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Last Updated: September 1, 2026

Certified Writing (W) Courses

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Course No. Course Title Other
CRIM 300W-3 Current Theories and Perspectives in Criminology  
ECON 220W-4 Economics in the News  
ECON 355W-4 Economic Development Q
ECON 427W-3 Law and Economics *formerly BUEC 427  
ECON 448W-3 Economics of Crime  
ECON 499W-6 Honours Seminar in Economics  
ENGL 111W-3 Literary Classics B-Hum
ENGL 112W-3 Literature Now B-Hum
ENGL 113W-3 Literature and Performance B-Hum
ENGL 114W-3 Language and Purpose B-Hum
ENGL 115W-3 Literature and Culture B-Hum
ENGL 199W-3 Writing to Persuade  
ENGL 400W-4 Seminar in Advanced Old English  
ENGL 411W-4 Seminar in Literature and Race  
ENGL 413W-4 Seminar in Literature and Environment  
ENGL 414W-4 Seminar in Literature and History  
ENGL 415W-4 Seminar in Media, Culture and Performance *formerly ENGL 484  
ENGL 417W-4 Seminar in Gender, Sexuality and Literature *formerly ENGL 486  
ENGL 418W-4 Seminar in Critical Theory *formerly ENGL 465  
ENGL 431W-4 Seminar in Indigenous Literatures *formerly ENGL 453  
ENGL 432W-4 Seminar in Canadian Literature *formerly ENGL 455  
ENGL 433W-4 Seminar in British Literature   
ENGL 437W-4 Seminar in American Literatures  
ENGL 439W-4 Seminar in World Literatures in English *formerly ENGL 492  
ENGL 443W-4 Seminar in Literatures of Diaspora and Migration  
ENGL 470W-4 Seminar in the English Language  
ENGL 472W-4 Seminar in Advanced Creative Writing  
ENGL 474W-4 Seminar in North American Poetry and Poetics *formerly ENGL 454  
ENGL 475W-4 Seminar in Rhetoric  
ENGL 493W-4 Seminar in Special Topics  
FREN 301W-3 Advanced Writing  
GSWS 398W-4 Feminist Currents  
HIST 135W-3 Capitalism and the Making of the Modern World *Effective Fall 2026  
HIST 214W-3 Quebec Society, Culture and Politics B-Hum
HIST 407W-4 Problems in Modern British History *Effective Fall 2026  
HIST 417W-4 Problems in Modern French History  
HIST 419W-4 Problems in Modern Russian History  
HIST 438W-4 Problems in the History of the British Empire  
HIST 468W-4 Problems in the History of Religion   
HIST 472W-4 Problems in World History  
HIST 479W-4 Contentious Problems in Modern Chinese History  
HUM 101W-3 Introduction to the Humanities B-Hum
HUM 102W-3 Classical Mythology B-Hum
HUM 302W-4 Athenian Democracy B-Hum
HUM 312W-4 Renaissance Studies B-Hum
HUM 321W-4 The Humanities and Critical Thinking B-Hum
HUM 333W-4 Italian Films, Italian Humanities B-Hum
INDG 110W-4  International Indigenous Lifewriting B-Hum
INDG 201W-3 Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on History B-Soc
INDG 402W-3 Discourses of Indigenous Peoples  
IS 130W-3 Borders and Belonging: Global Politics of Violence and Care *Effective Fall 2026  
IS 350W-4 Seminar on Global Problems in Interdiciplinary Perspective   
LBST 301W-3 Labour Movements: Contemporary Issues and Images  
LING 282W-3 Writing for Linguistics  
LING 301W-3 Linguistic Argumentation  
LING 309W-3 Sociolinguistics  
PHIL 100W-3 Knowledge and Reality B-Hum
PHIL 120W-3 Moral and Legal Problems B-Hum
PHIL 467W-4 Seminar ll  
PLCY 300W-4 Applied Public Policy Analysis *Effective Spring 2025  
POL 200W-4 Investigating Politics: Research Design and Qualitative Methods  
POL 330W-4 Protecting Human Rights: Courts, Constitutions and Legislatures *Effective Fall 2026  
POL 416W-4 Feminist Social and Political Thought *Effective Fall 2025  
POL 421W-4 Rights, Equality and Charter  
POL 434W-4 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict Q
POL 445W-4 American Foreign Policy  
POL 446W-4 International Relations in East Asia  
POL 452W-4 Energy Policy  
POL 490W-5 Honours Seminar *Effective Fall 2026  
PPE 301W Seminar in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics *Effective Fall 2027  
PSYC 201W-4 Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology Q
PSYC 300W-3 Critical Analysis of Issues in Psychology  
SA 200W-4 Power, Conflict and Change in Canadian Society B-Soc
SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life  
SA 301W-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)  *Effective Fall 2025  
SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism B-Soc
WL 101W-3 Writing in World Literature B-Hum
WL 103W-3 Early World Literatures B-Hum
WL 104W-3 Modern World Literatures B-Hum
WL 105W-3 World Literature Lab B-Hum
WL 301W-4 Writing and Research  
WL 402W-4 Stories of Modernity *Effective Fall 2025  
WL 404W-3 Literature and Translation  

