GEOG 140 - INTRODUCTION TO
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

GEOG 140: Introduction to Cultural Geography studies
the relationships between culture, space, place, and
the environment. A wide variety of cultures, their
landscapes, and the changes they are undergoing will
be examined through a geographic lens. Through
Cultural Geography we will begin to understand
cultural differences and open up new possibilities for
solving our own problems as well as for viewing the
rest of the world in less judgmental terms.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 12 with a grade of “C” or better or
written permission of the instructor and School Chair.
Course Credit: 3

GEOG 232 - GEOMORPHOLOGY

A laboratory and project-oriented course dealing
with the development of landforms, with particular
emphasis on local features.

Pre-requisites: GEOG 130 or GEOL 732 or RRS 164 with
a grade of “C” or better, or written permission of the
Instructor and School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

GEOL 132 - INTRODUCTION TO
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

Earth’s origin, composition, structure and natural
resources. Global and local examples of plate
tectonics as the driving force for volcanism,
mountain building and earthquakes. Imaging
Earth’s interior and exploring its dynamic interaction
with the surface. Introduction to rock and

mineral identification. Surficial processes such as
weathering, erosion and mass wasting and their
relationship to the rock cycle.

Pre-requisites: English 12 with a grade of “C” or better or
written permission of the instructor and School Chair.
Course Credit: 3

GEOL 142 - INTRODUCTION TO
HISTORICAL GEOLOGY

A study of Earth history and the development of

life with particular reference to North America.
Measuring geological time by understanding and
applying stratigraphic principles, paleontology and
radioactive decay. Examining the fossil record of
adaptation and extinction with emphasis on the
interaction of biological and geological processes.
Mechanisms of past global environmental and climate
change.

Pre-requisites: GEOL 132 with a grade of “C” or better or

written permission of the instructor and School Chair.
Course Credit: 3

HIST 104 - CANADA BEFORE
CONFEDERATION

A survey of Canadian history from the pre-contact
societies of the First Nations to the creation of
Canadian Federation in 1867. European expansion

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and settlement in northern North America, relations
between Europeans and First Nations, and the
development of the colonial societies that formed
Canada are examined. Emphasis is placed on
fostering student interest in history by examining the
historical experiences of a diversity of Canadians.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of
"C" or better or written permission of the instructor and
School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

HIST 105 - CONTEMPORARY CANADA

A survey of modern Canada from confederation to
the end of the second millennium. The post-1867
consolidation of a transcontinental Canada, the
marginalization of aboriginal peoples, and the rapid
transformation of Canadian society by immigration,
industrialization, urbanization, the two world

wars, and the Great Depression are examined. The
effects of broad economic and social change on
party politics, relations between French and English
Canada, and the attitudes, values, and living and
working patterns of Canadians are also explored.
Emphasis is placed on fostering student interest in
history by examining the historical experiences of a
diversity of Canadians.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of
"C" or better or written permission of the instructor and
School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

HIST 106 - WESTERN CIVILIZATION I

The course introduces students to some of the
major themes in the history of Western Society
from the Neolithic to the early modern European
worlds. Human experience and relations in ancient
Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece, the expansion the
of the Hellenistic empire of Alexander the Great,
the rise of the Roman Empire, the making of early
European society, and the origins and spread of the
Renaissance and Reformation are examined. By the
conclusion of the course, students will be able to view
the development of "the West" from an historical
perspective.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of
"C" or better or written permission of the instructor and
School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

HIST 107 - WESTERN CIVILIZATION II

The course introduces students to major themes

and problems in Western society from the rise of
absolutism in the early 18th century to the aftermath
of World War Two. As part of this, students will gain
an understanding of the origins and impact of the
French and Industrial revolutions, the rise of the
nation state in the 19th century, and the origins

and effects of World War One including the Russian
Revolution, the Great Depression, and the rise of
authoritarian regimes in the 1930s. By the conclusion

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of the course, students will be able to view World War
Two from an historical perspective.

Pre-requisites: FNGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of "C"
or written permission of the Instructor and Schoo! Chair.
Course Credit: 3

HIST 203 - A HISTORY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

The course is designed to introduce students to the
history of British Columbia from the pre-contact
societies of the native peoples to the present.
Relations between Europeans and First Nations,

the development of the European resource and
settlement frontiers, and the eventual transformation
of British Columbia’s society and economy as a result
of industrialization, immigration, and urbanization
are examined within a broader Canadian and North
American context. Emphasis is placed on fostering
student interest in the history of British Columbia by
examining the historical experiences of a diversity of
peoples.

Pre-requisites: FNGL 12 with a grade of "C" or better or
written permission of the instructor and Schoo! Chair.
NOTE: Students in West Kootenay and British Columbia
history courses have access to the "MINTO ROOM"
archives. This collection of books, records, private papers,
photos and maps aid in research, particularly of the
Kootenay region.

Course Credit: 3

HIST 210 - A AN INDIGENOUS
HISTORY OF CANADA

HIST 210: An Indigenous History of Canada;
re-imagining Canada’s history from a documented
indigenous perspective, the course covers the
period from before European contact to the present.
Following an examination of the pre-contact
indigenous world, the course examines how
indigenous nations, communities, and families
responded to, and were affected by, the devastating
impact of European settler colonialism from the

16th century on. Students will examine the effects
of colonialism including warfare and alliances,
appropriation of indigenous lands, forced assimilation
through the Indian Act and residential schooling,
and indigenous resistance and adaptation to these
changes up to the present. The broad negative
effects of colonialism will be examined through the
documented experiences of First Nations, Metis, and
Inuit people. Students will consider the process of
reconciliation in the last part of the course.

Pre-requisites: FNGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of
"C" or better or written permission of the instructor and
School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

HIST 215 - A HISTORY OF THE
WEST KOOTENAY

The course is designed to introduce students to the
history of the West Kootenay from the pre-contact
societies of the native peoples to the present.

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