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ACCT 110 - Financial Accounting 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will complete all the steps of the accounting cycle culminating in the preparation and analysis of financial statements for sole proprietorships. Topics include: accounting principles, cash, receivables, inventory, capital assets, current liabilities and owner’s equity.
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One of:
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ACCT 111 - Financial Accounting 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Preparation of cash flow statements and analysis of financial statements for sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations. In depth study of accounting principles, cash, receivables, inventories, capital assets, current and long term liabilities and investments and shareholders equity. Completion of a computerized bookkeeping practice set.
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All of:
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ACCT 130 - Hospitality Accounting
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course introduces students to the basic terminology, concepts, and principles of accounting in the hospitality industry. The course focuses on preparing, analyzing, and interpreting financial statements and includes an introduction to principles of accounting, internal control of cash, fixed assets, payroll, and departmental accounting.
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One of:
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ACCT 161 - Financial Management
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course enables learners to develop the fundamental financial management skills needed in any business context. Cases and problems will be used to apply the techniques to business situations.
Prerequisites
One of:
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ACCT 207 - Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course is beyond the introductory level and intended primarily for non-accounting majors. It is devoted to managerial analysis and decision-making, special purpose reports for management, variable costing and the contribution approach, and budgeting.
Prerequisites
One of:
Equivalencies
- ACCT 140
- Not for accounting majors. Students will receive credit for only one of ACCT 207 or ACCT 220 .
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ACCT 210 - Financial Accounting 3
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students apply accounting principles and concepts of financial accounting to business situations. Topics include: financial statement presentation including note disclosure, revenue and expense recognition; accounting for cash, receivables, inventories, property, plant and equipment and investments. Cash Flow Statements are also examined in detail.
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ACCT 211 - Financial Accounting 4
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
A continuation of ACCT 210 , the course covers the accounting of liabilities, shareholders equity, financial instruments, income taxes, leases, pensions, earnings per share and accounting changes. Students further develop their professional skills in preparing and analyzing financial statements.
Prerequisites
All of:
Notes: It is recommended that students complete FIN 110 prior to enrolling in ACCT 211.
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ACCT 220 - Management Cost Accounting 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
As part of the management accounting course trilogy, ACCT 220 is an introductory course to the role, concepts, and practices of management accounting. The management accounting function is responsible for contributing to sound decision-making within organizations, by preparing and communicating contextually-relevant information, designing frameworks, and modelling value creation to enable and support organizations to plan, implement and control the execution of strategy. Students will explore and apply the foundations of management accounting including relevant theory and terminology, and fundamental systems, tools, and processes.
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All of:
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ACCT 240 - Taxation 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will learn Canadian personal income tax at an introductory level. Topics covered include sources of employment income, property income, capital gains, business income, capital cost allowance, other income, other deductions, taxes payable, and Goods and Services Tax.
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All of:
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ACCT 250 - Professional Acct. Software
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course uses accounting software to support practical application of financial accounting, auditing and taxation. Students will integrate bookkeeping, auditing and business software as appropriate. Students will calculate appropriate Federal and Provincial payroll remittances and tax remittances.
Prerequisites
One of:
Notes: It is recommended that BUS 140 be taken prior to enrolling in ACCT 250.
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ACCT 310 - Financial Accounting 5
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course studies business combinations, joint ventures, foreign currency transactions and operations, partnerships and for not-for-profit and public sector accounting.
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All of:
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ACCT 320 - Management Cost Accounting 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
As part of the management accounting course trilogy, ACCT 320 is an intermediate management accounting course which builds on students’ abilities to prepare and communicate contextually-relevant information, identify frameworks, and model value creation developed in ACCT 220 . Students will explore and apply theory and detailed technical concepts to assist with sound decision making that enables and supports organizations to plan, implement and control the execution of strategy.
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All of:
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ACCT 330 - Government & NPO Accounting
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
In this course, students learn about the evolving role of not-for-profit and government organizations in society, and the implications on accounting, planning, and control. Students review and analyze relevant regulations and practices for effectively reporting and managing these institutions.
