by the relevant subject expert), will facilitate discussion, and will share their work and contribute to others’ in project-development workshops. Each module will comprise a balance of each of these modes.
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SOCSCI 701 / Critical Approaches to Community Based Research 3 unit(s)
This course introduces students to critical approaches in community based research in the social sciences. It is intended for graduate students in the social sciences or related field who are interested or engaged in scholarship from a community-based perspective. This course will of particular relevance to students interested in working in partnership with community-based organizations and/or affected communities of the issues they are interested in exploring and addressing in their graduate research work.
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ANTHROP 700 / Problems in Contemporary Anthropological Theory 3 unit(s)
An examination of current debates in anthropological theory. Readings and foci may vary.
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ANTHROP 701 / Readings in Cultural Anthropology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 702 / Contemporary Problems in Anthropology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 703 / Writing the Field 3 unit(s)
What makes good anthropological writing? What defines a good conference paper, thesis chapter or academic article? How do scholars become stronger academics through critical reflection on tough feedback and peer review? What is a good scholarly workflow in the age of new media and “info glut”? This course investigates these questions through case studies, writing exercises and work on a larger writing project relevant to the larger academic goals of the seminar participants. The class will consist of seminar discussion, group work, and class presentations. This course permits students from all three sub-disciplines to work on projects relevant to their development as scholars, while engaging with a wider literature on academic writing, research and critical thinking.
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ANTHROP 704 / Introduction to the Anthropology of Religion 3 unit(s)
(cross-listed as RELIG ST *781 )
This course introduces the study of religion from the standpoint of anthropology. Course materials provide a historical overview of theoretical developments in this field. Current ethnographies focusing on religion will be covered, and students will receive an introduction to ethnographic methodology.
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ANTHROP 705 / Advanced Skeletal Biology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 709 / Medical Anthropology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 710 / Topics in Archaeology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 711 / Advanced Topics in Biological Anthropology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 713 / Critical Perspectives on Aging 3 unit(s)
This course draws on perspectives in critical gerontology to explore issues related to the political, social, and cultural aspects of aging.
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ANTHROP 714 / Readings in Archaeology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 715 / Readings in Biological Anthropology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 717 / Readings in the Anthropology of Health 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 718 / From Cradle to the Grave: Anthropological Demography 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 720 / The Politics of Desire: Engaging the “Present” through Various Domains of Sociopolitical, Economical, and Aesthetics Protestations 3 unit(s)
(cross-listed as GLOBALST 720 )
This interdisciplinary course examines the proliferation of politics and protestations in various places that seek changes in contexts that resisted it. Taking “desire” as an open conceptual domain that brings together the affective and the (ir)rational, the philosophical and the psychological, the present and the future, this course will explore the construction of human conditions of what people want, what they imagine as beneficial, and what they strive for through the fields of politics, economy, philosophical, and the aesthetics.
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ANTHROP 722 / Ethnographic Theory and Research Methods 3 unit(s)
Although located within the Department of Anthropology, this course is explicitly designed to engage graduate students from a range of disciplines and with a diverse set of research objectives. The course will consider each moment in the ethnographic research process: from conceptualization and design, to fieldwork practice, analysis, and writing up. Ideally suited for graduate students who plan to carry out ethnographic fieldwork as part of their MA or PhD thesis research, it will also be valuable for students who are considering such fieldwork or who want to develop familiarity with ethnographic research methods.
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ANTHROP 731 / Settlement Archaeology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 732 / Analytical Methods in Archaeology 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 733 / Archaeologies of Identity 3 unit(s)
This course critically considers the theme of ‘identity’ from an archaeological perspective. It starts with an examination of the practitioners themselves, reflecting upon how issues of class, gender and race have influenced the production of archaeological knowledge. We then turn to the various social identities that scholars claim to be able to elicit from the archaeological record including: age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity etc., examining both why we should be interested in eliciting such information and the methods that - allegedly - allow us to do so (practice theory, isotopic and genetic analyses inter alia).
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ANTHROP 734 / Indigenous knowledge & methodology 3 unit(s)
The main focus of this course is to develop an understanding of decolonization through the indigenous ways of knowing; from their paradigm, pedagogy and epistemologies drawn from research with the Cree, Lakota and Haudenosaunne. Research topics will include political issues, culture, spirituality, family, society, justice and land struggles. Methodologies include Indigenous peoples’ understanding of their natural and cosmological environment and how these philosophies impacted the relations with Euro Canadian society historically and presently.
