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 |

