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IFS 142 - Professional Practice
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 216
Students will engage in the professional practice of being Indigenous family support workers. They will practice the theory and knowledge acquired through the first and second semesters of the program and will engage in an on-the-land learning experience that will strengthen their skills, knowledge, and attitudes.
Prerequisites
All of:
Notes: Students of Indigenous Ancestry, who meet individual course prerequisites, may take IFS program courses if space available.
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ICW 111 - Cultural Teachings 1 - Learning
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous Community Wellness
Students will learn about local protocols and the importance of community self-determination. They will be introduced to a range of traditional teachings, frameworks and concepts of community wellness. They will learn from Old Ones and Knowledge Keepers and begin to create, or enhance, their personal philosophies of wellness. This course is rooted within Land and Water-based teachings, and students will learn within community and in the classroom.
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ICW 112 - Sharing Voice: Communications
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous Community Wellness
Students will learn to communicate in effective and respectful ways for the workplace. They will have opportunities to practice their verbal and written communication skills, and strengthen their online communication skills. Students will be introduced to programs that will assist them to work online and to engage the community in culturally respectful and effective ways.
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ICW 113 - Decolonizing the Journey
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous Community Wellness
Students will examine how societal influences and colonization affect their understanding of wellness, as well as their roles in community wellness work. They will learn about the importance of traditional stories and Indigenous languages, and practice integrating familiar words from their Nation’s language or the language of the land where they reside into daily communications. Students will learn to apply a decolonial lens to enhance their sense of cultural identity and professional practice.
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ICW 114 - Good Relations
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous Community Wellness
Students will learn various frameworks for group facilitation, including circle work. Students will critically examine and reflect upon the ways that they engage with others. They will acquire and learn to apply tools, models and strategies to support effective communication and have opportunities to practice lateral kindness, active and deep listening, and Indigenous ethics in their work. Students incorporate Indigenous wellness practices into their own personal self-care exercises.
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ICW 115 - Cultural Teachings 2 - Applying
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous Community Wellness
Students will apply their learning of traditional teachings, frameworks and concepts related to community wellness work. They will work with Old Ones and Knowledge Keepers to integrate Indigenous teachings into their personal philosophy for wellness. Rooted in teachings from the Land and Water, this course enables students to engage with cultural teachings to support personal reflection and positive connection with others.
Prerequisites
All of:
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ICW 116 - Community Care Strategies
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous Community Wellness
Students will learn culturally relevant skills and strategies for addressing the wellness needs of Indigenous individuals, families and communities. Students will learn trauma-informed and healing-centered interventions, including a wide range of relational support strategies. Students will learn how to respectfully and effectively work with individuals and diverse groups who may be navigating challenging situations.
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ICW 117 - Sharing Hands: Community
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous Community Wellness
Students will develop relationships with community agencies, services, and resource centres that support Indigenous peoples. Through community service, students will be able to contribute to community wellness and demonstrate the values and skills of leadership, role-modeling, mentorship, teamwork and reciprocity.
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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ICW 118 - Leadership
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous Community Wellness
Drawing on the cultural teachings they have learned from the Old Ones and Knowledge Keepers, students will strengthen their ability to facilitate group wellness sessions, on their own and with others. Students will examine ethical dilemmas and demonstrate ways to appropriately respond to various scenarios. They will also learn to use effective advocacy skills and help provide access to resources.
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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ICW 120 - Sharing Hands: Capstone
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 91
Restricted to students in Indigenous Community Wellness
Students will have the opportunity to critically reflect on and consolidate all aspects of their learning in a capstone project. Through developing, promoting and offering a wholistic community wellness activity or workshop, students will demonstrate their knowledge of Indigenous ways of knowing and being. They will share their knowledge of group facilitation, community building and protocols, using trauma informed and healing-centered approaches. They will also build community connections using respectful, relational, effective and professional communications.
