4.4. Bachelor of Arts Degree Program
(Four years — 120 credits)
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Introduction
The four-year Bachelor of Arts provides students with a broad, flexible education that allows them to develop, understand, and disseminate knowledge, to think critically, and to build on these abilities. In addition, the four-year degree fully prepares students for most graduate programs. The Bachelor of Arts remains a general degree and is not intended either as an honours or an advanced degree.
Although students may change majors, a major must be selected when enrolling in the four-year Bachelor of Arts program. Students select from the following majors: Anthropology, Canadian Studies, English, French, History, Humanities, Information Systems, Labour Studies, Political Economy, Psychology, Sociology, and Women's Studies.
Students enrolled in the three-year Bachelor of Arts program who wish to transfer to the four-year Bachelor of Arts program must complete an Undergraduate General Application Form. Do not resubmit the application fees or the change of program fees. Previous education will be reassessed and students will be notified of the results.
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.
Students in the Bachelor of Arts program, as either a first or second undergraduate degree, generally have the option to combine two majors, if they wish. Students who undertake double majors must fulfill all requirements for both majors. Depending upon the majors chosen, this may greatly restrict course selection (particularly in the second undergraduate degree program) or require the completion of more than 120 credits.
Students considering enrolling in double majors should consult with an Athabasca University advisor for assistance in selecting their programs and courses.
Bachelor of Arts degree
(Four years — 120 credits)
Total credits in the program
Minimum credits required
- At the senior (300 or 400) level
(including 18 credits at the 400 level)- Arts (Humanities and Social Science)
- Humanities
- Social Science
- Science
- Through Athabasca University
120
75
96
18
18
6
30Maximum credits allowed
- In any one discipline
- Applied Studies
- At the preparatory level
- At junior level in any one discipline
- Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) credits
*39 PLAR credits are allowed if you declare a Labour Studies major.
54
18
6
15
9*Major (compulsory)
- Minimum senior level credits in major
(including a minimum of 12 credits at the 400 level)
30Course Notes
The following courses can satisfy either the Social Science area of study or the Science area of study requirements, but not both. To use these courses to satisfy the Science area of study requirements, students must call Admissions and Evaluations Services and request the change.
ENVS 253 Global Environmental Change: The Scientific and Social Issues (3)
PSYC 289 Psychology as a Natural Science (3)
PSYC 355 Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSYC 387 Learning (3)
PSYC 402 Biological Psychology (3)
PSYC 404 Experimental Psychology (3)
English Writing Skills Requirement
Students must meet the following writing skills requirement in order to graduate:
- pass the Alberta Universities Writing Competence Test. (For information about this test contact an Athabasca University Learning Centre;or
- hold credit in ENGL 255 (ENGL 255 will not satisfy the Humanities area of study. It will, however, count as part of the total number of credits required for the degree); or
- have a grade of B- (70 percent) or better in an Athabasca University English course above the preparatory (100) level; or
- receive transfer credit for an English course in which a grade of "B " or better was achieved.
Students may change majors at any time. The degree regulations in force at the time of the conditional enrolment in the program are the regulations that govern the program. Students who change majors and wish to be governed by a set of regulations that was introduced after their conditional enrolment, must indicate such when requesting the change of enrolment by referencing the appropriate Calendar, e.g., 2002-2003 regulations. To request a change of major, complete and submit a new Undergraduate General Application Form. No fees are required.
Bachelor of Arts Second Undergraduate Degree Regulations
Any student who has completed a recognized undergraduate degree will be granted final enrolment directly into this program. Students who graduate froma three-year Bachelor of Arts program must enter the second undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree program and follow those regulations.
General Degree Requirements
Total credits not applied to a previous degree* Minimum credits required
- At the senior level*
(including 18 credits at the 400 level)- Arts (Humanities and Social Science)
- Humanities**
- Social Science
- Science
- Through Athabasca University
60
48
48
9
9
6
30*May be higher depending on the specific requirements of the major.
**ENGL 255 Introductory Composition cannot be used to meet this requirement.Maximum credits allowed
- In any one discipline
- Applied Studies
- At the preparatory level
- At junior level in any one discipline
- Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition credits
42
12
0
12
9Major (compulsory)
- Minimum senior-level credits in major
(including 12 credits at the 400 level)
30Course Notes
The following courses can satisfy either the Social Science area of study or the Science area of study requirements, but not both. To use these courses to satisfy the Science area of study requirements, students must call Admissions and Evaluations Services and request the change.
