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3 credits
Students learn the core concepts of the discipline of sociology by examining key topics (such as culture, socialization, social interaction, social roles, and social structure) that allow us to locate ourselves within society. Students also explore theoretical perspectives within sociology and the fundamentals of the sociological research methods. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both SOCI 1110 and SOCI 1111.
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Together with SOCI 1211: Introduction to Sociology II, this course introduces students to the discipline of sociology. Because humans are social by nature, all of us are members of various social groupings and located within a social system; we can only achieve an adequate understanding of ourselves after we have acquired the tools to understand that social system. Students learn to understand our social system and how it shapes and influences us all as individuals. Students discuss basic concepts of the sociological perspective, understand the importance of the transformation of Western society, examine the concepts developed to describe capitalist society, and explore the sociology of Canada. Prerequisites: This course or equivalent is a prerequisite to advanced sociology courses. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 1509, SOCI 1110, SOCI 1111.
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3 credits
Students critically examine social stratification and inequalities based on dimensions of class, race, gender, and sexuality in both the Canadian and global contexts. In this second introductory course, students apply a sociological analysis to the study of major social institutions including: education, work, politics, media, healthcare, and the criminal justice system. Students investigate questions and debates concerning our modern world, in particular, those around consumer culture, globalization, and the role of social media. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both SOCI 1210 and SOCI 1211.
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3 credits
Together with SOCI 1111: Introduction to Sociology I, this course introduces students to Sociology, by means of a systematic analysis of the character of modern Western capitalist society, and building on the concepts and perspectives introduced in SOCI 1111. Students examine issues such as liberal ideology, inequality, the role of the state, socialization for work, the role of the family, and problems of deviance. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but SOCI 1111 is recommended. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 1509, SOCI 1210, SOCI 1211.
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3 credits
Students learn about race and ethnicity as social constructions and examine sociological theories to explain race and ethnic inequality in Canada. Students are challenged to critically examine processes of racialization and ethnic belonging in Canada and also in comparison to other countries.
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3 credits
Students engage in a descriptive and analytic survey of features in Canadian society as a basis for understanding current social issues. These features may include demographic characteristics, class structure, race and ethnicity, social policy, regionalism or other relevant aspects of Canadian society.
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3 credits
Students examine the experiences and status of women within a global context. Topics include family relations, paid and unpaid domestic work, the global economy, gendered violence, sex tourism and the sex trade, beauty standards and the altered body, maternal mortality, and societal control of sexuality and reproduction. Throughout the course, students analyze the commonalities and diversities of women's lives through dimensions of race, ethnicity, nation, class, age, and sexuality.
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3 credits
Students learn about family life in its formation, the relevance of marriage and cohabitation, bringing up children, and the impact of family issues. In this cross-cultural comparison of family life, students explore global diversity in the structure and meaning of marriage relations; forms of domestic organization; the gendered division of labour, property and inheritance, and the familial influence in the construction of gender in different cultures around the world.
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3 credits
Students examine the sociological implications of current popular culture and issues central to how social life is presented and constructed through popular cultural lenses. Students explore the unequal production, distribution and consumption of popular culture and the representations and justifications of inequality between groups in modern society.
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3 credits
Students engage in an analysis of crowd and mass action and behaviour; they examine cases and theories of collective behaviour to explain what occurs in social phenomena such as riots, rumours and miracles, cults, militias and hate groups, urban myths and urban legends, fads and crazes, revolutions and social movements.
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Students critically examine the sociological, socio-cultural, and socio-psychological explanations of criminal behaviour such as the ecological theories, conflict theories, control theories, and symbolic interactionist theories. Some of the specific theories subjected to critical examination are those concerned with class and group conflict, subcultures, soassociation, labelling and gender. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course. Exclusions: Note that students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 2251, CRIM 2251, SOCI 2590 or SOCI 3680
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3 credits
Students examine the social factors that influence health, illness and health care. They learn that health and illness are not entirely individual phenomena; rather, the cause, distribution and consequences of health and illness are also related to social, economic, political and environmental factors. Students explore topics such as the ways people understand and manage their illnesses; the social and cultural meanings of illness; interactions between health care providers and patients; the dynamics of class, gender, race, culture and health; the nature and organization of health care in Canada; environment, work and illness; and critical role that social movements play in what gets 'medicalized.'
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3 credits
Students explore specific areas of sociological inquiry at an introductory level that are not normally offered by the department. Course topics will vary according to the specific offering.
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3 credits
Students examine the Canadian Criminal Justice System at an introductory level, with reference to the nature of criminal law, the philosophy of crime control, criminal justice policy, and current trends/patterns of crime in Canada. They explore the various components of the criminal justice system, including policing, the courts, and corrections. Students also discuss the trends in early and contemporary criminological theorizing. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 2500, SOCI 2501.
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3 credits
This course adopts a radically sociological view of crime that emphasizes the social construction of crime, and challenges assumptions about the criminal justice system. Students focus on the creation of law, police work, activities of the courts, and the experience of incarceration. Students are also provided an excellent introduction to the application of social theory. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 4221, SOCI 2500, SOCI 2501.
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3 credits
Students critically evaluate the concept of deviance, its resulting social control, and its use in institutions and daily social interactions. Students explore the role of power in reinforcing and challenging 'deviant' identities. Major topics include sexuality, youth, physical appearance, mental disorders, religion and scientific beliefs, and their place in the construction of criminal and non-criminal deviance.
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3 credits
Students engage in the study of environmental sociology at an introductory level, which provides insights into social processes that impact the natural environment. Students examine the social roots of the environmental crisis. Topics include a review of the history of environmental thought within the field, key debates, the role of social institutions, environmental social movements, and a range of case studies.
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3 credits
Students engage in an overview of the theory and practice of social research. Students acquire fundamental research and data management skills. Topics include research ethics, research design, survey research, field research, interviewing, quasi-experimentation, and data analysis. Prerequisite: SOCI 1110 OR SOCI 1111 AND completion of 30 credits (any discipline)
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6 credits
Students survey the cultures shaping Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia, examining the interplay between local and national culture, and between ethnic and political identity. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note: Same course as ANTH 3030, HIST 3030, POLI 3070
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3 credits
Students examine selected features of the social organization of Canadian cities and towns. Topics may include the relationships between industrial organization, urbanization, and other social institutions and processes; such as family structure, welfare systems, crime rates, minorities, or social movements. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students examine the nature of gender relations, the social, sexual, economic and political dimensions of gender and theories of gender inequality drawn from social science research. Students investigate the influence of gender on individual identity, social interactions, and institutions such as families, media, work, education and politics. Throughout the course, students explore current issues concerning the binary nature of Western gender relations, the diversity of women and feminist movements, and the commodification of and backlash against feminist ideas and practice. Prerequisites: Completion of 45 credits Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 3120 and ANTH 3120
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3 credits
As an introduction to the indigenous restorative justice paradigm, students critically examine the historical and contemporary experiences of Indigenous peoples in Canada. The idea of “justice" is explored and compared amongst some Indigenous, restorative, retributive and rehabilitative conceptions. Particular attention is paid to the importance of values, relationships, needs, and healing for those who cause harm and have been harmed. Indigenous and restorative justice approaches are evaluated in the context of law enforcement, the law, corrections, community development, and crime prevention. Prerequisite: It is recommended that students complete one introductory Sociology/ Aboriginal/ Indigenous/ First Nations specific course. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 3150 and CRIM 3151.
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3 credits
Students explore the many ways that sexuality, sexual practices, identities, and behaviours change both throughout history and across cultures. Sexualities are continually structured and restructured with regard to politics, ideologies, and social change. Students examine sexuality in its multiple dimensions and how it is experienced in the social world across various intersections of race, class, age, and gender. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students engage in the study of complex works by three influential founders of sociology (Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber), as well as other relevant theorists who contributed to the formation of the basic concepts and methods of the social sciences. Students examine the development of capitalism, the formation of modern society, and the discovery of society as an object of knowledge. Students critically analyze the male-centred and Eurocentic perspectives and limitations of sociological classical theories. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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Students engage in learning the history of feminist thought, the major traditions of feminist theory, as well as the debates central to the dialogue of classical and contemporary feminist theory. They study the original work of some of the major theorists and pay close attention to how historical conditions and social issues have shaped the thinking of each author. Topics include historical and contemporary liberal and socialist feminist thought and practice, second-wave radical feminism, feminist theories of intersectionality, and postmodern, post-colonial, queer and third-wave approaches to feminist theory. Throughout the course, students critically analyze the relevance of the various traditions of feminist thought and practice to contemporary social life. Students also discuss the social, economic and political forces that influence contemporary perceptions of feminism. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students examine major schools of social theory and how these schools have developed and expanded their concepts towards explaining the many areas of contemporary social reality. Students explore how theoretical perspectives have influenced the way in which we think about society and also how social scientists use theories and concepts to approach complex social reality and engage in research. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students explore how food shapes us, reflects our cultures and traditions, is intimately connected to political and economic systems, and has community-level effects. Students also investigate the many policy dimensions associated with food. Students examine how food is also subject to intensive pressure from a range of actors to modify it, monopolize it, and to deskill people so that they become reliant on external actors. Students engage with food as a highly contested domain that is going through major transformations in the 21st Century.
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3 credits
Students examine the politics of migration with attention to capitalism, diasporas, (post-)colonialism, and human agency. With consideration for local-to-global contexts, students assess migration and refugee issues with attention to power, displacement and settlement, economic and family circumstances, and cultural diversity. Students examine borders, policies, and nationalisms alongside relations of gender, race, class, sexuality, and age that structure and regulate different paths to migration and create discriminatory mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion. Students also consider transnationalism with travel and new technologies in our increasingly interconnected world. Students are introduced to cases that may include labour migration, familial separation and reunification, undocumented migration, and asylum. Through the course, students will build knowledge and develop social responsibility as global citizens in terms of movement in our world. Prerequisites: 45 credits in any discipline. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of SOCI 3430, POLI 3430 or ANTH 3430.
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3 credits
In this course, students examine the politics of life and death. Through interdisciplinary theories and concepts, students investigate the ways that states exercise biopower to manage, coerce, or expel populations as a means of control over human bodies, biology, populations, and means of living. Students explore a range of examples that may include migrants held in detention centers or left to die along their journeys, mothers who are affected by policies or technologies that support or prevent childbearing, unequal access to life saving or life enhancing technologies, Indigenous communities dispossessed of their land and lifeways, and those who died from or survived enslavement or internment. Students read compelling theoretical and ethnographic work to deepen their knowledge as they assess how and why some live and others die in a world of profound inequality and perseverance. Prerequisites: 45 credits in any discipline. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of SOCI 3470, POLI 3470 or ANTH 3470.
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3 credits
Students explore the meaning of work and leisure, and the properties of work organization, such as division of labour and specialization; technology and working knowledge; and the means of coordinating work, such as cooperation, authority, and exchange. Students also explore topics such as work in households, offices and industry, division of labour by gender, industrial democracy, and the relation of work and social inequality. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students examine sociological perspectives on property, resource development, resource communities, and resource industries. Students explore social causes and consequences of change in the social organization and social policies of industries such as agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining; they also engage in a critical survey of current issues with resource consumption and exploitation. Prerequisites: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students learn that inequalities based on class, gender, and race, are socially constructed in the contemporary world and examine the connections between these dimensions of social inequality and social stratification. Students also explore other sources of inequality, such as ethnicity, class and caste systems, sexual orientation, age, disability, occupation, income, and power. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students engage in an indepth examination of a selected area within the discipline of sociology. The specific area will vary according to faculty availability and expertise. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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Students examine the evolution of explanations of deviance and criminality from the earliest mythological and demonological perspectives to the recent controversies in sociology. Students explore the historical , social and political contexts of the emergence and development of theories of deviance and criminality, and critically assess the underlying assumptions, strengths and weaknesses, and the links and contrasts between theories. The theoretically informed responses to deivance and criminality are discussed , including research implications and practical applications of each theory. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students explore the foundations of critical social theories on 'race' and racialization and examine their roles in creating social change for racial justice. Students will learn diverse theoretical approaches to the social construction of `race' and racism in historical and contemporary contexts. This course encourages students to apply these theories to structural social problems and everyday racism in Canadian and global societies and use them to generate social solutions. Prerequisites: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline). Completion of SOCI 2010 is recommended.
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3 credits
Students learn to design questionnaires, complete interviews, draw samples, and analyze survey data. This is a core course for the sociology major program. Prerequisite: SOCI 2720 and completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students explore a diversity of ethnographic and qualitative research methods used by sociologists, as well as theories and practical elements of qualitative data analysis. Students gain practical skills in qualitative research methods, such as: interviews, focus groups, participant observation, ethnography, autoethnography, and discourse and text analysis. Students also examine ethical issues related to the use of ethnography & qualitative methods, such as motivation, benefits, detriments, power relations, or politics of representation. Prerequisite: SOCI 2720 and completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note that students cannot receive credit for both SOCI 3820 and CRIM 3821
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3 credits
Students examine the ways social scientists employ qualitative research to identify, document and critically analyse complex social phenomena and patterns and practices of interaction. The course is intended to provide an overview of particular techniques in research design, data collection, and data analysis most commonly associated with qualitative research. Students design, conduct preliminary research on, and execute a research project of their own, based on a topic of their choosing. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but CRIM 1011, SOCI 1111, SOCI 1211 are recommended. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 3821 and CRIM 3821.
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3 credits
Students engage in in-depth study of topics in the sociology of diversity. They explore the tensions and challenges that arise from multiculturalism, the presence of multiple nations within Canada, and the varied social identities found among communities and groups in Canada's pluralistic society. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 3990 and SOCI 3991
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3 credits
Students engage in in-depth study of topics in the sociology of diversity. They explore the tensions and challenges that arise from multiculturalism, the presence of multiple nations within Canada, and the varied social identities found among communities and groups in Canada's pluralistic society. Prerequisites: 60 Credits. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCI 3991 and SOCI 3990.
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6 credits
This course offers an advanced introduction to the societies and cultures of East and Central Europe by way of a month-long field trip to Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine. While immersed in the geographical area, students ethnographically examine the religions, ethnic relations, economies, and politics shaping the buffer zone between the European East and West. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note: Same course as ANTH 4030 and POLI 4030
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3 credits
Students examine a range of methodologies for defining family relations and kinship organizations on the basis of case studies cross-culturally. Students engage in theoretical analysis of family and kinship and focus on a select topic to approach the study of family life. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students explore the history of the formation of complex organizations during the industrial and political revolutions of modernity, their initial bureaucratic arrangement, and their newer, flexible and dynamic forms due to technological change and globalization. Students learn a critical sociological perspective on organizational analysis, how to recognize the different types of organizations, and how they touch virtually all aspects of modern life. Students learn about the relationships between modern complex organizations and individuals, as well as how organizations interact with the larger institutions of society and the world. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students engage in an analysis and critical examination of the notion of individual freedom and the scientific production of knowledge. Students examine mainstream social theories as well as alternative knowledge systems; debate the actuality of modern individualism; and review recent critiques of knowledge production that focus on issues such as overarching universalisms, colonialism, and androcentrism. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students examine the processes involved in the social construction of crime and deviance with special emphasis on the research tradition of Michel Foucault and governmentality. Drawing on Foucault, students critically examine the relationship between human sciences discourses, disciplinary forms of power, and the creation of modern forms of subjectivity. Students research the development of the prison system and the recent emergence of new strategies of social control which seek to govern behavior outside of institutional structures. Students explore specific issues such as alternative penal practices like restorative justice, Indigenous sentencing circles and healing centers, the application of public health models to control addiction, IV drug use and sex work, governmental strategies to respond to domestic violence and hate crime, and the contemporary expansion of surveillance, risk management, audits, situational controls and legal exemptions. Recommended Prerequisites: SOCI 1111 or SOCI 1211.
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3 credits
Students mobilize and sharpen their knowledge of sociology and apply analytical skills in this capstone course for the Sociology Major program. Students assess competing and complementary sociological explanations of pressing contemporary issues. Students engage their theoretical and methodological knowledge and skills to evaluate and/or generate sustainable solutions to social issues through an original capstone project. The project provides students with the opportunity to consolidate and advance their competency in critical thinking, social responsibility, research, writing, and presentation skills. Prerequisites: Students must have completed a minimum of 90 credits.
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3 credits
Students examine the many facets of contemporary family life in Canada, beginning historically and looking cross-culturally within the nation. Sociological concepts, theories, and research methodologies are employed as a means to explain the causes and consequences of transformations of family life over time. These transformations include those that have already occurred and those that continue to take place, including dramatic changes in gender roles and divisions of labour. Emphasis is placed upon diversity within and between families; the increased pressures on families within a consumer society; and the impacts upon families from globalization and a pervasive neoliberal ideological, social, political, and economic context. Prerequisites: SOCI 1111 or SOCI 1211
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3 credits
Students explore the characteristics of families around the world, especially in non-Western societies, as they experience the forces of globalization and social change. Building on comparative family studies, students first study varied kinship structures and stages in family life. Students then investigate how contemporary families are impacted by global forces, including media, employment, violence, and migration. Students also examine how social inequality, through the relations of gender, race and poverty, further influences family dynamics. In concluding the course, students review the potential of social policy to support the needs of global families in transition. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but completion of 45 credits is recommended.
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3 credits
Students examine the origins, nature, and impacts of globalization in the contemporary world, and explore how the links between nations, regions, and peoples are increasing at an unprecedented rate. New technologies make possible previously unimaginable forms of interdependence, but the consequences of these changes are not uniform and affect people in different locations in various ways. Students decenter the West and aspire to a cosmopolitan perspective that will allow them to consider the point of view of the non-West. Students also learn theories of globalization to explain how people from different nations experience its effects, the relevance of culture, globalization's links to colonialism and capitalism, the importance of information technologies and the global city, and the efforts of people at dealing with the effects of globalization locally. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students examine the contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes of learning across a range of modern settings (childcare, pre-schools, primary schools, secondary schools, and universities); they also explore other learning spaces, such as the home and the playground, and consider how family, school, and society work together to shape the learning processes of children, teenagers and young adults. Students discuss topics such as the impact of early learning on subsequent learning, the influence of different parenting styles, the relevance of social class, race and gender, the ways peer groups influence learning, the various purposes and goals of formal education, and the processes of student engagement and disengagement. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students engage in a critical examination of the intersection of crime and justice in Canada. Social justice and criminal justice are inextricably linked; experiences with the law are often filtered through the collective identities that individuals embody, for example, as racialized and gendered beings. Students examine the profound ways that privilege and disadvantage are connected to people's power to resist and vulnerability to both victimization and criminalization. Students also explore the various responses to convicted offenders undertaken within the criminal justice system, such as incarceration, rehabilitation and restorative justice. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students examine the development of transnational governance institutions and how they affect people with the least power in the world; but also of grass-roots social movements that have achieved transnational organization and that oppose the effects of global neo-colonialism. Students engage in critical examination of the social and cultural institutions and ideologies needed to sustain the current global capitalist order. Students explore major issues emerging from current arrangements in global political economy, such as world inequality and poverty, the detrimental effects of global capitalism on the environment, and its economic, political, and cultural-social crises. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
This course is designed to allow upper-level students to undertake an investigation on a specific topic as agreed upon by the faculty member and the student. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students explore sociological perspectives on health, illness, injury and health care as represented in classic and contemporary sociological studies and gain an understanding of how health and illness are socially constructed and mediated. Students examine topics in the sub-fields of public health, health care and medical sociology, such as social determinants of health, the social organization of health systems, health care professionals, medicalization and medical authority, therapeutic innovation, experiences of health, illness, aging and treatment, and a variety of other contemporary social issues related to health and illness Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students develop and investigate a research question using sociological theories and methods, in their area of study. Completed at the end of a student's program, this course consolidates and advances competency in research and writing skills. Students address the research question by identifying social inequalities and sustainable solutions. Students will review the literature, offer critical assessment of the literature, and submit a major research paper or project that effectively and accurately conveys information for intended audiences. Prerequisites: General education and lower-level requirements of the Bachelor of Arts - Sociology Major degree and a minimum of 15 upper-level credits in Sociology. As registration procedures differ for Directed Studies courses, students are required to consult with their TRU-OL program advisor before registering.
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1 credits
This is an entry-level program designed to introduce prospective snowboard instructors to the basic teaching and riding skills used at the beginner and novice levels of riding. Prerequisite: Students must be able to demonstrate comfortable and safe riding skills on intermediate terrain
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3 credits
Comparative study of religious beliefs and practices; relations between religious, social and political institutions; religion as a force for stability as well as change. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students become more effective decision makers by examining the meaning and role of ethics in the business environment, and the social responsibility of business organizations. Topics include an introduction business ethics; framing business ethics in terms of corporate social responsibility, stakeholders and citizenship; evaluating business ethics using normative ethical theories; making decisions in business ethics using descriptive ethical theories; tools and techniques of business ethics management; business ethics and shareholders, employees, consumers, suppliers, competitors, civil society, government and regulation; the future of business ethics. Prerequisite: Admission to MBA or approval of degree committee Note: Students may only receive credit for one of BUSN 6010, BUSN 6011 or GBUS 5150
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3 credits
Students become more effective decision makers by examining the meaning and role of ethics in the business environment, and the social responsibility of business organizations. Topics include the relationship between business and society; identifying stakeholders and issues; the theoretical basis of business ethics; business ethics in management and leadership; the concept of corporate social responsibility; corporate social responsibility in practice; regulating business; ownership and governance of the corporation; environmental and business responsibilities; globalization and business responsibilities; and ethics, responsibilities, and strategy. Prerequisite: Admission to MBA or approval of degree committee. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of BUSN 6010, BUSN 6011, GBUS 5150-Leadership and Ethics.
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3 credits
Students explore theories of representations through the lens of cultural studies, to consider how media representation is interrelated with the construction of social identities and cultures. Through consideration of case studies drawn from diverse media environments, students analyze how questions of power, inequality and social issues are connected to the construction of knowledge in representation. In the process, students explore how we construct and negotiate our identities and meaning through acts of media representation. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of CMNS 2140 and CMNS 2100.
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3 credits
This course explores the recent proliferation of communication tools known as social media. Students consider how collaborative networks create and foster unique models of identity construction and offer opportunities for new methods of creating knowledge. Students examine these issues through hands-on approaches and on-line assignments.
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3 credits
Students examine law from a sociological perspective, with particular attention to understanding major theories and empirical studies on various aspects of law and how law works in the real world, or what socio-legal scholars call “law in action." Students explore topics such as law as a mode of social control, dispute resolution, social change, and how intersecting factors such as, race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, and ability shape the law and legal institutions. Recommended prerequisites: CRIM 1011
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3 credits
Students examine the ways social scientists employ qualitative research to identify, document and critically analyse complex social phenomena and patterns and practices of interaction. The course is intended to provide an overview of particular techniques in research design, data collection, and data analysis most commonly associated with qualitative research. Students design, conduct preliminary research on, and execute a research project of their own, based on a topic of their choosing. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but CRIM 1011, SOCI 1111, SOCI 1211 are recommended. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of CRIM 3821 and SOCI 3821.
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3 credits
This course is an exploration of the rethinking of educational practice and research that has been prompted by feminist theories, with a focus on schooling. Participants examine the gendered experiences of people in educational organizations as students, teachers, and administrators, and discuss differences by age, race and ethnicity, social class, religion, and sexual orientation. Prerequisites: 3rd- or 4th-year university standing and experience teaching children, or the permission of the instructor and the Bachelor of Education program coordinator
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3 credits
The overarching purpose of this course is to introduce various rationales, goals, and strands needed to develop a coherent social studies program. Social studies is presented as a dynamic, multi-disciplinary curriculum for creating informed, adaptable, responsive, and responsible education citizens. Ethical approaches and strategies are explored that focus on developing an understanding of the various social studies disciplines and the characteristics and evolution of interrelated global systems. Students develop skills to promote critical thinking, social, and ecological responsibility, and a global perspective that values human rights. The course is linked to the two-week practicum that teacher candidates take in the same semester (EDPR 3200) to provide opportunities for teacher candidates to teach the social studies lessons they have developed. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Year 1, Term 1, or EDPR 3100, EDCO 3100, EDPY 3100, EDEF 3100, EDLL 3100, EDMA 3100 and EDPE 3100.
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3 credits
This course introduces students to the study of classroom, school, and schooling as social systems and the cultural function of educational institutions with particular emphasis on the secondary school. Concepts such as social organization, stratification, mobility, role, and values are applied. This course is designed to help students examine the impact of varying social perspectives on schooling in Canada and British Columbia.
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3 credits
Students investigate fundamental questions about the relationship between education and society. Inequalities based on race, culture, language, social class, gender, sexual orientation, (dis)ability status, ethnicity or religion and how they are socially constructed in contemporary society are considered, in addition to how they operate in educational environments. Students identify the effects of these identity constructs on the educational experiences of students and how these constructs shape student access, achievement, and attainment. Students are challenged with the following questions: How do schools reproduce, reinforce, and challenge social inequalities? How do educational materials embrace inclusive approaches within the broader contexts of multiculturalism, globalization and cosmopolitanism? How can educators promote inclusive education that values diversity and equity? Prerequisite: Meets TRU M.Ed. admission requirements Note that students cannot receive credit for both EDUC 5040 and EDUC 5041.
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3 credits
Students investigate fundamental questions about the relationship between education and society. Inequalities based on race, culture, language, social class, gender, sexual orientation, (dis)ability status, ethnicity or religion and how they are socially constructed in contemporary society are considered, in addition to how they operate in educational environments. Students identify the effects of these identity constructs on the educational experiences of students and how these constructs shape student access, achievement, and attainment. Students are challenged with the following questions: How do schools reproduce, reinforce, and challenge social inequalities? How do educational materials embrace inclusive approaches within the broader contexts of multiculturalism, globalization and cosmopolitanism? How can educators promote inclusive education that values diversity and equity? Prerequisite: Meets TRU MEd admission requirements. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of EDUC 5040, EDUC 5041.
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3 credits
Students continue to develop skills in close critical reading comprehension and written composition through exploration and evaluation of the the ways in which Canadian poets, dramatists and fiction writers have been in the forefront of movements for social change, expressing new visions of responsible government, economic fairness, and social equity. Students critically and creatively interpret Canadian poetry, drama, and fiction, applying a range of techniques and rhetorical strategies, diverse critical perspectives, and possible thematic lenses, including protest, satire, creativity, and citizenship. Through the study of literary expressions of subversion and social justice in their historical and cultural contexts, students learn critically and creatively to reflect on and to articulate complexities of Canadian identity. Students investigate a topic, using scholarly writing that illustrates grammatically-correct style and appropriate documentation skills. Prerequisite: 6 credits of first-year English (with the exception of ENGL 1150) or equivalent or permission of instructor or department Chair
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Students are introduced to the process of hazard identification and control, and how it is applied to various physical, chemical, and biological hazards in both an occupational and public setting. Risk assessment and management of health and safety hazards are studied from an engineering perspective. The legal and professional responsibilities of an engineer in the workplace, and as related to engineering design, are examined in the context of health and safety. The importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the context of workplace health and safety and in engineering practice is discussed. Prerequisite: ENGR 1100 or Instructor's Permission
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Using a variety of methods, including field work, students collaboratively explore how urban planning practices, when led by sound urban theory, can create neighborhoods and communities that are sustainable, inclusive, equitable, eco-friendly, livable and better designed for all. Using local neighborhoods as case studies in this project-based course, students develop strong competencies with respect to teamwork in exploring and documenting the complex nature of the interactions between different social, behavioural, cultural, economic, environmental, and urban design layers. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline) or permission of instructor.
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Students are introduced to the history of women in Canada. Organized chronologically and thematically, this course surveys women's history from the era of Indigenous-European contact through to the postwar years. Topics include the family, the workplace, sexuality, education, and politics. An emphasis is placed on the diversity of women's experiences.
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Participants explore various social and cultural perspectives of European history. Aspects of domestic life, economic activity, religion, and popular culture provide the basis for related thematic considerations, including family and sexual relationships, social stratification, violence and public order, and leisure, ritual, and education in pre-industrial and industrial Europe. Participants work with a variety of complex historical sources. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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Students focus on selected issues relating to the social and cultural history of the United States. Thematic considerations vary from year to year. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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This course provides an opportunity for participants to develop or strengthen their understanding of social determinants of health using local, regional, national and international perspectives. Participants will critically examine social inequities and the health consequences in diverse populations. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but completion of 60 credits is recommended.
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Students explore themes of human rights and social justice. Students engage with issues of justice, fairness, and decolonization at local, national and transnational settings. Students examine relevant theoretical approaches such as universalism/relativism, equity, diversity and inclusion, intersectionality, distributive justice, critical race theory, disability theory, feminist analysis, and the role of social and political structures. The foundations course places emphasis on Indigenous, anti-colonial, decolonizing, antiracist, and global south perspectives. Thematic areas may include practical application of theoretical approaches in international and domestic contexts, such as human rights laws, social movements and activism, decolonization and reconciliation, torture and lack of legal process, refugee and immigrant rights, access to justice, disability rights, governance and transnational governance, Indigenous rights, and international human rights. Prerequisite: Admission into the MA HRSJ program.
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Students explore themes of human rights and social justice. Students enhance their engagement with social change towards justice and fairness at local, national and transnational settings. Students examine various relevant theoretical approaches such as universalism/relativism, equity, diversity and inclusion, intersectionality, distributive justice, critical race theory, disability theory, feminist analysis and the role of social and political structures. Thematic areas may include practical application of theoretical approaches in international and domestic contexts, such as human rights laws, social movements and activism, human rights procedures, torture and lack of legal process, standards and remedies, the duty to accommodate, access to justice, disability rights, governance and transnational governance, Aboriginal rights and international human rights.
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Students investigate research problems related to human rights and social justice by working with relevant organizations and groups. With the help of the Arts Graduate Coordinator and Practicum Coordinator, students partner with local, provincial, national, or international organizations or groups that do work related to human rights and social justice. Students conduct research or work on research projects developed in agreement with the partner organizations or groups. Prior to field experience, students participate in training around cultural sensitivity, ethics and safety. Prerequisites: Admissions into the MA HRSJ program.
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Students investigate research problems related to human rights and social justice by working with relevant organizations and groups. With the help of the Arts Graduate Coordinator, students partner with local, provincial, national, or international organizations or groups that do work related to human rights and social justice. Students conduct research or work on research projects developed in agreement with the partner organizations or groups. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course, but completion of HRSJ 5030 or HRSJ 5031 is recommended.
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3 credits
Students explore the ways that body rights are understood, accepted, and contested in global historical and contemporary case studies. Through an intersectional lens, students deepen their understanding of theoretical, social, and historical underpinnings of body rights. Through case studies, students investigate systemic inequalities and consider ways to advocate for body rights in different local and global contexts. Prerequisites: Admission into the MA HRSJ program.
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Students explore the ways that body rights are understood, accepted, and contested in global historical and contemporary case studies. Through an intersectional lens, students deepen their understanding of theoretical, social, and historical underpinnings of body rights. Through case studies, students investigate systemic inequalities and consider ways to advocate for body rights in different local and global contexts. Prerequisite: Elective course for the proposed MA in Human Rights and Social Justice.
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3 credits
Students examine significant script-to-play-to-film adaptations that engage human rights and social justice, by probing creative expressions of social justice issues on stage and screen in a variety of forms, from conventional to avantgarde. Students analyze texts using tools drawn from creative writing, theatre studies, media studies, as well as critical and adaptation theories. Students create their own stage play or screenplay that promotes change on a social justice issue. Prerequisites: Admission into the MA HRSJ program.
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Students examine significant script-to-play-to-film adaptations that engage human rights and social justice, by probing creative expressions of social justice issues on stage and screen in a variety of forms, from conventional to avantgarde. Students analyze texts using tools drawn from creative writing, theatre studies, media studies, as well as critical and adaptation theories. Students create their own stage play or screenplay that promotes change on a social justice issue.
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Students explore the technologies, structures and practices of networked culture to analyze the implications for human rights and social justice. Students investigate the inherent tensions within the myths of an open and accessible internet in the contexts of challenging structural inequalities and social constructs of identity, accessing public discourse, and building and sustaining robust civic media. Engaging various theoretical perspectives on networked culture and communication, students question what can be communicated, by whom and for what purposes in networked space, evaluating online practices and platforms as productive tools for social justice projects. Prerequisites: Admission into the MA HRSJ program.
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Students explore the technologies, structures and practices of networked culture to analyze the implications for human rights and social justice. Students investigate the inherent tensions within the myths of an open and accessible internet in the contexts of challenging structural inequalities and social constructs of identity, accessing public discourse, and building and sustaining robust civic media. Engaging various theoretical perspectives on networked culture and communication, students question what can be communicated, by whom and for what purposes in networked space, evaluating online practices and platforms as productive tools for social justice projects.
