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Academic Writing
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACWR-1010 - 1 | 3.0 | Writing for Academic Purposes | Jonathan Dueck | F |
| ACWR-1010 - 2 | 3.0 | Writing for Academic Purposes | Jonathan Dueck | F |
| ACWR-1010 - 3 | 3.0 | Writing for Academic Purposes | Greg Wiebe | W |
| ACWR-1010 - 4 | 3.0 | Writing for Academic Purposes | Jonathan Dueck | W |
Anthropology
| There are currently no active courses for this subject. |
Biblical and Theological Studies
Biology
Business & Organizational Administration
Chemistry
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEM-1010 | 3.0 | Structure and Modelling in Chemistry | Candice Viddal | F |
| CHEM-1010L - 1 | 0.0 | Structure and Modelling in Chemistry Lab | Wenyu Qian | F |
| CHEM-1010L - 2 | 0.0 | Structure and Modelling in Chemistry Lab | Wenyu Qian | F |
| CHEM-1020 | 3.0 | Physical Chemistry | Candice Viddal | W |
| CHEM-1020L - 1 | 0.0 | Physical Chemistry Lab | Wenyu Qian | W |
| CHEM-1020L - 2 | 0.0 | Physical Chemistry Lab | Wenyu Qian | W |
| CHEM-2010 | 3.0 | Organic Chemistry I | Wenyu Qian | F |
| CHEM-2010L - 1 | 0.0 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | Wenyu Qian | F |
| CHEM-2010L - 2 | 0.0 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | Wenyu Qian | F |
| CHEM-2020 | 3.0 | Organic Chemistry II | Wenyu Qian | W |
| CHEM-2020L | 0.0 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | Wenyu Qian | W |
Communications and Media
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM-1000 | 3.0 | Introduction to Communications and Media | David Balzer | F |
| COMM-1015 | 3.0 | Media Skills: Introduction to Digital Production | Darryl Neustaedter Barg | W |
| COMM-2010 | 3.0 | Digital Video Storytelling | Noah Erenberg | F |
| COMM-2020W | 3.0 | Oral Communication | David Balzer | W |
| COMM-2060 | 3.0 | Journalism: Principles and Practice | Ashley Prest | W |
| COMM-2080W | 3.0 | Business and Organizational Communications | Kelly Dueck | W |
| COMM-3010 | 3.0 | Theories of Communication in Everyday Life | David Balzer | F |
| COMM-3011 | 3.0 | Music Production | Neil Weisensel | W |
| COMM-3050 | 3.0 | Advanced Graphic Design | Craig Terlson | F |
| COMM-3100 | 3.0 | Audio Documentary and Podcasting | David Balzer | W |
| COMM-3500 | 3.0 | Journalism and Peacebuilding | David Balzer | W |
Computer Science
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMP-1030 - 1 | 3.0 | Introduction to Computer Science I | F | |
| COMP-1030 - 2 | 3.0 | Introduction to Computer Science I | F | |
| COMP-1100 | 3.0 | The AI Revolution | Tim Rogalsky | W |
Economics
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECON-1000 | 3.0 | Introduction to Macro-economics | Julio Lucchesi Moraes | W |
| ECON-1010 | 3.0 | Introduction to Micro-economics | Farhan Islam | F |
| ECON-2420 | 3.0 | Ecological Economics | James Magnus-Johnston | F |
| ECON-3500 | 3.0 | International Business and the Common Good | Marcio Coelho | F |
| ECON-3610 | 3.0 | A History of Money: Money, Power, and the Material Basis of Finance | James Magnus-Johnston | W |
Education
English
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL-1010 | 3.0 | English Literature: Prose Fiction | Sue Sorensen | W |
| ENGL-1020W | 3.0 | English Literature: Poetry and Drama | Paul Dyck | W |
| ENGL-1040 | 3.0 | English Literature: Narrative Film | Sue Sorensen | F |
| ENGL-2040 | 3.0 | Renaissance Literature | Paul Dyck | F |
| ENGL-2070 | 3.0 | Modernist Literature | Sue Sorensen | F |
| ENGL-2420 | 3.0 | Creative Writing: Poetry | Sally Ito | F |
| ENGL-2610 | 3.0 | Mennonites, Literature, and the Arts: Lessons from the Low Countries | Chris Huebner | W |
| ENGL-3000 | 3.0 | The History of the Book | Paul Dyck | W |
| ENGL-3040 | 3.0 | Nineteenth-Century Novel | Sue Sorensen | W |
| ENGL-3445 | 3.0 | Drawing From Life: Graphic Memoir and Autobiographical Comics | Jonathan Dyck | |
| ENGL-3445 | 3.0 | Drawing From Life: Graphic Memoir and Autobiographical Comics | Jonathan Dyck | |
| ENGL-3910 | 3.0 | Literary Genres: Fantasy | Paul Dyck | W |
Environmental Studies
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVS-1030 | 3.0 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | Kenton Lobe | W |
| ENVS-3010 | 3.0 | Environment, Society, and Resilience | Kenton Lobe | F |
| ENVS-3521 | 3.0 | Study of Simple Living | Kenton Lobe | W |
Geography
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG-1010 | 3.0 | Introduction to Human Geography | Deo Namwira | W |
| GEOG-1030 | 3.0 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | Kenton Lobe | W |
| GEOG-2010 | 3.0 | Introduction to Global Health | Rachel Krause | W |
| GEOG-3010 | 3.0 | Environment, Society and Resilience | Kenton Lobe | F |
History
Indigenous Studies
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDS-1050 | 3.0 | Indigenous Peoples of Canada | Tanis Kolisnyk | |
| INDS-1050 | 3.0 | Indigenous Peoples of Canada | Tanis Kolisnyk | W |
| INDS-1050 | 3.0 | Indigenous Peoples of Canada | Tanis Kolisnyk | |
| INDS-2040 | 3.0 | History of Indigenous Peoples of Canada | Lloyd Penner | W |
Interdisciplinary Studies
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTD-1000 - 1 | 3.0 | Ways of Knowing I | Paul Dyck, Brian Froese, Candice Viddal, James Magnus-Johnston | F |
| INTD-1000 - 2 | 3.0 | Ways of Knowing I | Jonathan M. Sears, Chris Huebner, Anneli Loepp Thiessen, Buetta Warkentin | F |
International Development Studies
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDS-2010 | 3.0 | Introduction to Global Health | Rachel Krause | W |
| IDS-2420 | 3.0 | Ecological Economics | James Magnus-Johnston | F |
| IDS-3010 | 3.0 | Environment, Society and Resilience | Kenton Lobe | F |
| IDS-3300 | 0.0 | History of Globalization | Ruth Rempel | |
| IDS-3300 | 0.0 | History of Globalization | Ruth Rempel | |
| IDS-3521 | 3.0 | Study of Simple Living | Kenton Lobe | W |
| IDS-4100 | 3.0 | Senior Seminar in Social Change | Ray Vander Zaag | F |
Languages
| There are currently no active courses for this subject. |
Mathematics
Music
Music Therapy
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTH-2800 | 3.0 | Introduction to Music Therapy | Michelle Yaciuk | F |
| MUTH-3801 | 3.0 | Medical Music Therapy | Melody Newcomb | F |
| MUTH-3802 | 3.0 | Music Psychotherapy | Melody Newcomb | W |
| MUTH-3805 | 1.5 | Clinical Musicianship I | Lee-Anne Dowsett | F |
| MUTH-3806 | 1.5 | Clinical Musicianship II | Lee-Anne Dowsett | W |
| MUTH-3871 | 1.0 | Observation and Clinical Skills | Lee-Anne Dowsett | F |
| MUTH-3881 | 2.0 | Practicum I: Foundations of Clinical Practice | Lee-Anne Dowsett | W |
| MUTH-4805 | 1.5 | Clinical Musicianship III | Lee-Anne Dowsett | F |
| MUTH-4806 | 1.5 | Clinical Musicianship IV | Lee-Anne Dowsett | W |
| MUTH-4870 | 3.0 | Practicum II: Exploring the Clinical Process | Michelle Yaciuk | F |
| MUTH-4880 | 3.0 | Practicum III: Senior Practicum | Lee-Anne Dowsett | W |
| MUTH-5800 | 3.0 | Music Therapy Internship | Lee-Anne Dowsett | F |
| MUTH-5800 - 1 | 3.0 | Music Therapy Internship | FW | |
| MUTH-5800 - 2 | 3.0 | Music Therapy Internship | FW |
Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies
Philosophy
Physical Education
| There are currently no active courses for this subject. |
Physics
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS-1010 | 3.0 | Physics I: Mechanics of Movement | Barry Panas | F |
| PHYS-1010L - 1 | 0.0 | Physics I: Mechanics of Movement Lab | Barry Panas | F |
| PHYS-1010L - 2 | 0.0 | Physics I: Mechanics of Movement Lab | Barry Panas | F |
| PHYS-1020 | 3.0 | Physics II: Oscillations and Waves | Candice Viddal | W |
| PHYS-1020L - 1 | 0.0 | Physics II: Oscillations and Waves Lab | Barry Panas | W |
| PHYS-1020L - 2 | 0.0 | Physics II: Oscillations and Waves Lab | Barry Panas | W |
| PHYS-2010 | 3.0 | Electromagnetic Field Theory | Candice Viddal | F |
Political Studies
Psychology
Religion
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLGN-1710 | 3.0 | Religious Traditions of the World II | Sunder John Boopalan | W |
| RLGN-3780 | 3.0 | Interfaith and Intercultural Encounters | Karl Koop | W |
Sociology
Work-integrated Learning
| Course ID | Hrs | Course | Instructor(s) | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIL-2190W | 3.0 | Vocation, Meaning, and Work | Isaac Kuhl-Schlegel | F |
| WIL-3000 - 1 | 3.0 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar | Isaac Kuhl-Schlegel | F |
| WIL-3000 - 1 | 3.0 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar | Isaac Kuhl-Schlegel | W |
| WIL-3000 - 2 | 3.0 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar | Kayla Thiessen | F |
| WIL-3000 - 2 | 3.0 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar | Kayla Thiessen | W |
| WIL-3000 - 3 | 3.0 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar | Kayla Thiessen | F |
| WIL-3000 - 3 | 3.0 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar | Kayla Thiessen | W |
| WIL-3005 - 1 | 6.0 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar | Isaac Kuhl-Schlegel | FW |
| WIL-3005 - 2 | 6.0 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar | Kayla Thiessen | FW |
| WIL-3005 - 3 | 6.0 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar | Kayla Thiessen | FW |
ACWR-1010 - 1
Writing for Academic Purposes
3.0 credit hours
This course is designed to equip students with essential skills for writing in an academic context. Students will learn a variety of forms commonly required, including in particular book reviews and research essays. Students who have earned a grade of less than 73% in Grade 12 English must register in ACWR-1010.
ACWR-1010 - 1
Writing for Academic Purposes
3.0 credit hours
This course is designed to equip students with essential skills for writing in an academic context. Students will learn a variety of forms commonly required, including in particular book reviews and research essays. Students who have earned a grade of less than 73% in Grade 12 English must register in ACWR-1010.
ACWR-1010 - 2
Writing for Academic Purposes
3.0 credit hours
This course is designed to equip students with essential skills for writing in an academic context. Students will learn a variety of forms commonly required, including in particular book reviews and research essays. Students who have earned a grade of less than 73% in Grade 12 English must register in ACWR-1010.
ACWR-1010 - 2
Writing for Academic Purposes
3.0 credit hours
This course is designed to equip students with essential skills for writing in an academic context. Students will learn a variety of forms commonly required, including in particular book reviews and research essays. Students who have earned a grade of less than 73% in Grade 12 English must register in ACWR-1010.
ACWR-1010 - 3
Writing for Academic Purposes
3.0 credit hours
This course is designed to equip students with essential skills for writing in an academic context. Students will learn a variety of forms commonly required, including in particular book reviews and research essays. Students who have earned a grade of less than 73% in Grade 12 English must register in ACWR-1010.
ACWR-1010 - 3
Writing for Academic Purposes
3.0 credit hours
This course is designed to equip students with essential skills for writing in an academic context. Students will learn a variety of forms commonly required, including in particular book reviews and research essays. Students who have earned a grade of less than 73% in Grade 12 English must register in ACWR-1010.
ACWR-1010 - 4
Writing for Academic Purposes
3.0 credit hours
This course is designed to equip students with essential skills for writing in an academic context. Students will learn a variety of forms commonly required, including in particular book reviews and research essays. Students who have earned a grade of less than 73% in Grade 12 English must register in ACWR-1010.
ACWR-1010 - 4
Writing for Academic Purposes
3.0 credit hours
This course is designed to equip students with essential skills for writing in an academic context. Students will learn a variety of forms commonly required, including in particular book reviews and research essays. Students who have earned a grade of less than 73% in Grade 12 English must register in ACWR-1010.
ANTH-2100
Sociology and Anthropology of Religion
3.0 credit hours
In this course, we will explore religions as they are lived, practiced, and situated in society and culture, both in North America and across the world. We will consider religions' relationships to languages, social and cultural groups, institutions, political formations, social movements, power structures, and expressive cultures. And we will examine fluid and dynamic interrelationships between religions, cultures, and society, as they are situated in particular times and places. In so doing, we'll participate in ongoing discussions on religion in sociology and in anthropology. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of undergraduate studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed course SOCI-2100.
ANTH-3950
Videogames, Music, Play, and Performance
3.0 credit hours
When you dance or play music, you're playing and performing. But what happens when you play a video game, which includes movement and music? What about composing game music, or designing games? Exploring as a pair "play," which cannot be compelled, and "performance," which can at its best be freeing, is a way into understanding power, community, and being for ourselves and our cultures. We'll explore these things in different media's affordances, that is, the activities or experiences they allow. We'll make music, play videogames, and link these activities; and read across disciplines, especially anthropology and rhetoric, about play, games, and performance. In the end, we'll each create something expressing new understandings of play and performance, in videogames and music. Prerequisites: 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II. Music: Cultural Perspectives course. Intensive week: April 27 - May 1, M-F, 9am-4pm
BIOL-1010
The Evolutionary and Ecological Revolution
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to ecology from a historical perspective, starting with the natural philosophers of the 18th century, through Darwin and his contemporaries, to the present day and the role of ecology in addressing environmental and resource development issues. A field trip fee will be applied.
BIOL-1010
The Evolutionary and Ecological Revolution
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to ecology from a historical perspective, starting with the natural philosophers of the 18th century, through Darwin and his contemporaries, to the present day and the role of ecology in addressing environmental and resource development issues. A field trip fee will be applied.
BIOL-1020
The Genetic Revolution
3.0 credit hours
A journey through the historical development of our understanding of genes and their role in the development and evolution of living organisms. This course will emphasize the process of scientific discovery, from Mendel's 'heritable factors' to Crick's 'central dogma' of molecular Biology and our ever-growing ability to manipulate genetic information.
BIOL-1020
The Genetic Revolution
3.0 credit hours
A journey through the historical development of our understanding of genes and their role in the development and evolution of living organisms. This course will emphasize the process of scientific discovery, from Mendel's 'heritable factors' to Crick's 'central dogma' of molecular Biology and our ever-growing ability to manipulate genetic information.
BIOL-1020 - 1
The Genetic Revolution
3.0 credit hours
A journey through the historical development of our understanding of genes and their role in the development and evolution of living organisms. This course will emphasize the process of scientific discovery, from Mendel's 'heritable factors' to Crick's 'central dogma' of molecular Biology and our ever-growing ability to manipulate genetic information.
BIOL-1310
Cells and Energy
3.0 credit hours
This course will focus on the structure and work of cells as the fundamental units of life. Topics include membranes, the structure and function of organelles including the cytoskeleton, the cell cycle, enzymes, and the central metabolic pathways common to most living organisms. Prerequisite(s): Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S, and Math 40S (applied or pre-calculus). Corequisite(s): BIOL-1310L (lab). Recommended corequisite(s): BIOL-1010. A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with the former BIOL-1331.
BIOL-1310
Cells and Energy
3.0 credit hours
This course will focus on the structure and work of cells as the fundamental units of life. Topics include membranes, the structure and function of organelles including the cytoskeleton, the cell cycle, enzymes, and the central metabolic pathways common to most living organisms. Prerequisite(s): Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S, and Math 40S (applied or pre-calculus). Corequisite(s): BIOL-1310L (lab). Recommended corequisite(s): BIOL-1010. A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with the former BIOL-1331.
BIOL-1310
Cells and Energy
3.0 credit hours
This course will focus on the structure and work of cells as the fundamental units of life. Topics include membranes, the structure and function of organelles including the cytoskeleton, the cell cycle, enzymes, and the central metabolic pathways common to most living organisms. Prerequisite(s): Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S, and Math 40S (applied or pre-calculus). Corequisite(s): BIOL-1310L (lab). Recommended corequisite(s): BIOL-1010. A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with the former BIOL-1331.
BIOL-1310L - 1
Cells and Energy Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1310. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1310L - 1
Cells and Energy Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1310. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1310L - 2
Cells and Energy Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1310. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1310L - 2
Cells and Energy Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1310. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1320
Diversity of Life
3.0 credit hours
A survey course of organismal biology, with a focus on phylogenetic relationships between organisms, and form and function of living organisms within the context of their biotic and physical environments. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1010 or BIOL-1310. Corequisite(s): BIOL-1320L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with the former BIOL-1341.
BIOL-1320
Diversity of Life
3.0 credit hours
A survey course of organismal biology, with a focus on phylogenetic relationships between organisms, and form and function of living organisms within the context of their biotic and physical environments. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1010 or BIOL-1310. Corequisite(s): BIOL-1320L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with the former BIOL-1341.
BIOL-1320L
Diversity of Life Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1320. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1320L - 1
Diversity of Life Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1320. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1320L - 2
Diversity of Life Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1320. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1350
Microbes, Health, and Illness
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the essential principles of microbiology, with an emphasis on human health. The course covers basic biochemistry and surveys the major types of microbes (bacteria, protists, micro-fungi, and viruses). Building on that foundation, we will examine interactions between humans and pathogens, including the mechanisms of immune system function. Selected diseases will be discussed, as illustrations of general principles in host-microbe interactions.
BIOL-1350
Microbes, Health, and Illness
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the essential principles of microbiology, with an emphasis on human health. The course covers basic biochemistry and surveys the major types of microbes (bacteria, protists, micro-fungi, and viruses). Building on that foundation, we will examine interactions between humans and pathogens, including the mechanisms of immune system function. Selected diseases will be discussed, as illustrations of general principles in host-microbe interactions.
BIOL-1361
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
3.0 credit hours
The first course of a 2-semester comprehensive study of human anatomy and physiology. Interactions between form and function are examined at the cellular, tissue, organ, system, and organismal level. Topics include body plan and organization, homeostasis, cellular biology, histology, integumentary system, skeletal system and articulations, muscular system, nervous system, general and special senses, and endocrine system. Recommended prerequisite(s): high school biology. Corequisite(s): BIOL-1361L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with BIOL-1360.
BIOL-1361
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
3.0 credit hours
The first course of a 2-semester comprehensive study of human anatomy and physiology. Interactions between form and function are examined at the cellular, tissue, organ, system, and organismal level. Topics include body plan and organization, homeostasis, cellular biology, histology, integumentary system, skeletal system and articulations, muscular system, nervous system, general and special senses, and endocrine system. Recommended prerequisite(s): high school biology. Corequisite(s): BIOL-1361L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with BIOL-1360.
BIOL-1361L - 1
Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1361. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1361L - 1
Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1361. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1361L - 2
Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1361. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1361L - 2
Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1361. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1361L - 3
Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1361. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1361L - 3
Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1361. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1371
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
3.0 credit hours
The second course of a 2-semester comprehensive study of human anatomy and physiology. Interactions between form and function are examined at the cellular, tissue, organ, system, and organismal level. Topics include cardiovascular system, lymphatic system and immunity, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system, inheritance, and embryology. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1361. Corequisite(s): BIOL-1371L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with BIOL-1370.
BIOL-1371
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
3.0 credit hours
The second course of a 2-semester comprehensive study of human anatomy and physiology. Interactions between form and function are examined at the cellular, tissue, organ, system, and organismal level. Topics include cardiovascular system, lymphatic system and immunity, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system, inheritance, and embryology. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1361. Corequisite(s): BIOL-1371L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with BIOL-1370.
BIOL-1371L - 1
Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1371. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1371L - 1
Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1371. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1371L - 2
Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1371. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-1371L - 2
Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-1371. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2010
Introduction to Global Health
3.0 credit hours
A survey of global health issues, including infectious and neglected tropical diseases, malnutrition and the nutrition transition, maternal and child health, and environmental health. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Biology Category: Interdisciplinary Biology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses GEOG-2010 or IDS-2010.
BIOL-2100
Genetics of Eukaryotes and Bacteria
3.0 credit hours
Mendelian genetics: genetic interactions, linkage, and chromosome mapping. Meiosis and its implications, including chromosomal abnormalities, gene duplications and deletions. Transcription, translation, and the regulation of gene expression. Population genetics and evolution. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1020. Recommended prerequisite(s): BIOL-1310 and BIOL-1320. Corequisite(s): BIOL-2100L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2100L - 1
Genetics of Eukaryotes and Bacteria Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-2100. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2100L - 2
Genetics of Eukaryotes and Bacteria Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-2100. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2200
Microbiology
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the structure, physiology and genetics of microorganisms and viruses, focusing on bacteria. Laboratory work will cover aseptic technique, methods for growing, identifying and enumerating microbes in cultures and specimens, and introduce students to central topics in bacterial genetics. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1310 and BIOL-1320. Corequisite(s): BIOL-2200L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Biology Category: Organismal Biology.
BIOL-2200L
Microbiology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-2200. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2300
Cell Biology
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to cell biology with a focus on eukaryotic cells. Lectures and labs will introduce students to apply microscopy, biochemistry, and molecular genetics to study structure and function at the cellular level of organization. Subjects to be explored include the structure, genesis, and function of biological membranes; the endomembrane system and its role in the post-translational modification and transport of proteins; cellular communication and signaling; the cytoskeleton; intercellular junctions and the extracellular matrix; and the regulation of the cell cycle. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1310.
BIOL-2300L
Cell Biology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-2300. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2400
Vertebrate Physiology
3.0 credit hours
An exploration of the function of vertebrate organ systems. This course examines the endocrine and nervous systems, metabolism, digestion, excretion, and respiration, emphasizing feedback loops and their pivotal role in maintaining homeostasis. The course incorporates a comparative perspective between mammals and other vertebrate classes, and between terrestrial and aquatic environments, linking organ structure to physiological function. Through this course, students will gain a holistic understanding of the adaptive mechanisms underlying animal life. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1310 and BIOL-1320. Biology Category: Organismal Biology or Physiology.
BIOL-2410
Biology of Invertebrates
3.0 credit hours
Invertebrates comprise most of the described species on this planet and illustrate a breathtaking diversity of life histories-all of which impact other organisms (including humans) in both beneficial and detrimental ways. In this course, we will survey major groups of invertebrates, examining their evolution, ecological roles, behaviour, anatomy, and physiology. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1320. Corequisite(s): BIOL-2410L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2410L
Biology of Invertebrates Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-2410. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2510
Principles of Ecology
3.0 credit hours
Introduction to the study of ecological systems: energy and nutrient flows in ecosystems, dynamics of plant and animal populations, structure of ecological communities and functioning of ecosystems, and ecological processes that structure biological communities in space and time. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1010 or BIOL-1320. Corequisite(s): BIOL-2510L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2510L - 1
Principles of Ecology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-2510. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2510L - 2
Principles of Ecology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-2510. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-2600
Plant Biology
3.0 credit hours
This course explores how plants have developed anatomical, physiological, and biochemical traits that enable them to capture energy, acquire nutrients, organize cellular functions, and respond to environmental signals. Using diverse plant examples, it highlights how these adaptations shape plant success across ecosystems. Case studies and laboratory activities develop skills in measuring plant physiological responses and applying analytical approaches to understand how plants function, adapt, and thrive. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1310 and BIOL-1320. Corequisite(s): BIOL-1320L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Biology Category: Organismal Biology.
BIOL-2600L
Plant Biology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab fee will be charged
BIOL-2950
Topics in Biology
3.0 credit hours
The content of this course will vary from year to year, depending on the needs of students and the interests and availability of instructors.
BIOL-3300
Cancer Biology
3.0 credit hours
This course covers the present understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate cancer progression. It will examine fundamental aspects of morphogenesis including dysregulation of the cell cycle, the role of the cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix in cancer metastasis, tumor suppressors and cell cycle checkpoints. Students will develop research projects using time lapse movies of normal and cancerous epithelia. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1310. Available in person or online-synchronous.
BIOL-3400
Developmental Biology
3.0 credit hours
This course covers the present understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate animal development and their implications for human diseases. It will examine fundamental aspects of morphogenesis including early embryo development, tissue patterning, and growth and regeneration. To do so, vertebrate and invertebrate models are studied. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1310, BIOL-1320, and one of BIOL-2100 or BIOL-2300.