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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IST 093 - IST Circle & Elders Teaching 1
Credits: 1.5 Total Hours: 22.5
Restricted to students in Indigenous College Prep
This course consists of weekly circle-based discussions and debriefing sessions for program students, staff and faculty, in Semester 1 of the Indigenous College Prep Program. On regular occasions, Indigenous elders will join the circle to share their wisdom and oral traditions.
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IST 094 - IST Circle & Elders Teaching 2
Credits: 1.5 Total Hours: 22.5
Restricted to students in Indigenous College Prep
This course consists of weekly circle-based discussions and debriefing sessions for program students, staff and faculty, in Semester 2 of the Indigenous College Prep (ICP) Progras. On regular occasions, Indigenous elders will join the circle to share their wisdom and oral traditions.
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IST 095 - Ways of Wellness - Learning
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous College Prep
This course provides students with the ability to make informed decisions about career and education preparation. As well, it examines health and individual wellness issues from Indigenous and nonIndigenous perspectives of individual wellness.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 096 - Ways of Wellness - Community
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Indigenous College Prep
This course examines health and education needs and issues in Indigenous communities. As well, it provides students with learning and thinking strategies necessary for success in wellness and community leadership programs.
Prerequisites
All of:
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IST 104 - Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course will explore Indigenous ways of knowing and living. It engages students in self reflection on their own learning processes and looks at how various approaches are grounded in culture. The course explores how Indigenous voice and spaces are integral to creating truly inclusive educational experiences.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 111 - Circle Seminar 1
Credits: 1.5 Total Hours: 22.5
Restricted to students in Indigenous Studies
This course supports students to develop skills in circle learning and examine identity within an Indigenous program.
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IST 112 - Circle Seminar 2
Credits: 1.5 Total Hours: 22.5
Restricted to students in Indigenous Studies
This course supports student to develop their circle learning skills, enhance their understanding of Indigenous communities, and examine their academic and career goals.
Prerequisites
All of:
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IST 116 - Indigenous Studies in Canada 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course examines the traditions, societies, and cultures of Indigenous peoples in what is now known as Canada prior to European contact. The course provides an introduction to various Indigenous peoples’ ways of knowing (epistemology) with a special emphasis on the maintenance and/or revitalization of traditional values, cultural identity and spirituality.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 117 - Indigenous Studies in Canada 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course analyzes the effects of colonization on Indigenous peoples/communities through an examination of policies such as residential schools, child welfare, treaties and the Indian Act. The course studies revitalization strategies and the nation rebuilding processes operating in Indigenous communities.
Prerequisites
One of:
- C in IST 116
- C in IFS 100 and IFS 110
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IST 120 - Indigenous Peoples/TELTIN TTE WILNEW
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
In this course Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Students will examine Indigenous peoples’ experiences pre-contact and post-contact. They will develop an understanding of the impacts of colonization and learn to engage in collective movements towards truth and reconciliation. TELŦIN TŦE WILNEW is a SENĆOŦEN phrase meaning Understanding Indigenous Peoples.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 136 - Indigenous Justice and Law
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will examine Indigenous legal traditions and forms of justice, followed by a review of Indigenous peoples’ experiences in the Canadian criminal justice system including interactions with police, courts, and corrections. Using both experiential and theoretical learning processes, students will consider and assess opportunities for emerging approaches and initiatives to achieve reconciliation in relation to justice for Indigenous peoples.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 142 - Land, Water, & Stewardship
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will explore Indigenous relationships with land and water, perspectives on traditional ecological knowledge, concepts of traditional territory, and how ideas about economic and social development intersect with Indigenous cultural values. Students will explore contemporary Indigenous environmental issues including those related to extraction industries, development, tourism, and differing perspectives on stewardship.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 204 - Special Projects
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will undertake assignments enabling them to develop leadership and community skills. Projects may include working with Indigenous communities and organizations, government Ministries and departments, NGOs and other agencies.
