Courses recommended for first year students
Courses that are open to registration by first year students are listed below in alphabetic order by course abbreviation. Clicking on the course name/number will take you to the course description in the Academic Calendar. Restrictions may apply to entry.
Please note that the courses listed here represent a complete offering of courses recommended for first year students. Not all courses may be offered in any given year. Refer to the Online Timetable to find out if a particular course will be offered in the upcoming session.
Please also note that courses from one Faculty may not always be granted credit in another Faculty, or there may be limits on the amount of such credit permitted; please refer to the University Calendar for details.
Art Education
Arts of Canada
Anthropology
Visual Arts
ART 141 and 151 are open to all students. ART 103, 104, 105, 106 and 150 are open to Visual Arts students only until July 29. ART 103, 104, 105, 106 and 150 are open to all students after July 29.
- ART 103 (1.5) Foundation Drawing and Painting
- ART 104 (1.5) Foundation Sculpture and Material Methods
- ART 105 (1.5) Foundation Photography and Video Art
- ART 106 (1.5) Foundation Core Media Technologies and Arts
- ART 141 (1.5) An Introduction to Contemporary Art Photography
- ART 150 (1.5) Introduction to Contemporary Art Theory: Practice and Criticism
- ART 151 (1.5) An Introduction to Contemporary Visual Art
American Sign Language
Astronomy
Biochemistry
Biology
Canadian Studies
Child & Youth Care
- CYC 100A (1.5) Introduction to Professional Child and Youth Care Practice: Part One
- CYC 100B (1.5) Introduction to Professional Child and Youth Care Practice: Part Two
- CYC 101 (1.5) Introduction to Child and Youth Care Practice and Communications Technology
- CYC 130 (1.5) Professional Communications in Indigenous Child and Youth Care
- CYC 131 (1.5) Child and Youth Care Practice in Indigenous Settings
- CYC 132 (1.5) Indigenous Leadership in Child and Youth Care
- CYC 140 (1.5) Written Communications in Child and Youth Care
- CYC 152 (1.5) Introduction to Helping Skills in Child and Youth Care Practice
- CYC 166A (1.5) Lifespan Development (Conception to Late Childhood)
- CYC 166B (1.5) Lifespan Development (Adolescence to Late Adulthood)
- CYC 171 (1.5) Introduction to Families: Issues, Patterns, and Processes
Chinese Studies
Please see the list of courses under Pacific and Asian Studies.
Chemistry
Commerce
Computer Science
- CSC 100 (1.5) Elementary Computing
- CSC 105 (1.5) Computers and Information Processing
- CSC 106 (1.5) The Practice of Computer Science
- CSC 110 (1.5) Fundamentals of Programming I
- CSC 111 (1.5) Fundamentals of Programming with Engineering Applications
- CSC 115 (1.5) Fundamentals of Programming II
- CSC 116 (1.5) Fundamentals of Programming with Engineering Applications II
- CSC 130 (1.5) World Wide Web and Mobile Applications
- CSC 167 (1.5) Game Strategy, Interaction and Design
Digital Humanities
Earth & Ocean Sciences
Economics
- ECON 100 (1.5) The Canadian Economy-Problems and Policies
- ECON 103 (1.5) Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 104 (1.5) Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 111 (1.5) The Economy and the Environment
- ECON 112 (1.5) Strategy, Conflict and Cooperation
- ECON 113 (1.5) Introduction to Economics for Policy Analysis
- ECON 185 (1.5) Introductory Topics in Economics
Education Psychology and Leadership Studies
Engineering
ENGR courses are restricted to BEng and BSEng students.
English
All undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program are required to complete a 1.5 unit AWR-designated course. The courses that meet the requirement are ENGL 135, 146, 147, and ENGR 110. Further information, including a number of alternate ways in which students can meet the requirement, is available on the Academic Writing Requirement page.
Environmental Studies
European Studies
Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- EPHE 105 - 136 Skill Performance and Analysis
The following courses are intended for students pursuing degrees in Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education (BEd, BA, and BSc). They are designed to develop each participant's level of performance, ability to analyze skills, and understanding of strategies or concepts within the particular activity. All EPHE 105 - 136 reserved for Education only until noon on July 10, 2013 then open to all students.
