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Faculty of Business Liberal Education Electives

The following are the Faculty of Business Liberal Education electives.

(This list was provided by the Faculty of Business Faculty Council, 22-June-2012, and edited subsequently to remove discontinued courses.)

Active Courses

Anthropology (ANTH)
  ANTH 1100 Social & Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
Applied Communications (CMNS)
  CMNS 1110 Fundamentals of Business Communication 3 credits
  CMNS 1120 Applied Oral Communications 3 credits
  CMNS 1130 Introduction to Communication Studies 3 credits
Art History (ARTH)
  ARTH 1120 History of Western Art: Prehistoric to Early Renaissance 3 credits
  ARTH 1121 History of Western Art: Renaissance to the 20th Century 3 credits
  ARTH 2122 Art In Flux: The Modern Period 3 credits
  ARTH 2124 Indigenous Art 3 credits
  ARTH 2126 Canadian Art 3 credits
  ARTH 2222 Art: 1945 to the Present 3 credits
Astronomy (ASTR)
  ASTR 1100 Introduction to Astronomy 4 credits
  ASTR 3110 Exploring the Solar System 3 credits
  ASTR 3111 Exploring Stars & Galaxies 3 credits
Biology (BIOL)
  BIOL 1110 Introductory Biology I 4 credits
  BIOL 1112 Biology Today 4 credits
  BIOL 1210 Introductory Biology II 4 credits
  BIOL 2322 Ecology 4 credits
Business & Quantitative Methods (BUQU)
  BUQU 3230 Applied Decision Analysis 3 credits
Chemistry (CHEM)
  CHEM 1101 CSI: Chemical Sciences Investigation 4 credits
  CHEM 1105 Introductory Chemistry 4 credits
  CHEM 1110 The Structure of Matter 4 credits
  CHEM 1210 Chemical Energetics and Dynamics 4 credits
Counselling Psychology (CNPS)
  CNPS 3310 Theories of Counselling 3 credits
  CNPS 3320 Career Counselling and Career Education 3 credits
  CNPS 3330 Cultural Considerations in Counselling 3 credits
  CNPS 4300 Counselling Relationships and Basic Skills 3 credits
  CNPS 4310 The Reflective Practitioner 3 credits
  CNPS 4330 Group Facilitation 3 credits
Creative Writing (CRWR)
  CRWR 1100 Introduction to Creative Writing I 3 credits
  CRWR 1110 Introduction to Creative Writing II 3 credits
  CRWR 2300 Drama, Fiction and Poetry I 3 credits
  CRWR 2310 Drama, Fiction and Poetry II 3 credits
Criminology (CRIM)
  CRIM 1100 Introduction to Criminology 3 credits
  CRIM 1101 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System 3 credits
  CRIM 1107 Canadian Legal Systems 3 credits
  CRIM 1207 Introduction to Criminal Law 3 credits
  CRIM 1208 thods of Research in Criminology 3 credits
  CRIM 2211 Introduction to Policing 3 credits
  CRIM 2214 Corrections: Theory and Practice 3 credits
  CRIM 2311 Police Administration and Management 3 credits
  CRIM 2330 Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour 3 credits
  CRIM 2331 Sociological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour 3 credits
  CRIM 2341 Canadian Criminal Justice Administration 3 credits
  CRIM 2355 Police Deviance and Accountability 3 credits
Cultural Studies (CUST)
  CUST 1200 Introduction to Contemporary Japanese Society and Culture 3 credits
  CUST 3300 German Culture through Film 3 credits
  CUST 3310 Japanese Culture and Business 3 credits
  CUST 3320 Japanese Culture Through Film 3 credits
