Bachelor of Professional Arts
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The Bachelor of Professional
Arts program is designed for students who have completed an approved two-year
diploma or equivalent from a college or institute of technology. Some
students may qualify to earn additional credits through prior
learning assessment (PLA). There are four majors offered in the Bachelor
of Professional Arts degree. Additions and changes may occur during the
Calendar year. Contact the program advisor.
Athabasca University advisors have developed a program
plan to assist you.
Counselling Services offers an assessment Web site, " Mapping
Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University."
Available Majors
>> Communication Studies Major, Program
Advisor
>>Criminal Justice Major, Program
Advisor
>> Governance, Law and Management Major,
Program
Advisor.
>>Human Services Major, Program
Advisor.
Communication Studies courses
are available by individualized study. Criminal Justice courses are available by individualized study and grouped study formats at selected sites.
Course delivery methods in the Human Services
and Governance, Law and Management majors vary. The course syllabus
indicates the delivery mode.
Students must complete the regulations that are in effect at the time
of enrolment in the program.
Degree Requirements
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Total credits
in the program
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120
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College diploma
transfer (enrolment requirement)
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60
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Minimum
Credits Required Beyond the College Diploma
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Core courses
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12
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Major and elective
courses
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48
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Total
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60
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Within the
Degree Students are Required to Earn for Degree Completion
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Senior (300
or 400) level
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48
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400 level
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18
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Through Athabasca
University ( residency
requirement)
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30
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Maximum
Credits Allowed
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At the junior
(200) level
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12
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Course Notes
Students are strongly encouraged to register in ENGL 255 early in their
program. However, the Alberta Universities Writing Competence Test may be used to
indicate competence in English writing skills.
Common
Core Courses (12 credits)
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Any 200+ university-level
computing course, e.g.,
COMP 200 Introduction to Computing and Information Systems
or
INFS 200 Accessing Information or
CMIS
245 Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows)
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3
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Any 200-level
writing course or English literature course e.g.,
ENGL 255 Introductory Composition or
ADMN
233 Writing in Organizations or
ENGL 211 Prose Forms
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3
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Any 200-level
critical and analytical thinking courses, e.g.,
PHIL 252 Critical Thinking
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3
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Any senior-level
course in professional ethics, e.g.,
PHIL 333 Professional Ethics
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3
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Bachelor of Professional
Arts Communication Studies Major
The Communication Studies Major allows students to apply their knowledge
within a national and international context of mass media and communication.
The major is available to those individuals who have completed an approved
two-year communications-related diploma (e.g., public relations, advertising,
journalism, multi-media, broadcasting, library and information studies,
legal assistant, and marketing) or equivalent. Students may either apply
for prior learning assessment credits in this program or discuss an academic
assessment with the program
coordinator. For general information regarding the Communication Studies
major, contact the program
advisor.
The common core courses may be taken at any time. Students are encouraged
to complete the common core courses early in their program as these
courses address skills and knowledge that will help them succeed with
the remaining degree requirements.
A maximum of 60 credits may be awarded towards the admission
requirements for this program through portfolio assessment by the Prior
Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) office. A maximum of 30 PLAR
credits may be awarded towards the remaining credits in the program.
Program Structure
Students must complete the following:
- the common core courses (12 credits)
- major courses (27 credits), and
- elective courses (21 credits).
Major Courses (27 credits)
Required
Major Courses (6 credits)
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CMNS 301 Communication Theory and Analysis
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3
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CMNS 302 Communication in History
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3
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and 21
credits selected from the following (minimum of 12 credits at
the 400 level)
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All courses labelled CMNS
and
POEC 302 Introduction to Political Economy
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3
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POEC 393 Canada and the Global Political Economy
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3
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POLI 309 Canadian Government and Politics
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3
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SOCI 435 Theories of Social Change
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3
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SOSC 366 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
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3
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Elective
Major Courses (21 credits)
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Choose 21 credits
from any discipline (a maximum of three credits allowed at the
junior (200) level.