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All of:
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ACCT 340 - Fraud Awareness
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course increases students’ awareness of fraud, focusing on financial statement fraud and asset misappropriation. Topics include fraud detection and prevention; internal controls weaknesses; symptoms and red flags; and investigation of fraud. The course considers the viewpoint of auditors, forensic accountants, fraudsters, victims, whistleblowers and silent bystanders.
Prerequisites
One of:
- C in ACCT 210
- Bachelor degree from a recognized post-secondary institution
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ACCT 375 - Taxation 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will learn the fundamental principles, concepts, and application of Canadian federal income tax legislation for both the corporation and individual as taxpayers. The course emphasizes the application of income tax rules to situations commonly encountered by taxpayers.
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ACCT 380 - Auditing 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course introduces auditing principles and methods. Topics include: types of audits and engagements; the ethical/legal environment; planning an audit; assessing internal controls; audit techniques; and audit reports. Using auditing software, students will prepare an audit plan and audit a section of a company.
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All of:
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ACCT 385 - Internal Auditing
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will be introduced to internal auditing and its role in business and government for risk management, control, and governance. Planning and conducting internal audit engagements, and effectively communicating the results, will be emphasized. This course is accredited with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to write the IIA’s examinations for the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation.
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ACCT 390 - Advanced Auditing
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course further develops the ideas presented in ACCT 380 , Auditing. It focuses on a practical application of an audit engagement centered on the accounting cycle, the ethical environment, including documentation using Caseware.
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All of:
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ACCT 400 - Accounting Theory
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This advanced course in financial accounting develops an in-depth understanding of the theory that underlies financial reporting in Canada and applies this knowledge to current accounting issues. Cases will be used extensively as well as current literature to develop the judgment and analytical skills necessary for a professional accountant.
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All of:
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ACCT 420 - Management Cost Accounting 3
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
As the final course in the management accounting course trilogy, Acct 420 is an advanced management accounting course that prepares participants to support their organization’s success by contributing to sound decision making. Students will prepare contextually-relevant information and model value creation through comprehensive analysis and provision of information that enables and supports organizations to plan, implement and control the execution of strategy. Students gain experience in the application of management cost accounting tools and concepts using case analysis.
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All of:
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ACCT 475 - Advanced Taxation
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will learn corporate reorganizations, tax planning, and the application of tax principles and concepts to tax situations of various entities. Topics may include shareholder benefits, tax planning, intra-family property transfers, death, trusts, partnerships, transfer of property to corporations, corporate reorganizations, purchase or sale of a business, anti-avoidance rules, and indigenous tax issues.
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ACCT 480 - Applied Professional Practice
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course integrates and applies the knowledge acquired in financial accounting, managerial accounting, income tax, audit, finance, law, and information technology to evaluate business situations experienced by professional accountants. Students use current business practices and literature to further develop the judgment, research, and communication skills required in professional practice.
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All of:
One of:
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ACCT 499 - Unsupervised ACCT Work Exp
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 420
Restricted to students in Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting Major
ACCT 499 is a self-directed work experience that provides students an opportunity to apply and expand accounting academic knowledge while employed in paid or volunteer positions and/or projects.
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ADED 501 - Adventures in Group Work
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 50
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
Successful group dynamics lead to improved individual learning and development. Group work skills are central to the success of adventure leaders. Students are introduced to effective group management skills and strategies necessary to maximize learning opportunities during adventure programs. The course includes overviews of group development models and practices and provides students with ample opportunities to reflect on their own beliefs, values and leadership style and how this influences group dynamics.
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ADED 502 - Outdoor Leadership: Land-Based
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 50
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
Basic management of land based activities is central to safe adventure education practice. Students will engage in practical skill development and gain knowledge of land-based travel and living. The course will include an overview of equipment options, logistics, participant assessment and program design options for a variety of populations. Leadership styles, preferences and skills will be identified, assessed and critically reflected upon relative to a variety of professional career options.