BIOL-3400
Developmental Biology
3.0 credit hours
This course covers the present understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate animal development and their implications for human diseases. It will examine fundamental aspects of morphogenesis including early embryo development, tissue patterning, and growth and regeneration. To do so, vertebrate and invertebrate models are studied. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1310, BIOL-1320, and one of BIOL-2100 or BIOL-2300. Biology Category: Organismal Biology.
BIOL-3400
Developmental Biology
3.0 credit hours
This course covers the present understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate animal development and their implications for human diseases. It will examine fundamental aspects of morphogenesis including early embryo development, tissue patterning, and growth and regeneration. To do so, vertebrate and invertebrate models are studied. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1310, BIOL-1320, and one of BIOL-2100 or BIOL-2300. Biology Category: Organismal Biology.
BIOL-3410
Molecular Biology
3.0 credit hours
This course will offer an in-depth exploration of the molecular foundations of life, focusing on the structure and function of DNA, RNA, and proteins. Topics include DNA replication, chromosome organization, gene regulation, recombination, and signal transduction pathways. Emphasis is placed on conceptual understanding, experimental design, and integration of molecular principles to solve complex biological problems. In the lab students will gain hands-on experience with essential molecular techniques such as gene cloning, DNA sequencing, and in vitro mutagenesis. Prerequisite(s): 12 credit hours of Biology and 6 credit hours of Chemistry. Corequisite(s): BIOL-3410L. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-3410L
Molecular Biology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for BIOL-3410. A lab fee will be applied.
BIOL-3510W
Conservation Biology
3.0 credit hours
The focus of this course is on applied aspects of ecology, including conservation of biodiversity, habitat, and natural resources, impacts of disruptions to ecosystems such as introduction of invasive species, habitat destruction and fragmentation, climate change, and urban ecology. Emphasis will be put on using the primary scientific literature to understand concepts. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-2510. Recommended prerequisite(s): BIOL-2100. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
BIOL-3600
Introduction to Mathematical Biology
3.0 credit hours
Introduction to mathematical biology through the lens of nonlinear difference and differential equations. Features of these systems include stability, periodicity, attractors, bifurcation, fractals, and chaos. Project-based learning and computational analysis will be emphasized throughout, focusing on biological applications including population, harvesting, predator-prey, competition, host-parasite, disease, and epidemic models. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including BIOL-2510 and MATH-1030. BIOL-2510 may be taken concurrently with the course. Biology Category: Interdisciplinary Biology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course MATH-3050.
BIOL-3950
Science Communication
3.0 credit hours
Scientists must communicate insights from research to diverse audiences: in writing, orally, and visually. This course is a practical introduction to digesting and communicating research findings using all three of these modes. Students will use current digital tools to produce text and graphics, appropriately documenting their use of data and primary sources. Our focus will be on communication among scientists, but a central argument of this course is that the principles of effective communication apply broadly. Prerequisite(s): MATH-1000 and 3 credit hours of BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, or MATH at the 2000-level or higher (excluding BIOL-2010 and MATH-2000). Biology: interdisciplinary biology course. Communications and Media: area course.
BIOL-4580
Quantitative Research Methods in Ecology
3.0 credit hours
This course covers some of the most common research methods from ecology, using as examples species and habitat types common to the region of southern Manitoba. Experimental design, field data collection methods, and data analysis and presentation in ecology will be taught through major group projects. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-2510 and MATH-1000. Recommended prerequisite(s): BIOL-3510. Cannot be held with the former BIOL-3580.
BIOL-4990
Senior Seminar in Evolution
3.0 credit hours
In this capstone seminar students will explore the multidisciplinary richness of biology using the theory of evolution as a unifying theme of the course. Through an individual project as well as guest speakers from within and outside the field of biology, students will explore how the theory of evolution, and biology more broadly, has shaped people's imaginations, whether that be in the laboratory, the wider university, the church, or society at large. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 12 credit hours of Biology and 12 credit hours of Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics combined.
BTS-1100W
Christianity: A (Very) Short Introduction
3.0 credit hours
This course will survey the history, thought, and practice of Christianity, from the period of the early church to the present. Cannot be held with former BTS-2000. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
BTS-1110
Biblical Literature and Themes
3.0 credit hours
This introductory course, intended for students familiar with the Bible, provides an overview of the Bible and biblical studies by exploring the content of the biblical story and its major themes; the geographic, cultural, and social contexts out of which the Bible emerged; the different types of literature in the Bible; and various ways of reading and interpreting biblical texts. Cannot be held with BTS-1120 or BTS-1130.
BTS-1140
Exploring Christian Spirituality
3.0 credit hours
An introductory survey of various traditions and disciplines of Christian spirituality in the context of their historical development and contemporary expression. Students will be challenged to expand the scope of their understanding and practice of Christian spirituality as they engage and process the course material from within the context of their own religious traditions. Cannot be held with former BTS-2420.
BTS-1150
Scripture as Dialogue
3.0 credit hours
The Bible is not a monologue. Instead, there is a recurring image of God as one who does as much listening as talking. By engaging with various dynamic encounters in which the characters are in actual dialogue, the course makes the case for reading scripture as dialogue in which human conversation with God changes the future. In doing so, the course argues that the Bible is better viewed as an open-ended conversation in which another world is possible with conversation—with each other and God. Cannot be held with former topics BTS-2295.
BTS-1160
Christianity and Art
3.0 credit hours
The key claims and controversies of the Christian tradition are often thought to be associated primarily with the spoken word or the written text. But the history of Christianity is not limited to the production of creedal confessions and doctrinal statements. From their earliest beginnings, Christians have also been involved in the production of a rich and varied visual culture. This course will explore some of the ways Christians have attempted to reflect on their understanding of the Christian life through the production of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other forms of visual art. It will also provide an opportunity to consider Christianity’s complex relationship with images more generally by exploring the debate between those who claim that the production of Christian images can be a profound expression of faith and those who argue that any production of Christian images is an act of supreme unfaithfulness. Cannot be held with former BTS-2740.
BTS-1170W
Anabaptist Beginnings
3.0 credit hours
A study of the history, beliefs, and significance of the sixteenth-century Anabaptist movements. Cannot be held with the former BTS-2560. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist, Writing.
BTS-2260
Following Jesus Then and Now: Discipleship in the New Testament
3.0 credit hours
A central emphasis in the New Testament writings is discipleship, that is, following Jesus (Gospels) or living a new life in Christ (Paul). This course explores the various perspectives on discipleship in the New Testament to understand those perspectives in their historical and literary contexts, and to draw out their implications for followers of Jesus today. BTS Category: Bible.
BTS-2311
A History of Worship Music
3.0 credit hours
A study of the development and practice of Christian worship music from the New Testament church through the 21st century, focusing primarily on congregational singing. The course will explore cultural and spiritual movements which gave rise to new forms of worship music throughout history, and trace recurring controversies and questions related to its practice. Reading musical notation not required. Cannot be held with cross-listed course MUSC-2310. BTS Category: Practical Theology. Intensive week: May 4-8, M-F, 9am-4pm
BTS-2495
Children and Faith
3.0 credit hours
This course examines children and faith through the lens of holistic child development, grounded in Scripture and theological reflection. Emphasizing the child’s full dignity and agency, the course equips families, congregations, and community partners to cultivate practices of worship, teaching, pastoral care, mentoring, and everyday discipleship, thereby inviting children into belonging, participation, and mission. The course will also highlight child safety and protection. Students will engage a practical framework for assessing developmental needs, setting context-sensitive goals, and integrating faith-informed practices. BTS Category: Practical Theology.
BTS-2550
History of Christianity
3.0 credit hours
A survey of the historical developments in Christianity from the early church to the present. Attention will be paid to the manner in which Christianity was influenced by its social setting and at the same time stimulated change in its host culture. BTS Category: History of Christianity. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course HIST-2550.
BTS-2570
Anabaptism: From European to Global Reality
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the evolving character of Anabaptist identity over a 500-year period. The course will begin by giving attention to sixteenth-century origins in Europe and it will follow the ongoing story of how Anabaptist communities evolved over several centuries before becoming a global reality. The course may give attention to selected issues and themes. For the most part, the accent in this course will be on the Mennonite story. BTS Category: History of Christianity. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course HIST-2570.
BTS-2590
Spinoza and His Mennonite Friends
3.0 credit hours
Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677) was one of the most important philosophers of the early modern period. He was also a very close friend to a substantial group of Mennonites. In addition to publishing his work and providing him with financial support, they were also key conversation partners who helped Spinoza to develop and refine his philosophical work. This course serves as an introduction to Spinoza’s thought, historical context, and legacy. In paying close attention to his Mennonite collaborators and the world in which they lived, it will also provide a window into aspects of historical Mennonite life and thought that tend to be somewhat underappreciated. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PHIL-2590. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist.
BTS-2610
Mennonites, Literature, and the Arts: Lessons from the Low Countries
3.0 credit hours
It is often thought that Mennonites came to embrace the worlds of literature and the visual arts only very recently, in the second half of the 20th Century. But in 17th Century Amsterdam and the Netherlands, Mennonites were among its most prominent poets, dramatists, and visual artists. By studying the lives and works of these figures, this course explores a part of Mennonite history that is often underappreciated, at least in the North American context. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Cannot be held with cross-listed courses ENGL-2610 and HIST-2610. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist
BTS-2695
Mennonites in Canada since 1970
3.0 credit hours
This course examines trends in the Canadian Mennonite experience over the past half-century. Our exploration of these decades will be both chronological and thematic across national regions where topics of study may include immigration and refugees, politics, business and labour, art and literature, urban and rural life, family, sexuality, religious beliefs and practices, missions and activism, entertainment, and your parents. BTS Category: History of Christianity. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist.
BTS-2700W
Disability and Difference: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives
3.0 credit hours
The study of physical and mental disability offers the opportunity to discover both the problems and the potential of central philosophical and theological concerns: free will, reason, morality, solidarity, suffering, sin, and salvation, among others. Our goal in this class is to begin to see the indispensability of disability for our own self-understanding. Readings from ancient, modern, and contemporary authors will be included, from a variety of philosophical and theological perspectives, including the perspectives of persons with disabilities. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
BTS-2770
Animal Life: Philosophical and Theological Investigations
3.0 credit hours
How are we to understand the relationship between human and non-human animals? In what ways do animals communicate and use language? In what ways might they be said to think? Is it appropriate to treat animals as moral agents? What sorts of theological questions are at stake when we refer to animals as creatures? By attending to these sorts of questions, this course will examine the question of animal life as it is approached in the work of recent philosophy and theology. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Cannot be held with cross-listed course PHIL-2770.
BTS-2895
Mennonite Settlement and Life in Manitoba
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the experiences of Mennonites in Manitoba from the late nineteenth century to the present. Topics covered include religious beliefs, church life, education, immigration, agriculture, business, urbanization, politics, crime, art, literature, humour, Indigenous relations, the environment, the diversity of Mennonite groups, and demographic change. This course combines Manitoban and Mennonite history to explore the co-evolution of both. There will be a field trip and involvement with the Mennonite Heritage Archives. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist.
BTS-2895
Global Theologies
3.0 credit hours
Oftentimes caught up in othering practices in modern public debates, “politics” is often thought of as a negative mode of operation for Christians. The course makes an intervention in this situation and introduces students to global political theologies that publicly engage Christianity's political implications by privileging what scripture calls “the least of these.” BTS Category: Christian Traditions.
BTS-3120
Dante: The Divine Comedy
3.0 credit hours
When, at the mid-point of his life, Dante found himself in the midst of a crisis, he turned to the dead to help him find his way. Equal parts literature, poetry, history, politics, philosophy, and theology, this course will follow Dante's epic journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven as recorded in the Divine Comedy. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050, or 6 credit hours of 1000- or 2000-level Philosophy. BTS Category: Theology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses ENGL-3120 or PHIL-3120. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
BTS-3140
Freedom, Liberation, and Politics in the Bible
3.0 credit hours
While freedom and liberation are words that are commonly used in global politics, they are also themes that animate the world of the Bible. This course will allow students to appreciate the Bible’s positive politics, allowing for an exploration of freedom and liberation as common themes through a close reading of various biblical texts and stories alongside other secondary sources. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Bible. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
BTS-3180
Role of Complaint in Peacebuilding
3.0 credit hours
Building on the dialogues between the biblical figure of Job and his friends, this course will examine the causes and consequences of prejudice against legitimate complaint and develop ways to positively intervene in such situations in churches and other institutions. Students will develop final projects in chosen areas of Bible, ethics, or practical theology in conversation with insights from theology, sociology, and psychology with options for pursuing interdisciplinary work in peacebuilding. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Bible or Practical Theology. Cannot be held with cross-listed course PCTS-3180. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
BTS-3180
Role of Complaint in Peacebuilding
3.0 credit hours
Building on the dialogues between the biblical figure of Job and his friends, this course will examine the causes and consequences of prejudice against legitimate complaint and develop ways to positively intervene in such situations in churches and other institutions. Students will develop final projects in chosen areas of Bible, ethics, or practical theology in conversation with insights from theology, sociology, and psychology with options for pursuing interdisciplinary work in peacebuilding. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Bible or Practical Theology. Cannot be held with cross-listed course PCTS-3180. Intensive week: May 10-14, 2027. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
BTS-3246
Biblical Languages for Exegesis
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces students to biblical Hebrew and Greek. It is designed for non-specialists looking for Hebrew and Greek language tools that facilitate study of the biblical text. The goal is to illuminate the characteristics and distinctive features of each language in order to help students evaluate commentaries, engage in advanced linguistic and semantic analysis, and use Bible computer programs and printed research aids. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Bible.
BTS-3280
Feminist Perspectives on Bible and Theology
3.0 credit hours
Recognizing that how we interpret the Bible, do theology, and practice faith is always contextual, this course will explore the critical engagement of Scripture and theology from a feminist perspective. It will survey how feminist discourse has changed over the years; explore contributions of feminist scholars to biblical studies and to understandings of God, church, and spirituality; and acknowledge contributions of womanist theologies and non-Euro-American feminist theologies. Attention will be given to how themes and issues in feminist theology and biblical interpretation intersect with our own lives and how they might contribute to furthering relationships of mutuality, justice, and shalom. Prerequisite: 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Bible or Christian Traditions.
BTS-3295
Family, Fertility, and Faith
3.0 credit hours
Procreation, fertility, and family are key elements in the biblical stories of God’s people. While these themes are central to God’s promises and movement in the lives of God’s people, we struggle with the theological and societal pressures surrounding fertility, including the stigmas of childlessness, singleness, and unwanted pregnancy. This course will examine these themes and the various forms of family in the biblical text. It will explore the ways that various cultures have shaped the interpretation of these texts and the ways, in turn, that these texts continue to shape the faith and lives of God’s people. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Bible
BTS-3700
The City and the Soul: Encountering Winnipeg Through The Wire
3.0 credit hours
This course takes up the longstanding analogy of the city and the soul and explores it in the context of the contemporary city. Through an extended reading of The Wire-a critically acclaimed TV drama about the city-it invites students to reflect on what it might mean to pursue the good life in Winnipeg. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 6 credit hours of Philosophy. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses PHIL-3700 or SOCI-3700. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
BTS-3765
Mennonite Literature and Theology
3.0 credit hours
Writers of Mennonite heritage have found a prominent place in Canadian and American literature, and "Mennonite literature," broadly understood to include fiction, poetry, memoir, and literary criticism, has become a recognizable minor literature in North America. This course will provide an opportunity to read and consider theological writings alongside of Mennonite literature produced by writers such as Rudy Wiebe, Julia Kasdorf, Miriam Toews, David Bergen, Dora Dueck, and Di Brandt, attempting to understand literary style, thematic developments, Mennonite sensibilities embraced or denied and so on. Given the unique opportunity afforded by our location, the course may incorporate presentations by Winnipeg writers. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course ENGL-3765.
BTS-3780
Interfaith and Intercultural Encounters
3.0 credit hours
Interfaith and intercultural encounters are part of everyday life and may involve indifference, conflict, or violence. Sometimes they may lead to surface‑level tolerance or co‑existence. This course examines how encounters of various kinds shape personal, social, ecclesial, and political life. Drawing on Christian traditions along with Indigenous, Jewish, Islamic, and other perspectives, students consider how encounters with “the other” can foster respect, dignity, and human flourishing. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses PCTS-3780 or RLGN-3780. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
BTS-3895
Indigenous and Christian
3.0 credit hours
This 3-credit hour course is taught by a Red River Metis cleric, exploring the complex relationship between Indigenous spirituality and Christianity. What does it mean to be Indigenous and Christian? Topics will introduce historical interactions and contemporary expressions of faith, Indigenous worldviews and sacred ceremonies, the Christian Church and government roles in the Residential School system, and the legacy of harm of colonization and assimilation of Indigenous people in Canada. We will explore biblical theology and Indigenous ways of knowing God through readings, discussions and experiential learning. Students will critically analyze these tensions and the efforts of Indigenous Christians on this pathway of self-determination within the body of Christ. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous. This course qualifies as an area course for BA PCTS.
BTS-3895
Indigenous and Christian
3.0 credit hours
In this course we will study the historical relationships between the Christian Churches and Indigenous Peoples within Canada, paying special attention to the Government's plan to colonize, civilize, Christianize, and assimilate the Indigenous People into "the body politic." We will examine the negative impacts of this "genocidal" agenda. Finally, in light of these historical relations, we will spend some time looking at what it means to be Indigenous and Christian and how this can speak to the church and to the discipline of Biblical Theology. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Christian Traditions.
BTS-3895
Laugh at the Devil: Laughter, Resistance, and Solidarity
3.0 credit hours
Forces of domination, be it racial capitalism, ableism, or patriarchy, often seem to be of such magnitude that they feel virtually unstoppable. And yet, even when they don’t feel particularly mighty, acts of resistance and building better realities for life together are food for the spirit and necessary in the pursuit for social change. By lifting God and laughter as partners in breaking into our world, the course considers the role of laughter in resisting domination and building new solidarities. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Christian Traditions or Practical Theology.
BTS-4184
Liberating Good News: The Gospel of Luke
3.0 credit hours
This course studies the Gospel of Luke as a theological narrative proclaiming the liberating good news of salvation through Jesus. Students will explore Luke’s literary features, key theological themes, and the social-historical context of its writing. The course introduces major interpretive scholarship, includes close reading and exegesis of selected texts, and examines how Luke prepares readers for Acts. Students will also reflect on how Luke’s story continues to shape Christian life and the church today. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Bible.
BTS-4185
Disruptive Good News: The Church in Acts
3.0 credit hours
The church in the Acts of the Apostles is accused of “turning the world upside down” (Acts 17:6). The Holy Spirit blows through the church, often turning it upside down. This course will examine how the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection disrupted people’s lives, social conventions, religious beliefs, and systems of power, even as it birthed a Spirit-empowered community of faith that continues in the church today. The emphasis will be on a literary, theological, and pastoral reading of Acts, rather than on historical exegetical issues. Throughout the course we will ask how the contemporary church can learn from and be challenged by this disruptive good news. Prerequisites: 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 9 credit hours in Biblical and Theological Studies. BTS Category: Bible. The instructor has given registration permission for those those with 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including *6* credit hours in Biblical and Theological Studies.
BTS-4210
Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in the Pauline Letters
3.0 credit hours
Some of the most contentious issues with respect to gender, class, and ethnicity are found in the Pauline letters. They are important to analyze because Paul’s letters make up a third of the New Testament. The course dives into key biblical texts on these topics, allowing students to engage with wide-ranging debates regarding interpretation and application with attention to their historical and contemporary significance. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Bible. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
BTS-4295
Theology of the Book of Genesis
3.0 credit hours
As a book about beginnings, Genesis is foundational for both the biblical story and Christian faith. This course will explore themes such as creation, blessing, the problem of sin, God’s call, promise and fulfilment, and the formation of God’s people. The course will also examine how these themes contribute to the larger biblical story and Christian faith. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Bible.
BTS-4370
Pastoral Care
3.0 credit hours
This course will cover theoretical and practical issues related to pastoral care among persons in various stages of life, who may be encountering transitions such as birth, baptism, marriage, career, accident, illness, or death. Biblical and theological understandings along with a diversity of resources, methods, and approaches will give insight into effective ways of ministering to others. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Practical Theology. Cannot be held with former BTS-3370.
BTS-4431
Christian Spirituality
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces students to the study of Christian spirituality by examining diverse traditions of Christian spirituality historically and presently, by considering the scriptural and theological moorings of these traditions, and by engaging in research that studies spiritual life. Through these explorations, students will be invited to consider their own spiritual heritage and ongoing spiritual development. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 9 credit hours in Biblical and Theological Studies. BTS Category: Practical Theology.
BTS-4495
Power, Ethics, Abuse, and Church Leadership
3.0 credit hours
This course will examine the nature, function, ethics, and processes of pastoral influence. We will explore healthy pastoral relationships and stewardship of power, and the responsibility to both prevent and respond to transgressions of power. We will also explore healing centred practices when responding to domestic violence or sexual harm situations experienced by congregants. We will consider a variety of theological perspectives and how they can and have shaped the challenges of abuse response and prevention. Throughout the course, we will focus on the importance of an honest and healthy understanding of the "self" when in a position of authority. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 9 credit hours of Biblical and Theological Studies. BTS Category: Practical Theology. Intensive week: Apr 27-May 1, M-F, 9am-4pm
BTS-4495
Christian Worship: Patterns and Practices
3.0 credit hours
A course in a particular area of practical theology. The content of this course will vary and will be announced in time for student registration. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 9 credit hours of Biblical and Theological Studies. BTS Category: Practical Theology.
BTS-4495
Christian Worship: Patterns and Practices
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the shape and content of congregational worship, exploring faithful and vital expressions of worship throughout history and in contemporary practice. The course will also examine some of the challenges and opportunities facing worshiping communities and explore recent movements in worship renewal. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Practical Theology. Intensive Week: May 3-7, 2027. M-F, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
BTS-4730
Theological Ethics
3.0 credit hours
This course will examine the development of Christian ethical reflection within a biblical, theological, liturgical, and historical framework. Such an approach will provide students the possibility of entering into conversation with various Christian ethical traditions. While this is not primarily a survey course in methods and theories, considerations of what it might mean to shape Christian ethics theologically will expose students to a variety of approaches and specific issues. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies.
BTS-4780
Continuity and Change in Anabaptism
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the dynamic and evolving character of Anabaptist identity over a 500-year period and considers various contemporary issues and challenges facing the tradition in the midst of ever-changing intercultural and global realities. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course HIST-4780.
BTS-4830
The Secular: Philosophical and Theological Investigations
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the concept of the secular by examining the following sorts of questions. How, why, and where did the concept of the secular come into being? How are the religious and secular spheres positioned relative to one another? How are some recent religious and political movements to be understood vis-à-vis the distinction between the religious and the secular? Must religion and the secular be understood in opposition to one another? What might a post-secular theology look like? What might a secular faith look like? Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PHIL-4830.
BTS-4895
Radical (and other) Theologies of the Reformation(s)
3.0 credit hours
The multiple reformations of the sixteenth century (Lutheran, Swiss, English, Radical, Calvinist, Catholic and so on) produced a variety of theologies, the study of which will be our central concern, with added emphasis on the Radical Reformation. While attention will be given to several dimensions of the reformations – imagination, art, hymnody, politics, gender, commemorations – we will primarily be reading and thinking about theology produced by preachers, theologians, and other characters. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 9 credit hours in Biblical and Theological Studies. BTS Category: Theology or Christian Traditions. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist.
BTS-4895 - 3
What is a Human? Theology of Body and Identity
3.0 credit hours
This seminar course will address the question of what it means to be fully human in relation to God, others, and the rest of creation. Drawing on ancient, medieval, modern, and (primarily) current sources, we will investigate specific themes such as the image of God, freedom and limit, gender and sexuality, the nature of the ‘self,’ and the relationship of technology and humanity (posthumanism, transhumanism). Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 9 credit hours in Biblical and Theological Studies. BTS Category: Theology.
BTS-4895 - 4
Loss and Love
3.0 credit hours
Human persons face extraordinary losses and catastrophes of various kinds like systemic injustices, identity-based polarization, death of species, and the feeling of being alone in a seemingly interconnected world, to name just a few. Bringing Bible and theology into conversation with these challenges, the course will pursue what it means to form bonds of connection and solidarity, and how to love amidst loss, including caring for dying and dead persons. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 9 credit hours in Biblical and Theological Studies. BTS Category: Christian Traditions.
BUSI-1000
Introduction to Business and Organizational Administration
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces various aspects of business and organizational operations and structure. The course covers areas such as business and organizational classifications, financial requirements, basic concepts and techniques, practices, and responsibilities.
BUSI-1000
Introduction to Business and Organizational Administration
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces various aspects of business and organizational operations and structure. The course covers areas such as business and organizational classifications, financial requirements, basic concepts and techniques, practices, and responsibilities.