  CUST 3350 Contemporary Japanese Society and Culture: Field School 3 credits
  CUST 4320 Understanding Japanese Culture through Literature 3 credits
Economics (ECON)
  ECON 2210 Money and Banking 3 credits
  ECON 2255 Globalization in an Economic Framework 3 credits
  ECON 2260 Environmental Economics 3 credits
  ECON 2280 Labour Economics 3 credits
  ECON 2350 Intermediate Microeconomics 3 credits
  ECON 3211 Economic History of Canada 3 credits
  ECON 3251 Women and the Economy 3 credits
  ECON 3270 Industrial Organization 3 credits
  ECON 3450 Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 credits
  ECON 3451 Macroeconomic Policy I 3 credits
  ECON 3455 International Economics 3 credits
  ECON 3555 Economic Development 3 credits
Educational Studies (EDUC)
  EDUC 1100 Introduction to Higher Educati 3 credits
  EDUC 2220 Introduction to Educational Psychology 3 credits
  EDUC 3210 Supportive Relations in Educational Settings 3 credits
  EDUC 3320 Career Counselling and Career Education 3 credits
  EDUC 4100 Transitioning to Work, Graduate School, and Post-University Life 3 credits
English (ENGL)
  ENGL 1100 Introduction to University Writing 3 credits
  ENGL 1202 Reading and Writing about Selected Topics: An Introduction to Literature 3 credits
  ENGL 2300 Advanced Writing and Research 3 credits
  ENGL 2309 Literature of the United States of America 3 credits
  ENGL 2315 The Comic Voice 3 credits
  ENGL 2316 English Literature: 14th to 18th Centuries 3 credits
  ENGL 2317 English Literature: 18th to 20th Centuries 3 credits
  ENGL 2319 The Novel in English: Its Development 3 credits
Environmental Protection Tech (ENVI)
  ENVI 3112 Environment and Society 3 credits
French (FREN)
  FREN 1100 French for Beginners I 3 credits
  FREN 1101 French for Beginners II 3 credits
  FREN 2200 Intermediate French I 3 credits
  FREN 2201 Intermediate French II 3 credits
  FREN 2220 French Oral Skills 3 credits
  FREN 3100 French Oral & Writing Skills 3 credits
  FREN 3300 Upper Intermediate French I 3 credits
  FREN 3301 Upper Intermediate French II 3 credits
  FREN 3600 French for Future and Current French Teachers 3 credits
Foundations of Design (FIND)
  FIND 1120 Design History 1 3 credits
Geography (GEOG)
  GEOG 1101 Human Geography 3 credits
  GEOG 1110 Atmospheric Science 3 credits
  GEOG 1120 Earth Science 3 credits
  GEOG 1130 Human Impacts on Canadian Environments 3 credits
  GEOG 1160 Geography of British Columbia 3 credits
Geology (GEOL)
  GEOL 1210 Our Changing Earth 4 credits
German (GERM)
  GERM 1100 Basic German I 3 credits
  GERM 1101 Basic German II 3 credits
  GERM 2200 Intermediate German I 3 credits
  GERM 2201 Intermediate German II 3 credits
Graphic Design for Marketing (GDMA)
  GDMA 1140 Graphic Design and Society I 3 credits
  GDMA 1240 Graphic Design and Society II 3 credits
  GDMA 2140 Communications Design, Consumerism and Popular Culture 3 credits
  GDMA 2240 Social Contexts For Interactive Media 3 credits
History (HIST)
  HIST 1113 Canada To 1867 3 credits
  HIST 1114 Canada since 1867 3 credits
  HIST 1120 Europe 1900 to 1939 3 credits
  HIST 1121 Europe since 1939 3 credits
  HIST 1130 20th Century World 1900-1945 3 credits