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ADED 503 - Foundations in Adventure Education
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 50
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
Students are presented with an overview of historical, cultural and philosophical origins and influences on the developing field of adventure education. Students will gain broad perspectives on the core tenets of the field, outdoor experiential learning, adventure activities, intra and interpersonal development, and ecological awareness. Foundational knowledge in adventure education will equip students with knowledge of how the field has developed and currently ‘works’.
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ADED 504 - Integral Approaches in Adventure Education
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
Applying an integral systems lens, students are presented with the multitude of diversity in populations, cultures, environments and beliefs to be considered in adventure programming. Students will explore personal development and context relative to serving others. Students will examine strategies for adventure program adaptation and design. Socio-cultural and ecologically informed approaches to adventure education will ensure quality and safety for specific populations.
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ADED 505 - Adventure Program Design
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
Design principles are necessary to create meaningful and intentional learning experiences for participants. Students will critically examine program design and practices across the spectrum of adventure. Students will explore leadership principles and intervention strategies, industry standards, scope of practice, risk management and evaluation strategies.
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ADED 506 - Human Development and Nature
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
Students will explore relationships between human development and the more-than-human world. Students will examine determinants of health, principles of sustainability, quality of life, and optimal conditions for personal growth and development across the lifespan, and how they can be included in adventure programming. Knowledge of lifespan development will inform type, duration and intensity of adventure programming and increase the likelihood of matching participant competencies with challenge and risk.
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ADED 507 - The Reflective Practitioner
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
Reflective practice is a cornerstone of personal growth and lifelong learning. It is also paramount to remaining aware of participant’s experiences, thereby providing safer and higher quality programs. This course outlines theoretical and practical skills and abilities for students to consciously examine their thoughts, actions and values. Students will explore current practices and activities utilized in adventure programming to increase reflective and practice-based learning.
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ADED 508 - Facilitating Transformational Experience
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 50
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
Reflective practice is a cornerstone of personal growth and lifelong learning. It is also paramount to remaining aware of participant’s experiences, thereby providing safer and higher quality programs. This course outlines theoretical and practical skills and abilities for students to consciously examine their thoughts, actions and values. Students will explore current practices and activities utilized in adventure programming to increase reflective and practice-based learning.
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All of:
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ADED 509 - Outdoor Leadership: Water-based
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 50
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
Water-based activities are common in adventure education and require knowledge of industry standards and skills to deliver safely and effectively. Students will develop practical skills and knowledge for water-based travel and coastal living. The course will include an overview of equipment options, logistics, participant assessment and program design options for a variety of populations. Leadership styles and skills will be identified, assessed and critically reflected upon relative to a variety of professional career options. Students must be comfortable in water but do not require swimming proficiency.
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All of:
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All of:
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ADED 510 - The Wilderness Experience
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 50
Restricted to students in Adventure Education
The environment in which adventure educators teach and lead is a dynamic and influential force. Students need to be aware of the opportunities and impacts ‘wilderness’ affords them and their participants. Students will discuss and analyze a range of philosophies and activities that explore the ‘wilderness experience’. They will have opportunities to explore and test their physical and psychological preparedness for meaningful wilderness experiences. The course will introduce theoretical and conceptual understandings such as communitas, threshold, and sublime. Students will continue exploration of ecological literacy / awareness and conservation strategies.
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All of:
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AHLT 104 - Professional Communication for Allied Health
Credits: 2 Total Hours: 30
Restricted to students in Allied Health & Technologies programs
In this course, students engage in activities that develop professionalism, reflective practice, cultural humility, and interpersonal communication skills essential to the role of allied health professionals. Students use dynamic learning experiences to practice compassionate, caring, and professional interactions with the public and the health care team.
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One of:
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AHLT 112 - Patient Management for Allied Health
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Restricted to students in Allied Health & Technologies
In this course, students engage in activities that develop knowledge of basic patient care and assessment skills, operation of bedside equipment, infection control, and safe body mechanics needed while performing the duties of an allied health professional. Students will practice and demonstrate competence in a variety of skills during simulated lab experiences to prepare them for patient interactions during clinical practicum.