(The following courses are three credits except where noted.)
ENVS 253 Global Environmental Change: The Scientific and Social Issues (3)
PSYC 289 Psychology as a Natural Science (3)
PSYC 355 Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSYC 387 Learning (3)
PSYC 402 Biological Psychology (3)
PSYC 404 Experimental Psychology (3)
4.4.1. Anthropology Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
Electives (select 15 credits from the following)
- A minimum of 36 credits from major courses including 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).
- 6 junior (200) level Anthropology credits.
- 3 senior credits in the history of Anthropology.
ANTH 434 History of Anthropology (3)
- 6 senior-level credits in research methods. For example:
ANTH 401 Ethnography: Principles in Practice (3)
SOSC 366 Research Methods in the Social Sciences (3)
- 3 senior-level credits in linguistic Anthropology. For example:
ANTH 354 Language and Culture (3)
- 3 senior-level credits in Archaeology. For example:
ANTH 476 Archaeology: Principles in Practice (3)
All courses labeled with ANTH and
SOAN 384 The Family in World Perspective (3)
4.4.2. Canadian Studies Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
- 60 credits in courses designated as major courses including 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).
- A minimum of 9 credits per subareas from any of the following four: Canadian History, Canadian Literature, Canadian Geography, Canadian Native and Ethnic Studies, and Canadian Politics and Government (see below).
- Students must meet the language requirement by completing six junior credits in French and/or one of Canada's Aboriginal languages (for example, Cree or Inuktitut).
Recommendation
Students working toward a Canadian Studies major should meet the language requirement before completing 30 credits with Athabasca University. Students enrolled in an after-degree program are advised to select courses within the following four subareas that fulfill the Humanities, Science, and Social Science requirements as well as the subarea requirements. Failure to do so could result in a student being required to complete more than 60 credits in order to fulfill all of the regulations.
Electives
Canadian History
(Select 9 credits from the following.)
HIST 224 History of Canada to 1867 (3)
HIST 225 Canadian History: 1867 to the Present (3)
HIST 329 The Social History of Canada (6)
HIST 336 History of Canadian Labour (6)
HIST 338 History of the Canadian West (6)
HIST 361 History of French Canada: 1867 to the Present (3)
HIST 455 Canada and the Bomb: Canada and the World in the Cold War (3)Canadian Literature
(Select 9 credits from the following)
ENGL 302 Introduction to Canadian Literature (6)
ENGL 306 The Literature of Work (3)
ENGL 308 Native Literature in Canada (3)
ENGL 331 Modern Canadian Theatre (3)
ENGL 351 Comparative Canadian Literature I (3)
ENGL 358 Literature of the Americas (6)
ENGL 431 Canadian Drama (3)
ENGL 437 Literature of the Canadian West (6)
ENGL 451 Comparative Canadian Literature II (3)
FREN 374 Introduction à la littérature canadienne-française (6)Canadian Geography
(Select 9 credits from the following)
GEOG 265 Introductory Physical Geography I (3)
GEOG 302 The Canadian North (3)
GEOG 310 Canadian Urban Development (6)Canadian Native and Ethnic Studies
(Select 9 credits from the following)
ANTH 307 The Inuit Way (3)
ANTH 362 First Nations of Canada (3)
HADM 315 Health and Community Development (3)
HADM 326 Health Issues: Health and Healing (3)
INST 200 Introduction to Native Studies I (3)
INST 342 Issues in Native Education (3)
INST 357 Contemporary Aboriginal Issues in Canada (3)
INST 368 History of Canada's First Nations to 1830 (3)
INST 369 History of Canada's First Nations from 1830 (3)
INST 370 The Métis (3)
SOCI 321 The Sociology of Work and Industry (3)
SOCI 345 Women and Work in Canada (3)
SOCI 380 Canadian Ethnic Studies (3)
Canadian Politics and Government
(Select 9 credits from the following)
GOVN 366 Local Government (in development) (3)
GOVN 450 Public Budget and Finance Management (in development) (3)
GOVN 390 Public Policy and Administrative Governance (3)
GOVN 403 Public Policy in a Global Era (3)
POLI 309 Canadian Government and Politics (3)
POLI 383 Introduction to Canadian Political Economy (3)
POLI 390 Canadian Federalism (3)
POEC 393 Canada and the Global Political Economy (3)Other