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ANTHROP 736 / Archaeological Research Design 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 738 / Archaeology as History 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 740 / Biocultural Synthesis 3 unit(s)
In this seminar we critically examine the roots of the biocultural approach by exploring various theoretical frameworks from biological and medical anthropology that address the interplay between biology and culture. We explore emerging themes and uses of biocultural frameworks in medical and biological anthropology. We cover a wide variety of the following theoretical approaches and topics including: political economy, bodies and embodiment, critical medical anthropology, race and racism, life history and life course theory, and epigenetics.
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ANTHROP 741 / Metabolic Bone Disease 3 unit(s)
Metabolic bone diseases are linked to a wide range of socio-cultural factors and this course explores the way in which information on the current occurrence of these condtions contributes to understanding factors operating in past societies. Information used in the course is derived from both clinical sources on on contemporary health problems and paleopathology. The course allows students to focus on issues linked to metabolic bone disease in either past or contemporary groups. Training in radiological and histological approaches will be provided for students who would like to gain practical skills.
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ANTHROP 743 / Anthropology of Space, Place and Landscape 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 744 / Ancient Biomolecules and Bioarchaeological Chemistry 3 unit(s)
Hendrik Poinar
This course will focus on the degradation, preservation and recovery of organic molecules from the archaeological and paleontological record. We will look in depth at the preservation and recovery of DNA (evolutionary based studies), proteins (for stable isotope work) and other trace organics from various remains and their use in resolving major questions about the past, including our origins, evolution, migrations, diet and sex.
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ANTHROP 746 / Bioarchaeology
This seminar will explore methodological and theoretical issues related to the study of human skeletal remains in archaeological contexts. We will examine the methods and theoretical perspectives used by bioarchaeologists to analyze human skeletal remains and how the results are interpreted within the context of social, political, and economic processes.
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ANTHROP 749 / Gastronomic Heritage
In this course, we will address relationships between food history and gastronomic heritage, drawing on examples from around the world and across media, including key anthropological texts, cookbooks, international policy reports, and even video game representations. We will assess culinary dimensions considered “traditional” by communities and government agencies, the archaeological and historical sources of such narratives, and impacts of gastronomic heritage on modern practices, identities, and economies.
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ANTHROP 782 / Diasporas, Transnationalism and Religious Identities 3 unit(s)
(cross-listed as GLOBALST 782 and RELIG ST 782 )
This course focuses on religion among immigrant and diaspora communities in the contemporary globalized world. Topics to be covered include the connections between religion and ethnic identity among transnationals, the relationships between religious and political commitments, gender and religion in diaspora communities, the role of the media and the internet in promoting community, and the symbolic significance of “home”.
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ANTHROP 784 / Anthropological Approaches to Catholicism 3 unit(s)
(cross-listed as RELIG ST 783 )
This seminar will focus on anthropological studies of Catholicism as a cultural system. Particular emphasis will be placed on Catholicism in Europe and Latin America, although comparative material from Africa and elsewhere will be introduced. A variety of theoretical approaches will be explored, and both historical and ethnographic studies will be reviewed.
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ANTHROP 786 / Global Futures: Theory, Practice, and Possibility 3 unit(s)
(cross-listed as GLOBALST 786 )
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ANTHROP 787 / Object Worlds: The Circulation and Value of Material Culture 3 unit(s)
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ANTHROP 788 / Topics in Anthropological Approaches to Islam 3 unit(s)
(cross-listed as RELIG ST 788 )
This course will examine anthropological approaches to the study of Islam and Islamic communities. The course will first examine the historical development of the field. Current topics to be covered may include the relationships of Islam, gender roles, and kinship relations; Islamic oral and literate discourses; Islam and state authority; and Islam and fundamentalist politics. Readings on each topic will be drawn from ethnographic studies from a variety of geographical locations, including the Middle East, North Africa, Indonesia, and North America.
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ANTHROP 796 / Religion, Illness and Healing 3 unit(s)
(cross-listed as RELIG ST 786 )
This course examines ritual and symbolic healing practices in a variety of social, cultural and religious contexts and geographic locales. The course facilitates critical reflection on how social and cultural theories have been employed by anthropologists, religious studies scholars, and others to interpret diverse healing practices. Other topics addressed in the course include the construction of religious meaning through illness narratives, gender and ritual healing, and the relationships among healing, affliction and structures of social power and domination.
