winter 2010 evening courses
To inquire about the availability of the following courses or to register, please call our Enrolment Services Office at (403) 531-9130. First day of Winter Term is January 6, 2010. These courses may be taken for credit or audit.
ENGL 371 Creative Writing: Drama
Eugene Stickland, Lecturer, English
6:00 - 9:00 pm
A practical approach to play writing, based on the workshop model. Students will submit work and hear it read aloud by fellow students. Formerly playwright-in-residence at Alberta Theatre Projects, Stickland's plays have been widely produced.
ART 325 Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture
Dr. David Bershad, Adjunct Professor, Art History
7:00 - 10:00 pm
A chronological examination of the arts and architecture from circa 1280 to 1563. Specific attention will be given to the artistic centres of Florence, Venice and Rome.
SOCI 377 Sociology of Religion
Dr. Donald Swenson, Adjunct Professor, Sociology
6:30 - 9:20 pm
An introduction to the theories and concepts used by sociologists to interpret religious behaviour and the organization of religion. We will approach the dilemmas of religion by focusing on religious experience, myths, rituals, ethics and social organization.
ACCT 319 Management Accounting
Timothy Spielman, Lecturer, Management Studies and Accounting 6:00 - 8:50 pm [back to top]
The focus of this course is on managerial accounting, used by managers for decision-making, planning and control in their organizations.
MUSI 205/305/405 Choral Performance
Malcolm Edwards, Adjunct Professor, Music [back to top]
6:30 - 8:30 pm
St. Mary's University College Chorus provides interested and qualified singers with opportunities to sing great choral music, gain performing experience and meet other students with like interests. The choral group, consisting of St. Mary's students and singers from the community, meets once a week during the University College's Fall and Winter terms for full choir rehearsals and sectionals, leading to a public performance at the end of each term. Members of the community who would like to participate do not have to apply for admission or register as an adult student; however, approval from the instructor must be obtained. Community members pay a non-refundable fee of $150 per term.
Tuesday [back to top]
ENGL 353 World Literatures
Dr. Antoine Sassine, Adjunct Professor, French
4:00 - 6:50 pm
An exploration of world literature from across periods and regions, studied in aesthetic, cultural and political context. Possible topics may include colonial/post-colonial literature, orality versus textuality, translation, gender and the development of genre.
BIOL 451 Biological Conservationism [back to top]
Dr. Mary Ann McLean, Associate Professor, Biology
4:30 - 7:20 pm
A course focused on the science of conservation and its application to the realities of conserving Alberta’s
ecosystems and species. This interactive and engaging course will combine ecological theory with its current applications to on-the-ground conservation issues and ecological integrity in Alberta. Classes will contain a variety of activities ranging from field work, computer modeling, guest panels and lectures, and hands-on projects.
Biology 451 is offered jointly by St Mary’s University College and Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. This unique partnership allows for regular interaction with ecological researchers, environmental practitioners and field officers. Students will develop a realistic view of Alberta’s conservation issues and examine creative solutions to them.
DRAM 203/405 Theatrical Performance/Special Project [back to top]
Marilyn Potts, Adjunct Professor, Drama
7:00 - 10:00 pm
The Midnapore Cycle
A Site-Specific Play by Mieko Ouchi
This year, our production will reveal a celebrated piece of Calgary’s history through a live site specific performance on the St. Mary’s campus and environs. Through this unique art form, artists and audiences will experience a different way of using space to incorporate performance. Our site specific production will broaden awareness of the rich history of the Midnapore area and provide us with a better understanding and empathy for those who preceded us.
The Midnapore Cycle will be much like a medieval mystery cycle, a series of dramas which were performed by various guilds and townspeople in a community setting. St. Mary's will do a variation of this, with guilds representing areas such as geology, First Nations, missionaries, music and history. Our work will inspire people to learn more about their local history and demonstrate how space can be animated creatively. The performance will be a collaboration of many local communities, including theatre, Fish Creek Provincial Park, First Nations, Glenbow Museum, settlers' families, Catholic and Anglican churches, Heritage Park, the Calgary Stampede, Parkland Music Festival and St. Mary's University College.
For more information, please contact Marilyn Potts at pottsmd@telus.net.
Wednesday [back to top]
ART 203 Survey of Western Art from Proto-Renaissance to Neo-Classicism
Dr. David Bershad, Adjunct Professor, Art History
7:00 - 10:00 pm
A chronological examination of art and architecture in relation to significant historical and cultural events from 1300 to 1800 AD.
Engl 359 Life Writing [back to top]
Dr. Tara Hyland-Russell, Associate Professor, English
6:00 - 8:50 pm
A look at texts by British, Canadian and American writers that focus on the life of the narrator. While all of the texts under study can be categorized as life writing, through their various engagements with the lives of their authors they prompt us to consider elements of self-representation; the roles of genre in ways of reading and understanding texts and the lives of narrators; and the changing forms of life writings in response to historical, social, political and religious contexts.
PSYC 345 Psychology of Education [back to top]
6:30 - 9:30 pm
This course will facilitate a greater understanding and appreciation of the role and function of psychological principles in educational settings. Particular focus will be contributions of psychological principles in educational settings, and contributions of psychological theory and practice in the areas of human development and learning.
Thursday [back to top]
ENGL 333 Studies in Later American Literature
Dr. Luke Bresky, Assistant Professor, English
6:00 - 8:50 pm
A survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Readings will represent Civil War literature; the poetry of Whitman and Dickinson; late nineteenth-century fiction (including the Realists and the Naturalists); Modern(ist) poetry, fiction and drama; the Harlem Renaissance; and postwar/postmodern literature, including the flowering of diverse ethnic literatures such as Native American, Latino/a and Asian-American in the late twentieth century.