(Select 9 credits from the following)
ECON 247 Microeconomics (3)
ECON 375 Political Economy of Resource Development in Canada (3)
ECON 377 Economics of Inequality and Poverty (3)
ECON 385 Money, Banking, and Canadian Financial Institutions (3)
ENVS 252 The Environment: Issues and Options for Action (3)
FREN 412 Français pour tous, français pour tout (3)
GEOL 313 Our Physical Resources (3)
LBST 200 Introduction to Labour Studies (3) or
LBST 202 Introduction to Labour Studies: Labour College of Canada (3)
LBST/SOCI 332 Women and Unions (3)
LGST 310 The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations (3)
LGST 331 Administrative Law (3)
LGST 369 Commercial Law (3)
LGST 479 Local Government Law in Alberta (3)
SOCI 445 Selected Topics in Canadian Society (3)
WMST 266 Thinking From Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies (3)
WMST 401 Contemporary Feminist Theory (3)
TAXX 301 Introduction to Income Taxation (3)
4.4.3. English Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
- 42 credits in courses designated as major courses including a minimum of 36 senior (300 or 400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).
- 6 junior credits in English.
Recommendation
To achieve a balanced major in English, students should select courses to cover British, Canadian, and American literature, and the major literary genres and historical periods.
Electives
Available electives include all courses with the generic label ENGL (except all 100-level English courses and ENGL 255 Introductory Composition). These courses cannot be used to meet the English major requirements, but will count towards the total number of credits required for the degree.
4.4.4. French Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
- 36 credits in French major courses including a minimum of 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level French credits).
- 6 junior credits in French. For example:
FREN 200 First Year University French I (3) and
FREN 201 First Year University French II (3)
- 6 senior credits in French-Canadian literature in which the language of instruction is French. For example: FREN 374. (These 6 credits are part of the 30 senior credits required in no. 1.)
Preparatory courses such as FREN 100 and FREN 101 cannot be used to meet the French major requirements but may count towards the total number of credits required for the degree.
Electives
Electives include all courses labelled FREN except FREN 100 and FREN 101. These preparatory courses will not count towards the total number of credits required for the degree.
4.4.5. History Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
- 42 credits in designated History major courses including 30 senior (300 and 400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).
- 12 credits of required junior-level History courses (HIST 215, HIST 216 (in development), HIST 224, HIST 225).
- At least 6 senior credits in European history.
- At least 6 senior credits in Canadian history.
Electives
All courses labelled HIST
HUMN 201 Western Culture I: Before the Reformation (3)
HUMN 202 Western Culture II: Since the Reformation (3)
HUMN/MUSI 285 History of Popular Music I: Blues to Big Bands, 1900-1940 (3)
HUMN/MUSI 286 History of Popular Music II: Be-bop to Beatles, 1940-1970 (3)
HUMN 309 Ancient Greece (3)
HUMN 320 Rome and Early Christianity I (3)
HUMN 321 Rome and Early Christianity II (3)
HUMN/MUSI 420 Anglo-American Popular Music Traditions (3)
HUMN/MUSI 421 The Folk Music Revival I: Before 1945 (3)
GLST 307 The Pacific Century (3)
GLST 377 Twentieth-Century China (3)
LBST/HIST 331 Women, Workers, and Farmers: Histories of North American Popular Resistance (3)
INST 368 History of Canada's First Nations to 1830 (3)
INST 369 History of Canada's First Nations from 1830 (3)
4.4.6. Humanities Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
The following regulations for the four-year Bachelor of Arts, Major in Humanities are designed to ensure that on completing the major a student will possess:
- good writing, critical thinking, and library research skills
- a basic reading knowledge of a second language
- experience in interdisciplinary study within the humanities
- experience of two or more traditional intellectual disciplines within the humanities, and
- have taken a reasonable proportion of specialized courses at the 400 (fourth-year) level.