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

Course No. Course Title Other
CA 228W-3 Dance Aesthetics  
CA 257W-3 Context of Theatre l B-Hum
CA 319W-3 Critical Writing in the Arts  
CA 338W-3 Screenwriting ll  
CA 357W-3 Context of Theatre ll B-Hum
CMNS 120W-3 Creativity and Communication Across Media  
CMNS 201W-4 Empirical Communication Research Methods Q
CMNS 304W-4 Communication and Everyday Life  
CMNS 455W-4 Women and New Information Technologies  
CMNS 457W-4 Migration and Media *Effective Summer 2026  
IAT 103W-3 Design, Communication and Collaboration  
IAT 206W-3 Media Across Cultures B-Hum
IAT 309W-3 Writing Methods for Research  
PUB 210W-3 Fundamentals of Professional Writing  
PUB 355W-4 Online Marketing for Publishers  

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Course No. Course Title Other
CMPT 105W-3 Social Issues and Communication Strategies in Computing Science  
CMPT 376W-3 Technical Writing and Group Dynamics  
ENSC 105W-3 Process, Form, and Convention in Professional Genres  
ENSC 405W-3 Capstone A: Project Design, Management, and Documentation  
MSE 101W-3 Process, Form, and Convention in Professional Genres  
MSE 405W-4 The Business of Engineering ll  
SEE 101W-3 Process, Form, and Convention in Professional Genres  
SEE 402W-3 Professional Engineering Ethics and Practice *Effective Summer 2026  

Faculty of Environment

Course No. Course Title Other
ARCH 272W-4 Archaeology of the Old World B-Soc
ARCH 471W-4 Archaeological Theory  
EVSC 201W-3 Environmental Science in Practice  
EVSC 490W-4 Environmental Science Thesis II  
GEOG 266W-3 Geography in Practice  
GEOG 362W-4 Gentrification and Urban Change  
GEOG 389W-4 Nature and Society  
GEOG 412W-4 Glacial Processes and Environments  
GEOG 455W-4 Theoretical and Applied GIS Q
REM 202W-3 Technical Communication for Resource Professionals and Planners  
REM 320W-3 Ethics and the Environment  
REM 356W-3 Institutional Arrangements for Sustainable Environmental Management  

Faculty of Science

Course No. Course Title Other
BISC 302W-3 Genetic Analysis  
BISC 360W-3 Techniques in Ecology and Evolution  
BISC 440W-3 Biodiversity  
BISC 492W-5 Research Reporting  
BISC 497W-3 Undergraduate Research (Writing Intensive)  
BPK 180W-3 Introduction to Ergonomics  
BPK 304W-3 Inquiry and Measurement in Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology Q
Cellular Physiology Laboratory  
CHEM 236W-3 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory  
CHEM 366W-3 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I Q
EASC 209W-4 Environmental Geoscience *formerly EASC 303W  
EASC 305W-3 Quantitative Methods for the Earth Sciences *Effective Fall 2025 Q
MATH 141W-3 Introduction to Mathematical Proofs and Combinatorics *Effective Fall 2026  
MATH 480W-3 The Art and Craft of Problem Solving *formerly MATH 370 Q
MATH 499W-5 Honours Research Project  
MBB 309W-3 Biochemistry Laboratory  
PHYS 332W-3 Advanced Physics Laboratory I Q
RISH 360W-3 Actuarial Communication  
STAT 300W-3 Statistics Communication   

Beedie School of Business

Course No. Course Title Other
BUS 217W-3 Critical Thinking in Business  
BUS 360W-4 Business Communication  

Faculty of Education

Course No. Course Title Other
EDUC 100W-3 Selected Questions and Issues in Education B-Hum
EDUC 352W-4 Building on Reflective Practice  
EDUC 401W-8 Introduction to Classroom Teaching  
EDUC 402W-7 Studies of Educational Theory and Practice  

Faculty of Health Sciences

Course No. Course Title Other
HSCI 319W-3 Applied Health Ethics  

Certified Quantitative (Q) Courses

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Course No. Course Title Other
COGS 315-3 Formal Methods *Effective Summer 2026  
CRIM 320-3 Quantitative Research Methods in Criminology  
ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics B-Soc
ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics B-Soc
ECON 113-3 Introduction to Microeconomics B-Soc
ECON 115-3 Introduction to Macroeconomics B-Soc
ECON 201-4 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behaviour  
ECON 260-3 Environmental Economics  
ECON 280-3 Introduction to Labour Economics  
ECON 390-3 Public Policy  
GSWS 399-4 Gender, Sex and Numbers  
LING 324-3 Semantics  
LING 400-3 Formal Linguistics  
PHIL 105-3 Critical Thinking B-Soc/Sci
PHIL 110-3 Introduction to Logic and Reasoning  
PHIL 310-3 Logic, Proofs and Set Theory  
PHIL 315-3 Formal Methods *Effective Summer 2026  
POL 201-4 Introductory Quantitative Methods in Political Science  
POL 315-4 Intermediate Quantitative Methods  
POL 390-3 Data Visualization and Political Analysis  
PSYC 210-4 Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology  
PSYC 301-4 Intermediate Research Methods and Data Analysis  
SA 257-4 Understanding Quantitative Research in Sociology and Anthropology  
SA 355-4 Quantitative Methods  
SDA 100-3 Data Visualization *Effective Fall 2025  

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

Course No. Course Title Other
CA 149-3 Sound  
CA 247-3 Fixed Media Lab  
IAT 265-3 Multimedia Programming for Art and Design  

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Course No. Course Title Other
CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming l B-Sci
CMPT 125-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming ll  
CMPT 130-3 Introduction to Computer Programming l B-Sci
CMPT 135-3 Introduction to Computer Programming ll  
CMPT 225-3 Data Structures and Programming  
ENSC 220-3 Electric Circuits I  
ENSC 225-3 Microelectronics I  
MSE 250-3 Electric Circuits  
TEKX 101-3 Introduction to 3D Printing and Laser Scanning Technologies B-Sci

