General Liberal Education Electives
The following are the General Liberal Education electives.
(This list was provided by the Liberal Education Curriculum Committee, 09-Nov-2010)
This list may not be used:
- for programs in the Faculty of Business (see Faculty of Business Liberal Education Electives)
- for the Graphic Design for Marketing programs (see Graphic Design for Marketing Liberal Education Electives)
- for the Bachelor of Interior Design program (see Bachelor of Interior Design Liberal Education Electives)
- for the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Psychology programs (see Bachelor of Applied Arts in Psychology Liberal Education Electives)
Active Courses
Astronomy (ASTR) |
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| ASTR 1100 | Introduction to Astronomy | 4 credits | |
| ASTR 3110 | Exploring the Solar System | 3 credits | |
| ASTR 3111 | Exploring Stars & Galaxies | 3 credits | |
Biology (BIOL) |
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| BIOL 1112 | Biology Today | 4 credits | |
Chemistry (CHEM) |
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| CHEM 1101 | CSI: Chemical Sciences Investigation | 4 credits | |
Community & Health Studies (CAHS) |
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| CAHS 2100 | The Reflective Practitioner | 3 credits | |
English (ENGL) |
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| ENGL 1100 | Writing, Reading and Thinking: An Introduction | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 1202 | Reading and Writing about Selected Topics: An Introduction to Literature | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 2300 | Advanced Writing and Research Skills | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 2309 | Literature of the United States of America | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 2315 | The Comic Voice | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 2316 | English Literature: 14th to 18th Centuries | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 2317 | English Literature: 18th to 20th Centuries | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 2319 | The Novel in English: Its Development | 3 credits | |
Environmental Protection Tech (ENVI) |
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| ENVI 3112 | Environment and Society | 3 credits | |
| ENVI 3212 | The Urban Environment | 3 credits | |
Fashion & Technology (FASN)The following FASN courses are open only to Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing students. |
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| FASN 1100 | Fundamentals of Fashion Design | 3 credits | |
| FASN 1230 | Fashion Drawing I | 2 credits | |
| FASN 2100 | Fashion Design I | 3 credits | |
| FASN 2115 | History of Costume | 2.5 credits | |
| FASN 2200 | Fashion Design and Drawing II | 5 credits | |
| FASN 3100 | Textile Design | 3 credits | |
| FASN 4100 | Line and Portfolio Development | 5.5 credits | |
Foundations of Design (FIND) |
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| FIND 1120 | Design History 1 | 3 credits | |
| FIND 1130 | Design Explorations | 3 credits | |
| FIND 1140 | Colour Theories | 3 credits | |
| FIND 1150 | Designing for Humanity | 3 credits | |
| FIND 1220 | Interdisciplinary Design History II | 3 credits | |
French (FREN) |
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| FREN 1100 | French for Beginners I | 3 credits | |
| FREN 1101 | French for Beginners II | 3 credits | |
German (GERM) |
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| GERM 1100 | Basic German I | 3 credits | |
| GERM 1101 | Basic German II | 3 credits | |
| GERM 2200 | Intermediate German I | 3 credits | |
| GERM 2201 | Intermediate German II | 3 credits | |
Graphic Design for Marketing (GDMA) |
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| GDMA 1140 | Graphic Design and Society I | 3 credits | |
| GDMA 1240 | Graphic Design and Society II | 3 credits | |
| GDMA 2140 | Communications Design, Consumerism and Popular Culture | 3 credits | |
| GDMA 2240 | Social Contexts For Interactive Media | 3 credits | |
History (HIST) |
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| HIST 1113 | Canada to 1867 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 1114 | Canada since 1867 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 1120 | Europe 1900 - 1939 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 1121 | Europe since 1939 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 1130 | Twentieth Century World 1900 to 1945 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 1131 | Twentieth Century World 1945 to 2000 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 1145 | American History 1607-1865 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 1146 | American History 1865 -1974 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2300 | Introduction to World Civilizations | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2304 | Canadian-American Relations | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2307 | Twentieth Century Britain | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2335 | War in the Modern World | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2350 | Late Imperial China | 3 credits | |
| HIST 3310 | The Fibre of Society: Textile Production in Global History | 3 credits | |
Human Services Worker (HSWC) |
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| HSWC 1145 | Introduction to the Community: Context for Professional Practice | 3 credits | |
Japanese (JAPN) |
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| JAPN 1100 | Basic Japanese I | 3 credits | |
| JAPN 1101 | Basic Japanese II | 3 credits | |
| JAPN 2200 | Intermediate Japanese I | 3 credits | |
| JAPN 2201 | Intermediate Japanese II | 3 credits | |
Journalism (JRNL) |
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| JRNL 1100 | Explorations in Mass Communications | 3 credits | |
| JRNL 2301 | Media and Audiences | 3 credits | |
| JRNL 2401 | Ethics and the Media | 3 credits | |
| JRNL 3200 | Media and Diversity | 3 credits | |
| JRNL 4200 | History of Canada Journalism | 3 credits | |
Linguistics (LING) |
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| LING 1100 | Introduction to Language Structure | 3 credits | |
Mandarin (MAND) |
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| MAND 1100 | Beginner Mandarin I | 3 credits | |
| MAND 1101 | Beginner Mandarin II | 3 credits | |
| MAND 2200 | Intermediate Mandarin I | 3 credits | |
| MAND 2201 | Intermediate Mandarin II | 3 credits | |