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21
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Bachelor of Professional
Arts Criminal Justice Major
The Criminal Justice Major is available to students who have graduated
with a two-year approved diploma in criminal justice-related areas from
an accredited college or technical institute. The program provides students
with two years of Arts and Administrative Studies courses along with
specialized senior-level courses in criminal justice.
A maximum of 30 credits may be awarded by portfolio assessment through
the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition office.
For general information regarding the Criminal Justice major, contact
the program
advisor.
Program Structure
Students must complete the following:
- the common core courses (12 credits) and
- major courses (42 credits)
- elective courses (6 credits)
Major Courses
(Select 42 credits from the following)
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A 200-level accounting course or
ADMN 232 Administrative Principles
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3
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All courses
labelled CRJS
and
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LGST 331 Administrative Law
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3
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LGST 430 Canadian Legal System
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3
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A 300-level organizations
course, e.g.,
ORGB
326 Organization Theory or
SOCI
300 Organizations and Society: Making Sense of Modern Organizational
Life
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3
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ORGB 327 Leadership in Organizations
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3
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SOCI 305 Sociology and Crime or
SOCI 365 Sociology of Deviance
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3
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A 300-level research
methods course e.g.,
SOSC 366 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
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3
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Elective
Major Courses (6 credits)
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Choose 6 credits
from any discipline at the senior (300 or 400 level).
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6
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Bachelor of Professional
Arts Governance, Law and Management Major
The
Governance, Law and Management Major is designed to prepare innovative
managers and professionals for leadership success in the knowledge-based
society and economy. This leading-edge program provides education that
promotes vision, creativity and strategic thinking, as requisite skills
for knowledge workers in an era of globalization.
The recent reforms in
organizations have led to a shift from "command-and-control" management
structures and practices to an organizational context characterized
by flexibility, innovation, and lifelong learning. The major provides
the requisite knowledge and practical know-how needed by professionals
for good governance and the successful management of organizational
change, particularly the increasing shift to e-governance.
Students are advised to
plan their program of study carefully to ensure that they meet all of
the degree requirements. A maximum of 12 credits may be completed at
the 200 level including any 200-level courses in the required common
core. Students must also complete a minimum of 18 credits at the 400
level. If you need assistance in planning your program contact the Program
Advisor.
Enrolment Requirements
The BPA: GLM allows students
to apply knowledge obtained during the completion of an approved two-year
diploma and accredited work experience, toward the completion of a four-year
applied liberal arts degree.
Program Structure
Sixty (60) credits are
required for degree completion beyond the approved two-year college
diploma. Students must complete the following:
- common
core courses (12 credits)
- major courses (15 credits)
- focus area courses (33
credits)
Major Courses
(Select 15 credits from the following)
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ACCT
250 Accounting for Managers or
ACCT 245 Accounting for Managers of Not-for-Profit Organizations
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3
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CMNS 380 Corporate Communication or
COMM 243 Interpersonal Communications in Management
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3
|
ECON
301 The Changing Global Economy or
POEC
393 Canada and the Global Political Economy
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3
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GOVN
301 Governance, the Public Sector, and Corporate Power
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3
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GOVN 400 Governance
and Leadership (in development) or
ORGB
327 Leadership in Organizations
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3
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GOVN 440 Global Governance and Law
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3
|
There are four focus areas
within the Governance, Law, and Management Major program. Select a minimum
of 33 credits from one focus area only.
- Public
Management and Policy Studies
- Police
and Security Management
- Law
and Governance
- Non-Profit
Voluntary Sector Management
1.