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3 credits
Students explore human rights and social justice issues surrounding water through multidisciplinary lenses such as science, engineering, literature, aesthetics including art and performance, spirituality, recreation, politics, and management. In the course, students draw on local, regional, national, Indigenous, and international examples to consider the significance of water as a human right and common heritage. Students examine topics that may include peace and international conflict; laws and policies; the privatization of water; water education; water and art; spiritual engagements with water; Indigenous peoples' laws and perspectives; equitable access; water and health; water and culture; and impacts of climate change on the future of water supplies. Prerequisites: Admission into MA HRSJ program.
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Students explore hydrology, water resources, and water resource “management," drawing from local, regional, national and international examples. Students investigate scientific and engineering perspectives of water along with the cultural and artistic significance of water as a human right and common heritage. Topics concerning water include: peace and international conflict; laws and policies, the privatization of water; water education; Indigenous peoples' laws and perspectives; gender inequality and access; water and health; and future water supplies under projected climate change scenarios. Engagement with Secwepemic peoples and field components ensure student opportunities to experientially engage with overlapping and, at times contested, histories and terrain of methods coming from the perspectives of Indigenous knowledge, Western science and artists' practices of working outside gallery settings.
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Students examine different types of risks in society and the different populations, places and life experiences associated with these risks, the forms of planning and practices to reduce risks, the gaps in knowledge and policies in addressing particular risks, and media coverage of differing types of risks. Students follow a case study approach, allowing for different disciplines to be integrated through varied readings from sociology, history, politics and environmental studies in assessing through social justice the inclusionary / exclusionary practices in addressing risks. Prerequisite: Admission into the MA HRSJ program.
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3 credits
Students investigate different types of risks in society and the different populations, places and life experiences associated with these risks, the forms of planning and practices to reduce risks, the gaps in knowledge and policies in addressing particular risks, and media coverage of differing types of risks. A case study approach allows for different disciplines to be integrated through varied readings from sociology, history, politics and environmental studies in assessing through social justice the inclusionary / exclusionary practices in addressing risks.
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Drawing on geography, sociology, anthropology, and law, students examine contemporary capitalism as a system connecting extraction, production, consumption, and disposal at different spatial scales and across political jurisdictions, as well as differing cultural and social contexts. Beginning with the moral economists' critique of capitalism and its redefinition of human relations, students examine economic globalization under de-regulated capitalism. Students may examine moral economies in terms of production, labor, commoditization, valuation, and/or consumption with various themes and case studies. Students will also explore social movements that resist capitalist extraction and exploitation through labor, migrant, environment, or gender justice movements. Prerequisite: Admission into the MA HRSJ program
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Students canvass theories from multiple disciplines, including sociology, history, geography, law, and medicine, that attempt to explain health inequities within and across global contexts. Social determinants of health and legal access to treatment are explored within the context of global capitalism. Students assess the role and impact of state-based, international, and community-based responses to health inequities, and develop action-based responses to real-world examples of health inequity. Prerequisites: Admission into the MA HRSJ program.
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Students canvass theories from multiple disciplines, including sociology, history, geography, law, and medicine, that attempt to explain health inequities within and across global contexts. Social determinants of health and legal access to treatment are explored within the context of global capitalism. Students assess the role and impact of state-based, international, and community-based responses to health inequities, and develop action-based responses to real-world examples of health inequity.
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3 credits
Students examine unique and focused historical and/or contemporary issues concerning human rights and social justice. Students may learn about social, economic, political, or environmental issues from advanced interdisciplinary theoretical and/or methodological paradigms. Note: Students taking HRSJ 5710 for a second time for credit may only do so if the topic offering is substantively different (eg. different special topic course title) from the first time taken for credit.
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3 credits
Students examine unique and focused topics related to human rights and/or social justice that help advance their own research interests and needs. Students engage advanced, interdisciplinary readings and assessments to demonstrate depth of knowledge in an area otherwise not covered by other MA HRSJ courses. Prerequisites: HRSJ 5010 (min. grade B-); Directed studies proposal must show evidence of interdisciplinary engagement, must be approve by course instructor(s) and the MA HRSJ Program Coordinator. The proposal must be on a topic not covered through MA HRSJ course offerings. Directed Studies can only be taken due to extraordinary circumstances (for example, a student who needs to withdraw from a course may retake that course, with permission, as a directed studies)
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3 credits
This course examines the effect of science on society through the use of sample readings and websites, and by encouraging students to discover their own collection of resources on science in modern society. The course begins with a summary of the historical development of scientific ideas; then examines the advances, functions, and implications of science in society. The discussion includes social forces that can lead to misuse of science andor science fraud and focuses on current and future controversies in life sciences and technological innovation as examples of the influence of science on daily life. The powerful presence of science in society raises a number of questions that the course explores: What is science? Is science truly objective and autonomous? How does-and how should-society use science? This upper-level course requires a significant amount of reading, Web research, independent work, and conference-based discussion. This course is suitable for students completing degrees in disciplines such as science, engineering, humanities, fine arts, social science, education, business, and general studies. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but previous university-level courses in history, science, or social science and completion of 60 credits are recommended.
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Students review various interviewing skills and techniques, and develop the skills to complete informational and referral interviews as well as facilitate problem-solving interviews. This course offers lecture, discussions, and videotaped practice of simulated interviews. Prerequisite: Admission to the Human Service Diploma program ENGL 1100, PSYC 2130, HUMS 1770, HUMS 1540, HUMS 1580 Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of HUMS 2530, HUMS 2531, HUMS 1610 or HUMS 1611
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Students explore the history, philosophical foundation, and theoretical perspectives of the profession of social work, including a review of the relevant codes of ethics and practice standards that guide practitioners. The course provides an overview of the roles in which social workers become involved, for example, as activists, advocates, counsellors, educators, facilitators, mediators, organizers, policy analysts, and researchers. Social workers are committed to working for social justice; therefore, students examine the social structures that influence people's lives and how various sources and forms of colonization, oppression, and marginalization impact the lives of people in Canada. Prerequisite: Admission to the Human Service Diploma Program or permission of the Program Coordinator Note: Students will only receive credit for one of HUMS 2060, HUMS 2061, SOCW 2060 or SOCW 2061
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Students examine the history and development of social welfare policy in Canada. Policy areas explored include poverty and labor, children and families, Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and health, disability, and aging. The development of major political ideologies is investigated as is the influence of ideology on the development of social welfare policy. Students explore the structure of government, the policy making process, and the social worker's role in influencing policy development. Prerequisite: Admission to the Human Service Diploma program or permission of the Program Coordinator Note: Students will only receive credit for one of SOCW 2120, SOCW 2121 or HUMS 2120
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3 credits
This course focuses on the social justice concerns of individuals, civil society actors, and/or Indigenous communities with distributions of resources, recognition of status, protection of rights and/or the protection of the environment. Justice issues related to natural resources, the environment and Indigenous communities are the dominant focus. Students will take a transnational approach to law by studying how laws rooted in domestic, international, private and public institutions regulate actions or events that transcend national frontiers. This is also an experiential learning course in that it offers students an opportunity to participate in social justice lawyering. This refers to legal research and writing that requires students to become familiar with the real-life problems of specific civil society actors in order to collect data, identify strategies and develop legal analysis of interest to these actors.
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3 credits
This course is a detailed survey of the common forms of business organization, including the law of agency, partnerships, limited partnerships, and societies and corporations, with a focus on the corporation and the rights and responsibilities of shareholders and directors.
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This course emphasizes applications rather than theory. Students begin with a review of algebra, to ensure the necessary mathematical skills to succeed in the course, and before they are introduced to limits and continuity. Students then progress to differential and integral calculus for polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions and their applications to curve sketching, maxima, and minima. Students apply these mathematical tools to a variety of 'real-world' problems, including medical issues, epidemics, carbon dating, memory and criminology. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but Pre-calculus 12 or MATH 1001, or MATH 0633, are recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of MATH 1150, MATH 1130, MATH 1141, MATH 1140, MATH 1170.
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3 credits
Students examine the growing importance of social media as part of Internet marketing. The goal is to produce attractive up-to-date content that users will share as part of their own social networking websites. Topics include the role of social media marketing; goals and strategies; identification of target audiences; rules of engagement for social media marketing; social media platforms and social networking sites; microblogging; content creation and sharing; video marketing; marketing on photo sharing websites; discussions, news, social bookmarking and question and answer sites; content marketing; mobile marketing; social media monitoring; tools for managing the social media marketing effort; and social media marketing plan. Prerequisite: MKTG 2430 or equivalent with a minimum C-
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Students explore the complex business environment and the relationships organizations have with each other, civil society, and the natural environment. Through this examination, students learn how critical ethical decision-making is to the successful management of any organization. Topics include elements of critical thinking, business ethics fundamentals, frameworks for ethical thinking, awareness of ethical pitfalls, ethical reasoning, ethical principles, drafting a code of ethics, illustrating an ethical decision-making process, applying ethical decision-making skills, ethical decision-making in the workplace, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, and stakeholder theory. Prerequisite: CMNS 1290 Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of BBUS 3030, MNGT 3711, BBUS 3031 or MNGT 3710
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Students explore the complex business environment and the relationships organizations have with civil society, the natural environment, and each other. Through this examination, students learn that ethical decision-making is critical to the successful management of any organization. Topics include primary and secondary stakeholder groups; the impacts of various organizational-stakeholder relationships; the varying levels of responsibility of stakeholder groups; the biases, influences, and reasons that drive stakeholder perspectives; changing economic, political, social, and cultural forces and their influences on business and society; the continuum of socially responsible management and ethical business practices; and the challenges and opportunities that influence where an organization fits on the continuum. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but CMNS 1291 is recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of MNGT 3710.
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3 credits
The student will focus on the role of the nurse in the promotion of community and societal health as client. The political role of the nurse is explored as the emphasis is placed upon working with communities from a social justice and equity perspective. Strategies for community health promotion are explored. Prerequisite: NURS 3170 and NURS 3730 and NURS 3740 Co-requisite: NURS 3830 and NURS 3510
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4 credits
Students have opportunities to develop caring relationships with families, groups, and communities within a societal and global context with emphasis on health promotion and community empowerment. Students have opportunities to work with a community (geographical, self-identified, population based, institutionally based, etc.). Prerequisite: NURS 3170 and NURS 3730 and NURS 3740 Corequisite: NURS 3500 and NURS 3830
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3 credits
This course looks at a historical and theoretical analysis of sport in Canadian Society. Awareness of the role played by physical education and sport in society and the societal changes that influence sport development will be studied
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3 credits
The focus of this course is on the philosophical implications of the impact of computers, technology, and the information age on the modern world. Students examine the ethical, metaphysical, epistemological, social, scientific and political intersections of human engagement with technology. Topics may include privacy, intellectual property, encryption, spying, access to information, social media (texting, Facebook, Twitter, etc), and censorship.
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Our use of energy affects everything from human health to the global climate. The objective of this course is to provide students with a qualitative understanding of the physical concepts surrounding the production, the storage, the conversion, and the consumption of various forms of energy in our modern society. As in PHYS 1010: Physics for Future Leaders, there is an emphasis on the understanding of the physical concepts rather than the mathematics. Topics include energy consumption, the Hubbert model, thermodynamics, environmental effects of fossil-fuels, climate change and human activity, the greenhouse effect, production of electricity, nuclear power and nuclear waste, renewable and green energy sources, fuel cells, and transportation issues. Prerequisite: No prior physics or math required. Open to students in all degree programs. English as a second language students must have completed ESL level 3 or higher.
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Students analyze the social and environmental issues relevant to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development within a political context. Students assess the corporate behavior of foreign and local companies by outlining practices of multinational corporations and identifying the challenges and opportunities of acting responsibly in the area now referred to as the world's factory (Asia). Students assess the role of small- and medium-sized companies in acting responsibly in a highly competitive environment; comprehend local government strategies to attract FDI and the dilemmas these present for responsible business practices; and understand the complex interactions between stakeholders, business actors and governments. Students participate in an experiential learning activity in partnership with or modelling the International Labour Organization, enabling collaboration, leadership, and communication across the course. Prerequisite: 6 credits in POLI
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Students examine major concepts in political philosophy such as justice, equality, rights, obligation, and liberty in the context of both classical and contemporary political thought. Students will identify central problems and questions in political theory; understand the arguments used by political theorists to resolve these problems; analyze and assess the consistency and plausibility of major schools of thought; and understand the nature, scope, and limits of human knowledge.
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Students examine the effects of social environment on human behavior, attitudes, and personality. Specifically, the topics considered include theories and methods of social psychology, social perceptions, affiliation, attraction and love, aggression and violence, prejudice and discrimination, cooperation and altruism, attitude change, group behaviors, and conformity and social influence. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 or permission of the instructor.
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6 credits
***Please note: PSYC 3080 is a full year course. Students choosing this course in Fall must also register for the same section for it in Winter and vice-versa.*** Students discuss theory and research in the areas of individual social behaviour; social motivation; social attitudes; group interaction; socialization; racial prejudice; and other related topics. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
Students explore selected topics in social cognition, which refers to the psychological processes involved in how individuals process, evaluate, and react to stimuli within their social environment. Students apply critical thinking skills to examine social psychological theories and research investigating social cognition. Students investigate topics including the social self and identity, processing our world, psychosocial influences, and social-cognitive intervention. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits and PSYC 1110 and PSYC 1210 Note: Students will receive credit for one of PSYC 3080 and PSYC 3260
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Students explore selected topics in social cognition, which refers to the psychological processes involved in how individuals process, evaluate, and react to stimuli within their social environment. Students apply critical thinking skills to examine social psychological theories and research investigating social cognition. Students investigate topics including the social self and identity, processing our world, psychosocial influences, and social-cognitive intervention. Recommended prerequisites: PSYC 1111, PSYC 1211, PSYC 2111 Note: Students will only receive credit for one of PSYC 3261, PSYC 3080 and PSYC 3611.
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Students explore social influence and interpersonal relationships. Social influence refers to an individual forming new opinions or changing existing opinions and adjusting their behavior due to social interactions with other people. Students apply critical thinking skills to examine social psychological theories and research investigating how others influence us, how we build and strengthen connections with them, and what makes us dislike others. Students investigate topics including attitudes and persuasion, conformity, human aggression, prejudice, close personal relationships, and prosocial behavior. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits and PSYC 1110 and PSYC 1210 Note: Students will receive credit for one of PSYC 3080 and PSYC 3270
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Students explore social influence and interpersonal relationships. Social influence refers to an individual forming new opinions or changing existing opinions and adjusting their behavior due to social interactions with other people. Students apply critical thinking skills to examine social psychological theories and research investigating how others influence us, how we build and strengthen connections with them, and what makes us dislike others. Students investigate topics including attitudes and persuasion, conformity, human aggression, prejudice, close personal relationships, and prosocial behavior. Recommended prerequisites: PSYC 1111, PSYC 1211, PSYC 2111 Note: Students will only receive credit for one of PSYC 3271, PSYC 3621 and PSYC 3080
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3 credits
Students explore the history, philosophical foundation, and theoretical perspectives of the profession of social work, including a review of the relevant codes of ethics and practice standards that guide practitioners. This course provides an overview of the roles in which social workers become involved, for example, as activists, advocates, counsellors, educators, facilitators, mediators, organizers, policy analysts, and researchers. Social workers are committed to working for social justice; therefore, students examine the social structures that influence people's lives and how various sources and forms of colonization, oppression, and marginalization impact the lives of people in Canada. Prerequisite: 2nd year standing Note: Students will only receive credit for one of SOCW 2060, SOCW 2061 or HUMS 2060.
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3 credits
Students explore the history, philosophical foundation, and theoretical perspectives of the profession of social work, including a review of the relevant codes of ethics and practice standards that guide practitioners. This course provides an overview of the roles in which social workers become involved, for example, as activists, administrators, advocates, counsellors, educators, facilitators, mediators, organizers, policy analysts, and researchers. Social workers are committed to working for social justice; therefore, students examine the social structures that influence people's lives and how various sources and forms of colonization, oppression, and marginalization impact the lives of people in Canada. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of SOCW 2060, SOCW 2061, HUMS 2060.
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3 credits
Students examine the history and contemporary development of social welfare policy in Canada. Policy areas explored include poverty and labor, children and families, Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and health, disability, and aging. The development of major political ideologies is investigated as is the influence of ideology on the development of social welfare policy. Students explore the structure of government, the policy making process, and the social worker's role in influencing policy development. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of SOCW 2120, SOCW 2121 or HUMS 2120.
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3 credits
Students examine the history and contemporary development of social welfare policy in Canada. Policy areas explored include poverty and labour, children and families, Indigenous rights, environment justice, and health, disability, and aging. The development of major political ideologies is investigated as is the influence of ideology on the development of social welfare policy. Students explore the structure of government, the policy making process, and the social worker's role in influencing policy development. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but SOCW 2061 is recommended. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of SOCW 2120, HUMS 2120.
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3 credits
This course explores the socio-historical, economic, ideological, and institutional contexts for the development of social policy in Canada. Students discuss the policy making process, as well as the role of social policy in processes of inclusion, exclusion, marginalization, and oppression. A critical analysis of selected social policies is emphasized. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 or SOCW 2061 and SOCW 2120 or SOCW 2121 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator. Note: Students must maintain a grade of C or better to successfully complete the course
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3 credits
Students explore the concepts, methods, and processes of social research, and develop skills in conducting and assessing research. Students are challenged to examine their own approach to knowing, to incorporate research into practice, and to think critically about research in relation to social work practice. The subjectivity of the researcher, the political and ethical context of research, and the role of research as an instrument of power in the lives of oppressed peoples is discussed. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 or SOCW 2061 and SOCW 2120 or SOCW 2121 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator. Note: Student must maintain a grade of C or better
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6 credits
Students apply ethics, theory, and research to social work practice while developing professional practice skills. Students integrate classroom learning with practical experience while working in partnership with clients, community groups, and other professions. The practicum is a structured educational experience that includes specific learning objectives and professional supervision provided in an evaluative, disciplined, and reflective manner. Through seminar discussions, students analyze inequality, injustice, and oppression in practice. The practicum is normally completed three days a week and is accompanied by a seminar, for a total of 300 hours including pre-practicum orientation and practicum seminars. The practicum is normally completed three days a week and is accompanied by a seminar, for a total of 300 hours including pre-practicum orientation and practicum seminars. Prerequisite: SOCW 3060 and SOCW 3530. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of SOCW 3040 or HUMS 2600.
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3 credits
Students are introduced to social work theory and ideology, while they examine the links between social values, theory, and practice in social work. Various social work practice theories are introduced to build a foundation for critical social work practice. The social, political, and economic contexts of social work and social welfare are addressed. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 or SOCW 2061 with a grade of C or better and SOCW 2120 or SOCW 2121 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
Students review and examine social work practice models such as humanist/existential, ecological, task-centred, behavioural, feminist, cognitive, and radical/structural. The seminar focuses on the integration of communication skills, practice experience, and theoretical knowledge. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, SOCW 3530, 3060 (grades of C or better), admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator. Corequisite: SOCW 3040
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3 credits
Students inquire into the process of decolonization as it relates to social policy, and explore and analyze historical Canadian policies and legislation and their implications for Aboriginal people today. Students critique and analyze the efficacy of existing policies, and create a framework to interpret and develop effective policies for Aboriginal peoples. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120
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3 credits
Students develop effective communication skills and apply these to social work practice. From anti-oppression, feminist, and Aboriginal perspectives, students establish communication concepts and methods applicable to practice with diverse groups. Through experiential methods, students increase self-awareness and problem-solving skills, develop a beginning purposeful intervention framework, and gain experience in the conscious, disciplined use of self. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 or SOCW 2061 and SOCW 2120 or SOCW 2121 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of SOCW 3530, HUMS 3530 or HUMS 3531.
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3 credits
This course provides a basic introduction to legal issues and an examination of the social impact of legislation and policy. Students develop a beginning knowledge base in areas of law that are particularly relevant to social work practice. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 or SOCW 2061 and SOCW 2120 or SOCW 2121 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of SOCW 3570, CYCA 3570 or HUMS 3570.
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3 credits
Students explore theory and practice approaches to mediation, alternative dispute resolution, and advocacy. Through participation in role play, practice simulations, and a moot court experience, students develop skills in evidence-giving, investigation, and report-writing. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator
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3 credits
The development of culturally informed practice skills responsive to diversity is a life-long learning pursuit. This course builds on established interview skills and practice with individuals. Students consider prior learning and develop awareness, skills, and goals for working with diverse social and cultural groups including Indigenous, Black, Asian, and francophone peoples within British Columbia. Students reflect on their own social locations and biases, adopting a stance of ongoing learning and reflexivity to oppression and privilege and work towards social justice. Communication with Indigenous people is a core emphasis in this course. Students develop a culturally sensitive approach in problem-solving situations while working with individuals. Theories of intervention are introduced, practiced, and critiqued by students. Students identify opportunities for ongoing learning. Prerequisite: SOCW 3530 or HUMS 3530 or HUMS 3531.
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9 credits
Students apply ethics, theory, and research to social work practice while developing professional practice skills. This course is completed at the end of the student's studies in the Bachelor of Social Work degree program and develops analytic and practical abilities sufficient to begin professional practice. The practicum is a structured educational experience that includes specific learning objectives; professional supervision is provided in an evaluative, disciplined, and reflective manner. Through seminar discussions, students analyze inequality, injustice, and oppression in practice. This practicum is normally completed four days a week, includes a seminar, and is a total of 432 hours. Prerequisite: 4th-year standing and a minimum of 45 social work credits and SOCW 3040 or HUMS 1600 or HUMS 1601 and HUMS 2600 or HUMS 2601.
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3 credits
Students strengthen their understanding of generalist social work practice and problem solving approaches, heighten their ability to recognize and grapple with ethical dilemmas, and think critically about their own conceptual and philosophical orientation to social work practice. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, SOCW 3010, SOCW 3040, SOCW 3060, SOCW 3070, SOCW 3530, with a C standing or better in all required courses and a minimum of 30 social work credits
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3 credits
Students are introduced to social work practice with individuals, families, and communities in response to violence in adult intimate relationships. Students explore intimate partner violence (IPV) and social work practice from a variety of perspectives, including cross-cultural, international, Indigenous, and feminist. This course emphasizes a social work practice approach that is community-based, culturally responsive/safe, feminist, and anti-oppressive. In this course, IPV is understood as violence in adult intimate relationships, including same-sex couples. Additional topics include IPV in Indigenous communities, children who witness violence, and dating violence. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 and SOCW 2120 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
Students are introduced to the practice of social work in the field of mental health by critically examining historical and contemporary theoretical perspectives on mental illness, Canadian mental health law and policy, cultural and diversity aspects, classification and treatment, ethical issues, and an exploration of additional selected mental health issues. Students are presented with the personal accounts of individuals who have experienced mental health problems. The course is intended to provide introductory foundational knowledge in the field of mental health, rather than advanced knowledge and skills that are required for mental health practice. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 and SOCW 2120 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
Students are provided with a critical introduction to leadership in social service organizations, and review organizational theory and its application to government and non-profit organizations. Leadership in a diverse workplace, program development, budgeting, staff appraisal, supervision, and work with voluntary boards are also discussed. Through experiential learning methods, students explore the key organizational skills that are necessary for effective leadership in organizations. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 and SOCW 2120 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
Students focus on the use of education as a strategy for individual and social change through the concept of education as the practice of freedom, and as a process of social transformation through conscientization. Principles and practices of adult education are examined for their application in social work as vehicles for empowerment and change. Students present workshops, plays, or web programs to develop the specific skills and knowledge for planning and delivering educational programs. Students further explore feminist, Indigenous, and anti-oppression perspectives. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 and SOCW 2120 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
Students examine social workers' roles and responsibilities in working with Indigenous people. The concept and process of decolonization is introduced and connected to contemporary stories, community social work program initiatives, and practices of Indigenous people. This course utilizes a gendered Indigenous perspective and explores strategies for reconciliation, building relationships, and practices within the social work profession. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 and SOCW 2120 and SOCW 3540 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
Students explore the construction of community and analyze marginalization, exclusion, and oppression in communities. The course outlines social work roles as well as strategies for change in diverse communities. The history, philosophy, models, and methods of social practice with communities are described. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 and SOCW 2120 and SOCW 3060 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
Students explore special issues in social welfare and various approaches to social work practice. This variable content course is restricted to students in third or fourth year. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator
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3 credits
Students are introduced to the historical development of the use of groups in social work practice, and examine the various theoretical approaches to group work including anti-oppression, feminist, and Indigenous perspectives. Students examine the use of groups as vehicles for treatment, task accomplishment, self-help, mutual aid, community intervention, peer supervision, and professional association. This course provides an opportunity to understand the stages of group development, and to practice skills related to group processes. Students participate in structured group experiences. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator
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3 credits
This course is an introduction to working with and on behalf of older people from an anti-oppression and inter-disciplinary perspective. Students examine age in relation to other identity factors, such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, (dis)ability, faith, sexual orientation, aboriginal ancestry, and marital status. Students consider issues affecting older adults locally and globally; critically examine beliefs and attitudes related to aging and older people--our own and those of others; and develop a framework for anti-oppression practice with older people. Students discuss policy, practice, and research issues within the field of aging, and focus on structural inequalities in later life and the voices of older people. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator
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3 credits
This course is designed to give students an introduction to substance misuse as well as compulsive and addictive behaviour. Major addiction theories are examined, and the role of social work is explored. Substance abuse and other addictive behaviours in relation to cultural minorities, youth, and older adults are examined. Students acquire knowledge of the local network of available services and resources. This course fosters a critical perspective on legal issues and government policy regarding addictive substances. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work students program or permission of the program coordinator
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3 credits
Students explore social work practice within contemporary families with diverse structures and backgrounds. Utilizing a variety of theoretical perspectives, including anti-oppression, feminist, and Indigenous, students develop an understanding of families within a social, cultural, economic, and political context, and examine ethical and practice issues commonly encountered in social work practice with families. Through class discussion, assignments, and experiential exercises, students develop skills and integrate theory and practice. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 and SOCW 2120 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator
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3 credits
Students are introduced to the field of international social work. Current global social welfare issues and challenges are critically explored and discussed, including global Indigenous issues and development approaches of different countries. Students complete an in-depth examination of the economic, political, social, and cultural dimensions of globalization. Implications for international social work and its social justice and anti-oppressive mandate are analyzed by addressing complex global issues such as disaster relief and humanitarian aid, human trafficking, and forced migration of people. The impact of political, social, economic, cultural, religious, and environmental influences on human rights, social and economic justice, social policies, and service delivery are explored. The role of social work in facilitating international social development is examined in local and global contexts. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator
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4 credits
This course provides an overview of the following disciplines of social science: Anthropology, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology and History. Prerequisite: ENGL 0500 or equivalent Note: This course is taught by the University Preparation Department
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3 credits
Travel is intertwined with issues of personal identity and growth, cultural beliefs and values, power, and social change. Students explore these issues, and more, in the search for a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of tourism and its consequences for individuals and societies. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing
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3 credits
Students examine a range of complex issues in financial reporting. Topics include the development of financial accounting standards; temporary and long-term investments in debt and equity securities including investments in associates; business combinations and joint ventures; consolidation at acquisition; consolidation subsequent to acquisition; intercompany profits in inventory, land and depreciable assets; foreign currency transactions and hedge accounting; translation and consolidation of international operations; accounting for not-for-profit organizations and public sector reporting. Prerequisites: ACCT 3210 or ACCT 3211 (min grade of C-) Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ACCT 4200, ACCT 4201, BBUS 4200 and BBUS 4201
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3 credits
Students examine a range of complex issues in financial reporting. Topics include the development of financial accounting standards; temporary and long-term investments in debt and equity securities including investments in associates; business combinations and joint ventures; consolidation at acquisition; consolidation subsequent to acquisition; intercompany profits in inventory, land and depreciable assets; foreign currency transactions and hedge accounting; translation and consolidation of international operations; accounting for not-for-profit organizations and public sector reporting. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but ACCT 3211 is recommended. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ACCT 4200, ACCT 4201, BBUS 4200 and BBUS 4201
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3 credits
Building on ACCT 3250 Intermediate Management Accounting, students examine how different corporate governance, strategic planning, and management systems are used to enhance a firm's performance. Topics include governance structure, compensation systems, corporate social responsibility, strategic planning, risk management, management information systems, methods for improving operational efficiency and effectiveness, quality management, change management, and performance monitoring tools. Prerequisite: ACCT 3250 (min grade of C-) or equivalent Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ACCT 4250, ACCT 4251, BBUS 4250, or BBUS 4251
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3 credits
Building on ACCT 3251 Intermediate Management Accounting, students examine how different corporate governance, strategic planning, and management systems are used to enhance a firm's performance. Topics include governance structure, compensation systems, corporate social responsibility, strategic planning, risk management, management information systems, methods for improving operational efficiency and effectiveness, quality management, change management, and performance monitoring tools. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but ACCT 3251 is recommended. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ACCT 4250, ACCT 4251, BBUS 4250 and BBUS 4251
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3 credits
Students are introduced to the principles of artificial intelligence (AI) through an exploration of its history, capabilities, technologies, framework, and its future. Students learn the implications of AI for business strategy, as well as the economic and societal issues it raises. Students develop small scale AI application. Prerequisite: COMP 1110 (min. grade C)
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1 credits
This is the standard interpretative guide course offered by the Mountain Parks Heritage Interpretation Association (MPHIA). It is designed for mountain professionals who guide in the mountain national parks of Eastern British Columbia or Western Alberta. Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in an Adventure Studies Department supported program. For example, Bachelor of Tourism Management Degree, Adventure Guide Diploma, Adventure Management Diploma, Adventure Sport Certificate, Canadian Mountain and Ski Guide Program, or with permission of the instructor.
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2 credits
This is an introductory Flatwater Canoe instructors' course in which the successful students may be granted either the Paddle Canada, Intro Lake Tandem Canoe Instructor certification or the Recreational Canoeing Association of BC Lake Water Instructor Level 1. It is also preparation for the Moving Water Instructor course. The Flatwater Canoe Instructor course provides a national certification of competence in the instruction and administration of Flatwater Canoe courses. Prerequisite/corequisite: ADVG 1020
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2 credits
Students participate in the Glacier Skills course in preparation for the Hard Ice Level 1 Guiding Certification. This course takes place on outlet glaciers in the summer under supervision by standards set by the Association of Icelandic Mountain Guides (AIMG). Students will show adequate performance in the glacier environment to guide under supervision on outlet glaciers with no snow cover in Iceland. Prerequisite: None.
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2 credits
Students participate in a rock climbing personal skill development course designed to build a foundation in industry standard systems. Activities include gym climbing, outdoor top roping and sport climbing. Course content emphasizes hazard management, communication skills, technical movement skills, rope & equipment handling, knots and systems, fixed protection use, belay systems, anchors, and sport leading strategies. By the end of the course, students lead climb on bolted routes. Upon completion of the course, the student may be recommended for the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) Climbing gym instructor course and may participate in more advanced TRU rock climbing courses. Prerequisite/Corequisite: ADVG 1020.
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2 credits
This is the Canadian Avalanche Association Avalanche Operations Level I course which includes avalanche phenomena, terrain analysis, the mountain snowpack, stability and hazard evaluation, data collection, and avalanche rescue. Prerequisites: ADVG 1020 or instructor permission Co-Requisites: ADVG 1560 or Instructor permission
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1 credits
This is an Association of Canadian Mountain Guides certification course. A Climbing Gym Instructor Level 1 can instruct sport climbing based top roping, and basic training and movement skills on climbing structures. The certification does not cover the skills required to instruct protection placement, anchor threads, rappelling, hazard management or other techniques required to safely climb outdoors. Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in an Adventure Studies Department supported program. For example, Bachelor of Tourism Management Degree, Adventure Guide Diploma, Adventure Management Diploma, Adventure Sport Certificate, Canadian Mountain and Ski Guide Program, or with permission of the instructor, and current Standard First Aid certification (16 hrs).