BUSI-1010
Personal Financial Capability
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the theory and practice of financial capability with an interdisciplinary and ethical lens. What does it mean to manage one's finances well and how does this affect society and the environment? Is a heavily indebted consumer helping or harming social justice and environmental health? Moreover, why is there a disconnect between what we know about money and what we do?
BUSI-1010
Personal Financial Capability
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the theory and practice of financial capability with an interdisciplinary and ethical lens. What does it mean to manage one's finances well and how does this affect society and the environment? Is a heavily indebted consumer helping or harming social justice and environmental health? Moreover, why is there a disconnect between what we know about money and what we do? Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
BUSI-2000
Introductory Financial Accounting
3.0 credit hours
Examination of accounting postulates underlying the preparation and presentation of financial statements. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-2000
Introductory Financial Accounting
3.0 credit hours
Examination of accounting postulates underlying the preparation and presentation of financial statements. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-2010
Introductory Managerial Accounting
3.0 credit hours
Role of accounting in creation and application of business information used by decision-makers in the management of enterprise and organizations. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2000. Corequisite(s): ECON-1000 or ECON-1010. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-2010
Introductory Managerial Accounting
3.0 credit hours
Role of accounting in creation and application of business information used by decision-makers in the management of enterprise and organizations. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2000. Corequisite(s): ECON-1000 or ECON-1010. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-2020
Organizational Behaviour
3.0 credit hours
Examination of the impact of human behaviour on the formal and informal organization. Topics include leadership, work groups, organizational conflict, and communications. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or PSYC-1020. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-2020.
BUSI-2020
Organizational Behaviour
3.0 credit hours
Examination of the impact of human behaviour on the formal and informal organization. Topics include leadership, work groups, organizational conflict, and communications. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or PSYC-1020. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-2020.
BUSI-2030
Management and Organizational Theory
3.0 credit hours
Examination of the underlying principles concerning the formation of organizations and their internal management. Emphasis will be on the study and analysis of various theoretical approaches to organizational theory and management.
BUSI-2030
Management and Organizational Theory
3.0 credit hours
Examination of the underlying principles concerning the formation of organizations and their internal management. Emphasis will be on the study and analysis of various theoretical approaches to organizational theory and management.
BUSI-2040
Business and Labour Law
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces the legal environment under which Canadian businesses and organizations operate. As a background, the Canadian constitution, courts and legislative system will be discussed. The second part discusses the legal aspects of the most common forms of businesses and organizations in Canada: sole proprietorships, partnerships, cooperatives, and corporations. Further discussion will include tort and contract law and labour law in Canada. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000, IDS-1110, POLS-1000, or POLS-1010. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course POLS-2040. CPA-approved preparatory
BUSI-2040
Business and Labour Law
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces the legal environment under which Canadian businesses and organizations operate. As a background, the Canadian constitution, courts and legislative system will be discussed. The second part discusses the legal aspects of the most common forms of businesses and organizations in Canada: sole proprietorships, partnerships, cooperatives, and corporations. Further discussion will include tort and contract law and labour law in Canada. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000, IDS-1110, POLS-1000, or POLS-1010. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course POLS-2040. CPA-approved preparatory
BUSI-2050
Fundamentals of Marketing
3.0 credit hours
Analysis of marketing problems, emphasizing various alternatives available for achieving economic efficiency in the distribution process; public policy with respect to marketing. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or COMM-1000.
BUSI-2050
Fundamentals of Marketing
3.0 credit hours
Analysis of marketing problems, emphasizing various alternatives available for achieving economic efficiency in the distribution process; public policy with respect to marketing. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or COMM-1000.
BUSI-2070
Business Ethics
3.0 credit hours
Business professionals must not only discover the vision of justice that underlies their business practices, but they also must submit this vision to critical scrutiny. The purpose of this course is to pursue both these aims. We will search for the moral ideals embedded in modern capitalist business practices and we will submit these moral ideals to critical evaluation. The goal is to discover the moral frameworks that can motivate and inform good business today. Cannot be held with the former PHIL-2070.
BUSI-2070
Business Ethics
3.0 credit hours
Business professionals must not only discover the vision of justice that underlies their business practices, but they also must submit this vision to critical scrutiny. The purpose of this course is to pursue both these aims. We will search for the moral ideals embedded in modern capitalist business practices and we will submit these moral ideals to critical evaluation. The goal is to discover the moral frameworks that can motivate and inform good business today. Cannot be held with the former PHIL-2070.
BUSI-2080W
Business and Organizational Communications
3.0 credit hours
This course will cover oral and written communications used in business and organizational settings. Topics covered include methods of logic, organization, analysis, presentation, and mechanics of written and oral communication. The course is designed to improve students’ writing and public speaking skills. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000, COMM-1000, or IDS-1110. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course COMM-2080. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
BUSI-2080W
Business and Organizational Communications
3.0 credit hours
This course will cover oral and written communications used in business and organizational settings. Topics covered include methods of logic, organization, analysis, presentation, and mechanics of written and oral communication. The course is designed to improve students’ writing and public speaking skills. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000, COMM-1000, or IDS-1110. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course COMM-2080. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
BUSI-2090
Indigenous-inspired and Community-focused Business Revitalization
3.0 credit hours
There are many approaches to community business development that are crafted by or aligned with Indigenous Peoples. What are the most common approaches, what are their commonalities and differences, and how do they compare with settler approaches to community business development? What role does community participation, elder engagement, and cultural meaning play in community business planning. How does the colonial context in which Indigenous community businesses develop affect this process? The course would use case studies, including cases of existing and emerging Indigenous economic zones (e.g., Naawi-Oodena). Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000. Cannot be held with cross-listed course ECON-2090. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
BUSI-2252
Conflict and Networked Communication
3.0 credit hours
Communication networks have a profound impact on both individual and group psychology. From early cave art to the printing press, to social media platforms, this course provides students with an introduction to how psychological dynamics have always been influenced by networked communication. These insights are developed and examined in relation to the dynamics of human conflict across micro, meso, and macro levels of analysis. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010 and PSYC-1020. Cannot be held with cross-listed course course PCTS-2252 or PSYC-2252. Communications and Media: area course.
BUSI-2431
Negotiation Theory and Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the theory and practice of negotiation, including topics such as negotiating skills, contextual factors, agreement implementation and follow-up, multilateral negotiation, and third party intervention. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000. Cannot be held with cross-listed course PCTS-2431.
BUSI-2500W
Social Entrepreneurship
3.0 credit hours
In this course we refer to a range of business classifications that blend social, ecological, and financial value between the public and private sectors. The course identifies unique opportunities for the sector, explores organizational and management issues specific to social enterprises, reviews the history of social enterprise structures, and critically reviews their impacts. We will also consider the value of the entrepreneurial approach, including attitudes towards risk tolerance, experimentation, and problem-solving. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed course POLS-2500. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
BUSI-2500W
Social Entrepreneurship
3.0 credit hours
In this course we refer to a range of business classifications that blend social, ecological, and financial value between the public and private sectors. The course identifies unique opportunities for the sector, explores organizational and management issues specific to social enterprises, reviews the history of social enterprise structures, and critically reviews their impacts. We will also consider the value of the entrepreneurial approach, including attitudes towards risk tolerance, experimentation, and problem-solving. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed course POLS-2500. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
BUSI-3000
Organizational Leadership
3.0 credit hours
Examination of the theory and practice of leadership and decision-making in organizations. Topics include trait, behavioural and situational models of organizational leadership, leadership as power and influence, and processes involved in the decision making of individuals and groups, large and small, formal and informal. Attention will also be given to development of skills in leadership. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level courses. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-3000.
BUSI-3010
Intermediate Accounting: Assets
3.0 credit hours
This course concentrates on policies and practice related to the measurement and recording of an organization's assets and the asset side of an organization's balance sheet. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-3020
Intermediate Accounting: Liabilities and Equities
3.0 credit hours
This course concentrates on policies and practice related to the measurement and recording of a shareholder's or organization's equity, liabilities, and the equity side of an organization's balance sheet. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-3040
Quantitative Methods in Business and Organizational Administration
3.0 credit hours
This course covers multiple regression analysis, forecasting, time series and linear programming as they are applied to organizational decision making. The course also discusses the application of these topics to management science techniques and models. Prerequisite(s): MATH-1000. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course MATH-3041. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-3050
Management Information Systems
3.0 credit hours
This course focuses on managing information as a valuable business and organizational resource. It examines the role and applications of information technology in managing operations as well as the effects of information technology on organization structure and workers. Prerequisite(s): MATH-1000. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course COMP-3050. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-3060
Operations Management
3.0 credit hours
The decision-making role of the operations manager in transforming inputs into desired outputs is the primary focus of this course. The major activities of designing, scheduling, operating, and controlling the production system will be examined. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2000.
BUSI-3060
Operations Management
3.0 credit hours
The decision-making role of the operations manager in transforming inputs into desired outputs is the primary focus of this course. The major activities of designing, scheduling, operating, and controlling the production system will be examined. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2000.
BUSI-3080
Intermediate Managerial Accounting
3.0 credit hours
This case-based course concentrates on organizational planning, financial control, and cost specifications needed to determine income and cost requirements for policy and non-routine decision-making. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2010 and MATH-1000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-3090
Business Data Analytics Technology
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces students to the concepts, tools, and applications of data analytics in business decision-making, with emphasis on accounting and human resources contexts. Students learn to collect, process, and analyze business data to support evidence-based decisions in areas such as performance management, budgeting, financial analysis, workforce planning, and talent management. Prerequisite(s): MATH-1000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-3100
Financial Management
3.0 credit hours
This course focuses on the role of the financial manager of a business or an organization. Topics to be covered include financial analysis and forecasting, and the management of cash, accounts receivable, inventories, and liabilities needed to manage the organization's operations. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2000, BUSI-2010, and MATH-1000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-3100
Financial Management
3.0 credit hours
This course focuses on the role of the financial manager of a business or an organization. Topics to be covered include financial analysis and forecasting, and the management of cash, accounts receivable, inventories, and liabilities needed to manage the organization's operations. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2000, BUSI-2010, and MATH-1000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-3200
Human Resource Management
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces core principles, theories, and practices of human resource management, for businesses that seek to balance economic and social outcomes. The course examines the relationship between human wellness and productivity; talent management; diversity, equity and inclusion; performance management; motivation and total rewards; health and wellness; union-management relations, and leadership management. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2020 or PSYC-2020.
BUSI-3240
Workplace Conflict Resolution
3.0 credit hours
This course will examine contemporary workplace issues, causes of workplace conflict and a variety of responses such as negotiation, conciliation, mediation, grievance procedures, and arbitration as well as tribunals such as labour relations boards and human rights commissions. Issues to be examined may include violence, bullying, harassment, organizational culture, ‘constructive dismissal’, and other workplace concerns. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including BUSI-2020, PCTS-1110, or PSYC-2020. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PCTS-3240.
BUSI-3500
International Business and the Common Good
3.0 credit hours
What are international businesses and why are they sometimes referred to as transnational corporations? Do these businesses help global society to meet its common needs including sufficiency and environmental wellbeing? How does their behaviour shape the small and medium-scaled business sector and how is it shaped by national and global governance? This course will examine globalization, liberalized trade and regional economic integration, currencies and foreign exchange rates, exporting and foreign direct investment, international management, and organizational structure. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or ECON-1010. Cannot be held with cross-listed course ECON-3500.
BUSI-3600
Behavioural Economics
3.0 credit hours
How do emotions, biases, and social influences shape the way we innovate, invest, and govern? Why do humans so often make irrational, even counterproductive, decisions? This course explores the intersection of psychology and economics, examining deviations from traditional economic assumptions of rational decision-making. Through a mix of theory, experiments, and real-world applications, you’ll discover how cognitive biases, mental shortcuts, and behavioural patterns drive decisions in everyday life. We will critically analyze models of markets and human behaviour, compare them with classical theories of economics and governance, and apply insights to issues such as consumer behavior, public policy, sustainability, and market dynamics. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or ECON-1010 . Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II. Intensive week: Apr 27-May 1, M-F, 9am-4pm
BUSI-3610
A History of Money: Money, Power, and the Material Basis of Finance
3.0 credit hours
This course traces the history of money from Mesopotamian clay tablets to cryptocurrency, examining how monetary systems have always been entangled with material resources, political power, and moral reasoning. Drawing on economic anthropology, political economy, and biophysical economics, the course challenges standard assumptions about money as a neutral medium of exchange and equips students to understand contemporary monetary debates in deep historical context. Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed courses ECON-3610 or POLS-3610.
BUSI-3700
Business and Sustainable Development Goals
3.0 credit hours
This course will critically assess the usefulness of the UN's sustainable development goals (and others) as goals to achieve human and environmental health. This course investigates how well businesses are doing with respect to fostering human development and sustaining the environment. Drawing on case studies, the course will examine a set Canadian and international businesses' achievements in sustaining human and environmental health and we will assess the evidence of business contributions to human development and a sustaining environment. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000. Cannot be held with cross-listed course ECON-3700. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
BUSI-3800
The Innovation Lab
3.0 credit hours
This is a course in which a transdisciplinary cohort of students will design, propose, and implement solutions to particular problems posed by a business or community organization. Students will work in small teams, select the topic, draft a course of action, and work with faculty member(s) to define appropriate methods and outcomes. The course is applied and competency-based, embracing a “problem-based learning” approach where students will share knowledge, peer support, and feedback on an ongoing basis. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or BUSI-1010. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
BUSI-4010
Strategic Management
3.0 credit hours
This case-based course takes the perspective of the general manager with responsibility for the overall organization, rather than that of a functional specialist. Topics include the nature of strategy and its function for an organization; the characteristics of effective strategy; and how strategy forms and evolves in relation to an organization's environment, competition, capabilities and the values and ambitions of its leadership. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-2000, BUSI-2030, BUSI-2050, and BUSI-2020 or PSYC-2020. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-4020
Business and Organizational Policy
3.0 credit hours
This course synthesizes the principles of management with emphasis on the formation of decisions and policies. Its purpose is to enable the student to draw on analytical tools and information to understand comprehensive business problems. Prerequisite(s): 9 credit hours of business courses at the 3000 level or higher, including BUSI-4010. CPA-approved preparatory course.
BUSI-4750
Business Co-op Term 5
0.0 credit hours
This cooperative work placement gives students the opportunity for supervised work experience in one of a variety of workplaces, from not-for-profits to small businesses to corporations to government. This gives students the opportunity to apply academic knowledge to real workplace settings. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-3760.
CHEM-1010
Structure and Modelling in Chemistry
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to atomic and molecular structures, chemical bonding, chemical reactivity, to the bulk properties of matter, and the descriptive chemistry of the elements. Prerequisite(s): Applied Mathematics 40S or Pre-calculus Mathematics 40S, and Chemistry 40S (or equivalents). Corequisite(s): CHEM-1010L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1010
Structure and Modelling in Chemistry
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to atomic and molecular structures, chemical bonding, chemical reactivity, to the bulk properties of matter, and the descriptive chemistry of the elements. Prerequisite(s): Applied Mathematics 40S or Pre-calculus Mathematics 40S, and Chemistry 40S (or equivalents). Corequisite(s): CHEM-1010L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1010L - 1
Structure and Modelling in Chemistry Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-1010. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1010L - 1
Structure and Modelling in Chemistry Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-1010. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1010L - 2
Structure and Modelling in Chemistry Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-1010. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1010L - 2
Structure and Modelling in Chemistry Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-1010. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1020
Physical Chemistry
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to topics including thermochemistry, chemical thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics. Prerequisite(s): CHEM-1010. Corequisite(s): CHEM-1020L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1020
Physical Chemistry
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to topics including thermochemistry, chemical thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics. Prerequisite(s): CHEM-1010. Corequisite(s): CHEM-1020L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1020L - 1
Physical Chemistry Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-1020. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1020L - 1
Physical Chemistry Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-1020. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1020L - 2
Physical Chemistry Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-1020. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-1020L - 2
Physical Chemistry Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-1020. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-2010
Organic Chemistry I
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the structural and chemical properties of organic molecules, with an emphasis on alkane and alkene derivatives. Topics include stereochemistry, basic conformational analysis, as well as reaction mechanisms, with particular emphasis on radical chain reactions, nucleophilic substitution, elimination, and electrophilic addition to double bonds. The laboratory component introduces various separation and structural determination methods. Prerequisite(s): CHEM-1020. Corequisite(s): CHEM-2010L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-2010L - 1
Organic Chemistry I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-2010. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-2010L - 2
Organic Chemistry I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-2010. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-2020
Organic Chemistry II
3.0 credit hours
This course is a continuation of the study of the structure and reactivity of organic compounds, including aromatic compounds, alkenes and alkynes, carbonyl compounds, amines, and their derivatives. Various spectroscopic techniques used for the structural determination of simple organic molecules will be discussed, including Infrared (IR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and Mass Spectrometry (MS). Prerequisite(s): CHEM-2010. Corequisite(s): CHEM-2020L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-2020L
Organic Chemistry II Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-2020. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-2110
Biochemistry I: Biomolecules and Metabolic Energy
3.0 credit hours
This course is an introduction to the structure and function of biomolecules, including proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids. This course also explores the mechanisms and kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions and bioenergetics. Prerequisite(s): BIOL-1320 and CHEM-1020. Corequisite(s): CHEM-2110L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-2110L - 1
Biochemistry I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-2110. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-2110L - 2
Biochemistry I Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-2110. A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-3110
Biochemistry II: Catabolism, Synthesis, and Metabolic Pathway
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the basic metabolic pathways in living cells, including the production and use of metabolic energy; the degradation and synthesis of biomolecules; the synthesis of DNA, RNA, and proteins; and the regulation and integration of these processes. Prerequisite(s): CHEM-2010 and CHEM-2110. Corequisite(s): CHEM-3110L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
CHEM-3110L
Biochemistry II lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for CHEM-3110. A lab fee will be applied.
COMM-1000
Introduction to Communications and Media
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces students to mass communications and media with a focus on Canada. The course will investigate topics such as how media shapes our understanding of ourselves and our society, the ethics of public communication, and the industry structures that govern how we tell stories. The course includes a creative production component. A studio fee will be applied.
COMM-1000
Introduction to Communications and Media
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces students to mass communications and media with a focus on Canada. The course will investigate topics such as how media shapes our understanding of ourselves and our society, the ethics of public communication, and the industry structures that govern how we tell stories. The course includes a creative production component. A studio fee will be applied.
COMM-1015
Media Skills: Introduction to Digital Production
3.0 credit hours
This media skills course introduces students to the core concepts and tools involved in digital media production. Students will be introduced to field equipment, hardware and software production tools in audio, music production, photography, video, livestreaming, and graphic design. Digital asset management and workflows will also be investigated. Students will work with field equipment, use studio spaces, and explore their creativity. The course is an excellent survey of the vocabulary and processes of digital media production. A studio fee will be applied.
COMM-1015
Media Skills: Introduction to Digital Production
3.0 credit hours
This media skills course introduces students to the core concepts and tools involved in digital media production. Students will be introduced to field equipment, hardware and software production tools in audio, music production, photography, video, livestreaming, and graphic design. Digital asset management and workflows will also be investigated. Students will work with field equipment, use studio spaces, and explore their creativity. The course is an excellent survey of the vocabulary and processes of digital media production. A studio fee will be applied. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
COMM-2000
New Media
3.0 credit hours
This course investigates the user-experience, theory, and current trends in the field of New Media. The course's core interests are in identifying and understanding the principles of New Media design and experience, and in applying these principles to the analysis of New Media artefacts and environments. The course will enhance the capacity of students to understand, design, and assess current and future developments in emergent digital media. Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours of university-level study.
COMM-2010
Digital Video Storytelling
3.0 credit hours
This is an introductory course in film-style production in the medium of digital video. Instruction will include all the elements of production, including scriptwriting, storyboarding, videography, sound, lighting, and editing. A core interest of the course is to understand the technical and aesthetic language of images in motion. Students work in creative, collaborative teams to produce several short video pieces. Prerequisite(s): COMM-1000 and COMM-1015. A studio fee will be applied. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
COMM-2020W
Oral Communication
3.0 credit hours
This course covers the theory and practice of formal and informal speeches, presentations, interviews, meetings, and other forms of oral communication. The course is designed to enhance public speaking ability and seeks to develop skills in the use of microphones, visual aids, and body language for engaging small and large audiences. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
COMM-2020W
Oral Communication
3.0 credit hours
This course covers the theory and practice of formal and informal speeches, presentations, interviews, meetings, and other forms of oral communication. The course is designed to enhance public speaking ability and seeks to develop skills in the use of microphones, visual aids, and body language for engaging small and large audiences. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
COMM-2050
Graphic Design
3.0 credit hours
A study of the creative use of the elements and principles of design as applied to the problems of graphic communication, and of the use of symbols, pictographs, writing and letter forms. Prerequisite(s): COMM-1000 and COMM-1015. A studio fee will be applied.
COMM-2060
Journalism: Principles and Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course studies the principles and practices of journalism that can be applied to all media. Students examine the nature and role of the media, evaluate the news processes, consider the role of reporters, and learn basic journalism practices, including how to conduct an interview, how to write various kinds of articles, and how to do research for journalism. Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours of university-level study. A studio fee will be applied.
COMM-2060
Journalism: Principles and Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course studies the principles and practices of journalism that can be applied to all media. Students examine the nature and role of the media, evaluate the news processes, consider the role of reporters, and learn basic journalism practices, including how to conduct an interview, how to write various kinds of articles, and how to do research for journalism. Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours of university-level study. A studio fee will be applied.
COMM-2080W
Business and Organizational Communications
3.0 credit hours
This course will cover oral and written communications used in business and organizational settings. Topics covered include methods of logic, organization, analysis, presentation, and mechanics of written and oral communication. The course is designed to improve students' writing and public speaking skills. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000, COMM-1000, or IDS-1110. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BUSI-2080. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
COMM-2080W
Business and Organizational Communications
3.0 credit hours
This course will cover oral and written communications used in business and organizational settings. Topics covered include methods of logic, organization, analysis, presentation, and mechanics of written and oral communication. The course is designed to improve students' writing and public speaking skills. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000, COMM-1000, or IDS-1110. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BUSI-2080. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
COMM-2118
Media Skills: Radio Team
3.0 credit hours
This course is an applied media experience focused on broadcast radio production. The course will include training modules on particular aspects of radio production including interviewing skills, story development, studio voice tracking, audio editing and mixing. Students will work collaboratively on radio episodes that are heard on stations in Manitoba and distributed online. Prerequisite(s): COMM-1015. A studio fee will be applied. Students need to be available for twp field recording events outside of class sessions. *FIELD RECORDING DATES:* FIELD 1: June 6 Afternoon/Evening OR June 7 Afternoon FIELD 2: June 11, 3:30-8:30pm
COMM-3000
Politics, Society, and Mass Media
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the relationship between the mass communications media and the political and social processes in which they operate, investigating the state of research on mass media, the role of media in creating and shaping political awareness, and in influencing human behaviour and values. Examples of topics which may be covered are: media ownership and organization patterns, media in the electoral process, the media in developing nations, the media and globalization, propaganda, media freedom and public opinion. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including 6 credit hours in social science. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses POLS-3000 or SOCI-3000.
COMM-3010
Theories of Communication in Everyday Life
3.0 credit hours
This course analyzes the character and significance of theory in communication and media studies. Students assess perspectives from classical rhetoric to contemporary communication theory while applying them to everyday communication. The course examines interpersonal interaction, group and organizational processes, media and broadcast communication, and intercultural contexts. What happens when we self disclose? How do we process persuasion? What kinds of talk support strong group decisions? How does cultural worldview shape language use? How strong are my social media networks? Through probes like these, students learn how theory clarifies, deepens, and evaluates the communication practices that shape daily life. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
COMM-3011
Music Production
3.0 credit hours
This course is an entry point for developing a skill set to serve the creative process of composition. These skills include planning and pre-production, composing, recording, editing, and mixing original musical compositions. Topics covered include: recording and editing audio; acoustics; using effects (reverb, EQ, compression etc.); scoring for film, live theatre and video games; mixing and finalizing music tracks; the business of music production. Prerequisite(s):30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course MUSC-3010. A studio fee will be applied.
COMM-3030
Public Relations
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the principles and practices of communication between corporate, public, and not-for-profit organizations and their various constituencies. It includes the study of public opinion research, communication campaigns, media relations, consumer identity, and representational ethics. Students learn basic skills, including: assessing needs; designing, planning and evaluating communication strategies; writing news releases and planning news conferences. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including one of BUSI-1000, COMM-1000, PCTS-1110, POLS-1000, or POLS-1010.