Faculty of Environment

Course No. Course Title Other
ARCH 285-4 Archaeological Science B-Sci
ARCH 376-4 Quantitative Methods in Archaeology  
GEOG 214-3 Weather and Climate  
GEOG 251-3 Quantitative Geography  
GEOG 253-3 Introduction to Remote Sensing B-Sci
GEOG 255-3 Geographic Information Science l  
GEOG 311-4 Hydrology  
GEOG 313-4 River Geomorphology  
GEOG 314-4 The Climate System  
GEOG 316-4 Global Biogeochemical and Water Cycles  
GEOG 352-4 Spatial Analysis  
GEOG 353-4 Advanced Remote Sensing  
GEOG 453-4 Theoretical and Applied Remote Sensing W
REM 225-3 Quantitative Toolkit for Social Ecological Systems  
REM 311-3 Applied Ecology and Sustainable Environments  

Faculty of Science

Course No. Course Title Other
BISC 407-3 Population Dynamics *Effective Fall 2025  
BPK 201-3 Biomechanics  
BPK 304-3 Inquiry and Measurement in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology W
BPK 410-4 Biomechanics Laboratory  
CHEM 110-3 Introductory Chemistry B-Sci
CHEM 111-4 Introductory Chemistry and Laboratory B-Sci
CHEM 115-1 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory *Effective Fall 2026  
CHEM 120-3 General Chemistry l B-Sci
CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory l B-Sci
CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry ll  
CHEM 125-1 General Chemistry Laboratory l B-Sci
CHEM 126-2 General Chemistry Laboratory ll  
CHEM 180-3  The Chemistry of Life *Effective Fall 2026  
CHEM 210-2 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry  
CHEM 216-2 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Laboratory  
CHEM 366-3 Physical Chemistry Laboratory ll  W
EASC 207-3 Introduction to Applied Geophysics  
EASC 208-3 Introduction to Geochemistry  
EASC 304-3 Hydrogeology  
EASC 305-3 Quantitative Methods for the Earth Sciences  
EASC 307-3 Applied Geophysics  
EASC 313-3 Introduction to Soil and Rock Engineering *Effective Fall 2025  
EASC 314-3 Principles of Glaciology  
EASC 410-3 Groundwater Contamination and Transport  
EASC 413-3 Engineering Geology and Resource Geotechnics *Effective Summer 2026  
EASC 415-3 Groundwater Modelling *Effective Summer 2026  
MACM 316-3 Numerical Analysis l  
MATH 100-3 Precalculus  
MATH 110-3 Precalculus for the Life Sciences and Social Sciences  
MATH 150-4 Calculus l with Review  
MATH 151-3 Calculus l   
MATH 152-3 Calculus ll  
MATH 154-3 Calculus l for the Biological Sciences  
MATH 155-3 Calculus ll for the Biological Sciences  
MATH 157-3 Calculus l for the Social Sciences  
MATH 158-3 Calculus ll for the Social Sciences  
MATH 190-4 Principles of Mathematics for Teachers  
MATH 340-3 Algebra II: Rings and Fields   
PHYS 101-3 Physics for the Life Sciences l B-Sci
PHYS 102-3 Physics for the Life Sciences ll B-Sci
PHYS 120-3 Mechanics and Modern Physics B-Sci
PHYS 121-3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism B-Sci
PHYS 125-3 Mechanics and Spatial Relativity  
PHYS 126-3 Electricity, Magnetism and Light  
PHYS 140-3 Studio Physics: Mechanics and Modern Physics B-Sci
PHYS 141-3 Studio Physics: Optics, Electricity and Magnetism B-Sci
PHYS 190-3 Introduction to Astronomy B-Sci
RISK 101-3 Introduction to Insurance  
RISK 102-3 The Science of Risk: Understanding and Managing Uncertainty *Effective Spring 2026  
STAT 100-3 Chance and Data Analysis B-Sci
STAT 201-3 Statistics for the Life Sciences  
STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences  
STAT 240-3 Introduction to Data Science  
STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics  
STAT 300W-3 Statistics Communication *Effective Fall 2026 W
STAT 302-3 Analysis of Experimental and Observational Data  
STAT 305-3 Introduction to Biostatistical Methods for Health Sciences  
STAT 310-2 Introduction to Data Science for the Social Sciences  

Beedie School of Business

Course No. Course Title Other
BUS 207-3 Managerial Economics  
BUS 221-3 Personal Finance  
BUS 232-3 Data and Decisions I  
BUS 251-3 Financial Accounting I  
BUS 254-3 Managerial Accounting I  
BUS 312-3 Introduction to Finance  
BUS 315-3 Investments  
BUS 336-3 Data and Decisions II  

Faculty of Education

Course No. Course Title Other
EDUC 211-3 Mathematical Experience l: Numbers and Beyond B-Sci
EDUC 212-3 Mathematical Experience ll: Shape and Space B-Sci
EDUC 313-3 Numeracy and Society  
EDUC 375-3 Struggle with Mathematics: Sources and Recovery  
EDUC 411-3 Investigations in Mathematics for Secondary Teachers  
EDUC 415-4 Designs for Learning: Secondary Mathematics  
EDUC 475-4 Designs for Learning: Elementary Mathematics  