- EPHE 105 (0.5) Swimming
- EPHE 106 (0.5) Track and Field
- EPHE 107 (0.5) Gymnastics: I
- EPHE 109 (0.5) Recreational Dance
- EPHE 113 (0.5) Golf
- EPHE 116 (0.5) Badminton
- EPHE 117 (0.5) Tennis
- EPHE 120 (0.5) Basketball
- EPHE 121 (0.5) Soccer
- EPHE 122 (0.5) Volleyball
- EPHE 123 (0.5) Rugby
- EPHE 124 (0.5) Field Hockey
- EPHE 125 (0.5) Softball
- EPHE 126 (0.5) Orienteering
- EPHE 133 (0.5) Strength Training
- EPHE 134 (0.5) Yoga
- EPHE 135 (0.5) Martial Arts
- EPHE 136 (0.5) Lacrosse
- EPHE 141 (1.5) Human Anatomy
- EPHE 142 (1.5) Personal Health, Wellness and Potential
- EPHE 143 (1.5) Multidisciplinary Foundations of Physical Activity
- EPHE 155 (1.5) Introduction to Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
- EPHE 156 (1.5) The Science of Batman
Fine Arts
French
- FRAN 100 (3.0) Introduction to French
- FRAN 120 (3.0) Elementary French
- FRAN 150 (1.5) Elementary Oral French
- FRAN 160 (1.5) Words in Context
- FRAN 180 (3.0) Intermediate French (Intensive)
- FRAN 200 (1.5) Introduction to French Linguistics
- FRAN 220 (1.5) French Phonetics
- FRAN 265 (1.5) French Connections
- FRAN 280 (1.5) Literary Texts I
- FRAN 325 (1.5) Studies in the Cultures of the French-speaking World (in English)
Geography
Germanic Studies
- GMST 100 (1.5) Introduction to Germanic Cultures
- GMST 101 (1.5) Beginning German I
- GMST 102 (1.5) Beginning German II
- GMST 165 (1.5) Major Figures of German-Speaking Cultures
- GMST 180 (1.5) Myths, Fairy Tales and Fantasy Fiction
- GMST 210 (1.5) Special Topics
- GMST 260 (1.5) The Development of Modern German-Speaking Cultures
- GMST 261 (1.5) Trends in Contemporary Germany, Switzerland and Austria
- GMST 262 (1.5) Fin-de-Siècle Vienna (1890-1914)
- GMST 265 (1.5) German Rebels
- GMST 280 (1.5) Masterpieces of Literature
Greek & Roman Studies
- GREE 101 (1.5) Introductory Ancient Greek I
- GREE 102 (1.5) Introductory Ancient Greek II
- GRS 100 (3.0) Greek and Roman Civilization
- GRS 101 (1.5) Greek Culture
- GRS 102 (1.5) Roman Culture
- GRS 200 (1.5) Greek and Roman Mythology
- GRS 201 (1.5) Greek History from the Bronze Age to Alexander
- GRS 202 (1.5) Roman History
- GRS 203 (1.5) Classical Archaeology
- GRS 204 (1.5) The Ancient World on Film
- GRS 250 (1.5) The Contribution of Greek and Latin to the English Language
Health
Health Information Science
History
- HIST 101 (1.5) Discovering the Past
- HIST 105 (3.0) Introduction to 20th Century World History
- HIST 105A (1.5) The World Since 1900
- HIST 105B (1.5) The World Since 1945
- HIST 110 (3.0) History of the United States
- HIST 120A (1.5) History of England to 1689
- HIST 120B (1.5) History of England from 1689
- HIST 130 (3.0) History of Canada
- HIST 131 (1.5) History of Canada to 1867
- HIST 132 (1.5) History of Canada Since 1867
- HIST 140 (3.0) History of Modern Europe
- HIST 140A (1.5) Europe from the Renaissance to the French Revolution and Napoleon
- HIST 140B (1.5) Europe from Napoleon's Empire to the European Union
- HIST 201 (1.5) Studying the Past
- HIST 206 (1.5) Age of Encounter in the Atlantic World, 1492-1700
- HIST 236 (3.0) Medieval Europe
- HIST 245 (1.5) The Second World War
- HIST 253 (1.5) Introduction to Chinese Civilization Before 1840