Prerequisites
All of:
Or all of:
- C in IBL 105
- C in IBL 110
- C in IBL 205
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IST 205 - Indigenous Intro to Social Work
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course introduces students to the practice of social work beginning with a critical examination of the ethics, values, and historical development of the profession and its impacts on Indigenous communities. The course will examine the various levels and settings of social work practice,including individual, family and community systems and informal helping with particular emphasis onpractice in Indigenous communities. The course accentuates self-reflection, which will help studentsto examine not only their identities, but also their interest, motivation, and capacity for social workpractice.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 206 - Indigenous Social Welfare
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course provides a general introduction to the perspectives, concepts and theoretical foundations of social welfare in Canada, including an analysis of the institutional structures of social welfare in the modern state. Students examine how specific social policies (health, housing, family & children,corrections and income security) and programs impact a variety of populations within Canadiansociety with a strong focus on Indigenous people/communities. The role of the social worker in formulating policy is also explored.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 211 - Circle Seminar 3
Credits: 1.5 Total Hours: 22.5
Restricted to students in Indigenous Studies
This course supports students to develop advanced circle learning skills and practical applications of the learning acquired from the IST program, including interacting with community.
Prerequisites
All of:
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IST 212 - Circle Seminar 4
Credits: 1.5 Total Hours: 22.5
Restricted to students in Indigenous Studies
This course supports students to identify concepts and practices of self-awareness and self-care, and to develop skills in public presentation.
Prerequisites
All of:
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IST 220 - Indigenous Art Studies
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course presents an overview of the arts of various Indigenous peoples and communities within their histories and cultures. The creative voices of artists will take students beyond the facts and figures of history, geography, and political science, and reveal the stories of the underlying individual and collective human experiences.
Pre or Co-requisites
One of:
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IST 230 - Community Engagement & Action
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will learn about building relationships with and contributing to Indigenous communities, Nations, and organizations. Students, participating in both theoretical and applied learning processes, will explore their own beliefs and values about collectivity and traditional forms of leadership as well as contribution to and with community. They will learn how to respectfully engage with Indigenous community members, knowledge keepers, and community leaders; and learn how to appropriately access and work with community-owned knowledge.
Prerequisites
One of:
And one of:
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IST 232 - Indigenous Politics
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will explore key topics and issues in Indigenous politics. Students will explore historical and contemporary perspectives on Indigenous peoples’ relations with the Canadian state (its institutions and policy initiatives), Indigenous political movements, organizations and governance as well as themes in Indigenous political thought and struggles across the continent. Students will critically engage with these perspectives to consider pathways of political transformation for Indigenous communities.
Prerequisites
One of:
And one of:
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IST 234 - Land and Language
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course introduces students to the Indigenous relationships among culture, land and language and their connected influences with development of self-identity. Students participate in land based activities, learn some aspects of speaking a traditional Indigenous language, and connect with their own ancestral land and language.
Prerequisites
One of:
And one of:
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IST 241 - Gender & Identity
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course will examine the influence of colonization and the issues of resistance and recovery in regards to traditional knowledge, ethnicity, and sexuality, and the construction of Indigenous gender roles and identity.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 243 - Comparative Indigenous Rights
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will examine historical and contemporary practices and perspectives concerning Indigenous peoples’ rights in Canada, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Students will engage with foundational concepts of Indigenous rights as well as identify and analyze commonalities and differences between these international contexts. Indigenous movements toward self-determination and selfgovernment will be explored by students through a range of rights issues. These include the role of domestic and international law, land title and jurisdiction, treaties and social policy such as education and child welfare.
Prerequisites
One of:
And one of:
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IST 250 - QCASET Indigenous Cultural Camp
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 42
Students will learn about traditional Indigenous values, philosophies, spirituality, teachings and ceremonies related to relationships with land. This course will primarily be delivered as a land-based experiential camp, off site, under the direction of Indigenous knowledge keepers, Elders and faculty.
Prerequisites
One of:
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IST 300 - Connecting with WILL
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to student in Ways of Indigenous Leadership & Learning
Students will be introduced to traditional and current concepts of leadership within or on behalf of Indigenous communities. The cohort will create community amongst themselves as students learn and develop strategies to be successful in Ways of Indigenous Leadership and Learning. They will learn to be in good relations with the land and communities where they are living.
