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 > Kwantlen Polytechnic University > Faculty of Social Sciences > Resources for Students > Social Science Courses - Fall 2010

Social Science Courses - Fall 2010

*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

L,R

ANTH 1217

Forensic Anthropology

L,R,S

ANTH 1300   

Archaeology
        
R,S

ANTH 2100

Methods and Ethics in Anthropology

ANTH 1100

S

ANTH 2133

Religion, Magic and Witchcraft     

ANTH 1100

S

ANTH 2310

Archaeology of Death

ANTH 1300 or 1100 or 1217

R

ANTH 2340

Archaeology of the New World

ANTH 1300 or 1112

R

ANTH 3168

Deviance Across Cultures

ANTH 1100 and 15 credits of
any 1100-level or higher
courses

S

ANTH 3300 
  

Archaeological Theory    

ANTH 2300 or 2301 or
2320 or 2340

S

ANTH 3501

Special Topics in Cultural
Anthropology

18 credits of 1100-level
or higher, including ANTH 1100 

S


DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN STUDIES

Course Description Prerequisites Campus

HUMN 1111

The Religions of India
         
R,S

ASIA 3130

TBA                                                                    

TBA                                       

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
Co-Requisite: CRIM 1101

R,S

CRIM 1208

Methods of Research in Criminology

CRIM 1100 and CRIM 1101

L,R,S

CRIM 2103

Quantitative Data Analysis I

CRIM 1208

R,S

CRIM 2204


Criminal Justice and Psychology

 CRIM 1101(CRIM 1107and 1202
recommended)
S

CRIM 2205

Law, Media and Popular Culture

CRIM 1107

R

CRIM 2211

Introduction to Policing

CRIM 1101

L,S
 
CRIM 2213

TBA    

S

CRIM 2214

Corrections: Theory and Practice

CRIM 1100 and CRIM 1101

S

CRIM 2249

Youth Justice

CRIM 1101

S

CRIM 2330

Psychological Explanations of
Criminal Behaviour

PSYC 1100

L,R,S

CRIM 2331

Sociological Explanations of
Criminal Behaviour

SOCI 1125

L,R,S

CRIM 2341

Canadian Criminal Justice
Administration

CRIM 1101 and CRIM 1107

R,S

CRIM 3100

Advanced Theories of Crime
and Community

CRIM 2330 and CRIM 2331

S

CRIM 3104

Qualitative Research Methods

CRIM 1208

S

CRIM 3113

Critical Criminology

CRIM 1100 and 2331

S

CRIM 3302

Procedure and Evidence

CRIM 1207 and CRIM 2341

S

CRIM 3305

Law and Society

CRIM 2341 and
(CRIM 2330 or CRIM 2331)

R

CRIM 3307

Issues in Conflict Resolution

CRIM 2341 and
(CRIM 2330 or CRIM 2331)

S

CRIM 3351

Philosophy of Law

CRIM 2341

S

CRIM 4112

Contemporary Psychological
Criminology

60 undergraduate credits,
including CRIM 2330

R,S

CRIM 4154

Community Criminal Justice Project 1

CRIM 3103 or 3104 or PSYC
3300 and permission of the
instructor

S

CRIM 4201

Community Safety and
Crime Prevention

CRIM 2331

S

CRIM 4235

Minorities and the Criminal Justice
System

CRIM 2341

S

CRIM 4300

Administrative and Regulatory Law

CRIM 2341

S

CRIM 4301

Community Advocacy & Human Right

CRIM 2341

R

CRIM 4400

Ethics and Professional Development

CRIM 2341 and
(CRIM 2330 or CRIM 2331)

S

CRIM 4900

Special Topics

45 credits at the 1100-level
or higher, including
CRIM 1100 or CRIM 1101

S

*CRIM 5000

Honours Thesis I

CRIM 3103 and CRIM 3104
and permission of instructor
Co-Requisite: CRIM 5010

*CRIM 5010

Honours Seminar

CRIM 3103 and CRIM 3104
and permission of instructor
Co-Requisite: CRIM 5000

*by application only


DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY/GEOLOGY

Course
Description
Prerequisites
Campus

GEOG 1101

Introduction to Human
Geography
L,R,S

GEOG 1110

Introduction to Atmospheric Science
L,R,S

GEOG 1120

Introduction to Earth Science
L,R,S

GEOG 1160

Regional Geography of
British Columbia
L

GEOG 2140

Canadian Regional
Geography
R,S

GEOG 2250

Urban Geography

GEOG 1101 or SOCI 1125

S

GEOG 2310

Climatology

GEOG 1110 and GEOG 1120

L

GEOG 2330

Hydrology

GEOG 1110 and GEOG 1120
R

GEOG 2390

Geographic Data Analysis
GEOG 1101 and GEOG 1110
and GEOG 1120
S

GEOG 2400
                

Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems

3 credits of GEOG 1100-level
or higher
S

GEOG 3260

Geographic Thought

18 credits of 1100-level
courses or higher, including
GEOG 1101 and GEOG 1110
and GEOG 1120

S

GEOG 3310

Natural Hazards

GEOG 1110 and GEOG 1120
and 18 UT credits of any
1100-level 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
S

HIST 1130

Twentieth Century World
1900 to 1945
R,S

HIST 1145

American History 1607 to 1865
L,S

HIST 1146

American History 1865 to 1974
S

HIST 1150

Introduction to Traditional
East Asia
R,S

HIST 2119

Europe 1789 to 1914
L,R

HIST 2350

Late Imperial China
S

HIST 3320

The Balkans from 1453 to 1918

18 credits of 1100-level
or higher, including 6 HIST
credits
S

HIST 3330

Germany in the Long
Nineteenth Century (1789 - 1914)

18 credits of 1100-level
or higher, including 6 HIST
credits
(HIST 2119 strongly
recommended)
S

HIST 3345

History of the American West

6 credits of HIST,
including one of
HIST 1145 or HIST 1146
or HIST 2304
S

HIST 3392

The Home Front:
Britain During World War II

12 credits of HIST 1100-level
or higher,
including HIST 1120 or 1130
(HIST 2307 strongly
recommended)
S

HIST 4420

Europe in the "Age of the Dictators"

45 credits at 1100-level
or higher,
including 12 HIST credits
(HIST 1120,1130,3328 or
3331 strongly
recommended)
S

HIST 4455

Sages and Statecraft in China

HIST 2345 and HIST 2350
and12 HIST credits
(including 6 credits of
HIST 2100-level or above)
S

HIST 4497

Canada and World War II

12 HIST credits
(including 6 HIST credits
at 2000-level or higher)
and 18 HIST credits
at the 1100-level or higher
(HIST 1114 or 2335
strongly recommended)
S

DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM

Courses for the Department of Journalism for the Fall of 2010 are currently unavailable. Please visit again for updates.


DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Course Description Prerequisites Campus

POLI 1110

Ideology and Politics
         
S

POLI 1120

Canadian Government and Politics 

S        

POLI 1125

Introduction to Political Science

R,S

 POLI 1145

Introduction to Comparative
Government and Politics
        
L,S

POLI 1150

Introduction to International
Relations


L,R,S

POLI 3122

Introduction to Canadian
Foreign Policy

Any 18 credits of 1100-level or
higher, including any 3 POLI credits
(POLI 1110 or 1120 recommended)

S

POLI 3146

Government and Politics of India

POLI 2140 or 2130

S

POLI 3160

International Organizations

Any 18 credits of 1100-level or higher,
including 3 credits of POLI 1125 or
1145 or 1150
(POLI 2130 recommended)

S

POLI 4125

The Politics of Multiculturalism
in Canada

9 credits of POLI, at least 3 at 2000-level

S


DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Course Description Prerequisites Campus

PSYC 1100

Introduction to Psychology:
Basic Processes

L,O,R,S

PSYC 1200

Introduction to Psychology:
Areas and Applications

PSYC 1100

L,O,R,S

PSYC 2300

Applied Statistics

PSYC 1200

L,R,S

PSYC 2308

History and Systems of
Contemporary Psychology

PSYC 1200

R

PSYC 2315

Brain and Behaviour

PSYC 1200

R,S

PSYC 2320

Developmental Psychology:
Childhood

PSYC 1200

R,S

PSYC 2321

Developmental Psychology:
Adolescence

PSYC 1200

R

PSYC 2330

Social Psychology

PSYC 1200

L,R,S

PSYC 2350

Psychopathology

PSYC 1200

O,R,S

PSYC 2370

Psychology of Personality

PSYC 1200

R,S

PSYC 2375

Perception

PSYC 1200

R

PSYC 2385

Cognition

PSYC 1200

L,O,R,S

PSYC 2400

Experimental Psychology:
Research Methodology

PSYC 2300

L,R,S

PSYC 3010

Human Sexuality

PSYC 2400

S

PSYC 3200

Industrial and Organizational
Psychology

PSYC 2330 and PSYC 2385 and
PSYC 2400

S

PSYC 3215

Psychology of Memory

PSYC 2385 and PSYC 2400

S

PSYC 3220

Group Dynamics

PSYC 2400

S

PSYC 3300

Applied Statistics II

PSYC 2400
Corequisite: PSYC 3400

S

PSYC 3316

Infancy

PSYC 2320 or PSYC 2321

S

PSYC 3320

Drugs and Behaviour

PSYC 2315 and PSYC 2400

R,S

PSYC 3370

Advanced Personality Theory

PSYC 2370

R

PSYC 3400

Applied Research I

PSYC 2400
Corequisites: PSYC 3300 and
CMNS 3100

S

PSYC 3450

Clinical Psychology:
Intervention

PSYC 2350 and PSYC 2400

R,S

PSYC 3451

Psychology and Law

PSYC 2385 and PSYC 2400

S

PSYC 3600

Health Psychology

PSYC 2330 and PSYC 2400

S

PSYC 3910

Neuropsychology

PSYC 2315 and PSYC 2400

S

PSYC 3920

Aging

60 credits of 1100-level or higher
including PSYC 1200 or
(PSYC 1100 and PSYN 1200)
(PSYC 2322 highly
recommended)

S

PSYC 4210

Critical Thinking in Psychology

PSYC 2400

R

PSYC 4500

Interpersonal Relations II

PSYC 2330 and PSYC 2400

S

PSYC 4800

Professional and Ethical Issues

PSYC 3200 and PSYC 4200
and PSYC 4400

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

R

SOCI 2230

Racialization and Ethnicity
in Canada

SOCI 1125

S

SOCI 2235

The Development of
Sociological Thought

SOCI 1125

R

SOCI 2240

Women in Canada

SOCI 1125

R

SOCI 2260

Research Methods in
Sociology

SOCI 1125

S

SOCI 2275

Mass Media and Society

SOCI 1125

L

SOCI 2280

Sociology of Health
and Illness

SOCI 1125

S

SOCI 2311

TBA

TBA

S

SOCI 2365

Introduction to Social
Research Statistics

SOCI 1125

S

SOCI 3275

Sociology of Popular Culture

SOCI 2275

S

SOCI 3240

Gender in Global Context

SOCI 2240

S

SOCI 3270

Education, Nation-Building and
Globalization

30 credits of 1100-level or higher,
including SOCI 1125
(SOCI 2270 recommended)

R

SOCI 4225

Advanced Topics in
Canadian Issues

60 credits including SOCI 2225
and SOCI 2260

S

SOCI 4325

Sociological Aspects of Community
Service

60 credits of 1100-level or higher,
including SOCI 1125 and
(SOCI 2260 or PSYC 2400
or CRIM 2130)

S