Public Management and Policy Studies (Select 33 credits from the
following outline) |
Governance and
the Third Sector (Select 12 credits from the following)
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GEOG
302 The Canadian North
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3
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GEOG
310 Canadian Urban Development
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6
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GOVN
390 Public Policy and Administrative Governance
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3
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GOVN
403 Public Policy in a Global Era
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3
|
GOVN 405 Innovative
Public Management
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3
|
GOVN 410 Global Cities:
The Cultures of Law and Government (in development)
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3
|
POLI
309 Canadian Government and Politics
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3
|
POLI
311 Aboriginal Politics and Government
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3
|
POLI
390 Canadian Federalism
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3
|
Policy Studies
(Select 9 credits from the following)
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|
CMNS
401 Cultural Policy in Canada
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3
|
ECON
321 Economics of Health Care
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3
|
ECON
385 Money, Banking and Canadian Financial Institutions
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3
|
HADM
326 Health Issues: Health and Healing
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3
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HADM
369 Health Policy in Canada
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3
|
HIST
329 The Social History of Canada
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6
|
POLI
325 Canadian Environmental Policy and Politics
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3
|
INST
357 Contemporary Aboriginal Issues in Canada
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3
|
WMST
303 Issues in Women's Health
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3
|
Public Law and
Governance (Select 6 credits from the following)
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|
CRJS
426 Aboriginal Government and Law
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3
|
CRJS
427 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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3
|
CRJS 489 Alternate
Dispute Resolution
|
3
|
GOVN 440 Global Governance
and Law
|
3
|
IDRL
304 Rights at Work: Grievance Arbitration
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3
|
IDRL
307 Public Sector Labour Relations
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3
|
IDRL
315 Women and Unions
|
3
|
IDRL
320 Labour Relations and the Law
|
3
|
LBST
200 Introduction to Labour Studies
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3
|
LGST
310 The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations
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3
|
LGST
331 Administrative Law
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3
|
LGST
430 Canadian Legal System
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3
|
INST 348 The Canadian
Nation State and the Pursuit of Aboriginal Justice (in development)
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3
|
General Management
Studies (Select 6 credits from the following)
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|
PSYC
405 Creating a Working Alliance
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3
|
CMIS
351 Management Information Systems
|
3
|
COMM
243 Interpersonal Communications in Management
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3
|
COMM
377 Communication and Problem Solving in Groups
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3
|
IDRL
307 Public Sector Labour Relations
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3
|
IDRL
317 Reengineering the Organization
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3
|
MGSC
369 Service Operations Management
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3
|
MGSC
405 Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making
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3
|
ORGB
319 Motivation and Productivity
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3
|
ORGB
364 Organizational Behaviour
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3
|
ORGB/HRMT
386 Introduction to Human Resource Management
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3
|
ORGB
390 Managing Change
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3
|
ORGB
400 Organizational Culture
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3
|
SOCI
300 Organizations and Society: Making Sense of Modern Organizational
Life
|
3
|
2.
Police and Security Management (Select 33 credits from the following
outline) |
Police and Security
Management (Select 9 credits from the following)
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|
CRJS
350 Community Policing
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3