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IST 301 - Relational Leadership 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Ways of Leadership & Learning
Students will examine Indigenous and Western concepts and theories of relational and cultural leadership. Through the use of various Indigenous cultural frameworks, students will examine their own Indigenous Nations’ cultural strengths and worldviews or Nations they are connected to. Students will study how trauma has impacted relationships and traditional forms of Indigenous leadership. They will examine their own cultural identities and processes for developing their leadership practice. They will explore cultural tools and resources to help navigate complexities in culturally safe ways.
Prerequisites
All of:
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IST 302 - Relational Leadership 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Ways of Leadership & Learning
Students will have the opportunity to practice becoming change makers within the communities or organizations they inhabit, and will prepare to deal with challenges and conflicts while maintaining strength and composure. Within this course, students will learn about and practice strategies to improve the cultural climates where they work, learn and receive services.
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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IST 303 - Advanced QCASET
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Ways of Indigenous Leadership & Learning
Students will engage in on-the-land cultural and academic learning activities with instructors, Elders, and other knowledge keepers to enhance their leadership and teamwork abilities. They will learn about and practice traditional protocols, values and principles through teachings that will challenge their own leadership assumptions, and develop new leadership skills, insights and practices.
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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IST 304 - Community Leadership
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Ways of Indigenous Leadership & Learning
Students will prepare themselves to complete an organizational or community project. This course will lay the foundation for their projects and help them define a strategy for how they will manage their projects. Students will examine philosophies and concepts of Indigenous research including reciprocity, relevance, respect, responsibility and relationships, and they will apply these values in the development of their project plan and proposal. Students will determine the methodology they will use to guide their projects.
Prerequisites
All of:
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IST 305 - Māori Relational Leadership
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Ways of Leadership & Learning
Students will examine traditional Māori leadership roles and further develop their own leadership skills for transformative change. Students will deepen their self-awareness and self-management practices through select Māori teachings, including the concept of Rangatiratanga, or the principles, practices and attributes of leadership. Students will be introduced to the concept of Mana Motuhake, or self-determination, and how its practice is manifest within a number of cultural contexts
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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IST 306 - He Ao Hurihuri: A Changing World
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Ways of Leadership & Learning
Students will engage in on-the-land cultural and academic learning activities with Māori Elders and other knowledge keepers to enhance their leadership and teamwork abilities. They will learn about and practice traditional Māori protocols, values and sacred narratives based on the Ngāi Tahu people’s experiences with the Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This course will be delivered on the South Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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IST 307 - Community Project
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Ways of Leadership & Learning
Students will apply the skills and learning they have acquired throughout the WILL program to lead a community-based project that will benefit an Indigenous community or organization. Students will present a project proposal to the host organization and complete the project. Students will share their project outcome.
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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ICS 104 - Work Term 1
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 420
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified employers. This full-time work experience is facilitated and monitored by the College.
Prerequisites
all of:
- COM in CDEV WPS
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
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ICS 110 - Computer Technology Essentials
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Information and Computer Systems or Interactive Media Developer
Students will be introduced to the fundamental use of computing device, operating systems, production applications and networking tools to gain an in-depth understanding of why computers are essential components in their education in a technology program.
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ICS 113 - Operating Systems and Architecture
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Computer Engineering Technician or Information and Computer Systems
Learn the fundamental operations of the computer. You will discover a new way to look at computers by understanding and learning the appropriate use of computing and operating systems, computer architecture, data, and networks using a variety of software and hardware tools.
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ICS 114 - Algorithms and Programming
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Information and Computer Systems or Interactive Media Developer
Learn how to design and implement algorithms to solve problems using object-oriented programming. You will start to practice the foundational skills, tools and methods to produce and maintain quality software systems.