Certified Breadth (B) Courses

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Course No. Course Title B Type Other
ARAB 100-3 Introductory Arabic I *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
ARAB 110-3 Introductory Arabic II *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
CHIN 100-3 Mandarin Chinese I *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
CHIN 110-3 Mandarin Chinese II *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
CHIN 190-3 Heritage Mandarin Chinese I *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
CHIN 191-3 Heritage Mandarin Chinese II *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
CHIN 330-3 Intermediate Chinese for Business I *Effective Fall 2026 B-Hum  
COGS 100-3 Exploring the Mind B-Hum/Sci  
COGS 110-3 Learning to Learn: the Art and Science of Hacking your Brain B-Hum/Soc  
CRIM 101-3 Introduction to Criminology B-Soc  
CRIM 104-3 Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour B-Soc  
CRIM 131-3 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System B-Soc  
CRIM 135-3 Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions B-Soc  
CRIM 315-4 Restorative Justice B-Soc  
CRIM 355-3 The Forensic Sciences B-Soc  
ECON 102-3 The World Economy B-Soc  
ECON 104-3 Economics and Government B-Soc  
ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics B-Soc Q
ECON 113-3 Introduction to Microeconomics B-Soc Q
ECON 115-3 Introduction to Macroeconomics B-Soc Q
ENGL 111-3 Literary Classics B-Hum W
ENGL 112-3 Literature Now B-Hum W
ENGL 113-3 Literature and Performance B-Hum W
ENGL 114-3 Language and Purpose B-Hum W
ENGL 115-3 Literature and Culture B-Hum W
ENGL 202-3 The Environmental Imagination B-Hum  
ENGL 204-3 Reading Sexuality and Gender B-Hum  
ENGL 209-3 Race, Borders, Empire B-Hum  
ENGL 210-3 Reading and Writing Identities B-Hum  
ENGL 211-3 The Place of the Past B-Hum  
ENGL 213-3 Reading Across Media B-Hum  
ENGL 272-3 Creative Reading B-Hum  
ENGL 383-3 Studies in Popular Literature and Culture B-Hum  
ENGL 398-3 Major Authors for Non-Majors B-Hum  
FREN 101-3 Elementary French I *Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum  
FREN 102-3 Elementary French II *Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum  
FREN 201-3 Intermediate French I : Cultures and Communication *Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum  
FREN 202-3 Intermediate French II: Cultures and Communication *Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum  
FREN 245-3 Introduction to Literary Studies B-Hum  
GA 101-3 Introduction to Global Asia B-Hum/Soc  
GA 210-3 How Asia Became Global: Empire, Migration, and Globalization in the Making of Modern Asia *B-Hum Effective Summer 2025 *B-Soc Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum  
GA 211-3 Asian Migrations Across the Globe *B-Hum Effective Summer 2025 *B-Soc Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum  
GERM 100-3 Introductory German I *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
GERM 110-3 Introductory German II *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
GERO 101-3 Aging and Society B-Soc  
GERO 204-3 Health and Illness in Later Life *Effective Fall 2026 B-Soc  
GERO 300-3 Introduction to Gerontology B-Soc  
GERO 302-3 Health Promotion and Aging *Effective Summer 2026 B-Soc  
GRK 100-3 Introductory Modern Greek I *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
GRK 111-3 Introductory Modern Greek II *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
GSWS 100-3 Sex Talk: Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Sexuality Studies B-Hum  
GSWS 101-3 Gender Talk B-Soc  
GSWS 102-3 Feminist Action B-Hum/Soc  
HIST 130-3 Introduction to Global History *B-Soc effective Summer 2025 B-Hum/Soc  
HIST 132-3 Global Environmental History B-Soc  
HIST 138-3 Centuries of Genocide *B-Hum/B-Soc Effective Spring 2026 B-Hum/Soc  
HIST 146-3 Africa After the Transatlantic Slave Trade B-Hum  
HIST 151-3 The Modern Middle East B-Hum  
HIST 200-3 Making History: Introduction to Historical Research B-Hum/Soc  
HIST 204-3 The Social History of Canada B-Hum  
HIST 206-3 Imperial Japan (ca.1868-1952) B-Hum  
HIST 214-3;
HIST 214W-3
Quebec Society, Culture and Politics B-Hum W
HIST 215-3 The Making of the British Isles B-Hum  
HIST 223-3 Early Modern Europe, 1500-1789 B-Hum  
HIST 231-3 History of Africa to the 19th Century: From Ancient Times to the Slave Trade  B-Hum  
HIST 236-3 Japan from 1603 to 1867 B-Hum  
HIST 243-3 A Brief History of Modern India B-Hum  
HIST 252-3 Islamic India B-Hum  
HIST 254-3 China to 1800 B-Hum  
HIST 255-3 China Since 1800 B-Hum  
HIST 371-4 The Asia-Pacific War in Modern Japanese History *Effective Summer 2026 B-Hum  
  **Course acronym change from HS to HUM effective Spring 2021** B-Hum  
HUM 101W-3 Introduction to the Humanities B-Hum W
HUM 102W-3 Classical Mythology B-Hum W
HUM 105-3 Many Europes: Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern B-Hum  
HUM 106-3 Art and the Humanities B-Hum  
HUM 110-3 The Greek World B-Hum  
HUM 121-3 Walk of Life: Migrations in Eurasia from Antiquity to the Present B-Hum  
HUM 130-3 Introduction to Religious Studies B-Hum  
HUM 131-3 Introduction to Religious Studies: Indigenous and Asian Religions *Effective Summer 2026 B-Hum  
HUM 150-3 Warfare in the Hellenic World: From Plato to NATO B-Hum/Soc  
HUM 151-3 Ancient and Biblical Greek I *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
HUM 161-3 Latin I *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
HUM 202-3 Great Texts in the Humanities B-Hum  
HUM 203-3 Great Texts: Asian Thought and Literature B-Hum  
HUM 204-3 Great Religious Texts B-Hum  
HUM 209-3 Heroic Greek Tales: From the Trojans to Frankenstein B-Hum  
HUM 211-3 Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance B-Hum  
HUM 219-3 The Early Middle Ages B-Hum  
HUM 222-3 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Art B-Hum  
HUM 226-3 War and Society B-Hum  
HUM 231-3 Daily Life in Ancient Greece and Rome B-Hum  
HUM 232-3 Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome B-Hum  
HUM 240-3 Studies in Modern Culture B-Hum  
HUM 275-3 From Alexander to the Caesers *cross-listed with HIST 275 B-Hum  
HUM 277-3 History of Greek Civilization *cross-listed with HIST 277 B-Hum  
HUM 302W-4 Athenian Democracy B-Hum W
HUM 305-4 Medieval Studies B-Hum  
HUM 306-4 Alexander the Great and the Quest for World Empire *Effective Spring 2026 B-Hum  
HUM 309-4 Literatures and the Arts Across Cultures B-Hum  
HUM 311-4 Italian Renaissance Humanism B-Hum  
HUM 312W-4 Renaissance Studies B-Hum W
HUM 318-4 Heroines in Greece and Beyond: Political Representations of Women in Film and Literature *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