|
CRJS/GOVN 4xx Police
Management (in development)
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3
|
CRJS/GOVN 4xx Security
Management (in development)
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3
|
GOVN 405 Innovative Public Management
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3
|
GOVN 440 Global Governance and Law
|
3
|
LGST
430 Canadian Legal System
|
3
|
POLI
309 Canadian Government and Politics or
POLI
390 Canadian Federalism
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3
|
Public Law and
Governance (Select 6 credits from the following)
|
|
CRJS
427 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
|
3
|
CRJS 489 Alternate
Dispute Resolution
|
3
|
IDRL
304 Rights at Work: Grievance Arbitration
|
3
|
IDRL
320 Labour Relations and the Law
|
3
|
LGST
310 The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations
|
3
|
LGST
331 Administrative Law
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3
|
LGST/GOVN 420 Criminal
Law and Procedure (in development)
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3
|
Law and Justice
Studies (Select 6 credits from the following)
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|
CRJS
410 Special Needs Policing
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3
|
CRJS
420 Environmental Protection and Enforcement
|
3
|
CRJS
425 White Collar Crime
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3
|
CRJS
426 Aboriginal Government and Law
|
3
|
LGST
479 Local Government Law in Alberta
|
3
|
SOCI
305 Sociology and Crime
|
3
|
SOCI
365 Sociology of Deviance
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3
|
WMST
422 Women, Violence, and Social Change
|
3
|
Public Management
(Select 6 credits from the following)
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|
CRJS/GOVN 419 Corrections
Management (in development)
|
3
|
GOVN
301 Governance, Public Sector and Corporate Power
|
3
|
GOVN
390 Public Policy and Administrative Governance
|
3
|
GOVN
403 Public Policy in a Global Era
|
3
|
GOVN 405 Innovative
Public Management (in development)
|
3
|
GOVN 410 Global Cities:
The Cultures of Law and Government (in development)
|
3
|
GOVN 450 Public Budgeting
and Financial Management (in development)
|
3
|
General Management
Studies (choose 6 credits from the following)
|
|
PSYC 405 Creating a Working Alliance
|
3
|
CMIS
351 Management Information Systems
|
3
|
CMNS
380 Corporate Communications
|
3
|
COMM
377 Communication and Problem Solving in Groups
|
3
|
IDRL
307 Public Sector Labour Relations
|
3
|
IDRL
317 Reengineering the Organization
|
3
|
MGSC
369 Service Operations Management
|
3
|
MGSC
405 Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making
|
3
|
ORGB
319 Motivation and Productivity
|
3
|
ORGB
364 Organizational Behaviour
|
3
|
ORGB/HRMT
386 Introduction to Human Resource Management
|
3
|
ORGB/HRMT
387 Strategic Human Resource Management
|
3
|
ORGB
390 Managing Change
|
3
|
ORGB
400 Organizational Culture
|
3
|
PSYC
340 Intruduction to Applied Social Psychology or
PSYC
435 Abnormal Psychology
|
3
|
SOCI
300 Organizations and Society: Making Sense of Modern Organizational
Life
|
3
|
3.
Law and Governance (Select 33 credits from the following outline) |
Public Law and
Governance (Select 12 credits from the following)
|
|
CRJS/INST
426 Aboriginal Government and Law
|
3
|
CRJS
427 Civil Liberties and Individual Rights
|
3
|
GOVN 410 Global Cities:
The Culture of Law and Government (in development)
|
3
|
GOVN 440 Governance
and Law
|
3
|
LGST
331 Administrative Law
|
3
|
LGST
430 The Canadian Legal System
|
3
|
LGST
479 Local Government Law in Alberta
|
3
|
LGST/GOVN 420 Criminal
Law and Procedure (in development)
|
3
|
INST 348 Canadian
Nation State and the Pursuit of Aboriginal Justice (in development)
|
3
|
Labour Law and
Management (Select 6 credits from the following)
|
|
HIST
336 History of Canadian Labour
|
6
|
IDRL
201 Labour Unions
|
3
|
IDRL
304 Rights at Work: Grievance Arbitration
|
3
|
IDRL
307 Public Sector Labour Relations
|
3
|
IDRL
315 Women Organizing
|
3
|
IDRL
320 Labour Relations and the Law
|
3
|
LBST
200 Introduction to Labour Studies
|
3
|
LGST
310 The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations
|
3
|
Law and Justice
Studies (Select 6 credits from the following)
|
|
CMNS/LGST
311 Mass Media and the Law
|
3
|
CRJS 489 Alternate
Dispute Resolution
|
3
|
LGST
369 Commercial Law
|
3
|
WMST
422 Women, Violence, and Social Change
|
3
|
General Management
Studies (Select 9 credits from the following)
|
|
PSYC 405 Creating a Working Alliance
|
3
|
CMIS
351 Management Information Systems
|
3
|
COMM 377 Communication and Problem Solving in Groups
|
3
|
GOVN
390 Public Policy and Administrative Governance
|
3
|
GOVN
403 Public Policy in a Global Era
|
3
|
IDRL
307 Public Sector Labour Relations
|
3
|
IDRL
317 Reengineering the Organization
|
3
|
MGSC
369 Service Operations Management
|
3
|
MGSC
405 Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making
|
3
|
ORGB
319 Motivation and Productivity
|
3
|
ORGB/HRMT
386 Introduction to Human Resource Management
|
3
|
ORGB/HRMT
387 Strategic Human Resource Management
|
3
|
ORGB
390 Managing Change
|
3
|
ORGB
400 Organizational Culture
|
3
|
SOCI
300 Organizations and Society
|
3
|
4.
Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Management (Select 33 credits from
the following outline that includes a minimum of 15 credits offered
at Ryerson
University. Ryerson
University courses are offered online.) |
Governance and
the Third Sector (Choose 15 credits from the following courses
offered through Ryerson
University)
|
|
CINP 900 Understanding
the Nonprofit/Voluntary Sector
|
3
|
CINP 901 Developing
Effective Nonprofit Sector Organizations
|
3
|
CINP 911 Advocacy: Public
Governmental Organizations Organizations or
*WMST
321 Advocacy from the Margins (AU) WMST 321 is an equivalent
course. Students may select WMST 321 in lieu of taking CINP 911.
|
3
|
CINP 913 Leading
Nonprofit Organizations through Change
|
3
|
CINP 914 Issues of Diversity:
Building Collaborative Relationships
|
3
|
AND
Public Law and
Governance (Select 6 credits from the following)
|
|
CRJS 426 Aboriginal Government and Law
|
3
|
CRJS
427 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
|
3
|
CRJS 489 Alternate
Dispute Resolution
|
3
|
GOVN 440 Global Governance and Law
|
3
|
IDRL
307 Public Sector Labour Relations
|
3
|
IDRL
320 Labour Relations and the Law
|
3
|
LGST
310 The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations
|
3
|
LGST
331 Administrative Law
|
3
|
LGST
450 Canadian Legal System
|
3
|
INST 348 The Canadian
Nation State and the Pursuit of Aboriginal Justice (in development)
|
3
|
AND
Labour Law and
Management (Select 6 credits from the following)
|
|
HIST
336 History of Canadian Labour
|
6
|
IDRL
201 Labour Unions
|
3
|
IDRL
304 Rights at Work: Grievance Arbitration
|
3
|
IDRL
307 Public Sector Labour Relations
|
3
|
IDRL
315 Women Organizing
|
3
|
IDRL
320 Labour Relations and the Law
|
3
|
LBST
200 Introduction to Labour Studies
|
3
|
LGST
310 The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations
|
3
|
AND
Select 6 credits from
one of the following two categories
Category 1. General
Management and Non-Profit Management Studies
|
|
PSYC
405 Creating a Working Alliance
|
3
|
CMIS
351 Management Information Systems
|
3
|
COMM
243 Interpersonal Communications in Management
|
3
|
COMM
377 Communications and Problem Solving in Groups
|
3
|
IDRL
317 Reengineering the Organizations
|
3
|
LGST
310 The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations
|
3
|
MGSC
369 Service Operations Management
|
3
|
MGSC
405 Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making
|
3
|
ORGB
319 Motivation and Productivity
|
3
|
ORGB
386 Introduction to Human Resource Management
|
3
|
ORGB
390 Managing Change
|
3
|
ORGB
400 Organizational Culture
|
3
|
SOCI
300 Organizations and Society
|
3
|
OR
Category 2. Voluntary
and Non-Profit Sector Management (the following courses are offered
online at Ryerson
University)
|
|
CINP 902 Program
Development and Evaluation in Nonprofit Sector
|
3
|
CINP 910 Strategic
Planning and Communications for Nonprofit Organizations
|
3
|
CINP 912 Marketing
and Fundraising in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
|
3
|
CINP 915 Financial
Management in the Nonprofit Sector
|
3
|
CINP 916 Challenge,
Crisis and Change: Public Policy and the Third Sector
|
3
|
CINP 920 Critical
Issues in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
|
3
|
Bachelor
of Professional Arts Human Services Major
The
Bachelor of Professional Arts Human Services major responds to career
and professional needs of career practitioners in the human services
fields of early childhood education, child and youth care, rehabilitation
services, and other closely related fields such as teacher assistants
and counsellors. The program complements the diploma programs offered
at community colleges in Alberta and across Canada.