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ICS 118 - Web Fundamentals
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Information and Computer Systems
Students will learn how to create aesthetic, dynamic websites using hypertext markup language (HTML) and cascading style sheets (CSS) that conforms to web standards with a focus on human-computer interaction (HCI), cultural considerations and accessibility concepts. Students will use standard industry tools to apply the skills learned culminiating with the creation of a comprehensive e-Portfolio.
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ICS 120 - Database Concepts
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Information and Computer Systems
Students will learn how to design and implement an effective database, create queries and forms that have many different uses in software applications and development, while adhering to modern conventions of data ethics and access.
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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ICS 124 - Algorithms & Data Structure Programming
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Learn how to construct reliable, robust solutions to problems involving the storage, retrieval and updates of data. You will learn how to select, design and implement algorithms that are appropriate for common problems that arise in software application development.
Prerequisites
All of:
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ICS 125 - Software Engineering Process
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Through the use of intercommunication and software tools you will develop successful applications while applying different software processes and models.
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
One of:
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ICS 126 - Systems Administration
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Interested in why IT departments do the things they do? You will discover the principles that are applied to a variety of platforms utilizing major operating systems. You will also find out why restrictions are imposed on users and how to run a system effectively as an administrator.
Prerequisites
All of:
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ICS 128 - Web Scripting
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students will expand their knowledge in website building by adding dynamic and interactive components. Through applied activities, students will be introduced to how client-side scripts interact with server-side programs and back-end concepts and tools for end-to-end (e.g., full-stack) web development.
Prerequisites
One of:
And one of:
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ICS 199 - Applied Computing Project
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 175
Students in Information and Computer Systems and Interactive Media Developer programs will acquire applied experience in the process of defining, designing, developing and implementing an intermediate computer application. In small teams, students will use professionalism, collaboration and versioning tools to complete technical reports and continuous integration during development.
Prerequisites
One of:
One of:
One of:
And one of:
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ICS 200 - Special Topics in Computing
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
In this course you will explore select emerging technologies. Topics and issues are covered that are relevant to the technology world of today and tomorrow. You will use this information to develop a software application.
Prerequisites
All of:
And one of:
And one of:
And one of:
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ICS 204 - Work Term 2
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 420
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified employers. This full-time work experience is facilitated and monitored by the College.
Prerequisites
All of:
- COM in ICS 104
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
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ICS 211 - Web Applications
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Learn web technologies to create dynamic and interactive web applications. You will learn the underlying client- and server-side web technologies to create dynamic web applications.
Prerequisites
One of:
- C in ICS 121 (if take prior to January 2020)
- C in ICS 128
And one of:
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ICS 212 - Database Systems Management
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Information and Computer Systems
Learn how to design and manage database systems. You will be introduced to advanced database system concepts including the issues of design, setup and data manipulation.
Prerequisites
One of:
C in COMP 139
C in ICS 124
C in COMP 146
And one of:
C in COMP 144
C in ICS 120
And one of:
C in ENGR 155
C in ICS 125
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ICS 214 - Programming from C to C++
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Discover the features of C and C++ that are not seen when programming in other high level languages. Learn how to use common library functions and the preprocessor that is vital in programming embedded and software systems.
Prerequisites
All of:
C in ICS 125
And one of:
C+ in COMP 139
C+ in ICS 124
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ICS 215 - Systems Analysis and Design
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Learn how to use systems analysis and design processes to plan and develop information systems. You will gather and write software system requirements while integrating current and emerging methodologies and technologies.
Prerequisites
All of:
And one of:
And one of:
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ICS 221 - Web Services
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Information and Computer Systems
Learn how to create and deploy a web application. You will design and implement dynamic web-based applications utilizing the tools and technologies that enable interoperability between software systems. This interoperability is the foundation for modern service oriented architecture.
Prerequisites
All of:
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ICS 223 - Gaming and Graphics Concepts
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Have you ever wanted to learn how games are designed? In this course you will learn about game design, development skills and processes needed in the interactive entertainment industry through the use of software development tools. At the end of this course you will have developed an event-driven interactive game.