HUM 319-4 Greeks Go Global: From Antigone to Atwood *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
HUM 320-4 Cross-Cultural Philosophy in the Humanities B-Hum  
HUM 321W-4 The Humanities and Critical Thinking B-Hum W
HUM 325-4 The Humanities and the Natural World B-Hum  
HUM 329-4 Health in Global Humanities *Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum  
HUM 330-4 Religion in Context B-Hum  
HUM 331-4 Special Topics in Asian Religious Traditions B-Hum  
HUM 332-4 Mythology in Context B-Hum  
HUM 333-4 Italian Films, Italian Humanities *B-Hum Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum W
HUM 335-4 Modern Italian Culture *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
HUM 340-4 Great Cities in Their Time B-Hum  
HUM 347-4 Religion, Culture, and Society *Effective Spring 2026 B-Hum  
HUM 349-3 Rome After Rome: the Byzantine Middle Ages from the End of Antiquity to the Crusades *cross-listed with HIST 349 B-Hum  
HUM 350-4 Great Figures in the Humanistic Tradition B-Hum  
HUM 356-4 Thinking 911³Ô¹Ï War: Perspectives on Conflict from Thucydides to the Present *Effective Spring 2026 B-Hum  
HUM 359-4 Constructing the Nation State in the Balkans and the Mediterranean *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
HUM 360-4 Great Themes in the Humanistic Tradition B-Hum  
HUM 375-4 The Woodsworth Seminar *Effective Fall 2026 B-Hum  
HUM 381-4 Topics in Global Humanities *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
HUM 387-4 Other Europes: Arts and Cultures *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
INDG 101-3 Introduction to Indigenous Studies B-Hum/Soc  
INDG 110W-4 International Indigenous Lifewriting B-Hum W
INDG 201W-3 Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on History B-Soc W
INDG 232-3 Indigenous Science *Effective Fall 2026 B-Sci  
INDG 332-3 Ethnobotany of BC First Nations B-Sci  
INLG 435-3 Topics in Indigenous Language II *Effective Summer 2026 B-Hum  
IS 101-3 Global Challenges of the 21st Century: an Introduction to International Studies B-Hum/Soc  
IS 105-3 Around the World through Film B-Hum  
IS 130-3
IS 130W-3
Borders and Belonging: Global Politics of Violence and Care *Previous course code IS 230 B-Hum/Soc W
IS 200-3 Security and Global Governance: Interdisciplinary Perspective B-Hum/Soc  
IS 210-3 Comparative World Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, Challenges B-Hum/Soc  
IS 220-3 Wealth and Poverty of Nations B-Soc  
IS 260-3 Coloniality, Empire, and Anti-Imperial Struggles: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives *Effective Spring 2026 B-Hum  
IS 302-4 Humanitarian Intervention: An Introduction B-Hum/Soc  
ITAL 100-3 Introductory Italian I *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
ITAL 110-3 Introductory Italian II *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
ITAL 360-4 Italian Literature as World Literature *Effective Summer 2026 B-Hum  
JAPN 100-3 Japanese I *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
JAPN 110-3 Japanese II *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
JAPN 360-4 Japanese Literature as World Literature *Effective Summer 2026 B-Hum  
LBST 100-3 Equality and Inequality at Work B-Soc  
LBST 101-3 Work and Worker's Rights: Introducing Labour Studies B-Soc  
LBST 302-3 Health, Illness and the Politics of Work *Effective Fall 2026 B-Soc  
LBST 310-3 The Politics of Labour B-Soc  
LING 100-3 Communication and Language B-Soc  
LING 160-3 Language, Culture and Society B-Soc  
MHSS 100-3 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health in the Humanities and Social Sciences *Effective Spring 2026 B-Hum  
PERS 100-3 Introductory Persian I *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
PERS 110-3 Introductory Persian II *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
PHIL 100W-3 Knowledge and Reality B-Hum W
PHIL 105-3 Critical Thinking B-Soc Q
PHIL 120W-3 Moral and Legal Problems B-Hum W
PHIL 144-3 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science *B-Soc Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum/Soc  
PHIL 150-3 History of Philosophy l B-Hum  
PHIL 270-3 Data, Ethics and Society *Effective Summer 2026 B-Soc  
PHIL 300-3 Introduction to Philosophy B-Hum  
PLCY 100-3 Public Policy in Canada and the World *Effective Fall 2025 B-Soc  
PLCY 200-3 Introduction to Public Policy *Effective Summer 2025 B-Soc  
POL 100-3 Introduction to Politics and Government B-Soc  
POL 132-3 From Dictatorship to Democracy: Political Regimes in the 21st Century B-Soc  
POL 141-3 International Relations B-Soc  
POL 150-3 Science, Policy and Innovation B-Soc  
POL 210-3 Introduction to Political Philosophy B-Hum  
POL 232-3 US Politics  B-Soc  
POL 253-3 Introduction to Public Policy B-Soc  
POL 304-4 The Politics of South Asia *Effective Summer 2026 B-Hum  
PSYC 100-3 Introduction to Psychology l B-Soc  
PSYC 102-3 Introduction to Psychology ll B-Soc  
PSYC 280-3 Introduction to Biological Psychology B-Sci  
PUNJ 100-3 Introductory Punjabi I *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
PUNJ 110-3 Introductory Punjabi II *Effective Summer 2025 B-Hum  
SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A) B-Soc  
SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology (S) B-Soc  
SA 200W-4 Power, Conflict and Change in Canadian Society B-Soc W
SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A) *B-Soc Effective Fall 2025 B-Soc W
SA 216-4 Sociology of Indigenous-Settler Relations (S) *Effective Summer 2025 B-Soc  
SA 218-4 Illness, Culture and Society (A) *Effective Spring 2026 B-Soc  
SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism B-Soc W
SDA 270-3 Data, Ethics and Society *Effective Summer 2026 B-Soc  
SPAN 100-3 Introductory Spanish I *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
SPAN 110-3 Introductory Spanish II *Effective Fall 2024 B-Hum  
URB 101-4 What is a city? *B-Hum and B-Soc Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum/Soc  
URB 201-3 Urban Inquiry and Practice *Effective Fall 2025 B-Soc  
URB 413-4 Indigenous City: Transforming Storyscapes *B-Hum and B-Soc Effective Spring 2026 B-Hum/Soc  
URB 460-4 Transportation and Urban Development *Effective Fall 2026 B-Soc  
URB 467-4 Housing Studies *Effective Spring 2026 B-Soc  
WL 100-3 What is World Literature? B-Hum  
WL 101W-3 Writing in World Literature B-Hum W
WL 103W-3 Early World Literatures B-Hum W
WL 104W-3 Modern World Literatures B-Hum W
WL 202-3 North/South Intersections B-Hum  
WL 203-3 Subversive Genres B-Hum  
WL 204-3 Rights and Activism in Literature B-Hum  
WL 306-4 Transnational Literary Rebellions B-Hum  
WL 308-4 Travel and Trade B-Hum  
WL 309-4 Empire and Resistance B-Hum  
WL 360-4 National Literature as World Literature *Effective Summer 2026 B-Hum  