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1 credits
This is an Association of Canadian Mountain Guides certification course. A Climbing Gym Instructor Level 2 can instruct sport climbing based leading and intermediate movement courses on climbing structures. The certification does not cover the skills required to instruct protection placement, anchor threads, rappelling, hazard management or other techniques required to safely climb outdoors. Prerequisite: ADVG 2200
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1 credits
This is an Association of Canadian Mountain Guides certification course. A Climbing Gym Instructor Level 3 can instruct sport climbing based leading and advanced movement courses on climbing structures. In addition, the Level 3 Instructor develops instructional courses and supervises larger climbing programs and instructional staff. The certification does not cover the skills required to instruct protection placement, anchor threads, rappelling, hazard management or other techniques required to safely climb outdoors. Prerequisite: ADVG 2210
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2 credits
This course is the Level 2 Snowboard Instructor Certification of the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors. This course provides professional training in snowboard instruction and will provide opportunity for professional snowboarding improvement. Prerequisite: Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors (CASI) Level 1
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3 credits
This certification course evaluates candidates according to standards established by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. This course is intended for guides who lead clients on day-hikes and multi-day backpacking trips, on established trails and off-trail in wilderness operations. Course content includes navigation, route plans, group management, helicopter use, camping, interpretation, client and hazard management. Assistant hiking guides work with supervision from a hiking, alpine or mountain guide. Prerequisite: ADVG 2030 (Canadian Mountain and Ski Guide Diploma); ADVG 1020 and ADVG 2030 (all other programs)
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2 credits
This certification course evaluates candidates according to standards established by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. This course is intended for guides who lead clients on day-hikes and multi-day backpacking trips, in all types of hiking terrain, and without supervision. Candidates are expected to demonstrate advanced skills in route finding, advanced navigation, hazard management, camp management, trip planning leadership, environmental ethics, and client care in a multi-day scenario. Prerequisite: ADVG 2430
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2 credits
Students are taught advanced moving water canoeing skills, required for the Paddle Canada Moving Water (Tandem) Instructor certification, and/or Recreational Canoe Association of BC Moving Water Instructor. Solo skills in moving water will also be practiced in this course. Prerequisite: ADVG 1510, ADVG 1020, ADVG 2030 and ADVG 1600 or permission of the instructor
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2 credits
Canoe tripping skills leading to the Canadian Recreational Canoe Association Trip Leader Certificate. Canoe tripping, trip planning, trip experience. Prerequisite: ADVG 2510
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1 credits
The Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors Level 1 course. An introduction to instructing Nordic skiing. Course content includes: classic, skating, and telemark technique, using telemark, skating and classic equipment. CANSI teaching progressions. Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in an Adventure Studies Department supported program. For example, Bachelor of Tourism Management Degree, Adventure Guide Diploma, Adventure Management Diploma, Adventure Sport Certificate, Canadian Mountain and Ski Guide Program, or with permission of the instructor.
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2 credits
This certification course evaluates candidates according to standards established by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. This course involves evaluating and coaching guiding techniques, while simulating a guide-client relationship on long, multi-pitch rock routes and sport-climbs, and requires a high level of rock climbing proficiency. Students also demonstrate field and classroom teaching techniques. This is the required course to work as an apprentice guide in rock terrain. Prerequisite: ADVG 2590
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2 credits
A rope access system is a method of working at height where ropes and associated equipment are used to gain access to and from the work place, and to be supported there. The primary objective when using rope access methods is to plan, manage and carry out the work with minimal accidents, incidents or dangerous occurrences, i.e. to ensure a safe system of work is maintained at all times, and with no damage to property or harm to the environment. Students will participate in the IRATA Level 1 Rope Access Technician curriculum and upon completion of the course will be capable of performing a limited range of rope access tasks. Students will train to the IRATA Level 1 standard and graded to the IRATA assessment criteria. Prerequisites: ADVG 1570 or ADVG 1580 or ADVG 2730
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2 credits
This is the entry level NASDS (National Association of Scuba Diving) Open Water Scuba Diving certification program. Enables the participant to go sport diving anywhere in the world. Prerequisite: ADVG 1020 or equivalent
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2 credits
This course includes the NASDS (National Association of Scuba Diving Schools) Advanced Open Water and Master Dive certifications. Course content includes search and recovery, underwater navigation, night diving, deep diving, and five specialty dive modules. Prerequisite: ADVG 2700
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2 credits
This course is the first of the NASDS (National Association of Scuba Diving Schools) professional diver programs. Upon completion of this course participants are qualified to organize dive outings for groups and conduct dive tours. Prerequisite: ADVG 2710
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3 credits
This certification course evaluates candidates according to standards established by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. The course involves evaluating and coaching guiding techniques, while simulating a guide-client relationship and managing winter and avalanche hazards, as well as route selection, information gathering, decision making, and uphill and downhill tracksetting. The course demands a high level of proficiency in backcountry skiing or snowboarding in mountainous and glaciated terrain. This course is an apprentice guide standard recognized by HeliCat Canada and the Backcountry Lodges of British Columbia Association. Prerequisite: ADVG 2230 and ADVG 2580
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3 credits
This course is concerned with the planning and leadership of international adventure expeditions. Aspects of expedition planning include identification and research of international expeditions; planning timelines and implementation schedules; permit acquisition; sponsorship; socio-political considerations; leadership; training; legal implications; food and equipment acquisitions; cargo shipping; and local ground handling. Students also explore cultural considerations surrounding guiding and leading expeditions in an international setting. Topics include examining the impact of international expeditions on culture, minimizing the cultural impact of international expeditions, cultural considerations of foreign guiding, and stewardship and global citizenship. Prerequisite: ADVG 1050 or equivalent
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2 credits
This course is an introduction to coastal sail cruising. Students explore interrelation of cruising with other aspects of coastal adventure tourism. The course is taught in accordance with the Canadian Yachting Association Basic Cruising Standard and is concerned with developing competent coastal sailing skills. Prerequisite: ADVG 1020 or equivalent
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3 credits
This certification course evaluates candidates according to standards established by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Candidates demonstrate the ability to gather information, choose appropriate terrain, and manage hazards in remote, glaciated mountain terrain. Topics also include client care, group management, and conduct of guides meetings. A high level of proficiency in backcountry skiing or snowboarding is required. This course is the 'lead guide' standard recognized by HeliCat Canada and the Backcountry Lodges of British Columbia Association. Prerequisite: ADVG 2820, ADVG 2910, and ADVG 2960
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2 credits
This certification course evaluates candidates to standards established by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Candidates demonstrate a high level of rock climbing proficiency and applied guide techniques on long multi-pitch routes and sport-climbs. Additional topics include advanced, improvised, rescue techniques in high angle settings. This certification is the 'lead' guide standard for rock climbing operations. Prerequisite: ADVG 2610
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3 credits
This certification course evaluates candidates to standards established by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Candidates are assessed in alpine guiding techniques in a wide variety of mountain terrain and conditions, including client management on rock, snow and ice; advanced navigation; glacier travel; risk management; decision-making; and use of options. A high level of fitness is required. This course is the standard for working as an apprentice guide in mountaineering and climbing operations. Prerequisite: ADVG 2310 and ADVG 2600
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3 credits
This certification course evaluates candidates according to standards established by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Candidates demonstrate a high level of proficiency climbing on alpine rock, ice, snow and glaciers, as well as the ability to manage clients and hazards in a wide variety of alpine terrain. This certification is the 'lead' guide standard for mountaineering and climbing operations. Prerequisite: ADVG 2880 and ADVG 2910
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2 credits
This is a preparation course for The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides - Guide Training Rock course. It is designed to introduce advanced rock climbers to professional guiding skills. Students are coached and instructed in order to attain entry-level guiding, standard rope management, technical systems, movement, and high angle rope rescue skills. Students receive feedback upon completion of the course as to their competency to proceed to the ADMG Guide Training Rock course. Prerequisite: ADVG 2800 and advanced multi-pitch rock climbing skills 5.9 traditional and 5.10 sport
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2 credits
This is a pre-course, to prepare candidates for entry in the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides - Guide Training Alpine course, designed to teach professional guiding skills to competent climbers and mountaineers. The course is meant to be taught in a non-threatening learning environment, flexible enough to meet the needs of a variety of individuals, and structured to provide a progression of skills and concepts that build on each other in a logical sequence. Prerequisites/Corequisite: ADVG 2810 and ADVG 2760 and ADVG 1590
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3 credits
Adventure sport and adventure tourism are terms used to describe a wide variety of activities - from bungee jumps to commercial ski trips to the South Pole. This course provides a survey of the adventure sport and adventure tourism industry; its philosophical foundations; adventure in contemporary society; the interrelationship of adventure in leisure, recreation, tourism, and extreme sports; and career paths. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing
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3 credits
This course is the study of contemporary issues pertaining to the management of eco and adventure tourism. Although topics may vary depending upon current issues and trends, it is expected that the course will examine the effect of socio-political changes to tourism, the commodification of eco tourism, adventure racing, sexual exploitation in tourism, and the philosophical implications of search and rescue and technology to the eco and adventure experience. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing
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3 credits
Students study the design, development, and implementation of experiences for clients of eco and adventure tourism products. Students are involved in programming and delivery of adventure therapy products for youth at risk at a not-for-profit social service agency, consider eco and adventure experience sequencing, design corporate team building exercises, study program customization, and develop risk perception values. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing
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3 credits
This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to investigate a specific field or topic in Nature-based or Adventure Tourism. Consultation with, and permission of, a Bachelor of Tourism Management faculty member and the Associate Dean is required. This means that the course is self-directed but the student must consult with and meet the requirements of a faculty member for the project. Prerequisite: Students must have completed at least fifteen 4000-level ADVG credits before applying for this course. Adventure Studies Department Chair and Dean permission required.
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3 credits
Students explore community-based adventure tourism, including policy, planning, and development. International tourism managers must understand sustainability; community development; how tourism is used to promote conservation; and how to involve local populations in the development decision-making process. While community-based tourism concepts are finding their way into North American tourism, this course concerns itself primarily with issues facing developing countries and lessons that may be brought to North American operations. Topics include tourism and community development; the creation of tourism opportunity and development strategies; the role of consultants and non-governmental organizations; sustainable tourism development; social impact assessment; community tourism assessment; pro-poor tourism development; achieving global competitiveness; community-based tourism for conservation; and the importance of including women in community development. Students examine numerous case studies and applications. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing
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3 credits
Students explore the socio-economic notion of nature-based activities and toursim as a mechanism for community development. While identifying and exploring possible community recreation and tourism opportunities, students analyze the benefits, costs (monetary and social), and facilitative models for ensuring community capacity building, towards sustainability and project buy-in. Prerequisites: 3rd year standing
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3 credits
The theory and practice of managing natural resource based recreation and tourism. This course will consider natural resource based recreation and tourism from social, economic, business and resource management perspectives. It will provide an introduction to the foundations of recreation and tourism in modern society, including resource management impacts on recreation and tourism, principles of recreation systems planning, and administration and management of natural resource based recreation and tourism businesses. It includes extensive use of case studies and current issue topics. Prerequisite: Third-year standing in the BNRS program
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3 credits
Adventure activities have a long-standing culture that is important to understand in the context of contemporary use. As adventure activities become socialized within North America, its origins become an important context for its future development. Students explore adventure philosophy, history, literature, art, stories, mythology, values, mentors, evolution, and contemporary applications. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing
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3 credits
This course provides hands-on experience to enhance the student's academic studies. This is a work experience course that enables students to link theory and practice and consists of a work project undertaken for, or in collaboration with, an organization, most typically a business, association or community. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing. Students who wish to undertake a practicum must first find an organization that is willing to supervise their work. Practicum applications must be received by the Adventure Studies Department at least one full semester prior to the placement.
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3 credits
Students will learn about Cultural Anthropology as the branch of Anthropology concerned with the holistic study of human societies and of how humans use culture to organize themselves, make sense of things, and meet their basic survival needs. Students will examine how anthropological approaches increase their understanding of global and local issues in diverse cultural contexts. Students will be challenged to engage multiple and coexisting ways of knowing and being on equal footing through culturally relative cross-cultural comparative analysis and method. Through increased intercultural awareness students will examine a range of topics including the effects of race and racism and colonialism, cultural diversity in expressions of gender and sexuality, social inequalities, religion and cosmology, economics and modes of exchange, and the organization of power through political systems and polities.
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3 credits
An advanced introduction to cultural anthropology, this course examines how anthropologists describe the societies they study, and the conclusions they draw. Case studies to be used may include books as well as ethnographic films depicting the cultural diversity of the modern world. Prerequisite: ANTH 1210 recommended but not required.
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6 credits
A specialized survey of the cultures shaping Central and Eastern Europe including Russia. Primary areas of concern are the interplay between peasant and national culture and between ethnic and political identity. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note: Different culture areas or regions may be selected in subsequent offerings of the course. Same course as HIST 3030, POLI 3070, SOCI 3030
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3 credits
Students examine the politics of migration with attention to capitalism, diasporas, (post-)colonialism, and human agency. With consideration for local-to-global contexts, students assess migration and refugee issues with attention to power, displacement and settlement, economic and family circumstances, and cultural diversity. Students examine borders, policies, and nationalisms alongside relations of gender, race, class, sexuality, and age that structure and regulate different paths to migration and create discriminatory mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion. Students also consider transnationalism with travel and new technologies in our increasingly interconnected world. Students are introduced to cases that may include labour migration, familial separation and reunification, undocumented migration, and asylum. Through the course, students will build knowledge and develop social responsibility as global citizens in terms of movement in our world. Prerequisites: 45 credits in any discipline. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ANTH 3430, POLI 3430 or SOCI 3430.
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3 credits
In this course, students examine the politics of life and death. Through interdisciplinary theories and concepts, students investigate the ways that states exercise biopower to manage, coerce, or expel populations as a means of control over human bodies, biology, populations, and means of living. Students explore a range of examples that may include migrants held in detention centers or left to die along their journeys, mothers who are affected by policies or technologies that support or prevent childbearing, unequal access to life saving or life enhancing technologies, Indigenous communities dispossessed of their land and lifeways, and those who died from or survived enslavement or internment. Students read compelling theoretical and ethnographic work to deepen their knowledge as they assess how and why some live and others die in a world of profound inequality and perseverance. Prerequisites: 45 credits in any discipline. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ANTH 3470, POLI 3470 or SOCI 3470.
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6 credits
This course offers an introduction to the societies and cultures of East/Central Europe by way of a month-long field trip. The itinerary includes rural and urban locations in several countries that lend themselves to an ethnographic examination of the ethnic relations, religions, economies, and politics shaping the buffer zone between the European East and West. Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair or Instructor Note: Same course as POLI 4030 and SOCI 4030
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3 credits
This course introduces the North American sub-Arctic, Arctic, and High Arctic as discrete cultural regions. Surveying the historical, ecological and cultural diversity of the Arctic, this course reviews anthropological perspectives on the past and present lives and experiences of indigenous peoples who have made the high latitudes their home for millenia. This course documents patterns of social organisation among Inuit, Dene, and Metis with a secondary focus directed towards recent economic, political, and cultural trends in the region resulting from European contact, colonisation, and political devolution. Prerequisite: ANTH 1210 and completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
This course will present Canadian reserve communities as distinct societies. A survey of status Indian reserve communities across Canada, this course chronicles the origin of the numbered reserve system historically by introducing the Indian Act, Registered Indians, and the numbered treaty process. It surveys the variety of reserve communities nationally, as well as documenting present-day reserve conditions from the point of view of social scientists and Native writers alike. Prerequisite: ANTH 1210 and completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Social organization in the context of the theoretical approaches of cultural evolution and cultural ecology with particular emphasis on primitive societies: kinship, political organization, warfare, economic organization, peasant societies, religious movements, underdevelopment, and social change. Prerequisite: ANTH 1210 and completion of 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students learn to manage a Indigenous peoples and/or local government tax administration system focusing on taxpayer notification and local revenue billing, collection and enforcement. Best practices from systems across Canada are presented along with the regulatory requirements associated with the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (FMA). Significant time is devoted to using the First Nations Tax Commission's (FNTC) specialized Tax Administration System (TAS) for local revenue administration. Prerequisite: APEC 1610, APEC 1620 Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of APEC 1640, APEC 1641.
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This course discusses the development of a fair and transparent development cost charge (DCC) system for Indigenous peoples or local governments. Students focus on creating DCC systems under the authority of the Financial Management Association and First Nation Tax Commission procedures and standards related to DCCs. The course presents DCC best practices throughout Canada. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but APEC 1611, APEC 1621 are recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of APEC 1670, APEC 1671.
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This course introduces the student to the fascinating melange of land tenure systems across Indigenous lands in general, and First Nations Reserves in particular. Emphasis is placed on the legislation that underpins such regimes (and the accompanying parcel-based property rights systems); on establishing and re-establishing parcels pursuant to such regimes; on the links between easily-used rights and socio-economic development; and on how such rights are negotiated, registered and searched. Prerequisites: APNR 1010 AND APNR 1020
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This course complements Land Use Planning I – Environmental assessment. Planning I focused on the bio-physical aspects of the Reserve land base (i.e. what is the natural environment); Planning II focuses on the socio-cultural aspects of the Reserve land base (i.e. who can do what where). Emphasis is placed on community aspirations and consultation; on linking human activities with appropriate land parcels; on the nexus between land use planning and socio-economic development; and on the benefits of coordinating planning with surrounding/abutting communities. Prerequisite: APNR 1030
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An introduction to the anthropological study of human origins. The course addresses the distinction between mythical and scientific explanations of the emergence of animal and human life. It outlines the basic principles of evolution and reviews the major stages of human prehistory. Although some attention is paid to the interplay between biology and culture, the course is designed for social science students who may lack extensive knowledge of biology. Prerequisite: None. Note: Students cannot receive credit for ARCH 1110 and ANTH 1110
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This course provides a broad survey of the archaeology of ancient, pre-industrial, Old World, and New World civilizations. The course includes a brief overview of basic theoretical and methodological concepts in archaeology, thus accommodating students with no prior background in archaeology. Major topics of study include the origins of Neolithic farming; urbanism; wealth and power structures, social ranking, and the inevitable rise of the state; early systems of writing; the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China; the classical civilizations of the Mediterranean; and New World Central American and Andean civilizations. Prerequisites: ARCH 1110 and ARCH 2010 are recommended but not required Note: Students cannot receive credit for both ARCH 2160 and ANTH 2160
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A survey of the archaeological evidence for prehistoric colonization of North America, the expansion of Paleo- Indian hunters, the adaptations of archaic hunter-foragers to post-Ice Age environments, the origins of farming and village life, and the rise and fall of complex chiefdom societies. The course examines how technological innovations, population growth, natural resources, and social and ideological factors influenced the various cultural developments in different regions of North America. Prerequisite: ARCH 1110 or ARCH 2010 Note: Students cannot receive credit for both ARCH 2190 and ANTH 2190
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A survey of the traditional Indigenous cultures of British Columbia as known through ethnography and archaeology. Topics will include regional variation and adaptation in economy, technology, language, religion, art, medicine, kinship, and social organization. The contemporary social problems of the native peoples are not part of this course. Prerequisite: An intro course in Anthropology is recommended Note: Students cannot receive credit for both ARCH 2230 and ANTH 2230
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Students explore the practical, theoretical, social, and legal issues of managing humanity's cultural resources. Topics include the origins and application of heritage legislation within Canada, the United States, and abroad; illegal trafficking of antiquities; heritage issues in areas of armed conflict; contract archaeology; public archaeology; aboriginal heritage; and avocational archaeological societies. Prerequisite: ARCH 1110 or 2010, and any 2000 level ARCH course. Note: Students who have credits for ANTH 4060 may not receive additional credit for this course.
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2 credits
This course introduces the student to the basics of creating architectural drawings using Autodesk software and elevations. Using the current architectural software, the student creates basic floor plan and associated drawings. Upon completion of the course, students design a 3D building model and generate the 2D plans required by the construction industry. This course is available in the Fall semester only.
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Students will gain a foundational understanding of the process of designing electrical and lighting systems for residential and commercial buildings. The course will cover Canadian Electrical Code and Illuminating Engineering Society standards, and students will utilize industry-standard software to apply these concepts to their designs. Additionally, students will learn how to integrate sustainable and renewable energy sources into building design for a more eco-friendly approach to electrical systems. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ARET 1500, ARET 1510 and ARET 1502.
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This course involves a detailed analysis of the factors considered in the selection of light sources and equipment through the utilization of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) calculation methods and engineering practices. In addition, the fundamentals of the biology of sight and the psychology of colour as it pertains to the development of a building lighting system is discussed. Students determine the illumination requirements of a building through the utilization of IESNA calculation methods, apply the building illumination requirements utilizing engineering practices, develop a commercial building lighting system design, and create a commercial building lighting system working drawing. This course is available in the Winter Semester only. Prerequisite: ARET 1100, ARET 1120, ARET 1500 or permission from the department chair Note: This course is part of a limited enrolment program
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This course builds on the Civil Technology 1 course and expands the student's knowledge of Civil Engineering Design and Drafting. The course focuses on the geometric design of roads and highways and uses criteria and procedures developed by the Transportation Association of Canada and illustrated in the Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads as its foundation. Prerequisite: ARET 1400 or permission of the Chair.
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Students are offered the fundamentals of thermodynamics pertaining to building component assemblies, an analysis of the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) heat transfer calculation methods, an analysis of the ASHRAE fenestration calculation process, and psychrometrics. The fundamentals of hydraulic and/or pneumatic system theory and design are also analyzed. Students demonstrate competency in heat transfer, fenestration, and psychrometric calculation processes as defined by ASHRAE. The course also provides opportunities for students to apply their knowledge of design procedures for developing a hydraulic system design and the creation of a hydraulic power drawing, while utilizing hydraulic engineering representation standards. This course is only available in the Fall Semester. Prerequisite: ARET 1110, MATH 1540, PHYS 1610 or permission from the department chairperson. Note: This course is part of a limited enrolment program.
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This course examines world trade and the processes that business managers go through in order to establish or expand operations into international markets. Students explore various levels of business involvement in foreign markets, combining historical, theoretical, and current perspectives on international business and world trade. They learn the terminology of international business, and examine the influence of forces such as culture, economics, politics, and geography on business and markets. Students are also introduced to international organizations including the World Bank, the International Development Association, the World Trade Organization, and the International Monetary Fund. Each module also introduces Canadian issues and perspectives on international business and trade, and lists websites and other resources that offer a wealth of information for Canadians doing business globally. This course was previously known as ADMN 380.
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This course provides a basic introduction to the study of behaviour. Students concentrate on the evolution of behaviour by natural selection, and briefly consider behavioural genetics, development, and mechanistic aspects. The major topics considered include feeding, habitat choice, antipredator behaviour, parental care and reproductive tactics, mating systems, social behaviour, and human behaviour. Students develop a basic understanding of the evolution and adaptation of behaviour. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but BIOL 1113, BIOL 1115, BIOL 1213, BIOL 1215, BIOL 3021 are recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of BIOL 3100, BIOL 3101.
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This course addresses the importance of microorganisms in nature and societies. The interrelationship between microorganisms, plants, animals and their habitats and the role of these relationships in the maintenance of ecological balance is emphasized. Prerequisite: BIOL 2130 (minimum C), BIOL 2160 (minimum C), BIOL 2170 (minimum C) and CHEM 2220 (minimum C). Recommended: BIOL 3130.
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Defined as "the direct knowledge of organisms in their environments," natural history remains a critical link between science and society. In this course, students learn to identify the dominant flora and fauna, as well as their patterns of distribution, in key ecosystems throughout southern British Columbia (or another regional location). Students synthesize key climatic, geological and biotic processes responsible for the observed patterns. Through close reading and emulation of writer-naturalists, students relate the science of natural history to a larger human truth or societal concern. In addition, students evaluate the changing relationship between humans and their inhabited landscapes by considering such topics as invasive species, habitat fragmentation and climate change. Prerequisite: Completion of 60 credits or permission of the instructor. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of BIOL 3220, BIOL 2270.
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Students explore the scientific foundations and real-world practice of conservation biology. They focus on the importance of biological diversity to the functioning of ecosystems and the services those ecosystems provide to human societies. Students learn about the primary threats to biodiversity, the main approaches to biodiversity conservation at various scales, and investigate conflicting ethical values around the conservation of biodiversity. They evaluate the relevant primary scientific literature and use and apply field and analytical tools commonly employed in conservation practice. Prerequisite: BIOL 3030 (C minimum) Note: Students do not receive credit for both BIOL 4160 and NRSC 4040
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Students examine the role of senior management in developing and implementing corporate strategy in a global context. They learn to analyze the firm's external and internal environment to identify and create competitive advantage, as well as to formulate, implement, and evaluate cross-functional decisions that directly affect the ability of an organization to achieve its stated objectives. Topics include an introduction to strategic management, measures of firm performance, analysis of the external and internal environments, business-level and corporate-level strategy, acquisition and restructuring strategies, international strategies, corporate governance, organizational structures and controls, strategic leadership, and corporate social responsibility and ethics. Prerequisite: BUSN 6010, BUSN 6020, BUSN 6030, BUSN 6040 and BUSN 6050 or equivalent Note: Students may only receive credit for one of BUSN 6080, BUSN 6081 or GBUS 5200
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Students examine the role of senior management in developing and implementing corporate strategy in a global context. They learn to analyze the firm's external and internal environment to identify and create competitive advantage as well as to formulate, implement and evaluate cross-functional decisions that directly affect the ability of an organization to achieve its stated objectives. Topics include an introduction to strategic management, measures of firm performance, analysis of the external environment, analysis of the internal environment, business-level strategy, corporate-level strategy, acquisition and restructuring strategies, international strategies, corporate governance, organizational structures and controls, strategic leadership, and corporate social responsibility and ethics. Prerequisite: BUSN 6011 or equivalent, BUSN 6021 or equivalent, BUSN 6031 or equivalent, BUSN 6041 or equivalent, BUSN 6051 or equivalent Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of BUSN 6080, BUSN 6081, GBUS 5200-Strategic Management.
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Students acquire the knowledge and skills required to develop, implement, and control successful marketing strategies. Topics include the art of case analysis; consumer behavior; marketing research and competitive analysis; marketing segmentation and position; market entry and pricing; retail selling, private labels, and channels of distribution; marketing communications; Internet marketing; corporate social responsibility and nonprofit marketing; sales management; and international marketing. Prerequisite: BUSN 5050 or equivalent Note: Students may only receive credit for one of BUSN 6150, BUSN 6151 or GBUS 5600
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Students acquire the knowledge and skills required to develop, implement, and control successful marketing strategies. Topics include the art of case analysis; consumer behavior; marketing research and competitive analysis; marketing segmentation and position; market entry and pricing; retail selling, private labels, and channels of distribution; marketing communications; Internet marketing; corporate social responsibility and nonprofit marketing; sales management; and international marketing. Prerequisite: BUSN 5051 Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of BUSN 6150, BUSN 6151, GBUS 5600-Advanced Marketing Management.
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Students examine advertising as a form of professional and cultural communication through the lens of communication studies, informed by a variety of theoretical perspectives including semiotics, rhetoric, cultural analysis, and visual design. As well, students explore advertising as representation in the contexts of intercultural communication. Students consider advertising both as message and as process of communication, examining how symbols are used to create meaning and engage ideological frameworks across different social and cultural environments, across historical periods and in the contexts of changing communications technologies. Note: that students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 1150 and CMNS 1151
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Students examine advertising as a form of professional and cultural communication through the lens of communication studies, informed by a variety of theoretical perspectives including semiotics, rhetoric, cultural analysis, and visual design. As well, students explore advertising as representation in the contexts of intercultural communication. Students consider advertising both as message and as process of communication, examining how symbols are used to create meaning and engage ideological frameworks across different social and cultural environments, across historical periods and in the contexts of changing communications technologies. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 1150 and CMNS 1151
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Students learn the core principles and skills of strategic writing essential for the professional communicator. They develop techniques in stakeholder and situation analysis, message planning, editing, ethical research, and document design, and apply these techniques to writing scenarios related to public relations, advertising, marketing, business, and government/institutional communication. Students gain practical skills in writing for the web and social media and consider the challenges of writing for an integrated media environment. Finally, students consider key issues in professional communication, including ethical communication and communicating with attention to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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Focusing on contemporary media and social networks in English-speaking Canada, students explore the recent representations, identities, and cultural politics of the individual and collective Indigenous peoples of Canada, from the questioning of who is Indigenous to cultural appropriation.
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Students are provided a perspective based on professional practices within the total media environment in which our society operates. This includes an examination of the historical, sociological and economic realities of industries such as television, film, music, advertising, public relations and journalism.
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Students learn a range of theories and perspectives related to interpersonal communication. Emphasis will be on understanding the importance of effective interpersonal communication to establishing and maintaining relationships as well as achieving goals in social and workplace environments. Students assess the use of interpersonal communication in given scenarios and are encouraged to reflect on and improve their own interpersonal communication skills. This study of interpersonal communication includes several contexts, including the workplace, social and family environments. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 2170 and CMNS 2171
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Students learn a range of theories and perspectives related to interpersonal communication. Emphasis will be on understanding the importance of effective interpersonal communication to establishing and maintaining relationships as well as achieving goals in social and workplace environments. Students assess the use of interpersonal communication in given scenarios and are encouraged to reflect on and improve their own interpersonal communication skills. This study of interpersonal communication includes several contexts, including the workplace, social and family environments. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of CMNS 2170, CMNS 2171.
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Students examine informal, non-institutional, everyday communication to consider we learn, communicate, and express identity, in both in-person and digital spaces. Students consider how deceptively simple modes of expression, such as slang, jokes, memes, room decoration, clothing, hazing, crafting, gestures, social media posts, can create extremely complex meaning in our lives, and how our everyday communication has and will continue to change in response to larger community and global situations.
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In this introductory course, students consider the core principles and practices integral to the field of Public Relations. They explore the history and changing trends and practices of this professional field, examining key theories and models, the impact of innovations in media, and the role of social responsibility and cultural contexts. Students critically apply best practice strategies and techniques to assess case studies and produce components of an introductory-level press release or social media strategy.
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Students examine contemporary representations of Indigenous people through mass media and popular culture. They develop techniques for evaluating, analyzing, and understanding the construction of Indigeneity as it is communicated through film, television, and other media. Students examine racial stereotypes and the role of media and social media in perpetuating, but also, importantly, in challenging stereotypes and cultural appropriation. Students critically examine the impact of the media's portrayal of Indigenous peoples as they analyze historical tropes of misrepresentation of the Indigenous Peoples within popular culture through a range of media texts, including television, movies, advertisements, and social media.
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Students examine an array of trending concerns in media, entertainment and popular culture. Students will consider competing perspectives on a variety of media and social issues, in particular, the tension between media content, regulation and commerce. Students engage with classic and contemporary debates within the field of communication and media studies. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note: students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 3160 and CMNS 3161
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Students examine an array of trending concerns in media, entertainment and popular culture. Students will consider competing perspectives on a variety of media and social issues, in particular, the tension between media content, regulation and commerce. Students engage with classic and contemporary debates within the field of communication and media studies. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 3160 and CMNS 3161
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Students explore the practices and responsibilities of the citizen and the consumer in the context of networked culture, considering ways in which these roles are defined and distinguished in digital space. Particular focus is placed on the question of control over access to knowledge and information and on the interdependence of social participation and surveillance through digital platforms. As well, students explore methods and models for citizen activism and civic engagement through networked platforms. Students learn to engage the inherent contradictions and tensions within these issues as they focus on how keywords are deployed within a variety of cultural narratives. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note: students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 3200 and CMNS 3201
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Students explore the practices and responsibilities of the citizen and the consumer in the context of networked culture, considering ways in which these roles are defined and distinguished in digital space. Particular focus is placed on the question of control over access to knowledge and information and on the interdependence of social participation and surveillance through digital platforms. As well, students explore methods and models for citizen activism and civic engagement through networked platforms. Students learn to engage the inherent contradictions and tensions within these issues as they focus on how keywords are deployed within a variety of cultural narratives. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 3200 and CMNS 3201
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Students think critically about the challenges and opportunities of community in the digital era. Through a survey of research in the fields of social media, students consider the effects of our networked culture on media participation, as well as consumer and civic engagement. Students consider the current state of digital media creation and consumption and propose and develop engaging social media strategies that help users connect, create and provide digital content for intended publics. Prerequisites: Completion of 45 credits in any discipline Note: Students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 3210 and CMNS 3211
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Students think critically about the challenges and opportunities of community in the digital era. Through a survey of research in the fields of social media, students consider the effects of our networked culture on media participation, as well as consumer and civic engagement. Students consider the current state of digital media creation and consumption and propose and develop engaging social media strategies that help users connect, create and provide digital content for intended publics. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but completion of 45 credits is recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of CMNS 3210, CMNS 3211.
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Students develop best practice skills in advanced professional writing with an emphasis on the design and production of strategic and planning-level communication documents, including a formal report, with added emphasis on online communication contexts, including multimedia production and social media. In addition, students consider and develop multi-phased communication strategies, learn advanced research skills and consider techniques for effective collaboration. Prerequisites: CMNS 1290 OR CMNS 1291 AND Completion of 42 credits Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of CMNS 3240, BBUS 3631 AND CMNS 3241
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Students develop best practice skills in advanced professional writing with an emphasis on the design and production of strategic and planning-level communication documents, including a formal report, with added emphasis on online communication contexts, including multimedia production and social media. In addition, students consider and develop multi-phased communication strategies, learn advanced research skills and consider techniques for effective collaboration. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but completion of 42credits, CMNS 1290, CMNS 1291 are recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of CMNS 3240, CMNS 3241.