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ANTHROP 799 / Death: Rituals and Meanings in Cross-Cultural Context 3 unit(s)
(cross-listed as RELIG ST 785 )
This course surveys cultural constructions of death, dying and bereavement in a variety of contemporary social contexts. A key focus of the course involves the significance ascribed to death through funerary rituals and afterlife beliefs. Drawing upon theoretical perspectives from anthropology, sociology and religious studies, the course considers death as a social process, a rite of passage, and an occasion for the creation and/or contestation of social and individual meanings.
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ORIGINS 701 / Survey of Astrobiology 3 unit(s)
A current survey of the three major aspects of Astrobiology and the Origins of Life: astrophysics and planetary science, geochemistry and geology, and molecular biology and biochemistry. The course introduces student to the major questions and results of Astrobiology, and develops interdisciplinary approaches towards their solution.
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ORIGINS 705 / Astrobiology Research Seminar and Journal Club 3 unit(s)
This course provides a research seminar and journal club format for exploring important topics and results in the Astrobiological literature as well as research being done by the students and faculty members in the program. The week to week scheduling of events will be managed by a pair of graduate students in the program in consultation with a faculty coordinator. The course will also feature interaction with distinguished visiting scientists and OI colloquium speakers in Astrobiology.
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BIOCHEM 6E03 / Gene Regulation in Stem Cell Development 3 unit(s)
Staff
Mechanisms of gene regulation, emerging concepts in transcriptional regulation, fundamental aspects of stem cell biology, gene expression in cancer, clinical applications of human stem cells.
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BIOCHEM 6EE3 / Advanced Topics in Gene Expression 3 unit(s)
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BIOCHEM 6H03 / Molecular Biology of Cancer 3 unit(s)
Staff (cross-listed as MOL BIOL 6H03 )
Cancer at the molecular and cellular level. Topics include: properties of cancer cells; activation of proto-oncogenes; function of oncoproteins; transgenic mouse models; tumour viruses; and tumor suppressor genes.
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BIOCHEM 6J03 / Biochemical Immunology 3 unit(s)
Staff (cross-listed as MED SCI 6J03 and Molecular Biology *6J03)
This advanced course applies small group-based learning to immunological problems. Topics concern development of immunoassays, resistance to infection and immunity in health and disease.
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BIOCHEM 6N03 / Molecular Membrane Biology 3 unit(s)
Staff
Properties and structures of membranes, molecular components of biological membranes and their interactions, strategies for signal transduction cascades, hormones, receptors.
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BIOCHEM 6Q03 / Biochemical Pharmacology 3 unit(s)
Staff
Introduction to the basic concepts of pharmacology. Mechanisms of action of antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and anticancer drugs, toxins and how cellular resistance to such agents develop. Applications of drug-resistant mutants for genetic, biochemical pharmacological and cell biological studies.
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BIOCHEM 6S03 / Introduction to Molecular Biophysics 3 unit(s)
Staff (cross-listed as PHYSICS 6S03 )
A presentation of recent contributions made to the fields of molecular and cell biology by the use of physical approaches. In particular, the following topics are discussed: physical properties of biomolecules, protein folding, molecular motors, cell motion and cell adhesion. Emphasis on the critical evaluation of current research literature.
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BIOCHEM 6Y03 / Genomes and Evolution 3 unit(s)
Staff (cross-listed as CSE 6Y03 )
Molecular evolution. Comparative analysis of genomes. Changes in gene content and gene order. Bacterial evolution and phylogenetics. Origins of organelles and their genomes. Comparison of the human genome with other species. Using microarrays and proteomics to study organisms at the whole genome level.
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BIOCHEM 707 / Mechanism of Enzyme Action 3 unit(s)
Staff
Sequence of molecular events occurring during catalysis by enzymes. Nature of intermediates and active site residues. Possible factors involved in rate-acceleration. Enzyme kinetics.
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BIOCHEM 709 / Signal Transduction: Dynamic Mechanisms of Action of Growth Factors and Nuclear Receptors 3 unit(s)
Staff (cross-listed as 708 MED SCI )
The topics covered will include: Ras and GTP binding protein families, MAP kinase cascades; T-cell and B-cell activation; nuclear receptors for steroid and thyroid hormones. The course will be based on recent review articles and important current papers.