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One of:
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AHLT 134 - Legal & Professional Ethics for Allied Health
Credits: 2 Total Hours: 30
Restricted to students in Allied Health & Technologies
Students engage in learning activities illustrating the legal responsibilities of allied health practitioners to promote ethical, compassionate, and caring service to the public. Students use online discussions and projects to apply legal and ethical workplace standards using case study scenarios. To further their understanding, students examine how federal and provincial legislation and regulations affect the practice of analytical, diagnostic, and therapeutic medicine.
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AHLT 165 - Physics of Medical Imaging & Radiation
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 90
In this course, students examine the interactions of physical phenomena to understand the fundamental principles of radiation used for imaging and therapy. Students explore the differences between various imaging modalities such as sonography, conventional x-ray, computed tomography, nuclear imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging. Students experiment with theoretical knowledge during laboratory activities and examine the practical applications of medical imaging physics.
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One of:
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AHLT 266 - Introduction to Cross Sectional Anatomy
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students explore three dimensional perspectives of the body using data from program relevant medical imaging studies. Emphasis is placed on relating body planes to regional anatomy and correlating these to anatomic landmarks used for patient positioning. Students learn how sectional imaging is used in various medical imaging modalities.
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AHLT 268 - Professional Preparation for Allied Health
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students consider their future role and responsibilities as Allied Health Professionals on the Canadian health care team in preparation for program completion and Capstone Project. Students apply knowledge from prior didactic and clinical experiences to explore evolving practices related to their future role in health care. Students enhance their teamwork, communication, and critical thinking skills by researching and analyzing a variety of clinical case scenarios. Emphasis is on problem-solving skills needed to practice independently and respond appropriately during complex practice situations. Students also review the scope of practice and professional expectations for advanced students in clinical practicum.
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AHLT 288 - Capstone Project for Allied Health
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students demonstrate program mastery by completing a capstone project. Through a variety of approved methods and with instructor guidance, students illustrate their program success, entry-to-practice competency, and practice readiness. Emphasis is on students critically evaluating their personal learning progress and creating professional goals. Students showcase their academic prowess and clinical expertise by presenting their capstone projects to the public at a poster symposium.
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ANTH 104 - Introduction to Anthropology
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
The course introduces the four major sub-fields of anthropology: archaeology, physical and cultural anthropology, and linguistics. It surveys human evolution, archaeological evidence for cultural reconstruction, societies at different levels of socio-cultural complexity, and language in cultural context.
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One of:
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ANTH 110 - Gender Across Cultures
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will examine gender norms and roles in social, economic, and political spheres across a range of indigenous and non-indigenous cultures throughout the world. Emphasis will be given to the cultural construction of gender. Students will apply core concepts in anthropology to contemporary issues and debates about gender.
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One of:
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ANTH 204 - The Anthropology of Food
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
What and how humans eat influence our evolution, social complexity, environmental interactions, and political economies. Food defines ethnic identities and social classes, symbolizes beliefs, and structures division of labour, kinship, and gender. This survey course considers the interface between food and culture, in the past, the present and the future.
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ANTH 220 - Cultural & Social Anthropology
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
An introduction to the analysis of socio-cultural systems. The course examines economic, social and political organization, gender, religion, symbolic systems and culture change in a variety of world cultures.
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ANTH 232 - Language/Culture/Communication
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course is an introduction to linguistic anthropology, focusing on the relationship between language and culture. Using cross-cultural examples this course looks at a number of topics including gender, intercultural (mis)communication, language socialization, nonverbal communication, ethnographic fieldwork and language contact.
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ANTH 240 - Archaeological Method/Theory
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
An introduction to archaeological method and theory, this course examines the nature of archaeological evidence and its recovery and analysis for the purposes of cultural reconstruction and explanation of human behaviour.
