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Upper Division B courses for upper-level and transfer students
The following list of courses offered at the upper division are labelled Breadth-Humanities, Breadth-Social Science, or Breadth-Science. These courses should only have a maturing prerequisite (a set number of credit hours that must be completed prior to registering).
Please note: Course designations approved after September 2006 are noted in the lists below with italicized effective dates. Designations are NOT retroactive; they are effective as of the first offering after Senate approval.
Last updated 1 March 2022.
Courses are listed alphabetically. Please click on the course link for a current course description and prerequisite information. Check Course Schedules each term for offerings of the following courses:
| Course Code | Course Title | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| ARCH 301 | Ancient Visual Art (3) | B-Hum |
| BISC 371 | Special Topics in Biology for Non-majors (3) | B-Sci |
| BISC 373 | Brewing Science (3) Note: no lab |
B-Sci |
| BISC 374 | Brewing Science with Lab (3) | B-Sci - effective January 2018 |
| CA 357W | Context of Theatre II (4) | B-Hum |
| CHEM 399 | Special Topics in Chemistry and Society (3) | B-Sci |
| CMPT 320 | Social Implications - Computerized Society (3) | B-Sci |
| CRIM 315 | Restorative Justice (4) | B-Soc |
| CRIM 355 | The Forensic Sciences (3) | B-Soc |
| DIAL 390W | Semester: Dialogue (5) | W; B-Soc or B-Hum |
| DIAL 391W | Semester: Seminar (5) | W; B-Soc or B-Hum |
| DIAL 392W | Semester: Final Project (5) | W; B-Soc or B-Hum |
| EDUC 311 | Foundations in Aboriginal Education, Language and Culture (3) | B-Hum |
| EDUC 341 | Literacy, Education and Culture (3) | B-Hum |
| ENGL 383 | Studies in Popular Literature and Culture (3) | B-Hum |
| ENGL 398 | Major Authors for Non-majors (3) | B-Hum |
| ENV/ENSC 412 | Technologies, Cultures and a Sustainable World (3) | B-Soc or B-Sci |
| FREN 330 | Francophone World (3) | B-Hum |
| GERO 300 | Introduction to Gerontology (3) | B-Soc |
| GSWS 316 | Disciplining Sex: Feminist Science Studies and Sociobiology (4) | B-Hum or B-Soc or B-Sci |
| HIST 304 | Alexander the Great and the Quest for World Empire (4) | B-Hum |
| HIST 349 | Rome After Rome: The Byzantine Middle Ages from the End of Antiquity to the Crusades (4) | B-Hum |
| HIST 373 | Conquest in North America, 1500-1900 (4) | B-Hum |
| HIST 460 | Themes in Byzantine History (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 302W | Athenian Democracy (4) | B-Hum; W |
| HUM 303 | The Latin Humanist Tradition (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 309 | Literature and the Arts Across Cultures (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 311 | Italian Renaissance Humanism (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 312W | Renaissance Studies (4) | B-Hum; W |
| HUM 320 | Cross-Cultural Philosophy in the Humanities (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 321W | The Humanities and Critical Thinking (4) | B-Hum; W |
| HUM 325 | The Humanities and the Natural World (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 330 | Religion in Context (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 331 | Special Topics in Asian Religious Traditions (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 332 | Mythology in Context (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 340 | Great Cities in Their Time (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 349 | Rome after Rome: The Byzantine Middle Ages from the end of Antiquity to the Crusades | B-Hum |
| HUM 350 | Special Topics: Great Figures in the Humanistic Tradition (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 360 | Special Topics: Great Themes in the Humanistic Tradition (4) | B-Hum |
| HUM 460 | Themes in Byzantine History (4) | B-Hum |
| IS 302 | Humanitarian Intervention: An Introduction (4) | B-Hum; B-Soc |
| LBST 310 | The Politics of Labour (3) | B-Soc |
| MBB 301 | Bioscience of Science Fiction (3) | B-Sci or B-Hum |
| MBB 302 | Energy: From Cells to Society (3) | B-Sci |
| PHIL 300 | Introduction to Philosophy (3) | B-Hum |
| PUB 448 | Publishing and Social Change: Tech, Texts, and Revolution (4) | B-Hum; B-Soc |
| SA 302W | Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (4) | B-Soc; W |
| SA 418 | Global Health: Humanitarian Encounters (4) | B-Soc |
| SCI 300 | Science and Its Impact on Society (3) | B-Sci |
| SD 381 | Building Sustainable Communities (4) | B-Soc |
| WL 303 | Global Culture and Its Discontents (4) | B-Hum |
| WL 304 | Exile and Migration (4) | B-Hum |
| WL 305W | Sages and Poets (4) | B-Hum; W |
| WL 306 | Transnational Literary Rebellions (4) | B-Hum |
| WL 307 | Creative Writing in World Literature (4) | B-Hum |
| WL 308 | Travel and Trade (4) | B-Hum |
| WL 309 | Empire and Resistance (4) | B-Hum |
| WL 320 | Interdisciplinary Approaches to World Literature (4) | B-Hum |
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