COMM-3050
Advanced Graphic Design
3.0 credit hours
This course is a further study of the principles of design, notably as they work together in visual communication strategy. Student projects and exploration will include corporate identities, editorial and publication design, web page layout, and grid systems. Other topics include history and theory of visual culture, use of photography and illustration, and a continuation of the study of typography. Prerequisite(s): COMM-2050. A studio fee will be applied. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
COMM-3100
Audio Documentary and Podcasting
3.0 credit hours
This course will engage the principles and production of documentary-style audio stories with a particular focus on the podcasting genre. Students will investigate some of the leading thinkers and producers in podcasting and will be encouraged to develop their own personal voice and style through the production of broadcast-worthy audio features. Students will learn what makes for good radio story subjects and sources, and how to pitch an idea to an outlet. There will also be an introduction to using music and sound design. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including one of COMM-1015 or COMM-2118. A studio fee will be applied. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
COMM-3500
Journalism and Peacebuilding
3.0 credit hours
There is evidence daily of the power of media to fuel or mitigate conflict in our world. This course investigates what is possible when journalism practice is informed by nonviolent responses to conflict. The course draws from a growing scholarly and practitioner-based dialogue that is known as peace journalism. A series of case studies will investigate theoretical models and strategies of peace journalism practice. The aim of the course is to elaborate and exemplify peace journalism, conflict-sensitive reporting, participatory journalism and related issues. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of universitylevel studies, including one of COMM-1000, COMM-2060, or PCTS-1110. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PCTS-3500.
COMM-3800
Christianity and the Mass Media
3.0 credit hours
This course will investigate the relationship between Christian faith and the mass media through a series of case studies. It will explore two key questions. First, how do the faith convictions of the producer, host, or interviewer shape creative mass media (e.g., TV, radio) production? And second, how has mainstream media reported and portrayed Christian faith? The course will focus largely on current practices. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including COMM-1000.
COMP-1030
Introduction to Computer Science I
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces fundamental programming skills and ideas. The Python programming language is used to apply concepts of problem solving, basic data structures, and procedural and functional abstraction. Course work includes a large number of small programming projects with larger projects in the second semester. Object-oriented programming techniques such as modularity and encapsulation will be emphasized.
COMP-1030 - 1
Introduction to Computer Science I
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces fundamental programming skills and ideas. The Python programming language is used to apply concepts of problem solving, basic data structures, and procedural and functional abstraction. Object-oriented programming techniques such as modularity and encapsulation will be emphasized. This CMU course is run via our Acadeum partnerships. A few things you need to know: - The course will appear on your transcript as a CMU course. You will pay CMU tuition and fees. The course affects your course load and academic status just like any other CMU course. The only difference (other than being online and synchronous) is that you will not log into Populi to access the course material, but you will log into the hosting schools' student system. - We hope you took special note of the start and end of the courses. Because every institution is different, the dates rarely line up perfectly with CMU 12 week semesters, additionally, many of the courses are condensed and may be shorter than what you are used to. Since the volume of work is the same, you will need to move at a quicker pace than you are used to to complete the course on time. - Obviously, we hope there isn't, but should there be issues of academic integrity, procedures and consequences at both schools may be applied. - If the hosting school uses number grades throughout the course and then converts it to a letter at the end, the final LETTER grade you receive from the hosting school is the grade that will appear on your CMU transcript (even if the numerical equivalency is different). This means you might not get an A+ in this course. - We will need to submit some basic contact (email, address) and demographic information (DOB, citizenship, student ID, degree pursuing) to the partner school to set up your account.
COMP-1030 - 2
Introduction to Computer Science I
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces fundamental programming skills and ideas. The Python programming language is used to apply concepts of problem solving, basic data structures, and procedural and functional abstraction. Object-oriented programming techniques such as modularity and encapsulation will be emphasized. This CMU course is run via our Acadeum partnerships. A few things you need to know: - The course will appear on your transcript as a CMU course. You will pay CMU tuition and fees. The course affects your course load and academic status just like any other CMU course. The only difference (other than being online and synchronous) is that you will not log into Populi to access the course material, but you will log into the hosting schools' student system. - We hope you took special note of the start and end of the courses. Because every institution is different, the dates rarely line up perfectly with CMU 12 week semesters, additionally, many of the courses are condensed and may be shorter than what you are used to. Since the volume of work is the same, you will need to move at a quicker pace than you are used to to complete the course on time. - Obviously, we hope there isn't, but should there be issues of academic integrity, procedures and consequences at both schools may be applied. - If the hosting school uses number grades throughout the course and then converts it to a letter at the end, the final LETTER grade you receive from the hosting school is the grade that will appear on your CMU transcript (even if the numerical equivalency is different). This means you might not get an A+ in this course. - We will need to submit some basic contact (email, address) and demographic information (DOB, citizenship, student ID, degree pursuing) to the partner school to set up your account.
COMP-1100
The AI Revolution
3.0 credit hours
Once a niche research field, Artificial Intelligence has become a major force shaping today’s world. This course introduces students to AI’s history, methods, and implications. It emphasizes AI literacy, hands-on learning, and critical reflection on the promises and perils of AI for humans, non-humans, and the wider world.
COMP-3050
Management Information Systems
3.0 credit hours
This course focuses on managing information as a valuable business and organizational resource. It examines the role and applications of information technology in managing operations as well as the effects of information technology on organization structure and workers. Prerequisite(s): MATH-1000. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BUSI-3050. CPA-approved preparatory course.
CRS-3332
Trauma & Violence
3.0 credit hours
ECON-1000
Introduction to Macro-economics
3.0 credit hours
An analysis of contemporary economic institutions and the application of macro-economic theory to current economic problems. The course will consider economic theories of the determination of national income, governmental monetary and fiscal policy, the role of money and the banking system, international trade, and the determination of foreign exchange rates. Prerequisite(s): ECON-1010. CPA-approved preparatory course.
ECON-1000
Introduction to Macro-economics
3.0 credit hours
An analysis of contemporary economic institutions and the application of macro-economic theory to current economic problems. The course will consider economic theories of the determination of national income, governmental monetary and fiscal policy, the role of money and the banking system, international trade, and the determination of foreign exchange rates. Prerequisite(s): ECON-1010. CPA-approved preparatory course.
ECON-1010
Introduction to Micro-economics
3.0 credit hours
An analysis of contemporary economic institutions and the application of micro-economic theory to current economic problems. The course will consider economic theories of production, consumption and exchange, price determination, and the role of competition. CPA-approved preparatory course.
ECON-1010
Introduction to Micro-economics
3.0 credit hours
An analysis of contemporary economic institutions and the application of micro-economic theory to current economic problems. The course will consider economic theories of production, consumption and exchange, price determination, and the role of competition. CPA-approved preparatory course.
ECON-2090
Indigenous-inspired and Community-focused Business Revitalization
3.0 credit hours
There are many approaches to community business development that are crafted by or aligned with Indigenous Peoples. What are the most common approaches, what are their commonalities and differences, and how do they compare with settler approaches to community business development? What role does community participation, elder engagement, and cultural meaning play in community business planning. How does the colonial context in which Indigenous community businesses develop affect this process? The course would use case studies, including cases of existing and emerging Indigenous economic zones (e.g., Naawi-Oodena). Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000. Cannot be held with cross-listed course BUSI-2090. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
ECON-2420
Ecological Economics
3.0 credit hours
Ecological economics is not merely the study of economics, but a broad, non-technical, and transdisciplinary study of the relationship between humans and the biosphere. Using a long view of history, this course incorporates ideas from across the social and natural sciences to enrich and challenge traditional economic concepts. Topics include the co-evolution of political, economic, and energy systems, the origins of money and inequality, the present scale of ecological decline (including, but not limited to climate change), proposed solutions and barriers to their implementation. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses IDS-2420 or POLS-2420. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
ECON-3500
International Business and the Common Good
3.0 credit hours
What are international businesses and why are they sometimes referred to as transnational corporations? Do these businesses help global society to meet its common needs including sufficiency and environmental wellbeing? How does their behaviour shape the small and medium-scaled business sector and how is it shaped by national and global governance? This course will examine globalization, liberalized trade and regional economic integration, currencies and foreign exchange rates, exporting and foreign direct investment, international management, and organizational structure. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or ECON-1010. Cannot be held with cross-listed course BUSI-3500.
ECON-3600
Behavioural Economics
3.0 credit hours
How do emotions, biases, and social influences shape the way we innovate, invest, and govern? Why do humans so often make irrational, even counterproductive, decisions? This course explores the intersection of psychology and economics, examining deviations from traditional economic assumptions of rational decision-making. Through a mix of theory, experiments, and real-world applications, you’ll discover how cognitive biases, mental shortcuts, and behavioural patterns drive decisions in everyday life. We will critically analyze models of markets and human behaviour, compare them with classical theories of economics and governance, and apply insights to issues such as consumer behavior, public policy, sustainability, and market dynamics. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or ECON-1010 . Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II. Intensive week: Apr 27-May 1, M-F, 9am-4pm
ECON-3610
A History of Money: Money, Power, and the Material Basis of Finance
3.0 credit hours
This course traces the history of money from Mesopotamian clay tablets to cryptocurrency, examining how monetary systems have always been entangled with material resources, political power, and moral reasoning. Drawing on economic anthropology, political economy, and biophysical economics, the course challenges standard assumptions about money as a neutral medium of exchange and equips students to understand contemporary monetary debates in deep historical context. Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed courses BUSI-3610 or POLS-3610.
ECON-3700
Business and Sustainable Development Goals
3.0 credit hours
This course will critically assess the usefulness of the UN's sustainable development goals (and others) as goals to achieve human and environmental health. This course investigates how well businesses are doing with respect to fostering human development and sustaining the environment. Drawing on case studies, the course will examine a set Canadian and international businesses' achievements in sustaining human and environmental health and we will assess the evidence of business contributions to human development and a sustaining environment. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000. Cannot be held with cross-listed course BUSI-3700. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
EDUC-3100
Exploring Education: Theory and Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces students to basic theories of teaching and learning, linking to the philosophies and historical developments that underpin the Manitoba curriculum and how these compare to the rest of Canada and educational contexts in various other countries. Students will critically examine teaching strategies, methods of differentiated instruction, and approaches to creating a supportive learning environment. They will use this knowledge to implement basic principles of instructional design and assessment to build lesson and unit plans and activities for learning and evaluation. Prerequisite: 30 credit hours of university-level study.
EDUC-3100
Exploring Education: Theory and Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces students to basic theories of teaching and learning, linking to the philosophies and historical developments that underpin the Manitoba curriculum and how these compare to the rest of Canada and educational contexts in various other countries. Students will critically examine teaching strategies, methods of differentiated instruction, and approaches to creating a supportive learning environment. They will use this knowledge to implement basic principles of instructional design and assessment to build lesson and unit plans and activities for learning and evaluation. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study or admission to the Education program. Open to non-Education students.
EDUC-3110
Indigenous Education in Manitoba
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces the historical, social, cultural, political, and ethical contexts that have shaped approaches to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) education in Manitoba. Students will encounter Indigenous perspectives on education and how Indigenous ways of understanding cultures, languages, and histories can be centered in contemporary curriculum. Topics vary, but will include traditional worldviews and philosophies, colonization and decolonization in education, policies related to Indigenous education, Treaties in Canada, residential schools, Indigenous self-determination, Manitoba Indigenous curricula. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level study or admission to the Education program. Open to non-Education students. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course INDS-3110.
EDUC-3200
Inclusive Education
3.0 credit hours
This course focuses on how to best educate students with mid- to moderate support needs. It will address the theories underpinning approaches to adaptations, systems, and assessment, and centre the family, community, and educational support services that are available and must work together. Focus will be on developing equitable learning opportunities for students with developmental, physical, and linguistic barriers to access. The mandated provincial curriculum and policies, as well as the legal, ethical, and societal considerations will be addressed as teacher candidates discuss the links between these factors and apply their knowledge in the practical development of adaptation plans and policy analysis. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3210
Neurodiversity and Learning Disabilities in the Classroom
3.0 credit hours
This course focuses specifically on equipping teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills they need to create learning experiences and communities that work well for children who have neurodiverse brains due to Autism, ADHD, FASD, etc. and/or students who deal with learning disabilities (LD). Neurodiversity and LDs impact children in a variety of ways, so in addition to providing an overview of definitions, characteristics, diagnoses, and potential impacts, this course will provide practical classroom strategies and techniques to help students thrive. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3220
Educational Assessment
3.0 credit hours
Teacher candidates will review various approaches to assessing student learning in the context of philosophical understandings of what assessment is and is for. In this intensive skills course, teacher candidates will implement formative and summative assessment tools and apply various approaches to gathering and providing feedback. Traditional and non-traditional approaches to assessment will be explored, with a focus on Indigenous and non-Western ways of demonstrating and evaluating learning. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3400
Anti-oppressive Education and Culturally Responsive Pedagogies
1.5 credit hours
This course provides an in-depth look at how education can be site of reproducing systems of oppression as well as a site for acquiring tools for liberation, depending on the local or global contexts. Teacher candidates will analyze the ways in which power is distributed in educational settings and will be introduced to decolonial frameworks they will use to engage with curriculum and educational practices in Manitoba as a starting point for analyzing a range of global curricula and practices. With a focus on centering the experiences of students, families, and communities who are often marginalized in academic spaces, teacher candidates will explore ways in which they can move from theory to practice in developing culturally responsive approaches that create opportunities for belonging for all students. Specifically, they will practice applying specific instructional strategies and adopting critical reflective practices. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3410
Making Sense of Thinking Mathematically
3.0 credit hours
This course provides an overview of mathematical sense-making and quantitative thinking and introduces practical instructional and assessment strategies relevant to teaching mathematics according to the Manitoba curriculum. Focus will be given to approaching math anxiety in students and in instructors and developing a mathematics teacher identity. Based on a placement test taken at the beginning of the program, this course includes a content-based lab component that will allow teacher candidates to deepen their own mathematical skills. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3420
Making Sense of Scientific Inquiry: Methods in the Sciences
1.5 credit hours
This course introduces science as a mode of inquiry throughout K-12 education. Practical instructional and assessment strategies relevant to developing a solid foundation in science literacy and relevant to teaching science across all levels. This approach centres science literacy, so that teacher candidates will be in a position to foster critical thinking and curiosity in asking questions and engaging students with the world around them. Focus will also be given to principles of sustainability and the potential role of Indigenous ways of knowing to developing inclusive Science curriculum. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3430
Teaching Reading and Writing
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces language learning and literacy development theories that are fundamental to current pedagogical practices in teaching reading and writing. Bringing together the linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural, and developmental dimensions of teaching literacy, a range of instructional strategies will be introduced and practiced related to aspects of reading and writing, including the reading process, reading acquisition skills, the reading-writing connection, writing across the curriculum and the relationship between print and other language modes used in the classroom. Additionally, teacher candidates will engage with the connection between oral and written language practices and how these impact multimodal literacies. Focus will be given to actively adapting approaches from an early literacy instructional context to reading and writing in middle and upper-year classrooms. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3440
Multilingual and Multicultural Literacies
1.5 credit hours
This course examines current theory, research, and practice that affect language and literacy development for students as classrooms become more linguistically and culturally diverse. Framing multiple languages and cultures as strengths and opportunities and by introducing teacher candidates to relevant linguistic principles, this course focuses on the intersection of English and additional language literacies, whether colonial, minoritized or heritage languages, as well as other modern languages and Indigenous language reclamation and education. In particular, focus will be given to the development of strategies and techniques to support literacy development of students across the K-12 system. Prerequisite(s): EDUC-3430.
EDUC-3450
Making Sense of Language Arts
1.5 credit hours
This course examines current theory, research, and practice for teaching English Language Arts across the curriculum. The course explores creative ways to teach a range of multimodal texts, including short stories, poetry, drama, film, visual images, podcasts, novels, as well as a variety of non-fiction texts. Methods explored may include inquiry circles, novel studies, oral storytelling through sharing circles, etc. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3460
Making Sense of the Social World: Methods in History and Social Studies
1.5 credit hours
This course introduces teacher candidates to the intertwined disciplines of history and social studies and examines current theory, research, and practice for teaching students to construct knowledge about communities, societies, countries, and the world they live in in historical and political context. Instructional approaches to teaching critical thinking and understanding multiple perspectives, especially Indigenous experiences in the Canadian context, to frame historical and social thinking will be emphasized. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3470
Literacy for all Learners
1.5 credit hours
This course focuses on collaborating with teachers in curriculum inquiry related to literacy development across the curriculum. Teacher candidates will have the opportunity to be immersed in a school environment and focus on learning about, with and through languages and literacies. This course is a partnership between CMU and two local schools. Levels will alternate between K-8 and 9-12 by semester. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3480
Hands-on Approaches to Science and Math
1.5 credit hours
This course focuses on the experiential and practical approaches to making science come alive for students, including experiments, investigations, data collection, and cultivating a culture of curiosity and observation. This course is a partnership between CMU and one of two local schools, which will take teacher candidates into local schools to observe and engage with lessons directly. Level will alternate between K-8 and 9-12 by semester. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3520
Technological and Media Literacy across the Curriculum
1.5 credit hours
This course introduces teacher candidates to the use of instructional and information technology and a range of media in the classroom, including resources such as learning management systems, social media, audio and video, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Teacher candidates will explore the affordances of various technologies and approaches to media in order to critically analyze the potential affordances and disadvantages of using them in various contexts. Focus will be given to developing the technology and media literacy necessary to employ these resources critically and support the development of the same critical perspective and self-management in students at all levels. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3540
Indigenous Land-based Learning across the Curriculum
1.5 credit hours
Guided by the teachings of Elders and Knowledge Keepers, teacher candidates will engage in land-based activities that allow them to connect with the land and to explore what land as learning space means for them as educators, whether they are of Indigenous or settler origins. Teacher candidates will discuss their experiences through sharing circles and story-telling pedagogies based on Indigenous knowledge systems related to creation and our relatedness to land and explore how they can meaningfully integrate land-based learning pedagogies into their practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3550
Specialist Methods: Approaches to Teaching Languages
1.5 credit hours
This course provides an introduction to the study of curriculum, instructional strategies and assessment approaches in teaching languages in a way that allows teacher candidates to link theory and practice in implementation. Particular attention will be paid to the context of language teaching models being used in Manitoba?from French immersion to Ukrainian bilingual, to German heritage to Indigenous language revitalization efforts. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3560
Specialist Methods: Teaching Bible and Religious Studies in Schools
1.5 credit hours
This course is designed to prepare teacher candidates to teach Bible and Religious Studies in a variety of Christian independent schools. Taking an Anabaptist perspective on interpreting the Bible, the course fosters the development of necessary theological grounding and pedagogical skills to support teaching about Christian faith traditions and facilitating conversations with students about their beliefs and understandings of faith in developmentally appropriate ways from K-12. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3900
Education Practicum I
2.0 credit hours
Teacher candidates' first Practicum includes time in the classroom at the beginning of the school year before students arrive, and experiencing how the school year begins—how routines are set, relationships established, and expectations communicated. During their first Practicum block, teacher candidates will meet weekly in a seminar format to debrief their experiences in their various schools, share their learning, and highlight their questions. In this first block, teacher candidates will observe and support instructional strategies and approaches, notice and ask questions about the Mentor Teacher's plans and approaches to assessment, and over time assume approximately 25% of teaching responsibilities over the last 2 weeks. Prerequisite: EDUC-3100 and admission to the Education program.
EDUC-3910
Education Practicum II
2.0 credit hours
Teacher candidates' second Practicum includes time in the classroom once classes have resumed after the holiday break. At this time, teacher candidates will be entering classrooms where routines, relationships, and expectations have been established. This will allow them to focus on experimenting with their own instructional approaches by gradually taking over approximately 40% of instructional time by the last three weeks of their block. They will seek to support instruction and team teach with their Mentor Teacher, allowing for a learning lab experience that has the Mentor Teacher providing feedback and assessment in real time. Teacher candidates will develop and implement learning plans aligned with the Mentor Teacher's year-long curricular plans, and work with small groups and the whole class at various points. Teacher candidates will meet weekly in a seminar format to debrief their experiences in various schools, share their learning, workshop lesson plans and resources, and highlight their questions. Prerequisites: EDUC-3200, EDUC-3220, EDUC-3900.
EDUC-4200
Children, Families, and Communities: Educating the Whole Child
1.5 credit hours
This course focuses on navigating the realities of families and communities that profoundly shape and educate children beyond the school system here in Canada and in communities around the world. This intensive skill building course will prepare teacher candidates to navigate the relationships with parents, caregivers and the broader community when it comes to attitudes and beliefs about education, economic and social realities, and linguistic and cultural differences, including Indigenous and non-Western approaches to learning. Particular attention will be paid to compassionately engaging in challenging conversations and collaborations to ensure students' needs are being centered. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-4210
Restorative Justice and Conflict Resolution in the Classroom
1.5 credit hours
This course introduces teacher candidates to theory and practice underlying creating and managing an inclusive, effective learning environment. Teacher candidates will explore approaches to community-building and identify the factors that can influence student and teacher behaviours, exploring, in particular, Indigenous and non-Western ways of knowing, being, and learning. This course will apply a restorative justice lens with practical approaches to building skills that enable educators to centre relationships while de-escalating violence and harm. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-4820
Pedagogies of Peace and Justice
3.0 credit hours
This course will provide an overview of the ideologies and discourses of education as an ethical and social justice issue and how understandings of justice practically impact how effectiveness or justice in education are addressed. Teacher candidates will analyze various educational approaches in Canada and around the world to articulate their own philosophies and priorities for their teaching practice and how these can be practically implemented. Attention will be given to how education as an ethical and social justice issue is shaped by inequalities related to race, ethnicity, language, class, gender, ability, worldviews and knowledge systems, and settler colonialism. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education program.
EDUC-4830
Principles of Environmental and Place-based Teaching and Learning
3.0 credit hours
This course focuses on the intersections between the environment and human life and instructional approaches teachers can use to support critical reflection on students' sense of place (geographic reality) and the effects of human activity on the environment, both in the local Manitoba context, as well as in various places around the world. Focus will be given to the development of systems thinking skills to address personal and collective action for change. In particular, approaches that centre Indigenous ways of knowing and that take students out of the classroom and foster understanding the environment and land itself as teacher and classroom will be highlighted and experienced. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education program. Recommended corequisite(s): EDUC-3540.
EDUC-4900
Education Practicum III
3.0 credit hours
Teacher candidates' third Practicum includes increased responsibility for instruction and the development of strategies for relationship building with students, classroom management, assessment, and aligning instructional strategies and lesson planning with Manitoba Curriculum expectations as well as the Mentor Teacher's long-term curricular plans. This block takes place following March Break, and includes a weekly seminar for teacher candidates to debrief their experiences, workshop their lesson plans and ideas with peers, and discuss questions and suggestions. Focus in this placement will be given to experimenting with and implementing a variety of assessment approaches in collaboration with the Mentor Teacher, including formative and summative, as well as adaptation of assessment depending on student needs. Over the course of this block, teacher candidates will eventually take responsibility for approximately 50% of instructional time. Prerequisite(s): EDUC-3210, EDUC-3440, and EDUC-3910.
ENGL-1010
English Literature: Prose Fiction
3.0 credit hours
This course will examine narrative, focusing on the genres of the novel and the short story, drawing upon a broad range of historical and contemporary literature from around the world, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. It will examine the complex relationship between form and content, reflecting on how words make meaning.
ENGL-1010W
English Literature: Prose Fiction
3.0 credit hours
This course will examine narrative, focusing on the genres of the novel and the short story, drawing upon a broad range of historical and contemporary literature from around the world, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. It will examine the complex relationship between form and content, reflecting on how words make meaning. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
ENGL-1020W
English Literature: Poetry and Drama
3.0 credit hours
This course will examine the genres of the play, the narrative poem, and the lyrical poem, drawing upon a broad range of historical and contemporary literature from around the world, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. It will examine the complex relationship between form and content, reflecting on how words make meaning. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
ENGL-1020W
English Literature: Poetry and Drama
3.0 credit hours
This course will examine the genres of the play, the narrative poem, and the lyrical poem, drawing upon a broad range of historical and contemporary literature from around the world, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. It will examine the complex relationship between form and content, reflecting on how words make meaning. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
ENGL-1030
Classical Literature: Homeric Gods and Heroes
3.0 credit hours
A study of three epic poems, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and Virgil's Aeneid, that resonate with timeless human concerns: civility and war, duty and friendship, freedom and slavery, migration and land, to name a few. Knowing these poems gives insight into both the literary tradition as well as current popular culture.
ENGL-1040
English Literature: Narrative Film
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to reading the cinema, with an emphasis on the appreciation and analysis of narrative film. This course will concentrate on the canon of influential North American and European films in the past century. Students will acquire a vocabulary of film criticism, with attention to genres, themes, and key theories. While we will consider film as entertainment and industry, our primary goal will be to examine significant films as works of art. *Note: because of the length of certain films, on some evenings the class may extend beyond 9:00 PM.*
ENGL-2030
Medieval Literature
3.0 credit hours
This survey course studies the English literature of the Middle Ages, from its early development in Old English, or Anglo-Saxon, to the flourishing of poetry and drama in Middle English. It emphasizes the relationship between literature and its historical contexts, studying works such as Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales as well as mystical writings and morality and mystery plays. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050.
