2012 Program
Please note that not all courses listed below are offered by the school boards and private schools participating in the Program.
Course Descriptions
Carleton University:
- 200 Human and Chimp, only 4% different?
- 201 Is There a Chemist in the Court?
- 202 Way More Than Meets The Eye: What a microscope can see and a camera can capture: Digital Imaging of plant cellular organization.
- 203 The Brain: Delving into its mysteries.
- 204 Big Fun with Small Science!
- 205 Web Ninja
- 206 School of Rock! – An Introduction to Earth Science
- 207 Natural Disaster Hollywood Blockbusters: Fact or Fiction?
- 208 Computer Science and Games: Just for GIRLS!
- 209 The Recipe for Entertainment: Computer Science and Video Games
- 210 Teach Your Computer to Paint
- 211 Be a Civil Engineer for one Week and Build your Mini House
- 212 Creative Biomedical Engineering for a Better Future
- 213 Inside a Robot’s Brain: Basics of Artificial Intelligence and Programming
- 214 Design skills for the digital world of the 21st century!
- 215 Humans in Space! – Past, Present and Future
- 216 GOT LAW? An Introduction to Law and Sentencing
- 217 People for Sale? Understanding and Challenging Modern Day Slavery
- 218 Political Science at the Movies
- 219 Come and Explore Europe: A Backpacker’s Guide
- 220 “I’ll see You on Facebook”: What does it really mean to ‘win friends and influence people’?
- 221 Picture This! The Secret Language of Images
- 222 The F--‐word: Exploring Feminism in Society
- 223 Heritage 101: Did you know that buildings need doctors too?
- 224 Vampires –from Nosferatu to Count Chocola
- 225 I Love Rock n Roll: Introducing a Popular Music Genre
- 226 So You Think You Know Popular Music?
- 227 A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: understanding the images around us.
- 229 The Philosopher's Stone: What Harry Potter, Clark Kent, Buffy, and Captain Kirk Can Teach Us about Philosophy
- 230 Ethics of Eating
- 231 Watch Your Brain Work!
- 232 Bippity-Boppity-What? Jumping Down the Rabbit Hole of Classic Disney Movies
- 233 Beyond “good” grammar: Language made unboring
- 234 Write by the River – Explore, reading, writing, travel, & life.
- 235 Movies and Turning Points
- 236 Let's design a language
- 237 How Can Psychology Catch a Criminal?
- 238 The Age of Heroes: Understanding Comic Books in Society
- 239 “The L337 Pen: Narrative and Plot Constructs in Video Games”
- 241 Gangsters, Geeks and Gamers: Here Come The Youth!
- 243 Adventures in Mathematics and Statistics
- 244 Dinosaurs! (Need we say more?)
- 246 Zombies ate my Neighbours: zombies and interpretations of apocalypse
- 247 Sugar and Spice but Not Always Nice: Understanding the Social World of Girls
- 248 The Anthropology of Science Fiction
- 249 Monster Mash: The History of the Horror Film
- 250 Teenage Rampage! A Brief History of the Teenpic
- 251 Feed the World! – From Bololand to Band Aid
- 252 Texpectations
- 253 Introduction to American Sign Language: Breaking the Sound Barrier
University of Ottawa:
- 133 Teens Writing for Kids
- 134 Exploring the Self Through Creative Writing
- 135 Archaeology: Our Amazing Link with the Past
- 136 Greek Mythology: The Entangled Lives of the Ancient Gods
- 137 Russia: The Snow Looks Familiar; What Else?
- 138 Italian Language and Culture for Beginners
- 139 The Holocaust and Europe’s Jews
- 140 Forensic Linguistics: The Power of Language in the Legal System
- 141 Painting Utopia
- 142 Experimental 16mm Filmmaking
- 143 What Have the Romans Done for Us?
- 144 Bio-medical Ethics: Tough Problems for Tomorrow’s Nurses, Doctors and Researchers
- 145 Philosophy and Creativity: Thinking Through Art
- 146 Do You Want Kant and Aristotle as Your Facebook Friends?
- 147 Theatre: Breaking Through the 4th Wall
- 148 AMAZING WORLD – Exploring the Natural Environment and Its Riches
- 149 Slavery, Freedom, and Human Rights: From Antiquity to the Present
- 150 Medieval Images: More than Meets the Eye
- 151 Music Alive!
