Social Science
The following courses are in the Social Science area of study.
These
courses are Arts courses or non-Administrative Studies courses.
Anthropology (ANTH)
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Anthropology courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 275 | Faces of Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 277 | The Archaeology of Ancient Peoples | 3 |
| ANTH 278 | Human Evolution and Diversity | 3 |
| ANTH 307 | The Inuit Way | 3 |
| ANTH 310 | Primate Behaviour | 3 |
| ANTH 318 | Ancient Civilizations of the Americas | 3 |
| ANTH 354 | Language and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 362 | Aboriginal Cultures of North America | 3 |
| ANTH 375 | The Anthropology of Gender | 3 |
| ANTH 376 | Alberta Archaeology: Prehistoric Lifeways | 3 |
| ANTH 390 | Community-Based Research Methods | 3 |
| ANTH 394 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 401 | Ethnography, the Writing of Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 402 | Ethnographic Research Methods (Reading course) | 3 |
| ANTH 406 | Special Topics in Anthropology (Reading course) | 3 |
| ANTH 407 | Advanced Readings in Regional Ethnology (Reading course) | 3 |
| ANTH 408 | Method and Theory in Anthropology (Reading course) | 3 |
| ANTH 434 | The History of Anthropological Thought (Reading course) | 3 |
| ANTH 476 | Archaeology: Principles in Practice | 3 |
| ANTH 491 | Ethnobiology: Traditional Biological Knowledge in Contemporary Global Context | 3 |
| ANTH 499 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Cultural Studies (CLST)
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Cultural Studies course availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| CLST 325 | Understanding Cultural Studies | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Communication Studies (CMNS)
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Communication Studies courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| CMNS 201 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
| CMNS 301 | Communication Theory and Analysis | 3 |
| CMNS 308 | Understanding Statistical Evidence | 3 |
| CMNS 321 | Computers and Human Experience | 3 |
| CMNS 380 | Corporate Communication | 3 |
| CMNS 385 | Media Construction of Social Movements and Issues | 3 |
| CMNS 401 | Cultural Policy in Canada | 3 |
| CMNS 402 | International Media Systems I - The Americas | 3 |
| CMNS 410 | Audience Effects Research | 3 |
| CMNS 421 | Being Online | 3 |
| CMNS 445 | Directed Readings in Communication Studies (Reading course) | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
For more courses in Communications Studies, see Applied Studies and Humanities.
Economics (ECON)
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Economics courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 247 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 248 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 321 | Health Economics | 3 |
| ECON 330 | Workers and the Economy (cross-listed with LBST 330) | 3 |
| ECON 366 | Economic Development | 3 |
| ECON 385 | Money, Banking, and Canadian Financial Institutions | 3 |
| ECON 401 | The Changing Global Economy | 3 |
| ECON 475 | International Trade | 3 |
| ECON 476 | International Finance | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
For courses in Economics with an Applied Studies area of study, see Applied Studies.
Education (EDUC)
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Education courses' availability.
| EDUC 201 | The Profession of Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 301 | Educational Issues and Social Change I: Historical Social Perspectives | 3 |
| EDUC 302 | Educational Issues and Social Change II: Current Debates | 3 |
| EDUC 309 | The Purposes of Adult Education (Reading course) | 3 |
| EDUC 310 | The Canadian Training System | 3 |
| EDUC 404 | Law and Ethics in Education | 3 |
| EDUC 406 | Work and Learning (Cross-listed with HRMT 406) | 3 |
| EDUC 411 | Directed Study in Canadian Education (Reading course) | 3 |
| EDUC 412 | Directed Study in Canadian Education (Reading course) | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Environmental Studies (ENVS)
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Environmental Studies courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ENVS 243 | Environmental Change in a Global Context | 3 |
| ENVS 252 | The Environment: Issues and Options for Action | 3 |
| ENVS 305 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
| ENVS 306 | Humanity and Ecosphere | 3 |
| ENVS 435 | Case Studies in Environmental Protection: Popular Education, Community Sustainability, and Global Connections | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Additional courses in the Environmental Studies field are available in Global Studies, particularly GLST 253.
Geography (GEOG)
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Geography courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 200 | World Regional Geography (Cross-listed: Global Studies and Geography) |
3 |
| GEOG 201 | Introductory Human Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 302 | The Canadian North | 3 |
| GEOG 310 | Canadian Urban Development | 6 |
| GEOG 311 | Canadian Urban Development | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
For more Geography courses, see Science.