ENGL-2040
Renaissance Literature
3.0 credit hours
This survey course studies the literature of the English Renaissance, from the sixteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It emphasizes the relationship between literature and its historical contexts, studying playwrights such as Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Jonson and pets such as the Sidneys, Donne, Herbert, and Milton. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050.
ENGL-2060
Romantic and Victorian Literature
3.0 credit hours
This survey course studies literature of the nineteenth century, principally British, and includes poetry, drama, non-fiction, and fiction. It emphasizes the relationship between literature and its historical contexts, studying authors such as Wordsworth, Keats, the Shelleys, Tennyson, George Eliot, Newman, Ruskin, the Pre-Raphaelites, and Wilde. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050.
ENGL-2070
Modernist Literature
3.0 credit hours
This survey course studies literature of the twentieth century, including poetry, drama, non-fiction, and fiction. The course emphasizes the relationship between literature and its historical contexts, studying authors such as Conrad, Woolf, Joyce, Yeats, Auden, T.S. Eliot, and Hemingway. The emphasis is on British modernism of the first half of the century, but the course may also consider other national literatures, as well as literary movements after modernism. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050.
ENGL-2410W
Creative Writing: Short Fiction
3.0 credit hours
This is a workshop-based course in writing short fiction. Students will be expected, in addition to other work, to read and comment upon each other's work. Prerequisite(s): ENGL-1010 or ENGL-1050. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
ENGL-2420
Creative Writing: Poetry
3.0 credit hours
This is a workshop-based course in writing poetry. Students will be expected, in addition to other work, to read and comment upon each other's work. Prerequisite(s): ENGL-1020 or ENGL-1050. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
ENGL-2440
Introduction to Comics
3.0 credit hours
In this course students will explore different approaches to graphic narrative and visual storytelling through the medium of comics. Students will read shortform comics, graphic novels, and comics theory as we pay attention to the medium’s hybrid approach to words and images. This course will also require students to participate in some drawing-based exercises and assignments. (No drawing experience/training necessary.) Through reading, class discussion and practice, students will learn how to use the basic elements of comics as tools for expression and storytelling. Communications and Media: area course. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making
ENGL-2450
The Digital Word
3.0 credit hours
From personal texting to massive databases, electronic text is everywhere. But how does both the act of writing and text itself change in an electronic medium? This course considers the question in both practice and theory. Students will learn the basics of textual encoding (using a mark-up language such as XML) and digital tools for studying texts, and will also consider digital culture more broadly, looking at literature as it is either remediated into digital forms or ‘born digital' and at the role of AI in composition of literary and programming text. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (10101050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
ENGL-2610
Mennonites, Literature, and the Arts: Lessons from the Low Countries
3.0 credit hours
It is often thought that Mennonites came to embrace the worlds of literature and the visual arts only very recently, in the second half of the 20th Century. But in 17th Century Amsterdam and the Netherlands, Mennonites were among its most prominent poets, dramatists, and visual artists. By studying the lives and works of these figures, this course explores a part of Mennonite history that is often underappreciated, at least in the North American context. Cannot be held with cross-listed courses BTS-2610 and HIST-2610. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist
ENGL-3000
The History of the Book
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the book as a material and a conceptual object. It focuses on the development of writing technologies from stone tablets through the paper book and to electronic texts, asking centrally about the material history of the literature we read as well as our ideas about knowledge itself. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050. Cannot be held with cross-listed course HIST-3001. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
ENGL-3010
Shakespeare
3.0 credit hours
This course studies the dramas of William Shakespeare and asks both what they would have meant to their original audiences and why they remain popular today, four centuries later. Plays will include histories, comedies, tragedies, and romances. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050.
ENGL-3040
Nineteenth-Century Novel
3.0 credit hours
This course is a study of the emergence of the novel as one of the dominant literary forms. We will investigate historical and theoretical contexts, research theories of the rise of the novel, and examine various styles such as comedy, realism, romance, and early examples of modernism. The reading list will emphasize influential British novels but may include North American and European titles. Authors may include Scott, Austen, Bronte, Dickens, James, George Eliot, Hardy, Conrad, Twain, Hawthorne, Dostoyevsky, and Flaubert. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL1050.
ENGL-3110
Milton
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the work of John Milton with particular emphasis on his epic poem Paradise Lost, and on other selections from his poetry and prose. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
ENGL-3120
Dante: The Divine Comedy
3.0 credit hours
When, at the mid-point of his life, Dante found himself in the midst of a crisis, he turned to the dead to help him find his way. Equal parts literature, poetry, history, politics, philosophy, and theology, this course will follow Dante's epic journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven as recorded in the Divine Comedy. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050, or 6 credit hours of 1000- or 2000-level Philosophy. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses BTS-3120 or PHIL-3120. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
ENGL-3445
Drawing From Life: Graphic Memoir and Autobiographical Comics
3.0 credit hours
Many of the most celebrated “graphic novels” of the last fifty years are autobiographical. How has the turn toward personal subject matter influenced contemporary comics? What makes a visual medium like comics so well-suited to autobiographical narrative? This course combines critical analysis of course texts with opportunities for students to create and share their own autobiographical comics, employing different methods of writing and image making. Prerequisite(s): 3 credits of introductory English (1010-1050).
ENGL-3445
Drawing From Life: Graphic Memoir and Autobiographical Comics
3.0 credit hours
Many of the most celebrated “graphic novels” of the last fifty years are autobiographical. How has the turn toward personal subject matter influenced contemporary comics? What makes a visual medium like comics so well-suited to autobiographical narrative? This course combines critical analysis of course texts with opportunities for students to create and share their own autobiographical comics, employing different methods of writing and image making. Prerequisite(s): 3 credits of introductory English (1010-1050) or ENGL-2440.
ENGL-3765
Mennonite Literature and Theology
3.0 credit hours
Writers of Mennonite heritage have found a prominent place in Canadian and American literature, and Mennonite literature, broadly understood to include fiction, poetry, memoir, and literary criticism, has become a recognizable minor literature in North America. This course will provide an opportunity to read and consider theological writings alongside of Mennonite literature produced by writers such as Rudy Wiebe, Julia Kasdorf, Miriam Toews, David Bergen, Dora Dueck, and Di Brandt, attempting to understand literary style, thematic developments, Mennonite sensibilities embraced or denied, and so on. Given the unique opportunity afforded by our location, the course may incorporate presentations by Winnipeg writers. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BTS-3765.
ENGL-3910
Literary Genres: Fantasy
3.0 credit hours
This course asks the question of why in modernity we read fantasy literature, a mode of story-telling that takes us back into the medieval and mythological past. The course will include major authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Neil Gaiman as well as less well-known authors and works. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050.
ENGL-3950
Contemporary Writing and Gender
3.0 credit hours
This course offers an overview of twentieth- and twenty-first-century feminist theory including its interactions with existentialism and posthumanism and then launches into a robust study of drama and fiction. Guiding questions will include: How fundamental is gender to human experience? How do authors express tensions between freedom and constraint in their treatment of gender? Of all sexed life forms on earth, is it only humans who have a gender? Students will read authors such as Angela Carter, Tomson Highway, Judith Butler, Andrea Long Chu, and Simone de Beauvoir. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050.
ENVS-1030
Introduction to Environmental Studies
3.0 credit hours
This course is a study of interactions between humans and the environment: the natural systems and resources upon which human activity depends, the environmental problems that have resulted from human activity, and the efforts being made toward environmental sustainability. Environmental problems such as air and water pollution, climate change, soil degradation and deforestation, energy sustainability, and biodiversity are introduced with an interdisciplinary perspective, using both Canadian and global examples. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course GEOG-1030.
ENVS-1030
Introduction to Environmental Studies
3.0 credit hours
This course is a study of interactions between humans and the environment: the natural systems and resources upon which human activity depends, the environmental problems that have resulted from human activity, and the efforts being made toward environmental sustainability. Environmental problems such as air and water pollution, climate change, soil degradation and deforestation, energy sustainability, and biodiversity are introduced with an interdisciplinary perspective, using both Canadian and global examples. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course GEOG-1030.
ENVS-2620W
Ecological Peacebuilding
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore the role of the ecology in peacebuilding, focusing on relationships between environmental insecurity and conflict, ecological integrity and justice, and on the politics, theory, and skills of ecological peacebuilding. Drawing upon a broad range of historical and contemporary case studies, students will be encouraged to apply these insights as part of the learning process. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PCTS-2620. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing. Instructor has given pre-requisite waiver for students with SWRK-1000.
ENVS-3010
Environment, Society, and Resilience
3.0 credit hours
The course will help students analyze principles of sustainability, resilience, and complexity associated with energy, matter, and ecosystem functioning, within the context of social values, human technology, and politics. The course seeks to equip students to assess socio-ecological issues including water management, climate change adaptation, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and extractive industries from an interdisciplinary perspective. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses GEOG-3010 or IDS-3010. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
ENVS-3521
Study of Simple Living
3.0 credit hours
Within international development studies, development is increasingly understood as a participatory, deliberate process aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals within social and ecological communities. This course examines the concepts, theories, and practices of simple living as an everyday, ordinary practice for individuals seeking alternatives to consumer values and culture. The course explores the roots of simple living and its modern expressions, with special emphasis on the relevance of simple living for building emotional wellbeing, vibrant communities, resilient ecological systems, and practices that contribute to social justice in a globalizing world. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Cannot be held with the former IDS2521 or cross-listed courses IDS-3521 or SOCI-3521. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
ENVS-3521
Study of Simple Living
3.0 credit hours
Within international development studies, development is increasingly understood as a participatory, deliberate process aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals within social and ecological communities. This course examines the concepts, theories, and practices of simple living as an everyday, ordinary practice for individuals seeking alternatives to consumer values and culture. The course explores the roots of simple living and its modern expressions, with special emphasis on the relevance of simple living for building emotional wellbeing, vibrant communities, resilient ecological systems, and practices that contribute to social justice in a globalizing world. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Cannot be held with the former IDS2521 or cross-listed courses IDS-3521 or SOCI-3521. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
GEOG-1000
Introduction to Physical Geography
3.0 credit hours
An examination of elements of the physical environment such as weather, climate, hydrology, landforms, soils, vegetation, and the processes producing variations of these elements through time on the surface of the earth. Examples of environmental interrelationships and problems that affect people are emphasized.
GEOG-1010
Introduction to Human Geography
3.0 credit hours
An examination of aspects of the human world. Topics may include: distribution of human populations, evolution of human societies, behavioural norms or cultures of these societies, and the influence of culture in its various manifestations (language, religion, customs, politics, etc.) on the human landscape including settlement types, forms of agriculture, and travel patterns. Attention is given to environmental and cultural factors involved in the present-day divisions between the developed and the under-developed worlds.
GEOG-1030
Introduction to Environmental Studies
3.0 credit hours
This course is a study of interactions between humans and the environment: the natural systems and resources upon which human activity depends, the environmental problems that have resulted from human activity, and the efforts being made toward environmental sustainability. Environmental problems such as air and water pollution, climate change, soil degradation and deforestation, energy sustainability, and biodiversity are introduced with an interdisciplinary perspective, using both Canadian and global examples. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course ENVS-1030.
GEOG-1030
Introduction to Environmental Studies
3.0 credit hours
This course is a study of interactions between humans and the environment: the natural systems and resources upon which human activity depends, the environmental problems that have resulted from human activity, and the efforts being made toward environmental sustainability. Environmental problems such as air and water pollution, climate change, soil degradation and deforestation, energy sustainability, and biodiversity are introduced with an interdisciplinary perspective, using both Canadian and global examples. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course ENVS-1030.
GEOG-2010
Introduction to Global Health
3.0 credit hours
A survey of global health issues, including infectious and neglected tropical diseases, malnutrition and the nutrition transition, maternal and child health, and environmental health. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Biology Category: Interdisciplinary Biology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses BIOL-2010 or IDS-2010.
GEOG-2300
Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
3.0 credit hours
In an increasingly dynamic and interconnected world, advances in geospatial technologies have increased the demand for solutions based on spatial information, making it possible to analyze geographic data to support decision-making and solve complex problems in the most diverse areas of knowledge. This course covers the fundamental concepts of cartography and geographic information systems, combining theoretical and practical knowledge for creating, interpreting and analyzing maps and geospatial data. Corequisite(s): GEOG-2300L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Biology Category: Interdisciplinary Biology. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Science.
GEOG-2300L
Cartography and Geographic Information Systems Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for GEOG-2300. A lab fee will be applied.
GEOG-3010
Environment, Society and Resilience
3.0 credit hours
This course will help students analyze principles of sustainability, resilience, and complexity associated with energy, matter, and ecosystem functioning, within the context of social values, human technology, and politics. The course seeks to equip students to assess socio-ecological issues including water management, climate change adaptation, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and extractive industries from an interdisciplinary perspective. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses ENVS-3010 or IDS-3010. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
HIST-1020
History in the Making: Empires in World History
3.0 credit hours
History in the Making is a series of introductory history courses designed to guide students in both historical content on a focused topic and historical practice by historians. Each History in the Making offering has the following three aspects in common: 1. Student engagement with primary sources, 2. Exposure to historiographical development, 3. The course covers a long period of time (centuries) and a broad geographic area (continents). This section looks at the type of state that has dominated the world’s political landscapes for millennia. How do empires work? Do they always involve colonization? How do they grow so big? And how did we go from a world of empires to one of nation-states within in just over a century? Historians are interested in all these questions, and more. We will join several of them on a four continent tour of empires ancient and modern.
HIST-1020
History in the Making: Age of Revolutions
3.0 credit hours
History in the Making is a series of introductory history courses designed to guide students in both historical content on a focused topic and historical practice by historians. Each History in the Making offering has the following three aspects in common: 1. Student engagement with primary sources, 2. Exposure to historiographical development, 3. The course covers a long period of time (centuries) and a broad geographic area (continents). Age of Revolutions will cover several political, intellectual, and social revolutions that occurred in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Europe and the Americas, with a primary focus on the American, French, and Haitian revolutoins. In this convulsive era people, ideas, and grievances coalesced to remake governments and societies. Topics covered may include, colonial expansion and empires, slavery and emancipation, theories of liberty and democracy, church-state relations, monarchism and constitutionalism, and the power of rhetoric and print culture.
HIST-1020
History in the Making: Disasters and Catastrophes
3.0 credit hours
History in the Making is a series of introductory history courses designed to guide students in both historical content on a focused topic and historical practice by historians. Each History in the Making offering has the following three aspects in common: 1. Student engagement with primary sources, 2. Exposure to historiographical development, 3. The course covers a long period of time (centuries) and a broad geographic area (continents). This section will present a broad portrait of different historical periods by demonstrating how various types of disasters and catastrophes reflected key characteristics of civilizations, and how they disrupted or, conversely, shaped the development of world history and society. The course will address a wide range of events – both natural and human-made – from antiquity to the present (the Great Flood, the eruptions volcanoes (near Pompeii and Santorini), medieval epidemics, climatic cooling, genocides, and technological disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima, etc.).
HIST-1020
History in the Making: Empires in World History
3.0 credit hours
History in the Making is a series of introductory history courses designed to guide students in both historical content on a focused topic and historical practice by historians. Each History in the Making offering has the following three aspects in common: 1. Student engagement with primary sources, 2. Exposure to historiographical development, 3. The course covers a long period of time (centuries) and a broad geographic area (continents). This section looks at the type of state that has dominated the world’s political landscapes for millennia. How do empires work? Do they always involve colonization? How do they grow so big? And how did we go from a world of empires to one of nation-states within in just over a century? Historians are interested in all these questions, and more. We will join several of them on a four continent tour of empires ancient and modern.
HIST-2030
History of the Canadian Nation since 1867
3.0 credit hours
A study of the national development of Canada to the present. Emphasis is placed on French Canada, the regional life and social organization of the country, the impact of continentalism, the development of the economy, and the rise of a national sentiment. History Category: Canadian History.
HIST-2040
History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
3.0 credit hours
The contemporary cultural resurgence and political organizing of Indigenous peoples invokes new perspectives on Canadian history. This historical survey will explore pre-contact social organization, colonialism and resistance, treaties and land claims, reserves and residential schools as structures of social control, evolving public policy (e.g., Indian Act), Native identities, struggles for self-determination, and the rights of revolution. History Category: Canadian History or North American Indigenous History. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course INDS-2040. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
HIST-2040
History of Indigenous Peoples of Canada
3.0 credit hours
The contemporary cultural resurgence and political organizing of Indigenous peoples invokes new perspectives on Canadian history. This historical survey will explore pre-contact social organization, colonialism and resistance, treaties and land claims, reserves and residential schools as structures of social control, evolving public policy (e.g., Indian Act), Native identities, struggles for self-determination, and the rights of revolution. History Category: Canadian History or North American Indigenous History. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course INDS-2040. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
HIST-2110W
The Fifties and Sixties: North America Cold, Cool, and Radical
3.0 credit hours
An examination of the post-World War II decades of North America in its political, economic, social, and intellectual contexts. Individuals that may be studied include Elvis Presley, Lester Pearson, Ronald Reagan, Tommy Douglas, Martin Luther King Jr., Betty Friedan, Marshall McLuhan, Rachel Carson, Charles Manson, and Pierre Trudeau. Topics may include social revolutions (Quiet Revolution, Civil Rights), politics (Cold War, Great Society, Medicare), body and technology (The Pill, vaccines, organ transplants), youth protest (Beat, Berkeley), and consumer culture. History Category: Canadian History. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course POLS-2110. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
HIST-2550
History of Christianity
3.0 credit hours
A survey of the historical developments in Christianity from the early church to the present. Attention will be paid to the manner in which Christianity was influenced by its social setting and at the same time stimulated change in its host culture. History Category: Religious History. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BTS-2550.
HIST-2570
Anabaptism: From European to Global Reality
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the evolving character of Anabaptist identity over a 500-year period. The course will begin by giving attention to sixteenth-century origins in Europe and it will follow the ongoing story of how Anabaptist communities evolved over several centuries before becoming a global reality. The course may give attention to selected issues and themes. For the most part, the accent in this course will be on the Mennonite story. History Category: Mennonite/Anabaptist History. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BTS-2570.
HIST-2610
Mennonites, Literature, and the Arts: Lessons from the Low Countries
3.0 credit hours
It is often thought that Mennonites came to embrace the worlds of literature and the visual arts only very recently, in the second half of the 20th Century. But in 17th Century Amsterdam and the Netherlands, Mennonites were among its most prominent poets, dramatists, and visual artists. By studying the lives and works of these figures, this course explores a part of Mennonite history that is often underappreciated, at least in the North American context. History Category: Mennonite/Anabaptist History. Cannot be held with cross-listed courses BTS-2610 and ENGL-2610. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist
HIST-2950
Greeks and Romans
3.0 credit hours
The course examines the history of ancient Greece and Rome from the Minoan-Mycenaean civilizations to the collapse of the western Roman Empire. Topics will include major events and figures, empire building, ancient historiography, modern historiography with its varied source materials, and key aspects of social, intellectual and economic history.
HIST-2950
Mennonites in Canada since 1970
3.0 credit hours
This course examines trends in the Canadian Mennonite experience over the past half-century. Our exploration of these decades will be both chronological and thematic across national regions where topics of study may include immigration and refugees, politics, business and labour, art and literature, urban and rural life, family, sexuality, religious beliefs and practices, missions and activism, entertainment, and your parents. History Category: Canadian History. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist.
HIST-2950
Mennonite Settlement and Life in Manitoba
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the experiences of Mennonites in Manitoba from the late nineteenth century to the present. Topics covered include religious beliefs, church life, education, immigration, agriculture, business, urbanization, politics, crime, art, literature, humour, Indigenous relations, the environment, the diversity of Mennonite groups, and demographic change. This course combines Manitoban and Mennonite history to explore the co-evolution of both. There will be a field trip and involvement with the Mennonite Heritage Archives. History Category: Mennonite/Anabaptist History. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist.
HIST-3001
The History of the Book
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the book as a material and a conceptual object. It focuses on the development of writing technologies from stone tablets through the paper book and to electronic texts, asking centrally about the material history of the literature we read as well as our ideas about knowledge itself. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course ENGL-3000. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 6 credit hours of 1000- or 2000-level History. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
HIST-3030
Russia and the Soviet Union
3.0 credit hours
This lecture/seminar course covers selected topics in Russian and Soviet history starting with the Russian Revolution until the collapse of the USSR in 1991. Major topics include the Russian Revolution, Soviet nationality policies, industrialization, collectivization and the Great Famine, political persecutions during the 1930s, popular reactions to the persecutions, World War II and women in the Soviet military, the Cold War, and the collapse of the USSR. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 6 credit hours of 1000- or 2000-level History. History Category: History outside Canada, United States, or Western Europe.
HIST-3030
History of East Asia since 1500
3.0 credit hours
This course surveys the history of China from the Qing Dynasty to Communist China, of Korea from the Early Choson Dynasty to the present, and Japan from the Edo era to the contemporary period. Major topics for discussion include: The last stage of the Ming Dynasty and the subsequent Qing Dynasty in China; the Choson Dynasty in Korea; the warring period in Japan; Western arrival in East Asia; the Edo era in Japan; Western incursions, nationalism, the communist revolution in China; the Meiji restoration and militarism in Japan, the Second World War; Japanese imperialism in Korea and the Korean war; China, Japan and Korea since 1945. Prerequisite: 30 credit hours of university-level study, including six credit hours of 1000- or 2000-level historyPrerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 6 credit hours of 1000- or 2000-level History. History Category: History outside Canada, United States, or Western Europe.
HIST-3070
Emergence of a Polycentric World: A History of the Developing World I
3.0 credit hours
Why are some countries poor and marginalized, while others are rich and powerful? This course examines the historical roots of development and underdevelopment, processes that led to the emergence of the developing world or Third World as a distinctive, though diverse region. The course surveys the phenomena of colonization, trade, manufacturing, and militarization in the three southern continents from the 14th to the 19th century. It investigates the ways in which both external pressures and internal dynamics contributed to development-related continuity and change in these regions. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 3 credit hours of 1000-level History. History Category: History outside Canada, United States, or Western Europe. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
HIST-3080
Imperialism and Industrialization, Decolonization and Development: A History of the Developing World
3.0 credit hours
Why are some countries poor and marginalized, while others are rich and powerful? This course examines the historical roots of development and underdevelopment, processes that led to the emergence of the developing world or Third World as a distinctive, though diverse region. The course surveys the phenomena of colonization, trade, industrialization, and militarization in the three southern continents from the 19th through the 21st century. It investigates the ways in which both external pressures and internal dynamics contributed to development-related continuity and change in these regions. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 3 credit hours of 1000-level History. History Category: History outside Canada, United States, or Western Europe. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
HIST-3270
History of Rock Music
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the lives of artists and changing musical trends in rock music history, beginning with the origins of rock music in genres including blues, Country and Western, and gospel, and continuing through several differing streams of music that fall under the umbrella of "rock" at the end of the twentieth century. In addition to practicing close listening, students will focus on primary sources as a means to critically examining the social and political process of history-making. Reading musical notation not required. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course MUSC-3270 or former HIST-2370.
HIST-3300
History of Globalization
3.0 credit hours
What is globalization? What causes it? Is it new? How has it involved people and places in different parts of the world? Can it be reversed? This course explores these and other questions about globalization present and past, focusing on what history contributes to our understanding of globalization. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 3 credit hours in History. History Category: History outside Canada, United States, or Western Europe. Cannot be held with cross-listed course IDS-3300. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
HIST-3300
History of Globalization
3.0 credit hours
What is globalization? What causes it? Is it new? How has it involved people and places in different parts of the world? Can it be reversed? This course explores these and other questions about globalization present and past, focusing on what history contributes to our understanding of globalization. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 3 credit hours in History. History Category: History outside Canada, United States, or Western Europe. Cannot be held with cross-listed course IDS-3300. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
HIST-3950
History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
3.0 credit hours
The context of this course will vary from year to year, depending on the needs of students and the interests and availability of instructors. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including 6 credit hours of 1000- or 2000-level history.
HIST-4200
Theory and Methods of History
3.0 credit hours
In this seminar, we will theorize history and historicize theory-even the most anti-historical theories. The course will examine such modern canonical writers as Hegel, Marx, and Collingwood. As well, we will survey such developments in theory and criticism as structuralism, post-colonialism, and explore debates on history and memory as found in museums and popular cultures. Students will be engaged in practical applications of historical methodologies discussed in class. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 6 credit hours of 1000- or 2000-level history.
HIST-4210
Senior Research Seminar in History
3.0 credit hours
This course, a continuation of HIST-4200, explores various methodologies used by historians to investigate, interpret, and represent the past, along with ethical concerns in the research process. Students will design, research, and author a major project grounded in original primary source materials. It is a substantial project that will be workshopped throughout the semester where students will assist each other in problem solving, feedback, and constructive critique. There is a public presentation component at the conclusion of the course. Prerequisite(s): HIST-4200. Cannot be held with the former HIST-3210.