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

Course No. Course Title B Type Other
CA 117-3 Modern Art History *formerly CA 167 B-Hum  
CA 127-3 History of Dance: From the 20th Century to the Present *formerly CA 227  B-Hum  
CA 135-3 Introduction to Cinema B-Hum  
CA 136-3 The History and Aesthetics of Cinema l B-Hum  
CA 137-3 The History and Aesthetics of Cinema ll B-Hum  
CA 140-3 Contexts in Creative Music and Sound Practice B-Hum  
CA 142-3 Music Appreciation in the 21st Century B-Hum  
CA 217-3 Introduction to Performance Studies *formerly CA 317 B-Hum  
CA 257W-3 Context of Theatre l B-Hum W
CA 357W-3 Context of Theatre ll B-Hum W
CA 386-3 Film Music: An Overview of the Relationship between Music and Moving Pictures *Effective Fall 2026 B-Hum  
CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies B-Soc  
CMNS 226-4 Digital Storytelling for Public Engagement *Effective Summer 2026 B-Hum  
CMNS 240-3 The Political Economy of Communication *Effective Spring 2026 B-Soc  
CMNS 258-3 History of Sound B-Soc  
CMNS 315-4 Topics in Media, Difference, and Intersectional Identities *Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum  
IAT 100-3 Systems of Media Representation B-Hum  
IAT 110-3 Visual Communication Design B-Hum  
IAT 111-3 Artificial Intelligence Today and Tomorrow: Systems, Applications and Ethical Challenges *Effective Spring 2026 B-Soc  
IAT 202-3 New Media Images B-Hum  
IAT 210-3 Introduction to Game Studies: Theory and Design B-Hum/Soc  
IAT 222-3 Interactive Arts B-Hum  
IAT 244-3 Digital, Virtual and AI Photography *Effective Spring 2026 B-Hum  
PUB 448-4 Publishing for Social Change: Tech, Texts and Revolution B-Hum  