Students are strongly
encouraged to plan an individualized program of study to
- consolidate and formalize
their previous learning
- build on their existing
knowledge
- broaden their knowledge
base
- explore areas of interest,
and
- prepare themselves for
future education and career choices.
Students are advised to
plan their program of study carefully to ensure that they meet all of
the degree requirements. A maximum of 12 credits may be completed at
the 200 level including any 200-level courses in the required common
core. Students must also complete a minimum of 18 credits at the 400
level.
A maximum of 60 credits may be awarded towards the admission
requirements for this program through portfolio assessment by the Prior
Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) office. A maximum of 30 PLAR
credits may be awarded towards the remaining credits in the program.
If you need assistance in planning your program contact the program
advisor.
Program Structure
Students must complete
the following:
- the common
core courses (12 credits)
- major courses (36 credits),
and
- elective courses (12
credits).
Required Major Courses
(36 credits)
Students must complete
six required courses and six additional courses, two chosen from each
of the following three themes:
1. Leadership,
2. Public Policy Contexts, and 3. A
Changing Environment.
Required Major
Courses (6 credits)
|
|
HSRV
311 Practice and Policy in the Human Services
|
3
|
HSRV 322 Policies
in the Human Services (in development)
|
3
|
Elective Major
Courses (Select 12 credits from the following)
|
|
PSYC 405 Creating a Working Alliance
|
3
|
HADM 315 Health and Community Development
|
3
|
HADM 369 Health Policy in Canada
|
3
|
HSRV 433 Directed
Reading I: Topics in the Human Services (in development)
|
3
|
HSRV 455 Project
Design I (in development)
|
3
|
HSRV 477 Project
Implementation I (in development)
|
3
|
LBST 200 Introduction to Labour Studies
|
3
|
INST 200 Introduction to Native Studies
|
3
|
ORGB
327 Leadership in Organizations
|
3
|
PSYC
389 An Introduction to Learning Disabilities
|
3
|
SOCI
300 Organizations and Society: Making Sense of Modern Organizational
Life
|
3
|
PSYC 388 Introduction to Counselling
|
3
|
WMST
266 Thinking from Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies
|
3
|
WMST
321 Advocacy from the Margins
|
3
|
Additional Credits (18
credits. Select two courses from each theme)
The six theme-related
courses create a strong multidisciplinary knowledge base in the areas
of leadership, policy contexts and the rapidly changing world in which
high-quality human service delivery occurs. The major courses offer
a mix of traditional management and public administration along with
innovative approaches that provide other possibilities for responding
to rapid social change.
Students may choose their
courses to broaden and deepen their understanding or specialize, for
example, by selecting aboriginal content or women's studies courses.
With permission of the program coordinator other courses may be substituted
under the theme headings to complement students individualized program
of study.
Eighteen credits must
be compeleted at the 400 level. Students are advised to plan their program
of study carefully to ensure that they meet all of the degree requirements.
1.