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Drawing on a range of theoretical lenses, students critically examine the role of narrative meaning making in all forms of mediated communication from its origin as community bonding storytelling, to literature, drama, news, politics, digital games, and extended reality (AV/VR). Students, as future media makers, journalists, and communication professionals, connect media theory and their own practice to develop a rich understanding of the role of narrative in social construction of knowledge. Students examine a range of concepts and theories related to the role of narrative and meaning-making, including the work of Bruner, Herman and Coëgnart.
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Students examine the communication and meaning of “urban" or contemporary legends, investigating them as forms of informal communication. Analyzing the channels these messages take, they further explore the social and cultural significance of how, where, when, and to whom these legends are passed and how they create and enforce taboos, norms, community values, and ideas of insider/outsider issues. Studied through the lens of communication studies, including intercultural communication theory, as well as folklore studies and discourse communities, students examine how deceptively simple modes of informal communication, including oral narratives, digital memes, and weird tales, express how humans connect, disconnect, understand what is appropriate in their communities, create `others,' caution each other, and create political and capital gain.
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Students examine the practices of banning, censorship and prohibition as forms of communication. Students engage a range of materials that consider the classification of taboo, in the contexts of gender, representation, affect, modes of repression, and address such questions as who censors, who is censored, and how censorship is used as a political and societal tool. Students analyze the intersection of banning and confirming through a variety of media texts including creative non-fiction, advertisements, film, and visual media. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits of study
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Students examine the theory and practice of organizational communication through an overview of different models of organizational communication and management, a review of common problems and dilemmas in this field and consideration of the associated strategic practices and associated publications. Students apply both stakeholder engagement theory and models of small-group communication and teamwork to solve strategic communication challenges unique to the internal and external communities of a variety of organization types. In this practice-based course, students complete projects by working in teams which model the dynamics of organizational settings in order to develop strategic, theory- informed solutions to organizational communication challenges. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits in any discipline Note: Students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 4530 and CMNS 4531
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3 credits
In this course, students will explore the topics of Cyber Laws and Ethics, delving into the intricate interplay between technology, law, and moral considerations. They will gain a comprehensive understanding of how ethical issues impact individuals, communities, and societies. Through an exploration of appropriate and ethical behaviours in accessing technology systems and digital media, students will learn to apply an ethical decision-making process when confronted with complex ethical dilemmas. Additionally, they will identify key organizations, laws, and regulations related to computer ethics, law, and policy, while honing their investigative and analytical thinking skills to solve challenging problems. This course shall provide students with a comprehensive foundation in cyber law and ethics, preparing them to navigate the evolving landscape of technology and its legal and ethical implications. Corequisites: CNCS 2170 (must be taken at the same time as CNCS 2130).
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This course offers an introduction to IoT, explaining its importance and impact in our society and daily life. Students will gain practical skills in leveraging existing technologies like the Internet, Data Analysis, Web technologies, and Programming to construct IoT applications. Furthermore, the course delves deeply into security considerations within the Internet of Things (IoT), covering areas such as network security, cloud security, and wireless security through hands-on experiential learning. Corequisite: CNCS 2250 (must be taken at the same time as CNCS 2210).
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ABE - Advanced: This course is designed to introduce students to the personal computer environment at an advanced level. Students gain basic computing skills, including File Management, the Internet, Email, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and slide presentation using popular word processing software. Historical and social issues arising from the use of computer technology is also covered. Note: This course is taught by the University and Employment Preparation Department
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This course offers a broad overview; students develop an appreciation for and an understanding of the many different aspects of the computing science discipline. Topics include information and data representation; computer hardware and architecture; algorithmic problem solving; an introduction to programming; operating systems; networks; applications; artificial intelligence and robotics; social implications; ethics; and a history of computing. The course is intended for students expecting to continue in computing science as well as for those taking it for general interest.
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This course, intended for non-science students and non-mathematics students, is designed to offer a general introduction to the world of computers including terminology, history, uses, impact on society, and programming. Students experience and focus on operating and using a microcomputer in addition to common microcomputer software, such as Windows, word processing, spread sheets, presentation packages and graphics. The Internet as a research tool and programming is also introduced. Notes: 1. COMP 1700 is not recommended for students in the BBA program. These students should register in MIST 2610 2. Students may not receive credit for more than one of COMP 1000, COMP 1350, COMP 1700, COMP 1910, BBUS 1370, BBUS 2370 and MIST 2610 3. This course is not currently offered. Interested students should enroll in COMP 1000
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This course provides breadth in the area of Computing Science for Computing Science Majors. Topics include hardware and software design, including logic design; basic computer organization and system software; programming paradigms; external storage, sequential file processing and elementary relational databases; networks and electronic information services; artificial intelligence; and ethical and societal considerations. Prerequisite: C or better in COMP 1130 or 1131 Corequisite: COMP 1230 or 1231
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Information Systems (IS) are an important service to organizations and the management of information systems is important to understand, both for the employee in the organization and for individuals interested in becoming IS managers. This course explores IS management and how it must effectively address the needs and imperatives of organizations, technologies and society. The computer profession has emerged as an essential player in organizations as they vie for improved competitive positions by making strategic use of computer technology. Case studies and guest lecturers (where possible) are used to provide an IS overview, and examine the duties and organization of IS departments (including control of resources, staffing, security and disaster plans); the organization of IS to support end-user computing; and the quality of life, work, professionalism and ethics for IS professionals. Prerequisite: Successful completion of 1st year of Computing Science Diploma
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Comp 3450 is the introductory course to interaction design from a human-computer interaction (HCI) perspective. Students will learn both theoretical and practical concepts of human-computer interaction that will help them produce user interfaces developed using a user-centered approach. Students will explore how cultural biases impact how we design computer programs, interfaces and AI programs. In addition, students will debate and discuss increasing concerns regarding the lack of cultural diversity in Machine Learning algorithms, which disadvantages non-privileged groups in society. As such, students will apply intercultural understanding to HCI to build inclusive systems. Further, students will test, reflect and revise their assumptions throughout the course to continually improve previous assignments, as the process of user interface design involves constant revision of existing systems. Prerequisite: C or better in COMP 2680 or COMP 2681 and MATH 1650 or MATH 1651 or MATH 1240 or MATH 1241 Note: Students cannot receive credit for both COMP 3450 and COMP 3451
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Comp 3451 is the introductory course to interaction design from a human-computer interaction (HCI) perspective. Students will learn both theoretical and practical concepts of human-computer interaction that will help them produce user interfaces developed using a user-centered approach. Students will explore how cultural biases impact how we design computer programs, interfaces and AI programs. In addition, students will debate and discuss increasing concerns regarding the lack of cultural diversity in Machine Learning algorithms, which disadvantages non-privileged groups in society. As such, students will apply intercultural understanding to HCI to build inclusive systems. Further, students will test, reflect and revise their assumptions throughout the course to continually improve previous assignments, as the process of user interface design involves constant revision of existing systems. Recommended prerequisite: Third year standing in a CS degree program. COMP 2680 or COMP 2681 , MATH 1650 or MATH 1651 or MATH 1651 or MATH 1240 Note: Students cannot receive credit for both COMP 3450 and COMP 3451
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing the way we use and interact with daily objects such as electrical switches, toasters, fridges, thermostats, etc. IoT is not a single technology rather built on the existing set of complex technologies. This special topics course will provide an introduction to IoT, and it will explain its importance and impact in our society and daily life. Students will learn how to use the existing technologies, such as the Internet, Data Analysis, Web technologies and Programming to build an IoT application. This course will use hands-on experiential learning to teach IoT concepts using Raspberry Pi. Throughout the course, students will work in groups on building an innovative prototype for IoT applications using Raspberry Pi. At the end, groups will present their prototype in a conference type presentation. Prerequisites: COMP 2130 or COMP 2131 with a score of C or better, COMP 2230 or COMP 2231 with a score of C or better, COMP 2680 or COMP 2681 with a grade of C or better and Third year standing in Computing Science degrees
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Students examine current computer issues and selected topics from these, including the impact of computer technology on society; historical perspectives; social and economic consequences of large-scale information processing systems and automatic control; legal and ethical problems in computer applications; intellectual property. Additional topics include the computer and the individual; machine versus human capabilities; facts and fancy; problematic interface between man and machine; privacy and security; the need for standards and the implications of non-standardization; and ethics. By the end of the course students will be able to apply socially responsible , sustainable and ethical behaviors. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing
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Students examine current computer issues and selected topics from these, including the impact of computer technology on society; historical perspectives; social and economic consequences of large-scale information processing systems and automatic control; legal and ethical problems in computer applications; intellectual property. Additional topics include the computer and the individual; machine versus human capabilities; facts and fancy; the problematic interface between human and machine; privacy and security; the need for standards and the implications of non-standardization; and ethics. By the end of the course students will be able to apply socially responsible, sustainable and ethical behaviors. Recommended prerequisite: CMNS 1290 or CMNS 1291 and third year standing. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of COMP 4931 or COMP 4930.
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Students arrive at a critical understanding of the core concepts, basic data sources, and general research findings in the field of criminology, with particular attention to Canadian developments. Topics include the role of media in shaping our understanding of crime, crime measurement, patterns and trends in crime and victimization, criminological theories, how the theories are related to public policies and the criminal justice system, and the important role race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, and gender play in the above.
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Students develop an understanding of Canadian criminal law through a review of the sources of criminal law and how criminal law operates within the structure of the justice system. Students study the role of criminal law in society through a discussion of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and recent cases, followed by a thorough examination of the principles of substantive Canadian criminal law. Using a case-study approach, students examine principles of law in the context of specific cases decided by the courts. Students consider the law critically, from both an academic and societal perspective Recommended Requisites: CRIM 1161
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This course provides an introduction to the criminal justice system. The course content includes an introduction to the way criminal justice operates and also examines the way the police are organized and operate in Canada. The consideration of the criminal courts and the operation of the correctional system is included. This course examines the Canadian criminal justice system from a systems approach. Criminal incidents are followed through the system from detection and apprehension of the offender to the end of any formal or informal disposition. The factors involved in the discretion, decisions and practices of the entire system, including the functions and dysfunctions of the system are analyzed and current issues and reform initiatives are reviewed. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but an introductory social science course is recommended.
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As an introduction to the Indigenous restorative justice paradigm, students critically examine the historical and contemporary experiences of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Students explore and compare the idea of “justice" amongst some Indigenous, restorative, retributive and rehabilitative conceptions. Students pay particular attention to the importance of values, relationships, needs, and healing for those who cause harm and have been harmed. Students evaluate Indigenous and restorative justice approaches in the context of law enforcement, the law, corrections, community development, and crime prevention. Recommended Prerequisites: It is recommended that students complete one introductory Sociology or Indigenous/First Nations specific course. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of CRIM 3151 and SOCI 3150.
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Students explore the diverse nature of theory within the field of crime and deviance by focusing on modern, post-modern, and critical theories. The selected paradigms are studied with regard to their explanatory domain, role in examining social and criminological problems and research implications. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but CRIM 1011 is recommended.
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This course is designed to demonstrate the positive influential effects of developmentally appropriate practice and a positive environment on children's behavior. Students are instructed in how to support children's social and emotional development through an examination of the significance of play, interpreting children's behavior, and individualizing interactions with children. To practice direct and indirect guidance strategies, students focus on the development of meaningful relationships and positive self-esteem for young children. Prerequisite: Admission to the Early Childhood Education Program or permission from course instructor
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An exploration of art media and authentic materials develops student's competence and creativity prior to implementing activities with children. Emphasis on the preparation of the learning environment, both physical and social, routines, and the role of the educator to develop, implement, evaluate, and document appropriate educational experiences for children. The British Columbia Early Learning Framework and pedagogical narrations are introduced. Prerequisites: Admission to the Early Childhood Education program.
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Contemporary theory and research are combined to critically examine the complexities of developmental differences in individual children. Practical applications of developmental theory in providing for the social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs of young children are explored. Students develop an inclusive and respectful understanding of the individual differences between children. Furthermore, students explore a multi-disciplinary approach in the exemplary care and education of children. Strategies of support families are investigated. Prerequisite: Completion of Early Childhood Education Certificate/Diploma or ECE Program Coordinator approval Exclusion: ECED 2310
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4 credits
Field experience implements opportunities for planned and spontaneous programming and to foster respectful interactions with infants and toddlers. Students reflect upon previous experiences, assimilate new knowledge, theory and research, and apply it to their practice with infants and toddlers. Students demonstrate advanced professional competencies, knowledge and reflective skills. Students formulate an action based research question related to the sensorial and/or social environment to support their program planning. Students use pedagogical narrations to disseminate research outcomes with children, families, educators and class members. Prerequisite: Completion of the ECE certificate/diploma Corequisite: ECED 3410 and 3450 Exclusion: 2400
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Students are introduced to statistics with an emphasis on its applications in business and economics. Topics include descriptive statistics and numerical measures; an introduction to probability; discrete and continuous probability distributions; sampling and sampling distributions; interval estimations; and testing hypotheses and statistical inferences. Prerequisite: ECON 1220 or ECON 1900 and ECON 1950 Note:Students cannot receive credit for more than one of MATH 1200, STAT 1200, STAT 2000, ECON 2320, PSYC 2100, SOCI 2710, BIOL 3000, and SOCI 3710
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Students examine the rationale for government intervention in a market economy, the assessment of public policy, and the impact of government expenditures and taxation on the economy and the citizenry. Topics include government activities, externalities, public goods, social security, fiscal deficits and public debt, principles of taxation, incidence and effects of taxation, and optimal taxation. Prerequisite: ECON 1900; ECON 1950
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Students investigate methods for effectively using local community resources to enhance economic opportunities while improving social conditions in a sustainable way. Topics include the theoretical basis for community economic development (CED), analytical techniques used to assess communities, environmental sustainability objectives for community development, competing strategies of community development, financing development strategies, and CED activity in Canada and other nations. Prerequisite: ECON 1900; ECON 1950
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Students are introduced to econometric models and the application of classical regression techniques to estimate socio-economic relationships. Topics include an introduction to econometrics; simple linear regression; interval estimation and hypothesis testing; predictions, goodness of fit, and modeling issues; multiple regression; non-linear relationships; heteroscedasticity; dynamic models, autocorrelation, and forecasting; simultaneous equations; and qualitative dependent variables. General econometric computer software is used to reinforce course concepts. Prerequisite: ECON 2330 or ECON 3330 or equivalent
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Students will synthesize, sharpen, and employ knowledge from their studies to investigate complex economic, international, and/or political issues in our contemporary world in this capstone course. Students will develop a unique final project tailored to their personal and professional goals, showcasing their commitment to social responsibility, and integrating intercultural awareness about political and/or economic issues, relations, and tensions. Students will work collaboratively and communicate effectively in the presentation of their projects while showcasing possible solutions to select political, international, and/or economic issues from interdisciplinary perspectives. In examining economics and/or the politics of today, students consider how to effectively integrate and utilize their knowledge of political, international, or economic issues to generate ideas for promoting human security, global prosperity and encouraging justice and peace. Prerequisite: Must be completed within the last 30 credits of the bachelor's degree and must be enrolled in a Political Science or Economics major program
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Students are introduced to the principles and practice of cost-benefit analysis and how it is applied to evaluating public policies and specific projects. Topics include the conceptual and economic foundations of cost-benefit analysis; valuing benefits and costs in primary and secondary markets; discounting benefits and costs; evaluation criteria; incorporating uncertainty and risk; the role of option price and value; existence value of projects; social discount rate; and predicting and monetizing impacts. Applications relate to such areas as human resource, natural resource, recreation economics plus economic development and urban planning. Prerequisite: Admission to the MEEM or MScEEM or approval of degree committee. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both ECON 6030 and ESMN 6030.
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2 credits
This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with an opportunity to develop skills for effective communication with students, parents, colleagues, and other school-related persons. This course includes field education components at various location(s). This course includes instructional time at McQueen Lake, the environmental education centre operated by the Kamloops/Thompson School district. Teacher candidates learn effective communication skills, including an introduction to conflict resolution and teaching social skills, through role-playing and discussion. Science exploration (such as Project Wild group activities) and physical activity (such as nature walks) are integral parts of learning about effective communication. Science exploration and physical activity are integral parts of learning about effective communication. Prerequisite: Admission to a TRU Bachelor of Education program.
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Students will develop a critical awareness of disability and the learning and support needs of people with disabilities in school and community. Students investigate person-centered, strength-based strategies and barriers to social inclusion and education. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education Assistant and Community Support program Note: Students will only receive credit for one of EDCS 1640 and HUMS 1640.
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This course provides educators with knowledge, skills and experience in implementing educational technology into a pedagogically sound learning environment. EDDL 5141 is designed to provide instructors with a basic introduction to the theory and practice of online teaching and learning and to develop the skills and strategies needed to facilitate courses in an online environment. Participants will reflect on their experiences as online learners to help develop their own philosophy of online teaching and learning. Using their philosophy, they will plan and conduct an online learning activity that they will facilitate for their fellow participants. Emphasis will be placed on student engagement and motivation, creating collaborative and interactive experiences and gaining practical experience. Prerequisites: A Bachelor of Education, a Bachelor's degree in another discipline with teaching qualifications or experience, or permission from the School of Education's Associate Dean or designate.
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Students will draw upon their earlier research and/or experience in technology-enhanced learning environments, as well as current literature to identify and explore a variety of contemporary issues in technology-enhanced digital learning methods and technologies. Students adopt a critical mindset in approaching both theory and practice, including those related to issues they encounter in their own discipline. Working both individually and in teams for selected activities and assignments, participants will explore ethical and social justice issues including access to learning, open and participatory practices, online privacy and safety in digital learning environments, copyright and licensing, and the idea of the commons. The course culminates in an integrative project incorporating both theory and practice. Prerequisite: Bachelor's Degree and/or special permission from the School of Education Meets TRU MEd Admission Requirements.
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This foundations course focuses on the complex dynamics between school and society. Teacher candidates examine the relationship between schools and society over time, gaining insight into individuals and groups that determine what kinds of schools should exist and what should happen to them. Issues of gender, race, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, social class, and location inform and enlighten investigations. Readings; lectures; presentations; discussion; group work; review of television, film, and video materials; and guest speakers inform the learning. Prerequisites: Admission to TRU Bachelor of Education program Note: Students cannot receive credit for both EDEF 3100 and EDTE 3180
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3 credits
This foundations course further develops the concepts explored in EDEF 3100: History of Education, encouraging teacher candidates to examine their educational beliefs and practices while deepening their insights and depth and breadth of understanding the social context of school. Teacher candidates learn the language and concepts of education, develop abilities to reflect critically on its central ideas and alternate frameworks, use evidence to make informed decisions, and refine their communication as professionals. Discussions of contemporary and educational issues include topics such as what it means to be a professional and schooling in the 21st century. Readings; lectures; presentations; discussions; group works; review of television; film and video materials; and guest speakers inform the learning. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Year 1, Term 1 Note: Students cannot receive credit for both EDEF 3200 and EDTE 3190
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Teacher candidates examine a number of organizations that affect their working lives as teachers and develop a perspective about issues in British Columbia education that results in the expression of their own personal philosophy of teaching. Class sessions consist of presentations and lectures followed by a discussion or question and response period. Presentations are made by representatives from a number of stakeholder groups, including the Kamloops Thompson Teachers' Association, School District #73 (Kamloops/Thompson) senior administration, and the Teacher Regulation Branch for the British Columbia Ministry of Education. Teacher candidates are guided in the preparation of resumes and interview techniques. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all Year 1 courses and Year 2, Term 1 courses
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2 credits
This course enables participants to help elementary students acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that help them to make good personal decisions and manage their lives more effectively. Participants focus on the emotional and social development of students from Kindergarten to Grade 7. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Year 1
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This course introduces teacher candidates to the area of teaching children with support needs within the regular classroom. Teacher candidates recognize, respect, and value diverse learning needs and worldviews. They intentionally and reflectively increase their awareness of sociocultural diversities, including their own. The course begins with a consideration for the historical perspective on teaching children with support needs and includes information on relevant provincial legislation. Course topics include equity and inclusion in classroom settings, designs for lessons and units using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Differentiated Instruction (DI), as well as the design of individual education plans and the development of effective methods for teaching and assessing children with support needs in school settings. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Year 1 Exclusion: EDPY 4100
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This two-week (10 school days) practicum occurs in the final two weeks of Year 1, Term 2. Teacher candidates are placed in learning teams in a school within the Kamloops area. The teaching and learning foci for this practicum are classroom leadership, collaboration, mathematics, science, and social studies, although not exclusively. Teacher candidates completed journal reflections and have the opportunity to collaboratively experience a variety of classroom settings. Following the practicum, teacher candidates attend a call-back day on campus, which includes an opportunity to debrief the practicum, hear from guest presenters, and receive important information for the next practicum. Faculty mentors from the university support each teacher candidate throughout the practicum. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Year 1, Term 1
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3 credits
Students focus on the role that technology can play in compensating for, or remediating, learning challenges associated with cognitive impairments, communication disorders, and physical disabilities. Prerequisite: A Bachelor of Education degree, a teaching certificate, or permission of the Department Chair.
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Students examine the principles and practices of assessing children with learning difficulties. The emphases is on the assessment of literacy, mathematics, social and emotional behavior, and ability. Course discussions consider relevant interventions; however, the focus is on assessment. A variety of forms of assessment are considered, including standardized testing, criterion-referenced assessment, portfolio assessment, and dynamic assessment. Prerequisite: A Bachelor of Education degree, a teaching certificate, or permission from the Department Chair
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This course is intended to provide an understanding of adolescent learning and development. Modern theories in developmental, educational and cognitive psychology, as well as social and physical development will be explored. Emphasis will be on the theories that are relevant to adolescents in the school environment in order to help educators plan and implement appropriate lessons, activities, lectures, assignments, and teaching strategies. Prerequisite: Admission into the B.Ed. Teacher Education Program Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of EDIE 3100, EDPY 3100 or EDTE 3120
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Teacher candidates develop awareness and best practice for the diversity of students in secondary schools, including cultural, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, religion and socioeconomic diversity. Through discussion, teacher candidates reflect upon societal concerns including bullying, racism, homophobia, and sexism. Teacher candidates develop strategies aimed at creating inclusive and safe learning environments for all learners. Issues of particular concern for trades and technology and STEM learning environments are addressed. Prerequisite: Admission into the B.Ed. Teacher Education Program
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The relationships between schools and society are complex and contradictory. Students examine the changingrelationships between schools and society, this course will provide insights into individuals and groups that havedetermined both what kinds of schools should exist and what should happen in them. This course considersIndigenous perspectives and ways of knowing and the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Lenses relevant to social justice issues including, cultural, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, religion andsocioeconomic diversity will be explored. Prerequisite: Admission into the Bachelor of Education program Note: students cannot receive credit for more than one of EDTE 3180, EDTE 3181 and EDEF 3100
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3 credits
The relationships between schools and society are complex and contradictory. Students examine the changingrelationships between schools and society, this course will provide insights into individuals and groups that havedetermined both what kinds of schools should exist and what should happen in them. This course considersIndigenous perspectives and ways of knowing and the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Lenses relevant to social justice issues including, cultural, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, religion andsocioeconomic diversity will be explored. This course has no prerequisites however ENGL 0600 is recommended Note: Students cannot receive credit for EDTE 3181 and EDTE 3180 or EDEF 3100
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What education is, what purposes it serves, and how it is structured is closely entwined with ideas of what a society is and how it functions. Students engage in an introduction to key educational philosophers and consider their impacts on the history of education. Prerequisite: Meets TRU MEd admission requirements Note: Students cannot receive credit for both EDUC 5020 and 5021
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What education is, what purposes it serves, and how it is structured is closely entwined with ideas of what a society is and how it functions. Students engage in an introduction to key educational philosophers and consider their impacts on the history of education. Prerequisite: Meets TRU MEd admission requirements. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of EDUC 5020, EDUC 5021.
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Students are introduced to theoretical frameworks and sociological perspectives regarding key designations of exceptionalities identified in the literature and in the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual 5. Students examine the differences and commonalities between categories of exceptionality including (but not limited to) developmental delay, cognitive, physical, genetic and phenomic exceptionalities, mental health and dual diagnoses. Students develop and demonstrate an understanding of related topics including: historical perspectives, government legislation, support structures, and the evolution of policy and practice. Prerequisite: Admittance to the M.Ed. program (Inclusive and Special Education concentration)
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Targeted to provide the opportunity for collaboration with a number of entities within higher education and the public schools, this course focuses on issues associated with Indigenous peoples education and with educational issues around other ethnicities and diversities prevalent in British Columbia schools. Prerequisite: Admission to the TRU Teacher Leadership Certificate program
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3 credits
Understanding and managing conflict is core to many educational roles, for example, teacher, principal, district leaders, counselors, and curriculum consultants. It also is central to leadership in other sectors such as health care, social services, the military, and more. This course will examine these topics: types and causes of conflict, cultural components of conflict, effects of conflict, conflict management, and conflict vis-a-vis organizational change. Prerequisite: Admission to the TRU M.Ed. program
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3 credits
Understanding and managing conflict is core to many educational roles, for example, teacher, principal, district leaders, counselors, and curriculum consultants. It also is central to leadership in other sectors such as health care, social services, the military, and more. This course will examine these topics: types and causes of conflict, cultural components of conflict, effects of conflict, conflict management, and conflict vis-a-vis organizatinal change. Prerequisite: Meets TRU M.Ed. entry requirements.
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3 credits
This course consists of academic study associated with full participation in the Education Research Colloquium or The Research Institute at TRU. This course helps students become familiar with and understand education research by providing ample opportunities for critical reading, listening, and discussion. It acquaints students with current educational research issues, facilitates the development of a graduate culture, and builds community among Education graduate students and faculty members. The colloquium/institute includes paper presentations based on research addressing a range of educational issues. In the participatory seminars, students practice their critical thinking skills by leading discussions on the research colloquium presentations. In the lectures, students learn how to interpret research reports and critically respond to them. The lectures also acquaint students with the academic discourse and sound theory and research. Prerequisite: Meets admission requirements to the TRU GCES or MEd program.
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3 credits
This course will consist of academic study associated with full participation in The Research Institute: Language, Culture and Community at TRU. The institute will include paper presentations based on research addressing a range of educational issues. The main goal of the institute is to facilitate the grounding of educational practice in sound theory and research. Prerequisite: Meets Admission Requirements to the TRU GCES program.
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3 credits
In this course, students investigate how internationalization, globalization and democratization of education effect curriculum, teaching, and learning across a wide-range of cultural contexts. Educational foundations lenses (gender and sexuality; culture, race and ethnicity, Indigenous perspectives; socio-economic status, class and religion; location space and time; and other lenses) will be employed to critically analyze education in various nations. Students will be introduced to fundamentals of Comparative and International Education (CIE). In addition, the course is designed to support students becoming advanced academic learners in education. Through structured experiences, small group sharing and support, personal research including reading and writing, students have opportunities to explore their own perspectives as well as those of others in relation to CIE. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of EDUC 5610 or EDUC 5611
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In this course, students investigate how internationalization, globalization and democratization of education effect curriculum, teaching, and learning across a wide-range of cultural contexts. Educational foundations lenses (gender and sexuality; culture, race and ethnicity, Indigenous perspectives; socio-economic status, class and religion; location space and time; and other lenses) will be employed to critically analyze education in various nations. Students will be introduced to fundamentals of Comparative and International Education (CIE). In addition, the course is designed to support students becoming advanced academic learners in education. Through structured experiences, small group sharing and support, personal research including reading and writing, students have opportunities to explore their own perspectives as well as those of others in relation to CIE. Prerequisites: Meets admission requirements to the MEd program Note: Students will only receive credit for one of EDUC 5611 and EDUC 5610.
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3 credits
The course is designed to prepare students to write academic research at a graduate level. Academic writing skills include reviewing research articles, note taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, using direct quotations, and writing for different research genres as well as composition skills such as the flow of writing, the structure of manuscripts, paragraphs and sentences, grammar and vocabulary. American Psychological Association (APA) style citation will be used throughout. Prerequisite: Must be admitted to the TRU MEd program.
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3 credits
This interdisciplinary course looks at the languages of words, music, gesture and image as vehicles for artistic expression, social commentary and cultural communication. Prerequisite: There are no music prerequisites. Arts students must have attained third year standing; Education students must be in the second year of the B.Ed. program.
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Industrial Electrical Level 1 Apprenticeship Theory for the Industry Electrician Apprenticeship Program. Industrial electricians typically install, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments. Prerequisite: Registered Industrial Electrician Apprentices with the Industry Training Authority
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Industrial Electrical Level 2 Apprenticeship Theory for the Industry Electrician Apprenticeship Program. Industrial electricians typically install, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments. Prerequisite: Registered Industrial Electrician Apprentices with the Industry Training Authority
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Industrial Electrical Level 3 Apprenticeship Theory for the Industry Electrician Apprenticeship Program. Industrial electricians typically install, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments. Prerequisite: Registered Industrial Electrician Apprentices with the Industry Training Authority
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Industrial Electrical Level 4 Apprenticeship Theory for the Industry Electrician Apprenticeship Program. Industrial electricians typically install, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments. Prerequisite: Registered Industrial Electrician Apprentices with the Industry Training Authority
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3 credits
English language learners strengthen their ability to express themselves with a high level of oral fluency. Students expand their cross-cultural understanding in different cultural and social situations. Students use authentic materials, including case studies, to develop practical skills in problem solving, critical thinking, negotiating, and presenting in professional situations. Students improve their ability to contribute to discussions and decision-making relevant to graduate studies. Attention to spoken fluency and accuracy, and listening comprehension are emphasized. Prerequisites: IELTS minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band below 6.0 or iBt minimum overall score of 88 with no section below 20 or ELGS 3910 and 3912 (may be taken concurrently) and admission to a graduate program
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Students develop skills in close critical reading comprehension, written composition, and argumentation through the exploration and evaluation of a variety of creative narrative texts. Students learn critically and creatively to articulate complexities of various perspectives, techniques and rhetorical strategies, and assumptions employed by writers to convey a given subject matter or social issue. They also practice critical reflection and clear, persuasive, and grammatically-correct communication by building on scholarly writing and documentation skills. Students develop critical reading and writing skills, which are keys to success in any academic discipline and transfer directly to the workplace. Prerequisite: English Studies 12 /English First Peoples 12 with a minimum 73% or equivalent Note: Students cannot receive credit for both ENGL 1110 and ENGL 1001.
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Students develop skills in close critical reading comprehension, written composition, and argumentation through the exploration and evaluation of a variety of poetic forms that take up a particular theme, topic, or issue chosen by the professor. Through lecture, class discussion, and written assignments, students learn critically and creatively to interpret and compare classic and contemporary poetic texts. Students demonstrate how to reflect critically and to articulate the complexities of various perspectives, techniques, rhetorical strategies, and assumptions employed by poets to convey a given subject matter or social issue. They also practice clear, persuasive, grammatically-correct communication while building on scholarly writing and documentation skills. Prerequisites: English Studies 12 /English First Peoples 12 with a minimum 73% or equivalent Exclusion Requisites: ENGL 1210-Introduction To Drama & Poetry, ENGL 1011-Literature and Composition II
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3 credits
Students develop skills in close critical reading comprehension, written composition, and argumentation through the exploration and evaluation of a variety of dramatic forms that take up a particular theme, topic, or issue chosen by the professor. Through lecture, class discussion, and written assignments, students learn critically and creatively to interpret and compare classic and contemporary dramatic texts. Students demonstrate how to reflect critically and to articulate the complexities of various perspectives, techniques, rhetorical strategies, and assumptions employed by dramatists to convey a given subject matter or social issue. They also practice clear, persuasive grammatically-correct communication while building on scholarly writing and documentation skills. Prerequisites: English Studies 12 /English First Peoples 12 with a minimum 73% or equivalent Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ENGL 1210, ENGL 1011 and ENGL 1140
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Students develop skills in close critical reading comprehension, written composition, and argumentation through the exploration and evaluation of a variety of poetic and dramatic forms that take up a particular theme, topic, or issue chosen by the professor. Through lecture, class discussion, and written assignments, students learn critically and creatively to interpret and compare classic and contemporary poetic and dramatic texts. Students demonstrate how to reflect critically and to articulate the complexities of various perspectives, techniques, rhetorical strategies, and assumptions employed by poets and dramatists to convey a given subject matter or social issue. They also practice clear, persuasive, grammatically-correct communication while building on scholarly writing and documentation skills. Prerequisite: English Studies 12 /English First Peoples 12 with a minimum 73% or equivalent Exclusion Requisites: ENGL 1140-Introduction to Drama ENGL 1120-Introduction to Poetry ENGL 1011-Literature and Composition II
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3 credits
Students continue to develop close critical reading comprehension through investigation of women's writing from a variety of time periods, diverse sociocultural backgrounds, and genres. Students understand and apply theoretical concepts, including voice, identity, and difference, to critically evaluate various elements of the female experience. Students critically and creatively interpret and analyze women's writing to consider and articulate how gender can unify women and give them a shared sense of power, while also acknowledging the complexities and multiplicities of female identity and experience as reflected by such differences as social class, ethnicity/culture, gender, and sexual expression, They investigate a topic, applying various critical perspectives and rhetorical strategies towards composing articulate arguments. Through the practice of scholarly writing, students illustrate grammatically-correct style and appropriate documentation skills. Prerequisite: 6 credits of first-year English (with the exception of ENGL 1150) or equivalent or permission of the instructor or department Chair.