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Course No. Course Title B Type Other
CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming l B-Sci Q
CMPT 130-3 Introduction to Computer Programming l B-Sci Q
MSE 102-3 Applied Science, Technology and Society  B-Sci  
TEKX 101-3 Introduction to 3D Printing and Laser Scanning Technologies B-Sci Q
TEKX 102-3 Engineering Made Simple: Everyday Engineering Concepts for Non-Engineers *Effective Spring 2026 B-Sci  
TEKX 103-3 Engineering Made Simple: Understanding Basic Electrical Circuit Theory Powering Everyday Life *Effective Spring 2026 B-Sci  

Faculty of Environment

Course No. Course Title B Type Other
ARCH 100-3 Ancient Peoples and Places B-Soc  
ARCH 101-3 Reconstructing the Human Past B-Soc  
ARCH 105-3 The Past in the Present: Archaeology in Popular Culture *Effective Summer 2026 B-Soc  
ARCH 131-3 Human Origins B-Soc  
ARCH 222-3 Uncovering the Secrets of the Dead *Effective Fall 2026 B-Sci  
ARCH 226-3 Shamans, Sacrifices and Psychedelics B-Hum/Soc  
ARCH 249-3 Museums and Society *Effective Fall 2026 B-Hum  
ARCH 252-3 Ancient Egypt and Africa B-Hum/Soc  
ARCH 272W-4 Archaeology of the Old World B-Soc W
ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World B-Soc  
ARCH 285-4 Archaeological Science B-Sci Q
ARCH 286-3 Cultural Heritage Management B-Hum  
ARCH 301-3 Ancient Visual Art B-Hum  
EVSC 100-3 Introduction to Environmental Science B-Sci  
GEOG 100-3 Our World: Introducing Human Geography B-Hum/Soc  
GEOG 104-3 Climate Change, Water and Society B-Sci/Soc  
GEOG 111-3 Earth Systems B-Sci  
GEOG 118-3 The Water Planet B-Sci  
GEOG 150-3 Digital Earth B-Sci  
GEOG 161-3 Urban Change: An Introduction to Dynamic Places *B-Hum/B-Soc Effective Spring 2025 B-Hum/Soc  
GEOG 162-3 Canada B-Soc  
GEOG 213-3 Introduction to Geomorphology B-Sci Q
GEOG 221-3 Economic Worlds B-Soc  
GEOG 241-3 People, Place, Society B-Soc  
GEOG 261-3 Encountering the City B-Soc  
Geography of Natural Hazards B-Soc/Sci  
GEOG 364-4 Cities and Crisis *Effective Fall 2025 B-Hum  
PLAN 100-3 Introduction to Planning *formerly PLAN 200 B-Soc  
REM 100-3 Global Change B-Soc  
REM 200-3 Introduction to Resource and Environmental Management in Canada  B-Soc  
REM 207-3 Indigenous Peoples and Resource Management B-Soc  
REM 211-3 Introduction to Applied Ecology B-Sci  
REM 321-4 Ecological Economics B-Soc  
REM 350-4 Energy Management for a Sustainable Climate and Society B-Soc  
REM 357-3 Planning for Sustainable Food Systems *Effective Summer 2026 B-Soc  
  **Course acronym change from SCD to SD effective September 2017**    
SD 100-3 Sustainable Futures: An Optimistic and Practical Guide *Effective Fall 2026 B-Soc  
SD 281-3 Introduction to Sustainability *cross-listed with REM 281 B-Soc  
SD 381-4 Building Sustainable Communities *cross-listed with REM 381 B-Soc  

Faculty of Science

Course No. Course Title B Type Other
BISC 100-4 Introduction to Biology B-Sci  
BISC 101-4 General Biology B-Sci  
BISC 102-4 General Biology B-Sci  
BISC 113-3 Biology in Everyday Life B-Sci  
BISC 371-3 Special Topics in Biology for Non-Majors B-Sci  
BPK 110-3 Human Nutrition: Current Issues B-Sci  
BPK 140-3 Contemporary Health Issues B-Sci  
CHEM 110-3 Introductory Chemistry B-Sci Q
CHEM 111-4 Introductory Chemistry and Laboratory B-Sci Q
CHEM 120-3 General Chemistry l B-Sci Q
CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory l B-Sci Q
CHEM 125-1 General Chemistry Laboratory l B-Sci Q
CHEM 373-3 Green Chemistry: Science with Conscience *Effective Fall 2026 B-Sci  
EASC 101-3 Dynamic Earth B-Sci  
EASC 103-3 The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs B-Sci  
EASC 104-3 Geohazards: The Earth in Turmoil B-Sci  
EASC 106-3 Earth Through Time B-Sci  
EASC 108-3 Exploring the Solar System B-Sci  
MBB 301-3 Bioscience of Science Fiction B-Sci  
PHYS 101-3 Physics for the Life Sciences l B-Sci Q
PHYS 102-3 Physics for the Life Sciences ll B-Sci Q
PHYS 120-3 Mechanics and Modern Physics B-Sci Q
PHYS 121-3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism B-Sci Q
PHYS 125-3 Mechanics and Special Relativity *Effective Summer 2025 B-Sci Q
PHYS 126-3 Electricity, Magnetism and Light *Effective Summer 2025 B-Sci Q
PHYS 140-3 Studio Physics - Mechanics and Modern Physics B-Sci Q
PHYS 141-3 Studio Physics - Optics, Electricity and Magnetism B-Sci Q
PHYS 190-3 Introduction to Astronomy B-Sci Q
RISK 102-3 The Science of Risk: Understanding and Managing Uncertainty *Effective Spring 2026 B-Sci Q
SCI 130-3 Busting Science Myths: Critical Thinking in the Misinformation Age *Effective Fall 2025 B-Sci  
SCI 140-3 Genes Unzipped: The Science and Secrets of DNA *Effective Fall 2025 B-Sci  
SCI 300-3 Science and Its Impact on Society B-Sci  

