Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024

Courses


Course Numbering

0001-0999* Pre-University level introductory courses
1000-1999 Year 1 courses
2000-4999 Senior-level undergraduate courses
5000-5999 Professional Degree courses in Dentistry, Education, Law, Medicine and Theology (MTS, MDiv)
6000-6999 Courses offered by Continuing Studies
9000-9999 Graduate Studies courses

* These courses are equivalent to pre-university introductory courses and may be counted for credit in the student's record, unless these courses were taken in a preliminary year. They may not be counted toward essay or breadth requirements, or used to meet modular admission requirements unless it is explicitly stated in the Senate-approved outline of the module.


Suffixes

no suffix 1.0 course not designated as an essay course
A 0.5 course offered in first term
B 0.5 course offered in second term
A/B 0.5 course offered in first and/or second term
E 1.0 essay course
F 0.5 essay course offered in first term
G 0.5 essay course offered in second term
F/G 0.5 essay course offered in first and/or second term
H 1.0 accelerated course (8 weeks)
J 1.0 accelerated course (6 weeks)
K 0.75 course
L 0.5 graduate course offered in summer term (May - August)
Q/R/S/T 0.25 course offered within a regular session
U 0.25 course offered in other than a regular session
W/X 1.0 accelerated course (full course offered in one term)
Y 0.5 course offered in other than a regular session
Z 0.5 essay course offered in other than a regular session

Glossary


Prerequisite

A course that must be successfully completed prior to registration for credit in the desired course.


Corequisite

A course that must be taken concurrently with (or prior to registration in) the desired course.


Antirequisite

Courses that overlap sufficiently in course content that both cannot be taken for credit.


Essay Courses

Many courses at Western have a significant writing component. To recognize student achievement, a number of such courses have been designated as essay courses and will be identified on the student's record (E essay full course; F/G/Z essay half-course).


Principal Courses

A first year course that is listed by a department offering a module as a requirement for admission to the module. For admission to an Honours Specialization module or Double Major modules in an Honours Bachelor degree, at least 3.0 courses will be considered principal courses.



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Course Type




Jewish Studies


This course is an elementary course for students who have never studied the Hebrew language or those who have not studied it beyond grade six. The course is designed to teach students the alphabet, basic grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Course material will build basic oral and written comprehension.

Antirequisite(s): Hebrew 1020, Grades 7-12 Hebrew or equivalent.

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the faculty.

Extra Information: 4 hours. Cross-listed with Hebrew 1020.

Course Weight: 1.00
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This course is an elementary course for students who have never studied the Hebrew language or those who have not studied it beyond grade 3. The course is designed to teach students the alphabet, basic grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Course material will build basic oral and written comprehension.

Antirequisite(s): Hebrew 1021A/B, Grades 4-12 Hebrew or equivalent.

Extra Information: 4 hours. Cross-listed with Hebrew 1021A/B.

Course Weight: 0.50
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A course in oral and written modern Hebrew for students with rudimentary knowledge of the language.

Antirequisite(s): Hebrew 1030, Grade 12 University-preparatory Hebrew, or equivalent level of secondary study.

Extra Information: 4 hours. Cross-listed with Hebrew 1030.

Course Weight: 1.00
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An introduction to the writing system and grammar of Biblical Hebrew for those with no previous knowledge of the language. Special attention will be paid to the noun, adjective, and participle.

Antirequisite(s): Hebrew 1030, Jewish Studies 1030, Hebrew 1040A/B, or Grade 4 Hebrew (or Grade 2 in Israel).

Extra Information: 4 hours. Cross-listed with Hebrew 1040A/B.

Course Weight: 0.50
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Continuation of Hebrew 1040A/B. An introduction to the grammar of Biblical Hebrew for those with little previous knowledge of the language. Special attention will be paid to forms of the verb.

Antirequisite(s): Hebrew 1030, Jewish Studies 1030, Hebrew 1041A/B, or Grade 6 Hebrew (or Grade 3 in Israel).

Prerequisite(s): Hebrew 1040A/B, Jewish Studies 1040A/B or permission of the Instructor.

Extra Information: 4 hours. Cross-listed with Hebrew 1041A/B.

