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Need Help Choosing Electives?
In your first term, we suggest combining the required courses for your intended major with one or more elective courses. Where possible, choosing electives which also fulfill WQB (Writing, Quantitative and Breadth) requirements is a good idea.
To get you started, we've put together a list of several first and second year Arts and Social Sciences courses to be offered this Summer. Most of these courses have no pre-requisites and are open to students in any program/Faculty. Many also carry a breadth designation (keep in mind that breadth courses must be taken in a subject area outside of your intended major).
FASS SUMMER 2026 Recommended Lower Division Electives
Note - the courses below are just a few of the many available to you at SFU. You are welcome to select courses outside of this list or from Faculties other than Arts and Social Sciences. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to an advisor for assistance.
- CHIN 100-3 (B-Hum) Introduction to Mandarin Chinese I
- COGS 100-3 (B-Hum/B-Sci/B-Soc) Exploring the Mind
- CRIM 101-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Criminology
- ECON 103-4 (B-Soc) Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 105-4 (B-Soc) Principles of Macroeconomics
- ENGL 112W-3 (B-Hum) Literature Now
- ENGL 114W-3 (B-Hum) Language and Purpose
- FASS 222-1 Academics in FASS (Speaking for Impact)
- FASS 223-1 Finding a Career in the Arts and Social Sciences (Creating Effective Teams)
- FASS 224-1 Arts and Social Sciences in Everyday Life (Meditation in Multicultural Contexts)
- FREN 101-3 (B-Hum) Elementary French I
- FREN 102-3 (B-Hum) Elementary French II
- FREN 201-3 (B-Hum) Intermediate French I:Cultures and Communication
- GERO 101-3 (B-Soc) Aging and Society
- GERO 204-3 Health and Illness in Later Life
- GSWS 101-3 (B-Soc) Gender Talk
- HIST 106-3 (B-Hum) The Making of Modern Europe
- HIST 180-3 (B-Hum) History Online Workshop (HOW)
- HIST 111-3 (B-Hum/B-Sci/B-Soc) Histories of Technology
- HUM 102W-3 (W/B-Hum) Classical Mythology
- HUM 130-3 (B-Hum) Introduction to Religious Studies
- INDG 101-3 (B-Hum/B-Soc) Introduction to Indigenous Studies
- INDG 201W-3 (Writing) Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on History
- IS 101-3 (B-Hum/B-Soc) Global Challenges in the 21st Century: An Introduction to International Studies
- JAPN 100-3 (B-Hum) Introduction to Japanese I
- LBST 100-3 (B-Soc) Equality and Inequality at Work
- LING 100-3 (B-Soc) Communication and Language
- LING 111-3 (B-Soc) The Wonder of Words
- LING 280-3 Real Issues in Linguistics (Language in Society)
- PHIL 100W-3 (B-Hum) Knowledge and Reality
- PHIL 105-3 (Q/B-Sci/B-Soc) Critical Thinking
- PHIL 120W-3 (B-Hum) Moral and Legal Problems
- POL 100-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Politics and Government
- POL 151-3 Justice and Law
- PSYC 100-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Psychology I
- PSYC 102-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Psychology II
- SA 101-4 (B-Soc) Introduction to Anthropology
- SA 150-4 (B-Soc) Introduction to Sociology
- SA 218-4 (B-Soc) Illness, Culture and Society
- SPAN 100-3 (B-Hum) Introductory Spanish I
- WL 103W -3 (B-Hum) Early World Literature