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ANTH 250 - Forensic Anthropology
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
An introduction to the forensic application of physical anthropological and archaeological knowledge and techniques to recovery and identification of human remains. Forensic Anthropology will cover physical anthropological and archaeological research methods, skeletal development and anatomical identification.
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One of:
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ANTH 260 - Human Evolution and Diversity
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This introduction to biological anthropology explores a range of topics: non-human primates; the human fossil record; human population diversity, human growth and development, health and disease.
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One of:
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ANTH 270 - Culture, Health and Illness
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
An introduction to medical anthropology, this course includes the study of health and illness from a cross-cultural perspective. Drawing on ethnographic materials from Western and non-Western societies, the course explores how health and illness are interpreted and mediated through culture.
Prerequisites
One of:
And one of:
- C in any first-year ANTH
- C in any first-year HLTH
- C in any first-year NURS
- C in any first-year SOC
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ANTH 280 - Anthropology of Death
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students, using an anthropological approach, will explore one of life’s inevitabilities: death. While death is a biological reality, its definition and meaning are profoundly shaped by culture. We will survey a wide variety of funerary traditions to understand how these rituals help define death, guide the behaviour of those grieving, and structure the ongoing relations between the living and their dead. We will examine the similarities and differences in conceptions of the human body, death, and death rites in time and space, and consider our own cultural practices in cross-cultural perspective.
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One of:
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ANTH 290 - Special Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course is an introduction to selected topics in Anthropology. Topics may vary from term to term. Please check with the department or instructor for information about the current course.
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One of:
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ABT 102 - Internship Work Experience 1
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 300
This work experience course gives students an opportunity to apply, extend and integrate academic or technical knowledge through relevant work experience with qualified organizations. Learning outcomes are tied to academic and career skill development and student learning is monitored and evaluated by Camosun College. Successful completion counts toward an Internship designation.
Prerequisites
All of:
- COM in CDEV WPS
- Successful completion of 8 courses in the Office Administration program
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
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ABT 120 - Business Administrative Procedures
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course prepares students with the necessary skills to apply and use typical administrative procedures and technology utilized in today’s business office. This course also provides students with the knowledge and ability to apply and use appropriate recordkeeping procedures, technologies, and legislation, including classification, control and disposal of records related to private and public business, including First Nations.
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ABT 162 - Business Document Creation
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course emphasizes the creation, formatting and design of complex business documents according to accepted business standards. Students will also create documents using current office technology including, mail merge and the use of automation features such as forms, field and templates.
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One of:
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ABT 270 - Maintaining an Online Presence
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course is designed to introduce students to maintaining an on-line (Internet) presence for an organization using consistent design elements across platforms. Topics will include the development and maintenance of a website, the development and maintenance of related social media sites, and the development and maintenance of a weblog. Please note that students registering in this course will be required to create various social networking and weblog accounts.
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ABT 294 - Website Design & Maintenance
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
This course is designed to introduce students to the design, creation, publication, maintenance and management of a website. This course focuses on design principles using current website design and graphics software.
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ARCH 190 - Archaeological Field Assistant
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 80
This is a module-based course combining classroom and hands-on training to develop skills to assist at archaeological sites. Students will learn Indigenous perspectives in archaeology, identification of sites, excavating test pits, mapping and recording, basic study of local geology and plant communities, and safety in the field.
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ART 102 - Introduction to 2D Artmaking
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will focus on creating and evaluating two-dimensional images such as drawings, paintings, stencils, and illustrations. The process of artmaking will enable them to use their imagination, their intuition, and their individual creative strengths. Students will test, evaluate, and experiment with their use of media and ideas.
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ART 103 - Introduction to 3D Artmaking
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will focus on using both traditional and nontraditional three-dimensional materials such as cardboard, clay, wood, fabric and found objects. The process of artmaking will emphasize conceptual reasoning and consideration of material choice, craft, form, space, site, presentation, and context. The course will provide a forum for the exploration and discussion of sculptural practices.