Theme One: Leadership (Select two courses from the following. These
courses emphasize communications, management, finance and social
change.) |
ACCT
250 Accounting for Managers or any 200-level accounting course
|
3
|
ECON
321 Economics of Health Care
|
3
|
CMNS
321 Computers and Human Experience
|
3
|
CMNS
385 Media Construction of Social Movements and Issues
|
3
|
COMM
243 Interpersonal Communications in Management
|
3
|
COMM 377 Communication and Problem Solving in Groups
|
3
|
GOVN
450 Public Budgeting and Financial Management (in development)
|
3
|
HLST
320 Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals
|
3
|
LBST
332 Women and Unions
|
3
|
INST
357 Contemporary Aboriginal Issues in Canada
|
3
|
ORGB
326 Organization Theory
|
3
|
ORGB 364 Organizational Behaviour
|
3
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ORGB 386 Introduction to Human Resource Management or
HRMT
386 Introduction to Human Resource Management
|
3
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ORGB
390 Managing Change
|
3
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PSYC
470 Consultation and Collaboration for Students with Special
Needs
|
3
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PSYC
471 Managing Behaviour Problems in the Classroom
|
3
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SOCI 300 Organizations and Society: Making Sense of Modern
Organizational Life
|
3
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WMST
302 Communication Skills: Feminist Practice (grouped
study only)
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3
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WMST
422 Women, Violence, and Social Change
|
3
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2.
Theme Two: Public Policy Contexts (Select two courses from the following.
These courses emphasize government, law, society, and healthy communities.)
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CRJS/INST
426 Aboriginal Government and Law
|
3
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GOVN 390 Public Policy and Administrative Governance
|
3
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HADM
315 Health and Community Development
|
3
|
HADM
326 Health Issues: Health and Healing
|
3
|
HADM
336 Community Health Planning
|
3
|
HADM
369 Health Policy in Canada
|
3
|
LBST
413 What do Unions Do?
|
3
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LGST 310 The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations
|
3
|
LGST 331 Administrative Law
|
3
|
LGST 430 Canadian Legal System
|
3
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INST
201 Introduction to Native Studies II
|
3
|
POLI 309 Canadian Government and Politics
|
3
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POLI 311 Aboriginal Politics and Governments
|
3
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POLI 330 International and Global Politics
|
3
|
POLI 350 Women in Canadian Politics
|
3
|
POLI 383 Introduction to Canadian Political Economy
|
3
|
SOCI 329 Aging and You (I): An Introduction to Gerontology
|
3
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WMST 400 Feminism in the Western Tradition
|
3
|
WMST 401 Contemporary Feminist Theory
|
3
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3.
Theme Three: A Changing Environment (Select two courses from the
following. These courses emphasize holistic approaches to communities,
roots and sources, and methodology and research.) |
CRJS 352 Victims of Crime |
3
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CMNS 420 Children and Media
|
3
|
EDUC
301 Educational Issues and Social Change I— Historical Social
Perspectives
|
3
|
HADM
369 Health Policy in Canada
|
3
|
LBST
331 Women, Workers, and Farmers: Histories of North American
Popular Resistance
|
3
|
INST 342 Issues in
Native Education
|
3
|
INST 358 Aboriginal Women in Canadian Contemporary Society
|
3
|
INST 369 History of Canada's First Nations from 1830
|
3
|
INST 370 The Métis
|
3
|
POEC 393 Canada and the Global Economy
|
3
|
PSYC 343 Issues and Strategies in Counselling Women
|
6
|
PSYC 389 An Introduction to Learning Disabilities
|
3
|
PSYC 400 Teaching and Managing the Child with Learning Difficulties
|
6
|
SOCI 435 Theories of Social Change
|
3
|
SOCI 380 Canadian Ethnic Studies
|
3
|
SOCI 450 Social Theory and the Environment
|
3
|
SOSC 366 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
|
3
|
WMST 303 Issues in Women's Health
|
3
|
WMST 444 Feminist Research Methodology
|
3
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Options (12 credits)
Select 12 additional credits
in any discipline at the senior (300 or 400) level. Students should
select electives with a view to fulfilling the general degree requirement
especially the requirement of completing six, three-credit courses at
the 400 level. Students may select additional courses from those recommended
for the Human Services major.
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