- 152 Fear, Crime & Criminology: The 'Construction' of Criminal Offending
- 153 Perceptions of Crime and Policing in Society
- 154 What Drives You? – The Psychology of Human Motivation
- 155 Relationships and Sexuality 101
- 156 The Face of Mental Illness
- 157 Got Any Spare Change? The Face of Homelessness in Canada
- 158 Superpower Politics: Heroes, Gender and Pop-Culture
- 159 Princes, Princesses and Witches: Gender Roles in Fairy Tales
- 160 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
- 161 Finance: Putting the “Fun” in “Fundamentals”
- 162 The Wisdom of Teams: Having Fun and Getting Things Done in Groups
- 163 Rocks, Dirt, Bugs and Bones
- 164 Down-to-Earth Mathematics
- 165 Biological Diversity
- 166 Physics Everywhere
- 167 From Star-Stuff to Life
- 168 What in the World Isn’t Chemistry?
- 169 Detectives in Genes/Jeans
- 170 Artificial Intelligence and Games
- 171 Software Engineering… The Sky Is the Limit
- 172 Animation and Computer-aided Creative Design
- 173 Robots and Green Engineering Things
- 174 Nanoscale Communication Systems and Their Role in an Emerging Society
- 175 Materials and Manufacturing
- 176 Solar Energy: Converting Sunlight into Electricity
- 177 Robotics – Intelligent Connection of the Perception to Action
- 178 The Role of Civil Engineers in Society
- 179 Introduction to the Design of Structures
- 180 Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering: Repairing Body Parts
- 181 Criminal Law: How It Works
- 182 I Am Innocent: Canada’s Wrongful Convictions
- 183 Tech Talk: Law & Technology Issues that Affect You
- 184 Your Body and the Law
- 185 Youth Criminal Justice
- 186 From A-Rod to Jay-Z: Sports and Entertainment Law
- 187 Becoming a Global Citizen: Social Justice in Our World
La Cité Collégiale:
- 301 Santé le bien-être !
- 302 La photographie
- 303 Le journalisme
- 304 Le design graphique : les arts au service des publications et des sites web
- 305 La radiodiffusion : rédiger, animer et produire
- 306 Un décor à faire rêver !
- 307 Découvrir l’animation 3D!
- 308 De fils en réseaux : une initiation à l’informatique et à l’électronique
- 309 La nature : une ressource à protéger
- 310 L’art culinaire et la gestion hôtelière : un univers savoureux
- 311 Cosmétologie et esthétique : découvre ton toucher
- 312 La publicité
Université d'Ottawa:
- 100 En avant la musique!
- 101 Le théâtre : au-delà du quatrième mur
- 102 Devenir archéologue pendant une semaine
- 103 Sorcières, vampires et loups-garous : le monde fantastique du Canada
- 104 La vie au Moyen Âge : mythes et réalités
- 105 Enquête sur les grands mystères de l’Histoire : de l’Atlantide à Toutankhamon
- 106 Du manuscrit au texto
- 107 Reportage photographique en noir et blanc
- 108 La permanence en sculpture
- 109 La géographie! « Élément-terre » mon cher Watson!
- 110 Pauvreté, violence et service social
- 111 Le cerveau dans tous ses états
- 112 La psychologie des femmes et des hommes
- 113 Ces images qui nous parlent
- 114 La guerre contre le terrorisme : gagnée ou perdue?
- 115 Démystifions le monde de la finance et devenons millionnaires
- 116 Comment démarrer sa propre entreprise
- 117 Négociation, résolution de conflits et communication
- 118 La physique, une science qui touche à tout
- 119 Nanomatériaux : le monde de l’infiniment petit
- 120 Des roches, de la boue, des bibittes et des os
- 121 Dans la math jusqu’au cou!
- 122 Tout autour, la chimie nous entoure
- 123 Eugène à la recherche de gènes
- 124 Génie dans une bouteille : le génie civil face aux risques naturels et induits
- 125 Le jeu en intelligence artificielle
- 126 Construction et fonctionnement des systèmes informatiques
- 127 L’énergie solaire : comment convertir la lumière du soleil en électricité
- 128 Robots et ingénierie écologique des choses
- 129 La justice criminelle : du crime au procès
- 130 Law and Order, CSI et Castle : fiction ou vérité juridique
- 131 Droit du sport amateur et professionnel
- 132 La production d’une œuvre originale : à chacun son message!
Course Descriptions in PDF Format
- Carleton University (english)
- University of Ottawa (english)
- La Cité collégiale (french)
- Université d’Ottawa (french)
2012 Schedule - Dates to remember
Registration Period
The registration period varies according to each school board or private school. Please contact your school representative to know when your registration period takes place.
February 24, 2012
Placement results are available on the web site.
Withdrawal Period - Deadline for students to withdraw from the program.
March 9, 2012 - students from Ontario
March 16, 2012 - students from Quebec
Week of May 3, 2011
Orientation sessions are held at host institutions.
May 7 to May 11, 2012
Enrichment Mini-Courses Program week.
To Register
Students selected by their school to participate in the EMC Program will receive a username and password to register.
If you already have a username and password, please click here.
If you have been selected, but do not have a username or password, please contact your teacher.