Prerequisites
One of:
And One of:
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ICS 224 - Mobile App Development
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Learn the principles of mobile application design and development. Working in teams, you will use a variety of techniques, tools, and platforms to implement mobile applications. Platform development will be determined at the time of course delivery.
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
One of:
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ICS 226 - Network and Server-Side Programming
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Information and Computer Systems
Explore various topics and issues involved in networks and server programming. You will develop and deploy networked programs using current communication trends including socket programming, secure socket layer certificates and data encryption and compression.
Prerequisites
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
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ICS 228 - Computer Ethics and Security
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Information and Computer Systems
Apply the foundations of ethical decision making to secure software systems. You will learn the techniques to secure against intrusions, protect against identity theft, and look at employee surveillance, privacy and compliance. You will also consider social and ethical issues that arise in software development.
Pre or Co-requisites
All of:
C in ICS 126
And One of;
C+ in ICS 124
C+ in COMP 139
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ICS 280 - Capstone Project Preparation
Credits: 1.5 Total Hours: 15
Students prepare for their applied project in this first phase with the formation of teams and interaction with industry contacts to select a final applied project for the Information and Computer Systems program.
Prerequisites
Interactive Media Development students:
All of:
Information and Computer Systems students:
All of:
Pre or Co-requisites
Interactive Media Development students:
All of:
Information and Computer Systems students:
All of:
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ICS 290 - Capstone Project
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 300
Students will integrate the knowledge they have gained throughout either the Information and Computer Systems or Interactive Media Developer program to a project-based activity that relates to professional work in the technology field. Students participate in determining the scope of the project, develop a project proposal outlining an approach to the problem’s solution, implement the proposed solution, and complete user testing. Throughout this process, students will practice their technical writing and presentation skills. Students will also work together to plan a symposium with a final presentation and demonstration of their completed project to industry.
Prerequisites
All of:
Co-requisites
All of:
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ICS 304 - Work Term 3
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 420
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified Co-op employers. This full-time paid work experience is facilitated and monitored by the College.
Prerequisites
All of:
- COM in ICS 204
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
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IDS 210 - Intercultural Engineering
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This complementary studies course examines the role of culture and language in technology and engineering projects, including international development projects. Engineering case studies will be used to analyze the ways in which non-technical considerations may affect project success or failure. Dynamics of diverse and multicultural engineering teams, the use of engineering standards, intercultural communication, appropriate technologies, social entrepreneurship and humanitarian engineering will be examined.
Prerequisites
One of:
Notes: This course may be of particular interest to a student intending to enter UVic Engineering via the Engineering Bridge or Engineering Transfer programs. Case studies are general in nature; specific knowledge of engineering is not required for the course.
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IMHA 510 - Foundations for Practice
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 120
Restricted to students in Interprofessional Mental Health & Addictions
This course provides students with foundational knowledge to support individuals and families experiencing mental health and substance use challenges. Students critically evaluate current frameworks of practice and service delivery with a focus on interprofessional practice. Students are introduced to issues of multiculturalism, diversity, and equity and explore strength-based, collaborative, recovery-oriented approaches in mental health & addiction services.
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IMHA 511 - Therapeutic Relationships
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 120
Restricted to students in Interprofessional Mental Health & Addictions
This course introduces learners to effective counseling skills and strategies to facilitate recovery and change. It includes the study and application of advanced communication skills to establish effective therapeutic alliances. The influence of personal values, beliefs, and effectual use of self are examined.
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IMHA 512 - Assessment and Planning
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 120
Restricted to students in Interprofessional Mental Health & Addictions
This course presents an overview of the knowledge and skills needed to assess acute and persistent mental health and substance use challenges. Applying a biopsychosocial lens and strength-based collaborative approach to assessment, students learn to conduct a social history, develop a written biopsychosocial assessment, and create a plan that matches services to the goals and needs of the individual.