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3 credits
Continuing from ENGL 2111: English Literature from Chaucer to Milton, this course examines some of the key writings of major authors in English literature from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The reading list is drawn from a list that includes Pope, Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Keats, Emily Bronte, Arnold, Tennyson and Browning. Attention is also given to the political, philosophical, social, and religious atmospheres of what we now call the Neo-Classical, the Romantic, and the Victorian periods of English literature. Equipment: Computer with Internet is required for the web-based version of this course. Refer to pages 104-105 or the TRU-OL website. Start Date: Continuous registration. Completion: 30 weeks. Refer to page 16. Prerequisites: ENGL 1001 and ENGL 1011, or ENGL 1021 and ENGL 1031, or equivalents. Recommended: ENGL 2211, ENGL 2211 are recommended. Note: Students with credit for UBC's ENGL 201 may not take this course for further credit. Students cannot get credit for more than one of ENGL 2210, ENGL 2211.
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3 credits
Students continue to develop close critical reading comprehension through an exploration of women's writing from a variety of time periods, diverse sociocultural backgrounds, and genres. Students critically and creatively interpret and evaluate the work of women writers, applying concepts of body theory and feminist perspectives on social roles, as well as literary terminology, techniques, and rhetorical strategies. They also consider the complexities and multiplicities of female ways of knowing and being in the world, including such elements of difference as social class, ethnicity/culture, gender identity and sexual expression and how they affect our understanding of social and corporeal experiences and possibilities. Students investigate a topic, using scholarly writing that illustrates grammatically-correct style and appropriate documentation skills. Prerequisite: 6 credits of first-year English (with the exception of ENGL 1150) or equivalent or permission of instructor or department Chair.
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3 credits
Students continue to develop close critical reading comprehension through investigation of the beliefs and judgements about gender and sexuality. Through examination of early and contemporary depictions of the experiences of gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals, students learn how literature and other narrative modes have played a role in reflecting and influencing social perceptions of “queerness," and they learn to apply appropriate theoretical concepts to texts studied. Students critically and creatively analyze the development of queer identities and sexualities, from veiled, oblique references to the more courageously overt (and often punished) writing, to ever-emerging current issues, as well as the strategies used towards expanding knowledge in this field. They investigate a topic, applying various critical perspectives and rhetorical strategies to compose articulate arguments, illustrating grammatically-correct style and appropriate documentation skills.
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3 credits
Through exploration of children's literature of the last three centuries representing a range of experiential perspectives, students demonstrate critical understanding of changing perceptions of childhood, an advanced ability to critically and creatively evaluate and articulate the complexities of rhetorical strategies and assumptions used by writers, and mastery of independent research and application of existing knowledge. Students investigate and analyze how literature aimed at children was used to differentiate them from adults (and to challenge such a distinction), and to entertain and socialize them on issues relevant to their lives. Students explore connections between children's literature and adult cultural traditions, and the importance of hybrid audiences. Students illustrate proficiency in scholarly writing with clear, persuasive, grammatically-correct style and appropriate documentation skills. Prerequisite: 6 credits of first-year English (with the exception of ENGL 1150) or equivalent, and completion of 45 credits or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
Students demonstrate critical understanding of memoirs as a unique sub-genre included under the umbrella term “Life Writing" through close investigation, written composition, and argumentation. Through exploration and evaluation of memoirs written by women from a variety of time periods and diverse sociocultural backgrounds, students show an advanced ability to critically and creatively analyze and articulate the complexities of various techniques, rhetorical strategies, and assumptions employed by memoir writers, and a mastery of independent research and application of existing knowledge. Students investigate and analyze how women have found memoir to be a useful tool of self-representation in various contexts that reflect a range of experiential differences and illustrate proficiency in scholarly writing with clear, persuasive, grammatically-correct style and appropriate documentation skills. Prerequisite: Six credits of first-year English (with the exception of ENGL 1150) or equivalent AND completion of 45 credits or permission of the instructor or department chair
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3 credits
Students examine North American novels written for young audiences from 1950 to the early part of the 21st Century in a broad range of genres from realism to fantasy to dystopia. Topics include coming of age, the nature of evil, institutional power, rebellion, sexuality, survival, and death. Students explore transitions in the lives of the characters (e.g. family to society, innocence to experience) and consider youth within multiple contexts, including gender, socio-economics, race, ethnicity, generation, and the environment. In addition to reviewing the history of the genre, students investigate various critical approaches to the literature and analyze its current production in relation to consumer culture. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of ENGL 3180 and ENGL 3291.
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3 credits
Students read selections from the contemporary literature of protest and rebellion (after 1960)—works designed to confront various forms of oppression and injustice in American society, and to ultimately challenge the American `state of mind.' Students also explore the voices of protest and rebellion within themselves and engage these books and stories as the social, political, and cultural provocations they are. Students are asked to read the literature through the lens of their own lives and experiences, and ultimately for their own personal, political and creative ends. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but completion of 60 post-secondary credits is recommended.
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3 credits
Literature is one way of making sense of the world. This course looks at some of the ways modern American writers have made sense, or tried to make sense, of the rapidly changing twentieth century. Although there's a world of difference between, say, the disturbing introspection of Sylvia Plath's heroine and Vladimir Nabokov's rapturous villain, students learn to evaluate each work in its social and artistic context. Students examine how the positions we occupy-for example, our gender, class, or race-determine in part the kind of sense we make of the world, as both writers and readers. Prerequisites: ENGL 1001 and ENGL 1011 or equivalent. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of ENGL 4350, ENGL 4351.
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3 credits
Students apply the knowledge of the engineering design process by developing and completing relatively complex and self-directed engineering project that consists of electrical, mechanical, and software sub-systems Students learn the incorporation of sustainability, regulatory, environmental, ethical, health, and safety-related issues relevant to the design of an engineering product. Students are exposed to several engineering tools to manage time and resources. Students learn theories related to teamwork and leadership. Students work in teams, complete design projects through several milestones, and generate technical reports and oral presentations. Students understand the role of an engineering profession towards society and ethical obligations. Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 with min C grade Note: Students can only get credit for one of ENGR 1200 and EPHY 1990
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Students apply the design process to provide a solution to an engineering problem using engineering best practices. Students are introduced to measurement and control of physical quantities of interest in engineering and scientific applications using embedded system programming. Students are introduced to the use of electronics, circuits and testing concepts in product development environment. Student develop the understanding of impact of design decisions on human life and society. Students focus on technical documentation, prepare design documents, user manual and engage in teamwork. Students investigate the influence of technology on the social, political, economic, and environmental aspects of society. Prerequisite: ENGR 1200 or EPHY 1990 Note: Students can only get credit for one of ENGR 2000 and EPHY 2990
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3 credits
Students are introduced to the professional and ethical responsibilities of a professional engineer and regulations of the practice. Students learn the concepts of impact of engineering product on society. Students explore a wide variety of ethical issues related to consulting, private practice, business, hazards, liabilities, standards, safety, computers, software, intellectual property, fairness and equity in the professional workplace. Prerequisite: ENGR 2200 with a minimum grade of C
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3 credits
Students explore a range of renewable energy options, collaboratively develop tools and analytical frameworks for understanding sustainability, and examine the relationships between these issues and co-operative community capacity-building to promote resiliency and innovation. Students cover topics including solar, wind, bioenergy, hydro, off-grid, marine, geothermal, storage, electric vehicles, and emerging technologies. Students develop strong competencies with respect to teamwork in the critical review of each technology's environmental footprint, feasibility, and associated social and energy policy issues. Prerequisites: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
Students explore interdisciplinary solutions to climate change in a team-based setting. With a sharp focus on the relationship between socio-economic and natural systems, students collaboratively develop expertise in analyzing and communicating the science, policies, practices, and social change that is required to guide themselves, communities, and countries forward in addressing the climate crisis. In teams, students co-design and implement a small project to advance solutions in the realm of climate-related education, social justice, economics, environmental policy, political science, energy technologies, ecology, or shifting attitudes. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits of study in any discipline.
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3 credits
Students learn about participatory action research, and, as part of the course, will complete a community-based action research project in conjunction with a community partner. Projects vary year to year depending on the community partner involved, but always engage with issues of environmental justice, sustainability, climate change or other related topics. Prerequisites: ENST 3720 or SOCI 2720 or special permission by the instructor
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1 credits
This one credit course is designed to recognize knowledge gained from existing courses and actions undertaken by students that contribute towards environmental sustainability competency. Environmental sustainability experiences may be acknowledged through: documented projects; community or TRU volunteer work; extra-curricular knowledge sharing; participation in environmental or social organizations; research papers; art work; architectural design; and relevant assignments in courses as they relate to environmental issues. Prerequisite: Permission from the Learning Strategist in the Faculty of Student Development
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3 credits
This upper-level course is a Web seminar offering special topics in environmental studies for in-depth study. Students focus on topics that are important to Canadians: the impacts of population and pollution on global climate change and the effects of exploiting our natural resources. Emphasis is placed on water, energy, and biodiversity and on the attempts to balance the impact of our activities with the environment's capacity to absorb them. This course is suitable for learners completing degrees in a number of discipline areas including science, engineering, humanities, social science, business or general studies. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but 60 credits are strongly recommended.
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3 credits
Provides an introduction to the field of environmental science at the graduate level. Focus on history and philosophy of science in general, and environmental science in particular; guest lectures by faculty and researchers inside and outside of academia; examines the role of environmental science in society. Prerequisite: Graduate student standing and permission of the instructor. In special circumstances undergraduate students with fourth-year standing may be allowed to enrol. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of ENVS 5100 and ENVS 5010.
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3 credits
Students are provided opportunities to practice their listening skills in the performance of a variety of increasingly challenging tasks. Students acquire strategies to improve their comprehension of the varieties of English encountered in social and academic environments. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion (C+ or better) of ESAL 0250 and ESAL 0230 or placement according to English placement test. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ESAL 0820 and ESAL 0382.
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3 credits
Students develop the knowledge and understanding necessary to plan, organize, manage and evaluate events primarily associated with meetings, conferences, and incentive travel. Students engage in objective setting, team building and program planning. Course topics include management functions such as transportation arrangements, selection of speakers, audio-visual arrangements, and risk management issues in the convention sector. Recommended Prerequisite: EVNT 1100 Note: Students can only get credit for one of EVNT 2100 or CONV 2100
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3 credits
Students examine significant trends and events in film history, between 1890-1938, by exploring film genres, film theory, national cinemas, Hollywood and cultural socialization, and film criticism.
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3 credits
In this film history course, students examine a century of women's filmmaking through the lens of place-based study. Exploring the genres of melodrama and the women's movie, documentary film, experimental cinema, and the art film, students will critique and analyze some of the film forms that have been associated with women audiences and filmmakers in the 20th and 21st centuries. Examining these works as the product of women scenarists and screenwriters, directors, actors, and publicists, students develop an understanding of the many ways in which cinema has reflected the experiences and stories of women. Using the lens of place-based study, students engage with these films as the products of cultural, historical, and geographical intersections of women's experience.
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3 credits
This course examines selected films that have become symbolic of the fear and paranoia associated with the Cold War. Prequisites: Completed 45 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students are introduced to issues and theories relevant to Quebec cinema while focusing on the representation of Quebec culture and society in major films from 1960 to the present. All films are subtitled or dubbed in English, and the course is taught in English. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits Note: Students may only receive credit for one of FRAN 3810, FILM 3250 or FREN 3250
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3 credits
Students consider the engineering, economic, and environmental factors associated with transportation and harvesting systems used in integrated forest resource management. These include forest road design and location; geotechnical engineering, and drainage; harvest planning, locating, and scheduling; and an international perspective on logging systems and their application in meeting silvicultural objectives. Prerequisite: Graduate students from a recognized technical college or university, with a major in forestry, biology, wildlife, natural resources or geography is strongly recommended. Also eligible are senior students who have field experience, and are enrolled in Thompson Rivers University's Natural Resource Sciences program. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of FRST 3070 and FRST 3073. ***This course is only available for registration to students residing in Canada***
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3 credits
This course applies the core concepts of geography to interpret both the variety and distinctiveness of places and regions and to their relationships, connections, and integration. It introduces students to the academic discipline of geography as well as its professional applications by explaining geographic approaches to social issues. Students obtain an appreciation for geographic thinking, and greater understanding of the complex modern world.
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3 credits
This course traces the development of present-day attitudes concerning the complex interrelationship between people and the environment. Students examine both “determinist" and “possibilist" views and focus on topics such as resource exploitation, population growth, and the impact of human activities on the environment. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but a provincial Grade 12 diploma or equivalent. The background information gained from other lower-level geography courses (such as GEOG 1221) or courses in other social sciences, are recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of GEOG 1190, GEOG 1191.
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3 credits
Students explore the emergence of British Columbia in the context of Indigenous history, colonial interactions, the modern nation-state, and emerging concerns about social and economic sustainability in a global economy. British Columbia's physical geography, its evolving human-nature adaptations, and the emergence of new cultural, political, and economic organization are introduced through survey lectures and analyzed through explorations of case studies of distinct sub-regional processes and concerns. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both GEOG 2230 and GEOG 2231.
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3 credits
This physical geography course examines the physical processes that determine the quantitative importance and spatiotemporal variability associated with the occurrence, distribution and movement of water on or near the Earth's surface. In addition to a theoretical treatment of the subject, students are introduced to measurement techniques used in the field and to a variety of hydrologic models. Numerical problem solving exercises and field work are important components of the course. Prerequisite: GEOG 2020 or GEOG 2050.
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3 credits
Students explore explore interdisciplinary solutions to climate change in a team-based setting. With a sharp focus on the relationship between socio-economic and natural systems, students collaboratively develop expertise in analyzing and communicating the science, policies, practices, and social change that is required to guide themselves, communities, and countries forward in addressing the climate crisis. In teams, students co-design and implement a small project to advance solutions in the realm of climate-related education, social justice, economics, environmental policy, political science, energy technologies, ecology, or shifting attitudes. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits of study in any discipline.
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3 credits
Students will explore their situated role in this place-based, socially-constructed, and intersectional world through the lens of feminist geography and geographies of gender. Grounded in individual accountability and respectful collaboration, students will explore co-learning and co-teaching through the development of a project that celebrates diverse knowledges and contributes to the creation of safe spaces and places. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
Students explore theories of inter and intra urban locations and structures in the context of demographic, economic, social, cultural, technological, environmental and political processes of change, which shape the nature of urbanism and urbanization in Canada and around the world. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
This course focuses on themes in rural geography, such as land use issues, small settlements and society, agriculture, tourism and other industries, rural administration, service provision, and the effects of socio-economic processes including urbanization and globalization. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
This course examines consumption as a cultural and economic practice, how it has formed landscapes, and its impact on our growing understanding of ecosystems and social systems. It examines spatial patterns of purchasing and consuming goods and services, changing ideas about the landscape as a good and a service, and the ethical and practical questions raised by the social and environmental impact of increased consumption. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
Students in physical, social, and environmental sciences are introduced to remote sensors, sensing platforms, measurement acquisition, and spatial analysis of remote sensing measurements, particularly multi-spectral imagery. Prerequisite: GEOG 2700 and GEOG 2750. Note: Student can only get credit for one of GEOG 2740 and GEOG 3740.
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3 credits
This course marries the subject areas of rural geography and sustainability in case study analyses of a country - for example, Japan, Canada, China, or Mexico - or a global region - for example, the Asia-Pacific or Africa - depending upon instructor expertise. It examines the transformation of rural areas owing to urbanization, globalization and other social forces. The course examines subsequent problems, such as rural depopulation and the policies to keep these areas socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable. Prerequisite: Completion of 60 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
Using a geographical analysis of environmental issues and policies, this course relates land use, hazards and resource allocation to changing demand, technology, institutions, policies, and social values. An emphasis is placed on issues and policies relevant to small cities and adjacent rural areas. Prerequisite: Completion of 60 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
This course examines the economic, social, cultural, and environmental qualities of small cities and the issues and forces that affect them. Case studies are drawn from the local scene and from across North America. Prerequisite: Completion of 60 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
Students will learn about Earth, how it formed and continues to evolve, and the relationships between people and societies and geology. The course involves a survey of major topics of geology, including earth systems and cycles, plate tectonics, mountain building, mineralogy, petrology, earthquakes and volcanoes, and mineral and energy resources. Field excursions supplement the lecture and laboratory material. Exclusions: Students may only receive credit for one of GEOL 1110, GEOL 1111 or GEOL 1011
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3 credits
This course explores the formation, styles and types of mineral deposits, occurrences, exploration methods, mineral resources and reserves, types of mines, and prospecting methods. Topics include considerations of a social license to mine; social, economic, and environmental sustainability issues and solutions; environmental assessment, mine closure and reclamation. Case studies will be discussed. Prerequisite: One of GEOL 1110, GEOL 1111, or GEOG 1000 or consent of the instructor
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3 credits
Students explore volcanic and magmatic processes as fundamental to the transfer of energy and materials from the interior to exterior of the planet, and Earth's evolution through geologic time. Through this exploration students gain an understanding of the chemical and physical processes that melt and crystallize rocks, causes and implications of volcanism and volcanic products, the relationship of igneous processes to plate tectonics, volcanic landforms, and the methods in which igneous rocks are studied to interpret geologic history. The curriculum is designed to instill an appreciation for the importance of igneous processes to societies and the environment, including energy and mineral resources, and geologic hazards. Prerequisite: GEOL 2100
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4 credits
This course introduces students to the normal structure and function of the human body and normal bodily changes associated with aging. Students will explore common challenges to health and healing in relation to each body system. Students will also be encouraged to explore person-centered practice as it relates to the common challenges to health and, in particular, to end-of-life care. Prerequisite: Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program Corequisite: HEAL 1000, HEAL 1010, HEAL 1050, HEAL 1100, HEAL 1150, and HEAL 1350 (must be taken at the same time as HEAL 1200). Note: Students will only receive credit for one of HLTH 1201 and HEAL 1200.
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3 credits
In this course students examine the development of Canada to 1867. They will engage with material on Indigenous histories before and after the arrival of Europeans, relations with settlers, European projects of colonization, the rise and fall of New France, colonial political and economic changes, the development of British North America, social and cultural histories, and the emergence of a federated settler regime. Students will encounter primary documents to better understand how economic, political, and social developments affected individuals and groups in what is now called Canada. Students will also read and thoughtfully critique secondary sources (journal articles, book chapters, and journalistic pieces) to better understand how narratives of the Canadian past are researched, produced, and disseminated to wider audiences. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of HIST 1120 and HIST 1121.
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3 credits
In this course students examine the development of Canada to 1867. They will engage with material on Indigenous histories before and after the arrival of Europeans, relations with settlers, European projects of colonization, the rise and fall of New France, colonial political and economic changes, the development of British North America, social and cultural histories, and the emergence of a federated settler regime. Students will encounter primary documents to better understand how economic, political, and social developments affected individuals and groups in what is now called Canada. Students will also read and thoughtfully critique secondary sources (journal articles, book chapters, and journalistic pieces) to better understand how narratives of the Canadian past are researched, produced, and disseminated to wider audiences. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HIST 1120, 1121.
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3 credits
Students learn to evaluate and understand the complex processes involved in the development of early modern Europe from 1500-1789. Students engage with a brief background to medieval institutions, and then focus on the late Renaissance, the Reformation, European expansion, Absolutism, Enlightenment and the origins of the French Revolution. Students critically examine political, intellectual, cultural and social aspects of European development. Students pay special attention to understanding the dynamics of first encounters between Europeans and Indigenous populations around the globe, as well as demonstrating the complexities of early modern European history in written format, particularly through the critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources. Exclusion: HIST 1161
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3 credits
Students learn to evaluate and understand the complex processes involved in the development of early modern Europe from 1500-1789. Students engage with a brief background to medieval institutions, and then focus on the late Renaissance, the Reformation, European expansion, Absolutism, Enlightenment and the origins of the French Revolution. Students critically examine political, intellectual, cultural and social aspects of European development. Students pay special attention to understanding the dynamics of first encounters between Europeans and Indigenous populations around the globe, as well as demonstrating the complexities of early modern European history in written format, particularly through the critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources. Exclusion: HIST 1160
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3 credits
Students examine the political, social, military, and cultural history of Canada since 1867. Students explore topics such as state formation, relations with Britain and the United States, diplomacy and war, social movements, regional and ethnic diversity, industrialization and urbanization, and French-English relations. Students will be introduced to the diversity and complexity of Indigenous histories, and to relations between Indigenous peoples and federal and provincial governments in post-Confederation Canada. Throughout the course, students pay particular attention to how and why understandings of Canada's past have changed over time. Additionally, students will critically engage with primary and secondary documents relevant to the post-Confederation period that detail political, social, and economic changes across Canada. Students will demonstrate deep analytical skills as they examine, critically explore, and analyze materials related to the history of Canada. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of HIST 1220 and HIST 1221.
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3 credits
Students examine the political, social, military, and cultural history of Canada since 1867. Students explore topics such as state formation, relations with Britain and the United States, diplomacy and war, social movements, regional and ethnic diversity, industrialization and urbanization, and French-English relations. Students will be introduced to the diversity and complexity of Indigenous histories, and to relations between Indigenous peoples and federal and provincial governments in post-Confederation Canada. Throughout the course, students pay particular attention to how and why understandings of Canada's past have changed over time. Additionally, students will critically engage with primary and secondary documents relevant to the post-Confederation period that detail political, social, and economic changes across Canada. Students will demonstrate deep analytical skills as they examine, critically explore, and analyze materials related to the history of Canada. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HIST 1220, HIST 1221.
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3 credits
In this course participants learn to evaluate and understand the complex forces involved in the development of the modern state. Topics include the French Revolution and Napoleonic Europe, the Congress of Vienna, the social and political struggles of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, and the fissures in European society during the interwar period. Lectures and seminars introduce the political, intellectual, cultural and social aspects of European society, and participants work with a variety of primary and secondary historical sources.
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3 credits
Students engage with 2SLGBTQ+ activism from the 1950s onward, with a special emphasis on Canada. Students investigate how queer communities in North America are created and sustained through protest, alliance-building, symbols, and digital spaces. Students will also collaborate with each other, faculty, and perhaps the community to gain an understanding of the historical and contemporary politics of “inclusion." Understanding the contributions of queer communities requires both analyzing ideas and engaging with diverse perspectives and people. To incorporate deep approaches to learning, students will engage with formal and informal forms of queer activism and apply core principles learned into transformative social justice projects.
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3 credits
Students explore the history of the Indigenous peoples of what is now Canada. The course begins with pre-contact perspectives, however, emphasis is on the social, cultural, political, economic and military interactions between Indigenous peoples and newcomers. Examples are drawn from all regions to reveal the breadth and variety of Indigenous culture, history, and experience. Topics include Indigenous involvement in the fur trade and later economic developments, the treaty-making process, and Indigenous responses to government policy.
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3 credits
This course is designed for those who wish an acquaintance with the broad sweep of British history. The course will examine the social, political, economic and religious issues which affected the following periods of British history: Roman, Norman, medieval, the Tudors and Stuarts.
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3 credits
Students examine the key political, economic, and social issues in the development of the United States from the eve of contact between North America, Europe, and Africa - and the complex societies and cultures each developed – to the bloodshed of the American Civil War. Students explore the collision of cultures and contested ideas about free and unfree labor. Students discover the complex interactions of Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans in different regions of North America across more than 400 years of history. Through the study of these topics, students learn to articulate and communicate ideas and arguments clearly in written format, and learn to understand and empathize with a variety of worldviews and experiences.
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3 credits
In this course, students engage with European civilization during the early and beginning of the central middle ages. An emphasis is placed on the development of various structures and their changes, the ordering of society, belief systems and ideas, the organization of communities, and the emergence of religious and political institutions.
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3 credits
Students will explore the history of British Columbia from the beginnings of Indigenous-European contact through to the early twenty-first century. Students will engage with materials related to the social, economic, political, and cultural development of British Columbia, and situates the province within national and international contexts. Students will primarily learn about Indigenous-European relations, resource extraction, immigration, the modern economy, racialized communities, the changing role of the state, evolving political culture, social reform, gender issues, class relations, and regional qualities. Throughout the course, students will engage in key debates in the historiography of British Columbia. Students will be able to synthesize, critically analyze, and thoughtfully critique these key debates, crafting their own ideas about the history of British Columbia using the material presented in class. Note: Previous studies in history are not required to succeed in this course; however, successful completion of secondary school history coursework, or equivalent skills and knowledge, is recommended.
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3 credits
Students explore British history from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the end of the reign of Queen Victoria. Students examine the political, social and economic issues which determined Britain's development through critical analysis and discussion of primary and secondary documents and artifacts - as they intersect in the political, social, economic and intellectual realms throughout the period.
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3 credits
Students survey the history of the United States from the Civil War to the present, with an emphasis on the principal forces affecting the development of a distinctive social and political culture in the United States. Selected topics examine the emergence of the United States as a global economic, political, military, and cultural power. Exclusion: Students cannot receive credit for both HIST 2270 and HIST 2271
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3 credits
Students survey the history of the United States from the Civil War to the present, with an emphasis on the principal forces affecting the development of a distinctive social and political culture in the United States. Students communicate research findings and critical analysis of selected topics including the emergence of the United States as a global economic, political, military, and cultural power. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of HIST 2270 and HIST 2271
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3 credits
Students engage with the continuity in the economic, social, political, and religious foundations of high and late medieval Europe, and the accompanying philosophical, literary, artistic, and cultural achievements of European civilization during this period.
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3 credits
Students examine Canada in the first half of the twentieth century: its imperial connections, the rise of nationalism, war and commemoration of both the Great War and World War II. A number of forces which marked these years are highlighted, especially technology and consumerism, and their accompanying social changes. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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3 or 6 credits
Students survey the cultures shaping Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia, examining the interplay between local and national culture, and between ethnic and political identity. Prerequisite: Completed 45 credits (any discipline) Cannot receive credit for more than one of: SOCI 3030, ANTH 3030, HIST 3030 or POLI 3070
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3 credits
This course examines the history of the Canadian Prairie West from pre-Indigenous-European contact to the modern era. Topics include an examination of the Indigenous peoples' traditional economic and social life, and their adaptation to the arrival of Europeans and the fur trade; the rise of the Metis and their changed economic and living conditions as a result of Canadian government policies; Euro-Canadian immigration and settlement; the Great War; the economic depression of the 1930s, as well as World War II and the modern West. Students investigate the myths versus the realities of 'cowboys and Indians', the ranching frontier, women, and Mounties. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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3 credits
This course explores the history of British Columbia from the beginnings of Indigenous-European contact through to the post-World War II era. It examines the social, economic, political, and cultural development of British Columbia, and situates the province within national and international context. Topics include Indigenous-European relations, the fur trade, immigration, the resource economy, military engagements, social reform, gender issues, class relations, and political developments. Throughout the course, key debates in the historiography of British Columbia are emphasized. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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3 credits
Students examine the history and political development of Quebec, from the period of the French regime to modern French-English relations within Canada. Students focus on significant social and political developments in the modern period, such as the Rebellions of 1837-38, the emergence of the 'state of siege' mentality after 1840, the impact of industrialization and Confederation, the Quiet Revolution, and nationalism. Contemporary issues are also addressed, including recent debates over 'reasonable accommodation,' national identity, and the relationship between Quebec and Canada. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses, or POLI 1110 and one other Political Science class
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3 credits
Students investigate the political, religious, economic, cultural, and social transformations in England during the reigns of the Tudor monarchs. This period was one of dynamic, and at times violent, change, much of it within the context of the religious reformations. Students apply critical thinking skills as they conduct in-depth analysis of historical manuscripts and other key primary sources. Prerequisite: 6 lower-level History credits
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3 credits
This course is an exploration of the significant political, religious, economic, cultural and social developments in England during a time in which English men and women experienced civil war. Students consider the philosophical, ideological, and political factors contributing to the challenges emerging during this time to traditional faith, secular power, and religious authority. Analytical, critical thinking and interpretation skills are refined through a study of historical manuscripts and modern historical interpretations. Prerequisite: 6 lower-level HIstory credits
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3 credits
Students engage with the roles and contributions of women in medieval history. The revolutionary changes in feminist and gender theory, and the problems medieval historiography has had to overcome in trying to uncover women's lives from this remote period of history are examined. Students focus on the diverse avenues open to medieval women for agency and independence, and their varied roles within a patriarchal society. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level history courses
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3 credits
Students examine the social, economic and political characteristics of the thirteen colonies as they changed from small European outposts to mature societies. Prerequisite: Six lower-level history credits
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3 credits
This course is an examination of the development of the new American nation, with special emphasis on expansion, regionalism, Jacksonian democracy, social reform, and the coming of the Civil War. Prerequisite: Six lower-level history credits
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3 credits
This course is an examination of the political and social development in Post-Civil War America, with special emphasis on Reconstruction, industrialization, and the Gilded Age. Prerequisite: Six lower-level history credits
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3 credits
Students focus on the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1900 to the end of World War II. Prerequisite: Six lower-level history credits
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3 credits
Students focus on selected issues relating to the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from the end of World War II to the present. Prerequisite: Six lower-level history credits
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3 credits
Students explore the far-reaching transformations in Britain as the nation moved into imperial expansion. Key topics include the institutional, political, and social responses to Britain's move into position as the world's first industrial and urban society. Lectures, discussions, and research engage students in an active critical analysis and interpretation of historical documents, as well as a modern historical anaylses of this period. Prerequisite: No Fewer than 6 credits in lower-level History courses
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3 credits
Students examine the responses to, and influences of, institutions, families, social groupings, religious institutions, aesthetic perspectives and other elements within British society, during the Victorian time period, in and outside of that society. Comprehension of the transformations and forces emerging in this society is enhanced through a study of historical documents, as well as a review of modern historical analyses and debates. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 lower-level History courses
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3 credits
Students consider the historic experience of children in Western society, particularly in Canada, while focusing on the place of education in children's lives. Educational structures are examined, including the development of leading and influential theories about the education of children. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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3 credits
The Great Depression of the 1930s, and World War II contributed to tremendous socio-economic and political changes in Britain. Students investigate the legacies of such events through an analysis and discussion of the nationalization of British industry, the emergeing welfare state, immigration, and modern British culture. Students engage in a critical analysis of historical documents and modern perspectives. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in lower-level History courses.
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3 credits
Through a study of terrorism from the French Revolution to the present, students examine terrorism within the context of individual and state-initiated acts of political and social violence, and through themes such as the evolution of democracy, social and political alienation, rising national, ethnic, and religious consciousness, and cultural and economic globalization. Students advance their understanding of the root causes for terrorism in the modern world through their interpretation and analysis of historical resources. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but completion of 6 credits of lower-level History courses is recommended.
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3 credits
Based on a law and society approach, this course engages students with a British North American and Canadian cultural history centered on the meanings of crime, disorder, policing, and punishment. Emphasizing the 19th to 21st century in what became Canada, students explore the English origins as well as the British North American adaptations of emergent Canadian approaches and challenges within the criminal justice system. Themes include the relationship between First Nations' laws and the Anglo-Canadian legal order, aspects of crime history and colonialism, the influences of class, ethnicity and gender in Canadian crime history and the evolution of increasingly pluralistic notions of how society might respond to disorder and criminality.
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3 credits
Students consider the invention of the automobile as a vehicle for understanding North American cultural and economic history. By exploring the revolutionary impact of the automobile, students examine the context and status of its invention, its relationship to environmental and socioeconomic factors, and the current trends and priorities in auto-mobility, urban planning, and production.
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3 credits
In this online seminar, students examine the reciprocal relations between humans and non-human nature through a historiographic perspective. The course addresses the changing impact of human populations, their technology and their ideas on the physical environment, as well as how climate, topography, plants, and animals have enabled, constrained, and altered the path of human societies. A North American context is emphasized. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but completion of 60 credits is recommended.