- HIST 254 (1.5) Introduction to Chinese History Since 1840
- HIST 255 (1.5) The Origins of Modern Japan
- HIST 256 (1.5) Japan in the 20th Century
- HIST 259 (1.5) Introduction to African History
- HIST 260 (1.5) History of Science
- HIST 261 (1.5) History of Technology
- HIST 262 (1.5) Technology and Society from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution
- HIST 263 (1.5) Disease, Medicine and Society, 1500-Present
- HIST 264 (1.5) Epidemic Disease in the Modern History of the West
- HIST 265 (1.5 or 3.0) Special Topics in History
- HIST 270 (1.5) Colonial Latin America
- HIST 271 (1.5) Modern Latin America
History in Art
- HA 120 (1.5) Introduction to History in Art
- HA 121 (1.5) Art Matters
- HA 200 (1.5 or 3.0) Media and Methods
- HA 201 (1.5) Artists, Artisans and Patrons in Europe, 313–1500 CE
- HA 210 (1.5) Introduction to Research in History in Art
- HA 220 (1.5) Visual Arts, Religion and Spirituality
- HA 221 (1.5) The Christian Tradition in Western Art and Architecture
- HA 222 (1.5) The Classical Tradition in Western Art
- HA 223 (1.5 or 3.0) Introduction to Western Architecture
- HA 230 (1.5) Monuments of South and Southeast Asia
- HA 232 (1.5) Sacred Form in South/Southeast Asian Art
- HA 233 (1.5) The Art of the Medieval Mediterranean
- HA 234 (1.5) Encountering Renaissance Art
- HA 240 (1.5 or 3.0) The Visual Arts in Early Modern Europe
- HA 241 (1.5) The Image of the Artist
- HA 250 (1.5) Middle Eastern Civilization: The Ancient World
- HA 251 (1.5) Middle Eastern Civilization: Islam
- HA 260 (1.5 or 3.0) Artistic Production in the European Tradition, 1780-1945
- HA 262 (1.5) Art by Women
- HA 264 (1.5) Art History and the Lens
- HA 265 (1.5) Introduction to Photography of the Pacific Northwest
- HA 266 (1.5) Mapping the Pacific Northwest
- HA 268 (1.5 or 3.0) Introduction to Canadian Art and Architecture
- HA 270 (1.5) Religion, Philosophy, and the Arts in China and Japan
- HA 280 (1.5 or 3.0) Introduction to Themes in Indigenous Arts
- HA 284 (1.5) Indigenous Arts of the Northwest Coast: Introduction
- HA 292 (1.5 or 3.0) Selected Themes in History in Art
- HA 295 (3.0) Introduction to Film Studies
Human Dimensions of Climate Change
Humanities
Indigenous Studies
Italian
Latin
Japanese Studies
Please see the list of courses under Pacific and Asian Studies.
Linguistics
Mathematics
- MATH 100 (1.5) Calculus I
- MATH 101 (1.5) Calculus II
- MATH 102 (1.5) Calculus for Students in the Social and Biological Sciences
- MATH 110 (1.5) Matrix Algebra for Engineers
- MATH 120 (1.5) Precalculus Mathematics
- MATH 122 (1.5) Logic And Foundations
- MATH 151 (1.5) Finite Mathematics
- MATH 161 (1.5) Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I
- MATH 162 (1.5) Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II
- MATH 199 (1.5) Problem-Solving Seminar
- MATH 211 (1.5) Matrix Algebra: I
Medieval Studies
Music Education
Music
MUS 111, 115, 208, 209 and 217 are open to all students except BMus students. Other music courses are open to non-music students by permission of the School. Courses such as MUS 140 and MUS 141A-F, are open only to BMUS students.
Courses with an * require permission from the school.
Courses with an ** are open to BMUS students only.