Global Studies (GLST)
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Global Studies courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| GLST 200 | World Regional Geography (Cross-listed: Geography and Global Studies) |
3 |
| GLST 209 | A History of the World in the Twentieth Century: I (Cross-listed HIST 209) |
3 |
| GLST 210 | A History of the World in the Twentieth Century: II | 3 |
| GLST 230 | Globalization and World Politics (Cross-listed: Political Economy and Global Studies) |
3 |
| GLST 243 | Environmental Change in a Global Context (Cross-listed with ENVS 243) |
3 |
| GLST 307 | The Pacific Century (Cross-listed: History and Global Studies) |
3 |
| GLST 308 | Americas: An Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| GLST 377 | Twentieth-century China—From the Fall of the Manchu Qing
to the Death of Den Xiaoping (Cross-listed: History and Global Studies) |
3 |
| GLST 381 | Modern China (Cross-listed with HIST 381) |
3 |
| GLST 395 | Global Development Strategies (Cross-listed: Political Economy and Global Studies) |
3 |
| GLST 403 | Public Policy in a Global Era (Cross-listed GOVN 403 and POLI 403) |
3 |
| GLST 440 | Global Governance and Law (Cross-listed: Governance and Global Studies) |
3 |
| GLST 450 | Public Budgeting and Financial Management in a Globalized
World (Cross-listed: Governance and Global Studies) |
3 |
| GLST 483 | International Political Economy: The Politics of Globalization (Cross-listed: Political Economy and Global Studies) |
3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
For more courses in Global Studies, see Humanities.
Additional courses in the Global Studies field are available in History,
particularly HIST
377.
Governance (GOVN)
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Governance courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| GOVN 301 | Governance, the Public Sector and Corporate Power | 3 |
| GOVN 380 | Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Governance | 3 |
| GOVN 390 | Public Policy and Administrative Governance (Cross-listed POLI 392) | 3 |
| GOVN 400 | Governance and Leadership | 3 |
| GOVN 403 | Public Policy in a Global Era (Cross-listed with GLST 403 and POLI 403) |
3 |
| GOVN 405 | Innovative Public Management (Cross-listed with POLI 405) | 3 |
| GOVN 440 | Global Governance and Law (Cross-listed: Global Studies and Governance) |
3 |
| GOVN 450 | Public Budgeting and Financial Management in a Globalized World | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Some courses listed here were formerly listed as Public Administration (PADM) courses.
For more courses in Governance, see Applied Studies.
Health Administration (HADM)
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Health Administration courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| HADM 315 | Health and Community Development | 3 |
| HADM 326 | Health Issues: Health and Healing | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
For more courses in Health Administration, see Applied Studies.
Human Resource Management (HRMT)
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Human Resource Management course availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| HRMT 406 | Work and Learning (Cross-listed with EDUC 406) | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
For more courses in Human Resource Management see Business and Administrative Studies.
Human Services (HSRV)
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Human Services courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| HSRV 311 | Practice and Policy in the Human Services | 3 |
| HSRV 322 | Policies in the Human Services | 3 |
| HSRV 421 | Advocacy from the Margins (Cross-listed with WMST 421) | 3 |
| HSRV 433 | Directed Readings I: Topics in the Human Services (Reading course) | 3 |
| HSRV 455 | Project Design I (Reading course) | 3 |
| HSRV 477 | Project Implementation I (Reading course) | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Indigenous Studies (INST)
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Indigenous Studies courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| INST 203 | Indigenous Studies I | 3 |
| INST 205 | Indigenous Studies II | 3 |
| INST 348 | Aboriginal Justice | 3 |
| INST 357 | Contemporary Aboriginal Issues in Canada | 3 |
| INST 358 | Aboriginal Women in Canada | 3 |
| INST 377 | Topics in Aboriginal Governments | 3 |
| INST 430 | Indigenous Governance | 3 |
| INST 450 | Financial Management for First Nations Institutions and Organizations | 3 |
| INST 460 | Management of Indigenous Institutions and Organizations | 3 |
| INST 470 | Leadership of Indigenous Institutions and Organizations | 3 |
| INST 493 | Individual Directed Research in Government and Laws | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
* For more courses in Indigenous Studies, see Applied Studies and Humanities.
Industrial Relations (IDRL)
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Industrial Relations courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| IDRL 201 | Labour Unions | 3 |
| IDRL 304 | Rights at Work: Grievance Arbitration | 3 |
| IDRL 305 | Collective Bargaining | 3 |
| IDRL 307 | Public Sector Labour Relations | 3 |
| IDRL 308 | Occupational Health and Safety | 3 |
| IDRL 312 | Conflict and Accommodation | 3 |
| IDRL 320 | Labour Law in Canada | 3 |
| IDRL 496 | Comparative Labour Education (Reading course) | 3 |
| IDRL 498 | Directed Study in Industrial Relations | 3 |
| IDRL 499 | Doing Research in Organizations | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
For more courses in Industrial Relations, see Applied
Studies.