Students who have any doubt about their essay writing, critical thinking, or library research skills are strongly advised to take one or more of the following courses at the outset of their university studies: ENGL 255 Writing Skills, PHIL 252 Critical Thinking, INFS 200 Accessing Information.
Recommendation
Students enrolled in an after-degree program are advised to select courses within the major that fulfill the Social Science requirements. Failure to do so could result in the student being required to complete more than 66 credits in order to fulfill all of the regulations.
- 60 credits in designated major courses including a minimum of 30 senior (300 and 400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).
- 2. Within these 60 credits students must also meet the language requirement by completing one of the following Athabasca University courses:
FREN 201 First Year University French II (3)or
SPAN 301 Second Year Spanish II (3) or
GERM 201 First Year University German II (3) or
INST 212 First Year University Cree II (3)Students may count the language course as three credits towards the 30 credits required in the following designated elective courses.
- 3. At least 30 credits from the following interdisciplinary core courses including a minimum of six senior (300 or 400) level credits.
ARHI 201 A Survey of Western Art I (3)
ARHI 202 A Survey of Western Art II (3)
CMNS 358 Popular Culture and the Media (3)
ENGL 303 A History of Drama - Part I: Early Stages (3)
ENGL 304 A History of Drama - Part II: Modernist Theatre (3)
ENGL 358 Literature of the Americas (6)
ENGL 401 Images of Man in Modern Literature (3)
ENGL 423 Contemporary Literary Theory and Criticism (3)
GLST 308 Americas: An Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
HIST 371 The Medieval World I: The Early Middle Ages (3)
HIST 372 The Medieval World II: The High Middle Ages (3)
HIST 373 The Renaissance (3)
HIST 374 The Northern Renaissance and the Reformation (3)
HIST 404 The Historical Foundations of Modern Science (3)
HIST 407 The Enlightenment (3)
All courses labelled HUMN
PHIL 371 Ethics, Science, Technology, and the Environment (3)
RELS 204 Introduction to World Religions (6)
WMST 400 Feminism in the Western Tradition (3)
- At least 30 additional credits from among the core courses or from among the following electives:
ANTH 318 Ancient Civilizations of the Americas (3)
CMNS 301 Communication Theory and Analysis (3)
CMNS 302 Communication in History (3)
CMNS 420 Children and Media (3)
CMNS 423 The Television Age (3)
CMNS 425 Film and Genre (3)All courses labelled ENGL (except all 100-level English courses and ENGL 255 Introductory Composition)
FREN 363 Le roman français du XXe siecle (3)
FREN 374 Introduction a la litterature canadienne-française (6)
GLST 307 The Pacific Century (3)
GLST 377 Twentieth-Century China (3)All courses labelled HIST
INST 342 Issues in Native Education (3)
INST 368 History of Canada's First Nations to 1830 (3)
INST 369 History of Canada's First Nations from 1830 (3)
INST 370 The Métis (3)
LBST 331 Women, Workers and Farmers (3)
MUSI 267 Sound and Sense: Listening to Music (3)
POLI 307 Political Ideologies (3)
PHIL 252 Critical Thinking (3)
WMST 266 Thinking From Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies (3)
WMST 401 Contemporary Feminist Theory (3)
WMST 444 Feminist Research Methodology (3)
WMST 465 Special Projects in Women's Studies I (3)
WMST 467 Special Projects in Women's Studies II (3)
4.4.7. Information Systems Major
The Information Systems major was developed to produce graduates with the processing, usage, and managing skills required by business, education, and government. This major may be done as a double major since it is anticipated that many students may wish to combine the Information Systems major with some other major offered in the Bachelor of Arts degree. Those wishing to specialize exclusively in Information Systems should consider enrolling in the Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems offered by the Centre for Computing and Information Systems.
Courses in the Information Systems major deal with both computer science and business applications. Information Systems courses may not transfer to computer science programs at other institutions. Students are therefore cautioned to consult with other institutions on a course-by-course basis if they are considering transferring Athabasca University's Information Systems courses to another program of study.
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
- 42 credits in courses designated as core courses and electives.
- 21 credits in required core courses.
- A minimum of 21 credits in elective courses.
- A minimum of 78 credits in Arts (Humanities and Social Science) courses.
