This course will be used by the MSc and PhD programs in Biochemistry to introduce curriculum or offer timely content as needed.

This course will be used by the MSc and PhD programs in Biochemistry to introduce curriculum or offer timely content as needed.

This foundational course, required for all BHPC students as the first BHPC course in the Collaborative Specialization, will introduce students to basic topics such as the semiotics of the book; orality and writing systems; book production from manuscript to computer technology; the development of printing; the concept of authorship; copyright; censorship; the economics of book production and distribution; libraries and the organization of information; principles of bibliographical description; print in other formats (newspapers, magazines, advertisements, etc.); reading and readership; editorial theory and practice.

Required for all master's students in the BHPC Collaborative Specialization, this course develops many of the themes from BKS1001H in a seminar format. The approach of the course reflects what David Greetham calls "the disciplinary interrelatedness of all aspects of the study of the book" (Textual Scholarship: An Introduction, p. 2). The course consists of seminars on key topics in book history, punctuated by case studies of particular books, events, and debates. These case studies are designed to pull together ongoing threads of inquiry from the readings, and to allow students to work outward from specific artifacts to general questions.

An advanced seminar required for all doctoral students in the BHPC Collaborative Specialization, this course will vary in content from year to year depending upon the expertise of the faculty member appointed to lead it. The term-paper research project will be open to work in all disciplines, periods, and languages in consultation with the instructor.

An individual project for PhD students intended to serve as a bridge from coursework to the dissertation, taken under the supervision of a BHPC-affiliated faculty member. The practicum project may lead directly into dissertation research, or may allow the student to explore a side project, and the student's approach should be decided in consultation with the PhD supervisor and BHPC Director. The primary learning outcome of any BKS2001H project should be for the student to be able to translate individual research interests into scholarly projects that engage with methods and concepts from the field of book history, broadly defined. Proposals from BHPC master's students may be considered under exceptional circumstances; interested master's students should email the Director and Program Coordinator well in advance of the deadline to consult about eligibility.

This course provides students exposure to the breadth and depth of research activities in biomedical engineering, assists in the establishment of a biomedical engineering identity within the student population and externally to the University and to funding agencies, and provides students with the opportunity to present their work in a formal setting and receive feedback (on both presentation style and content) prior to their final defense. The primary goal of this course is to provide practical experience and guidance in the clear, concise oral communication of research results to an audience of educated, although not specialist, peers. This is an essential skill for anyone intending to seek a career in scientific research. The emphasis is different from a group meeting or conference-style talk to a specialist audience, but rather on the skills that are important ultimately for job talks or teaching situations. Another important goal of the series is to provide a broad knowledge of all aspects of research undertaken by other students in BME.