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ART 106 - Indigenous Perspectives in Art
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Indigenous and Non-Indigenous students will be introduced to contemporary studio art through the perspectives and practical experiences of Indigenous techniques and ways of knowing. Students will use a variety of media, processes, and theories to discover their own interculturally aware stories and ways of making. Students may use this course as preparation for visual arts studies, a university transfer elective, or an experience to increase visual literacy/appreciation of Indigenous arts.
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ART 121 - Modes of Drawing
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
This course is an introduction to drawing: exploring objective, subjective and conceptual approaches using a variety of materials and tools such as graphite, ink, charcoal, chalk and digital technologies. Students will learn about the elements of art and how these are used in formal and informal structures such as observational drawing, perspective rendering, and visualizing conceptual ideas.
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ART 124 - Traditional Printmaking
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Students will explore the printmaking processes for creative image making. The student will investigate calligraphy, intaglio, dry point, block printing and silkscreen media, and identify the characteristics particular to print imagery.
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ART 127 - Introduction to Painting
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Through a variety of projects, students will explore paint, pigment, colour and other related media. Students will learn about formal and informal structures in painting with a variety of materials like canvas, wood and paper, and tools such as brushes, knives, sponges and airbrushes.
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ART 128 - Graphic Design Foundations
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
An intensive introduction to the basic elements and principles of design that are the foundation of the art and design disciplines. Students will explore contrast, repetition, direction, variation, image development, formal relationships, visual expression, colour, symbol development, etc. through projects that emphasize clarity, graphic precision and visual communication.
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ART 135 - Digital Drawing and Graphic Design Foundation
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Students will be introduced to fundamental design and drawing principles for artists and designers looking to work within digital environments. Students will become familiar with digital drawing and design principles through projects that advance and emphasize clarity, graphic precision, and visual communication skills. The course will also introduce traditional and digital drawing tools and techniques that can be developed and applied to fundamental illustration and design within temporal and spatial applications.
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ART 140 - Visual Foundations 3D Design
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
An exploration of the media and processes available for 3D image creation. The student will develop the ability to solve visual problems and acquire the control necessary for the manipulation of clay, wood, plaster, metals, card, plastics, etc. for the appropriate design statement.
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ART 142 - Sculpture
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Students will explore 3D design with increased attention paid to light, volume and space by analyzing their meanings in both natural and constructed forms.
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ART 144 - Ceramics 1
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Students will investigate the malleable qualities of clay, understand and design clay objects both sculptural and functional. Within a contemporary visual art context, students will explore the natural elements of clay and learn hand-building techniques such as coil, slab, pinch, and throw on the wheel. Students will learn safe use of tools and equipment, the process of making clay, create glazes, build kilns, and conduct primitive firing.
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ART 150 - Cultural Uses of Photography
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
To foster a critical awareness of the power and consequences photographs have in our visual-based culture, this course investigates specific applications of the photographic medium in history and contemporary society in relation to social, political, economic and scientific factors. Previous study in art history is an asset.
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ART 152 - Visual Culture
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course investigates strategies for looking at culture by studying our visual environment, and its forms of communication such as art, television, film, advertising, the internet, video games. We develop a critical framework for understanding and deconstructing images, beginning with a Western historical foundation and expanding to other viewpoints.
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ART 155 - Digital Movement & Narrative Structures
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
In this course students will look at the structures and contemporary applications of digital image making and methods of interactive exchange. Students will use and apply, contemporary approaches of time-based image creation through digital photography, video, and animation. These contemporary methods will be considered with an awareness of historical and intercultural processes and concepts leading towards a more informed understanding of how various communities experience and navigate ideas of narrative in contemporary culture.
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ART 161 - Lens-Based: Images & Concepts
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
The lens, with its exacting capacity to reproduce the world two dimensionally, has influenced the way we see and navigate the world. This theory-based and hands-on course examines contemporary photography and video production in relation to filmmaking. Students explore basic technical and theoretical aspects of making camera-based images (still or moving). Through lectures, group discussions, demonstrations and practical exercises, students focus on the common ground shared by lens-based, picture-making systems to better understand and further expand the possibilities of photography and filmmaking in the twenty-first century.