Required Core Courses (21 credits)
CMIS 245 Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows) (3)
COMP 200 Introduction to Computing and Information Systems (3)
COMP 268 Introduction to Computer Programming (Java) (3)
COMP 314 Computer Organization or
COMP 315 Advanced Operating Systems (3)
COMP 361 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
COMP 378 Introduction to Database Management (3)
INFS 200 Accessing Information (3)Elective Courses (21 credits)
- At the senior (300 or 400) level in COMP or CMIS courses (with a maximum of 6 credits in CMIS courses) (12 credits)
- Three 400-level COMP courses (9 credits)
Notes Specific to the Information Systems Major
- Information Systems is a rapidly changing field; consequently, it may not be possible to transfer credit for older courses and/or diplomas towards this degree. Athabasca University will not grant credit for computer courses taken more than five years ago.
- Holders of the Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems from Athabasca University or its equivalent from another university may not apply to the Bachelor of Arts major in Information Systems.
- The requirement of a minimum of 78 credits in Arts (Humanities and Social Science) courses replaces the normal requirement of 96 credits in Arts courses included in the general regulations for the four-year Bachelor of Arts (with major). This change is required to accommodate the large number of credits in Science-area courses required by this major.
- A minimum of 30 credits in Arts courses is required in the Bachelor of Arts four-year second undergraduate degree program (major in Information Systems).
4.4.8. Labour Studies Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Labour Studies is designed for students who want to know more about the position of labour and working people in society. The program will be of interest to trade unionists at both the leadership and general membership levels.
- 39 credits in Labour Studies major courses outlined below including a minimum of 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).
- 12 credits in required core courses (SOCI 321 and HIST 336 are included in the 30 senior-level credits noted above).
- Students may transfer in a maximum of 30 credits of courses applicable to the requirements of the major.
- The maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition credits for the Labour Studies major is 39.
Recommendation
Students are advised to begin their studies with LBST 200 or LBST 202.
Required Core Courses (12 credits)
LBST 200 Introduction to Labour Studies or
LBST 202 Labour College of Canada: Introduction to Labour Studies (3)
HIST 336 History of Canadian Labour (6)
SOCI 321 The Sociology of Work and Industry (3)Elective Courses (Select 27 credits from the following)
All courses labelled LBST and IDRL*
ECON 377 Economics of Inequality and Poverty (3)
ENGL 306 The Literature of Work (3)
HIST 329 The Social History of Canada (6)
HIST/LBST 470 Pre-Industrial Origins of Labour and Socialist Thought (3)
HIST/LBST 471 Labour and Socialist Thought in the Early Industrial Revolution, 1800-1850 (3)
HIST/LBST 472 Labour and Socialist Thought in the Later Industrial Revolution, 1850-1917 (3)
HIST 486 The Industrial Revolution (3)
LGST 310 The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations (3)
POEC 393 Canada and the Global Political Economy (3)
POEC 483 International Political Economy: Power, Production, and Global Order (3)
POLI 383 Introduction to Canadian Political Economy (3)
SOCI 345 Women and Work in Canada (3)
SOCI 381 The Sociology of Power and Inequality (3)*All courses labelled IDRL can be taken as either Applied Studies or Social Science courses, but not both. To use these courses to satisfy the Social Science area of study requirement, students must contact Admissions and Evaluations Services and request the change upon completion of the course.
Transfer Credit for Union Education and Prior Learning
Athabasca University grants advanced credit in the Labour Studies program for some union education programs. Students with a Labour College of Canada certificate, for example, may be eligible to receive nine credits. Students who have completed the Canadian Auto Workers Paid Educational Leave course may be eligible to receive three credits. And students who have completed the Canadian Postal Workers' Union Education Program may be eligible to receive six credits. Credit is also granted for other union education programs and for other forms of prior learning. Contact Athabasca University for details.
Many unions, and some employers, will reimburse students for the cost of university tuition fees. Discuss this with your union representative or employer.
4.4.9 Political Economy Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
- 60 Political Economy major credits outlined below including a minimum of 36 senior (300 or 400) level credits from major courses (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits):
- 15 credits in required core courses.
- 21 credits in one of the two Political Economy areas: Global Political Economy or Canadian Political Economy.
- 12 credits from the designated elective Political Economy major courses.
