FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR 2005-2006

Interdisciplinary Studies

INT 900 INT 901 INT 902 INT 903 INT 904 INT 905 INT 906 INT 907 INT 908 INT 909 INT 910 INT 911 INT 912 INT 900 Program Planning & Evaluation Strategies This course will examine methods of program planning and evaluation that are applicable to health promotion practice. Students will study frameworks for planning human service programs and how evaluation is used for assessment of program effectiveness, for improvement of programs and for guiding resource allocation and policy development. (formerly IST 900). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 901 Gerontology: Critical Issues & Future Trends This course will assess the influence of Canadian and world demographic trends on the community services for the elderly; assess the influence of recent Canadian research in the field of aging on the community services of the future; examine innovative and traditional programs administered both by government and private agencies in the Western industrial countries and evaluate their relevance for Canada. (formerly IST 901). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Antirequisite: SWP 912. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 902 Disability Issues This course examines disability issues within a socio-political context. Such a perspective contends that it is not the specific type of disability condition which is the major source of disadvantage to the individual but the response that this condition evokes from the larger society. This course will challenge some of the traditional (and damaging) assumptions made about the needs of people labelled as being disabled and will present a framework for policy and practice designed to promote empowerment and inclusion. (formerly IST 902). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Antirequisite: SWP 921. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 903 Research Projects in Community Services Under the guidance of the course instructor, students will complete a research project using qualitative (including participatory action research) and/or quantitative (including access to Statistics Canada databases) methods. Critical reflection on the research process in community practice and family supports will be emphasized. (formerly IST 903). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 904 Health Promotion & Community Development Students will be introduced to the history and development of health promotion and will examine health determinants from environmental, cross-cultural, psychosocial and biological perspectives. The focus will be on the exploration of health promotion strategies which incorporate community development, popular education and social marketing models. (formerly IST 904). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 905 Conflict Resolution & Dispute Negotiation Professionals in a wide range of disciplines are likely to encounter situations which are fraught with conflict, whether the issue is dealing with community opposition to the development of a new facility, developing environmental standards, allocating limited resources to meet emerging societal needs or dealing with the conflicting demands and expectations of different stakeholders. This course is designed to enable students to develop consensus-building strategies that produce agreements that everyone can live with. The course utilizes case materials and examples drawn from different disciplines. (formerly IST 905). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Antirequisite: SWP 924. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 906 Politics of Sexuality: Power & Pleasure This survey course examines the societal basis of attitudes and behaviours related to human sexuality. Students will be introduced to research and theoretical concepts in the literature that contributes to our understanding of sexuality. Sexuality is recognized as a complex and multi-dimensional component of human identity and experience, mediated and influenced by social constructs of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, age and socio-economic opportunities. The course promotes critical self and social consciousness through challenging sex-negative religious traditions, institutional regulation/control of sexuality, and gender socialization including patriarchal family structure. Some of the topics to be considered are sexuality across the life course; sexuality and liberation; intimacy, love and relationships; sex and gender role socialization; sex, violence and the law, sex as a commodity and AIDS and sexual behaviour. (formerly IST 906). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 907 Team Work for Community Services This course explores team practice in community services professions, as they transform practice to serve the needs of all stakeholders. The creation of new approaches to work with clients will be an outcome of the course. Theories of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary team work will be presented. Different disciplinary perspectives will be respected and applied. Course methodology will allow the participants to model the theories and applications that form the core of the course. (formerly IST 907) Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 908 Homelessness in Canadian Society This course offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the complex problem of homelessness. Drawing on literature from Canada and the U.S., issues which underlie homelessness, the various ways in which these may be manifested, the ever changing characteristics of these populations, and the policy responses aimed at resolving issues are explored. The current state of statistical information, the views of frontline service providers and advocates, and the differing paradigms embedded in the various disciplines represented will form the basis for debate and shared learning. (formerly IST 908). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 909 Participatory Development Communication This course is designed to bring together students in health and communications related programs to explore participatory development communication (PDC), which is the process by which people become the principal actors in their own development. PDC emphasizes the empowerment of people, the nurturing of indigenous knowledge, and culture and values. By focussing on health and community development needs, students will develop their skills in some of the following capacity assessment, curriculum development, teaching and evaluation (including basic or non-formal education and popular education); working with folk-media, theatre, radio and other media; and participatory action research. (formerly IST 909). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 910 First Nations Issues Ogitchita Luwatilihunyunih (First Nations translation). This course offers students an interdisciplinary approach to address how to become an ally to Aboriginal peoples. Designed for community service students both from mainstream and Aboriginal backgrounds, this course applies an anti-oppression perspective to understand the origins of issues confronting contemporary Aboriginal peoples. To appreciate the process of Aboriginal self-determination, a holistic approach guides the examination of community services and infrastructure responsive to the needs of First Nations’ communities. (formerly IST 910). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Antirequisite: SWP 925. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 911 International Community Development This course will introduce the student to the challenges of sustainable community development in the developing world. The course begins with a broad exploration of the meaning of development and under-development and its relevance to Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East today. This course will also explore various approaches which have been used in local, bottom-up developments as well as some tools which are now available to assist the community development facilitator. (formerly IST 911). Prerequisites: (SWP 21A/B or SWP 21, SWP22A/B or SWP 22 and SWP25A/B or SWP 25) or Direct Entry. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top INT 912 Community Dev: Intl Field Experience This course provides an opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of development issues, and to experience part of their learning in an interdisciplinary, international, and intercultural setting. Following a brief in-class orientation at Ryerson, the field experience part of the course is held overseas. Canadian students will work with students from the host country on specific projects relevant to community development in that country. The country and projects selected may vary from year to year. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top