  HIST 1131 20th Century World 1945 - 2000 3 credits
  HIST 1145 American History 1607 - 1865 3 credits
  HIST 1146 American History 1865 to 1974 3 credits
  HIST 2300 Intro. to World Civilizations 3 credits
  HIST 2304 Canadian-American Relations 3 credits
  HIST 2307 Twentieth Century Britain 3 credits
  HIST 2335 War In The Modern World 3 credits
  HIST 2350 Late Imperial China 3 credits
  HIST 3310 Fibre of Society:Textile Prod. 3 credits
Horticulture (HORT)
  HORT 1102 Botany for Horticulture 3 credits
  HORT 1110 Intro. to Sustainable Horticul 3 credits
  HORT 1119 Landscape Environment 1 3 credits
  HORT 1155 Intro. to Plant Identification 3 credits
Interdisciplinary Express.Arts (IDEA)
  IDEA 3100 Interdiscip.Expressive Arts 1 3 credits
  IDEA 4100 Interdiscip.Expressive Arts 2 3 credits
Japanese (JAPN)
  JAPN 1100 Basic Japanese I 3 credits
  JAPN 1101 Basic Japanese II 3 credits
  JAPN 2200 Intermediate Japanese I 3 credits
  JAPN 2201 Intermediate Japanese II 3 credits
  JAPN 3300 Upper Intermediate Japanese I 3 credits
  JAPN 3301 Upper Intermediate Japanese II 3 credits
  JAPN 4400 Advanced Japanese I: Conversation 3 credits
  JAPN 4410 Advanced Japanese for Business 3 credits
Journalism (JRNL)
  JRNL 1160 Intro to Journalism 3 credits
  JRNL 2301 Media and Audiences 3 credits
  JRNL 2332 Advanced Photojournalism 1.5 credits
  JRNL 2401 Ethics and the Media 3 credits
  JRNL 3130 Writing for Magazines 3 credits
  JRNL 3200 Media and Diversity 3 credits
  JRNL 4200 History of Canada Journalism 3 credits
Linguistics (LING)
  LING 1100 Introduction to Language Structure 3 credits
  LING 1300 Languages of the World 3 credits
  LING 2120 Grammatical Patterns in Language 3 credits
  LING 2300 Language in Society 3 credits
  LING 2400 First and Second Language Acquisition 3 credits
Mandarin (MAND)
  MAND 1100 Beginner Mandarin I 3 credits
  MAND 1101 Beginner Mandarin II 3 credits
  MAND 2200 Intermediate Mandarin I 3 credits
  MAND 2201 Intermediate Mandarin II 3 credits
  MAND 3300 Speakers Other Chin Dialects I 3 credits
  MAND 3301 Speakers of Other Chin Dial II 3 credits
  MAND 3310 Upper Intermediate Mandarin: Reading and Writing I 3 credits
  MAND 3311 Upper Intermediate Mandarin: Reading and Writing II 3 credits
  MAND 3312 Chinese Language and Culture Through Film 3 credits
  MAND 4321 Business Chinese I 3 credits
  MAND 4323 Business Chinese II 3 credits
  MAND 4481 Modern Chinese Literature I 3 credits
  MAND 4483 Modern Chinese Literature II 3 credits
Marketing (MRKT)
  MRKT 1299 Consumer Behaviour 3 credits
Music (MUSI)
  MUSI 1013 Listening to Music I 3 credits
  MUSI 1023 Listening to Music II 3 credits
  MUSI 1153 History of Music I: to 1600 3 credits
  MUSI 1253 History of Music II: 1600 to 1800 3 credits
  MUSI 2353 History of Music III: 1800 to 1900 3 credits
  MUSI 2453 History of Music IV: 1900 To The Present 3 credits
Nursing (NRSG)
  NRSG 3170 Bioethics 3 credits
Philosophy (PHIL)
  PHIL 1100 Introduction To Philosophy 3 credits
  PHIL 1106 Ancient & Medieval Philosophy 3 credits
  PHIL 1110 Introduction to Ethics 3 credits
  PHIL 1112 Environmental Ethics 3 credits
  PHIL 1145 Critical Thinking 3 credits
