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CHOOSINGYOURMAJOR
Youracademicmajor is theprogramofstudy inwhichyouaremost interested.Each
programhasrequiredand/orrecommendedcourses foryour firstyearofstudy.Before
enrolling, consult theprogramrequirements.What if you like twomajors?Manystudents
combine twoareasofstudy inaDoubleMajor (orCombinedHonours) four-yearprogram.
In the first term, youshould take thecourses listed forBOTHof theprograms.
Inaddition,
youshoulddiscussyourchoiceswithadvisers inbothprograms, sinceyouhave tomeet
requirements inbothprograms.
CHOOSINGAMINOR
Inaddition toyourmajor, youcanalsogainanadvantagebycombiningdisciplineswitha
“minor,”which isanareaofsupplementaryspecialization (generally6specificcourses ina
discipline).Tailorauniversityexperience that isunique toyou.
DISCOVERINGYOUR INTERESTS (UndeclaredMajor)
Yourundergraduateyearsarea timeofdiscovery—ofwhoyouare,whatyourstrengths
are,andwhatyourpassion is in life. If youareunsurewhatyouwant tomajor in, you
canregisterasan“UndeclaredMajor” inyour firstyearofstudy.Thiswillgiveyou the
opportunity to trydifferentsubjectareasanddiscoverwhereyourreal interests lie.To
helpyou,werequireallUndeclaredMajors toseekacademicadvising,at theuniversity’s
StudentSuccessCentre (
uwindsor.ca/advising
),and in thedepartments inwhichyou
haveaparticular interest.AsanUndeclaredMajor, youshould takeUnderstanding
theContemporaryWorld (01-01-120:double-creditcourse inFallsemester),acourse
specificallydesigned tohelpyoudevelopandexploreyourownuniversityskills.
CHOOSINGYOURCOURSES
All first-yearstudents inaFacultyofArts,HumanitiesandSocialSciences (FAHSS)
programMUST take EffectiveWriting Iand II (Fallsemester:01-01-150;Wintersemester:
01-01-151.) (Englishmajorsareexempt fromEffectiveWriting II.)Theseare foundational
coursesdesigned tohelpstudentsdevelop thewritingskills theyneed tosucceed inall
theiruniversitycourses.Thecoursesare inahybrid formatwhich includesanonline
componentaswellasaweeklyon-campus lab.
AREYOULOOKINGFORANARTSOPTION?
TheArtsoptions includecoursesofferedby theseprogramsanddepartments:
DramaticArt;English; Inter-Faculty;Music;Philosophy;VisualArts;andWomen’sand
GenderStudies.Takeoneor twoof thesecourses inyour firstyearofstudy: (Theseare
suggestionsonly.Youmay takeavailablecoursesnoton the list).
01-06-120 Introduction toJewishCivilization (W)
01-07-120 Introduction toLanguagesandLinguistics (W)
01-07-137 Introduction toGerman, ItalianandSpanishLiterature (F)
01-07-202Cultureand Ideas I (W)
01-07-220Language,LinguisticsandSociety (F)
01-11-161 Introduction toGreekCivilization (F)
01-11-162 Introduction toRomanCivilization (W)
01-14-100 IntroductoryLatin I (F)
01-14-101 IntroductoryLatin II (W) (prerequisite01-14-100orconsentof Instructor)
01-15-102 IntensiveGerman forBeginners (F)
01-21-102 Intensive Italian forBeginners (F)
01-23-102 IntensiveSpanish forBeginners (F)
01-23-261CultureandCivilizationofSpanishAmerica (F)
01-24-130TheatreHistory I (F)
01-24-275PrinciplesandPracticesofArtsManagement (online) (F)
01-26-128WomenandLiterature (F/W)
01-26-140Topics inLiterature (W)
01-28-150ContemporaryVisualCulture (F)
01-34-110 Introduction toWesternPhilosophy (F/W)
01-34-112PhilosophyandHumanNature (W)
01-34-129ContemporaryMoral Issues (F/W)
01-34-130PhilosophyandPopularCulture (F)
01-34-160ReasoningSkills (F/W)
01-34-221 Introduction toEthics (W)
02-53-106WomenandReligion (F)
02-53-120GalPals:WomenandFriendship (F/W)
14-51-160AnimalsandHumans inSociety (F/W)
AREYOULOOKINGFORASOCIALSCIENCESOPTION?
