Grade 12
Analysing Current Economic Issues
This course examines current Canadian and international economic issues, developments, policies, and practices from diverse perspectives. Students will explore the decisions that individuals and institutions, including governments, make in response to economic issues such as globalization, trade agreements, economic inequalities, regulation, and public spending. Students will apply the concepts of economic thinking and the economic inquiry process, as well as economic models and theories, to investigate, and develop informed opinions about, economic trade-offs, growth, and sustainability and related economic issues.
| Course Code | CIA4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | university PREPARATION |
| Prerequistie | Any university or university/college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and humanities |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
World Issues: A Geographic Analysis
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 will 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 Code | CGW4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | university PREPARATION |
| Prerequistie | Any university or university/ college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and humanities |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals
This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyze the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning. Effective business communication skills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized.
| Course Code | BOH4M |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University/College Preparation |
| Prerequistie | None |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
International Business
This course provides an overview of the importance of international business and trade in the global economy and explores the factors that influence success in international markets. Students will learn about the techniques and strategies associated with marketing, distribution, and managing international business effectively. This course prepares students for postsecondary programs in business, including international business, marketing, and management.
| Course Code | BBB4M |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University/College Preparation |
| Prerequistie | None |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
English
This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures; interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for university, college, or the workplace.
| Course Code | ENG4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University Preparation |
| Prerequistie | ENG3U |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Ontario Secondary School Literacy
This course is designed to help students acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy skills that are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). Students who complete the course successfully will meet the provincial literacy requirement for graduation. Students will read a variety of informational, narrative, and graphic texts and will produce a variety of forms of writing, including summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces, and news reports. Students will also maintain and manage a portfolio containing a record of their reading experiences and samples of their writing.
| Course Code | OLC4O |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | OPEN |
| Prerequistie | Eligibility requirement: Students who have been eligible to write the OSSLT at least twice and who have been unsuccessful at least once are eligible to take the course. |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Mandarin
This Course prepares students for university studies in the international language (Mandarin). Students will enhance their ability to use the Chinese official language with clarity and precision, and emphasize the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyze a range of classical literary texts from various historical periods, understand and evaluate information, engage in sustained conversations and discussions, read diverse materials for both study and pleasure, and write clearly and effectively. Students also will create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms and have opportunities to add to their knowledge of the Chinese culture through the use of community resources and computer technology.
| Course Code | LKMDU |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University PREPARATION |
| Prerequistie | International Languages, Level 2 |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Mathematics of Data Management
This course broadens students’ understanding of mathematics as it relates to managing data. Students will apply methods for organizing and analysing large amounts of information; solve problems involving probability and statistics; and carry out a culminating investigation that integrates statistical concepts and skills. Students will also refine their use of the mathematical processes necessary for success in senior mathematics. Students planning to enter university programs in business, the social sciences, and the humanities will find this course of particular interest.
| Course Code | MDM4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University Preparation |
| Prerequistie | MCR3U, Grade 11 Functions or MCF3M, Grade 11 Functions and Applications |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Advanced Functions
This course extends students’ experience with functions. Students will investigate the properties of polynomial, rational, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; develop techniques for combining functions; broaden their understanding of rates of change; and develop facility in applying these concepts and skills. Students will also refine their use of the mathematical processes necessary for success in senior mathematics. This course is intended both for students taking the Calculus and Vectors course as a prerequisite for a university program and for those wishing to consolidate their understanding of mathematics before proceeding to any one of a variety of university programs.
| Course Code | MHF4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University Preparation |
| Prerequistie | MCR3U, Grade 11 Functions or MCT4C, Grade 12 Mathematics for College Technology |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Calculus And Vectors
This course builds on students’ previous experience with functions and their developing understanding of rates of change. Students will solve problems involving geometric and algebraic representations of vectors and representations of lines and planes in three-dimensional space; broaden their understanding of rates of change to include the derivatives of polynomial, sinusoidal, exponential, rational, and radical functions; and apply these concepts and skills to the modelling of real-world relationships. Students will also refine their use of the mathematical processes necessary for success in senior mathematics. This course is intended for students who choose to pursue careers in fields such as science, engineering, economics, and some areas of business, including those students who will be required to take a university-level calculus, linear algebra, or physics course.
| Course Code | MCV4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University Preparation |
| Prerequistie | MHF4U, Grade 12 Advanced Functions |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Science
This course enables students, including those pursuing postsecondary programs outside the sciences, to increase their understanding of science and contemporary social and environmental issues in health-related fields. Students will explore a variety of medical technologies, pathogens and disease, nutritional science, public health issues, and biotechnology. The course focuses on the theoretical aspects of the topics under study and helps refine students’ scientific investigation skills.