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BIOCHEM 710 / Special Topics in Proteins 3 unit(s)
Staff
Topics in areas of advanced proteins will be discussed.
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BIOCHEM 711 / Special Topics in Biomolecular Sciences 3 unit(s)
Staff
Topics in biomolecular sciences will be examined using current research papers.
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BIOCHEM 712 / Special Topics in Membrane Biochemistry 3 unit(s)
Staff
Topics in areas of advanced membrane biochemistry will be discussed.
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BIOCHEM 713 / Enzyme Catalytic Mechanisms 3 unit(s)
Staff
An examination of enzymes’ catalytic strategies, including strategies for promoting catalysis, enzymatic intermediates, co-factors, as well as the methods used to probe mechanism. Examples from the current literature will be used to demonstrate each concept.
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BIOCHEM 720 / Scientific Communication 3 unit(s)
Staff
This course will introduce students to various methods of scientific communication and provide them with the tools to become better communicators in speaking, writing, and publishing. Topics include effective public speaking strategies, development of effective visual material for presentations and scientific manuscripts, and writing strategies for scientific manuscripts. As part of this course, students will apply the skills learned by presenting a research seminar to the department as part of an ongoing colloquium series, and by writing a scholarly review article on their research topic.
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BIOCHEM 723 / Topics in Molecular Biology 3 unit(s)
Staff
Critical examination of classic and current papers in molecular biology with the object of giving students practice in presenting and discussing research material.
(Given in alternate years with Biology *723.)
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BIOCHEM 725 / Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Functions 3 unit(s)
Staff
The molecular basis of the biological activity of membranes at an advanced level. Topics include: bioenergetics, transport, membrane biogenesis and turnover, signal transduction, cell surface interactions and membrane disorders.
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BIOCHEM 726 / Biophysical Chemistry of Membrane Structure 3 unit(s)
Staff
The emphasis of this course will be on biophysical aspects of membrane structure and function.
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BIOCHEM 727 / Proteins 3 unit(s)
Staff
The structure of proteins, primary to quaternary will be discussed. Topics include: physicochemical basis of higher orders of structure and techniques of studying proteins.
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BIOCHEM 730 / Computational Biochemistry 3 unit(s)
Staff (cross-listed as CSE 738 )
The course will provide a brief introduction to biochemical databases, biological data mining and tools for sequences analysis. This will be followed by more detailed description of computational methods of molecular modeling, ligand docking, and analysis of ligand-receptor interactions. Facilities of the Educational Computing Lab will be used to train students on applying WWW resources of biological information and molecular modeling software in a biomedical lab.
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BIOCHEM 731 / Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine 3 unit(s)
Staff
isease and development that are difficult to ascertain in cell lines or in the mouse. Arguably, the most impactful role of human stem cells is for tissue repair that becomes damaged from diseases or injury; examples include diabetes and spinal cord injury. This utility of stem cells is heavily seeded in new approaches to the clinic called “regenerative medicine.” However, there are many stem cell types that may be specific to certain applications, and new technologies involved with stem cell delivery and differentiation that require elucidation before these stem cell-based replacement therapies can be robustly brought to the bedside. The underlying biology that defines stem cells, and their potential applications to human health, will be discussed broadly to better define the current successes and future limitations of regenerative medicine using human stem cells.
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BIOCHEM 732 / Writing for Science 3 unit(s)
Lesley MacNeil
Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) MSc or PhD programs.
This course will provide students with the tools needed to become better, more effective science writers. Issues of style, content and organization will be addressed. Topics covered include: crafting better sentences and paragraphs, effectively communicating your message, creating effective figures and diagrams, and writing for a number of different audiences. Students will learn to write a lay summary, a research article and a funding application.
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BIOLOGY 6X03 / Environmental Physiology 3 unit(s)
G. McClelland
Advanced physiology of animals with an emphasis on interactions with an adaptation to the environment.
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BIOLOGY 707 / Ecological Statistics 3 unit(s)
This graduate course in statistics will introduce common multivariate methods used in ecology and to develop basic computer and interpretation skills necessary for their use. Students participate in teaching through analysis of data sets and individual presentations.