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IMHA 513 - Intervention & Counselling Strategies
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 120
Restricted to students in Interprofessional Mental Health & Addictions
This course introduces students to evidence-based practices and effective counselling strategies to support recovery from mental health and substance use challenges. Through the use of case studies and experiential learning, students acquire skills and competencies to facilitate recovery. Students will learn specific approaches including stages of change theory, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-informed practice, and relapse management.
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IMHA 514 - Interprofessional Practice
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Interprofessional Mental Health & Addictions
This course focuses on skills, knowledge, and values necessary for interprofessional practice in mental health & substance abuse services. Students will examine the responsibilities and obligations of the professional with emphasis on self-reflective and ethical evidence-based practice, including legislation and policies affecting the care of persons with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
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IMHA 515 - Practicum
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 336
Restricted to students in Interprofessional Mental Health & Addictions
Students will develop an advanced level of practice by integrating newly acquired knowledge and skills in acute, tertiary or community settings. Students will experience interprofessional collaboration as they apply skills and knowledge to assessment, treatment, recovery, and change processes with individuals experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.
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JAPN 101 - Introduction to Japanese 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
As a continuation of JAPN 100 , students broaden their knowledge of Japanese language skills: grammar, syntax, vocabulary, reading and writing. Increased study of Kanji is required. Classroom time includes further practice in conversation. Cultural and historical notes are added to enhance understanding.
Prerequisites
One of:
Notes: Native speakers of Japanese may not enroll.
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JAPN 200 - Second Year Japanese 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This is a third-semester Japanese course. It is designed to improve students practical communicative skills in all aspects of the Japanese language (including Kanji). Cultural and historical materials will be added to enhance understanding.
Prerequisites
One of:
Notes: Native speakers of Japanese may not enroll.
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JAPN 201 - Second Year Japanese 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course is a continuation of JAPN 200 . It is designed to accommodate students who wish to improve their linguistic competence in all aspects of the Japanese language.
Prerequisites
One of:
Notes: Native speakers of Japanese may not enroll.
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KIN 102 - Internship
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 300
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
This 4 month full-time course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while in an exercise and wellness setting over one academic term. This internship provides the students with work experience which is facilitated and monitored by the College.
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KIN 102P - Parallel Internship
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 300
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
This 8 month part-time course gives the students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while in an exercise and wellness setting over two academic terms. Depending on program requirements and availability, students may also take several academic courses at the same time. This internship provides the students with work experience which is facilitated and monitored by the college.
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KIN 115 - Leadership & Communication in Kinesiology
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students study the theory and application of leadership and communication skills as they apply to managing and leading as a professional in the field of kinesiology. By exploring career possibilities and their own philosophy, students begin to develop/identify their personal leadership style. Students have the opportunity to communicate their leadership skills and style with a variety of individuals and groups.
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KIN 120 - Foundations of Fitness & Wellness
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will study basic fitness principles to explore the ways in which fitness training and lifestyle behaviours impact health and wellness in a range of populations and various cultures within Canada including Indigenous Peoples. Behaviour change and goal setting will also be explored as the students study a series of fitness and wellness components. Students will also learn and practice a range of practical basic physical fitness and exercise training methods and techniques.
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KIN 125 - Introduction to Sport Science
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will gain introductory knowledge of basic anatomical, physiological, psychological and biomechanical concepts and principles of human athletic performance. Students will explore the comprehensive nature of sport performance.
Prerequisites
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KIN 135 - Introduction to Outdoor Sports
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will study the skills and practices required for the competent performance of a variety of outdoor-based activities and sports. Students will study correct technique, appropriate equipment selection and care, and basic safety considerations. They will develop an understanding of health and fitness outcomes associated with participation in various land and marine-based sports. Students will also examine important sociocultural aspects of outdoor sports including Indigenous ways of being and knowing, natural history and environmental sustainability.