| MAND 3300 | Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Dialects I | 3 credits | |
| MAND 3301 | Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Dialects II | 3 credits | |
Marketing (MRKT) |
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| MRKT 1299 | Consumer Behaviour | 3 credits | |
Mathematics (MATH) |
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| MATH 1190 | Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers | 4 credits | |
Physics (PHYS) |
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| PHYS 1112 | Reel Physics | 3 credits | |
Political Science (POLI) |
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| POLI 1120 | Canadian Government and Politics | 3 credits | |
| POLI 1125 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 credits | |
| POLI 1145 | Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | 3 credits | |
| POLI 1150 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 credits | |
| POLI 2150 | States, Markets, Globalization:International Political Economy | 3 credits | |
| POLI 2155 | War, Crime, and Violence: Contemporary Political Conflict | 3 credits | |
| POLI 2235 | British Columbia Government and Politics | 3 credits | |
Product Design (DEPD) |
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| DEPD 1130 | Design Methods and Materials | 3 credits | |
| DEPD 1230 | Transformative Thinking for Product Design | 3 credits | |
| DEPD 2430 | Socio-Cultural Issues in Design | 3 credits | |
| DEPD 2431 | Human Factors for Product Design | 3 credits | |
| DEPD 3530 | Semiotics for Product Design | 3 credits | |
Psychology (PSYC) |
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| PSYC 1100 | Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 1200 | Introduction to Psychology: Areas and Applications | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 2308 | History and Systems of Contemporary Psychology | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 2322 | Developmental Psychology: Adulthood | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 2330 | Social Psychology | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 2370 | Psychology of Personality | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 3307 | Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 3500 | Interpersonal Relations I | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 3930 | Consumer Psychology - Research & Applications | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 4500 | Interpersonal Relations II | 3 credits | |
| PSYC 4700 | Culture and Psychology | 3 credits | |
Punjabi (PUNJ) |
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| PUNJ 1100 | Introductory Punjabi I | 3 credits | |
| PUNJ 1101 | Introductory Punjabi II | 3 credits | |
| PUNJ 2200 | Intermediate Punjabi I | 3 credits | |
| PUNJ 2201 | Intermediate Punjabi II | 3 credits | |
Spanish (SPAN) |
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| SPAN 1100 | Basic Spanish I | 3 credits | |
| SPAN 1101 | Basic Spanish II | 3 credits | |
| SPAN 2200 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 credits | |
| SPAN 2201 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 credits | |
Notes:
* Cannot be used towards satisfying the liberal education requirements for the school of Business degrees.
† Open only to Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing students.
Inactive (discontinued) Courses
English (ENGL) |
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| ENGL 1110 | Writing and Literature: An Introduction | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 1201 | Canadian Literature | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 1203 | Women and Literature | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 1205 | Drama and the Short Story | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 1206 | Poems And Novels | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 2310 | Literature in Translation | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 2313 | Studies In Major Authors | 3 credits | |
Entrepreneurial (ENTR) |
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| ENTR 3033 | Business Ethics | 3 credits | |
Environmental Protection Tech (ENVI) |
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| ENVI 1112 | Environmental Science | 5 credits | |
Fashion & Technology (FASN) |
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| FASN 1110 | History of Costume | 2.5 credits | |
| FASN 1210 | The Apparel Industry | 2.5 credits | |
French (FREN) |
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| FREN 1105 | Basic French I | 3 credits | |
| FREN 1106 | Basic French II | 3 credits | |
| FREN 1110 | French Language I | 3 credits | |
| FREN 1210 | French Language II | 3 credits | |
History (HIST) |
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| HIST 1101 | Europe in the Middle Ages | 3 credits | |
| HIST 1102 | Europe 1450 to 1789 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 1119 | Europe 1789 to 1914 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2305 | British Columbia | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2310 | Germany 1870 to 1945 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2312 | Quebec In Canada | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2327 | History of Russia to 1917 | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2328 | History of the Soviet Union | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2345 | Ancient & Imperial China | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2360 | Origins of Modern India | 3 credits | |
| HIST 2370 | The United States Since 1945 | 3 credits | |
Liberal Education (LBED) |
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| LBED 3110 | Work, Technology and Society | 3 credits | |
| LBED 3120 | Study of Cultures | 3 credits | |
| LBED 3130 | Critical Thinking, Logic, and Scientific Reasoning | 3 credits | |
| LBED 3140 | Science and Technology - an Historical & Philosophical Overview | 3 credits | |
| LBED 3310 | Power Relationships I | 3 credits | |
| LBED 3311 | Power Relationships II | 3 credits | |
| LBED 3410 | Literature of the Humanities | 3 credits | |
| LBED 3420 | Themes in Contemporary Culture | 3 credits | |
| LBED 4210 | Ethics and Social Issues | 3 credits | |
| LBED 4810 | Innovation and Creativity | 3 credits | |
| LBED 4900 | Community Involvement and Contribution | 3 credits | |
Linguistics (LING) |
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| LING 1200 | Introduction to Language Use | 3 credits | |
