UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES COURSES (A-Z)

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PSYC 241 - ADULT DEVELOPMENT

An introduction to normal adult development, this course examines critical issues and theories of adolescence, and early, middle and late adulthood.

Pre-requisites: PSYC 100/107 or equivalent or written permission of the Instructor and Schoo! Chair.

Course Credit: 3

PSYC 300 - ADDICTIONS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

PSYC 300: Addictions for Health Professionals

is designed to provide medical professionals

with valuable insights into clients struggling with addiction. The causes and consequences of addiction will be investigated, as well as approaches to harm- reduction and recovery. The influences of personal history, societal and cultural views, and government policy are explored.

Course Credit: 3

SOC 120 - INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY |

This course is an introduction to the discipline. The sociological perspective is examined, along with the associated concepts and methods. Attention is directed to major areas such as culture, socializa- tion, stratification and deviance. Students have an opportunity to research topics of interest.

Pre-requisites: FNGI 12 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or better or written permission of the Instructor and School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

SOC 121 - INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY II

This course examines the social life as it occurs in families, formal organizations, religion, political movements and other social systems. Student research projects are part of the course.

Pre-requisites: SOC 120 or written permission of the Instructor and School Chair. Course Credit: 3

SOC 200 - DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL

The processes by which some behaviour comes to be identified as deviant and the social means of control of such behaviour through the criminal justice system are examined analytically. This course transfers as a first year criminology course to institutions offering criminology degrees.

Pre-requisites: FNGI 12 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or better or written permission of the Instructor and School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

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SOC 205 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH

Sociology 205: Introduction to Social Research introduces students to research methods in the social sciences. Students will be introduced to the major procedures for carrying out systematic investigation of the social world. The course will encourage students to critically evalute the methods, strategies and data that are used by social scientists and provide training in analysis of a range of qualitative and quantitative data.

Pre-requisites: Second year standing. Course Credit: 3

SOC 215 - CANADIAN SOCIAL STRUCTURE

A macro level analysis of factors such as (but not limited to) ethnicity, region, gender and class as a basis for understanding contemporary Canadian society.

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

SOC 225 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

Introduction to Sociological Theory is designed to introduce students to the major nineteenth and twentieth century thinkers who shaped the develop- ment of sociological theory. In exploring sociology’s theoretical heritage, the course seeks also to foster an appreciation of what theory is and how necessary and useful it is for studying and understanding the social world.

Pre-requisites: Sociology 120 and Sociology 121 (Selkirk College) or the equivalent six units of introductory Sociology from other institutions.

Course Credit: 3

SPAN 102 - BEGINNER’S SPANISH I

This Spanish course for beginners encourages students to develop their communication skills

in various situations. Students learn how to give information about themselves, how to inquire about the meaning or the pronunciation of a word, and how to start a conversation.

Course Credit: 3

SPAN 103 - BEGINNER’S SPANISH II

Pursuing the objective of Spanish 102, this course allows the learner to improve various skills such as sharing information, telling stories, and talking about events, while taking into account the social context of the conversation. At this level, the past tense will be an additional grammar topic.

Pre-requisites: SPAN 102. Course Credit: 3

SPAN 112 - FIRST YEAR SPANISH I

Spanish 112 (online) is a self-paced course that encourages students to improve their communicative proficiency through listening, speaking, reading and writing about current topics.

Pre-requisites: SPAN 102/103 or written permission of the instructor and School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

SPAN 113 - FIRST YEAR SPANISH II

Spanish 113 is the sequel to the Spanish 112 online course. Spanish 113 is a self-paced course as well that encourages students to improve their com- municative proficiency through, listening, speaking, reading and writing about current topics.

Pre-requisites: SPAN 712 or equivalent or writen permission of the Instructor and Schoo! Chair.

Course Credit: 3

SPAN 122 - CONTEMPORARY SPANISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |

Spanish 122 offers students an opportunity to enhance their language skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) through discussions on the writings of Hispanic authors from the nineteenth- century. Students will have the opportunity to take a look at their works which include novels, short stories, theatre, poetry, and biographies. Students will review the concepts covered in previous levels, and expand their knowledge of grammar, usage, sentence development, and vocabulary skills.

Pre-requisites: A “C” or better in Spanish 12 or Spanish 112/113 or equivalent, or written permission of the instructor and School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

SPAN 123 - CONTEMPORARY SPANISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE II

In Spanish 123, students continue to improve their communicative proficiency through discussions on the writings of Hispanic authors from the twentieth- century. Students will have the opportunity to take

a look at their works which include novels, short stories, theatre, poetry, and biographies. Students will review and expand their knowledge of grammar, usage, sentence development, and vocabulary skills.

Pre-requisites: A “C” or better in Spanish 122 or equivalent, or written permission of the instructor and School Chair.

Course Credit: 3

STAT 105 - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

STAT 105: Introduction to Statistics is intended for social, environmental science and business students and others who would benefit from a one-term statistics course. General themes include descriptive statistics, probability, probability and sample distribu- tions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing.

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