Interested in the process of making and testing our knowledge of the past? Come explore how archaeological information is produced. Students focus on understanding how belongings become interpreted as artifacts as we learn different cross-cultural and historic technologies of production and design. By transforming raw materials into objects students get to experience first-hand the challenges and constraints of experimental archaeology, and how this contributes to the archaeological record and study of material objects.

ANTH 1410, 3 credits

Human Rights and Human Bodies

The forensic anthropologists who can read the stories that human skeletons tell us are often called to testify when human rights are violated. In this course, students examine how forensic anthropology is used as a tool and its application following atrocity and other human rights concerns. Each week focuses on a different aspect of forensic anthropology and how it has been used in various global case studies. Students discuss and explore how forensic anthropology can be used to advocate for the living and dead, how and when its ‘expertise’ is used, who decides the purpose of forensic investigations, and what ethical practice looks like.

CJUS 2418, 3 credits

Professional Skills and Reporting for Criminal Justice

Professionals working in the criminal justice system use a variety of practical communication skills. In this course, students develop these skills by preparing a variety of documents that are routinely needed to move cases forward. Students also explore substantive and procedural law, learn how to think logically, to use sound judgment, to work collaboratively, and to write clearly, effectively, and persuasively.

Priority registration in this course is offered to students admitted to the Diploma in Criminal Justice and Diploma in Criminology.

Prerequisite(s): One of the following: a score of Level 4 in Langara English Test (LET); an essay score of 30 or higher on the Language Proficiency Index (LPI) test; or a minimum "C" grade in one of the following: ENGL 1123, 1127, 1128, 1129, or 1130; and a minimum "C" grade in one of the following: CRIM 1115, 1116, 1125, or 1216. Students who do not meet the above prerequisite requirements but have post-secondary university-transferable credits or experience, may apply to the chair of the Criminal Justice department for permission to take this course.

ECED 1310, 3 credits

Infant and Toddler Communication, Language, and Literacy Development

This course is a requirement of the Infant and Toddler citation program and focuses on child development in communication, language and literacy from prenatal to 36 months. Students gain an in-depth understanding of theories and research related to infant and toddler growth and development including prenatal, post-natal and typical and atypical development. They examine the overall progression of communication and language development from birth to three years of age. Students also explore aspects of observing and documenting infants and toddlers in early childhood settings and how this relates to working with family and community. They learn how to create meaningful curriculum experiences in early childhood settings that support the development of communication and language within the context of a healthy caregiver/child relationship.

Registration in this course is restricted to students admitted to the Citation in Infant and Toddler Education and Care.

ENGL 2286, 3 credits

Writing Lives II

A firsthand account of a collective experience is a powerful historical document. The culmination of the Writing Lives project involves the generation of a first-person memoir in collaboration with a survivor. Integrating knowledge gained in Writing Lives I, students work in groups to establish interview protocols, conduct, and transcribe interviews with a survivor, and shape the material into a memoir, which they revise and edit in collaboration with their interview subject. Students plan a closing event to present a copy of the memoir to their collaborator and mark the conclusion of the project.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C" grade in ENGL 2226.

GEOG 1111, 3 credits

Introduction to Physical Geography: Planet Earth

Have you ever wondered why the weather, climate, and landscape where you live differs from other places in the world? This course introduces Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere, and investigates the relationships and connections between them. Students explore tectonic, volcanic, glacial, coastal, and fluvial processes, and weather and climate. Additionally, students take a critical look at interactions between human activities and the biophysical environment, including wildfires, drought, and sea level rise. Incorporating classroom, lab, and fieldwork, students learn map interpretation and GIS techniques to study Earth systems.

GEOG 2500, 3 credits

Food, Place, and People

Everybody must eat but have you thought about how what you eat connects you to people, places, and ecologies around the world? Using a geographical lens, students in this course critically examine the relationships among food, nature, and society to explore how food is produced, processed, distributed, and consumed. Using the stories of common foods, students investigate changing local and global geographies of food and discover how food is embedded within foodscapes in Vancouver and other cities. Additionally, students consider how soil, climate, and terroir impact foods. Other topics include how race, class, ethnicity, and gender influence people’s relationships to food production and consumption; Indigenous foodways; culinary cultural norms; labour; food security and food sovereignty; colonialism; and health.

