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COURSE LISTINGS

The following is a list of all courses offered through the Faculty of Liberal Studies.
Not all courses are offered every year. Please consult the 2008/2009 Schedule for current offerings including details on Special Topic courses.

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDIT
English (ENGL)
ENGL 2B01 Creative Writing I 0.5
ENGL 2B02 Studies in Canadian Literature (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
ENGL 2B03 Introduction to Literary Criticism 0.5
ENGL 2B04 Introduction to Dramatic Literature (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
ENGL 2B30 Critical Writing for Artists & Designers 0.5
ENGL 3B01 The Artist in European and American Literature (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
ENGL 3B03 Children's Literature 0.5
ENGL 3B04 Science and Technology in Literature 0.5
ENGL 3B20 Creative Writing II (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
ENGL 3B90 Special Topic in English: Creative Writing: Contemporary and Experimental Forms 0.5
ENGL 4B02 Topics in World Literatures 0.5
ENGL 4B03 European Literary Classics and Criticism (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
ENGL 4B17 Advanced Creative Writing (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
     
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Humanities (HUMN)
HUMN 2B01 Aesthetics 0.5
HUMN 2B16 Twentieth Century Ideas 0.5
HUMN 2B28 Nature, Culture and the Environment 0.5
HUMN 2B29 The Culture of Science 0.5
HUMN 3B01 Reading Popular Culture 0.5
HUMN 3B02 The Romantic Rebellion in Europe (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
HUMN 3B07 Ethics and the Visual Arts (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
HUMN 3B08 Ethics, Advertising and Design 0.5
HUMN 3B09 Introduction to Gender Studies (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
HUMN 3B25 Imagining Nation: Canada's Cultural History (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
HUMN 3B90 Special Topic in Humanities: Essential Questions in the Humanities: Truth in Cross-Philosophical Perspective 0.5
HUMN 3B92 Special Topic in Humanities: Issues in Environmental Ethics 0.5
HUMN 3B93 Special Topic in Humanities: Comparative Religions 0.5
HUMN 3B98 Special Topic In Humanities: Multicultural Social Ethics 0.5
HUMN 4B01 Modernism: Critical Perspectives 0.5
HUMN 4B02 Mental Health, Culture & Society 0.5
HUMN 4B03 Existentialism 0.5
HUMN 4B12 Zen Buddhism and Its Culture 0.5
HUMN 4B17 Feminist Theory 0.5
HUMN 4B18 Postmodernism: Critical Perspectives 0.5
     
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDIT
     
Liberal Studies First Year (LBST)
LBST 1B03 Introduction to Visual Studies I: History and Ideas 0.5
LBST 1B06 Introduction to Visual Studies II: Critical Frameworks 0.5
LBST 1B11 The Essay and the Argument: Mechanics 0.5
LBST 1B12 The Essay and the Argument: ESL 0.5
LBST 1B13 The Essay and the Argument: Rhetoric 0.5
LBST 1B90 New Approaches to Art History and Visual Culture (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
LBST 1D01 Liberal Studies One 1.5
     
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Science/Technology/Mathematics (SCTM)
SCTM 2B01 Introduction to Biology 0.5
SCTM 2B02 Human Form and Function: Introduction to Anatomy 0.5
SCTM 2B04 Biological Principles of Sustainability 0.5
SCTM 2B10 Introduction to Psychology 0.5
SCTM 2B20 Introduction to Earth Sciences 0.5
SCTM 2B21 The Mathematics of Art and Design 0.5
SCTM 2B22 Topics in the Science of Colour 0.5
SCTM 2B94 Special Topic in Science, Technology and Mathematics: Astronomy: An Exploration of Scales and Structures in our Universe 0.5
SCTM 2B96 Special Topic in Science, Technology and Mathematics: Holography for 3D Visualization 0.5
     
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Social Sciences (SOSC)
SOSC 2B01 Introduction to Social Science: People and Social Worlds 0.5
SOSC 2B02 Media, Messages and the Cultural Landscape: Introduction to Communication Studies 0.5
SOSC 2B04 Social Science Methods for Designers and Artists (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
SOSC 3B02 Material Culture and Consumer Society 0.5
SOSC 3B03 Sociology of the Body 0.5
SOSC 3B04 Childhood, Families and Social Change 0.5
SOSC 3B05 Social Psychology and Consumer Behaviour 0.5
SOSC 3B27 Human Factors for Designers 0.5
SOSC 4B01 Risk and Society 0.5
SOSC 4B02 Gender, Globalization and Social Change 0.5
     