| Course Code | SNC4M |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University / College Preparation |
| Prerequistie | Grade 10 Science, Academic |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Chemistry
This course enables students to deepen their understanding of chemistry through the study of organic chemistry, the structure and properties of matter, energy changes and rates of reaction, equilibrium in chemical systems, and electrochemistry. Students will further develop their problem-solving and investigation skills as they investigate chemical processes, and will refine their ability to communicate scientific information. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of chemistry in everyday life and on evaluating the impact of chemical technology on the environment.
| Course Code | SCH4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University Preparation |
| Prerequistie | Grade 11 Chemistry |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Physics
This course enables students to deepen their understanding of physics concepts and theories. Students will continue their exploration of energy transformations and the forces that affect motion, and will investigate electrical, gravitational, and magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation. Students will also explore the wave nature of light, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. They will further develop their scientific investigation skills, learning, for example, how to analyse, qualitatively and quantitatively, data related to a variety of physics concepts and principles. Students will also consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment.
| Course Code | SPH4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University Preparation |
| Prerequistie | Grade 11 Physics |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Biology
This course provides students with the opportunity for in-depth study of the concepts and processes that occur in biological systems. Students will study theory and conduct investigations in the areas of biochemistry, metabolic processes, molecular genetics, homeostasis, and population dynamics. Emphasis will be placed on the achievement of detailed knowledge and the refinement of skills needed for further study in various branches of the life sciences and related fields.
| Course Code | SBI4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University Preparation |
| Prerequistie | Grade 11 Biology |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Nutrition and Health
This course examines the relationships between food, energy balance, and nutritional status; the nutritional needs of individuals at different stages of life; and the role of nutrition in health and disease. Students will evaluate nutrition-related trends and will determine how food choices can promote food security and environmental responsibility. Students will learn about healthy eating, expand their repertoire of food-preparation techniques, and develop their social science research skills by investigating issues related to nutrition and health.
| Course Code | HFA4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University Preparation |
| Prerequistie | Any Grade 11 or 12 university (U) or university/college (M) preparation course in Social Sciences and Humanities, English, or Canadian and World Studies. |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Challenge and Change in Society
This course focuses on the use of social science theories, perspectives, and methodologies to investigate and explain shifts in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour and their impact on society. Students will critically analyse how and why cultural, social, and behavioural patterns change over time. They will explore the ideas of social theorists and use those ideas to analyse causes of and responses to challenges such as technological change, deviance, and global inequalities. Students will explore ways in which social science research methods can be used to study social change.
| Course Code | HSB4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | University Preparation |
| Prerequistie | Any Grade 11 or 12 university (U) or university/college (M) preparation course in Social Sciences and Humanities, English, or Canadian and World Studies. |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
World Cultures
This course examines the nature of culture; how cultural identities are acquired, maintained, and transformed; and theories used to analyse cultures. Students will explore world cultures, with an emphasis on the analysis of religious and spiritual beliefs, art forms, and philosophy. They will study the contributions and influence of a range of cultural groups and will critically analyse issues facing ethnocultural groups within Canada and around the world. Students will develop and apply research skills and will design and implement a social action initiative relating to cultural diversity.
| Course Code | HSC4M |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | university/college preparation |
| Prerequistie | Any university or university/college preparation course in social sciences and humanities, English, or Canadian and world studies |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Visual Arts
This course focuses on enabling students to refine their use of the creative process when creating and presenting two- and three-dimensional art works using a variety of traditional and emerging media and technologies. Students will use the critical analysis process to deconstruct art works and explore connections between art and society. The studio program enables students to explore a range of materials, processes, and techniques that can be applied in their own art production. Students will also make connections between various works of art in personal, contemporary, historical, and cultural contexts.
| Course Code | AVI4M |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | university/college preparation |
| Prerequistie | Grade 11 Visual Arts |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Computer Science
This course enables students to further develop knowledge and skills in computer science. Students will use modular design principles to create complex and fully documented programs, according to industry standards. Student teams will manage a large software development project, from planning through to project review. Students will also analyse algorithms for effectiveness. They will investigate ethical issues in computing and further explore environmental issues, emerging technologies, areas of research in computer science, and careers in the field.
| Course Code | ICS4U |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | university preparation |
| Prerequistie | ICS3U, Grade 11 Computer Science |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |