Social Science Courses - Spring 2011
*Please note that these course listings are subject to change.*Please note that some 3000- and 4000-level courses have specific program restrictions and prerequisites. Please refer to Kwantlen's online timetable and calendar for further details.
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
| Course | Description | Prerequisites | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
ANTH 1100 |
Social and Cultural Anthropology |
L,R,S | |
ANTH 1200 |
Biological Anthropology |
R | |
ANTH 1217 |
Forensic Anthropology |
R,S | |
ANTH 1300 |
Archaeology |
L,R,S | |
ANTH 2140 |
First Nations Cultures of BC |
ANTH 1100 or 1300 |
S |
ANTH 2160 |
Culture and the Environment |
ANTH 1100 or 1300 or 1112 |
S |
ANTH 2163 |
Culture, Health and Well-Being |
ANTH 1100 |
S |
ANTH 2320 |
Archaeology of the Old World |
ANTH 1300 or 1112 |
R |
ANTH 2340 |
Archaeology of the New World |
ANTH 1300 or 1112 |
R |
ANTH 3100 |
Anthropological Theory |
ANTH 2100 |
S |
ANTH 3502 |
TBA |
R | |
ANTH 3503 |
TBA |
S | |
ANTH 4500 |
Culture, Community and Well-Being |
45 credits of 1100-level or higher courses, including 6 ANTH credits |
S |
| Course | Description | Prerequisites | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
HUMN 1111 |
The Religions of India |
S | |
ASIA 2250 |
South Asians Around the Globe |
Prerequisites: HUMN 1111or SOCI 1125or ANTH 1100or 15 credits of 1100-level courses or higher |
S |
ASIA 2252 |
Indian Society through Popular Film |
15 credits of 1100-level or higher |
S |
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY
| Course | Description | Prerequisites | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
CRIM 1100 |
Introduction to Criminology |
L,O,R,S | |
CRIM 1101 |
Criminal Justice System Intro |
L,O,R,S | |
CRIM 1107 |
Canadian Legal Systems |
L,R,S | |
CRIM 1207 |
Introduction to Criminal Law |
CRIM 1107 Corequisite: CRIM 1101 |
L,R,S |
CRIM 1208 |
Methods of Research in Criminology |
CRIM 1100 and CRIM 1101 |
R,S |
CRIM 1215 |
Interpersonal and Professional Development |
R,S | |
CRIM 2103 |
Quantitative Data Analysis I |
CRIM 1208 |
L,R,S |
CRIM 2204 |
Criminal Justice and Psychology |
CRIM 1101 (CRIM 1107 and 1202 recommended) |
R |
CRIM 2205 |
Law, Media and Popular Culture |
CRIM 1107 |
S |
CRIM 2211 |
Introduction to Policing |
CRIM 1101 |
R,S |
CRIM 2213 |
Women, Girls, And Crime |
CRIM 1100 or 1101 |
S |
CRIM 2214 |
Corrections: Theory and Practice |
CRIM 1100 and CRIM 1101 |
R |
CRIM 2249 |
Youth Justice |
CRIM 1101 |
S |
CRIM 2330 |
Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour |
PSYC 1100 |
R,S |
CRIM 2331 |
Sociological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour |
SOCI 1125 |
R,S |
CRIM 2341 |
Canadian Criminal Justice Administration |
CRIM 1101 and CRIM 1107 |
L,R,S |
CRIM 2355 |
Police Deviance and Accountability |
CRIM 1101 |
L |
CRIM 3000 |
Justice/Injustice |
CRIM 2341 |
S |
CRIM 3100 |
Advanced Theories of Crime and Community |
CRIM 2330 and CRIM 2331 |
R,S |
CRIM 3104 |
Qualitative Research Methods |
CRIM 1208 |
S |
CRIM 3111 |
Contemporary Sociological Criminology |
60 undergraduate credits, including CRIM 2331 |
S |
CRIM 3118 |
White-Collar & Corporate Crime |
CRIM 1100 and (CRIM 2331 or 2341) |
R,S |
CRIM 3249 |
Issues in Youth Justice |
(CRIM 1100 or 1101) and 2249 and 2331 |
S |
CRIM 3302 |
Procedure and Evidence |
CRIM 1207 and CRIM 2341 |
R,S |
CRIM 3512 |
Mental Disorder and Canadian Law |
CRIM 2341 |
S |
CRIM 4201 |
Community Safety and Crime Prevention |
CRIM 2331 |
S |
CRIM 4300 |
Administrative and Regulatory Law |
CRIM 2341 |
R |
CRIM 4410 |
Policy and Program Evaluation |
CRIM 2341 and (CRIM 2103 or PSYC 2300 or SOCI 2365 or MATH 1115) |
S |
CRIM 4800 |
TBA |
S | |
CRIM 4900 |
Special Topics |
45 credits of 1100-level or higher, including CRIM 1100 or CRIM 1101 |
S |
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY/GEOLOGY
| Course | Description | Prerequisites | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
