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Undergraduate Fees and Refunds

The following information is effective starting January 1, 2018.

Undergraduate Courses Without Course Packages

The following courses either do not have a course package or the textbooks are open source material and available to students at no cost. These courses have a Learning Resource Fee of $130.

Note: Because the courses in this list are reflective of the type of course package used, the courses listed may change without notice as course revisions occur.

 
ADMN 499 Directed Study in Administrative Studies (3)
ADST 300 Foundations of Architectural Design: Elements (3)
ADST 350 Foundations of Architectural Design: Simple Habitat (3)
ADST 400 Foundations of Architectural Design: Collective Habitat (3)
ADST 450 Architectural Design: Cultural, Recreational, and Institutional (3)
ADST 490 Foundations of Architectural Design: Workplace (3)
ANTH 407 Examining Cultures: Advanced Readings in Regional Ethnology (3)
ARHI 301 Canadian Visual Culture (3)
ASTR 210 Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics (3)
ASTR 495 Astronomy and Astrophysics Projects I (3)
ASTR 496 Astronomy and Astrophysics Projects II (3)
BIOL 495 Biology Projects (3)
BIOL 496 Biology Projects (3)
CHEM 301 Introduction to Biochemistry (3)
CHEM 350 Organic Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 360 Organic Chemistry II (3)
CHEM 495 Chemistry Projects (3)
CHEM 496 Chemistry Projects (3)
CMNS 302 Communication in History (3)
CMNS 321 Computing in Everyday Life (3)
CMNS 380 Corporate Communication (3)
CMNS 401 Cultural Policy in Canada (3)
CMNS 420 Topics in Communication: Children and Media (3)
CMNS 450 Individual / Group Projects (3)
CMNS 455 Media Ethics (3)
COMP 214 Interactive Technologies (3)
COMP 266 Introduction to Web Programming (3)
COMP 268 Introduction to Computer Programming (Java) (3)
COMP 272 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
COMP 282 Social Aspects of Games, Leisure, and Entertainment (3)
COMP 283 Effective Use of Myths and Facts in Computer Games (3)
COMP 470 Web Server Management (3)
COMP 486 Mobile and Internet Game Development (3)
COMP 489 Distributed Computing (3)
COMP 494 Research Methods (3)
COMP 495 Computer and Information Systems Projects I (3)
COMP 496 Computer and Information Systems Projects II (3)
CRJS 350 Community Policing (3)
CRJS 487 Group / Independent Studies (3)
ECOM 420 Project in e-Commerce (3)
ENGL 353 Intermediate Composition (3)
ENSC 495 Environmental Science Projects (3)
ENSC 496 Environmental Science Projects (3)
ENVS 243 Environmental Change in a Global Context (3)
ENVS 461 The History and Politics of Ecology (3)
FNCE 322 Personal Finance (3)
FREN 301 Composition Française (3)
FREN 387 Français Langue des Affaires (3)
GEOG 495 Geography Projects I (3)
GEOG 496 Geography Projects II (3)
GEOL 495 Geology Projects I (3)
GEOL 496 Geology Projects II (3)
GLST 230 Globalization and World Politics (3)
GLST 243 Environmental Change in a Global Context (3)
GLST 395 Political Economy of Development: People, Processes, and Policies (3)
GOVN 400 Governance and Leadership (3)
HADM 235 Introduction to Health Administration (3)
HADM 315 Health and Community Development (3)
HERM 312 Heritage Research (3)
HERM 327 Heritage Policy in Canada (3)
HERM 334 Professional Ethics in Heritage Resources Management (3)
HERM 339 Conservation (3)
HERM 342 General Principles of Planning Historic Places (3)
HIST 316 Heritage Research (3)
HIST 330 Social History of Canada: European Contact to Early Industrialization (3)
HIST 331 Social History of Canada: Early Industrialization to Contemporary Canada (3)
HIST 336 History of Canadian Labour (3)
HIST 491 Directed Studies in North American History (3)
HIST 492 Special Projects in European History (3)
HLST 201 Introduction to Human Health (II) (3)
HLST 320 Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals (3)
HSRV 201 Social Work and Human Services (3)
HSRV 306 Critical Reflection for Practice (3)
HSRV 400 Governance and Leadership (3)
HSRV 489 Capstone: A Synthesis of Program Learning Outcomes (3)
IDRL 498 Directed Study in Industrial Relations (3)
IDRL 499 Doing Research in Organizations (3)
INTR 230 Globalization and World Politics (3)
INTR 395 Political Economy of Development: People, Processes, and Policies (3)
LBST 411 Special Projects in Labour Studies I (3)
LBST 412 Special Projects in Labour Studies II (3)
LGST 390 Women, Equality and the Law (3)
LGST 479 Local Government Law in Alberta (3)
LGST 489 Alternative Dispute Resolution (3)
MATH 495 Mathematics Projects I (3)
MATH 496 Mathematics Projects II (3)
MGSC 499 Applied Projects in Management Science (3)
NURS 317 Review of Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for BN Practice II (3)
NURS 322 Nursing Informatics (3)
NUTR 495 Nutrition Projects (3)
NUTR 496 Nutrition Projects (3)
PHIL 240 Ancient Philosophy: The Rise of Reason in a Mythic World (3)
PHIL 334 Professional Ethics in Heritage Resources Management (3)
PHYS 200 Introductory Physics I (3)
PHYS 495 Physics Projects I (3)
PHYS 496 Physics Projects II (3)
POEC 230 Globalization and World Politics (3)
POEC 393 Canada and the Global Political Economy (3)
POEC 395 Political Economy of Development: People, Processes, and Politics (3)
POEC 499 Directed Study in Political Economy (3)
POLI 307 Political Ideologies (3)
POLI 350 Women in Canadian Politics (3)
POLI 400 Governance and Leadership (3)
PSYC 210 Experiential Learning in the Celebration of Diversity (3)
PSYC 347 Introduction to Feminist Counselling (3)
PSYC 405 Creating a Working Alliance (3)
PSYC 418 Special Projects in Psychology (3)
PSYC 426 Psychology of Families and Parenting (3)
PSYC 433 Career Development Culminating Research Paper (3)
SCIE 495 Science Projects I (3)
SCIE 496 Science Projects II (3)
SOCI 331 Environmental Influences on Development and Aging Across the Life Course (3)
SOCI 345 Women and Work in Canada (3)
SOCI 348 Sociology of Environment and Health (3)
SOCI 365 Sociology of Deviance (3)
SPAN 200 Introductory Spanish I (3)
WGST 310 Feminist Approaches to Counselling Women (3)
WGST 345 Women and Work in Canada (3)
WGST 401 Contemporary Feminist Theory (3)
WGST 465 Directed Studies in Women's and Gender Studies (3)
WGST 499 Final Project (3)

 

 

 

Information effective Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.

Updated July 12 2018 by laurab

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