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ART 175 - Design History
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
A survey of the history of western design and material culture from the industrial revolution to the present, including the development of architecture, interiors, functional and decorative objects, furniture design, product design, graphic design and art. Key movements, figures and works will be examined in relevant historical and cultural contexts.
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ART 176 - Visual History of Fashion
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will explore fashion through a visual history of dress and culture from ancient civilization to modern day. Students will study the production of clothing in relation to art and design, social process, and commercial production. Students will also examine key movements, figures, and works within fashion in their historical and cultural contexts.
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ART 180 - Modern Art History
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
A study of the key art movements, artists and figures in the growth of modern art in the West beginning c. 1750. Students will learn the relationship between art and social change, become familiar with various new media, approaches and art theories.
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ART 182 - Professional Arts Management
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
This course introduces students to the issues, the concepts, and the methods of art management and cultural practice in the creative industries. It is for students who are practicing artists, those working with artists, and/or those who want to gain the basic knowledge and skills to help them understand the professional side of creative production. At the completion of this course, students will have the necessary strategies to market, promote, and distribute their creative products to appropriate networks.
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ART 222 - 2D Studio Practice
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Students will create a proposal as a response to previous two-dimensional studio experiences (painting, drawing, photography, printmaking). Students will have the opportunity to illustrate personal creative directions and will participate in a critique process with fellow students and instructor.
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ART 234 - Mixed Media Printmaking
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
A technique-based and hands-on course which examines three printmaking media: etching, woodblock such as mokuhanga and photo screen printing. Students will complete projects which might include mokuhanga, chine-collé, digital print or combinations of these processes. Emphasis is placed on an environmentally sustainable studio practice with the use of non-toxic materials.
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ART 240 - Ceramics 2
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Students will learn raku firing and the safe use use of gas kilns. Students will employ ceramics techniques such as armature construction, mould making, and slip casting. Students will develop thematic projects and submit personal choices of working procedures, techniques, and materials.
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ART 242 - 3D & 4D Studio Practice
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Students will create projects exploring three and four-dimensional art through processes such as ceramics, sculpture, installation and sound. Students will formulate creative direction and generate projects that respond to their interpretations of related concepts and ideas.
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ART 260 - Performance Art: The Body As a Generator of Art
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of performance art. Class exercises and readings will guide them through the exploration of using of their own body as a generator for art works. Students will learn how to create content using tools such as autobiographical material, dreams, ritual, text, and persona. They will be introduced to performances in a variety of ways, including visual and sound elements. Students will develop proficiency with digital cameras, editing software, sound and lighting equipment. Students will develop original material for performance art with consideration to the use of time, space and the performer’s relationship to the audience.
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ART 265 - Creative Photography
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
This course explores photography as an innovative medium for creative expression. Students use SLR film cameras, process their film, and create black & white enlargements using the wet darkroom. Different cameras and ways of picture taking will be introduced with low-tech and medium format photography. Through assignments, open projects, critiques, and independent research students are able to place their work within contemporary art-making context.
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ART 268 - Contemporary Video & Film Art
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
This course explores the concepts of film and video as contemporary art through readings, lectures, independent and group projects, research, film viewing, and practical demonstrations. Students will learn and utilize video and film in relation to interdisciplinary studio applications rather than simply as entertainment.
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ART 269 - Art of Animation
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
In this course students will use traditional and experimental methods to create, control and understand the fundamentals of animated movement. This course will focus on animation in the hands of contemporary studio based artists. Students will produce a number of short animated projects that will introduce and explore animation techniques based on lectures, film viewings, and technical demonstrations. Students will become familiar with digital capture and postproduction systems to create a short animated work for exhibition or portfolio development. All final animation projects will be publicly screened.