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KIN 150 - Sport Biomechanics
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will study human movement with emphasis on the physical laws and mechanical principles of motion as it applies to the athlete, exercise therapist, coach, physical educator, and sport scientist. Students will study qualitative and quantitative analysis of human motion in sport situations through the exploration of biomechanical principles and kinematics and kinetics factors as they apply to a range of sport and movement skills.
Prerequisites
One of:
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KIN 210 - Exercise Physiology
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students will study the physiological adjustments and adaptations to exercise with emphasis on the functional capacity of the cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular, skeletal and hormonal systems. Students will also examine anaerobic and aerobic metabolism in skeletal muscle, energy expenditure during exercise, fatigue and recovery and environmental issues affecting exercise performance.
Prerequisites
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- C in BIOL 143
- C in BIOL 144
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KIN 220 - Resistance Training & Group Exercise Instruction
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will study instructional techniques in a variety of individual and group-based exercise modalities. Instruction will include but not be limited to resistance training, group fitness, interval training, aqua-fitness, yoga and Pilates.
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KIN 230 - Behavioural Fitness
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will study concepts related to behaviour change in a variety of exercise and health settings, using an applied evidence-based approach. Strategies from health and exercise psychology, counselling and clinical psychology, exercise science and behavioural medicine will be the focus. Students will study techniques and interventions designed to facilitate motivation, manage ambivalence to change and support behaviour change among a wide range of populations.
Prerequisites
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KIN 240 - Fitness & Health Assessment
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will study field and laboratory assessment of health and performance related aspects of aerobic fitness, musculoskeletal fitness, body composition, physical activity, and related health parameters. Students will develop and deliver health-related fitness assessments and examine and interpret results.
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KIN 241 - Exercise Prescription & Design
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will apply training principles to enhance health and fitness. Students will practice exercise prescription and design of health-related fitness programs for a variety of populations using functional exercise principles and techniques. Students will study and apply the principles of training, exercise monitoring, correct exercise and spotting technique; and program design for cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility.
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KIN 255 - Introduction to Adapted Sport & Physical Activity
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will study adapted sport and physical activity for individuals living with sensory, intellectual and/or physical impairment. Students will study the social construction of disability, assumptions regarding disability, as well as the concepts of accessibility, integration, and inclusion. Students will also be introduced to strategies to adapt and modify activities to meet individual participant needs.
Prerequisites
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KIN 280 - Growth & Development
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will study physical growth and motor development throughout the lifespan. Students will learn about the impact of physical maturation and development on physical activity participation for children and youth. Students will have the opportunity to apply theory to practice in teaching physical literacy to children and youth in a variety of settings.
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KIN 291 - Applied Exercise & Wellness
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 135
Students will learn fitness knowledge and skills in a seminar and work experience based course. Students will gain knowledge of industry entry-level career readiness skills in the fitness and wellness field and be introduced to fitness professional competencies.
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KIN 310 - Research Methods
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will study introductory quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method research approaches to health and human performance. Students will focus on methods and design; measurement issues; statistical analysis; interpretation of literature; and analytical procedures used for research in sport, health, and exercise science.
Prerequisites
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KIN 315 - Behaviour in Fitness & Sport Organizations
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will study organizational behavior theory and management practice in fitness and sport organizations. Drawing on industry relevant content, students will explore theory and practice applied skills that contribute to organizational effectiveness, including managing group dynamics, planning and decision-making, effective governance, and supporting an effective organizational culture.
Prerequisites
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KIN 335 - Individual Sports & Activities
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will develop basic performance and teaching competencies in selected individual sports/activities. Students will acquire performance skills, study learning progressions and knowledge of individual performance strategies and tactics. Students will also practice instructional techniques and feedback-methods to improve performance in other learners during a variety of activities.
Prerequisites
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KIN 341 - Training for Performance
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students will develop the knowledge and skills required to design advanced strength and conditioning programs for high performance athletes. Students will focus on application of training principles, training stress theory and periodization concepts necessary for planning and developing athletic performance. The students will examine advanced strength, power, speed and endurance training tools and techniques that can be implemented into safe and effective training programs for a variety of populations and sports.
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