Course Title:

World Issues: A Geographic Analysis

Course Code:

CGW4U1

Course Type:

Grade 12, University Preparation

Subject Area:

Canadian and World Studies

Program Differentiation:

Regular One Credit course

Description:

In this course, students will address the challenge of creating a more sustainable and equitable world. They will explore issues involving a wide range of topics, including economic disparities, threats to the environment, globalization, human rights, and quality of life, and analyse government policies, international agreements, and individual responsibilities relating to them. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including the use of spatial technologies, to investigate these complex issues and their impacts on natural and human communities around the world.

Course Title:

World History since the Fifteenth Century

Course Code:

CHY4U1

Course Type:

Grade 12, University Preparation

Subject Area:

Canadian and World Studies

Program Differentiation:

Regular One Credit course

Description:

This course traces major developments and events in world history since approximately 1450. Students will explore social, economic, and political changes, the historical roots of contemporary issues, and the role of conflict and cooperation in global interrelationships. They will extend their ability to apply the concepts of historical thinking and the historical inquiry process, including the interpretation and analysis of evidence, as they investigate key issues and ideas and assess societal progress or decline in world history.

Course Title:

Canadian and International Law

Course Code:

CLN4U1

Course Type:

Grade 12, University Preparation

Subject Area:

Canadian and World Studies

Program Differentiation:

Regular One Credit course

Description:

This course explores a range of contemporary legal issues and how they are addressed in both Canadian and international law. Students will develop an understanding of the principles of Canadian and international law and of issues related to human rights and freedoms, conflict resolution, and criminal, environmental, and workplace law, both in Canada and internationally. Students will apply the concepts of legal thinking and the legal studies inquiry process, and will develop legal reasoning skills, when investigating these and other issues in both Canadian and international contexts.