These courses can be used as either Applied Studies or Social Science
courses, for credential students only. Contact Admission and Evaluations
Services before registering.
Labour Studies (LBST)
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Labour Studies courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| LBST 200 | Introduction to Labour Studies | 3 |
| LBST 202 | Labour College of Canada: Introduction to Labour Studies | 3 |
| LBST 330 | Workers and the Economy (cross-listed with ECON 330) | 3 |
| LBST 331 | Women, Workers, and Farmers: Histories of North American
Popular Resistance (Cross-listed: History and Labour Studies) |
3 |
| LBST 332 | Women and Unions (Cross-listed: History and Labour Studies) |
3 |
| LBST 411 | Special Projects in Labour Studies I | 3 |
| LBST 412 | Special Projects in Labour Studies II | 3 |
| LBST 413 | What Do Unions Do? (Reading course) | 3 |
| LBST 470 | Pre-Industrial Origins of Labour and Socialist Thought (Reading
course) (Cross-listed: History and Labour Studies) |
3 |
| LBST 471 | Labour and Socialist Thought in the Early Industrial Revolution,
1800-1850 (Reading course) (Cross-listed: History and Labour Studies) |
3 |
| LBST 472 | Labour and Socialist Thought in the Later Industrial Revolution,
1850-1917 (Reading course) (Cross-listed: History and Labour Studies) |
3 |
| LBST 482 | Jurisprudence | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Additional courses in the Labour Studies field are available in History, particularly HIST 470, HIST 471 and HIST 472.
Political Economy (POEC)
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Political Economy courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| POEC 230 | Globalization and World Politics (Cross-listed: Global Studies and Political Economy) |
3 |
| POEC 302 | Introduction to Political Economy | 3 |
| POEC 393 | Canada and the Global Political Economy | 3 |
| POEC 395 | Global Development Strategies (Cross-listed: Global Studies and Political Economy) |
3 |
| POEC 483 | International Political Economy: The Politics
of Globalization (Cross-listed: Global Studies and Political Economy) |
3 |
| POEC 499 | Directed Study in Political Economy | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Political Science (POLI)
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Political Science courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| POLI 277 | Introduction to Political Science I: Concepts, Structures, and Institutions | 3 |
| POLI 278 | Introduction to Political Science II: Political Processes and Political Behaviour | 3 |
| POLI 307 | Political Ideologies | 3 |
| POLI 309 | Canadian Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLI 311 | Aboriginal Politics and Governments | 3 |
| POLI 325 | Canadian Environmental Policy and Politics | 3 |
| POLI 330 | International and Global Politics | 3 |
| POLI 342 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLI 350 | Women in Canadian Politics | 3 |
| POLI 355 | Political Philosophy: Plato to Machiavelli | 3 |
| POLI 357 | Political Philosophy: Hobbes to Human Rights | 3 |
| POLI 383 | Canadian Political Economy in a Global Era | 3 |
| POLI 390 | Canadian Federalism | 3 |
| POLI 392 | Public Policy and Administrative Governance (Cross-listed with GOVN 390) | 3 |
| POLI 403 | Public Policy in a Global Era (Cross-listed with GOVN 403 and GLST 403) | 3 |
| POLI 405 | Innovative Public Management | 3 |
| POLI 440 | Global Governance and Law (Cross-listed with GOVN 440 and GLST 440) | 3 |
| POLI 480 | The Politics of Cyberspace | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Psychology (PSYC)
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Psychology courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 205 | Portfolio Development | 3 |
| PSYC 210 | Experiential Learning in the Celebration of Diversity | 3 |
| PSYC 228 | Introduction to Human Development | 3 |
| PSYC 289 | Psychology as a Natural Science | 3 |
| PSYC 290 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 300 | Theories of Career Development | 3 |
| PSYC 301 | Career Development Resources | 3 |
| PSYC 304 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 315 | Psychology and the Mass Media | 3 |
| PSYC 323 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 333 | Sensation and Perception | 3 |
| PSYC 340 | Introduction to Applied Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 345 | The Psychology of Women | 3 |
| PSYC 347 | Introduction to Feminist Counselling | 3 |
| PSYC 350 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 355 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 356 | Introduction to Personality Theories and Issues | 3 |
| PSYC 375 | History of Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 379 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 381 | The Psychology of Adult Development | 3 |
| PSYC 387 | Learning | 3 |
| PSYC 388 | Introduction to Counselling | 3 |
| PSYC 389 | Introduction to Learning Disabilities | 3 |
| PSYC 395 | Psychology and Law | 3 |
| PSYC 400 | Teaching and Managing the Child with Learning Difficulties | 6 |
| PSYC 401 | Learning Through Life (Reading course) | 3 |
| PSYC 402 | Biological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 405 | Creating A Working Alliance | 3 |
| PSYC 406 | Introduction to Theories of Counselling and Psychotherapy | 3 |
| PSYC 418 | Special Projects in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 420 | Social Cognition | 3 |
| PSYC 432 | Psychology and the Built Environment | 3 |
| PSYC 426 | Psychology of Families and Parenting | 3 |
| PSYC 435 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 441 | Experiential Learning and Reflective Practice I | 3 |
| PSYC 442 | Experiential Learning and Reflective Practice II (Reading course) | 3 |
| PSYC 443 | Special Projects in Career Development I | 3 |
| PSYC 444 | Special Projects In Career Development II | 3 |
| PSYC 450 | Drugs and Behaviour | 3 |
| PSYC 469 | Principles of Psychological Assessment | 3 |
| PSYC 470 | Consultation and Collaboration for Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| PSYC 471 | Managing Behavioural Problems in the Classroom | 3 |
| PSYC 476 | Assistive Technology for Students with Special Needs | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Some courses listed here were formerly listed as Career Development (CADE) courses.