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Art/Design History and Theory (VISC)
VISC 2B01 History of Modern Design 0.5
VISC 2B02 Reading Images In Art (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 2B07 History of Modern Art 0.5
VISC 2B08 Film Studies: An Introduction 0.5
VISC 2B09 History of New Media Art 0.5
VISC 2B13 History of Photography 0.5
VISC 2B19 Art of Europe: The Northern Renaissance (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 2B21 History of Design: Classical Studies (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 2B22 History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe 0.5
VISC 2B31 History of Printing & Printmaking 0.5
VISC 2B32 Canadian Art: The Modern Era 0.5
VISC 2B33 Art of Europe: Greek to Gothic 0.5
VISC 2B35 Art of Europe: Renaissance to Impressionism 0.5
VISC 2B36 History and Evolution of Typography 0.5
VISC 2B38 Design Thinking 0.5
VISC 2B39 Graphic Design History in the Twentieth Century 0.5
VISC 2B40 Media, Messages and the Cultural Landscape: Introduction to Communication Studies 0.5
VISC 2B41 Social Science Methods for Designers and Artists (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B03 Contemporary Canadian Art 0.5
VISC 3B05 Dada and Surrealism 0.5
VISC 3B06 Art of the African Diaspora (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B07 Art of the Italian Renaissance 0.5
VISC 3B08 Art of Europe: Baroque & Rococo 0.5
VISC 3B09 Art After Modern Art: Conceptual Practices 0.5
VISC 3B13 Italian Art History I: Florence Program 0.5
VISC 3B14 Italian Art History II: Florence Program 0.5
VISC 3B15 Studies in Nineteenth Century Art: Goya to Courbet 0.5
VISC 3B18 Television Criticism (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B19 Aboriginal Peoples of the Americas 0.5
VISC 3B21 Illustration and the Rise of Popular Culture 0.5
VISC 3B23 Technology and Digital Culture (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B26 Studies in 19th Century Art: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism 0.5
VISC 3B27 Human Factors for Designers 0.5
VISC 3B28 Latin American Art and Culture 0.5
VISC 3B32 History of Furniture 0.5
VISC 3B33 Canadian Cinema (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B34 Japanese Cinema (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B36 Interior Architecture and the Decorative Arts (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B37 The History and Theory of Art Criticism 0.5
VISC 3B38 Advertising and the Art of Persuasion 0.5
VISC 3B39 Latin American Cinema (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B41 Cross Cultural Issues in Craft 0.5
VISC 3B42 Critical Issues & Ideas in Contemporary First Nations Art 0.5
VISC 3B43 Photographic Theory and Criticism 0.5
VISC 3B44 South Asian Art and Culture: Vision of the Sacred (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B45 South Asian Art and Culture: Multiple Modernisms (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B46 Design and Sustainability 0.5
VISC 3B47 Art & Fashion 0.5
VISC 3B48 Global Traditions In Design: Objects And Environments (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 3B91 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Car Culture 0.5
VISC 3B92 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Artists’ Autobiographies 0.5
VISC 3B93 Special Topic in Visual Culture: "Indians": Post-colonial and Critical Theories of Aboriginal Representations 0.5
VISC 3B94 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Art of Eastern Europe: Modernism to the Present 0.5
VISC 3B95 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Contemporary Asian Art 0.5
VISC 3B96 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Re-claiming Indigenous Voice and Vision 0.5
VISC 4B01 Kanata: First Nations of Canada (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 4B02 Performance and Performativity 0.5
VISC 4B03 Contemporary Documentary Media 0.5
VISC 4B04 Re-presenting Women: Feminist Film and Video 0.5
VISC 4B05 Future Cinema: Digital Narratives 0.5
VISC 4B06 Global Mesh: Internet, Networks, Globalization and Digital Resistance 0.5
VISC 4B07 Images and Practices of Technology (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 4B08 Studies in Contemporary Art: Europe 1960s - 1990s 0.5
VISC 4B10 The Politics of Painting (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 4B13 Art of Mexico (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 4B15 Urban Life: Art, Design and the City 0.5
VISC 4B16 Queer Theory: Sexuality and Representation (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 4B18 Socio-Cultural Issues And The Built Environment 0.5
VISC 4B19 Contemporary Studies in Architecture and Design 0.5
VISC 4B20 Special Topic in Visual Culture: The Senses in Artistic Practice 0.5
VISC 4B21 Arts and Cultures of Asia and Oceania (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.5
VISC 4B91 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Improvisational Music and the Visual Arts in late 20th Century 0.5
VISC 4B92 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Vision and Ruins in Post-War Visual Expressions 0.5
VISC 4B93 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Engaging Suburbia 0.5
VISC 4B94 Special Topic in Visual Culture: The Body and the Machine: Interrogating the Posthuman in Art and Design 0.5
VISC 4B95 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Art and Design Activism 0.5
VISC 4B96 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Formation and Locations of Modern Korean Society and Culture 0.5

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