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BIOLOGY 708 / Quantitative Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3 unit(s)
J. Dushoff, B. Bolker
This new course focuses on realistic quantitative modeling of lab and field data. The main activity is learning to fit models to data using a statistical package and programming language called R. In this applied context, the course will visit a variety of philosophic topics: parsimony vs. realism, Bayesian vs. frequentist statistics, estimation vs. hypothesis testing. The course will enhance your ability to ask interesting biological questions with a quantitative flavour; and to construct, parameterize, and test models for your own data.
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BIOLOGY 709 / Special Topics in Biology 3 unit(s)
JP Xu
Studies requiring selection from specialized areas of research as approved by the Department.
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BIOLOGY 712 / Communication and Scholarship Skills in Biology 3 unit(s)
J.R. Jacobs
Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in graduate plan in Biology.
Students will develop first hand experience in applying best practises in scientific communication across the Biology disciplines. This experience will include critical analysis and opportunities to enhance skills in individual and group writing, visual and verbal communication, and peer review. Students will develop a working knowledge of the epistemic rules for funding, publication, critique and ethics in Biology.
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BIOLOGY 715 / Topics in Evolutionary Genetics 3 unit(s)
An advanced treatment of population, evolutionary, and quantitative genetics including theoretical and experimental results, and focusing on geographic variation, divergence and speciation.
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BIOLOGY 716 / Advanced Topics in Ecology I 3 unit(s)
Advanced topics in Behavioural Ecology, Landscape Ecology, or Conservation Biology, will be examined through a series of readings, lectures, seminars and discussions. Within disciplines the participants will tackle a focal theme reflecting current research in the area. Focus will be determined by the teaching staff. Topics will cycle depending upon interest among graduate students and availability of faculty.
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BIOLOGY 717 / Advanced Topics in Ecology II 3 unit(s)
Advanced topics in one of the following areas: Evolutionary Ecology and Development or Physiological Ecology will be examined through a series of readings, lectures, seminars and discussions. Within disciplines the participants will tackle a focal theme reflecting current research in the area. Focus will be determined by the teaching staff. Topics will cycle depending upon interest among graduate students and availability of faculty.
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BIOLOGY 720 / Introduction to Basic Bioinformatic Skills 3 unit(s)
I. Dworkin and G.B. Golding (cross-listed as CSE 720 )
This course provides students with a basic background of the software tools that are used in all bioinformatic and computational biology studies. It will concentrate on three areas: using UNIX and a shell command line; an introduction to the R language for statistical analysis of data; and an introduction to basic scripting using python.
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BIOLOGY 721 / Topics in Molecular Evolution 3 unit(s)
A molecular approach to problems of the origin of life, evolution of cells, diversity and phylogeny of modern organisms, and dynamics of genes in populations.
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BIOLOGY 722 / Introduction to Bioinformatic Methods 3 unit(s)
I. Dworkin, B. Evans and G.B. Golding
This course will introduce students to basics of elementary sequence analysis. This will include advanced topics in computational biology. These topics could include methods of RNAseq analysis, sequence variant analysis and how to use sequences to identify metagenomic samples. The topics will also be tailored to the desires of the students.
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BIOLOGY 723 / Topics in Molecular Genetics 3 unit(s)
X-D. Zhu
The emphasis in Topics in Molecular Genetics is on novel control mechanisms of gene expression, cell signaling and cell differentiation. Recent developments in the field of genomics/proteomics and signal transduction are examples of topics discussed in this course. This year, the emphasis will be on molecular aspects of polarized cell signaling, relating to morphogenesis in animals, and to plant-environment interactions.
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BIOLOGY 724 / Molecular Ecology 3 unit(s)
This course will survey current topics on the use of molecular genetic techniques to study aspects of population biology and ecology. Staff lectures, student presentations, and joint discussions of the current literature will be used.
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BIOLOGY 726 / Integrative Physiology 3 unit(s)
J.Y. Wilson
This course will be a mixture of formal lectures, discussion groups and student presentations examining the integration of physiological and biochemical processes from the level of genes, cells, organs, systems and whole organisms.
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BIOLOGY 727 / Cellular and Molecular Physiology 3 unit(s)
This course will combine formal lectures, discussion groups and student presentations to examine membrane transport processes, and mechanisms of intracellular homeostasis using various techniques including patch clamp electrophysiology, heterologous expression systems, single cell spectrofluorometry, and Ussing chambers.