- MUS 101A (1.5) Language of Music *
- MUS 101B (1.5) Language of Music *
- MUS 105 (2.0) Introduction to Composition *
- MUS 111 (1.5) Elementary Materials of Music
- MUS 115 (3.0) Listening to Music
- MUS 120A (1.5) History of Music I *
- MUS 120B (1.5) History of Music II *
- MUS 140 (2.0) Individual Tuition **
- MUS 141A (1.0) Individual Tuition Strings **
- MUS 141B (1.0) Individual Tuition Woodwinds **
- MUS 141C (1.0) Individual Tuition Brasses **
- MUS 141D (1.0) Individual Tuition Percussion **
- MUS 141E (1.0) Individual Tuition Voice **
- MUS 141F (1.0) Individual Tuition Keyboards **
- MUS 142 (1.5) Lyric Diction **
- MUS 170A (0.5) Basic Musicianship: IA *
- MUS 170B (0.5) Basic Musicianship: IB *
- MUS 172 (1.5) Fundamentals of Collaborative Piano **
- MUS 180 (1.0) Ensembles (Audition required) *
- MUS 181 (1.0) Chamber Music (Audition required) *
- MUS 188 (1.0) Philomela Women's Choir
- MUS 207 (1.5) Music, Science and Computers
- MUS 208 (1.5) Popular Music and Society
- MUS 209 (1.5) Topics in Applied Music
- MUS 217 (1.5) Understanding Music in Concert
Oceanic Studies
Please see the list of courses under Pacific and Asian Studies.
Pacific & Asian Studies
- PAAS 100 (1.5) Introduction to Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS 101 (1.5) Introduction to Textual Analysis
- PAAS 103 (1.5) War and Peace in Asia and the Pacific
- PAAS 105 (1.5) Pacific and Asia Today
- PAAS 110 (3.0) Intensive Beginner Modern Chinese I
- PAAS 111 (3.0) Intensive Beginner Modern Chinese II
- PAAS 120 (1.5) Introduction to Indonesian-Malay I
- PAAS 121 (1.5) Introduction to Indonesian-Malay II
- PAAS 130 (3.0) Introductory Japanese I
- PAAS 131 (3.0) Introductory Japanese II
- PAAS 150 (1.5) Premodern Chinese Culture
- PAAS 151 (1.5) Modern Chinese Culture
- PAAS 152 (1.5) Essentials of Chinese Civilisation (in Chinese)
- PAAS 170 (1.5) Premodern Southeast Asian Cultures
- PAAS 171 (1.5) Modern Southeast Asian Cultures
- PAAS 180 (1.5) Premodern Japanese Culture
- PAAS 181 (1.5) Modern Japanese Culture
- PAAS 200 (1.5) Introduction to Theories and Methods in Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS 201 (1.5) Cultural Politics and Popular Culture in Asia and the Pacific
- PAAS 202 (1.5) Topics in Asian Cinema
- PAAS 203 (1.5) Imagining the Asia-Pacific
- PAAS 204 (RS 200B) (1.5) Introduction to Asian Religions
- PAAS 205 (1.5) Indigenous Peoples of the Indo-Pacific Region
- PAAS 206 (1.5) Comics and Graphic Novels in Asia and the Pacific
- PAAS 207 (1.5) Ghosts and Spirits
- PAAS 208 (1.5) Family and Gender in the Pacific
- PAAS 209 (1.5 or 3.0) Introductory Special Topics in Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS 210 (1.5) Intermediate Modern Chinese
- PAAS 211 (1.5) Intermediate Modern Chinese II
- PAAS 212 (1.5) Elementary Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Languages
- PAAS 220 (1.5) Intermediate Indonesian-Malay I
- PAAS 221 (1.5) Intermediate Indonesian-Malay II
- PAAS 230 (3.0) Intermediate Japanese I
- PAAS 235 (1.5) Supplementary Japanese
- PAAS 250 (1.5) Engendering China
- PAAS 279 (LING 261) (1.5) Introduction to the Chinese Language and Linguistics
- PAAS 289 (LING 260) (1.5) Introduction to the Japanese Language and Linguistics
- PAAS 294 (1.5) Ethical Issues in Contemporary Asian Societies
- PAAS 295 (1.5) Islam in the Asia-Pacific
- PAAS 313 (1.5) Intermediate Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Languages
Philosophy
- PHIL 100 (3.0) Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 173 (1.5)Reasoning in the Sciences and Engineering
- PHIL 201 (1.5) Critical Thinking
- PHIL 203 (1.5) Elementary Formal Logic
