Manage Appeals
Petition Type: New
ID: 12317
Submitted: September 20, 2024 at 5:45:06 PM
First Name: Regan
Last Name: Grieve
Pronoun: She/Her
Student Number: 20342185
Email: 21rag12@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: SOCY, PSYC
Level of Study: 3
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request to take more than 6.0 units of courses on a letter of permission through another institution
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean Stephenson,
RE: Request for Independent Study
I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Regan Grieve (20342185). I am currently a third-year student at Queen's majoring in Sociology with a minor in Psychology. I am requesting your approval to take more than six units of coursework on an independent study at Florence University of the Arts (FUA) for the 2025 winter semester. I am determined to gain a profound understanding of various topics in my program. I believe the opportunity to expand my learning opportunities at FUA would be an excellent experience, enhancing both my academic and personal growth. I would like to highlight why this exchange opportunity aligns with my educational and personal goals.
FUA requires students to enroll in a minimum of 12 units to be eligible for participation. The courses I have selected (Gentrification: Urban and Social Inequality, Human Rights and International Criminal Justice, Cross-Cultural Psychology, and Social Psychology) will fulfill my program's requirements. These courses will offer a unique perspective that is not available at Queen's, providing me with a broader, more global understanding of my program.
Beyond academics, studying at FUA will provide a unique opportunity for personal growth. Immersing myself in a new culture will enhance my adaptability and push me out of my comfort zone, helping me develop essential life skills. Furthermore, this experience will enable me to build international connections with peers who share my passions, which could be beneficial for future job opportunities in my field.
I have been in contact with FUA, the International Office, and the Program Department heads to discuss the transferability of these courses, and I understand that your approval is required to proceed further. I kindly request your support in allowing me to take the necessary credits to meet FUA's enrollment requirements.
I appreciate your time and consideration of my request. I look forward to the possibility of discussing this further. I would be happy to provide you with any additional information upon your request.
Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely,
Regan Grieve
RE: Request for Independent Study
I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Regan Grieve (20342185). I am currently a third-year student at Queen's majoring in Sociology with a minor in Psychology. I am requesting your approval to take more than six units of coursework on an independent study at Florence University of the Arts (FUA) for the 2025 winter semester. I am determined to gain a profound understanding of various topics in my program. I believe the opportunity to expand my learning opportunities at FUA would be an excellent experience, enhancing both my academic and personal growth. I would like to highlight why this exchange opportunity aligns with my educational and personal goals.
FUA requires students to enroll in a minimum of 12 units to be eligible for participation. The courses I have selected (Gentrification: Urban and Social Inequality, Human Rights and International Criminal Justice, Cross-Cultural Psychology, and Social Psychology) will fulfill my program's requirements. These courses will offer a unique perspective that is not available at Queen's, providing me with a broader, more global understanding of my program.
Beyond academics, studying at FUA will provide a unique opportunity for personal growth. Immersing myself in a new culture will enhance my adaptability and push me out of my comfort zone, helping me develop essential life skills. Furthermore, this experience will enable me to build international connections with peers who share my passions, which could be beneficial for future job opportunities in my field.
I have been in contact with FUA, the International Office, and the Program Department heads to discuss the transferability of these courses, and I understand that your approval is required to proceed further. I kindly request your support in allowing me to take the necessary credits to meet FUA's enrollment requirements.
I appreciate your time and consideration of my request. I look forward to the possibility of discussing this further. I would be happy to provide you with any additional information upon your request.
Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely,
Regan Grieve
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: Academic Plan:
Courses as Host University and Their Transferrable Credits:
LSSOGE300: Gentrification: Urban and Social Inequality
Description: This course delves deeper into the phenomenon of gentrification, exploring its history, dynamics, causes, and effects. The complex notion of gentrification will be defined with relations to the politics of housing, social justice, and urban developments. The notion will be framed with references to different periods and geographical contexts. Gentrification will be assessed through a variety of social, political, and economic factors such as race, ethnicity, poverty, aesthetics, rurality, organized crime, commodification, Disneyfication, and museumification. In the second half of the course, emphasis will be placed on the gentrifying spaces in Italy, and Florence in particular, and students will be guided to conduct field research to further examine the impacts that gentrification has on urban and social inequalities.