GEOG 1101 |
Introduction to Geography |
L,R,S | |
GEOG 1110 |
Introduction to the Atmosphere |
L,R,S | |
GEOG 1120 |
Introduction to Earth Science |
L,R,S | |
GEOG 1160 |
Regional Geography of British Columbia |
R | |
GEOG 1210 |
TBA |
S | |
GEOG 2130 |
Social and Cultural Geography |
GEOG 1101 or ECON 1101 |
S |
GEOG 2140 |
Regional Geography of Canada |
S | |
GEOG 2320 |
Geomorphology |
Prerequisites: GEOG 1120 Corequisites: GEOG 1110 |
S |
GEOG 2400 |
Introduction to (GIS) |
3 credits GEOG 1100-level or higher |
L |
GEOG 3320 |
Seminar in Natural Resource Management |
Any 18 credits of 1100-level or higher, including 3 credits of GEOG 1160 or 2140 or 2170 or 2185 or 2190 |
S |
GEOG 4380 |
Applications in GIS |
GEOG 2400 plus 18 credits of 1100 or higher courses |
S |
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
| Course | Description | Prerequisites | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
HIST 1113 |
Canada to 1867 |
L,R,S | |
HIST 1114 |
Canada since 1867 |
L,R,S | |
HIST 1120 |
Europe 1900 to 1939 |
R | |
HIST 1121 |
Europe since 1939 |
S | |
HIST 1130 |
Twentieth Century World 1900 to 1945 |
R | |
HIST 1131 |
Twentieth Century World 1945 to 2000 |
R,S | |
HIST 1145 |
American History 1607 to 1865 |
S | |
HIST 1146 |
American History 1865 to 1874 |
L,S | |
HIST 1160 |
Introduction to South Asian History |
R | |
HIST 2307 |
Twentieth Century Britain |
HIST 1119 or HIST 1120 or HIST 1121 recommended |
S |
HIST 2335 |
War in the Modern World |
|
L,R |
HIST 3310 |
The Fibre of Society: Textile Production in Global History |
60 credits of 1100-level or higher, or any 1100-level HIST course |
R |
HIST 3328 |
History of the Soviet Union |
18 credits of 1100-level or higher, including 6 credits of HIST |
S |
HIST 3350 |
China in the Twentieth Century: Reforms and Revolutions |
18 credits of 1100-level or higher, including 6 credits of HIST |
R |
HIST 3390 |
Canada and World War I |
9 credits of HIST 1100-level or higher, including HIST 1114 |
S |
HIST 4430 |
The Holocaust in History |
12 credits of HIST, including 6 credits of HIST at the 2000-level |
S |
HIST 4445 |
The United States Since 1945 |
HIST 1146 and 9 credits of HIST at the 1100-level or higher |
S |
Note: For graduation purposes, students may not receive credits for both HIST 2370 and HIST 4445.
DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM
| Course | Description | Prerequisites | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
JRNL 1100 |
Explorations in Mass Communications |
Prerequisites: English 12 (B) or ENGQ 1099 or ABEE 0091 or ENGP 1091 or Kwantlen English Placement Test EPT) for placement to ENGL 1100 or a n LPI level 5 with an Essay score of 30 or higher or ELST 0381, 0383 (was EASL 0085, 0040) (B) |
S |
JRNL 1231 |
Basic Photojournalism |
JRNL 1130 |
R |
JRNL 1261 |
Advanced Journalism |
Prerequisites: JRNL 1123 and 1160 |
R |
JRNL 1262 |
Political Reporting |
Prerequisites: JRNL 1123 and 1160 |
R |
JRNL 1265 |
Feature Writing |
(JRNL 1123 and 1160) or PRLN 1150 and 1162) |
R |
JRNL 1273 |
News Production and Editing |
JRNL 1123 and 1141 and 1130 |
R |
JRNL 2401 |
Ethics and the Media |
R | |
JRNL 2402 |
Broadcast I: Introduction to Radio Reporting |
JRNL 1160and 1261 |
R |
JRNL 2463 |
Investigative Journalism |
JRNL 1261 |
R |
JRNL 2471 |
Work Experience |
JRNL 2301 and 2332 and or 2373 |
R |
JRNL 2477 |
News Publication II |
JRNL 2373 |
R |
JRNL 4200 |
History of Canadian Journalism |
Completion of 60 Kwantlen credits which must include (ENGL 1100 or 1110) and (any second-year level HIST course or JRNL 2301) |
R |
JRNL 4210 |
Journalism - Special Topics |
R |
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
| Course | Description | Prerequisites | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
POLI 1110 |
Ideology and Politics |
S | |
POLI 1120 |
Canadian Government and Politics |
L,R | |
POLI 1125 |
Introduction to Political Science |
L,R,S | |