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ART 282 - Art Seminar and Theory
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 75
Through a series of lectures, discussion groups, and research assignments, students will explore and interpret contemporary visual art in relation to art theory. This class will assist artists to better situate their art practice by broadening their theoretical and cultural awareness. Students will learn how to locate their work and ideas through informed understanding, critical awareness and an open exchange of ideas.
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ASDP 101 - Co-operative Work Experience 1
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 420
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified employers. Student learning is monitored and evaluated by the instructor. Successful completion counts toward the Internship or Cooperative Education designation.
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- COM in CDEV WPS
- Completion of 8 or more Arts and Science Studies program courses with a cumulative GPA of C+ (3.0)
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ASDP 102 - Internship Work Experience 1
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 300
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified employers. Student learning is monitored and evaluated by the instructor. Successful completion counts toward the Internship designation.
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- COM in CDEV WPS
- Completion of 8 or more Arts and Science Studies program courses with a cumulative GPA of C+ (3.0)
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ASDP 201 - Co-operative Work Experience 2
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 420
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified employers. Student learning is monitored and evaluated by the instructor. Successful completion counts toward the Internship or Cooperative Education designation.
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ASDP 202 - Internship Work Experience 2
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 525
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified employers. Student learning is monitored and evaluated by the instructor. Successful completion counts toward the Internship or Cooperative Education designation.
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Asia-Pacific Studies |
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ASIA 111 - Contemporary Asia-Pacific
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course is an introduction to the development of the Asia-Pacific region in the modern period. The course will outline the social, cultural, economic and political structures and changes in the region. Special emphasis is on understanding the issues of globalization, industrialization, nationalism, class, gender, cultural identity, art and literature.
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Associate Degree Work Experience |
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ASDG 101 - Co-operative Work Experience 1
Credits: 4 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. Student learning is monitored and evaluated by the instructor. Successful completion counts toward an Internship or Cooperative Education designation.
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- COM in CDEV WPS
- Completion of 8 or more Associate Degree or Arts and Science Studies program courses with a cumulative GPA of C+ (3.0)
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ASDG 102 - Internship Work Experience 1
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 300
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified employers. Student learning is monitored and evaluated by the instructor. Successful completion counts toward the Internship designation.
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- COM in CDEV WPS
- Completion of 8 or more Associate Degree or Arts and Science Studies program courses with a cumulative GPA of C+ (3.0)
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ASDG 201 - Co-operative Work Experience 2
Credits: 4 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. Student learning is monitored and evaluated by the instructor. Successful completion counts toward the Cooperative Education designation.
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ASDG 202 - Internship Work Experience 2
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 300
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified employers. Student learning is monitored and evaluated by the instructor. Successful completion counts toward the Internship designation.
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Astronomy |
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ASTR 101 - Astronomy: Night Sky and Planets
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 90
An introduction to Astronomy covering constellations, solar and planetary motions, lunar phases and eclipses, cosmological models, starlight and spectroscopy, telescopes, planets, and the origin and evolution of the solar system.
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ASTR 102 - Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 90
This course looks at current ideas related to the Sun, single and binary stars, star clusters, stellar evolution, interstellar matter, galaxies, relativity and cosmology.
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Athletic and Exercise Therapy |
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AET 201 - Placement 1
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 187.5
Restricted to students in Athletic & Exercise Therapy
The application of course theory by working with a team or program on a weekly basis. This 175 hour placement introduces the prevention and management of injuries/diseases as well as the day to day duties associated with injury/disease management.
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AET 202 - Placement 2
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 187.5
Restricted to students in Athletic & Exercise Therapy
The application of course theory by working with a team or program on a weekly basis. This 175 hour placement builds on the first placement. Focus is on taping and wrapping of common injuries and conditions of the limbs.
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AET 260 - Emergency Conditions 1
Credits: 2 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Athletic & Exercise Therapy
Students will learn theoretical and practical applications of emergency conditions and preparation for common emergency situations essential for the student intervention such as assessment, primary care treatment and medical follow-ups for a host of situations related to injuries and diseases.
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