HIST 2220, 3 credits

The Second World War

World War II had a decisive impact on the 20th century, moving from discrete causes in Asia and Europe to affecting the course of world history. Students analyze and discuss the military, economic, geopolitical, and moral consequences of the greatest war ever fought. They debate whether major decisions by individual leaders determined the grand strategic outcomes of the war or whether material factors offer a better explanation of who won and lost and how they won or lost. Students explore statecraft, grand strategy, and command, while also dealing with battle as experienced by flesh and blood soldiers and examining "home front" conditions such as total war mobilization of civilian populations, and resistance or collaboration with occupation. They also discuss questions of gender, race, and social class, and how the war affected different groups in society.

JAPN 1210, 3 credits

Japanese Conversation I

Students develop communication skills by listening to dialogues on a variety of topics and practicing speaking and creating dialogues on real-life situations such as ordering food at a restaurant, shopping, talking about illnesses, talking about customs and cultures, visiting a Japanese family, and applying for a part-time job. Students also learn communication strategies in the Japanese language. At the end of this course, students can communicate comfortably in Japanese on a variety of everyday life topics, performing real-world tasks, and expressing their own ideas. This course may include one fieldtrip off campus.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum “C-“ grade in JAPN 1115.

LIBR 1595, 3 credits

Indigenous Knowledges and Libraries

Responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit, Transgender, and Gender-Diverse+ (MMIWG2S+) Calls to Justice, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)’s Indigenous Matters report, increasingly libraries are including reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization in their strategic plans. In this course students are introduced to topics that are broadly referred to as Indigenous initiatives. Starting with a foundation based on Indigenous terminology and the above-mentioned documents, students engage with collection development, cataloguing and classification, public service, programming, and archives and museums through Indigenous lenses. Students examine these aspects of library work from the perspective of Indigenous and non- Indigenous library patrons. Learners are supported with resources, both textual and audio-visual, in which Indigenous voices and experiences are centred.

Registration in this course is restricted to students admitted to the Diploma in Library and Information Technology and the Diploma in Library and Information Technology (Flex Participation Option).

LIBR 2695, 3 credits

Introduction to Archives and Museums

Archives and museums, like libraries, are important cultural heritage institutions. This course is designed to introduce students to the major aspects of archival and museum work. The approach to different topics is practical and emphasizes current employment standards and employers’ expectations. Students are made ready to deal with the challenges that archives and museums face, including physical and environmental risks, diverse representation in collections, and difficult economic circumstances. Students will engage with course materials that encourage a strong service ethic.

Registration in this course is restricted to students admitted to the Diploma in Library and Information Technology and the Diploma in Library and Information Technology (Flex Participation Option).

PHOT 1151, 3 credits

History of Photography Lab - Extended

Students gain hands-on, practical experience working with black and white film and historical image making processes. Projects include capturing images on a variety of film formats, processing film, and printing gelatin prints. Students explore a historic process such as cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, salted paper, or platinum/palladium. Students spend a significant amount of time in the darkroom.

Registration in this course is restricted to students admitted to the Diploma in Professional Photography.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C" grade in PHOT 1105.

SOCI 1135, 3 credits

Sociology of Drug Prohibition

Humans have always used substances for medicine, ceremony, performance, and mind-altering purposes. In this course, students explore substance use from historical and sociological perspectives, as well as the ways that racism and colonialism have shaped modern drug policy. Students examine responses to the toxic drug crisis, including harm reduction and drug user social movements.

SOCI 1666, 3 credits

The Culture of Capitalism: A Fist Full of Dollars

Students learn about the sociology of the economy, as they examine the development of global capitalism from a sociological perspective. Students use the theoretical lenses based in the tradition of alternative economic theoretical systems exploring capitalist production, supply and demand, economic fluctuations, and capital accumulation. Students develop critical thinking and synthesis skills, particularly through the application of theoretical insights about the nature of capitalist institutions.

SOCI 1888, 3 credits

Games and Culture: all your base are belong to us

Students examine gaming from a sociological perspective, exploring how games are situated within a larger cultural context. Students examine gaming through sports, board games, and video games using various perspectives like race, gender, and classic ludic theory. Students analyse real world gaming by applying sociological perspectives to real world situations.

STAT 1100, 3 credits

Introduction to Data Science Using R

Our next generation lives in a data-driven society and needs to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to keep up with the rapidly evolving digital world. In this hands-on introductory course, students learn about and practice data ethics, data wrangling, data classification, regression, clustering, supervised learning, and data visualization. Course assessments require students to apply data science techniques and workflows to real-world situations using industry-standard software.

Note: It is recommended that students have access to a current laptop computer. More details of the specifications will be discussed on the first day of class.

Prerequisite(s): One of the following: A minimum "C+" grade in Precalculus 12; a minimum "C-" grade in MATH 1152; or MDT 075. Prerequisites are valid for only three years.