- PHIL 204 (1.5) Non-Western Philosophy
- PHIL 207A (1.5) Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
- PHIL 208 (1.5) Introduction to Arabic Philosophy
- PHIL 209 (1.5) Philosophy and First Nations Thought
- PHIL 210 (1.5) Introduction to Early Modern Philosophy
- PHIL 211 (1.5) Introduction to Existentialism
- PHIL 220 (1.5) Introduction to Philosophy of Science
- PHIL 223 (1.5) Philosophy of the Social Sciences
- PHIL 232 (1.5) Moral Problems of Contemporary Society
- PHIL 235 (1.5) Ethics of Violence, War and Terrorism
- PHIL 236 (1.5) Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL 238 (1.5) Philosophy in Literature
- PHIL 239 (1.5) Philosophy and Feminism
- PHIL 240 (1.5) Introduction to Philosophy of Art
- PHIL 251 (1.5) Knowledge, Certainty and Skepticism
- PHIL 252 (1.5) Introduction to Metaphysics
- PHIL 260 (1.5) Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
- PHIL 261 (1.5) Philosophy of Religion
- PHIL 290 (1.5 or 3.0) Introduction to Selected Topics
Physics
PHYS 120 and 130 are intended for prospective Honours or Major Physics and Astronomy students with a strong background in Physics and Mathematics. PHYS 102 is an algebra-based survey course aimed at students in the life sciences. PHYS 110 and 111 are a calculus-based survey of Physics which satisfies the requirements for most programs that require first-year physics including Engineering. If you are not sure which 3.0 unit sequence to take, we recommend PHYS 110 and 111.
Political Science
Portuguese
Psychology
Religious Studies
Slavic Studies
Social Justice Studies
Sociology
Social Work
Southeast Asian Studies
Please see the list of courses under Pacific and Asian Studies.
Spanish
- SPAN 100A (1.5) Beginners' Spanish I
- SPAN 100B (1.5) Beginners' Spanish II
- SPAN 149 (3.0) Beginners' Spanish
- SPAN 185 (1.5) Film in the Hispanic World
- SPAN 208A (1.5) Spanish Culture
- SPAN 208B (1.5) Latin American Culture
- SPAN 249 (3.0) Review of Grammar and Conversation
- SPAN 250A (1.5) Review of Grammar and Conversation I
- SPAN 250B (1.5) Review of Grammar and Conversation II
- SPAN 255 (1.5) Communicating in Spanish
- SPAN 270 (1.5) Introductory Written Spanish
Statistics
Theatre
THEA 101, 102 and 122 are open to all students, except those registered in the Department of Theatre. THEA 132 and 150 are open to all students. THEA 105 and 120 are open only to students registered in the Department of Theatre. THEA 111 and 112 may be taken by students outside the Theatre Department with the permission of the department.
- THEA 101 (3.0) An Introduction to Theatre
- THEA 102 (1.5) Theatre Appreciation: From Page to Stage
- THEA 105 (3.0) An Introduction to Stagecraft and Technical Practice
- THEA 111 (1.5) Introduction to the History and Language of Theatre I
- THEA 112 (1.5) Introduction the History and Language of the Theatre II
- THEA 120 (3.0) Introduction to the Art of Acting
- THEA 122 (1.5) The Acting Experience
- THEA 132 (3.0) Exploring Theatre Through Dramatic Process
- THEA 150 (1.5) Public Speaking
Technology and Society
Writing
All courses are open to non-majors except WRIT 100. WRIT 100 is open for majors only until noon on July 29 and open to all students after July 29.
Women's Studies
- WS 104 (1.5) Gender and Social Justice
- WS 203 (1.5) Popular Culture
- WS 204 (1.5) Fast Feminisms, Past and Present
- WS 205 (1.5) Gender, Food and Culture
- WS 206 (1.5) Globalization and Resistance
- WS 207 (1.5) Indigenous Women in Canada
- WS 208 (1.5) Sex in Space
- WS 209 (1.5) Gender, Health, Power and Resistance
- WS 211 (1.5) Contested Girlhoods
- WS 219 (1.5) Topics in Women's Studies