- 12 credits from the Political Economy designated elective program courses in Communications, History, Labour Studies/Industrial Relations, and Women's Studies/Indigenous Studies.
Students may transfer in a maximum of 30 credits of courses applicable to the requirements of the major. A maximum of 18 Applied Studies credits is permitted toward the Bachelor of Arts major in Political Economy.
Required Core Courses (15 credits)
ECON 247 Microeconomics (3)
ECON 248 Macroeconomics (3)
MATH 215 Introduction to Statistics or
MGSC 301 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
POEC 230 Globalization and World Politics (3)
POEC 302 Introduction to Political Economy (3)
Of the 21 credits required in the area of focus, students must take at least one course from each of the following areas: Economics, Political Economy, and Political Science. Select courses from only one area of focus.
Area of Focus I: Global Political Economy
ECON 301 The Changing Global Economy (3)
ECON 376 Economic Development in the Third World (3)
ECON 475 International Trade (3)
ECON 476 International Finance (3)
ENVS 253 Global Environmental Change: The Scientific and Social Issues (3)
ENVS 435 Case Studies in Environmental Protection: Popular Education, Community Sustainability, and Global Connections (3)
FNCE 370 Overview of Corporate Finance (3)
GLST 307 The Pacific Century (3)
GLST 308 Americas: An Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
GLST 377 Twentieth-Century China (3)
HIST 486 The Industrial Revolution (3)
MKTG 414 International Marketing and Exporting (3)
POLI 330 International and Global Politic (3)
POLI 340 Introduction to Comparative Politics I: Industrial/Post-Industrial (3)
POLI 341 Introduction to Comparative Politics II: Developing/Industrializing (3)
POEC 395 Global Development Strategies (3)
POEC 483 International Political Economy: Power, Production and Global Order (3)
SOCI 435 Theories of Social Change (3)
OR
Area of Focus II: Canadian Political Economy
CMNS 401 Cultural Policy in Canada (3)
CMNS 380 Corporate Communications (3)
ECON 375 Political Economy of Resource Development in Canada (3)
ECON 377 Economics of Inequality and Poverty (3)
ECON 385 Money, Banking and Canadian Financial Institutions (3)
FNCE 322 Personal Finance (3)
GEOG 310 Canadian Urban Development (3)
GOVN 390 Public Policy and Administrative Governance (3)
HIST 326 Contemporary Canada: Canada after 1945 (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)
LBST/SOCI 332 Women and Unions (3)
POEC 393 Canada and the Global Political Economy (3)
POLI 309 Canadian Government and Politics (3)
POLI 311 Aboriginal Politics and Government (3)
POLI 325 Canadian Environmental Policy and Politics (3)
POLI 383 Introduction to Canadian Political Economy (3)
SOCI 321 The Sociology of Work and Industry (3)
SOCI 445 Selected Topics in Canadian Society (3)
TAXX 301 Introduction to Income Tax (3) Elective Courses (Select 12 credits from the following)
ANTH 307 The Inuit Way (3)
ANTH 362 First Nations of Canada (3)
ANTH 375 The Anthropology of Gender (3)
ANTH 394 Urban Anthropology (3)
CMNS 385 Media Constructions of Social Movements and Issues (3)
CMNS 402 International Media Systems I - The Americas (3)
CMNS 421 Personal Implications of the Internet (3)
CMNS 423 The Television Age (3)
ECON 321 Economics of Health Care (3)
ENTP 212 Starting A Small Business (3)
ENVS 435 Community-Based Environmental Protection: Popular Education, Community Sustainability, and Global Connections (3)
FREN 100 French for Beginners I (3)
FREN 101 French for Beginners II (3)
GEOG 200 World Regional Geography (3)
GEOG 201 Introductory Human Geography (3)
GEOG 302 The Canadian North (3)
HADM 336 Community Health Planning (3)
HADM 339 The Organization of the Canadian Health Care System (3)
HIST 336 History of Canadian Labour (3)
HIST/LBST 470 Pre-Industrial Origins of Labour and Socialist Thought (3)
HIST/LBST 471 Labour and Socialist Thought in the Early Industrial Revolution, 1800-1850 (3)
HIST/LBST 472 Labour and Socialist Thought in the Later Industrial Revolution, 1850-1917 (3)
IDRL 201 Labour Unions (3)
IDRL 308 Occupational Health and Safety (3)
INST 111 Introductory Cree I (3)
INST 112 Introductory Cree II (3)
MATH 244 Business Math (3)
MATH 265 Introduction to Calculus I (3)
MKTG 406 Consumer Behaviour (3)
MKTG 440 Marketing Strategy (3)
PHIL 371 Ethics, Science, Technology, and the Environment (3)
SOCI 345 Women and Work in Canada (3)
SOCI 381 The Sociology of Power and Inequality (3)
SOCI 450 Social Theory and the Environment (3)