Relevance to Major: I was specifically drawn to taking this course abroad, as I find it an excellent way to deepen my Sociological understanding of the main themes in Sociology, such as social inequality, urbanization, and housing dynamics. The head of Sociology approved this course and can contribute to my sociology major plan. It can provide me with three units. For a sociology major plan, 60 units are needed to graduate, keeping me on track.
LACRHR280: Human Rights and International Criminal Justice
Description: 3 semester credits. In the 20th century the international community has progressively elaborated rules and procedures to state that certain behaviors are crimes and to ensure violations are punished acts. The course will provide an introduction to the birth, evolution, and contemporary challenges of human rights, humanitarian law, and the international systems to maintain peace or restore justice. It aims at offering an overview of the history of human rights from their appearance on the international scene to contemporary debates. Students will analyze the process of definition of crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, war crimes and genocide, and the mechanisms to protect humanitarian law, from the emergency logic of Nuremberg Trials after World War II to the institutionalization of International Criminal Justice and the various categories of humanitarian interventions: peacekeeping, peace-making, and peace-enforcing.
Relevance to Major:I was drawn to this course as I have never taken a law course and am interested in expanding my knowledge of human rights. This course highlights human rights, law, and international justice systems, which is beneficial for my sociology program by furthering my understanding of global social structures. The sociology department has approved the course and offers 3 units. This benefits my major plan as I need 60 units of sociology courses to be eligible to graduate, keeping me on track for graduating within my four year program.
LAPYCS190: Culture Shock: Cross Cultural Psychology
Description: 3 semester credits. Over the recent decades, globalization has brought about a phenomenon that has increasingly been recognized by both psychologists and anthropologists as a viable field of research: Culture Shock. Also referred to as
Courses as Host University and Their Transferrable Credits:
LSSOGE300: Gentrification: Urban and Social Inequality
Description: This course delves deeper into the phenomenon of gentrification, exploring its history, dynamics, causes, and effects. The complex notion of gentrification will be defined with relations to the politics of housing, social justice, and urban developments. The notion will be framed with references to different periods and geographical contexts. Gentrification will be assessed through a variety of social, political, and economic factors such as race, ethnicity, poverty, aesthetics, rurality, organized crime, commodification, Disneyfication, and museumification. In the second half of the course, emphasis will be placed on the gentrifying spaces in Italy, and Florence in particular, and students will be guided to conduct field research to further examine the impacts that gentrification has on urban and social inequalities.
Relevance to Major: I was specifically drawn to taking this course abroad, as I find it an excellent way to deepen my Sociological understanding of the main themes in Sociology, such as social inequality, urbanization, and housing dynamics. The head of Sociology approved this course and can contribute to my sociology major plan. It can provide me with three units. For a sociology major plan, 60 units are needed to graduate, keeping me on track.
LACRHR280: Human Rights and International Criminal Justice
Description: 3 semester credits. In the 20th century the international community has progressively elaborated rules and procedures to state that certain behaviors are crimes and to ensure violations are punished acts. The course will provide an introduction to the birth, evolution, and contemporary challenges of human rights, humanitarian law, and the international systems to maintain peace or restore justice. It aims at offering an overview of the history of human rights from their appearance on the international scene to contemporary debates. Students will analyze the process of definition of crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, war crimes and genocide, and the mechanisms to protect humanitarian law, from the emergency logic of Nuremberg Trials after World War II to the institutionalization of International Criminal Justice and the various categories of humanitarian interventions: peacekeeping, peace-making, and peace-enforcing.
Relevance to Major:I was drawn to this course as I have never taken a law course and am interested in expanding my knowledge of human rights. This course highlights human rights, law, and international justice systems, which is beneficial for my sociology program by furthering my understanding of global social structures. The sociology department has approved the course and offers 3 units. This benefits my major plan as I need 60 units of sociology courses to be eligible to graduate, keeping me on track for graduating within my four year program.
LAPYCS190: Culture Shock: Cross Cultural Psychology
Description: 3 semester credits. Over the recent decades, globalization has brought about a phenomenon that has increasingly been recognized by both psychologists and anthropologists as a viable field of research: Culture Shock. Also referred to as
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History
Originally submitted September 20, 2024 at 5:45:06 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | In Review | Kerri Andrews | 2024-10-09 4:33:50 PM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Granted | Kerri Andrews | 2024-10-21 2:15:48 PM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D. | Kerri Andrews | 2024-10-21 2:15:48 PM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Kerri Andrews | 2024-10-21 2:16:52 PM |