POLI 1150 |
Introduction to Political Science |
L,R,S | |
POLI 2150 |
States, Markets, Globalization: International Political Economy |
3 credits of 1100-level POLI courses |
S |
POLI 3100 |
American Government and Politics |
Any 18 credits of 1100-level or higher, including any 3 POLI credits (POLI 1110 or 1125 or 1145 recommended) |
S |
POLI 3150 |
American Foreign Policy |
Any 18 credits of 1100-level or higher, including 3 credits of POLI 1125 or 1145 or 1150 (POLI 2130 recommended) |
S |
POLI 4330 |
International Human Rights |
POLI 1125 and 1150 |
S |
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
| Course | Description | Prerequisites | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSYC 1100 | Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes |
L,R,S,O | |
| PSYC 1200 | Introduction to Psychology: Areas and Applications |
PSYC 1100 | L,R,S,O |
PSYC 2300 |
Applied Statistics |
PSYC 1200 |
R,S |
PSYC 2315 |
Brain and Behaviour |
PSYC 1200 |
L,R,S |
PSYC 2320 |
Developmental Psychology: Childhood |
PSYC 1200 |
S |
PSYC 2321 |
Developmental Psychology: Adolescence |
PSYC 1200 |
S |
PSYC 2322 |
Developemtnal Psychology: Adulthood |
PSYC 1200 |
R |
PSYC 2330 |
Social Psychology |
PSYC 1200 |
R,S,O |
PSYC 2350 |
Psychopathology |
PSYC 1200 |
L,R |
PSYC 2370 |
Psychology of Personality |
PSYC 1200 |
S |
PSYC 2375 |
Perception |
PSYC 1200 |
S |
PSYC 2385 |
Cognition |
PSYC 1200 |
R,S |
PSYC 2400 |
Experimental Psychology: Research Methodology |
PSYC 2300 |
L,R,S |
PSYC 3210 |
Attitudes and Persuasion |
PSYC 2330 and 2400 |
R |
PSYC 3215 |
Psychology of Memory |
PSYC 2300 and 2385 and 2400 |
R |
PSYC 3307 |
Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology |
PSYC 1100 and PSYC 1200 and 18 credits of 1100 or higher) or (60 credits of 1100-level or higher) |
S |
PSYC 3343 |
Psychology of Prejudice |
PSYC 2330 and PSYC 2400 |
S |
PSYC 3350 |
Advanced Topics in Psychopathology |
PSYC 2300 and 2370 and 2400 |
R,S |
PSYC 3500 |
Interpersonal Relations I |
PSYC 2330 and 2400 |
S |
PSYC 3600 |
Health Psychology |
PSYC 2330 and 2400 |
S |
PSYC 3960 |
Program Evaluation |
PSYC 2400 |
S |
PSYC 4100 |
Tests and Measurement |
PSYC 3300 |
S |
PSYC 4200 |
Human Factors & Ergonomics |
PSYC 2330 and 2385 and 2400 |
S |
PSYC 4315 |
Neuroscience |
PSYC 2300 and 2315 and 2400 |
S |
PSYC 4350 |
Developmental Psychopathology |
PSYC 2300 and 2350 and 2400 and (2320 or 2321) |
S |
PSYC 4400 |
Research Methods II: Qualitative Methodologies |
PSYC 3300 and 3400 |
S |
PSYC 4700 |
Culture and Psychology |
PSYC 2300 and (PSYC 2400 or CRIM 2103 or SOCI 2260 or MATH 2335) |
S |
PSYC 4910 |
Rehabilitation |
Corequisites: PSYC 2330 and 2400 |
S |
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
| Course | Description | Prerequisites | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
SOCI 1125 |
Introduction to Society: Processes and Structures |
L,R,S | |
SOCI 2225 |
Canadian Society: Conflict and Consensus |
SOCI 1125 |
L |
SOCI 2230 |
Racialization and Ethnicity in Canada |
SOCI 1125 |
R |
SOCI 2235 |
The Development of Sociological Thought |
SOCI 1125 |
R |
SOCI 2240 |
Women in Canada |
SOCI 1125 |
S |
SOCI 2255 |
Micro Sociology: the Dynamics and Structure of Social Interaction |
SOCI 1125 |
S |
SOCI 2260 |
Research Methods in Sociology |
SOCI 1125 |
L |
SOCI 2275 |
Mass Media and Society |
SOCI 1125 |
L |
SOCI 2365 |
Introduction to Social Research Statistics |
SOCI 1125 |
R |
SOCI 3235 |
Classic Sociological Theories |
SOCI 2235 |
S |
SOCI 3275 |
Sociology of Popular Culture |
SOCI 2275 |
S |
SOCI 3320 |
Sociology of Global Inequalities |
SOCI 1125 (POLI 1150 or 2130 recommended) |
S |
SOCI 3345 |
Social Policy in Context |
SOCI 1125 |
S |
SOCI 3385 |
Introduction to Demography |
SOCI 1125 |
S |
SOCI 4225 |
Advanced Topics in Canadian Issues |
60 credits at the 1100 -level or higher including SOCI 2225 and SOCI 2260 (or CRIM 1208 or PSYC 2300 or PSYC 2400) |
S |
Last Updated: September 20, 2010