HIST-4780
Continuity and Change in Anabaptism
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the dynamic and evolving character of Anabaptist identity over a 500-year period and considers various contemporary issues and challenges facing the tradition in the midst of ever-changing intercultural and global realities. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies. History Category: Mennonite/Anabaptist History. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BTS-4780.
IDS-2010
Introduction to Global Health
3.0 credit hours
A survey of global health issues, including infectious and neglected tropical diseases, malnutrition and the nutrition transition, maternal and child health, and environmental health. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Biology Category: Interdisciplinary Biology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses BIOL-2010 or GEOG-2010.
IDS-2420
Ecological Economics
3.0 credit hours
Ecological economics is not merely the study of economics, but a broad, non-technical, and transdisciplinary study of the relationship between humans and the biosphere. Using a long view of history, this course incorporates ideas from across the social and natural sciences to enrich and challenge traditional economic concepts. Topics include the co-evolution of political, economic, and energy systems, the origins of money and inequality, the present scale of ecological decline (including, but not limited to climate change), proposed solutions and barriers to their implementation. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses ECON-2420 or POLS-2420. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
IDS-3010
Environment, Society and Resilience
3.0 credit hours
The course will help students analyze principles of sustainability, resilience, and complexity associated with energy, matter, and ecosystem functioning, within the context of social values, human technology, and politics. The course seeks to equip students to assess socio-ecological issues including water management, climate change adaptation, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and extractive industries from an interdisciplinary perspective. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses ENVS-3010 or GEOG-3010. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
IDS-3300
History of Globalization
0.0 credit hours
What is globalization? What causes it? Is it new? How has it involved people and places in different parts of the world? Can it be reversed? This course explores these and other questions about globalization present and past, focusing on what history contributes to our understanding of globalization. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 3 credit hours in International Development Studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed course HIST-3300. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
IDS-3300
History of Globalization
0.0 credit hours
What is globalization? What causes it? Is it new? How has it involved people and places in different parts of the world? Can it be reversed? This course explores these and other questions about globalization present and past, focusing on what history contributes to our understanding of globalization. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 3 credit hours in International Development Studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed course HIST-3300. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
IDS-3521
Study of Simple Living
3.0 credit hours
Within International Development Studies, development is increasingly understood as a participatory, deliberate process aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals within social and ecological communities. This course examines the concepts, theories, and practices of simple living as an everyday, ordinary practice for individuals seeking alternatives to consumer values and culture. The course explores the roots of simple living and its modern expressions, with special emphasis on the relevance of simple living for building emotional wellbeing, vibrant communities, resilient ecological systems, and practices that contribute to social justice in a globalizing world. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Cannot be held with the former IDS-2521 or cross-listed courses ENVS-3521 or SOCI-3521. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
IDS-3521
Study of Simple Living
3.0 credit hours
Within International Development Studies, development is increasingly understood as a participatory, deliberate process aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals within social and ecological communities. This course examines the concepts, theories, and practices of simple living as an everyday, ordinary practice for individuals seeking alternatives to consumer values and culture. The course explores the roots of simple living and its modern expressions, with special emphasis on the relevance of simple living for building emotional wellbeing, vibrant communities, resilient ecological systems, and practices that contribute to social justice in a globalizing world. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Cannot be held with the former IDS-2521 or cross-listed courses ENVS-3521 or SOCI-3521. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
IDS-4100
Senior Seminar in Social Change
3.0 credit hours
In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments, and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices and articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university level studies, including 18 credit hours in GEOG, IDS, PCTS, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI. It is recommended that the practicum requirement be completed prior to taking this course. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses PCTS-4100, POLS-4100, or SOCI-4100.
IDS-4100
Senior Seminar in Social Change
3.0 credit hours
In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments, and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices and articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university level studies, including 18 credit hours in GEOG, IDS, PCTS, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI. It is recommended that the practicum requirement be completed prior to taking this course. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses PCTS-4100, POLS-4100, or SOCI-4100.
INDS-1050
Indigenous Peoples of Canada
3.0 credit hours
An overview of Indigenous societies in Manitoba and Canada, linking processes of the past with contemporary Indigenous life and issues. The course covers topics such as stages of colonization, pre- and post-contact periods, Indigenous kinship systems, the fur trade, the treaties, the Indian Act, residential schools, Metis nationhood and land issues, the Federal White Paper Policy (1969), Bill C-31 (1985), Indigenous rights, Indigenous land claims, Indigenous economic development, Indigenous urbanization, and Indigenous gender issues. Cannot be held with the former INDS-1010 or INDS-1020. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
INDS-1050
Indigenous Peoples of Canada
3.0 credit hours
An overview of Indigenous societies in Manitoba and Canada, linking processes of the past with contemporary Indigenous life and issues. The course covers topics such as stages of colonization, pre- and post-contact periods, Indigenous kinship systems, the fur trade, the treaties, the Indian Act, residential schools, Metis nationhood and land issues, the Federal White Paper Policy (1969), Bill C-31 (1985), Indigenous rights, Indigenous land claims, Indigenous economic development, Indigenous urbanization, and Indigenous gender issues. Cannot be held with the former INDS-1010 or INDS-1020. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
INDS-1050
Indigenous Peoples of Canada
3.0 credit hours
An overview of Indigenous societies in Manitoba and Canada, linking processes of the past with contemporary Indigenous life and issues. The course covers topics such as stages of colonization, pre- and post-contact periods, Indigenous kinship systems, the fur trade, the treaties, the Indian Act, residential schools, Metis nationhood and land issues, the Federal White Paper Policy (1969), Bill C-31 (1985), Indigenous rights, Indigenous land claims, Indigenous economic development, Indigenous urbanization, and Indigenous gender issues. Cannot be held with the former INDS-1010 or INDS-1020. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
INDS-1050
Indigenous Peoples of Canada
3.0 credit hours
An overview of Indigenous societies in Manitoba and Canada, linking processes of the past with contemporary Indigenous life and issues. The course covers topics such as stages of colonization, pre- and post-contact periods, Indigenous kinship systems, the fur trade, the treaties, the Indian Act, residential schools, Metis nationhood and land issues, the Federal White Paper Policy (1969), Bill C-31 (1985), Indigenous rights, Indigenous land claims, Indigenous economic development, Indigenous urbanization, and Indigenous gender issues. Cannot be held with the former INDS-1010 or INDS-1020. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
INDS-1050
Indigenous Peoples of Canada
3.0 credit hours
An overview of Indigenous societies in Manitoba and Canada, linking processes of the past with contemporary Indigenous life and issues. The course covers topics such as stages of colonization, pre- and post-contact periods, Indigenous kinship systems, the fur trade, the treaties, the Indian Act, residential schools, Metis nationhood and land issues, the Federal White Paper Policy (1969), Bill C-31 (1985), Indigenous rights, Indigenous land claims, Indigenous economic development, Indigenous urbanization, and Indigenous gender issues. Cannot be held with the former INDS-1010 or INDS-1020. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
INDS-2040
History of Indigenous Peoples of Canada
3.0 credit hours
The contemporary cultural resurgence and political organizing of Indigenous peoples invokes new perspectives on Canadian history. This historical survey will explore pre-contact social organization, colonialism and resistance, treaties and land claims, reserves and residential schools as structures of social control, evolving public policy (e.g., Indian Act), Native identities, struggles for self-determination, and the rights of revolution. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course HIST-2040. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
INDS-2040
History of Indigenous Peoples of Canada
3.0 credit hours
The contemporary cultural resurgence and political organizing of Indigenous peoples invokes new perspectives on Canadian history. This historical survey will explore pre-contact social organization, colonialism and resistance, treaties and land claims, reserves and residential schools as structures of social control, evolving public policy (e.g., Indian Act), Native identities, struggles for self-determination, and the rights of revolution. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course HIST-2040. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
INDS-2950
Living into Treaty
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore Indigenous foundations for peace work through the framework of living into Treaty as a sacred covenant and grounded in the narrative of the Great Law of Peace of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. It will provide opportunity for the development of peacebuilding skills and practices that honour Indigenous ways of knowing towards the enhancement of self-identity and relationship building. The course content will be engaged through lectures, guest conversations, videos, and practical learning opportunities. Prerequisite: 18 credit hours of university-level studies or permission of the instructor. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
INTD-1000 - 1
Ways of Knowing I
3.0 credit hours
This course is a requirement in the CMU Curricular Commons. Registration restricted to incoming students. (Winter 2025 & Fall 2025) This course introduces students to the university by getting them involved in asking a big question alongside other students and professors from many subject areas. It includes seminars, round table discussions, a few big lectures, and fieldtrips, all in order to do the things the university does best: taking the time to think about real problems, from multiple expert viewpoints (or ways of knowing), and to develop their own ideas. Prerequisite(s): Curiosity.
INTD-1000 - 1
Ways of Knowing I
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces students to the university by getting them involved in asking a big question alongside other students and professors from many subject areas. It includes seminars, round table discussions, a few big lectures, and fieldtrips, all in order to do the things the university does best: taking the time to think about real problems, from multiple expert viewpoints (or ways of knowing), and to develop their own ideas. Prerequisite(s): Curiosity. This year's theme is *“Garbage: what counts as waste?”* or, for short “Garbage".
INTD-1000 - 2
Ways of Knowing I
3.0 credit hours
This course is a requirement in the CMU Curricular Commons. Registration restricted to incoming students. (Winter 2025 & Fall 2025) This course introduces students to the university by getting them involved in asking a big question alongside other students and professors from many subject areas. It includes seminars, round table discussions, a few big lectures, and fieldtrips, all in order to do the things the university does best: taking the time to think about real problems, from multiple expert viewpoints (or ways of knowing), and to develop their own ideas. Prerequisite(s): Curiosity.
INTD-1000 - 2
Ways of Knowing I
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces students to the university by getting them involved in asking a big question alongside other students and professors from many subject areas. It includes seminars, round table discussions, a few big lectures, and fieldtrips, all in order to do the things the university does best: taking the time to think about real problems, from multiple expert viewpoints (or ways of knowing), and to develop their own ideas. Prerequisite(s): Curiosity. This year's theme is *“Garbage: what counts as waste?”* or, for short “Garbage".
INTD-1000 - 3
Ways of Knowing I
3.0 credit hours
This course is a requirement in the CMU Curricular Commons. Registration restricted to incoming students. (Winter 2025 & Fall 2025) This course introduces students to the university by getting them involved in asking a big question alongside other students and professors from many subject areas. It includes seminars, round table discussions, a few big lectures, and fieldtrips, all in order to do the things the university does best: taking the time to think about real problems, from multiple expert viewpoints (or ways of knowing), and to develop their own ideas. Prerequisite(s): Curiosity.
INTD-1000 - 4
Ways of Knowing I
3.0 credit hours
This course is a requirement in the CMU Curricular Commons. Registration restricted to incoming students. (Winter 2025 & Fall 2025) This course introduces students to the university by getting them involved in asking a big question alongside other students and professors from many subject areas. It includes seminars, round table discussions, a few big lectures, and fieldtrips, all in order to do the things the university does best: taking the time to think about real problems, from multiple expert viewpoints (or ways of knowing), and to develop their own ideas. Prerequisite(s): Curiosity.
INTD-1000 - 5
Ways of Knowing I
3.0 credit hours
This course is a requirement in the CMU Curricular Commons. Registration restricted to incoming students. (Winter 2025 & Fall 2025) This course introduces students to the university by getting them involved in asking a big question alongside other students and professors from many subject areas. It includes seminars, round table discussions, a few big lectures, and fieldtrips, all in order to do the things the university does best: taking the time to think about real problems, from multiple expert viewpoints (or ways of knowing), and to develop their own ideas. Prerequisite(s): Curiosity.
INTD-1000 - 6
Ways of Knowing I
3.0 credit hours
This course is a requirement in the CMU Curricular Commons. Registration restricted to incoming students. (Winter 2025 & Fall 2025) This course introduces students to the university by getting them involved in asking a big question alongside other students and professors from many subject areas. It includes seminars, round table discussions, a few big lectures, and fieldtrips, all in order to do the things the university does best: taking the time to think about real problems, from multiple expert viewpoints (or ways of knowing), and to develop their own ideas. Prerequisite(s): Curiosity.
INTD-1000 - 7
Ways of Knowing I
3.0 credit hours
This course is a requirement in the CMU Curricular Commons. Registration restricted to incoming students. (Winter 2025 & Fall 2025) This course introduces students to the university by getting them involved in asking a big question alongside other students and professors from many subject areas. It includes seminars, round table discussions, a few big lectures, and fieldtrips, all in order to do the things the university does best: taking the time to think about real problems, from multiple expert viewpoints (or ways of knowing), and to develop their own ideas. Prerequisite(s): Curiosity.
LANG-2110
Intermediate German I
3.0 credit hours
Language study and practice in the classroom and language laboratory, and readings in German culture. Prerequisite(s): Grade 12 German or LANG-1120. Intensive days: July 2 – 3, 6 – 9, 2026. 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM This section is only open to Hutterite students. - Current students - contact the instructor to confirm prerequisite (if before May 1) AND join the waitlist on Populi, (if after May 1) contact the instructor to confirm prerequisite AND request to be added [here](https://cmu.populiweb.com/router/forms/respond/925/53cd3a81a147d2defbaa2b10b731953d). - If other interested folks have studied with CMU in the past, they can register [here](https://cmu.populiweb.com/router/forms/respond/559/120092da5342db1b47a3c96b980a8e34). - If other interested folks are new to CMU, they can register as an audit or credit student [here](https://www.cmu.ca/admissions/extended).
LANG-2120
Intermediate German II
3.0 credit hours
A continuation of language study and practice in the classroom and language laboratory, and readings in German culture. Prerequisite(s): LANG-2110. Intensive days: July 2 – 3, 6 – 9, 2026. 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM This section is only open to Hutterite students. - Current students - contact the instructor to confirm prerequisite (if before May 1) AND join the waitlist on Populi, (if after May 1) contact the instructor to confirm prerequisite AND request to be added [here](https://cmu.populiweb.com/router/forms/respond/925/53cd3a81a147d2defbaa2b10b731953d). - If other interested folks have studied with CMU in the past, they can register [here](https://cmu.populiweb.com/router/forms/respond/559/120092da5342db1b47a3c96b980a8e34). - If other interested folks are new to CMU, they can register as an audit or credit student [here](https://www.cmu.ca/admissions/extended).
MATH-0900
Pre-Calculus Mathematics
0.0 credit hours
This course covers the mathematical skills required to study calculus. Topics include linear, quadratic, polynomial, and rational functions; power and root functions; trigonometry; exponential and logarithmic functions. This non-credit course is for students who need to upgrade their high school mathematical skills.
MATH-0900
Pre-Calculus Mathematics
0.0 credit hours
This course covers the mathematical skills required to study calculus. Topics include linear, quadratic, polynomial, and rational functions; power and root functions; trigonometry; exponential and logarithmic functions. This non-credit course is for students who need to upgrade their high school mathematical skills.
MATH-0900 - 1
Pre-Calculus Mathematics
0.0 credit hours
This course covers the mathematical skills required to study calculus. Topics include linear, quadratic, polynomial, and rational functions; power and root functions; trigonometry; exponential and logarithmic functions. This non-credit course is for students who need to upgrade their high school mathematical skills.
MATH-0900 - 2
Pre-Calculus Mathematics
0.0 credit hours
This course covers the mathematical skills required to study calculus. Topics include linear, quadratic, polynomial, and rational functions; power and root functions; trigonometry; exponential and logarithmic functions. This non-credit course is for students who need to upgrade their high school mathematical skills.
MATH-0900 - 3
Pre-Calculus Mathematics
0.0 credit hours
This course covers the mathematical skills required to study calculus. Topics include linear, quadratic, polynomial, and rational functions; power and root functions; trigonometry; exponential and logarithmic functions. This non-credit course is for students who need to upgrade their high school mathematical skills.
MATH-0900 - 4
Pre-Calculus Mathematics
0.0 credit hours
This course covers the mathematical skills required to study calculus. Topics include linear, quadratic, polynomial, and rational functions; power and root functions; trigonometry; exponential and logarithmic functions. This non-credit course is for students who need to upgrade their high school mathematical skills.
MATH-1000
Basic Statistical Analysis
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the basic principles of statistics and procedures used for data analysis. Topics to be covered include gathering data, displaying and summarizing data, examining relationships between variables, sampling distributions, estimation and significance tests, inference for means, and applications for specific disciplines. Corequisite(s): MATH-1000L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with PSYC-2040. CPA-approved preparatory course.
MATH-1000
Basic Statistical Analysis
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the basic principles of statistics and procedures used for data analysis. Topics to be covered include gathering data, displaying and summarizing data, examining relationships between variables, sampling distributions, estimation and significance tests, inference for means, and applications for specific disciplines. Corequisite(s): MATH-1000L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with PSYC-2040. CPA-approved preparatory course.
MATH-1000L - 1
Basic Statistical Analysis Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-1000. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1000L - 1
Basic Statistical Analysis Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-1000. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1000L - 2
Basic Statistical Analysis Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-1000. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1000L - 2
Basic Statistical Analysis Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-1000. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1020
Introduction to Calculus
3.0 credit hours
Theory and techniques of limits, derivatives, antiderivatives, and differential equations, with applications to optimization, rates of change, area, volume, physics, and biology. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of 60 per cent in Pre-calculus Mathematics 40S or MATH-0900. Corequisite(s): MATH-1020L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1020
Introduction to Calculus
3.0 credit hours
Theory and techniques of limits, derivatives, antiderivatives, and differential equations, with applications to optimization, rates of change, area, volume, physics, and biology. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of 60% in Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S or MATH-0900. Corequisite(s): MATH-1020L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1020L
Introduction to Calculus Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-1020. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1020L
Introduction to Calculus Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-1020. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1030
Calculus II
3.0 credit hours
Theory and techniques of integration, sequences, series, Taylor series, parametric and polar curves, with applications to area, volume, arc length, surface area, physics, and biology. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in MATH-1020. Corequisite(s): MATH-1030L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1030
Calculus II
3.0 credit hours
Theory and techniques of integration, sequences, series, Taylor series, parametric and polar curves, with applications to area, volume, arc length, surface area, physics, and biology. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in MATH-1020. Corequisite(s): MATH-1030L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1030L
Calculus II Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-1030. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1030L
Calculus II Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-1030. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-1040
Elements of Discrete Mathematics
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to elements of discrete mathematics. Topics include formal logic, proof techniques, basic set theory, relations and functions, sequences, algorithms, modular arithmetic, number theory, mathematical induction, basic counting, graphs, and trees. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of 60% in Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S or MATH-0900. Corequisite(s): MATH-1040L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. This is a terminal course and is not designed for students who want to pursue courses at the 2000-level or higher in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Sciences. Cannot be held with MATH-2000.
MATH-1040L
Elements of Discrete Mathematics Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-1040. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-2000
Discrete Mathematics
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the mathematics of discrete objects. Topics include formal logic, proof techniques, basic set theory, Boolean algebras, relations and functions, sequences, algorithms, modular arithmetic, number theory, mathematical induction, basic counting, partial orders, graphs and trees. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of 60% in Pre-calculus Mathematics 40S or MATH-0900. Corequisite(s): MATH-2000L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. This course is designed for students who want to pursue courses at the 2000-level or higher in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Sciences.
MATH-2000L
Discrete Mathematics Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for MATH-2000. A lab fee will be applied.
MATH-2005
Vector Geometry and Linear Algebra
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to vectors, matrices, systems of linear equations, and three-dimensional geometry. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of 60 per cent in Grade 12 Mathematics or MATH-0900. Cannot be held with the former MATH-1010.
MATH-2005
Vector Geometry and Linear Algebra
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to vectors, matrices, systems of linear equations, and three-dimensional geometry. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of 60% in Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S or MATH-0900. Cannot be held with the former MATH-1010. Offered in partnership with The King's University. Our students will meet together at CMU and engage with the rest of class remotely. *Note the unique meeting time and start and end dates.*
MATH-2011
Electromagnetic Field Theory
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the theory of electromagnetism. Topics to be covered include the electric field, electric potential, Gauss' law, capacitors, dielectric materials, magnetic fields, Ampere's law, magnetic induction, magnetic materials, displacement current, and Maxwell's equations. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C in both MATH-1030 and PHYS-1010. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PHYS-2010.
MATH-2020
Intermediate Calculus: Multivariable
3.0 credit hours
Calculus of several variables. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C in both MATH-1030 and MATH-2005.
MATH-2040
Ordinary Differential Equations I
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the theory of ordinary differential equations, and practical techniques of solution, principally relating to first order and linear higher order equations; linear systems. Applications to problems in science and other selected areas. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C in MATH-1030. Recommended corequisite(s): COMP-1030.
MATH-3041
Quantitative Methods in Business and Organizational Administration
3.0 credit hours
This course covers multiple regression analysis, forecasting, time series and linear programming as they are applied to organizational decision making. The course also discusses the application of these topics to management science techniques and models. Prerequisite(s): MATH-1000. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BUSI-3040. CPA-approved preparatory course.
MATH-3050
Dynamical Systems and Chaos
3.0 credit hours
Introduction to nonlinear difference and differential equations and their features, including stability, periodicity, attractors, bifurcation, fractals, and chaos. Project-based learning and computational analysis will be emphasized throughout, with applications drawn primarily from mathematical biology, including population, harvesting, predator-prey, competition, host-parasite, disease, and epidemic models. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including COMP-1030 and MATH-1030. COMP-1030 may be taken concurrently with this course. Biology Category: Interdisciplinary Biology. Cannot be held with cross-listed course BIOL-3600.
MATH-3060
Introductory Logic
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the semantics of philosophical logic, which is the mathematics of propositions. The course covers classical logical theory, the foundation for mathematical proof, and also some rival logics. These include incomplete logic, in which some statements are neither true nor false; inconsistent logic, in which some statements are both true and false; and free logic, in which statements can be made about objects that do not exist. Prerequisite(s): MATH-1040 or MATH-2000. Prerequisite(s) may be taken concurrently with the course. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PHIL-3060. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
MATH-3950
Abstract Algebra
3.0 credit hours
Abstract algebra seeks to understand the structure of abstract objects in mathematics: constructions that generalize the familiar structure of numbers, vectors, matrices and functions. To that end, mathematicians have devised many different schemes and systems of abstract rules and worked to understand the implications of these rules systems. This course introduces and investigates the three core algebraic structures: groups, rings and fields. Prerequisite: MATH-2005. Mathematics: Additional algebra course.
MATH-3950
Proof, Paradox, and Poetry
3.0 credit hours
This course provides an opportunity for senior mathematics students to reflect broadly on the nature, use and beauty of mathematics. It weaves together technical and reflective components. The technical component is a roughly half-course-length investigation of set theory, including axiomatization, classes, paradoxes, Cantor’s infinite ordinals, higher cardinals, and Godel’s incompleteness and inconsistency theorems. The reflective portion draws from this set theory background to reflect on: the history of infinity; the ontogy of mathematics objects; creativity in mathematics and poetry; mathematics as a literary theme and cultural entity; mathematical models as a way to describe the world; and other topics as time allows. Offered in partnership with The King's University. Our students will meet together at CMU and engage with the rest of class remotely. *Note the unique meeting time and start and end dates.* Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including additional prerequisite(s) to be determined, depending on the topic.
MATH-3950.
Theory of Computing
3.0 credit hours
An introduction into advanced topics in the theory of computation. Topics include: models of computers including finite automata and Turing machines, computability, computational complexity, and basics of formal languages. Prerequisite(s): MATH-2000.
MUSC-1000
Music Theory I
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to musical discourse based on acoustic principles and common practice technique. The study will include an exploration of line, texture, and form through writing and analysis. Prerequisite(s): Successful theory placement test. This course requires passing a music theory placement test. Here is an [example](https://www.cmu.ca/docs/music/CMU_Music_Theory_Placement_Sample_Test.pdf) of the level of theory needed to pass the the placement test and be prepared for MUSC-1000. Theory test can be taken Monday-Friday, 9-5 through the Admissions Office (contact Emily EPedreira@cmu.ca to book an appt). Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
MUSC-1000
Music Theory I
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to musical discourse based on acoustic principles and common practice technique. The study will include an exploration of line, texture, and form through writing and analysis. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
MUSC-1010
Music Theory II
3.0 credit hours
A continuation of Music Theory I, with an emphasis on chorale-style harmonization based on the contrapuntal relationships of melodic voices. Small instrumental forms also will be studied. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1000.
MUSC-1010
Music Theory II
3.0 credit hours
A continuation of Music Theory I, with an emphasis on chorale-style harmonization based on the contrapuntal relationships of melodic voices. Small instrumental forms also will be studied. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1000.
MUSC-1120
Aural Skills I
1.5 credit hours
A practical study designed to help students develop aural skills through sight-singing, melodic dictation, and aural analysis. Students will examine the “building blocks” of melody and harmony—intervals, scales, and chords— and learn to recognize them aurally. Guided practice of ear training techniques and the use of solfège syllables will improve students’ musical perception as they become more fluent in translating notation into sound as well as the reverse, sound into notation. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1310. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-1100 or MUSC-1110.