Course Weight: 0.50
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A selective survey of various recent Jewish philosophical self-understandings, including an examination of some contemporary Jewish biblical scholarship dealing with disputed moral issues such as sexuality, reproductive issues, the position of women, capital punishment, and the environment.

Extra Information: 3 hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
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An introductory survey of some of the forms that anti-Semitic ideas have taken from the time of the later Roman Empire until today, together with an examination of some responses to those ideas by philosophers and political theorists.

Extra Information: 3 hours.

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Surveys of the Dead Sea Scrolls in translation, providing introduction to types of literature, archaeological contexts, and history of interpretation of the Scrolls over the past half century. Special attention will be paid to the religious beliefs of the Qumran community within the diverse Judaism of the Second Temple Period.

Antirequisite(s): Religious Studies 2114A/B.

Extra Information: 2 hours. Cross-listed with Religious Studies 2114A/B.

Course Weight: 0.50
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The significance of Jewish identity to Western culture is clear in cinema, stage, radio, television, and literature. This course explores the origins/impact of Jewishness in Jewish comedy and examines the meaning of speaking 'Jewish' comedically in Jewish and non-Jewish culture. Antirequisites: Religious Studies 2145F/G. Extra information: 3 hours. Cross-listed with Religious Studies 2145F/G.

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This course is designed to build upon skills in reading and speaking modern Hebrew, developed in earlier courses. Students will gain increased vocabulary, and a greater understanding of more complex grammatical structures.

Antirequisite(s): Hebrew 2200.

Prerequisite(s): Hebrew 1020, Hebrew 1030, Jewish Studies 1020, Jewish Studies 1030, or Grade 12 University-preparatory Hebrew or equivalent, or permission of the faculty.

Extra Information: 4 hours. Cross-listed with Hebrew 2200.

Course Weight: 1.00
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Reading, translating, and analyzing the grammar of selected prose passages from the Hebrew Bible with the aid of a lexicon.

Antirequisite(s): Hebrew 2240A/B, Grade 7 Hebrew (or Grade 4 in Israel).

Prerequisite(s): Hebrew 1041A/B, Jewish Studies 1041A/B, or Grade 6 Hebrew (Grade 3 in Israel), or permission of the instructor.

Extra Information: 4 hours. Cross-listed with Hebrew 2240A/B.

Course Weight: 0.50
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Reading, translating, and analyzing the grammar of selected passages of poetry from the Hebrew Bible with the aid of a lexicon.

Antirequisite(s): Hebrew 2241A/B, Grade 7 Hebrew (or Grade 4 in Israel).

Prerequisite(s): Hebrew 1041A/B, Jewish Studies 1041A/B, or Grade 6 Hebrew (Grade 3 in Israel), or permission of the instructor.

Extra Information: 4 hours. Cross-listed with Hebrew 2241A/B.

Course Weight: 0.50
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Course Description: An examination of the heroes, villains, and miracle stories of the Hebrew Bible from their roots in the ancient Near East to their incorporation into early Judaism. Comparisons will be made to the role of these stories in early Christianity.

Antirequisite(s): Religious Studies 2345F/G.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours; this course is cross-listed with Religious Studies 2345F/G.

Course Weight: 0.50
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Course Description: What is wisdom, and how do we attain it? Several books of the Bible are part of an ancient 'wisdom tradition' which spanned from ancient Egypt to Babylon to ancient Israel. What advice do these texts have, and what can they tell us about the well-lived life?


Extra Information: 3 lecture hours; this course is cross-listed with Religious Studies 2346F/G.

Course Weight: 0.50
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Course Description: Is it really possible to live according to biblical commandments? An exploration of biblical legal texts and early Jewish methods for transforming them into workable systems of law and ethics in the Mishnah and Talmuds. Focuses on questions of what makes legal interpretation valid and differentiating law from morality.

Antirequisite(s): Religious Studies 2347F/G.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours; this course is cross-listed with Religious Studies 2347F/G.

Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will introduce students to the texts of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, paying particular attention to the historical and cultural environment of the ancient Israelites. The course will cover major texts from the Torah, historical books, prophetic books, and wisdom literature.

Antirequisite(s): Religious Studies 2420A/B, Biblical Studies 5120A/B.

Extra Information: 3 hours. Cross-listed with Religious Studies 2420A/B.