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BIOLOGY 728 / Environmental Physiology 3 unit(s)
This course, in lecture, seminar, and discussion format, will examine the influence of natural and anthropogenic environmental stressors on the physiology of aquatic and terrestrial animals, with an emphasis on homeostasis, acclimation, and adaptation at all levels from the gene to the whole organism.
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BIOLOGY 730 / Management of Aquatic Ecosystems and Resources 3 unit(s)
P. Chow-Fraser
Emerging issues in the management of water and aquatic resources are complex and include problems of supply and demand, water quality for human consumption and recreational use, contaminant loading of aquatic biota, maintenance of ecosystem integrity, and the competing and sometimes conflicting riparian land use. Because these issues are cross-disciplinary, traditional single-discipline approaches are inappropriate. This course adopts an “ecosystem approach” towards management of aquatic resources and will consider the main socio-economic, physico-chemico-biological factors that affect aquatic ecosystems.
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BIOLOGY 731 / Microbial Pathogenesis, Symbiosis and Host Interactions 3 unit(s)
Analysis of the molecular basis of pathogenic and symbiontic interactions requires an understanding of the contributions from both host and microbe. The course will discuss current research on the interactions of microbes (bacteria, fungi, protozoa) and viruses with their animal and plant hosts.
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BIOLOGY 742 / Molecular and Metabolomic Responses of Plants to Environmental Perturbations 3 unit(s)
R. Cameron, E. A. Weretilnyk
This course will examine how plants respond to various environmental stresses, both biotic and abiotic. The molecular perception and signalling pathways involved and the metabolomic changes that allow the plant to adapt to, tolerate or resist a particular perturbation will be discussed (examples - disease, cold, drought). This course will also address an emerging and important topic in plant biology, the ability of plants to respond to multiple stresses.
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BIOLOGY 762 / Developmental Biology 3 unit(s)
Recent progress in cellular and molecular aspects of metazoan development will be examined in lecture and seminar format. Particular emphasis will be placed on current controversies in the molecular basis of induction, signal transduction and genetic regulation of development in Caenorhabditis, Drosophila, and mouse models.
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BIOLOGY 775 / Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Genomics 3 unit(s)
Topics of this course are current research on bacteria and fungi using molecular genetic, biochemical, bioinformatics, and genomic methods to study natural biodiversity, cell structure, cell-cell interactions and metabolism in laboratory model organisms and natural ecosystems.
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BIOLOGY 780 / Advanced Microscopy and Imaging 3 unit(s)
This course will focus on the theoretical and practical demonstrations that underlie a plethora of current microscopy techniques. Topics of interest will include but may not be limited to light, fluorescent and electron microscopy.
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BIOLOGY 799 / Genetic Basis of Common Diseases 3 unit(s)
This course will focus on one of the most active areas of biomedical research, namely the genetics of common diseases. Topics include: etiology of disease, epidemiology, twin studies, animal models, linkage and segregation analyses.
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MOL BIOL 6BB3 / Plant Metabolism and Molecular Biology 3 unit(s)
E.A. Weretilnyk
Analysis of plant cell metabolism and the regulation of metabolism at the biochemical and molecular genetic level.
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MOL BIOL 6DD3 / Molecular Evolution 3 unit(s)
I. Dworkin and B. Evans
The study of how molecules change over time within and between species. The experimental data, techniques, and theories will be examined.
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MOL BIOL 6H03 / Molecular Biology of Cancer 3 unit(s)
A. Bédard and P. Whyte (cross-listed as BIOCHEM 6H03 )
Cancer at the molecular and cellular level. Topics include: properties of cancer cells; activation of proto-oncogenes; function of oncoproteins; proliferative signal transduction; transgenic mouse models of human cancer; and tumour viruses.
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MOL BIOL 6P03 / Medical Microbiology 3 unit(s)
H.E. Schellhorn
Microbial infectious diseases of humans: ecology, evolution, epidemiology, immunity, pathogenesis and the treatments of these diseases.
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MOL BIOL 6T03 / Neurobiology 3 unit(s)
Selected topics in neurobiology at the molecular and cellular level including growth factors and neuronal development, ion channels, neurotransmitter functions, learning and memory and neurological disorders.
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