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Humanities & Social Science (HSS) Electives

It has been said that the purpose of a liberal education is to liberate the individual from the parochialism of direct personal
experience. It is with that spirit the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation
Board requires you to enrol in Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) courses.

In particular, you should choose courses that explore the central issues, thought processes and scholarly methods found in
these disciplines. Please note HSS electives are a subset of Complementary Studies (CS) courses; they can be used to
satisfy CS elective requirements.

The University’s Faculty of Arts & Science teaches a large number of humanities and social science courses. We encourage
you to explore and develop your interests by choosing, when possible, courses that appeal to you.
Students are not permitted to take the following courses to ful ll HSS requirements:

Languages

Grammar

Mathematics (and probability)

Economics

Technique (e.g. art, music, video production)

Physical and life sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, computer science and psychology)

Please note that PHL245 and PHL246 cannot be used to ful ll HSS requirements.

A list of approved HSS courses is listed below. If you are aware of a course you think should be on the list, please submit
the course for consideration.  Please note it can take 1-5 weeks for review.  To submit the course for consideration, please
email registr@ecf.utoronto.ca with the following information in the following format:

First name

Last name

Email address

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Course code (e.g. ENG280H1)

Course title (e.g. Critical approaches to literature)

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HSS or CS consideration

Course Finder link to the course

If you would like to take a course that is not on the list, you are not guaranteed credit for it. You must rst receive approval
from your department’s Academic Advisor or the Faculty.

The list changes from year to year, so courses that were approved in the past, may not be on the current list. It is your
responsibility to ensure that you enrol in an approved course and that you determine whether or not you have completed
the necessary prerequisites.

Acceptable HSS Courses

Not all courses listed on the HSS list are available every year. Review the current Arts & Science timetable and academic
calendar and the timetable by Arts & Science sponsors/departments to see if the course you would like to enrol in is
o ered.

If you are interested in a special topics or individual studies course, please submit the course for consideration
(registr@ecf.utoronto.ca) using the format mentioned above.

Students are responsible for determining their quali cation for taking an HSS/CS course, including but not limited
to pre-requisites and required permissions.

2019 HSS list as of August 22.

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