SPAN 200 First Year Spanish I: Destinos (3)
SPAN 201 First Year Spanish II: Destinos (3)
WMST 400 Feminism in the Western Tradition (3)
WMST 401 Contemporary Feminist Theory (3)
and the remaining 12 elective credits from the following disciplines:
- Communication Studies (CMNS)
- History (HIST)
- Labour Studies (LBST) and/or Industrial Relations (IDRL)
- Indigenous Studies (INST) and/or Women's Studies (WMST)
Recommendations
- Students who may pursue graduate work in political economy or international affairs, are strongly recommended to include POEC 499 Directed Studies in Political Economy, among their electives.
- Language proficiency: Students in Canadian studies areas who may pursue employment in the federal civil service or foreign affairs, are strongly recommended to take French as an elective or option. Students interested in North American integration should take Spanish. Students interested in governance capacity-building for First Nations communities should take Native language courses.
"Language Proficiency" generally refers to one of the following:
- the ability to read French or Spanish at a level consistent with the usual requirements of a junior French language course. This ability may be proven by one of the following: either by completing 6 junior credits in French (for example FREN 200 and FREN 201) or by passing a reading proficiency examination in French or Spanish;
- speak fluently one of Canada's Native languages (for example, Cree or Inuktitut); or
- read one of Canada's Native languages (for example, Cree or Inuktitut), at a level consistent with the usual requirements of a second-year university language course.
- Writing proficiency: Students for whom English is a second language, are strongly encouraged to take ENGL 177 English for Academic Purposes and ENGL 187 Writing and Speaking for Business.
4.4.10. Psychology MajorThe following regulations were amended effective Sept. 1, 2002.
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
Applied Psychology
- 48 credits in designated Psychology major courses including 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits in designated Psychology major courses (including 12, 400-level credits. [SOSC 366 is included as part of these 30 credits.]).
- 15 credits in the following core courses:
MATH 215 Introduction to Statistics (3)
PSYC 289 Psychology as a Natural Science (3)
PSYC 290 General Psychology (3)
PSYC 375 History of Psychology (3)
SOSC 366 Research Methods in the Social Sciences or
PSYC 404 Experimental Psychology (3)
- 6 credits in Literature courses. For example:
ENGL 211 Prose Forms (3)
ENGL 212 Plays and Poetry (3)
ENGL 324 Shakespeare I (3)
ENGL 325 Shakespeare II (3)
ENGL 344 American Literature I (3)
ENGL 345 American Literature II (3)
FREN 374 Introduction à la littérature canadienne-française (6)
- A minimum of three credits in each subarea: Applied Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Human Interaction and Adjustment, Learning and Cognition, and Physiological Psychology.
PSYC 300 Theories of Career Development (3)
PSYC 301 Career Development Resources in the Changing World of Work (3)
PSYC 441 Experiential Learning and Reflection Practice 1 (3)
PSYC 442 Experiential Learning and Reflection Practice 2 (3)
COMM 329 The Practice of Interpersonal Communications (3)
EDPY 351 Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
EDPY 479 Introduction to Computer-based Instruction (3)
HLST 320 Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals (3)
HRMT/ORGB 386 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)
ORGB 319 Motivation and Productivity (3)
ORGB 364 Organizational Behaviour (3)
PSYC 340 Introduction to Applied Social Psychology (3)
PSYC 343 Issues and Strategies in Counselling Women (6)
PSYC 388 Introduction to Counselling (3)
PSYC 389 An Introduction to Learning Disabilities (3)
PSYC 395 Psychology and Law (3)
PSYC 400 Teaching and Managing the Child with Learning Difficulties (6)
PSYC 405 Creating a Working Alliance (3)
PSYC 432 Psychology and the Built Environment (3)
PSYC 470 Consultation and Collaboration for Students with Special Needs (3)
PSYC 471 Managing Behavioural Problems in the Classroom (3)
Developmental Psychology
PSYC 228 An Introduction to Child Development* (3)
PSYC 323 Developmental Psychology (3)
PSYC 350 Adolescent Development (3)
PSYC 381 The Psychology of Adult Development (3)*PSYC 228 does not contribute to the senior-level psychology requirement of 30 credits even though it fulfils a subarea requirement.