MUSC-1120
Aural Skills I
1.5 credit hours
A practical study designed to help students develop aural skills through sight-singing, melodic dictation, and aural analysis. Students will examine the “building blocks” of melody and harmony—intervals, scales, and chords— and learn to recognize them aurally. Guided practice of ear training techniques and the use of solfège syllables will improve students’ musical perception as they become more fluent in translating notation into sound as well as the reverse, sound into notation. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1310. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-1100 or MUSC-1110.
MUSC-1121
Keyboard Skills I
1.5 credit hours
This course develops basic keyboard technique and reading skills, harmonization of both folk, popular and jazz melodies, transposition at the keyboard, reading chord charts, reading in multiple clefs, open score reading (choral and string quartet), basic jazz harmony, and the ability to lead in community singing in the church, classroom, and therapy context. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1310.
MUSC-1121
Keyboard Skills I
1.5 credit hours
This course develops basic keyboard technique and reading skills, harmonization of both folk, popular and jazz melodies, transposition at the keyboard, reading chord charts, reading in multiple clefs, open score reading (choral and string quartet), basic jazz harmony, and the ability to lead in community singing in the church, classroom, and therapy context. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1310.
MUSC-1220W
The Art of Music
3.0 credit hours
This course is an introduction to thinking, writing, and doing music as it examines the larger questions of music: What is music? What is the value of music? Do humans need music? Why do humans engage in this activity? To what does music give expression? The course will also explore topics such as music and society, music and gender, the musical canon, and the philosophy/theology of art and music in different eras and cultures. Reading musical notation not required. This is a "W" course and fulfills the academic writing requirement
MUSC-1220W
The Art of Music
3.0 credit hours
This course is an introduction to thinking, writing, and doing music as it examines the larger questions of music: What is music? What is the value of music? Do humans need music? Why do humans engage in this activity? To what does music give expression? The course will also explore topics such as music and society, music and gender, the musical canon, and the philosophy/theology of art and music in different eras and cultures. Reading musical notation not required. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
MUSC-1300
Ways of Musicking I
3.0 credit hours
A practical exploration of how to make music, including a variety of perspectives and cultures. Students will participate in creating their own musical ideas through improvisation, collaboration, and making music together in small groups, with a variety of instruments. Reading musical notation not required.
MUSC-1300
Ways of Musicking I
3.0 credit hours
A practical exploration of how to make music, including a variety of perspectives and cultures. Students will participate in creating their own musical ideas through improvisation, collaboration, and making music together in small groups, with a variety of instruments. Reading musical notation not required.
MUSC-1310
Ways of Musicking II
3.0 credit hours
A practical exploration of learning music through notation on a variety of instruments. Students will read and play music together to enhance their skills in rhythm, sight reading, and collaborative music making. Course activities will include playing guitar and applying theoretical knowledge. All students must have their own guitar for the class. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1300. Reading musical notation not required.
MUSC-1310
Ways of Musicking II
3.0 credit hours
A practical exploration of learning music through notation on a variety of instruments. Students will read and play music together to enhance their skills in rhythm, sight reading, and collaborative music making. Course activities will include playing guitar and applying theoretical knowledge. All students must have their own guitar for the class. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1300. Reading musical notation not required.
MUSC-1402
Individual Applied Music Studies - Piano
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1402
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1403
Individual Applied Music Studies - Piano
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1403
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1405
Individual Applied Music Studies - Piano
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1405
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1412
Individual Applied Music Studies - Voice
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1412
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1413
Individual Applied Music Studies - Voice
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1413
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1415
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1442
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1443
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1445
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1452
Individual Applied Music Studies - Percussion
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1452
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1453
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1455
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1462
Individual Applied Music Studies - Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1462
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1463
Individual Applied Music Studies - Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1463
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1465
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1472
Individual Applied Music Studies - Organ
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1472
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1473
Individual Applied Music Studies - Organ
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1473
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1475
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1482
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1483
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1485
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1502
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1503
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1505
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1512
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1513
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1515
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1522
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1523
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1525
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1532
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1533
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1535
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1552
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1552
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1553
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-1553
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-1555
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1555
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1562
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1563
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1565
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1572
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1573
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1575
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1582
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1583
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1585
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1642
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1643
Individual Applied Music Studies - Trumpet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1643
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1645
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1652
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1653
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1655
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1662
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1663
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1665
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1672
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1673
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1675
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-1700
CMU Singers
3.0 credit hours
CMU Singers is a large, mixed ensemble open to all students from CMU programs. There will be a voice placement interview at the beginning of September. The CMU Singers will take part in on-campus events, concerts, and worship services in addition to off-campus events with church and the larger community. When appropriate, the CMU Singers will form the core of CMU Festival Chorus, a symphonic chorus of alumni and community members that performs regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Admission by audition.
MUSC-1700
CMU Singers
3.0 credit hours
CMU Singers is a large, mixed ensemble open to all students from CMU programs. There will be a voice placement interview at the beginning of September. The CMU Singers will take part in on-campus events, concerts, and worship services in addition to off-campus events with church and the larger community. When appropriate, the CMU Singers will form the core of CMU Festival Chorus, a symphonic chorus of alumni and community members that performs regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Admission by audition.
MUSC-1701
CMU Voices TB
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-1701
CMU Voices TB
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-1702
CMU Voices SA
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-1702
CMU Voices SA
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-1730
Mennonite Community Orchestra
1.0 credit hours
Consists of CMU students and members of the community. Register for this course if it is your first year in Community Orchestra. You may join the waitlist and will be considered for a seat in the Orchestra.
MUSC-1730
Mennonite Community Orchestra
1.0 credit hours
Consists of CMU students and members of the community. Register for this course if it is your first year in Community Orchestra. You may join the waitlist and will be considered for a seat in the Orchestra.
MUSC-1740
Guitar Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
Group that plays traditional and contemporary repertoire, both original guitar ensemble music, as well as arranged or transcribed repertoire. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester. Prerequisite(s): A successful audition. Register for this course if it is your first year in this ensemble.
MUSC-1753
Concert Band
1.0 credit hours
A large instrumental ensemble open to all CMU students regardless of major. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-1753
Concert Band
1.0 credit hours
A large instrumental ensemble open to all CMU students regardless of major. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-1755
Handbell Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
This course is open to students of all musical abilities. It will focus on proper ringing techniques, music literacy, rhythmic skills, collaboration, and performance. The ensemble will have several performance opportunities throughout the year. No audition required.
MUSC-1755
Handbell Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
This course is open to students of all musical abilities. It will focus on proper ringing techniques, music literacy, rhythmic skills, collaboration, and performance. The ensemble will have several performance opportunities throughout the year. No audition required.
MUSC-1780
Rock Band
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble, for guitarists (bass, electric and steel-string), drummers/percussionists, keyboard players, instrumentalists (trumpet/trombone/saxophone) and singers. Instrumentalists will also sing. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. Corequisite(s): minimum one 3-credit hour course.
MUSC-2000
Music Theory III
3.0 credit hours
A continuation of the study of common practice structures and expressions, concentrating on extended forms and chromaticism through both writing and analysis. Prerequisite: MUSC-1010; corequisite: MUSC-2100.
MUSC-2000
Music Theory III
3.0 credit hours
A continuation of the study of common practice structures and expressions, concentrating on extended forms and chromaticism through both writing and analysis. Prerequisite: MUSC-1010; corequisite: MUSC-2100.
MUSC-2010
Music Theory IV
3.0 credit hours
An examination of extended tonal and post-tonal repertoire in relation to common practice discourse. Works studied will include those based on expanded tonal techniques, motivic gestures, twelve-tone theory, and those of rhythmic or textural rather than pitch-centred motivation. This course also includes a unit on structuring within fugues. Prerequisite: MUSC-2000; corequisite: MUSC-2110.
MUSC-2010
Music Theory IV
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore important areas of practical music-making, including study of components of different genres (folk, rock, Latin, ballad, pop, crooner etc.). Jazz theory and arranging form an important part of this course, as students become conversant in the use and function of basic jazz harmonies and learn voicings for a 4-part (non-SATB) harmonization of a melody. Students will also develop creativity, imagination, problem-solving, artistic collaboration and working to deadlines as transferable skills. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-2000.
MUSC-2120
Aural Skills II
1.5 credit hours
A continuation of Aural Skills I. In this practical study students will continue to develop aural skills through sight-singing, melodic dictation, and aural analysis. Students will continue examining the “building blocks” of melody and harmony by learning to recognize increasingly complex intervals, scales, and chords. Guided practice of ear training techniques and the use of solfège syllables will improve students’ musical perception as they tackle more complex melodies in both sight-reading and melodic dictation contexts. Prerequisite: MUSC-2112.
MUSC-2120
Aural Skills II
1.5 credit hours
A continuation of Aural Skills I. In this practical study students will continue to develop aural skills through sight-singing, melodic dictation, and aural analysis. Students will continue examining the “building blocks” of melody and harmony by learning to recognize increasingly complex intervals, scales, and chords. Guided practice of ear training techniques and the use of solfège syllables will improve students’ musical perception as they tackle more complex melodies in both sight-reading and melodic dictation contexts. Prerequisite: MUSC-2112.
MUSC-2121
Keyboard Skills II
1.5 credit hours
This course is a continuation and deepening of knowledge from Keyboard Skills I. The course will continue to develop basic keyboard technique and reading skills, harmonization of both folk, popular and jazz melodies, transposition at the keyboard, reading chord charts, reading in multiple clefs, open score reading (choral and string quartet), basic jazz harmony, and the ability to lead in community singing in the church, classroom, and therapy context. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1121.
MUSC-2121
Keyboard Skills II
1.5 credit hours
This course is a continuation and deepening of knowledge from Keyboard Skills I. The course will continue to develop basic keyboard technique and reading skills, harmonization of both folk, popular and jazz melodies, transposition at the keyboard, reading chord charts, reading in multiple clefs, open score reading (choral and string quartet), basic jazz harmony, and the ability to lead in community singing in the church, classroom, and therapy context. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1121.
MUSC-2131
Collaborative Piano
1.0 credit hours
Admission by permission of the instructor. Register for this course if it is your first year of collaborative piano.
MUSC-2131
Collaborative Piano
1.0 credit hours
Admission by permission of the instructor. Register for this course if it is your first year of collaborative piano.
MUSC-2132
Collaborative Piano
2.0 credit hours
Admission by permission of the instructor. Register for this course if it is your first year of collaborative piano.
MUSC-2132
Collaborative Piano
2.0 credit hours
Admission by permission of the instructor. Register for this course if it is your first year of collaborative piano.
MUSC-2150
Conducting Techniques I
3.0 credit hours
A practical exploration and study in the grammar and techniques of conducting, with a focus on leading choirs and other music in school, church, and community settings. Emphasis will be on learning basic conducting gestures, vocal techniques, and in the development of music leadership skills. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-1010.
MUSC-2250
History of Jazz
3.0 credit hours
A chronological survey of jazz from its origins to the present. The course will trace the development of important styles and feature the works of influential performers. Topics for study will include the beginnings and evolution of the blues, ragtime, the swing era, avant garde and free jazz, contemporary trends, related developments, and Canadian contributions.
MUSC-2290
History of Western Art Music
3.0 credit hours
A survey of the history of Western art music, that is, the music popularly called “classical music,” originating in Europe but now played and composed globally. The course moves through medieval music, Renaissance and Baroque music, Classical and Romantic music, ending with 20th and 21st century art music. Students will learn critical listening skills and approaches to understanding music in historical and cultural context. Music Category: Cultural Perspectives. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-1200, MUSC-1210, MUSC-2220, or MUSC-2230.
MUSC-2310
A History of Worship Music
3.0 credit hours
A study of the development and practice of Christian worship music from the New Testament church through the 21st century, focusing primarily on congregational singing. The course will explore cultural and spiritual movements which gave rise to new forms of worship music throughout history, and trace recurring controversies and questions related to its practice. Reading musical notation not required. Cannot be held with cross-listed course BTS-2311. Intensive week: May 4-8, M-F, 9am-4pm
MUSC-2330
Leading Singing in Community
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the practice of song leading in varied settings such as schools, worship gatherings, senior’s homes, community centers or other venues in which community music making occurs. Primary attention will be given to the development of effective leadership skills, including the ability to lead vocally, choose suitable songs, communicate musical and textual ideas, and teach new material. Reading musical notation not required. Cannot be held with former cross-listed course BTS-2331. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
MUSC-2330
Leading Singing in Community
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the practice of song leading in varied settings such as schools, worship gatherings, senior’s homes, community centers or other venues in which community music making occurs. Primary attention will be given to the development of effective leadership skills, including the ability to lead vocally, choose suitable songs, communicate musical and textual ideas, and teach new material. Reading musical notation not required. Cannot be held with former cross-listed course BTS-2331. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
MUSC-2402
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2402
Individual Applied Music Studies - Piano
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2403
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2403
Individual Applied Music Studies - Piano
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2405
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2412
Individual Applied Music Studies - Voice
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2412
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2413
Individual Applied Music Studies - Voice
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2413
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2415
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2442
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2443
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2445
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2452
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2453
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2455
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2462
Individual Applied Music Studies - Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2462
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2463
Individual Applied Music Studies - Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2463
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2465
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2472
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2473
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2475
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2482
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2483
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2485
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2502
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2503
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2505
Individual Applied Music Studies - Violin
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2505
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2512
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2513
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2515
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2522
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2523
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2525
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2532
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2533
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2535
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2552
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-2552
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-2553
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2553
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2555
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-2555
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-2562
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2563
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2565
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2572
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2573
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2575
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2582
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2583
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2585
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2642
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2643
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2643
Individual Applied Music Studies - Trumpet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2645
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2652
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2653
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2655
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2662
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2663
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2665
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2672
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2673
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2675
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-2700
CMU Singers
3.0 credit hours
CMU Singers is a large, mixed ensemble open to all students from CMU programs. There will be a voice placement interview at the beginning of September. The CMU Singers will take part in on-campus events, concerts, and worship services in addition to off-campus events with church and the larger community. When appropriate, the CMU Singers will form the core of CMU Festival Chorus, a symphonic chorus of alumni and community members that performs regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Admission by audition.
MUSC-2700
CMU Singers
3.0 credit hours
CMU Singers is a large, mixed ensemble open to all students from CMU programs. There will be a voice placement interview at the beginning of September. The CMU Singers will take part in on-campus events, concerts, and worship services in addition to off-campus events with church and the larger community. When appropriate, the CMU Singers will form the core of CMU Festival Chorus, a symphonic chorus of alumni and community members that performs regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Admission by audition.
MUSC-2701
CMU Voices TB
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-2701
CMU Voices TB
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-2702
CMU Voices SA
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-2702
CMU Voices SA
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-2730
Mennonite Community Orchestra
1.0 credit hours
Consists of CMU students and members of the community. Register for this course if it is your second year in Community Orchestra.
MUSC-2730
Mennonite Community Orchestra
1.0 credit hours
Consists of CMU students and members of the community. Register for this course if it is your second year in Community Orchestra.
MUSC-2740
Guitar Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned group that plays traditional and contemporary repertoire, both original guitar ensemble music, as well as arranged or transcribed repertoire. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester. Prerequisite(s): A successful audition. Register for this course if it is your second year in this ensemble.
MUSC-2753
Concert Band
1.0 credit hours
A large instrumental ensemble open to all CMU students regardless of major. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-2753
Concert Band
1.0 credit hours
A large instrumental ensemble open to all CMU students regardless of major. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-2755
Handbell Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
This course is open to students of all musical abilities. It will focus on proper ringing techniques, music literacy, rhythmic skills, collaboration, and performance. The ensemble will have several performance opportunities throughout the year. No audition required.
MUSC-2755
Handbell Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
This course is open to students of all musical abilities. It will focus on proper ringing techniques, music literacy, rhythmic skills, collaboration, and performance. The ensemble will have several performance opportunities throughout the year. No audition required.
MUSC-2780
Rock Band
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble, for guitarists (bass, electric and steel-string), drummers/percussionists, keyboard players, instrumentalists (trumpet/trombone/saxophone) and singers. Instrumentalists will also sing. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. Corequisite(s): minimum one 3-credit hour course.
MUSC-2840
Percussion Techniques A
1.5 credit hours
This course serves as an introduction to the instruments in the percussion family. It will focus on hand drums and other small percussion instruments found in most school band/orchestral programs and useful in music therapy settings. In addition, students will explore basic drum set coordination and basic world percussion rhythms. Prerequisite(s): Successful theory placement test. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-3840 or MUSC-3850.
MUSC-2850
Percussion Techniques B
1.5 credit hours
This course extends the focus of MUSC-2840 to include learning percussion techniques common to notated and improvised musical styles. An ensemble component forms part of this course. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-2840. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-3840 or MUSC-3850.
MUSC-3010
Music Production
3.0 credit hours
This course is an entry point for developing a skill set to serve the creative process of composition. These skills include planning and pre-production, composing, recording, editing, and mixing original musical compositions. Topics covered include: recording and editing audio; acoustics; using effects (reverb, EQ, compression etc.); scoring for film, live theatre and video games; mixing and finalizing music tracks; the business of Music Production. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course COMM-3011. A studio fee will be applied.
MUSC-3050
Composing and Arranging Seminar
3.0 credit hours
An exploration of the discipline and craft of composing and arranging for both choral and instrumental ensembles. Through the study of literature and scoring techniques, topics such as text-setting, choral and orchestral techniques, electronic music, and charting for popular music will be explored. The course includes both score preparation and opportunities for recital performances of original works. Prerequisite: MUSC-2010. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
MUSC-3070
Private Studio Teaching Techniques
3.0 credit hours
A study of foundations of private teachings and techniques commonly used in private studios, repertoire and additional resource materials needed to start your own studio. A practical component will include teaching students with various levels of experience and styles, including supporting neurodivergent learners. Prerequisite: MUSC-2150 or permission of instructor. Students may not hold credit for both this course and one of MUSC-3055, 3060, or 3080.
MUSC-3110
Cultural Perspectives and Critical Pedagogy in Music Education
3.0 credit hours
This course seeks to centre the student and their perspectives as a pedagogy for critical thinking that engages rehearsal techniques and classroom teaching in making connections with musical materials and the world beyond. Implicit within making these connections, this course will address issues of musical identity and achievement, equity and excellence, developmental musicianship, teaching for the whole child, and the importance of nurturing the student and teacher relationship. Prerequisite: 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Reading notation strongly recommended. Students may not hold credit for both this course and MUSC-3100.
MUSC-3131
Collaborative Piano
1.0 credit hours
Admission by permission of the instructor. Register for this course if it is your second year of collaborative piano.
MUSC-3131
Collaborative Piano
1.0 credit hours
Admission by permission of the instructor. Register for this course if it is your second year of collaborative piano.
MUSC-3132
Collaborative Piano
2.0 credit hours
Admission by permission of the instructor. Register for this course if it is your second year of collaborative piano.
MUSC-3132
Collaborative Piano
2.0 credit hours
Admission by permission of the instructor. Register for this course if it is your second year of collaborative piano.
MUSC-3140
Vocal and Choral Techniques
3.0 credit hours
A study of how to teach vocal techniques in a classroom or choral setting. Students will actively participate in classroom instruction that focuses on a practical exploration of choral tone, vocal colour, and teaching strategies for all ages and levels of experience. As well, vocal development, vocal health, and physiology of the voice will be considered for study. This course is intended for students who are not in voice performance. Prerequisite: MUSC-1010 and 1110. Students may not hold credit for both this course and the former MUSC-2140.
MUSC-3240
Decolonizing our Learning through Music
3.0 credit hours
What do students and teachers learn about the nature of music based on the musical doings and products that are celebrated in the classroom? What forms of colonialism are present in music classrooms? Which students are served by current musical practice, and which students are systematically ‘failed’? Underpinning these questions is a need for a critical examination of practice that centres Indigenous voices and decentres a colonial “stylistic and engagement hierarchy” (Rinsema, 2018) in doing and listening to music. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
MUSC-3270
History of Rock Music
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the lives of artists and changing musical trends in rock music history, beginning with the origins of rock music in genres including blues, Country and Western, and gospel, and continuing through several differing streams of music that fall under the umbrella of "rock" at the end of the twentieth century. In addition to practicing close listening, students will focus on primary sources as a means to critically examining the social and political process of history-making. Reading musical notation not required. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course HIST-3270 or former MUSC-2370.
MUSC-3402
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3403
Individual Applied Music Studies - Piano
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3403
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3405
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3412
Individual Applied Music Studies - Voice
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3412
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3413
Individual Applied Music Studies - Voice
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3413
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3415
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3442
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3443
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3445
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3452
Individual Applied Music Studies - Percussion
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3452
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3453
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3455
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3462
Individual Applied Music Studies - Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3462
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3463
Individual Applied Music Studies - Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3463
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3465
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3472
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3473
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3475
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3482
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3483
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3485
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3502
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3503
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3505
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3512
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3513
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3515
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3522
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3523
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3525
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3532
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3533
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3535
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3552
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-3552
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-3553
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-3553
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-3555
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-3555
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-3562
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3563
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3565
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3572
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3573
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3575
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3582
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3583
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3585
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3642
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3643
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3645
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3652
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3653
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3655
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3662
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3663
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3665
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3672
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3673
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3675
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-3700
CMU Singers
3.0 credit hours
CMU Singers is a large, mixed ensemble open to all students from CMU programs. There will be a voice placement interview at the beginning of September. The CMU Singers will take part in on-campus events, concerts, and worship services in addition to off-campus events with church and the larger community. When appropriate, the CMU Singers will form the core of CMU Festival Chorus, a symphonic chorus of alumni and community members that performs regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Admission by audition.
MUSC-3700
CMU Singers
3.0 credit hours
CMU Singers is a large, mixed ensemble open to all students from CMU programs. There will be a voice placement interview at the beginning of September. The CMU Singers will take part in on-campus events, concerts, and worship services in addition to off-campus events with church and the larger community. When appropriate, the CMU Singers will form the core of CMU Festival Chorus, a symphonic chorus of alumni and community members that performs regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Admission by audition.
MUSC-3701
CMU Voices TB
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-3701
CMU Voices TB
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester. Prerequisite: A Successful Audition. Register for this course if it is your third year in this ensemble.
MUSC-3702
CMU Voices SA
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-3702
CMU Voices SA
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-3730
Mennonite Community Orchestra
1.0 credit hours
Consists of CMU students and members of the community. Register for this course if it is your third year in Community Orchestra.
MUSC-3730
Mennonite Community Orchestra
1.0 credit hours
Consists of CMU students and members of the community. Register for this course if it is your third year in Community Orchestra.
MUSC-3740
Guitar Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned group that plays traditional and contemporary repertoire, both original guitar ensemble music, as well as arranged or transcribed repertoire. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester. Prerequisite(s): A successful audition. Register for this course if it is your third year in this ensemble.
MUSC-3753
Concert Band
1.0 credit hours
A large instrumental ensemble open to all CMU students regardless of major. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-3753
Concert Band
1.0 credit hours
A large instrumental ensemble open to all CMU students regardless of major. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-3755
Handbell Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
This course is open to students of all musical abilities. It will focus on proper ringing techniques, music literacy, rhythmic skills, collaboration, and performance. The ensemble will have several performance opportunities throughout the year. No audition required.
MUSC-3755
Handbell Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
This course is open to students of all musical abilities. It will focus on proper ringing techniques, music literacy, rhythmic skills, collaboration, and performance. The ensemble will have several performance opportunities throughout the year. No audition required.
MUSC-3780
Rock Band
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble, for guitarists (bass, electric and steel-string), drummers/percussionists, keyboard players, instrumentalists (trumpet/trombone/saxophone) and singers. Instrumentalists will also sing. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. Corequisite(s): minimum one 3-credit hour course.
MUSC-3860
Brass Techniques
3.0 credit hours
Group instruction in brass instruments. Instruction explores playing techniques and examines materials and procedures for individual and group instruction. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-2010.
MUSC-3890
Woodwind Techniques
3.0 credit hours
Group instruction in woodwind instruments. Instruction explores playing techniques and examines materials and procedures for individual and group instruction. Prerequisite: MUSC-2010.
MUSC-3950
Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Popular Music
3.0 credit hours
Using an intersectional lens, students will consider how compounding forms of oppression impact the experiences of artists and listeners across a range of popular music genres, including country, rap, and rock. Drawing on accounts of artists’ lived experiences (podcasts, memoirs, documentaries, etc.) as well as scholarly explorations on themes of power and marginalization in popular music, students will ultimately explore how popular culture both reflects and resists social norms and systems of power. Prerequisites: 30 credit hours of university-level studies.