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3 credits
Students examine selected topics in the history of British Columbia. Topics may include race and racism, immigration, economic issues and development, social and cultural history, religion and society, postwar diversity and dissent, and/or political culture. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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3 credits
Students engage with various themes relating to the cultural, political, philosophical, religious, or economic history of the ancient Mediterranean, medieval, and early modern worlds. Cultural and social history is emphasized. Students are offered an opportunity to explore a unique subject matter (not normally offered in other courses), or further examine a specialised, scholarly field. Thematic considerations vary from year to year. Students may learn about the beginning or end of a civilization, cultural and religious change, or continuity from one civilization to the next. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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3 credits
Participants focus on selected themes relating to the cultural, social, political, institutional, or economic history of Europe. The course accommodates subject matter that is not usually offered in other courses, and themes vary from year to year. Participants learn the dynamics of complex historical processes related to such issues as domestic politics, the interaction of states, the formation of new states, social and economic transformations, and major cultural expressions. Advanced students of history focus on applying the skills they have learned in order to examine complex topics in European history. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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3 credits
Students explore selected topics in the history of Canada. Topics may include immigration and ethnicity, war and society, environmental history, religion, sexuality, Indigenous history, state formation, and popular culture. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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3 credits
Students examine America's greatest crisis, from its origins in the early nineteenth century to the abandonment of Reconstruction. Specific topics vary, however, emphasis is placed on the political, military, social, and cultural dimensions of the war. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
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3 credits
Students examine aspects of British history typically in the forefront of modern research, from the period between the Protestant and Catholic reformations of the early 1500s and the Industrial Revolution of the 1700s. The topical focus of this course changes with each offering, however, the themes relate to the economic, social, religious, political and economic history of this period. Students engage in discussion and research that centres on historical documents, and modern historical interpretations and debate. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in lower-level History courses.
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3 credits
This course is an in-depth examination of selected themes relating to the social, cultural, economic and political history of modern Britain, up to the present day. Discussions and lectures address diverse topics, which range from immigration issues and intercultural change in Britain to transformations in popular culture and political expectations. Students investigate subject matter which is often not offered in other courses, and utilize historical materials ranging from manuscripts to modern electronic sources. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in lower-level History courses.
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3 credits
Students focus on the history and politics of communism and the environment. Students explore environmental issues and policies in the Soviet Union, China, and Cuba. Students examine other related issues, such as the writings of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and others; ideology, political philosophy, and the environment; and the role of communism and socialism in environmental movements today. Students also compare environmental practices in communist countries with those of capitalist countries. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note: Same course as POLI 4710
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3 credits
This course is designed to facilitate learner understanding of the data analysis process in relation to research based professional practice in nursing and social work. Students apply a range of analytical techniques to both qualitative and quantitative data. This course enhances the learner's ability to analyze data and critically review research literature applicable to their professional practice. Prerequisites: NURS 3600 or NURS 2300
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4 credits
This course introduces students to the normal structure and function of the human body and normal bodily changes associated with aging. Students will explore common challenges to health and healing in relation to each body system. Students will also be encouraged to explore person-centred practice as it relates to the common challenges to health and, in particular, to end-of-life care. Prerequisites: Admission to the Health Care Assistant Certificate program. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HEAL 1200 and HLTH 1201.
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3 credits
This practice course provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from all other courses with individuals and families in a community setting. Opportunity will be provided for students to become more familiar with the role of the HCA within a home support agency, assisted living facility, or a group home to gain abilities that will prepare graduates for employment in these settings. It is important that students understand the philosophy of community care settings and the importance of client choice and independence. Prerequisites: Admission to the HCA program or approval from the associate Dean; HLTH 1051, HLTH 1001, HLTH 1011, HLTH 1201, HLTH 1351, HLTH 1153, HLTH 1155, HLTH 1301, HLTH 1101
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3 credits
Participants gain a solid foundation in the basic knowledge required in perinatal practice. The course focuses on facilitating participants' understanding of key concepts related to antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum nursing care, including the assessment and care of the newborn. Learning activities are designed to foster participants' understanding of social, ethical, and cultural influences on the childbearing family, the health care resources available to support families, and of the entry-level nursing competencies and standards of care required in perinatal practice. Prerequisites: Second year standing in nursing program.
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3 credits
This course is designed to foster understanding and critical thinking in relation to social, ethical, legal, professional, and cultural aspects of psychiatric-mental health care. Students enhance their therapeutic relational-communication skills, assess and plan care for common mental health challenges and increase awareness of the entry-level nursing competencies and standards of care within interprofessional and intersectoral psychiatric-mental health practice. Prerequisites: Second year standing in a nursing program.
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3 credits
Students will examine the standards and legislation that regulate professional nursing practice. Students will become more aware of Canadian health care system trends and issues and the role of nursing leadership in creating healthy practice environments which prioritize patient safety and quality patient care outcomes. Opportunities are provided to critically reflect on the evolution of nurse's work in related to issues of social justice and health equity. Students will also explore evidenced-informed practice as the relationship between practice, theory, and research and develop an inquiry-based approach to learning and nursing practice. Prerequisites: Admission to the Return to Registered Nurse Practice Program, or current BCCNM Registration, or permission of Associate Dean or designate. ***This course is only available for registration to students residing in Canada***
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3 credits
This course is designed to advance the relational knowledge and skill of health professionals. Students will examine communication with a cultural humility lens with an emphasis on diverse client populations, interprofessional collaboration, teaching and learning, and power relations. Students will also explore the health professional's responsibility to uphold the principles of the TRC and the In Plain Sight report towards promoting health and culturally safe care for Indigenous Peoples. Prerequisites: Admission to the Return to Registered Nurse Practice Program, or current BCCNM Registration, or permission of Associate Dean or designate. ***This course is only available for registration to students residing in Canada***
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3 credits
In this course, students will review the importance of critical thinking for clinical decision-making to support safe, competent, and ethical nursing practice across a variety of health settings and with diverse client populations with a wide range of health challenges. Students will examine case studies using clinical decision-making frameworks and tools to apply clinical decision-making skills. Students will apply the required knowledge to implement evidence-informed clinical decision-making to effectively manage clinical issues and provide better-patient care. Prerequisites: Admission to the Return to Registered Nurse Practice Program or current BCCNM Registration, or permission of the Nursing Associate Dean or appropriate designate.
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3 credits
This course provides a contemporary perspective of healthy aging in Canada. Changing population demographics highlight the importance of understanding successful and healthy aging in multiple dimensions such as personal health domains (e.g. physical, emotional, social, psychological, spiritual) and social determinant dimensions (e.g. biology, education, income, housing, social networks, work). The course will emphasize contemporary, 'health across the lifespan' aging as differentiated from the historical model of declining health and abilities. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course.
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3 credits
Using an interdisciplinary approach to study mental health, mental illness, and substance use, students will examine a variety of perspectives and contextual factors used to explore issues and concepts of mental health. Distribution patterns, risk factors, organization of health systems, and societal efforts toward prevention and treatment will also be reviewed. A focus will be placed on understanding the social determinants of health and exploring issues from a population and public health perspective. Prerequisite: Undergraduate students 3rd year standing or permission of the Associate Dean or designate. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HLTH 4410.
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3 credits
Learners review conceptual, historical, political, and societal factors that influence values, beliefs, approaches, and practices with persons with problematic substance use. Learners reflect upon their own attitudes and beliefs and consider how prior knowledge and experiences may influence their understanding of substance use disorders and their perceptions of persons experiencing problematic substance use and their families. Learners are introduced to foundational concepts and methods in prevention and treatment of problematic substance use. Prerequisite: 4th year standing or permission from the School of Nursing or School of Social Work. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HLTH 4510, HLTH 4511.
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3 credits
Building on many of the concepts introduced in HLTH 4510, Learners will focus on ways of supporting individuals and families who are adversely affected by substance misuse. Learners are introduced to key concepts and basic competencies required for practice. The course will blend evidence-informed practices and core behavioral and technical competencies for addiction professionals through an interprofessional lens. Consideration will be given to the social determinants of health and the impacts these have upon case conceptualization and care planning. Learners will examine evidence-based interventions with a special emphasis on skills that illustrate a selection of core technical competencies. Prerequisite: HLTH 4511 Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HLTH 4520, HLTH 4521.
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3 credits
Learners are exposed to a broadened view of approaches to reducing risk and harms of substance use for individuals, helping systems and communities, including health promotion, prevention, harm reduction and drug policy. Learners consider population as individuals, families, social and demographic cohorts, neighborhoods and larger communities when examining policy, programs, advocacy and legislation aimed at preventing and or reducing problematic substance use. Prerequisite: HLTH 4531
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3 credits
This course examines the structure and functioning of the Canadian healthcare system in the context of Canadian society, including challenges to the provision of quality care. Students will critically analyze the role of advanced practice in the healthcare system, using the concepts of principled leadership, politics, macroeconomics and the determinants of health as they apply at the local, provincial, territorial and national levels. Comparisons with healthcare systems in other countries will also be made. The emphasis will be on application of knowledge to practice contexts. Prerequisite: Recommended - Admission to Graduate Studies, NURS 5100
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3 credits
In this course leadership best practices for effective, culturally relevant Indigenous people's healthcare are examined. Participants develop knowledge of Indigenous peoples' history, traditional perspectives, health-wellness practices, and challenges inherent in the complex and interrelated socio-cultural, historical, and contextual determinants that influence health. Participants analyze Indigenous and mainstream knowledge/practices and how each shapes service design and delivery. The importance of respectful relationships, partnership, and Indigenous leadership in improving healthcare access and outcomes is explored. Course activities will strengthen participant abilities to draw on the literature and other information sources to inform program and policy development, knowledge translation, and evaluating program effectiveness as well as assist in preparing for a major paper or thesis in the area of Indigenous peoples' health. Prerequisite: HLTH 6000 Recommended Requisites: HLTH 5300, HLTH 5200 and NURS 5100
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3 credits
Students explore Indigenous land-based epistemologies within an interdisciplinary framework of Indigenous law, geography, social work, education, health and wellness. Through an alignment with Indigenous intergenerational land-based contexts, practices, and processes, students experience and articulate ethical modes of living that respect Indigenous self-determination and sovereignties. Students take an experiential approach that centres Indigenous knowledges and considers the land as the primary text and instructor. Students explore how policies and practices of colonialism and violence systematically block Indigenous access to the land and how diverse resistance and resurgence movements are asserting Indigenous rights in relation to food, water, education, ceremony, and movement. Prerequisite: Admission into the MA HRSJ program.
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3 credits
Students explore Indigenous land-based epistemologies within an interdisciplinary framework of Indigenous law, geography, social work, education, health and wellness. Through an alignment with Indigenous intergenerational land-based contexts, practices, and processes, students experience and articulate ethical modes of living that respect Indigenous self-determination and sovereignties. Students take an experiential approach that centres Indigenous knowledges and considers the land as the primary text and instructor. Students explore how policies and practices of colonialism and violence systematically block Indigenous access to the land and how diverse resistance and resurgence movements are asserting Indigenous rights in relation to food, water, education, ceremony, and movement.
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3 credits
Students examine social science and humanities field research as multidisciplinary practices that take place over a variety of contexts and locations. Students engage with quantitative and qualitative epistemologies and methodologies. Students learn to formulate basic research questions, and move on to explore methodological research choices and ethical implications. Students engage with Indigenous and anti-colonial approaches to research methods including data collection and analysis practiced in the global south. Students learn to create a comprehensive research proposal and ethics application. Students may choose to use this work as a thesis or project proposal. Prerequisites: Admission into the MA HRSJ program
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3 credits
Students examine social science and humanities field research as multidisciplinary practices that take place over a variety of contexts and locations. Students engage with quantitative and qualitative epistemologies and methodologies. Students learn to formulate basic research questions, through methodological research choices and ethical implications, to a comprehensive research proposal and ethics application. Students may choose to use this work as a thesis or project proposal.
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3 credits
Students investigate and explore a series of diverse case studies related to the art, sociology and media practices of feminist social movements. Students investigate, analyze and critique the goals and achievements of feminist social movements, the complex media practices that emerge from and about them, and the artistic practice and production they generate. Students consider feminist issues such as the body and autonomy, sexual violence, environmentalism, and access to public and digital space in the context of activism and mobilization, evaluating the opportunities and challenges in building social justice frameworks for women in society. Prerequisites: Admission into the MA HRSJ program.
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3 credits
Students investigate and explore a series of diverse case studies related to the art, sociology and media practices of feminist social movements. Students investigate, analyze and critique the goals and achievements of feminist social movements, the complex media practices that emerge from and about them, and the artistic practice and production they generate. Students consider feminist issues such as the body and autonomy, sexual violence, environmentalism, and access to public and digital space in the context of activism and mobilization, evaluating the opportunities and challenges in building social justice frameworks for women in society.
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3 credits
Students explore the history, nature, and scope of the concept of rights: legal rights, civil rights, political rights and human rights, both as these pertain to individuals and as they pertain to groups and collectivities. Students trace the history of rights theory from early social contract theories (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau) to contemporary theories of rights and justice. Students examine the relation between rights, conceptions of justice and power relations, and the law; how conceptions of rights may promote or inhibit the social advancement of particular groups; and how rights have been connected to people from equity-seeking groups in theory and in practice. Prerequisites: Admission into the MA HRSJ program
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3 credits
Students explore the history, nature, and scope of the concept of rights: legal rights, civil rights, political rights and human rights, both as these pertain to individuals and as they pertain to groups and collectivities. Students trace the history of rights theory from early social contract theories (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau) to contemporary theories of rights and justice. Students examine the relation between rights, conceptions of justice and power relations, and the law; how conceptions of rights may promote or inhibit the social advancement of particular groups; and how rights have been connected to people from equity-seeking groups in theory and in practice.
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3 credits
Students confront gender-based violence in situations of war and conflict. Students use critical analysis tools, guidelines of social justice, and potentialities for solutions to analyze war and conflict. Using the expertise of various disciplines to uncover the complexities of what gender-based violence and trauma mean in the context of war and conflict, students explore the possibilities for peacebuilding and healing. In tackling all of these issues, students engage with the larger issues of human rights. Prerequisites: Admission into the MA HRSJ program.
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3 credits
Students confront gender-based violence in situations of war and conflict. Students use critical analysis tools, guidelines of social justice, and potentialities for solutions to analyze war and conflict. Using the expertise of various disciplines to uncover the complexities of what gender-based violence and trauma mean in the context of war and conflict, students explore the possibilities for peacebuilding and healing. In tackling all of these issues, students engage with the larger issues of human rights.
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3 credits
Students explore the history and development of modern political structures such as the nation-state and the capitalist global order through processes of social and political revolution, war and pacification, liberal constitutionalism and democratization. Students discuss cosmopolitanism and its relationship to contemporary awareness of global interconnection. Students trace the patterns of conflict and cooperation between state actors and social groups at regional, national and transnational levels. Students also examine key questions in the contemporary world from the perspectives of different social science disciplines and draw on core theories related to cosmopolitanism, materialism and post-structuralism, and consider how states can peacefully coexist in an anarchistic world system. Prerequisite: Admission into the MA HRSJ program
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3 credits
Students explore the history and development of modern political structures such as the nation-state and the capitalist global order through processes of social and political revolution, war and pacification, liberal constitutionalism and democratization. Students discuss cosmopolitanism and its relationship to contemporary awareness of global interconnection. Students trace the patterns of conflict and cooperation between state actors and social groups at regional, national and transnational levels. Students also examine key questions in the contemporary world from the perspectives of different social science disciplines and draw on core theories related to cosmopolitanism, materialism and post-structuralism, and consider how states can peacefully coexist in an anarchistic world system.
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3 credits
Students examine contemporary capitalism as a system connecting extraction, production, consumption, and disposal at different spatial scales and across political jurisdictions, as well as differing cultural and social contexts. Beginning with the moral economists' critique of capitalism and its redefinition of human relations, students explore economic globalization under de-regulated capitalism through the lens of the global fashion and apparel industry. This sector's complex impact on areas such as resources, land, labour, Indigenous peoples and consumer behaviour shapes students' investigation of contemporary concerns and alternative visions. Students study the law and legal institutions as key technologies constituting, not only economic globalization, but also the tools that social movements employ to pursue justice.
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12 credits
Students explore and develop an original and substantial research project related to issues of human rights and social justice. Students completing the thesis completion option work under the direction of a faculty supervisor and a thesis advisory committee. Students completing the thesis option register in this course after completing nine credits at the 5000 level. Students remain enrolled in HRSJ 5910 until they have completed all of the requirements. Prerequisite: Admission into the MA HRSJ program; The agreement of a supervisor among faculty qualified to supervise within the MA HRSJ program; Completion of 9 credits at the 5000 level in the MA HRSJ program.
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12 credits
Students develop an original and substantial creative research project related to issues of human rights and social justice. Creative research projects can include, but are not limited to, art exhibits, creative writing, and theatre production. Students completing the creative completion option work under the direction of a faculty supervisor and an advisory committee. Students completing the creative option register in this course after completing nine credits at the 5000 level. Students remain enrolled in HRSJ 5920 until they have completed all of the requirements. Prerequisite: Admission into the MA HRSJ program; The agreement of a creative expression project supervisor among faculty members qualified to supervise within the MA HRSJ program; Completion of 9 credits at the 5000 level in the MA HRSJ program.
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12 credits
Students develop an original and substantial creative expression project related to issues of human rights and social justice. Creative expression projects can include, but are not limited to, art exhibits, creative writing, and theatre production. Students completing the creative completion option work under the direction of a faculty supervisor and an advisory committee. Students completing the creative option register in this course after completing nine credits at the 5000 level.
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6 credits
Students develop and research a project, typically in consultation with a partner organization or group, related to issues of human rights and/or social justice. Students completing the research project option work under the supervision of a faculty project advisor. Students completing the research project option can register for this course any time after completing nine credits at the 5000 level. Students remain enrolled in HRSJ 5930 until they have completed all requirements. Prerequisites: Admission into the MA HRSJ program; The agreement of a research project supervisor from among faculty members qualified to supervise in the MA HRSJ program; Completion of at least 9 credits at the 5000 level in the MA HRSJ program
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6 credits
Students develop and research a project, typically in consultation with a partner organization or group, related to issues of human rights and/or social justice. Students completing the research project option work under the supervision of a faculty project advisor. Students completing the research project option can register for this course any time after completing nine credits at the 5000 level.
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3 credits
This course examines the development of science in society. The course begins with the earliest scientific ideas, progressing to science in the modern era and beyond. A philosophical analysis of the advances, functions, and implications of science in society is used to study how science has changed over time, and how these changes have impacted our world. The discussion addresses issues such as societal attitudes toward science, the achievements of great scientists, and the effect on future generations of today's social policies regarding science. Central questions include: What is science for? Whom is it for? How has science changed over time? How does--and how should--society use science? Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but Provincial Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent and University-level studies in history, science, or social sciences are recommended.
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3 credits
This course examines the development of science in society. The course begins with the earliest scientific ideas, progressing to science in the modern era and beyond. A philosophical analysis of the advances, functions, and implications of science in society is used to study how science has changed over time, and how these changes have impacted our world. The discussion addresses issues such as societal attitudes toward science, the achievements of great scientists, and the effect on future generations of today's social policies regarding science. Central questions include: What is science for? Whom is it for? How has science changed over time? How does--and how should--society use science? Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but completion of 60 credits is recommended.
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4 credits
This course provides the opportunity to acquire basic communication and interviewing skills. Using a problem-solving model, students learn how to work with clients to identify issues and through role playing, practice and demonstrate new skills. Before completing the final assignment, students are required to complete HUMS 1101. This course begins with an exploration of the concept of relationship as the critical ingredient to effective helping. The course ends with the opportunity to acquire basic communication and interviewing skills in working with clients to resolve issues using the problem-solving model, empowering and relationship building. You will be required to demonstrate personal integration of the helping skills covered in this course in simulated practice sessions using learning partners, teleconferencing, video viewing, and the production of a video with critique. Prerequisites: This course will be accepted in the Social Service Program until the replacement courses are available. The replacement courses will be HUMS 1541 and HUMS 1611. Check the SSWP webpage for updates. Corequisite: HUMS 1101
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1 credits
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to practice and receive feedback on their core communication, interview, and counselling skills and on their ability to apply the problem-solving model in case-simulation scenarios. The purpose of this course is to: allow the opportunity for role-play interventions in case simulations; clarify the basic communication concepts for social service practitioners; discuss areas of concern and prepare follow-through plans to further your professional growth. This course was previously known as SSWP 110. Prerequisites: HUMS 1091 (previously SSWP 109) including the completion of three HUMS 1091 (previously SSWP 109) course assignments or approval of the program area.Note: This course is offered through distance. If the student is attending the in-person course, travel costs to attend the weekend workshop are the student's responsibility. Enrolment may be limited in the workshop. This course will be accepted in the Social Service Program until the replacement course is available. The replacement course will be HUMS 1611 (previously HUMS 161). Check the SSWP webpage for updates. ***This course is only available for registration to students residing in Canada***
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3 credits
Students explore self-awareness as a foundational concept in the development of competent human service workers. The focus is on furthering self-knowledge and facilitating the development of self-reflection skills. Students will build personal awareness, self-understanding and effective interpersonal communication by examining aspects of self, such as motivations, emotions, values, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, learning styles, personal styles, and self-concept. Prerequisites: Admission to the Social Service Worker Certificate or Program Coordinator permission, or admission to the Human Service Diploma Program or Program Coordinator Permission. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HUMS 1540, HUMS 1541, ECED 1340, EDCS 1540.
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3 credits
Students examine multiple family structures in Canadian society providing the groundwork for beginning practice with families in human service work. Personal values and perceptions related to traditional and non-traditional family types are explored. Topics include the current and historical social, political, cultural, and economic influences on today's families, family of origin and intergenerational trauma issues, family systems theory, and family communication patterns. Prerequisite: Admission to the Human Service Diploma Program or Program Coordinator permission Note: Students cannot receive credit for both ECED 2440 and HUMS 1560
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3 credits
Students examine multiple family structures in Canadian society providing the groundwork for beginning practice with families in human service work. Personal values and perceptions related to traditional and non-traditional family types are explored. Topics include the current and historical social, political, cultural, and economic influences on today's families, family of origin and intergenerational trauma issues, family systems theory, and family communication patterns. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HUMS 1560, HUMS 1561.
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3 credits
Students review the field of human service practice beginning with an overview of personal and professional values and ethics that are key elements of practice. Additional topics include observation, record keeping, community mapping, team work, and self-care. Prerequisites: Admission to the Human Service Diploma Program or permission of the Program Coordinator, or admission to the Social Service Certificate Program or permission of the program coordinator. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HUMS 1580, HUMS 1581, EDCS 1580.
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3 credits
Students participate in an 190-hour blended community service learning practicum to establish linkages between Human Service knowledge, values and skills. Students experience supervised opportunities to demonstrate self-knowledge and self-awareness, professional integrity, and positive working relationships in a human service agency. The focus is on the application of core human service concepts and the recognition of the knowledge to practice relationship. Prerequisites: HUMS 1540 with grade of C or better, or HUMS 1541 with grade of C or better, or EDCS 1540 with grade of C or better, and HUMS 1580 with grade of C or better, or HUMS 1581 with grade of C or better, or EDCS 1580 with grade of C or better. This course is only available to students who have been admitted to the Social Service Worker Certificate Program. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HUMS 1600, HUMS 1601, EDCS 1680.
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3 credits
Students examine the historical and continuing process of colonization in Canada, and the resulting societal, political, linguistic, spiritual, and cultural impacts that are challenging Indigenous peoples today. The development of cultural understanding and the beginning of culturally competent practice occur in this course. Additional topics include self-government, cultural healing and empowerment, and human service practice in Indigenous peoples communities. Prerequisite: Admission to the Human Service Diploma program or permission of the Program Coordinator Note: Students cannot receive credit for both HUMS 1771 and HUMS 1770.
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3 credits
Students examine the historical and continuing process of colonization in Canada, and the resulting societal, political, linguistic, spiritual, and cultural impacts that are challenging Indigenous people today. The development of cultural understanding and the beginning of culturally competent practice occur in this course. Additional topics include self-government, cultural healing and empowerment, and human service practice in Indigenous communities. Prerequisites: Admission to the Human Service Diploma Program or permission of the Program Coordinator. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HUMS 1770, HUMS 1771.
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3 credits
Students are provided an introductory opportunity to work with clients in social service and community support settings, and to identify important aspects of reflective human service practice. These include the use of self, the importance of establishing relationships, and the use of supervision. Students are required to complete a structured volunteer experience in an approved community agency and to participate in a series of bi-weekly seminars that discuss a framework to undertake human service practice with clients. Prerequisite: Admission to the Human Service Diploma program
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3 credits
Students develop specific skills and knowledge that can be applied to advocacy for children, youth, and adults facing significant social disadvantages, such as disabilities, poverty, and mental health problems. Community systems are examined in terms of how practitioners can facilitate support for clients facing multiple barriers. Prevention programs and community teaming possibilities are discussed, and students are provided opportunities to discover existing resources and identify gaps in services, from a community perspective, for specific populations (such as people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - FASD).
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3 credits
This course is designed to help students situate their work, with individuals affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), within a developmental context. Students explore fetal alcohol effects as they are experienced across the lifespan, from infancy to adulthood, as well as within specific social systems (family, community, workplace, school, and leisure-related settings). Secondary disabilities are addressed with attention to how these develop over time. Strategies for addressing secondary disability issues are discussed.
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3 credits
Students develop an understanding of human service work with people in the areas of mental health and substance use. They explore mental health and substance use in Canada, incorporating Indigenous perspectives. They investigate perceptions about mental health and substance use, theoretical foundations and key foundational concepts in the prevention, screening, assessment and treatment of mental health and substance use related difficulties. Students examine the Canadian mental health system and the influence of social and cultural factors on mental health and substance use in Canada. Students reflect on their own attitudes and beliefs regarding mental health and substance use. Note that students cannot receive credit for both HUMS 2230 and HUMS 2231
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3 credits
Students develop an understanding of human service work with people in the areas of mental health and substance use. They explore mental health and substance use in Canada, incorporating Indigenous perspectives. They investigate perceptions about mental health and substance use, theoretical foundations and key foundational concepts in the prevention, screening, assessment and treatment of mental health and substance use related difficulties. Students examine the Canadian mental health system and the influence of social and cultural factors on mental health and substance use in Canada. Students reflect on their own attitudes and beliefs regarding mental health and substance use. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HUMS 2230, HUMS 2231.
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4 credits
Students participate in a 190-hour supervised practicum at an agency, which delivers community-based services to children and youth, families and others in the community. The focus is on students demonstrating professional and ethical practice, appropriate and accountable professional decision-making; and reflexive practice. Students will explore the social justice factors affecting the service user population in the agency. Prerequisite: HUMS 1601 with a grade of C or better OR HUMS 1600 with a grade of C or better OR EDCS 1580 with a grade of C or better Note: Students cannot receive credit for both SOCW 3040 or HUMS 2600
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3 credits
Students participate in a 190-hour supervised practicum at an agency, which delivers community-based services to children and youth, families and others in the community. The focus is on students demonstrating professional and ethical practice, appropriate and accountable professional decision-making; and reflexive practice. Students will explore the social justice factors affecting the service user population in the agency. Prerequisite: Admission to the Human Service Diploma Program and HUMS 1600 with a grade of C or better, or HUMS 1601 with a grade of C or better, or EDCS 1680 with a grade of C or better. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HUMS 2600, HUMS 2601.
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3 credits
This independent study course is designed to allow students the opportunity to investigate a specific issue within a field or topic pertinent to human service work. Consultation with, and permission of, a faculty member, the Human Services Program Coordinator and the Chair of the School of Social Work and Human Services is required. Prerequisite: Second Year Standing
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3 credits
Students explore the law as an expression of social policy, and the processes by which laws are developed, enacted, and changed. Students are introduced to family law and the family courts, and to human rights legislation with special reference to how laws affect children and human services. The organization of legal services, and the legal accountability and liabilities of human service workers and others in the human service field, are presented. Note: Students may receive credit for only one of the following: SOCW 3570, CYCA 3570, HUMS 3570 Prerequisite: Admission to the Human Service Diploma program or permission of the Program Coordinator
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3 credits
Students examine globalization and the steps managers take to establish or expand their operations in international markets. Students explore the influence of forces such as culture, economics, politics and geography on management decision making. Topics include the business and economic impact of globalization; the economic, geographical, social, cultural, political, and legal influences on global business; international business opportunities and modes of entry; the risks associated with global business; human resource needs for international operations; financing international ventures; international marketing issues, including customer benefits, promotions, pricing, product or service branding and targeting strategies; international production and distribution; and planning an international business venture. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but ECON 1951 or equivalent with a minimum C, MKTG 2431 or equivalent with a minimum C are recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of IBUS 3510, IBUS 3511.
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3 credits
Students examine the position of emerging markets in the new global economy and the business opportunities available in these countries. It highlights challenges and opportunities associated with organizational management and business strategy in emerging economies. Topics include understanding emerging economies; markets and institutions; operating in emerging markets; emerging markets' innovations; managing risk in emerging markets; targeting emerging market clients; and business ethics in emerging markets. Prerequisite: IBUS 3510 (minimum C-) or equivalent
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3 credits
In this survey course, students are introduced to aspects of Japanese culture and society. The course explores Japan from the Meiji Restoration (1868) to the Second World War. Students focus on the development of basic Japanese social, cultural, and political ideas. The course is conducted in English; no knowledge of Japanese is required.
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3 credits
In this survey course, students are introduced to aspects of Japanese culture and society. The course explores modern Japan in the post-war era. Students focus on the development of basic Japanese social, cultural, and political ideas that have shaped modern Japanese society.The course is conducted in English; no knowledge of Japanese is required.
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3 credits
Students explore and experiment with a number of different areas, issues and skills associated with Journalism practice and industry. The exact nature of the material covered will vary with student interest and the availability of instruction.
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3 credits
In this hands-on course, students design and produce a semester-long multi-media storytelling project, connecting journalistic storytelling techniques with multi-media and social media tools used by professionals to reach diverse audiences. Creating stories in audio, video and visual media, students engage in critical approaches to multi-media analysis and design, leveraging the unique features of individual media to reach storytelling goals. Students enhance skills in applied written communication, shaping their craft for different digital contexts and audiences, including social media, blogs and websites. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both JOUR 2060 and JOUR 2061
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3 credits
Students connect journalistic storytelling with the multi-media and social media tools used by professionals to reach a wide range of audiences. Coursework includes social media; storytelling with audio and video; and the use and critical evaluation of blogs as sources and sites for news. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of JOUR 2060, JOUR 2061.
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3 credits
Students are familiarized with major international and national media, and exposed to a wide variety of print publications, as they explore how the media helps to form and shape societal values. Students evaluate the major global media consortiums that cross-control newspapers, magazines, movie studios, cable TV channels, networks, music programs and Internet providers today. The relationships and dependencies that Canadian media have at the local, regional, national, and international levels are examined, with a consideration of how governments attempt to control the media. Prerequisite: JOUR 2020 or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
Students use a digital camera as a reporting tool to reveal events and tell a story about newsworthy subjects that impact society in significant ways. A practical and working knowledge of digital camera equipment is developed as students work with journalistic photo composition and the advanced processing of digital photos through Photoshop. The legal requirements and ethical behaviour of responsible photojournalism is discussed. The photojournalistic image as a distinct form of representation is also explored according to leading theorists. Prerequisite: JOUR 2200 and JOUR 2210 and JOUR 2060 or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
Students examine the role of citizen journalism in the spreading of information in a participatory media landscape. They examine the practices and techniques associated with citizen journalism, including crowdsourcing, live stream, and social media communication. Students consider issues of investigative potential, democratic representation, media law, journalism ethics and the public interest in a comparison of the methods and contributions of professional and citizen journalism. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits of study.
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3 credits
Students examine diverse forms and practices of alternative and community-based media through a variety of theoretical perspectives and case studies, expanding their concepts of what constitutes journalistic practice in the context of their own work. Students are invited to question the conditions under which alterative media projects develop, the variety of media and techniques used in implementation, and their relationship to diverse agendas for social, political and cultural change. Students apply this variety of critical perspectives on the language, style and approach of alternative media projects to their own practice. Prerequisite: 45 Credits or approval of the Department Chair.
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3 credits
Journalism has a strong tradition of outlaw writers who break the conventions of society and of journalism. These writers do that through style and content and through the way they practise the craft of writing. Some of these journalists found an audience that allowed them to rebel from inside newspapers and the publishing industry, and others are outcasts who used the craft of writing to rage against their circumstances. The effect of these writers has been so strong that they have altered the path of journalism and made changes in both society and writing. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor.