* For courses in Psychology with a Science area of study, see Science.
Social Sciences (SOSC)
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Social Sciences courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| SOSC 366 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 3 |
| SOSC 378 | Human Sexualities | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Sociology (SOCI)
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Sociology courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| SOCI 287 | Introduction to Sociology I | 3 |
| SOCI 288 | Introduction to Sociology II | 3 |
| SOCI 300 | Organizations and Society: How to Make Sense of Modern Organizational Life | 3 |
| SOCI 301 | Social Statistics | 3 |
| SOCI 305 | Sociology and Crime | 3 |
| SOCI 316 | Sociology of Families | 3 |
| SOCI 321 | The Sociology of Work and Industry | 3 |
| SOCI 329 | Aging and You (I): An Introduction to Gerontology | 3 |
| SOCI 330 | Aging and You (II): An Introduction to Gerontology | 3 |
| SOCI 335 | Classical Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOCI 337 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOCI 345 | Women and Work in Canada | 3 |
| SOCI 348 | Sociology of Environment and Health | 3 |
| SOCI 365 | Sociology of Deviance | 3 |
| SOCI 378 | Media Construction of Social Movements and Issues (Cross-listed: Sociology and Communication Studies) |
3 |
| SOCI 380 | Canadian Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| SOCI 381 | The Sociology of Power and Inequality | 3 |
| SOCI 425 | Special Projects in Sociology I | 3 |
| SOCI 426 | Special Projects in Sociology II | 3 |
| SOCI 427 | Special Projects in Sociology III | 3 |
| SOCI 435 | Theories of Social Change | 3 |
| SOCI 445 | Selected Topics in Canadian Society | 3 |
| SOCI 450 | Social Theory and the Environment | 3 |
| SOCI 460 | The Sociology of Information Technology | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Sociology/Anthropology (SOAN)
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Sociology/Anthropology courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| SOAN 384 | The Family in World Perspective | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
Women's Studies (WMST)
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Women's Studies courses' availability.
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| WMST 200 | Feminist Research and Women's Lives | 3 |
| WMST 266 | Thinking from Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
| WMST 270 | Introduction to Gender Studies | 3 |
| WMST 302 | Communication Skills: Feminist Practice | 3 |
| WMST 303 | Issues in Women's Health | 3 |
| WMST 304 | Issues in Aboriginal Women's Health and Wellness | 3 |
| WMST 310 | Feminist Approaches to Counselling | 3 |
| WMST 321 | Advocacy from the Margins. Course closed October 21, 2009, replaced by WMST 421 | 3 |
| WMST 345 | Women and Work in Canada (Cross-listed with SOCI 345) | 3 |
| WMST 354 | Women, Religion and Social Change | 3 |
| WMST 401 | Contemporary Feminist Theory | 3 |
| WMST 421 | Advocacy from the Margins (Cross-listed with HSRV 421) | 3 |
| WMST 422 | Violence against Women: A Global Perspective | 3 |
| WMST 425 | Feminist Family Therapy | 3 |
| WMST 446 | Gender, Culture and Technology | 3 |
| WMST 466 | Special Projects in Women's Studies | 3 |
| WMST 499 | Applied Project | 3 |
These courses are available for Challenge for Credit unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.
For more courses in Women's Studies, see Applied Studies, Humanities and Science.
Updated March 05, 2010