Beedie School of Business

Course No. Course Title B Type Other
BUS 200-3 Business Fundamentals B-Soc  
BUS 233-3 Introduction to Business Law and Ethics B-Soc  
BUS 238-3 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation B-Soc  
BUS 240-3 Introduction to Innovation *Effective Fall 2026 B-Soc  

Faculty of Education

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Course No. Course Title B Type Other
EDUC 211-3 Mathematical Experience l: Numbers and Beyond B-Sci Q
EDUC 212-3 Mathematical Experience ll: Shape and Space B-Sci Q
EDUC 220-3 Introduction to Educational Psychology B-Soc  
EDUC 311-3 Foundations in Indigenous Education, Language and Culture B-Hum  

Faculty of Health Science

Course No. Course Title B Type Other
HSCI 120-3 Introduction to Human Sexuality and Sexual Behaviour B-Soc  
HSCI 130-4 Foundations of Health Science B-Soc/Sci  
HSCI 160-3 Global Perspectives on Health B-Soc  

Q and B-Sci for Arts Students

911³Ô¹Ï offers many courses with Q and B-Sci designations that have either been designed with students in non-quantitative disciplines in mind or make a point of looking at quantitative reasoning and science in creative ways.

Students are also encouraged to look through the complete lists of Q and B-Sci courses above for other creative Q or B-Sci courses.

Please note: Designations are NOT retroactive; they are effective as of the first offering after Senate approval.

Last updated 1 May 2026.

Courses are listed alphabetically. Please click on the course link for a current course description and prerequisite information. Check Course Schedules each term for offerings of the following courses:

Q and B-Sci for Arts Students

Course Code Course Title Designation
ARCH 131 Human Origins (3) B-Soc
ARCH 285 Archaeological Science (4) Q; B-Sci 
BISC 100 Introduction to Biology (4) B-Sci
BISC 113 Biology in Everyday Life (3) B-Sci
BISC 371 Special Topics in Biology for Non-Majors (3) B-Sci
BPK 110 Human Nutrition: Current Issues (3) B-Sci
BPK 140 Contemporary Health Issues (3) B-Sci
BUS 221 Personal Finance (3) Q
CA 149 Sound (3) Q
CA 247 Fixed Media Lab (3) Q
CHEM 110 Introductory Chemistry (3) Q; B-Sci 
CHEM 111 Introductory Chemistry and Laboratory (4) Q; B-Sci 
CMPT 120 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I (3)  Q; B-Sci 
CMPT 130 Introduction to Computer Programming I (3) Q; B-Sci 
COGS 100 Exploring the Mind (3) B-Sci or B-Hum
COGS 110 Learning in Everyday Life: The Art and Science of Hacking your Brain (3) B-Hum or B-Soc
EASC 103 The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (3) B-Sci
EASC 104 Geohazards - Earth in Turmoil (3) B-Sci
EASC 106 Earth Through Time (3) B-Sci
EASC 108 Exploring the Solar System (3) B-Sci
ECON 103 Principles of Microeconomics (4)  Q
ECON 105 Principles of Macroeconomics (4)  Q; B-Soc
EDUC 211 Mathematical Experience I: Numbers and Beyond (3) Q; B-Sci
EDUC 212 Mathematical Experience II: Shape and Space (3) Q; B-Sci
GEOG 104 Climate Change, Water, and Society (3) B-Sci or B-Soc
GEOG 111 Earth Systems (3) B-Sci
GEOG 150 Digital Earth (3) B-Sci
GEOG 213 Introduction to Geomorphology (3) B-Sci 
GEOG 214 Weather and Climate (3)  Q
GEOG 253 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3) Q
GSWS 399 Gender, Sex and Numbers (4)  Q
HIST 132 Global Environmental History (3)  B-Soc
HSCI 130 Foundations of Health Science (4) B-Sci or B-Soc 
INDG 332 Indigenous Ethnobotany (3) B-Sci
MBB 301 Bioscience of Science Fiction (3)  B-Sci
PHIL 105 Critical Thinking (3) Q; B-Soc
PHIL 110 Introduction to Logic and Reasoning (3) Q
PHIL 144 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (3) B-Soc or B-Hum
PHYS 190 Introduction to Astronomy (3)

Q; B-Sci

POL 150 Science, Policy, and Innovation (3) B-Soc
PSYC 280 Introduction to Biological Psychology (3) B-Sci
REM 200 Introduction to Resource and Environmental Management in Canada (3)  B-Soc
RISK 101 Introduction to Insurance (3) Q
SCI 130 Busting Science Myths: Critical Thinking in the Misinformation Age (3) B-Sci
SCI 140 Genes Unzipped: The Science and Secrets of DNA (3) B-Sci
SCI 300 Science and its Impact on Society (3) B-Sci
STAT 100 Chance and Data Analysis (3) Q
STAT 201

Statistics for the Life Sciences (3)

Q
STAT 203 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (3) Q
TEKX 101 Introduction to 3D Printing and Laser Scanning Technologies (3) Q; B-Sci
TEKX 102 Engineering Made Simple: Everyday Engineering Concepts for Non-Engineers (3) B-Sci
TEKX 103 Engineering Made Simple: Understanding Basic Electrical Circuit Theory Powering Everyday Life (3) B-Sci