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6 credits
***Please note: LAWF 3030 is a full year course. Students choosing this course in Fall must also register for the same section for it in Winter and vice-versa.*** Students undertake a legal and policy analysis of the basic principles and fundamental concepts of the law of contracts as they relate to commercial and consumer transactions. Students explore the following: the formation of contracts including offer, acceptance and consideration; estoppel; privity; terms of contract, including exemption clauses; standard form contracts; bailment; mistake, misrepresentation and unconscionability; termination, including the doctrine of frustration; breach and remedies for breach; and dispute resolution processes. Emphasis is placed not only on knowledge of rules and principles, their historical derivation, rationale, efficacy and social validity, but also upon the creative use of contracts to both avoid and resolve disputes.
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6 credits
***Please note: LAWF 3050 is a full year course. Students choosing this course in Fall must also register for the same section for it in Winter and vice-versa.*** This course is an examination of the fundamental concepts of property law and the types of property interest recognized by Anglo-Canadian law. Topics include the historical evolution of property concepts; the basic concepts of possession, ownership and title; estates and other interests in land such as joint and concurrent ownership, easements, covenants, licenses, mortgages, future interests and perpetuities; the landlord and tenant relationship; the land titles system of registration of title to land; the social constraints upon property use and disposition; and property rights of Indigenous peoples.
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6 credits
***Please note: LAWF 3080 is a full year course. Students choosing this course in Fall must also register for the same section for it in Winter and vice-versa.*** This course provides an anatomy of criminal conduct and its legal treatment, utilizing a limited range of criminal offences. Students examine the designation of human conduct as criminal and consider the social, cultural and political forces involved. Other topics include: the development of the criminal process in English common law, its translation to Canada and embodiment in the Criminal Code; the substantive elements of a criminal offence, including both physical and mental elements; the common law and code defences; procedural, tactical, ethical and evidential problems associated with criminal prosecution at both the pre-trial and trial stages; the sentencing process; and the position at law of the victim.
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3 credits
This course is a critical inquiry into the nature and functions of law and justice, including natural law, legal positivism, sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, and contemporary theorists.
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3 credits
Students critically engage with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and its associated jurisprudence. They focus on the following topics: The social, political and theoretical context in which disputes over the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are adjudicated; significant aspects of Charter adjudication, including judicial review, the interpretation of the Charter, and the remedial powers of courts; examination of the substantive jurisprudence on key rights protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and consideration of the practical difficulties involved in litigating Charter claims.
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3 credits
Students are introduced to comparative law as a method of legal enquiry, which is of significant import to the cosmopolitan lawyer who often requires knowledge of more than one legal system. Students consider the practical aims and theoretical underpinnings of the comparative legal method and examine the historical development of the process of comparing rules, principles, and institutions of different countries. Emphasis is placed on the contemporary use of the comparative method in both public and private law by legal actors such as lawyers, judges, and legislators. Students develop an international perspective by making substantive connections between the Canadian common law and a range of legal traditions, questioning whether national legal systems and institutions are converging or whether differing economic, political, and social contexts act to preserve legal diversity.
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3 credits
Students examine selected issues in constitutional law at the advanced level. Topics may include constitutional amendment, comparative approaches to rights, comparative federalism, the role of international law in constitutional litigation, the role of social movements, and strategic litigation in securing constitutional rights.
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3 credits
Students analyze the law governing unionized workplaces in Canada. Topics include freedom of association; the status of participants; union organization and certification; unfair labour practices; collective bargaining; the collective agreement and arbitration; industrial conflict; the duty of fair representation; and interaction between the labour law regime and the common-law of employment.
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3 credits
This course is an introduction to issues of legal ethics and professional responsibility. Students become competent at ethical reasoning in the context of legal practice. To achieve this goal, the course covers selected topics in the 'law of lawyering' (for example, the Law Society of British Columbia's Code of Professional Conduct), but also addresses the general question of what it means to be an ethical lawyer. Students are expected to develop their awareness of the various moral values underlying the legal system, and to practice how to weigh and apply those values, and the law of lawyering, to ethical problems. Selected topics relating to the regulation of lawyers' ethics are also addressed.
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9 credits
Placements are found for students in the Provincial Court to perform research, prepare memoranda, and meet and discuss with a supervising judge. Prerequisites: LAWF 3910 and LAWF 3920 and consent of the Dean or Associate Dean. Recommended Prerequisites: LAWF 3810 and LAWF 3820.
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1 credits
Building on LEGA 1060: Corporate Procedures 1, students focus on corporate structure and completion of filing forms as related to sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, societies, cooperatives, non-reporting companies, and extra-provincial non-reporting companies. They are also introduced to securities and to BC OnLine which is an Internet access to government services and information about companies in British Columbia. Prerequisite: LEGA 1060
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3 credits
In this course, we introduce discrete optimization and expose students to some of the most fundamental concepts, techniques and algorithms in the field. It covers linear optimization, integer and mixed programming, network optimization, goal programming, multi-criteria decision analysis, constraint programming, and game theory. The techniques and algorithms will be applied to complex practical problems in areas such as scheduling, network security, social network, vehicle routing, supply-chain optimization, and resource allocation. Students will do a project on an application of their choice. Prerequisite: MATH 3400
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1 credits
This practicum course is designed for certified Medical Laboratory Assistants or students who have successfully completed the associated theory course, MLDB 1611. Students currently registered in the MLA Program or the National MLA Program are not required to take this course. In this 30-hour laboratory course, students will develop and demonstrate skills that utilize and apply the theoretical principles learned in MLDB 1611, Pre-Analytical Procedures for Histopathology. Students will gain experience in pre-analytical histopathology procedures including: anatomic pathology / histology specimens, preparation for cutting, processing and accessioning. It also includes a cytology component covering specimen preparation, processing and accessioning. Students will be exposed to, and participate in, hands-on situations under supervision from a qualified medical technologist. Prerequisite: MDLB 1611 Prior or concurrent registration in MDLB 1611 or equivalent is required
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3 credits
Laboratory Practicum - Evaluation of Competencies This practicum course is designed to evaluate specific technical and non-technical aspects of the Medical Laboratory Assistant's work, according to criteria and curriculum developed by the British Columbia Society of Medical Laboratory Science (BCSLS), which includes a minimum of 120 hours of practicum training and 200 successful venipunctures. This practicum is a competency based training program held at a laboratory or clinical facility. The specific length and timing of the practicum will vary by facility. Prerequisites: Admission to the Medical Laboratory Assistant program and completion of HLTH 1981, HLTH 1141, MDLB 1221, MDLB 1321, MDLB 1521, MDLB 0521.
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4 credits
This practicum course is designed to evaluate specific technical and non-technical aspects of the Medical Laboratory Assistant's work, according to criteria and curriculum developed by the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS). This practicum is a competency-based training program held at a laboratory or clinical facility. The specific length and timing of the practicum will vary by facility. Prerequisites: HLTH 1981, MDLB 1221, MDLB 1321, MDLB 1521, MDLB 1611. ***This course is only available for registration to students residing in Canada****
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In this practice-based course with theory components, students are introduced to the history of sausage manufacturing. Topics include: processing and packaging materials; equipment and safety; spices; curing; smoking; and diseases associated with sausage manufacturing. Prerequisite: Admission into the Retail Meat Processing program
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3 credits
Students acquire the knowledge and skills to effectively utilize information systems and technology in support of organizational strategy. Topics include an introduction to information systems; information systems strategy; ethics, privacy, and policy; data security; data and knowledge management; networks and communications technologies; wireless and mobile computing; e-business and e-commerce; Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and social networks; systems development and managing information systems projects; and personal productivity software, including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Prerequisite: ENGL 1100 Note: Students will receive credit for only one of MIST 2610, MIST 2611, BBUS 1370, BBUS 1371, BBUS 2370, COMP 1000, COMP 1350, COMP 1700 or COMP 1910.
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3 credits
Students acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed to effectively utilize information systems and technology in support of organizational strategy. Topics include an introduction to information systems in organizations; strategy and information systems leadership; databases and data management; information networks; the Internet and social media; enterprise resource planning and business applications; e-business; wireless and mobile technology; knowledge management; developing and implementing information systems; security and information systems auditing; information ethics and privacy; and practical skills using operating systems, word processing and spreadsheet software. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but ENGL 1101 is recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of COMP 1000, COMP 1350, COMP 1700, COMP 1910, MIST 2610, MIST 2611.
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3 credits
Students receive an overall view of the marketing function, the role of marketing in society and its application within organizations. Topics include an overview of marketing; developing a marketing plan and strategies; analyzing the marketing environment; consumer behaviour; segmentation, targeting, and positioning; developing new products; product, branding, and packaging decisions; pricing concepts and strategies; distribution strategies; and integrated marketing communications. Prerequisite: CMNS 1290 (minimum C-) or equivalent Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of MKTG 2430, MKTG 2431, MKTG 3430, TMGT 1150, BBUS 3430 or BBUS 3431
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3 credits
Students receive an overall view of the marketing function, the role of marketing in society and its application within organizations. Topics include marketing value; understanding customer's value needs; creating value; communicating value; and delivering value. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but CMNS 1290, or CMNS 1291 is recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of ADMN 3651, MKTG 3430, MKTG 3430, MKTG 2430, MKTG 2430, MKTG 2431, TMGT 1150.
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3 credits
Students receive an overall view of the marketing function, the role of marketing in society and its application within organizations. Topics include an introduction to marketing; developing a marketing plan and strategies; analyzing the marketing environment; consumer behaviour; segmentation, targeting, and positioning; developing new products; product, branding, and packaging decisions; pricing concepts and strategies; distribution strategies; and integrated marketing communications. Prerequisite: CMNS 1290 (minimum of C-) or equivalent Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of MKTG 2430, MKTG 3430, MKTG 2431, TMGT 1150, BBUS 3430 or BBUS 3431
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3 credits
Students will gain an overall view of the professional selling function. They will come to understand the role of personal selling in marketing and society and its application within organizations. Topics include relationship selling opportunities; creating value with a relationship strategy; developing a relationship strategy; communication styles; creating production solutions; buying process and buyer behavior; approaching the customer; developing and qualifying a prospect base; determining customer needs; sales demonstration; negotiating buyer concerns; and closing and confirming the sale. Prerequisite: MKTG 2430 (minimum C-) or equivalent Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of MKTG 3450, MKTG 3451, HMGT 2120, BBUS 3450 or BBUS 3451
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3 credits
Students will gain an overall view of the professional selling function. They will come to understand the role of personal selling in marketing and society and its application within organizations. Topics include relationship selling opportunities; creating value with a relationship strategy; developing a relationship strategy; communication styles; creating production solutions; buying process and buyer behavior; approaching the customer; developing and qualifying a prospect base; determining customer needs; sales demonstration; negotiating buyer concerns; and closing and confirming the sale. Prerequisites: MKTG 2431 is recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of HMGT 2120, MKTG 3450, MKTG 3451.
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3 credits
Students examine the psychological, social and cultural theories and concepts that provide insight into consumer behaviour and then apply these principles to different consumer decision-making contexts. Topics include defining consumer behaviour and consumer behaviour research and examining how perception, learning and memory, motivation and affect, self-perception, personality, life-style, values, attitude, group influences, income, social class, family structure, subcultures, and culture affect consumer decision making. Prerequisite: MKTG 2430 (minimum C-) or equivalent Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of MKTG 3470, MKTG 3471, TMGT 4130, BBUS 3470 or BBUS 3471
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3 credits
Students develop an appreciation for the influence consumer behavior has on marketing activities. Students apply psychological, social and cultural concepts to marketing decision making. Topics include the importance of consumer behaviour and research; internal influences such as motivation and involvement, personality, self-image, life-style, perception, learning, attitude formation and change, and communication; external influences such as culture, subculture, social class, reference groups and family, and the diffusion of innovations; and consumer decision making. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but MKTG 2431 is recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of MKTG 3470, MKTG 3471, TMGT 4130.
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3 credits
Students examine how the internet is rapidly becoming one of the primary communications, marketing and commercial medium for businesses in almost every industry, and how managers can effectively use this tool to execute their organization's strategic plans. Topics include the E-Commerce business models and concepts; E-Commerce infrastructure; building E-Commerce presence; E-Commerce security and payment systems; E-Commerce marketing and advertising concepts; social, mobile and local marketing; ethical, social and political issues in E-Commerce; online retailing and services; online content and media; social networks, auctions and portals; and business-to-business E-Commerce. Prerequisite: MKTG 2430 (minimum C-) or equivalent Note: Students will receive credit for only one of MKTG 4450, MKTG 4451, BBUS 4450, BBUS 4451 or BBUS 4453.
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3 credits
Students examine how the Internet is rapidly becoming one of the primary communication, marketing and commercial medium for businesses in almost every industry, and how managers can effectively use this tool to execute their organization's strategic plans. Topics include an overview of electronic commerce; e-marketplaces including auctions and portals; online marketing and consumer behaviour; business-to-business e-commerce; e-government; e-learning; social networks; search engine maximization; e-commerce security; payment solutions and order fulfillment; e-commerce security; e-commerce strategy and global issues; legal, ethical and tax issues; and launching an e-commerce business. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but MKTG 2431 is recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of MKTG 4450, MKTG 4453.
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3 credits
Students explore all aspects of marketing from a global perspective to better respond to international opportunities and competitive situations. Topics include an overview of international marketing; social, cultural, political, and legal environments; international market-entry opportunities; planning and managing market entry strategies and products; global distribution and pricing; international promotion, sales, and negotiation; and international market planning. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but MKTG 2431, IBUS 3511 are recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of MKTG 4470, MKTG 4471.
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3 credits
Students examine the promotional mix including advertising, publicity, personal selling and sales promotion from an integrative perspective. They then learn how to create and manage these promotional tools to successfully execute a business' strategic plan. Topics include an introduction to integrated marketing communication; organizing integrated marketing communication; consumer behavior and target market review; communication response models; objectives and the integrated marketing communication plan; brand positioning strategy decisions; creative strategy decisions; creative tactics decisions; types of media; media planning and budgeting; social, ethical and legal issues; and international marketing communications. Prerequisite: MKTG 2430 (minimum C-) or equivalent Note: Students will receive credit for only one of MKTG 4480, MKTG 4481, BBUS 4480 or BBUS 4481.
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3 credits
Students examine the promotional mix including advertising, publicity, personal selling and sales promotion from an integrative perspective. Students create and manage these promotional tools to successfully execute a business' strategic plan. Topics include an overview of integrated marketing communications (IMC) and brand building; basic IMC strategies; creating, sending, and receiving brand messages; IMC functions; social, legal and ethical issues in IMC; international marketing communication; and effectiveness, measurement, and evaluations. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but MKTG 2431 is recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of MKTG 4480, MKTG 4481.
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4 credits
ABE - Advanced: This course provides students with an overview of historical and current social, economic, and political issues concerning Indigenous people. Prerequisite: None Note: This course is taught in Williams Lake
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3 credits
Students acquire an understanding of current issues within the management of natural resources by engaging with guest speakers, conducting laboratory experiments, and partaking in field excursions. They develop skills to apply scientific inquiry and knowledge to better understand the relationship between people and societies and natural resource management strategies. Students will reflect upon their own use of natural resources and how it affects sustainability. Topics include an introduction to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, water resources, fisheries and wildlife management, and ecosystem restoration.
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3 credits
Students develop a holistic understanding and appreciation for the ecological, cultural, economic, and social benefits of North American deciduous trees. Students explore, through an historical and contemporary lens, tree manufacturing, indigenous tree use, cultural modification, and species preservation within the context of climate change. Topics include tree reproduction, development, anatomy, and morphology and physiology. Field trips provide students with hands-on experience in tree identification. Prerequisite: Life Science 11 or HORT 1500
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3 credits
Students develop an understanding of entomological issues associated with natural resources. Topics include the ecological, economic and social roles of insects as well as identification and basic biology of major groups of insects associated with natural resources. Insect behavioural and chemical ecology and the population dynamics of major insect pests, especially in forests, are reviewed. Students will develop an understanding of ecosystem health, the beneficial and economically positive roles of insects, and the precepts of Integrated Pest Management. Pre-requisite: NRSC 2200
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3 credits
Students develop an understanding of entomological issues associated with natural resources. Topics include the ecological, economic and social roles of insects as well as identification and basic biology of major groups of insects associated with natural resources. Insect behavioural and chemical ecology and the population dynamics of major insect pests, especially in forests, are reviewed. Students will develop an understanding of ecosystem health, the beneficial and economically positive roles of insects, and the precepts of Integrated Pest Management. Recommended Requisite: NRSC 2200 Exclusion: NRSC 4020
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3 credits
Students develop an understanding and awareness of the role fire plays in ecosystems, communities, species, and human society. Students examine key elements of fire, specifically, how it interacts with abiotic and biotic environments, its importance in historical, social, and political contexts, and fire management, as it applies to British Columbia and other regions of Canada. Students receive hands-on experience with fire behaviour modelling, and conduct field activities to assess fuel management and wildland urban interface threat. Prerequisite: NRSC 2100 or Permission of the Natural Resource Science program coordinator.
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3 or 6 credits
Students explore the issues, approaches and stakeholders involved with natural resource management in a tropical country. An appreciation of the ecological, social, economic and cultural aspects of natural resource management in the tropics is examined. Prerequisites: Minimum 3rd year standing in the Natural Resource Science program or permission of the Natural Resource Science program coordinator.
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3 credits
This course is an introduction to the profession of nursing. Participants are introduced to the curriculum foundational perspectives and concepts and how these relate to nursing practice. Participants explore nursing history and the evolution of nursing. Participants critically reflect upon role of gender, race, and class in social construction of nursing as a profession. Explore their responsibility for safe and ethical nursing practice. Prerequisite: Acceptance into Year 1 of the BSN program Corequisite: NURS 1170 and BIOL 1592 or BIOL 1593 and NURS 1730 and NURS 1740
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3 credits
This course is an introduction to the meaning of health including personal health, family health, community health, and societal health. Participants examine significant theoretical and conceptual frameworks of health including health promotion, primary health care, prevention, and determinants of health. By reflecting on personal experiences, participants have the opportunity to identify personal resources and/or challenges that impact health as well as recognize the diversity of beliefs, values, and perceptions of health held by others. Opportunities to learn basic health assessment skills are included in this course. Prerequisite: Acceptance into Year 1 or the BSN program Corequisite: NURS 1170 and BIOL 1592 or BIOL 1593 and NURS 1700 and NURS 1740
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4 credits
This nursing practice experience provides opportunities for students to develop caring relationships with individuals and families for the purpose of health promotion, understanding their health and healing processes when experiencing more complex health challenges, both episodic and chronic. Students will have opportunities to practice nursing approaches that accompany this understanding. Students will work with families and individuals in the home and community, in agencies, and in care facilities to incorporate concepts and learning from all the courses in this semester into their nursing practice. The community and society are considered as contextual influences on the promotion of health for the individual and the family. Prerequisite: HLSC 2660 and NURS 2830 and NURS 2840 and HLTH 2300
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4 credits
In this nursing practice experience students will develop caring relationships with individuals and families for the purpose of health promotion, understanding their health and healing processes when experiencing more complex health challenges, both episodic and chronic. Students will have opportunities to practice nursing approaches that accompany this understanding. Students will work with families and individuals in the home and community, in agencies, and in care facilities to incorporate concepts and learning from all the courses in this semester into their nursing practice. The community and society are considered as contextual influences on the promotion of health for the individual and the family. Prerequisite: Completion of Year 1 and BIOL 1692 or BIOL 1693 Corequisite: HLSC 2660 and NURS 2170 and NURS 2300 and NURS 2750
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4 credits
This nursing practice experience will continue to provide opportunities for students to develop caring relationships with individuals and families for the purpose of health promotion, understanding their health and healing processes when experiencing more complex health challenges, both episodic and chronic. Students will have opportunities to practice nursing approaches that accompany this understanding. Students will work with families and individuals in the home and community, in agencies, and in care facilities to incorporate concepts and learning from all the courses in this semester into their nursing practice. The community and society are considered as contextual influences on the promotion of health for the individual and the family. Prerequisite: HLSC 2660 and NURS 2170 and NURS 2300 and NURS 2740 and NURS 2750 Corequisite: HLTH 2300
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3 credits
Participants apply the theory learned in HLTH 2911, under the supervision of an instructor preceptor. This course, along with HLTH 2911, enables students to meet the licensing requirements of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC). Participants are introduced to perinatal nursing and develop their practice of perinatal competencies expected of entry-level nurses. Meaningful practice-based learning experiences, guided practice, and opportunities for self-reflection are provided. The majority of clinical experience in perinatal nursing takes place in a hospital where students develop competencies in antepartal assessment and care, nursing care during labour and delivery, and postpartal care of women and stable newborns. Students are also placed in an outpatient setting to develop skills in assessing and providing nursing care and support for pregnant women and their families in the antepartal period. Prerequisites: HLTH 2911 or equivalent course completed within the last two years. A letter of Assessment from the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia or another provincial Registered Nurse association indicating eligibility for registration in British Columbia or Canada upon completion of a qualifying course in perinatal practice, or permission of the School of Nursing Associate Dean. Note: NURS 2921 must be taken in a Canadian clinical setting.
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3 credits
Students apply the theory learned in HLTH 2931 to a clinical setting. This clinical course, along with the theory course, enables students to meet the licensing requirements of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC). The essential features of this practice experience are professionalism, skills and competency development, scope of practice for psychiatric and mental health nursing, professional communication skills, and therapeutic use of self. Participants are assigned to work with a Nurse Preceptor on an acute care psychiatric inpatient unit, and under the supervision of a Nurse Educator (Open Learning Faculty Member). The main emphasis in this course is developing clinical competencies in the following areas: therapeutic relationship, admitting and discharging clients, teaching clients, administering medications, group therapies, and common mental health interventions. Prerequisites: HLTH 2931 or equivalent course completed within the last 2 years. A letter of Assessment from the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia or another provincial Registered Nurse association indicating eligibility for registration in British Columbia or Canada upon completion of a qualifying course in psychiatric/mental health practice, or permission of the School of Nursing Associate Dean or delegate. Note: This course must be taken in a Canadian clinical setting.
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4 credits
This experience is designed to provide opportunities for participants to integrate their learning from previous semesters. Students advance their understanding of Indigenous culture and health and advance their clinical decision-making skills through experiential learning within an Indigenous community. Concepts that provide the framework of the course advance students' understandings of historical, socioeconomic and political inequities associated with difference, and learning experiences assist students in developing competencies that meet the health needs of Indigenous Peoples. Participants travel to a selected Indigenous community to practice nursing in a variety of settings, including caring for individuals or families, and community or public health. Prerequisite: NURS 3500 and NURS 3510 Note: Students will only receive credit for one of: NURS 3360, NURS 3380 or NURS 3390.
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3 credits
This course is designed to focus on the theoretical principles underpinning day-to-day technical skills required for safe nursing practice common to diverse practice settings. Participants are required to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of various nursing skills. Prerequisites: Admission to the Return to Registered Nurse-Practice Program, or current registration in the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, or permission of School of Nursing Associate Dean or appropriate designate. Recommended: Participants in the Return to Registered Nurse Practice Certificate program are strongly advised to complete this course just prior to registering for NURS 3651 and after completing HLTH 3611, 3621 and 3631. Note: This course is only available for registration to students residing in Canada.
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This lab course provides nursing students with opportunities to review and apply the fundamentals of nursing from a Canadian health care perspective and to further develop technical skills required for safe nursing practice covered in NURS 3641. Attendance at a face-to-face laboratory workshop to demonstrate safe nursing practice in a simulated environment is required. Communication, inquiry, collaboration, and critical thinking along with relevant documentation in the clinical setting are emphasized. Prerequisites: Admission to the Return to Registered Nurse-Practice Program, or current BCCNM registration or permission of School of Nursing Associate Dean or appropriate designate. Recommended: Participants in the Return to Registered Nurse-Practice Program are recommended to complete this course just prior to registering for NURS 3651. HLTH 3611, HLTH 3621, HLTH 3631, NURS 3641 are recommended. ***This course is only available for registration to students residing in Canada***
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3 credits
This course is designed to facilitate nurses' knowledge preparatory to returning to Registered Nurse practice in an area in which they do not have previous or sufficient experience and require theoretical updating. Note: This is a shell course which allows returning RNs to transfer credit from speciality courses acquired at other institutions. Prerequisites: Admission to the Return to Registered Nurse Practice program, HLTH 3611, HLTH 3621, HLTH 3631, permission of the School of Nursing Associate Dean or appropriate designate. Note: This is a shell course which allows returning registered nurses (RNs) to transfer credit from specialty courses acquired at other institutions.
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3 credits
This course focuses on health development with a special emphasis on understanding cultural, social, economic, and political environments and their impact on health in a foreign country. Participants integrate global health and community development perspectives in an international nursing context. During a pre-departure week, the course participants attend several lectures that provide information about the country where the field school is located, theory on health development work and related project information. Participants travel to the chosen country and engage in health development projects for a two week period, drawing on principles of community development. Prerequisite: NURS 3500 and NURS 3510 and NURS 3810 and special request for students in the Post Diploma BScN program or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
This course provides an opportunity for students to explore the philosophical (epistemological, ontological and moral) foundations of knowledge for nursing practice. Students will critically analyze the development, organization, and application of nursing knowledge in contemporary practice settings, authenticating the relevance of nursing knowledge to nursing practice as well as within interdisciplinary collaborative healthcare environments. Course emphases are: philosophy of science, knowledge generation, social justice, and critical thinking. Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in their the Master of Nursing or the Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner program.
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3 credits
In this course students examine the social, economic, political, and ethico-legal issues that influence the professional and intra-professional roles of nurse practitioners as advanced practice nurses in BC, Canada, and globally. Areas of focus will include: implications for the implementation and sustainability of “value-added" advanced practice nurse practitioner roles in healthcare; implications for intra-professional practice, including collaboration, consultation, and partnerships; responsibility and accountability for professional practice, including professional regulation, continuing competence and the legal and legislative underpinnings of nurse practitioner practice; and the basis of ethico-legal decision-making in practice. Students will also have the opportunity to explore the role of leadership in supporting and furthering professional advanced nurse practitioner practice and healthcare. Prerequisite: NURS 5100 and HLTH 5200 and HLTH 5300 and HLTH 6000
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5 credits
This course focuses on theoretical and evidence-informed knowledge and skills related to health promotion, illness prevention, and therapeutic management of episodic and chronic health conditions common to primary care practice across the lifespan. The provision of primary care health services will be enacted through the lens of primary health care, an ethic of social justice, and intercultural understanding, with an emphasis on the integration of primary care knowledge and skills with the "value-added" attributes of nurse practitioner practice. This course includes a preceptor-guided clinical practice component of 225 hours that will afford students the opportunity to integrate theory and practice in the areas of adult ages 18-59 years, adult 60 to end of life. Mental health will be integrated for all ages identified previously. Prerequisite: NURS 5100 and HLTH 5200 and HLTH 5300 and NURS 5310 and NURS 5320 and NURS 5330 and NURS 5350 and HLTH 6000 and HLTH 6300.
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5 credits
This course focuses on theoretical and evidence-informed knowledge and skills related to health promotion, illness prevention, and therapeutic management of episodic and chronic health conditions common to primary care practice across the lifespan. The provision of primary care health services will be enacted through the lens of primary health care, an ethic of social justice, and intercultural understanding, with an emphasis on the integration of primary care knowledge and skills with the "value-added" attributes of nurse practitioner practice. This course includes a preceptor-guided clinical practice component of 225 hours that will afford students the opportunity to extend and build on skills obtained in NURS 5450, while introducing the opportunity to focus on women's health and pediatrics. Mental health will be integrated for all ages identified previously. Prerequisite: NURS 5100 and HLTH 5200 and HLTH 5300 and HLTH 6000 and HLTH 6300 and NURS 5310 and NURS 5320 and NURS 5330 and NURS 5350 and NURS 5450.
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7 credits
The NP Internship provides opportunities for students to consolidate and to build on knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program in a final intensive clinical experience. Students will complete a consolidated preceptor-guided clinical experience of 320-hours in a primary care setting with the opportunity synthesize the learning from previous courses and clinical experiences through therapeutic management of clients across the lifespan. They will apply their integrated knowledge and skills in the critical analysis of health assessment data, and the diagnosis, therapeutic management, and evaluation of clients with acute and chronic conditions and healthcare needs commonly seen in primary healthcare practice. Students will demonstrate leadership attributes, modeling social responsibility, ethical behavior, and intercultural understanding, as well as critical problem-solving in the application of research to enhance evidence-informed practice. Prerequisite: NURS 5100 and HLTH 5200 and HLTH 5300 and NURS 5310 and NURS 5320 NURS 5330 and NURS 5350 and NURS 5450 and NURS 5460 and HLTH 6000 and HLTH 6300 or by permission of the Dean or Program Coordinator.
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3 credits
In this course, students explore the theoretical and practical aspects of flatwater canoe tripping. The course includes the CRCA (Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association) Flatwater Instructor certification. Theoretical topics include appropriate canoe clothing and equipment, navigation, environmental considerations, flatwater travel techniques, route plans, and trip planning. The course includes a flatwater canoe trip that focuses on canoeing skills, travel skills, navigation, route selection, group management, minimum impact camping and hazard awareness. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
This course introduces avalanche concepts and develops awareness in backcountry travellers. Topics include how to recognize avalanche terrain, how to avoid avalanche terrain, how to recognize dangerous conditions, how to minimize risk, and how to manage a self rescue. This course meets the standards developed by the Canadian Avalanche Association for Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 and 2. Prerequisite: 3rd year standing or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
This course focuses on industrial and coaching techniques associated with the sport. The development of fundamental individual and team skills are an integral part of the course. Offensive and defensive skills and strategies are also central to the course. Each student is provided an opportunity to learn how to instruct and coach other students in the skills, as well as learn the specific skills related to basketball.
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3 credits
Students are introduced to a variety of outdoor pursuits like cross country skiing, kayaking, hiking, survival and snowshoeing. Due to the varying levels of risk associated with outdoor activities, participants are required to sign the Department of Physical Educations' informed consent. Note: Students are responsible for providing their own transportation, equipment, and additional costs associated with the activities
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3 credits
This course emphasizes the knowledge and skills associated with aquatic activity. Water safety, principles of buoyancy and water activities, stroke analysis and development are a major focus for the semester. Students are provided an opportunity to work toward a number of senior swimming levels. Note: It is recommended that students enrolling in this course be able to swim 200 meters
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3 credits
This course focuses on instructional and coaching techniques associated with soccer. The development of fundamental individual and team skills are an integral part of the course. Offensive and defensive skills and strategies are central to the course. Each student is provided an opportunity to learn how to instruct/coach other students in the skills as well as learn the specific skills related to soccer.
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3 credits
This course focuses on instructional and coaching techniques associated with volleyball. The development of fundamental individual and team skills are an integral part of the course. Offensive and defensive skills and strategies are central to the course. Each student is provided an opportunity to learn how to instruct/coach other students in the skills as well as learn the specific skills related to volleyball.
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3 credits
This course focuses on instructional and coaching techniques associated with the sport. The development and analysis of fundamental individual skills is an integral part of the course. Each student is provided an opportunity to learn how to instruct and coach other students in the skills, as well as learn the specific skills related to golf. Note: Students are responsible for their own transportation and equipment and extra costs are associated with this course
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3 credits
Students discuss psychological theories and research related to sport and health-related physical activity. Topics include socialization for participation, motivation, stress, psychological limits, aggression, competition and co-operation, audience effects, leadership, role of the coach and group cohesion, ethical behaviours, motivation, and aspirations. Prerequisite: 2nd year standing
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3 credits
This course helps identify and address contemporary lifestyles, associated behaviours, and major health concerns in present-day society. Techniques and strategies used to make positive lifestyle changes are studied and discussed in addition to the responsibility of the consumer.
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3 credits
In PHED 3840, students explore growth & motor development across the lifespan. This course presents information in an interactive manner that facilitates physical literacy and promotes physical activity. Cultural influences, including Indigenous health knowledge and practices, are critically examined within current societal trends. PHED 3840 is created to have practical application; therefore, course material is discussed with interdisciplinary insight for coaching, teaching, exercise science, preventative medicine, and health & wellness. Prerequisite: None
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3 credits
Students are engaged in careful study of ethics (theories of right and wrong), political philosophy (theories of justifiable social organization), and aesthetics (theories of beauty, specifically Philosophy of Art). What is the difference between what is pleasurable and what is good? Is democracy always best? How should we distinguish between works of art and works of craft? Students explore these types of questions using tools developed by philosophers including Canadian philosopher Wil Waluchow's introductory text, Plato's dialogues, and readings in the Philosophy of Art. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course.
