Other Vic Courses

Please Note:  Detailed course descriptions will be available in mid-May.

VIC350Y1 Y  
Creative Writing: A Multi-Cultural Approach
Professor Al Moritz
L0101: T 4-6     L0201: R 4-6

A workshop course (with a literature component) in writing fiction and poetry. Designed for those with a serious ambition to be writers as evinced in work they are already doing. Does not offer instruction for beginning writers. Presupposes perfect and sophisticated written language skills. The Literature component emphasizes multicultural dimensions of contemporary writing in English. For application procedures see the Victoria College website. Applications due by June 1st.


Prerequisite: Second-year standing and permission of the instructor. Preference given to fourth- and third-year students.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

Note:  Please complete the online application to be considered for entry into the course. Applications due by June 1st. 

 

VIC352Y1 Y
Love, Sex and Death in Short Fiction
Professor David Gilmour
T 11-1

This course will examine how a variety of international authors, both nineteenth century and modern, handle the themes of mortality, sexual passion and love in their short fiction. Particular emphasis will be placed on the artistry of the writers' presentation, the role of dialogue, the economy of narrative, etc. Students will read Chekhov, The Kiss, Lady with a Dog and Tolstoy, Master and Man but will also be exposed to such contemporary popular authors as Elmore Leonard, When the Women Come Out to Dance; Truman Capote, Mojave; Richard Ford, The Occidentals; Philip Roth, The Dying Animal; Ian McEwen, The Cement Garden; and David Bezmosghis, Natasha.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

 

VIC359H1 F  
Special Topics Seminar: Photojournalism
Professor Rita Leistner
R 5-8

This survey seminar course, led by photojournalist Rita Leistner, will look at the history and evolution of photojournalism and documentary photography and their changing contexts and challenges in the digital era. We will look at a lot of photographs – old and recent, and students will be expected to keep up with major visual news stories of the day. We will also read about photography and photojournalism by some of its most important practitioners like Don McCullin, Bruce Davidson, Edward S. Curtis, Henry Cartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lange, Donna Ferrato, Nan Goldin, Phillip Jones Griffiths, Tim Page, Susan Meiselas, Robert and Cornell Capa; and by critics and philosophers like Susan Sontag, Roland Barthes, John Berger and Edward Said; Nathan Lyons and Walter Benjamin; Jack Kerouak and John Le Carré. This is a course about looking at pictures. You do not have to have a camera to take this course. Students are welcome from all disciplines and areas of interest.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 10 FCEs.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science or Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

 

VIC390H1/Y1    Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be made through the Program Director for approval by Victoria College Council’s Academic Advisory Committee; please see application form for deadlines. Students should contact vic.academics@utoronto.ca.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCEs and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None
APPLY HERE

 

VIC391H1/Y1    Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be made through the Program Director for approval by Victoria College Council's Academic Advisory Committee at least one month prior to the start of the relevant term.  Students should contact vic.academics@utoronto.ca.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCEs and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None
APPLY HERE

 

VIC490H1/Y1    Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be made through the Program Director for approval by Victoria College Council’s Academic Advisory Committee; please see application form for deadlines. Students should contact vic.academics@utoronto.ca.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCEs and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None
APPLY HERE


VIC491H1/Y1    Victoria College Independent Studies[TBA]

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be made through the Program Director for approval by Victoria College Council’s Academic Advisory Committee; please see application form for deadlines. Students should contact vic.academics@utoronto.ca.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCEs and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None
APPLY HERE

 

 

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