  PHIL 1150 Introduction to Formal Logic 3 credits
  PHIL 1155 Intro to Scientific Reasoning 3 credits
  PHIL 2120 Philosophy of Religion 3 credits
Physics (PHYS)
  PHYS 1100 Introductory Physics 4 credits
  PHYS 1101 Physics for Life Sciences I 4 credits
  PHYS 1102 Physics for Life Sciences II 4 credits
  PHYS 1120 Phys for Physical & Appl Sci I 4 credits
  PHYS 1220 Phys Physical & Appl Scie II 4 credits
  PHYS 2424 Relativity and Quanta 3 credits
Policy Studies (POST)
  POST 1100 Sustainability: Analysis and Ethics 3 credits
  POST 2100 Sustainability and Government 3 credits
  POST 3100 Economics of Sustainability Policy 3 credits
  POST 3110 Applied Policy Seminar I 3 credits
  POST 4110 Advanced Applied Policy Seminar 3 credits
  POST 4150 Psychology and Sustainability: Attitudes and Behaviour 3 credits
Political Science (POLI)
  POLI 1110 Ideology & Politics 3 credits
  POLI 1120 Canadian Govern. & Politics 3 credits
  POLI 1123 Politics in the City 3 credits
  POLI 1125 Intro To Political Science 3 credits
  POLI 1145 Intr. to Compar.Govrmnt & Pol. 3 credits
  POLI 1150 Intro. To International Relat. 3 credits
  POLI 2120 Government & Politics of the Prairie Provinces 3 credits
  POLI 2121 Law & Polictics:The Charter 3 credits
  POLI 2130 International Relations Theory 3 credits
  POLI 2131 European Integration 3 credits
  POLI 2140 Comparative Politics of Asia 3 credits
  POLI 2150 States, Markets, Globalization: International Political Economy 3 credits
  POLI 2155 War, Crime and Violence 3 credits
  POLI 2235 BC Government & Politics 3 credits
  POLI 3100 American Govmnt & Politics 3 credits
  POLI 3122 Intro. to Cnd. Foreign Policy 3 credits
  POLI 3145 Trans-border Regions 3 credits
  POLI 3146 Govrnmnt and Politics of India 3 credits
Psychology (PSYC)
  PSYC 1100 Intro to Psyc: Basic Processes 3 credits
  PSYC 1200 Intro.to Psyc: Areas & Applic 3 credits
  PSYC 2308 History & Systems Contemp Psyc 3 credits
  PSYC 2315 Brain and Behaviour 3 credits
  PSYC 2320 Developmental Psyc: Childhood 3 credits
  PSYC 2321 Develop. Psych: Adolescence 3 credits
  PSYC 2322 Developmental Psyc: Adulthood 3 credits
  PSYC 2330 Social Psychology 3 credits
  PSYC 2350 Psychopathology 3 credits
  PSYC 2370 Psychology of Personality 3 credits
  PSYC 2375 Perception 3 credits
  PSYC 2385 Cognition 3 credits
Punjabi (PUNJ)
  PUNJ 1100 Introductory Punjabi I 3 credits
  PUNJ 1101 Introductory Punjabi II 3 credits
  PUNJ 2200 Intermediate Punjabi I 3 credits
  PUNJ 2201 Intermediate Punjabi II 3 credits
  PUNJ 3300 Canadian Punjabi Literature 3 credits
Sociology (SOCI)
  SOCI 1125 Introduction to Society: Processes and Structures 3 credits
  SOCI 3210 Technology and Society 3 credits
  SOCI 3300 Sociology of Work and Occupations 3 credits
Spanish (SPAN)
  SPAN 1100 Basic Spanish I 3 credits
  SPAN 1101 Basic Spanish II 3 credits
  SPAN 2200 Intermediate Spanish I 3 credits
  SPAN 2201 Intermediate Spanish II 3 credits
  SPAN 2205 Writing and Oral Skills for Spanish Speakers 3 credits
  SPAN 3310 Advanced Spanish Conversation through Film 3 credits
  SPAN 3320 Advanced Spanish Reading and Writing 3 credits

Last Updated: 18-Nov-2015

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