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3 credits
This course is a general introduction to philosophy. Questions that are typically discussed include: What is morality? Is there a God? Is there life after death? What can we know and how can we know it? What is the nature of reality? Is there free will? Are there fundamental rights? What constitutes a 'good life'? What is the nature of society? What form of government should we have? What is the relation of the mind to the body? What is art? Is censorship a good idea? Readings are taken from classic and/or modern texts. Note: Students may take a maximum of two of PHIL 1010, PHIL 1020 or PHIL 1100
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3 credits
This course examines the role emotions play in our lives and critically examines some traditional beliefs about emotion from the standpoints of philosophy, psychology and sociology. The issues and topics considered in this course include the relation of emotions to reason, the role of feeling in moral judgment, and the relation of emotions to action. Students also consider specific emotions, such as love and anger, as well as looking at emotions from a biological view, as either adaptive responses, or forms of escape.
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3 credits
Students critically examine various aspects in ethics, metaphysics, epistemology and sociopolitical philosophy using popular cultural elements, including film, television, books, and comics.
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3 credits
Students explore issues in the philosophy of art through the medium of rock music. Rock music is discussed from the standpoints of aesthetics, philosophy, sociology and musicology. Students consider the social and artistic value of rock music, the distinctive features of rock music, and the history of rock music.
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3 credits
A wide range of feminist philosophical thought is examined in this course. Students discuss the feminist approach to philosophical questions, which can differ dramatically from the traditional philosophical approach. Topics may include gender role socialization, sex, gender equality, work and pay, radical feminism, maternal thinking, historical feminist movements, pornography, care, 3rd-wave feminism, mainstreaming pornography, and men's role in feminism. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
Students engage in a philosophical study of the relationships between the individual and society. Students therefore examine how the individual and society interact in terms of rights and duties, legal and political obligations, and the exercise of power. Students may also engage with moral and legal reasoning as it applies to (Canadian) society and the state. Students are thus introduced to a range of positions that may include, but are not limited to, social contract theory, Marxism, Anarchism, Feminism, Africana and Indigenous resistance. Students may interrogate how these positions relate to questions of human rights and social justice, security, government formation, the genesis of just laws, punishment, the legitimate use of force and coercion. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
Students focus on the arts and their relation to society. Topics may include art and perception, art and reality, imagination, expression, censorship, and the role of art in human life. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
This course studies the major philosophical theories of history, from Kant to the present day. Students consider historical progress, freedom and determinism, the role of the individual in history, the problem of understanding past events, the role of social structures, and using history to critique the present. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline), or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
This course includes various topics in law from the basic 'What is law?' to specific issues in law, such as 'What are rights?' Of primary importance to the philosophy of law are the relations between legal rules and the rules of ethics and custom; the difference between law and mere coercion; the social and ethical foundation of law and legitimacy; the limits of law and the state; citizens' rights against the state and one another; and the norms of our legal system. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
Students philosophically examine the factors involved in human romantic relationships; sex and love are analysed both together and separately. In such a dynamic and complicated field of study it is necessary to focus on some guiding topics such as, but not limited to, the nature of love, why we couple, polygamy, marriage, prostitution, perversion, and pornography. Students approach these topics from an ontological, social and moral perspective. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
Students are first introduced to the main processes, structures, and institutions of the Canadian government including the Constitution, the Prime Minister and cabinet, Parliament, federalism, and the party system. Students are then introduced to key political issues in Canada including social cleavages, policy debates, differing political ideologies, and Indigenous-settler relations. Students gain an understanding of how Canadian politics and government change over time and gain the tools for engaging in ongoing learning as political issues continue to affect their personal and professional lives. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of POLI 1110 or POLI 1111.
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3 credits
Students are first introduced to the main processes, structures, and institutions of the Canadian government including the Constitution, the Prime Minister and cabinet, Parliament, federalism, and the party system. Students are then introduced to key political issues in Canada including social cleavages, policy debates, differing political ideologies, and Indigenous-settler relations. Students gain an understanding of how Canadian politics and government change over time and gain the tools for engaging in ongoing learning as political issues continue to affect their personal and professional lives. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SFU's POLI 2219 Introduction to Canadian Government, POLI 1110.
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3 credits
Students examine the major systems of political ideas, institutions, and structures that have shaped the modern world. Students analyze these ideologies and systems from the perspective of their historical, comparative, and philosophical antecedents, contemporary relevance, and place in the Canadian political experience. Students gain an understanding of diverse perspectives and can more informatively engage with those who bring varied viewpoints, knowledge, and tools to solving political, social, and economic issues.
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3 credits
Students engage with 2SLGBTQ+ activism from the 1950s onward, with a special emphasis on Canada. Students investigate how queer communities in North America are created and sustained through protest, alliance-building, symbols, and digital spaces. Students will also collaborate with each other, faculty, and perhaps the community to gain an understanding of the historical and contemporary politics of “inclusion." Understanding the contributions of queer communities requires both analyzing ideas and engaging with diverse perspectives and people. To incorporate deep approaches to learning, students will engage with formal and informal forms of queer activism and apply core principles learned into transformative social justice projects.
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3 credits
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the discipline of political science by intensively studying one political phenomenon: the revolution. The course begins with a discussion of the nature of social scientific inquiry, and proceeds to an examination of the characteristics of revolutions, and various theories which attempt to explain their occurrence. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students are furnished with the tools and concepts of political analysis to examine the functioning of several political systems. Using comparative analysis, students gain an interdisciplinary and intercultural understanding of the variety of systems of governance in the world today. Students consider contemporary issues gripping the world including the impact of globalization. Students explore topics including poverty, corruption, human rights, democracy, conflict, religion, social movements, as well as sustainable development. Students also consider these topics in diverse country-specific case studies to apply and grow their awareness of politics in diverse contexts. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline).
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3 credits
Students will acquire an introductory knowledge of the policy-making process and the different perspectives on policymaking and implementation in Canada. From an understanding of established policies in important policy areas – healthcare, economy, immigration, environment, climate change, Indigenous Reconciliation, social challenges, post-secondary education - students will acquire the skills to evaluate the strengths and limitations of these policies and deliberate on the range of policy options and instruments to address contemporary challenges. Prerequisite: POLI 1110 or POLI 1111
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3 credits
Students examine how child labour is widely discussed and debated as a social problem that infringes on children's rights and must be better addressed through policy. At the same time, students explore how working children may also be part of community conventions, help to meet familial needs, and reflect children's own desires and engagement in waged or unwaged tasks. Students will examine the work that children perform in a variety of local and global contexts. Students also examine the governance of child labour through international child rights conventions and local employment laws and policies. Importantly, students discuss how young people respond to changing economies, policies, and working conditions, even advocating for their right to work. Through various activities, students will deepen their understanding of children's social, economic, and political place in the world and their dynamic roles as helpers, workers, entrepreneurs, and activists.
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3 credits
Students analyse the relations between states using frameworks based in political studies. Students examine the evolution of international systems and research East-West and North-South issues through historical and contemporary lenses. Students also ponder techniques of wielding international influence through diplomacy, propaganda, foreign aid, subversion, and war as they assess the sources and nature of international conflict and cooperation. By examining political theory alongside case studies, students gain breadth and depth in knowledge about modern social, economic, and ecological issues. They also develop strategies for making informed decisions to tackle these modern international issues with compassion, a human rights orientation, and a sense of fairness and equality. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Students examine the theory and practice of federalism, including cultural duality, social stresses, problems of flexibility, the Constitution, and the role of the courts. Prerequisites: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline).
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3 or 6 credits
Students survey the cultures shaping Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia, examining the interplay between local and national culture, and between ethnic and political identity. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of POLI 3070, ANTH 3030, HIST 3030 or SOCI 3030.
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3 credits
Students are introduced to local government in Canada and the contemporary social, economic, and ecological issues facing municipalities. Students will discuss themes that concern local government powers and responsibilities, community planning, fiscal and investment issues, and elections and community participation. By assessing the challenges and opportunities of local government, students will examine the roles that municipalities play in addressing contemporary and future issues through lenses of privilege, equality, equity, and economic and environmental sustainability. Students use their knowledge of these political systems to make informed decisions and innovate positive change at local levels. Prerequisite: ANTH 1210 or SOCI 1110 or SOCI 1210 or POLI 1210.
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3 credits
Students are introduced to the politics of Asia within the Canadian context. They explore the socio-economic, political, and security dynamics of a region increasingly defined by great power rivalry and economic opportunity. Students will gain a deeper understanding of Canada-Asia relations and an appreciation for sociocultural and political diversity within the emerging Indo-Pacific era. Students consider topics such as multipolarity, great power competition, colonialism in Asia, poverty and development, corruption and human rights, democratization, sustainable development, social movements, and regional trade agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Students also consider security regimes such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, AUKUS, and the Shanghai Cooperative Organization. Prerequisite: 6 credits of POLI
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3 credits
Students examine the social context of American politics, voting behaviour, legislature process, executive powers, executive-legislative relations, judicial behaviour, and problems of policy. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline).
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3 credits
Students engage in a philosophical study of the relationships between the individual and society. Students therefore examine how the individual and society interact in terms of rights and duties, legal and political obligations, and the exercise of power. Students may also engage with moral and legal reasoning as it applies to (Canadian) society and the state. Students are thus introduced to a range of positions that may include, but are not limited to, e.g., social contract theory, Marxism, Anarchism, Feminism, Africana, and Indigenous resistance. Students may interrogate how these positions relate to questions of human rights and social justice, security, government formation, the genesis of just laws, punishment, the legitimate use of force, and coercion. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits or permission of the instructor
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3 credits
Students examine the politics of migration with attention to capitalism, diasporas, (post-)colonialism, and human agency. With consideration for local-to-global contexts, students assess migration and refugee issues with attention to power, displacement and settlement, economic and family circumstances, and cultural diversity. Students examine borders, policies, and nationalisms alongside relations of gender, race, class, sexuality, and age that structure and regulate different paths to migration and create discriminatory mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion. Students also consider transnationalism with travel and new technologies in our increasingly interconnected world. Students are introduced to cases that may include labour migration, familial separation and reunification, undocumented migration, and asylum. Through the course, students will build knowledge and develop social responsibility as global citizens in terms of movement in our world. Prerequisites: 45 credits in any discipline. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of POLI 3430, ANTH 3430 or SOCI 3430.
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3 credits
In this course, students examine the politics of life and death. Through interdisciplinary theories and concepts, students investigate the ways that states exercise biopower to manage, coerce, or expel populations as a means of control over human bodies, biology, populations, and means of living. Students explore a range of examples that may include migrants held in detention centers or left to die along their journeys, mothers who are affected by policies or technologies that support or prevent childbearing, unequal access to life saving or life enhancing technologies, Indigenous communities dispossessed of their land and lifeways, and those who died from or survived enslavement or internment. Students read compelling theoretical and ethnographic work to deepen their knowledge as they assess how and why some live and others die in a world of profound inequality and perseverance. Prerequisites: 45 credits in any discipline. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of POLI 3470, ANTH 3470 or SOCI 3470.
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3 credits
Students examine the contemporary political, social and economic problems that confront Mexico, with an emphasis on democratization, human rights, economic restructuring, free trade, political parties, reformist and revolutionary movements.
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3 credits
Students examine the problems of economic development, social change and democratization in the Developing World from a political perspective. The themes discussed in this course include colonialism, decolonization, relations between developed - developing nations, and political theories of development. Prerequisite: POLI 1210 is recommended.
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3 credits
Students examine three economic institutions that are central to understanding the processes referred to as "globalization": the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization. Students develop a framework of the key concepts in discussions of globalization before exploring the political origins and current social consequences of these organizations. Students examine related issues of global governance, corporate accountability, and global justice as they consider how these economic institutions and their associated decision-making processes and policies will potentially impact future generations and the planet. Prerequisite: Require 60 credits. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of POLI 3990 or POLI 3991.
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3 credits
Students examine three economic institutions that are central to understanding the processes referred to as "globalization": the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization. Students develop a framework of the key concepts in discussions of globalization before exploring the political origins and current social consequences of these organizations. Students examine related issues of global governance, corporate accountability, and global justice as they consider how these economic institutions and their associated decision-making processes and policies will potentially impact future generations and the planet. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course but completion of 60 credits is recommended.
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6 credits
This course offers an introduction to the societies and cultures of East/Central Europe by way of a month-long field trip. The itinerary includes rural and urban locations in several countries that lend themselves to an ethnographic examination of the ethnic relations, religions, economies, and politics shaping the buffer zone between the European East and West. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of POLI 4030, ANTH 4030 or SOCI 4030.
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3 credits
Students examine contemporary political, social, and economic problems that confront Latin America. Demilitarization, democratization, human rights, economic restructuring, and free trade are emphasized. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline)
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3 credits
Specifically focusing on Chinese politics and international relations, students examine if and how we are living in what some writers refer to as the "China Century." Students consider if the rise of China should be seen as a threat or opportunity for global stability. Students explore in both historical depth and theoretical breadth many of the political, economic, and social challenges facing the world's most populous country. Students also examine how a global power shift across the Pacific is transforming the broader economic landscape, beginning with an overview of China's political trajectory within the context of other national foreign policies and decision-making bodies. Throughout the course, students consider themes specific to Chinese politics and the politics of China that include corporate social responsibility (CSR), corruption, human rights, sustainable development, civil society, stakeholder engagement, China's military, and globalization. Prerequisite: 45 credits complete in any discipline and at least 6 credits complete in POLI
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3 credits
Students focus on how we are living in an age of insecurity. Students consider how political violence, resource depletion, and economic instability are only a few of the countless challenges facing the planet in the post-Cold War era. In this course, students ask how societies can work together to challenge contemporary issues and improve the lives of the billions of people living in poverty. Students explore the concept of human security within a Canadian context, which seeks to bridge international politics and development studies while evaluating ethical principles to decision-making by considering social, economic, and ecological side effects of everyday action. Students engaged with interdisciplinary theories to understand the history, scope, and controversy of `doing development' in post-conflict societies. Students gain expert knowledge of how humanitarianism impacts communities by how it can assure or sometimes upset human security and well-being. Prerequisite: 45 credits complete in any discipline with at least 6 credits complete in POLI courses
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3 credits
In this course, students examine various ideas of how, when, where, and why nonviolent action has worked and when it has given way to violent resistance. Students examine if it is possible to overcome increasing global inequality; increasingly destructive cycles of war and violence; and the relentless domination and exploitation of human beings, communities and ecosystems that sustain life on earth using nonviolent methods. Students also consider if the power of nonviolence gives us a vision of an `alternative' that is grounded in equality and cooperation. Students then consider if nonviolent ways of life can transform contemporary social systems of inequality, violence, and domination into alternative social relationships and systems in which equality, nonviolence, and self-organizing democratic cooperation could become paramount. Prerequisites: 45 credits completed in any discipline with at least 6 credits completed in POLI courses.
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3 credits
Students focus on the history and politics of communism and the environment. Students explore environmental issues and policies in the Soviet Union, China, and Cuba. Students examine other related issues, such as the writings of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and others; ideology, political philosophy, and the environment; and the role of communism and socialism in environmental movements today. Students also compare environmental practices in communist countries with those of capitalist countries. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits (any discipline). Note: Students may only receive credit for one of POLI 4710 or HIST 4710.
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3 credits
Students will synthesize, sharpen, and employ knowledge from their studies to investigate complex economic, international, and/or political issues in our contemporary world in this capstone course. Students will develop a unique final project tailored to their personal and professional goals, showcasing their commitment to social responsibility, and integrating intercultural awareness about political and/or economic issues, relations, and tensions. Students will work collaboratively and communicate effectively in the presentation of their projects while showcasing possible solutions to select political, international, and/or economic issues from interdisciplinary perspectives. In examining economics and/or the politics of today, students consider how to effectively integrate and utilize their knowledge of political, international, or economic issues to generate ideas for promoting human security, global prosperity and encouraging justice and peace. Prerequisites: Must be completed within the last 30 credits of of their bachelor's degree and must be enrolled in a Political Science or Economics major program.
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3 credits
Students explore selected topics in contemporary psychology, including intelligence, development, personality, social psychology, emotion, motivation, and psychopathology. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of PSYC 1210 , PSYC 1211.
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3 credits
Students explore selected topics in contemporary psychology, including intelligence, development, personality, social psychology, emotion, motivation, and psychopathology. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of PSYC 1210 , PSYC 1211.
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3 credits
This course surveys topics related to drugs and behaviour. Basic mechanisms of pharmacology and the nervous system are introduced in the context of psychoactive drugs. Students discuss the historical and cultural influences that have shaped the roles played by drugs and addiction in Canadian society. Impacts of drug use and abuse on society and the individual are emphasized. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
Students apply critical thinking skills as they develop a conceptual and practical understanding of a variety of data analysis methods commonly used in psychological research. Students learn the underlying rationale for the major statistical methods and evaluate various experimental designs to ensure appropriate application of a given statistical test to a particular dataset. Students practice articulating and applying a variety of statistical methods, including descriptive statistics, correlation, t-tests, chi-square, and ANOVA, in order to derive meaning from diverse datasets. Students practice using critical thinking skills to assess the validity of a variety of statistical claims they are likely to encounter in their everyday lives. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 and PSYC 1210 or permission of the instructor Note: Students may only receive credit for one of PSYC 2100, PSYC 2101, BIOL 3000, BUEC 2320, MATH 1200, SOCI 2710, SOCI 3710, STAT 1200, STAT 1201 or STAT 2000.
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3 credits
Students explore the developmental process from conception to adolescence. Theoretical perspectives and research data are examined as they relate to physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 or permission of the instructor. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of PSYC 2130 or PSYC 2131.
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Students are introduced to developmental psychology: the branch of psychology devoted to the study of human development and change. As change and development are an intrinsic part of the human experience, this course is designed to foster a lifetime interest in the process of human development, as students explore key issues, methods, theories and research findings in this field. The content of the course is organized chronologically-beginning at the point of conception and following the trajectory of human development through to the teen years. The interconnectedness of developmental processes is a major theme, and includes the interrelations between a child's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. The intricate relation between children and the contexts that support their development are also emphasized, such as family life, peers, and culture. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but Provincial Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent is recommended. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of PSYC 3151, PSYC 3451, PSYC 2130.
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Participants examine psychopathology from historical, contemporary and cross cultural perspectives. Students consider evolving models and issues including biological, psychological, and social behavioural approaches to assessment, causes, and treatment of a wide range of disordered behaviours. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 or permission of the instructor. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of PSYC 2160 or PSYC 2161.
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Students explore the study of human psychopathology. Topics include the historical and contemporary practice of psychological research, assessment, classification, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders, as well as a focus on mental wellness and resiliency. Students examine a wide variety of psychological disorders from psychological, biological, psychosocial, and intercultural perspectives and consider evidence-based approaches to clinical practice. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course, but PSYC 1111, PSYC 1211 are recommended. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of PSYC 2160, PSYC 2161.
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3 credits
This course is an inquiry into the developmental changes from adolescence onwards with an emphasis on adolescent adjustment, adult maturity and growth, middle age, retirement, old age, dying and death. Current research is examined as it relates to physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of PSYC 2230 or PSYC 3461.
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3 credits
Students examine the full range of sexual attitudes and behaviours as seen in contemporary society. Frank and open discussions in both lecture and small group format is stressed. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
Students examine the psychology of one of society's most important current interests: how and why females and males differ, and in what ways are they more similar than we think. The development of gender roles affects nearly every aspect of life, such as family, education, work, sexuality, culture, and emotional problems. Students consider different views of the biological and social influences on developing gender roles. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but 6 credits of Introductory Psychology is recommended.
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3 credits
Students examine the use of psychological knowledge to enhance the development of performance and satisfaction of athletes and others associated with sports. Topics include improving skills of athletes, motivating practice performance, increasing the effectiveness of coaches, and mental preparation for competition. Prerequisite: 6 credits of Introductory Psychology or permission from the Faculty of Arts.
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Students examine biological, social, and cognitive development from conception to the third year of life. The transition to parenthood and influences on parenting (including social policy) are a secondary focus. Content includes theoretical and methodological issues, research findings, and practical implications. Students are introduced to important primary sources as well as secondary texts. Prerequisites: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 and completion of 45 credits or Instructor's written consent.
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6 credits
Students examine animal behaviour from the perspective of evolutionary theory. Among the topics are an introduction to the theory of evolution and behavioural genetics; social systems as ecological adaptations; mating and parental strategies; learning, instincts, and evolution; and the evolution of human behaviour. Prerequisites: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 and completion of 45 credits or Instructor's written consent. PSYC 2110 or PSYC 2111 or PSYC 2210 are recommended. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of PSYC 3060 or BIOL 3100.
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3 credits
Students learn about the major theoretical models that guide counselling and psychotherapy, including Psychodynamic, Existential and Humanistic, Cognitive and Behavioral, Social Justice, Postmodern, and Integrative approaches. Students will examine the philosophical assumptions, key concepts, process of change, interventions, multicultural considerations, and current challenges relevant to each theory. Prerequisites: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 and completion of 45 credits and PSYC 2160 or PSYC 3000 or instructor's written consent. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of PSYC 3111 and PSYC 3110.
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3 credits
Students learn about the major theoretical models that guide counselling and psychotherapy, including Psychodynamic, Existential and Humanistic, Cognitive and Behavioral, Social Justice, Postmodern, and Integrative approaches. Students examine the philosophical assumptions, key concepts, process of change, interventions, multicultural considerations, and current challenges relevant to each theory. Recommended prerequisites: PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1211 and PSYC 2161 Note: Students will only receive credit for one of PSYC 3110 and PSYC 3111.
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3 credits
Students will review basic research findings and theory on the relation between psychological factors (including behaviour, emotion, cognitive, personality, and interpersonal relationships) and health. Topics include health-related behaviours such as smoking and drug use, the effects of stressful events on health, methods of coping with stress, the impact of chronic illness on the family, and social support systems. Prerequisites: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 and completion of 45 credits or instructor's written consent.
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3 credits
Students examine biological, social, and cognitive development from the third year of life through to adolescence. The development of prosocial and antisocial behaviours are a special focus. Content includes theoretical and methodological issues, research findings, and practical implications. Students are introduced to important primary sources as well as secondary texts. Prerequisites: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 and completion of 45 credits or instructor's written consent. Note: Students may only receive credit for one of PSYC 3150 or PSYC 3151.
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3 credits
Students explore normal human development from conception to middle childhood. A major focus is on the various genetic, environmental, social, family and cultural factors that influence development in complex ways. The course has been designed to highlight cross-cultural research on development. Topics include major theoretical issues and research methods, prenatal development and birth, physical development throughout childhood, development of cognition and language, socialization (moral and sex-role development), and personality. Prerequisites: PSYC 1111, and PSYC 1211, PSYC 2111 or equivalent skills and knowledge is recommended to facilitate understanding of research methodology. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCW 3551, PSYC 3150, PSYC 3151.
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3 credits
Students are provided a broad overview of psychology's history, beginning with the ancient Persians, and progressing through to the mid-twentieth century. Key figures and thinkers are highlighted, and major philosophies and their founders discussed, all within the context of the political and social climate prevalent at the time. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 and PSYC 1210, and a minimum of six (6) additional psychology credits. Excluding PSYC 2100, 2110, or 3190
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3 credits
Students will learn about various topics in community psychology. Topics include research methods and social change and intervention strategies within various community settings, such as the legal and justice system, the health care system, the mental health care system, and the educational system. Prerequisites: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 and completion of 45 credits or instructor's written consent.
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3 credits
Students discuss the theories and research on emotion from cognitive, behavioral, physiological, social, and evolutionary perspectives in the discipline of psychology. Students examine where emotions come from, their function, and meaning. Topics include development and communication of emotion, emotions and decision making, emotion regulation, and the relationship between emotion and psychological well-being. Prerequisites: PSYC 1110 and PSYC 1210 and completion of 45 credits or instructor's written consent.
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3 credits
Continuing from PSYC 3151: Developmental Psychology of Children, students examine the adolescent years. In addition to the general theoretical issues and methods of studying development, the course presents the physical, cognitive, personality and social development during adolescence, in the contexts of family, peer group, school, work, and culture. Specific in-depth topics include identity, autonomy, sexuality, and moral development. Although students focus on normal development, there is discussion of behavioural and emotional problems such as delinquency, substance abuse, depression, suicide, and eating disorders. This course has been designed to highlight cross-cultural research. Prerequisites: PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1211 Recommended: PSYC 2111 Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCW 3551.
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3 credits
Students are provided an accurate overview of the psychological changes that people experience as they grow older. This includes identifying specific types of psychological changes and examining the dynamic forces that underlie and produce change. Topics include research techniques, theoretical approaches, memory, intelligence, personality, social forces and psychopathology. The course surveys the adult lifespan: young and middle adulthood and old age. Prerequisites: PSYC 1111 or PSYC 1110 and PSYC 1211 or PSYC 1210 Recommended: PSYC 2111 or PSYC 2110 Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of SOCW 3551, PSYC 2230.
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3 credits
Students investigate the neurobiological basis of addiction and the neural, psychological, and pharmacological effects of a variety of addictive substances. They examine the cellular and molecular processes involved in chemical neurotransmission, focusing on the key neurotransmitter systems involved in the production of goal-directed behaviours. They then explore how the consumption of addictive substances such as caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, psychomotor stimulants, psychedelics, cannabinoids, and opioids affect these neurotransmitter systems and their regulation of mental and behavioural states. In doing so, students critically analyze how different neurobiological models of addiction interact with social, economic, and cultural factors to influence public perceptions and attitudes regarding addiction, addiction treatments, and public health. Prerequisites: PSYC 1110 and PSYC 1210 and completion of 45 credits and one of PSYC 2040 or BIOL 1050 or BIOL 1110 or instructor's written consent.
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3 credits
In this intermediate-level special topics course, students study a topic related to either social psychology, personality, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, or applied psychology. The specific topic will be chosen by the instructor and approved by the Department Chair. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 or PSYC 1111 and PSYC 1210 or PSYC 1211 and 45 credits or permission of the instructor.
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3 credits
In this advanced special topics course, students study a topic related to fundamental research in psychology (for example, in neuroscience, cognition, social psychology, or developmental psychology). The specific topic will be chosen by the instructor and approved by the Department Chair. As a writing-intensive course, students further strengthen their skills in scientific reasoning, psychological research, and innovative thinking. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
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3 credits
Students integrate and apply the knowledge and skills acquired during their degree by completing a capstone project focused on a specific area of interest within the field of psychology. This project should align with their professional development goals and provide tangible benefit to the community or society at large. Throughout the process, students showcase how they meet the psychology program's learning outcomes and reflect on their growth in relation to TRU's general education themes of Connection, Engagement, Exploration, and Local-to-Global. Through faculty, peer, and/or community engagement students incorporate feedback to refine their work, support the success of their peers, and strengthen their ability to apply psychological knowledge and skills to real-world situations and societal needs. Prerequisite: PSYC 1110 and PSYC 1210 and PSYC 2040 and PSYC 2100 and PSYC 2110 and students must have completed 90 credits towards their degree prior to registering in this course.
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3 credits
Students will explore the importance of pulmonary function (PF) testing, apply the knowledge to interpret pulmonary function data, and perform specific tests according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria. Consistent quality control, safety, and the ability to provide effective coaching is emphasized and applied to each test. Focus will be placed on spirometry, diffusion testing, lung volume testing, airway resistance, and bronchoprovocation testing. Prerequisite: Admission to Semester 3 of the Respiratory Therapy Diploma program or Semester 5 of the Respiratory Therapy Dual Credential program. Required Lab: RESP 2680L
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3 credits
This course will provide an opportunity for participants to establish or advance their understanding of research through critical exploration of research language, ethics, and approaches. The course introduces the language of research, ethical principles and challenges, and the elements of the research process within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. Participants will use these theoretical underpinnings to begin to critically review literature relevant to their field or interests and determine how research findings are useful in forming their understanding of their work, social, local and global environment. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but 60 credits of coursework and STAT 1201 are recommended.
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3 credits
This course is designed to facilitate learner understanding of the data-analysis process in relation to research-based professional practice in nursing and social work. Students apply a range of analytical techniques to qualitative and quantitative data, while enhancing their ability to analyze data and critically review research literature applicable to their professional practice. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator Note: Students normally will receive credit for only one of the following: BIOL 3000, BUEC 2320, MATH 1200, PSYC 2100, SOCI 3710, SOCW 3020, STAT 2000
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3 credits
This course utilizes seven interconnected circles to represent the life cycles of creation, birth and childhood, youth, women, men, elders, and Spirit World. Students examine stages of development and learning through these life cycles, in social and cultural contexts. This course seeks to create understanding and knowledge of Indigenous people through differing ways of knowing, being, seeing, and doing. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120
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3 credits
This course offers a two-week international study experience in a selected country. Students explore the political, economic, cultural, and social conditions of their selected country, including globalization and its effects on citizens, social welfare policy and practice, community development strategies, and the marginalization and oppression of groups. Activities involve presentations and seminars by international leaders, professionals, and residents, as well as visits to a range of community sites and organizations. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator Note: This course is identical to POLI 3300
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Students critically examine the historical process of colonization in Canada, the resulting barriers embedded in policy and practice, and alternative ways of viewing the social-psychological position of Indigenous People in Canadian society. Contemporary issues and the movement toward self-determination are discussed in relation to social work theory and practice. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 or SOCW 2061 and SOCW 2120 or SOCW 2121 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
The objectives of this course are to introduce students to concepts and models of how human behavior is acquired, maintained, and modified, and to promote an understanding of normal human development as a knowledge base of practice with individuals, families, and groups in a rural context. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 or SOCW 2061 and SOCW 2120 or SOCW 2121 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of program coordinator. NOTE: Students may only receive credit for one of SOCW 3550 or SOCW 3551.
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3 credits
Students are introduced to the aspects and models of how human behaviour is acquired, maintained and modified in a social environment. A perspective of bio-psycho-social- spiritual human development is used as a knowledge base for practice with individuals, families and groups. Human development and behaviour is examined through the lens of various theoretical perspectives including Indigenous, feminist and anti-oppressive approaches to practice. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course. Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of PSYC 2131, PSYC 3151, PSYC 3451, PSYC 3461, SOCW 3550.
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3 credits
Students analyze family and child welfare systems and current British Columbia models of practice from anti-oppression, Indigenous, and feminist perspectives. An introductory critique of the legal system is provided, and its relationship to practice with diverse populations is considered. Students also discuss the importance of understanding personal and professional values and ethics in a climate of constant change. Major emphasis is given to First Nations and Aboriginal child welfare due to the high rate of Indigenous children in care. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator
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3 credits
Students are provided with an introduction to the main organizational structures of, and stages in, the social policy making process in Canada. The course aims to strengthen students' skills in the analysis of policies and programs in Canadian human services; to critically reflect on different ideologies and theories through which the welfare state has been examined in various countries; and to develop an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of social policy as a field of academic and applied activity. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120, SOCW 3000, admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator
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Students will critically examine Canada's immigration policies and practices to consider their contribution to social inclusion and exclusion. Topics explored include theories of race and racialization, and historic and contemporary perspectives on Canadian migration. Students will analyze the role of media in public opinion, and the social and political factors impacting the lives of Canadian migrants. Prerequisite: Admission to the BSW program or permission of coordinator
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Students focus specifically on ethical considerations and decision making when working in Indigenous communities. The course examines codes of ethics in the social work profession, Indigenous codes of ethics, and mainstream theoretical aspects of ethical practices. Students are also provided an opportunity to engage in an exploration of integrated, personal, and ethical practices that are culturally based through validation and revitalization of Indigenous codes of ethics. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120
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3 credits
This course introduces students to the field of critical dementia studies. Through critical reflection on the ways that we think about and respond to memory loss and cognitive impairment in later life, interactions with persons living with dementia and their care partners, and engagement with local and inter/national researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, students will gain knowledge, skills, and values to practice with persons with dementia and their care partners across sites and sectors of health and social care. The voices and experiences of members of equity-denied groups (Indigenous people; Black and other racialized people; newcomers and ethnic minorities; women; 2SLGBTIQ+ people; and rural residents) will be foregrounded, as will counter-hegemonic knowledges. Prerequisites: SOCW 2060 (min. grade D) and SOCW 2120 (min. grade D) and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
Students are introduced to interpersonal and systemic issues that sexually diverse and gender varied people encounter on a daily basis. Policies, legislation, and social contexts are analyzed with a view to understanding the impact of intersecting oppressions and privileges on sexual and gender minorities. Students discuss social work strategies to support and advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-identified, two-spirit, intersex, queer, and questioning (GLBTTsIQQ) people, plus their families and communities, including courses of action for being an ally. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060 and SOCW 2120 and admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program or permission of the program coordinator.
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3 credits
This course centres on the revival and renewal of indigenous philosophies as they relate to social work practice. Students apply their knowledge and skills to issues related to ceremony, family systems, art, language, and storytelling to reaffirm and revitalize indigenous ways of knowing and being in order to challenge oppression. Prerequisite: SOCW 2060, SOCW 2120
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