TheSocialSciencesoptions includecoursesofferedby theseprogramsanddepartments:;
Communication,MediaandFilm;History;PoliticalScience;Psychology;SocialWork;
Sociology,AnthropologyandCriminology;andWomen’sandGenderStudies.Tryoneof
thesesubjects inyour firstyearofstudy:
02-38-101IntroductiontoSocialJustice(F)
02-40-101IntroductiontoMediaandSociety(F/W)
02-40-225MediaLiteracy (F/W)
02-43-113EuropeEncounters theWorld:Facing Islam,8th-15thCentury (F)
02-43-123TheWorld in the20thCentury1914-1945 (F)
02-43-124TheWorld in the20thCentury1945-Present (W)
02-45-100 Introduction toCanadianPolitics (F/W)
02-45-130ComparativePolitics inaChangingWorld (F/W)
02-45-160 Introduction to InternationalRelations (F/W)
02-46-115 Introduction toPsychologyasaBehaviouralScience (F/W)
02-46-116 Introduction toPsychologyasaSocialScience (F/W)
02-47-117MeetingHumanNeeds throughSocialWelfare (F/W)
02-47-118MeetingHumanNeeds throughSocialWork (F/W)
02-48-100UnderstandingSocialLife (F/W)
02-48-110FoundationsofSocialLife (F/W) (open tostudentsnotmajoring in
Sociology,AnthropologyorCriminology inWintersemesterONLY)
02-53-100Women inCanadianSociety (F/W)
02-53-106WomenandReligion (F)
02-53-120GalPals:WomenandFriendship (F/W)
02-54-100LabourandSocialMovements inCanadianSociety (F)
02-54-105Working foraLiving (W)
14-51-160AnimalsandHumans inSociety (F/W)
DOYOUHAVEMUSICALTALENT?
Useyour talentandearnacademiccredit:Eachof thesecoursescountsas
one-half (0.5)credit:
01-33-210UniversitySingers (byaudition) (F)
01-33-220UniversityWindEnsemble (byaudition) (F)
01-33-240JazzEnsemble (byaudition) (F/W)
01-33-270CommunityChoir (withoutaudition) (W)
01-33-310ChamberChoir (byaudition) (F/W)
Contact theSchoolofCreativeArts,ext.2796oremail
music
@
uwindsor.ca
Private lessons (fullorhalfcredit):60-or30-minute lessons inclassicalor jazz/pop forall
instruments/voices.Auditionrequired; feesapply.
AREYOULOOKINGFORASCIENCEOPTION?
TheScienceoptions includecoursesofferedby theseprogramsanddepartments:
BiologicalSciences;Chemistry&Biochemistry;ComputerScience;Earth&Environmental
Sciences;Mathematics&Statistics;andPhysics.LanguagesmaycountasScienceoptions
forallstudents inFAHSSexceptSocialWorkstudents.The followingcoursesaregood
choices forstudentswithoutGrade12“U”Sciences:
03-55-100BiologyofOrganisms** (F)
03-55-101Organismsand theEnvironment** (W)
03-59-100 Introduction toChemistry** (F)
03-60-104ComputerConcepts forEnd-Users (F/W)
03-60-106Programming inC forBeginners (F/W)
03-60-205 Introduction to the Internet (W) if03-60-104 taken in theFall
03-66-100 Introduction toGeomorphology (F)
03-66-102AtmosphereandClimate (F/W)
03-66-110NaturalHazardsandDisasters** (F/W)
03-66-111OurChangingEarth** (W)
03-66-112 Introduction toPlanetaryScience (W)
03-66-141 Introduction toEnvironmentalScience (F/W)
03-64-190 Introduction toAstronomy I (F) (onesectionavailableonline)
03-64-191 Introduction toAstronomy II (W) (onesectionavailableonline)
**NOTE:Thesecoursesdonotcount towardaBScdegree.StudentswithGrade12“U”
scienceprerequisitesmaychoose frommanymoreSciencecourses.
INTERESTED INLEARNINGALANGUAGE?
ImportantNote:LanguagecoursesmaycountasArtsorScienceoptions.
In theFallsemester, register foranyofavarietyof language instructioncourses,and
followupwith thecorrespondingLevel II course in theWinter.Theseareopen to
studentswithoutanypreviousknowledgeof the language.Beginwith:
01-06-110Hebrew forBeginners I (F) followedby01-06-111 (W)
01-08-100 Introduction toArabic I (F) followedby01-08-111 (W)
01-14-100 IntroductoryLatin (F) followedby01-14-101 (W)
OR, takeoneofournew intensive (double-coursecredit) languagecourses in the falland
followupwith thecorresponding202courses in theWinter term:
01-15-102 IntensiveGerman forBeginners (F) followedby01-15-202 (W)
01-21-102 Intensive Italian forBeginners (F) followedby01-22-102 (W)
01-23-102 IntensiveSpanish forBeginners (F) followedby01-23-202 (W)
StudentswithGrade11“U”Frenchcan take01-29-114 (PreparatoryFrench: Intermediate
Level II).StudentswithGrade12“U”Frenchcan take01-29-121 (FrenchLanguage
Training I) followedby01-29-122 (FrenchLanguageTraining II).Studentsmayalso take
29-141 (Introduction toLiteraryStudies).Useyour languageskills togoonanexchange
programata foreignuniversity inYear3,agreatassetwhenyou look fora job!
(Note: if youalreadyhavesome languagebackground, call519-253-3000,ext.2888 for
placement intoamoreadvanced languagecourse.)
Arts,HumanitiesandSocialSciencesOverview
FAHSS=FacultyofArts,HumanitiesandSocialSciences,F=Fallsemester,W=Wintersemester