Human Interaction and Adjustment
PSYC 356 Introduction to Personality Theories and Issues (3)
PSYC 379 Social Psychology (3)
PSYC 406 Introduction to Theories of Counselling and Psychotherapy (3)
PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology (3)Learning and Cognition
PSYC 355 Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSYC 387 Learning (3)Physiological Psychology
PSYC 402 Biological Psychology (3)
4.4.11. Sociology Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
Elective Courses
- A minimum of 36 credits from major courses including a minimum of 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits (including 12, 400-level credits).
- 6 junior sociology credits.
- 6 senior credits in sociological theory. For example:
SOCI 335 Classical Sociological Theory (3)
SOCI 337 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3)
- 3 senior credits in research methods. For example:
SOSC 366 Research Methods in the Social Sciences (3)
- 3 senior credits in social organization. For example:
SOCI 300 Organizations and Society: Making Sense of Modern Organizational Life or
SOCI 381 The Sociology of Power and Inequality (3)All courses with the generic label SOCI and
CMNS 385 Media Construction of Social Movements and Issues (3)
ENVS 435 Case Studies in Environmental Protection: Popular Education, Community Sustainability, and Global Connections (3)
GLST 308 Americas: An Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
SOAN 384 The Family in World Perspective (3)
SOSC 366 Research Methods in the Social Sciences (3)
4.4.12. Women's Studies Major
Requirements within the 120 credits required for the B.A.
- A minimum of 33 credits in designated WMST major courses including 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits applicable to the major (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits). The nine, 400-level credits taken in the required core can be used to fulfill a portion of these 12, 400-level credits.
- 18 credits in required core courses.
Recommendation
Students should contact the Centre for Work and Community Studies before enrolling in this program.
Required Core Courses (18 credits)
HIST 363 The Women's West: Women and Canadian Frontier Settlement (3)
HIST 364 Women and the Family in Urban Canada, 1880s-1940s (3)
WMST 266 Thinking From Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies (3)
WMST 400 Feminism in the Western Tradition (3)
WMST 401 Contemporary Feminist Theory (3)
WMST 444 Feminist Research Methodology (3)Elective Courses (Select 15 credits from the following)
*WMST 465, 466, 467, and 468 are one course that is available in four areas of study.
ANTH 375 The Anthropology of Gender (3)
ECON 377 Economics of Inequality and Poverty (3)
ENGL 307 Women in Literature (3)
ENGL 423 Contemporary Literary Theory and Criticism (3)
HIST 499 The History of the Family in Western Europe: From the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution (3)
HRMT 389 Transformatory Organizing: From Hierarchic to Participatory Organizations (3)
IDRL 315 Women Organizing (3)
INST 358 Aboriginal Women in Canadian Contemporary Society (3)
LBST/HIST 331 Women, Workers, and Farmers: Histories of North American Popular Resistance (3)
LBST/SOCI 332 Women and Unions (3)
POLI 350 Women in Canada Politics (3)
POLI 383 Introduction to Canadian Political Economy (3)
PSYC 343 Issues and Strategies in Counselling Women (6)
SOAN 384 The Family in World Perspective (3)
SOCI 345 Women and Work in Canada (3)
SOCI 316 Sociology of the Family (3)
SOCI 321 The Sociology of Work and Industry (3)
WMST 303 Issues in Women's Health (3)
WMST 422 Women, Violence, and Social Change (3)
WMST 465 Special Projects in Women's Studies* (3)
WMST 466 Special Projects in Women's Studies (3)
WMST 467 Special Projects in Women's Studies (3)
WMST 468 Special Projects in Women's Studies (3)
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