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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 2009/10 Schedule for current offerings including details on Special Topic courses.

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDIT
Interdisciplinary
ABVC 2B01 The Story of Us: Aboriginal Peoples of the Americas 0.5
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDIT
English (ENGL)
ENGL 2B01 Introduction to Creative Writing 0.5
ENGL 2B03 Introduction to Literary Criticism 0.5
ENGL 2B05 Introduction to Creative Non-Fiction 0.5
ENGL 2B30 Critical Writing for Artists and Designers 0.5
ENGL 3B01 The Artist in European and American Literature (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
ENGL 3B03 Children's Literature 0.5
ENGL 3B04 Science and Technology in Literature 0.5
ENGL 3B05 Creative Writing: Contemporary and Experimental Forms 0.5
ENGL 3B06 Studies in Canadian Literature 0.5
ENGL 3B07 Dramatic Literature (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
ENGL 3B20 Creative Writing II (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
ENGL 4B02 Topics in World Literatures 0.5
ENGL 4B03 European Literary Classics and Criticism (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
ENGL 4B17 Advanced Creative Writing (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
 
COURSE CODE  COURSE NAME  CREDIT
Humanities (HUMN)
HUMN 2B01 Aesthetics 0.5
HUMN 2B16 Twentieth Century Ideas 0.5
HUMN 2B28 Nature, Culture and the Environment (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
HUMN 2B29 The Culture of Science (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
HUMN 3B01 Reading Popular Culture 0.5
HUMN 3B02 The Romantic Rebellion in Europe (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
HUMN 3B05   Environmental Ethics 0.5
HUMN 3B06 Comparative Religions 0.5
HUMN 3B07 Ethics and the Visual Arts (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
HUMN 3B08 Ethics, Advertising and Design 0.5
HUMN 3B09 Introduction to Gender Studies 0.5
HUMN 3B10  Multicultural Social Ethics 0.5
HUMN 3B25 Imagining Nation: Canada's Cultural History (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
HUMN 3B92 Special Topic in Humanities: STUFF: Material Culture and the Meanings of Things 0.5
HUMN 4B01 Modernism: Critical Perspectives 0.5
HUMN 4B02 Mental Health, Culture & Society 0.5
HUMN 4B03 Existentialism 0.5
HUMN 4B04 Health and Wellness: Ethics and Cultural Politics (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) updated Oct. 6, 2009 0.5
HUMN 4B12 Zen Buddhism and Its Culture 0.5
HUMN 4B17 Feminist Theory (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 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 2009-2010) 0.5
LBST 1D01 Liberal Studies One 1.5
     
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDIT
Science/Technology/Mathematics (SCTM)
SCTM 2B01 Introduction to Biology 0.5
SCTM 2B02 Human Form and Function: Introduction to Anatomy 0.5
SCTM 2B03 Astronomy: An Exploration of Scales and Structures in our Universe 0.5
SCTM 2B04 Biological Principles of Sustainability 0.5
SCTM 2B05 Modern Physics 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 (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
     
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDIT
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 2009-2010) 0.5
SOSC 2B20 Web Theory (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 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 (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
SOSC 4B02 Gender, Globalization and Social Change 0.5
     
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME CREDIT
Art/Design History and Theory (VISC)
VISC 2B01 History of Modern Design 0.5
VISC 2B02 Reading Images In Art (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 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 2B10 History of 20th Century Architecture (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 2B11 Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 2B13 History of Photography 0.5
VISC 2B19 Art of Europe: The Northern Renaissance 0.5
VISC 2B20 Web Theory (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 2B21 History of Design: Classical Studies (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 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 (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 2B35 Art of Europe: Renaissance to Impressionism (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 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 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 3B03 Contemporary Canadian Art 0.5
VISC 3B05 Dada and Surrealism 0.5
VISC 3B06 Art of the African Diaspora 0.5
VISC 3B07 Art of the Italian Renaissance (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 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 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 3B19 Aboriginal Peoples of the Americas (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 3B21 Illustration and the Rise of Popular Culture 0.5
VISC 3B23 Technology and Digital Culture (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 3B26 Studies in 19th Century Art: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 3B27 Human Factors for Designers 0.5
VISC 3B28 Latin American Art: Indigenous and Hybrid Cultures 0.5
VISC 3B30 Contemporary East Asian Art 0.5
VISC 3B32 History of Furniture 0.5
VISC 3B33 Canadian Cinema (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 3B34 Japanese Cinema (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 3B36 Interior Architecture and the Decorative Arts (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 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 2009-2010) 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 (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 3B44 South Asian Art and Culture: Vision of the Sacred 0.5
VISC 3B45 South Asian Art and Culture: Multiple Modernisms (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 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 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 3B91 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Car Culture 0.5
VISC 3B92
Special Topic in Visual Culture: An Introduction to Games Studies (new course added 2009-12-17)0.5
VISC 3B95 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Social Entrepreneurship for Designers
 0.5
VISC 3B96 Special Topic in Visual Culture: Aboriginal Cultural Politics: Gender, Art and Activism 0.5
VISC 4B02 Performance and Performativity 0.5
VISC 4B03 Contemporary Documentary Media (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B04 Re-presenting Women: Feminist Film and Video (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B05 Future Cinema: Digital Narratives (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B06 Global Mesh: Internet, Networks, Globalization and Digital Resistance (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B07 Images and Practices of Technology (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B08 Studies in Contemporary Art: Europe 1960s - 1990s (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B10 The Politics of Painting 0.5
VISC 4B12 Korean Art and Society (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B13 Modern Mexican Art 0.5
VISC 4B15 Urban Life: Art, Design and the City 0.5
VISC 4B16 Queer Theory: Sexuality and Representation (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B17 Indians": Post-colonial and Critical Theories of Aboriginal Representations 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 The Senses in Artistic Practice 0.5
VISC 4B21 Arts and Cultures of Asia and Oceania (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B22 Art and Design Activism (NOT OFFERED IN 2009-2010) 0.5
VISC 4B94 Special Topic in Visual Culture: The Body and the Machine: Interrogating the Posthuman in Art and Design 0.5
 

 










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