Course Weight: 0.50
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Topics include biblical and rabbinic texts as materials for philosophical exegesis -- the creation of the universe out of nothing, divine commands and moral requirements, freedom of the will, God's mysterious justice; Neoplatonism; Islamic influence on medieval Jewish thought; Maimonides and Jewish Aristotelianism; the Spanish conservative reaction; the Italian classical revival.

Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 2665F/G.

Extra Information: 3 hours. Cross-listed with Philosophy 2665F/G

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Enlightenment; historical scholarship and reform; the reassertion of tradition; Jewish speculative philosophy of history; other faiths; rationalism; evil, suffering, and the Holocaust; issues of inclusion -- the role of women; Zionism; rationality and belief at the present time.

Antirequisite(s): Philosophy 2667F/G.

Extra Information: 3 hours. Cross-listed with Philosophy 2667F/G.

Course Weight: 0.50
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This course explores topics in Jewish Art and Literature. Consult the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for current offerings. Extra information: 3 hours.

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This course explores topics in Jewish Studies related to Jewish history and/or experience. Consult the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for current offerings. Extra information: 3 hours.

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This course explores topics in Jewish Studies related to Jewish thought. Consult the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for current offerings. Extra information: 3 hours.

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This course examines the history of Jews and Judaism as a history of cultural development, change, and negotiation. How have Jews interacted with other cultures? How has the nature of Jewish identity, culture, and religion varied and shifted over time? The class will focus on major events, issues, and developments.

Antirequisite(s): History 2821F/G.

Extra Information: 2.0 hours. Cross-listed with History 2821F/G.

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This course introduces students to the major events, figures, and themes of Jewish history from the Spanish Expulsion to the post-WWII era, including the Enlightenment and Emancipation, Zionism, the Holocaust, and the foundation of Israel. Antirequisite: History 2822F/G.

Extra Information: 2.0 hours. Cross-listed with History 2822F/G.

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This course aims to build on the skills learned in Hebrew 2200 to improve students’ competency in oral and written Modern Hebrew. Exposure to a variety of materials, including literature, poetry, articles, and films, will enable students to develop oral and written fluency.

Antirequisite(s): Hebrew 3300.

Prerequisite(s): Hebrew 2200, Jewish Studies 2200, or equivalent or by permission of the faculty.

Extra Information: 4 hours. Cross-listed with Hebrew 3300.

Course Weight: 1.00
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Examines why and how the Nazi government undertook to murder European Jews, and also the educated elite of Poland, Soviet POWs, Roma and Sinti, and the mentally handicapped. We examine the roles played by Hitler and close associates, contemporary responses to the murders, and the postwar historiography of the subject.

Antirequisite(s): History 3416F/G, the former History 3427E.

Extra Information: 3 hours. Cross-listed with History 3416F/G.

Course Weight: 0.50
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The impact of the Holocaust (1938-45) on Judaism in terms of its philosophy-theology, subsequent placement in Western society, and on Western and Global society. Students will examine the historical-social context of anti-Semitism/National Socialism as well as investigating Jewish responses in theology, philosophy and socio-political identity after the Holocaust. Antirequisite: Religious Studies 3450F/G.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of first-year requirements including 1.0 course from Category A or 1.0 course in History.

Extra Information: 2.0 hours. Cross listed with Religious Studies 3450F/G.

Course Weight: 0.50
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This course explores topics in Jewish Art and Literature. Consult the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for current offerings. Extra information: 3 hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
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This course explores topics in Jewish Studies related to Jewish history and/or experience. Consult the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for current offerings. Extra information: 3 hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
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This course explores topics in Jewish Studies related to Jewish thought. Consult the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for current offerings. Extra information: 3 hours.

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Studies focused on one or more of the major or minor prophets.


Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

Extra Information: 2 hours. Cross-listed with Religious Studies 4040F/G.

Course Weight: 0.50
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This seminar explores topics in Jewish Art and Literature. Consult the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for current offerings. Extra information: 3 hours.

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This seminar explores topics in Jewish Studies related to Jewish history and/or experience. Consult the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for current offerings. Extra information: 3 hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
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This course explores topics in Jewish Studies related to Jewish thought. Consult the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for current offerings. Extra information: 3 hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
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