MUSC-3950
Videogames, Music, Play, and Performance
3.0 credit hours
When you dance or play music, you're playing and performing. But what happens when you play a video game, which includes movement and music? What about composing game music, or designing games? Exploring as a pair "play," which cannot be compelled, and "performance" , which can at its best be freeing, is a way in to understanding power, community, and being for ourselves and our cultures. We'll explore these things in different media's affordances, that is, the activities or experiences they allow. We'll make music, play videogames, and link these activities; and read across disciplines, especially anthropology and rhetoric, about play, games, and performance. In the end, we'll each create something expressing new understandings of play and performance, in videogames and music. Prerequisites: 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II. Music: Cultural Perspectives course. Intensive week: April 27 - May 1, M-F, 9am-4pm
MUSC-4180
Instrumental Ensemble Techniques
3.0 credit hours
A practical study in rehearsing and conducting large and small instrumental ensembles. Students will examine performance and instructional materials appropriate for schools, church, and community settings. Prerequisite(s): MUSC-2150. Cannot be held with MUSC-4170.
MUSC-4402
Individual Applied Music Studies - Piano
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4402
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4403
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4405
Individual Music Lessons - Piano
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4412
Individual Applied Music Studies - Voice
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4412
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4413
Individual Applied Music Studies - Voice
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4413
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4415
Individual Applied Music Studies - Voice
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4415
Individual Music Lessons - Voice
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4442
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4443
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4445
Individual Music Lessons - Bass Guitar
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4452
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4453
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4455
Individual Music Lessons - Percussion
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4462
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4463
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4465
Individual Music Lessons - Guitar
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4472
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4473
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4475
Individual Music Lessons - Organ
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4482
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4483
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4485
Individual Music Lessons - Conducting
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4502
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4503
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4505
Individual Music Lessons - Violin
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4512
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4513
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4515
Individual Music Lessons - Viola
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4522
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4523
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4525
Individual Music Lessons - Cello
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4532
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4533
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4535
Individual Music Lessons - Double Bass
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4552
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-4552
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-4553
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-4553
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your second year of lessons.
MUSC-4555
Individual Applied Music Studies - Composing
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-4555
Individual Music Lessons - Composing
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your first year of lessons.
MUSC-4562
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4563
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4565
Individual Music Lessons - Flute
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4572
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4573
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your third year of lessons.
MUSC-4575
Individual Music Lessons - Saxophone
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4582
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4583
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4585
Individual Music Lessons - Clarinet
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4642
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4643
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4645
Individual Music Lessons - Trumpet
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4652
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4653
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4655
Individual Music Lessons - French Horn
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4662
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4663
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4665
Individual Music Lessons - Tuba
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4672
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
2.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly ½-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4673
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
3.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 3/4 hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4675
Individual Music Lessons - Trombone
5.0 credit hours
The student receives weekly 1-hour private instruction in a chosen applied area over the course of an academic year. Prerequisite: A placement audition. Register for this course if this is your fourth year of lessons.
MUSC-4700
CMU Singers
3.0 credit hours
CMU Singers is a large, mixed ensemble open to all students from CMU programs. There will be a voice placement interview at the beginning of September. The CMU Singers will take part in on-campus events, concerts, and worship services in addition to off-campus events with church and the larger community. When appropriate, the CMU Singers will form the core of CMU Festival Chorus, a symphonic chorus of alumni and community members that performs regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Admission by audition.
MUSC-4700
CMU Singers
3.0 credit hours
CMU Singers is a large, mixed ensemble open to all students from CMU programs. There will be a voice placement interview at the beginning of September. The CMU Singers will take part in on-campus events, concerts, and worship services in addition to off-campus events with church and the larger community. When appropriate, the CMU Singers will form the core of CMU Festival Chorus, a symphonic chorus of alumni and community members that performs regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Admission by audition.
MUSC-4701
CMU Voices TB
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-4701
CMU Voices TB
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-4702
CMU Voices SA
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-4702
CMU Voices SA
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble available to students who are not in CMU Singers or CMU Chamber Choir, but members of those ensembles are automatically part of this ensemble. This choir has deputation and concert responsibilities. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-4730
Mennonite Community Orchestra
1.0 credit hours
Consists of CMU students and members of the community. Register for this course if it is your fourth year in Community Orchestra.
MUSC-4730
Mennonite Community Orchestra
1.0 credit hours
Consists of CMU students and members of the community. Register for this course if it is your fourth year in Community Orchestra.
MUSC-4740
Guitar Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned group that plays traditional and contemporary repertoire, both original guitar ensemble music, as well as arranged or transcribed repertoire. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester. Prerequisite(s): A successful audition. Register for this course if it is your fourth year in this ensemble.
MUSC-4753
Concert Band
1.0 credit hours
A large instrumental ensemble open to all CMU students regardless of major. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-4753
Concert Band
1.0 credit hours
A large instrumental ensemble open to all CMU students regardless of major. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. This ensemble is open to all students enrolled for at least one 3-credit hour course each semester.
MUSC-4755
Handbell Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
This course is open to students of all musical abilities. It will focus on proper ringing techniques, music literacy, rhythmic skills, collaboration, and performance. The ensemble will have several performance opportunities throughout the year. No audition required.
MUSC-4755
Handbell Ensemble
1.0 credit hours
This course is open to students of all musical abilities. It will focus on proper ringing techniques, music literacy, rhythmic skills, collaboration, and performance. The ensemble will have several performance opportunities throughout the year. No audition required.
MUSC-4780
Rock Band
1.0 credit hours
An auditioned ensemble, for guitarists (bass, electric and steel-string), drummers/percussionists, keyboard players, instrumentalists (trumpet/trombone/saxophone) and singers. Instrumentalists will also sing. Performance opportunities will include both on-campus and off-campus events. Corequisite(s): minimum one 3-credit hour course.
MUTH-2800
Introduction to Music Therapy
3.0 credit hours
An overview of the field of music therapy, an introduction to the history and principles, to different therapy models and techniques, and to the many populations served by the discipline. This course is open to all students and professionals interested in learning more about the field. Reading musical notation not required. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-2800. There is course work starting Aug 4 and throughout August. *Intensive Week: Aug 31- Sept 4 (9am - 4pm). Room TBD.* Optional housing information will be available through CMU Hosting. Cost and availability details will be shared when available.
MUTH-3801
Medical Music Therapy
3.0 credit hours
This course focuses on the use of music therapy in medical, gerontology, and palliative care settings. Clinical application of music techniques for clients in these settings will be explored with a focus on the therapeutic function of music. Students will learn about interdisciplinary work within team settings. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-2800 and admission to the Music Therapy program. Cannot be held with the MUSC-3801.
MUTH-3802
Music Psychotherapy
3.0 credit hours
This course provides an introduction to the use of music in psychotherapy and integration of verbal and nonverbal therapy techniques. Students will engage in cultural self-exploration and learn about safe and effective use of self in therapy. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C+ in MUTH-3801 and admission to the Music Therapy program. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-3802.
MUTH-3803
Developmental Music Therapy
3.0 credit hours
This course will focus on developmental and rehabilitative music therapy with children and adults. Principles of music therapy and theoretical approaches in developmental and rehabilitative settings will be discussed with a focus on the therapeutic function of music. Students will learn clinical skills, including assessment, treatment, and evaluation, as well as practical application of music therapy techniques for groups and individuals. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-2800 and admission to the Music Therapy program. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-3803.
MUTH-3804
Humanistic Music Therapy
3.0 credit hours
This course will focus on Humanistic/Client-centred Music Therapy, the therapeutic relationship and therapeutic use of self in a range of settings including individual music therapy, work with teenagers, and mental health/wellness. Improvisation techniques and applications and use of technology in music therapy will be explored. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C+ in MUTH-3803 and admission to the Music Therapy program. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-3804.
MUTH-3805
Clinical Musicianship I
1.5 credit hours
This is the first in a sequence of four classes designed to build clinical musicianship skills which students will need for Music Therapy Practicum and Internship. This largely experiential class will support students in exploring their personal relationship with music. Students will be introduced to music in a music therapy context, and explore clinical improvisation, use of pre-composed music, and movement to music. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-2800 and admission to the Music Therapy program.
MUTH-3805
Clinical Musicianship I
1.5 credit hours
This is the first in a sequence of four classes designed to build clinical musicianship skills which students will need for Music Therapy Practicum and Internship. This largely experiential class will support students in exploring their personal relationship with music. Students will be introduced to music in a music therapy context, and explore clinical improvisation, use of pre-composed music, and movement to music. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-2800 and admission to the Music Therapy program.
MUTH-3806
Clinical Musicianship II
1.5 credit hours
This is the second in a sequence of four classes designed to build clinical musicianship skills which students will need for Music Therapy Practicum and Internship. Students will gain experience in improvisation, receptive methods, composition, and explore integration of other creative arts with music. This class also includes small ensemble work in popular music forms. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-3805.
MUTH-3806
Clinical Musicianship II
1.5 credit hours
This is the second in a sequence of four classes designed to build clinical musicianship skills which students will need for Music Therapy Practicum and Internship. Students will gain experience in improvisation, receptive methods, composition, and explore integration of other creative arts with music. This class also includes small ensemble work in popular music forms. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-3805.
MUTH-3871
Observation and Clinical Skills
1.0 credit hours
This course provides a focused introduction to observation and clinical skills for music therapy. In addition to the seminar class, students will complete field observations of music therapy sessions conducted by certified Music Therapists (MTA). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Music Therapy program. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-2870 or MUSC-3870.
MUTH-3871
Observation and Clinical Skills
1.0 credit hours
This course provides a focused introduction to observation and clinical skills for music therapy. In addition to the seminar class, students will complete field observations of music therapy sessions conducted by certified Music Therapists (MTA). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Music Therapy program. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-2870 or MUSC-3870.
MUTH-3881
Practicum I: Foundations of Clinical Practice
2.0 credit hours
Supervised field experience with different special populations, working with both groups and individuals. Designing, implementing, documenting, and evaluating clinical experiences. In addition to field placement, the student must attend a weekly on-campus seminar. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C+ in MUTH-3871. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-2880 or MUSC-3881.
MUTH-3881
Practicum I: Foundations of Clinical Practice
2.0 credit hours
Supervised field experience with different special populations, working with both groups and individuals. Designing, implementing, documenting, and evaluating clinical experiences. In addition to field placement, the student must attend a weekly on-campus seminar. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C+ in MUTH-3871. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-2880 or MUSC-3881.
MUTH-4805
Clinical Musicianship III
1.5 credit hours
This is the third in a sequence of four classes designed to build clinical musicianship skills which students will need for Music Therapy Practicum and Internship. Through experiential learning and study of client case material, students will gain skill in facilitation, leadership, and making musical decisions with therapeutic intent. Methods will include clinical improvisation, use of pre-composed music, and movement to music. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-3806.
MUTH-4805
Clinical Musicianship III
1.5 credit hours
This is the third in a sequence of four classes designed to build clinical musicianship skills which students will need for Music Therapy Practicum and Internship. Through experiential learning and study of client case material, students will gain skill in facilitation, leadership, and making musical decisions with therapeutic intent. Methods will include clinical improvisation, use of pre-composed music, and movement to music. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-3806.
MUTH-4806
Clinical Musicianship IV
1.5 credit hours
This is the fourth in a sequence of four classes designed to build clinical musicianship skills which students will need for Music Therapy Practicum and Internship. Students will facilitate interventions including improvisation, receptive methods, composition, and explore integration of other creative arts with music. This class also includes small ensemble work in popular music forms and learning how to set-up and use microphones and amplifiers. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-4805.
MUTH-4806
Clinical Musicianship IV
1.5 credit hours
This is the fourth in a sequence of four classes designed to build clinical musicianship skills which students will need for Music Therapy Practicum and Internship. Students will facilitate interventions including improvisation, receptive methods, composition, and explore integration of other creative arts with music. This class also includes small ensemble work in popular music forms and learning how to set-up and use microphones and amplifiers. Prerequisite(s): MUTH-4805.
MUTH-4870
Practicum II: Exploring the Clinical Process
3.0 credit hours
Supervised field experience with different special populations, working with both groups and individuals. Designing, implementing, documenting, and evaluating clinical experiences. In addition to field placement, the student must attend a weekly on-campus seminar. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C+ in MUTH-3881. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-3870 or MUSC-4870.
MUTH-4870
Practicum II: Exploring the Clinical Process
3.0 credit hours
Supervised field experience with different special populations, working with both groups and individuals. Designing, implementing, documenting, and evaluating clinical experiences. In addition to field placement, the student must attend a weekly on-campus seminar. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C+ in MUTH-3881. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-3870 or MUSC-4870.
MUTH-4880
Practicum III: Senior Practicum
3.0 credit hours
Supervised field experience with different special populations, working with both groups and individuals. Designing, implementing, documenting, and evaluating clinical experiences. In addition to field placement, the student must attend a weekly on-campus seminar. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C+ in MUTH-4870. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-3880 or MUSC-4880.
MUTH-4880
Practicum III: Senior Practicum
3.0 credit hours
Supervised field experience with different special populations, working with both groups and individuals. Designing, implementing, documenting, and evaluating clinical experiences. In addition to field placement, the student must attend a weekly on-campus seminar. Prerequisite(s): a minimum grade of C+ in MUTH-4870. Cannot be held with the former MUSC-3880 or MUSC-4880.
MUTH-5800
Music Therapy Internship
3.0 credit hours
Students will complete a 1000-hour Music Therapy Internship at a CAMT approved facility, with on-site clinical supervision by an accredited Music Therapist. The internship must meet Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) Internship guidelines, particularly the minimum requirement for 300 hours of direct client contact and 50 hours of supervision. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all other requirements of the Bachelor of Music Therapy.
MUTH-5800
Music Therapy Internship
3.0 credit hours
Students will complete a 1000-hour Music Therapy Internship at a CAMT approved facility, with on-site clinical supervision by an accredited Music Therapist. The internship must meet Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) Internship guidelines, particularly the minimum requirement for 300 hours of direct client contact and 50 hours of supervision. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all other requirements of the Bachelor of Music Therapy.
MUTH-5800
Music Therapy Internship
3.0 credit hours
Students will complete a 1000-hour Music Therapy Internship at a CAMT approved facility, with on-site clinical supervision by an accredited Music Therapist. The internship must meet Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) Internship guidelines, particularly the minimum requirement for 300 hours of direct client contact and 50 hours of supervision. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all other requirements of the Bachelor of Music Therapy.
MUTH-5800
Music Therapy Internship
3.0 credit hours
Students will complete a 1000-hour Music Therapy Internship at a CAMT approved facility, with on-site clinical supervision by an accredited Music Therapist. The internship must meet Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) Internship guidelines, particularly the minimum requirement for 300 hours of direct client contact and 50 hours of supervision. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all other requirements of the Bachelor of Music Therapy.
MUTH-5800 - 1
Music Therapy Internship
3.0 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of all other requirements of the Bachelor of Music Therapy.
MUTH-5800 - 1
Music Therapy Internship
3.0 credit hours
Prerequisite: Completion of all other requirements of the Bachelor of Music Therapy.
MUTH-5800 - 2
Music Therapy Internship
3.0 credit hours
Students will complete a 1000-hour Music Therapy Internship at a CAMT approved facility, with on-site clinical supervision by an accredited Music Therapist. The internship must meet Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) Internship guidelines, particularly the minimum requirement for 300 hours of direct client contact and 50 hours of supervision. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all other requirements of the Bachelor of Music Therapy.
MUTH-5800 - 2
Music Therapy Internship
3.0 credit hours
Students will complete a 1000-hour Music Therapy Internship at a CAMT approved facility, with on-site clinical supervision by an accredited Music Therapist. The internship must meet Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) Internship guidelines, particularly the minimum requirement for 300 hours of direct client contact and 50 hours of supervision. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all other requirements of the Bachelor of Music Therapy.
PCTS-1110
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Transformation
3.0 credit hours
This course will enable students to develop an understanding of the roots and nature of conflict, violence, and peace. It examines a variety of models for constructive ways to respond to conflict, violence, and peace. Special attention will be given to the question of how to understand conflict in relation to violence and peace, and the complex realities they name. Related themes will be examined from an interdisciplinary perspective.
PCTS-1110
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Transformation
3.0 credit hours
This course will enable students to develop an understanding of the roots and nature of conflict, violence, and peace. It examines a variety of models for constructive ways to respond to conflict, violence, and peace. Special attention will be given to the question of how to understand conflict in relation to violence and peace, and the complex realities they name. Related themes will be examined from an interdisciplinary perspective.
PCTS-2145
Peace Skills: Restorative Justice in Schools
1.5 credit hours
This course will enable participants to develop a foundational knowledge of restorative justice in education/organizational contexts as well as discover some of the practical applications of restorative practices for these settings. The learning will take place in a workshop setting that will include: lectures and presentations, interactive learning exercises, group discussions and circles. Possible topics will include: foundations of restorative justice, changing our justice lenses, restorative discipline, current restorative justice initiatives in schools, beliefs, values and the restorative justice continuum of practices in schools (which include a restorative paradigm, restorative conversations, circle and conferences). Prerequisite: PCTS-1110 or 24 credit hours of university-level study. Intensive weekend, Feb 6-8: Fri : 1:00-7:00 PM Sat: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sun: 1:00-5:00 PM Room M211 (Marpeck Mezzanine) Last day to drop with refund: Friday Feb 6 VW deadline: Saturday Feb 7
PCTS-2145
Peace Skills: Accompanying Those in Conflict
1.5 credit hours
Weekend Intensive. Cannot be held with MSC's CRS-2211 F5-9, SaSu 9-5 Oct 2-4, 2026
PCTS-2145
Restorative Justice in Schools
1.5 credit hours
This course will enable participants to develop a foundational knowledge of restorative justice in education/organizational contexts as well as discover some of the practical applications of restorative practices for these settings. The learning will take place in a workshop setting that will include: lectures and presentations, interactive learning exercises, group discussions and circles. Possible topics will include: foundations of restorative justice, changing our justice lenses, restorative discipline, current restorative justice initiatives in schools, beliefs, values and the restorative justice continuum of practices in schools (which include a restorative paradigm, restorative conversations, circle and conferences). Weekend Intensive: February 5-7, 2027 Friday: 2:30-8:30 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday: 1:00-5:00 PM
PCTS-2145 - 1
Peace Skills: Skills for Leading Meetings and Small Group Facilitation
1.5 credit hours
This is a weekend intensive course. If you would like to take both Spring 2026 workshops, email registrarsoffice@cmu.ca May 15-17 Intensive F 5:00-9:00 PM Sa 9:00 - 5:00 PM Su 9:00 - 5:00 PM Classroom: F344 (Assiniboine Castle)
PCTS-2145 - 2
Peace Skills: From Bystanders to Allies
1.5 credit hours
This workshop course will focus on developing knowledge and competencies in specific peacebuilding and conflict resolution skills. Possible topics include but are not limited to: mediation, nonviolent crisis intervention, conciliation, interfaith dialogue, facilitated meetings, and nonviolent direct action. The topics of the peace skills workshop may change from semester to semester. The workshop will usually be offered in an intensive format over 3 days, usually on a weekend. Instruction will be practice-based. If you would like to take both Spring 2026 workshops, email registrarsoffice@cmu.ca. May 8-10 Intensive F 5:00-9:00 PM Sa 9:00 - 5:00 PM Su 9:00 - 5:00 PM Classroom: F344 (Assiniboine Castle)
PCTS-2150
Peace Skills: Mediation
1.5 credit hours
This workshop focuses on the process and skills of interpersonal mediation. This is accomplished through presentation of a mediation model, large and small group interaction, as well as participation in mediation simulations. Prerequisite(s): 24 credits of university-level studies. Intensive Weekend course: Friday, Oct 3, 5:00–9:00 PM Saturday, Oct 4, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday, Oct 5, 1:00–6:00 PM Room M211 (Marpeck Mezzanine) Last day to drop with refund: Friday October 3 VW deadline: Saturday October 4
PCTS-2150
Peace Skills: Mediation
1.5 credit hours
This hands-on workshop offers students the opportunity to learn and practice third-party mediation in conflict resolution. Through interaction in small groups and various mediation simulations, students learn a model of mediation to deal with interpersonal conflicts, and skills to facilitate a mediation session whose aim is a constructive resolution between two people in conflict.
PCTS-2221
Restorative Justice
3.0 credit hours
Identifies the principles of restorative justice and explores the application of these principles. Includes a critical assessment of victim-offender mediation, and the application of restorative principles within the criminal justice system, as they affect victims, offenders, and the community. Alternative models of the justice system as a whole will also be considered. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110 or SWRK-1000. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SWRK-2221.
PCTS-2252
Conflict and Networked Communication
3.0 credit hours
Communication networks have a profound impact on both individual and group psychology. From early cave art to the printing press, to social media platforms, this course provides students with an introduction to how psychological dynamics have always been influenced by networked communication. These insights are developed and examined in relation to the dynamics of human conflict across micro, meso, and macro levels of analysis. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010 and PSYC-1020. Cannot be held with cross-listed course course BUSI-2252 or PSYC-2252. Communications and Media: area course.
PCTS-2262
Conflict, Faith, and Community
3.0 credit hours
This course explores how conflict and conflict transformation are linked to personal faith and life in community. Students will first have the opportunity to investigate what is meant by faith and community. Students will then explore how faith and community can shape their understanding of conflict and the practice of conflict transformation. Diverse views of conflict and faith developed by secular as well as various religious communities will be examined.
PCTS-2262
Conflict, Faith, and Community
3.0 credit hours
This course explores how conflict and conflict transformation are linked to personal faith and life in community. Students will first have the opportunity to investigate what is meant by faith and community. Students will then explore how faith and community can shape their understanding of conflict and the practice of conflict transformation. Diverse views of conflict and faith developed by secular as well as various religious communities will be examined. Intensive week: May 3-7, 2027. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
PCTS-2431
Negotiation Theory and Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the theory and practice of negotiation, including topics such as negotiating skills, contextual factors, agreement implementation and follow-up, multilateral negotiation, and third party intervention. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110. Cannot be held with cross-listed course BUSI-2431.
PCTS-2620W
Ecological Peacebuilding
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore the role of the ecology in peacebuilding, focusing on relationships between environmental insecurity and conflict, ecological integrity and justice, and on the politics, theory and skills of ecological peacebuilding. Drawing upon a broad range of historical and contemporary case studies, students will be encouraged to apply these insights as part of the learning process. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110. PCTS Category: Peacebuilding. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course ENVS-2620. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
PCTS-2810
History and Strategies of Non-Violence
3.0 credit hours
Non-violence has a long and rich history, usually overshadowed by history as the story of violence. This course reviews the history of non-violent social change and explores the dynamics of non-violent action. It also examines the motivations and strategies of a variety of non-violent actions. Prerequisite(s): 18 credits of university-level studies. PCTS Category: Analyzing Peace and Violence. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making
PCTS-2950
Living into Treaty
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore Indigenous foundations for peace work through the framework of living into Treaty as a sacred covenant and grounded in the narrative of the Great Law of Peace of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. It will provide opportunity for the development of peacebuilding skills and practices that honour Indigenous ways of knowing towards the enhancement of self-identity and relationship building. The course content will be engaged through lectures, guest conversations, videos, and practical learning opportunities. Prerequisite: 18 credit hours of university-level studies or permission of the instructor. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Indigenous.
PCTS-3070
Peace Psychology
3.0 credit hours
Peace psychology examines how individual differences and intergroup dynamics contribute to the escalation and de‑escalation of conflict. Engaging theory, empirical research, and applied practice from diverse conflict contexts, this course introduces psychological frameworks for analyzing and evaluating peacebuilding interventions, including their long‑term durability. Topics include violent mobilization, resistance and resilience, victim–perpetrator relations, the political economy of peace, reconciliation, and sustainable peacebuilding. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including PSYC-1020. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-3070.
PCTS-3100
Models for Peace and Conflict Transformation
3.0 credit hours
This course examines integrative models of social change, which hold together peace, development, justice, and identity issues. Using such models requires the multifaceted tasks of critical analysis of structural violence and direct violence, nurturing justice through human development, proactive building of dynamic peace cultures, and responding to crises in ways that build on local cultural and faith traditions and that witness to a sustainable and peaceable future. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including PCTS-1110. PCTS Category: Peacebuilding.
PCTS-3120
Cultures of Violence, Cultures of Peace
3.0 credit hours
A multi-layered examination of peace and violence from the perspective of culture, addressing questions such as: How are attitudes towards peace and violence reflected in the way cultures enact discipline, security, education, reconciliation, etc.? How are peace and violence reflected in expressions of popular culture and various sub-cultures? How are peace and violence modelled in relationships between different cultures? How might the very idea of culture be questioned through the lens of peace? Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including PCTS-1110 or SWRK-1000. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SWRK-3120.
PCTS-3180
Role of Complaint in Peacebuilding
3.0 credit hours
Building on the dialogues between the biblical figure of Job and his friends, this course will examine the causes and consequences of prejudice against legitimate complaint and develop ways to positively intervene in such situations in churches and other institutions. Students will develop final projects in chosen areas of Bible, ethics, or practical theology in conversation with insights from theology, sociology, and psychology with options for pursuing interdisciplinary work in peacebuilding. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed course BTS-3180. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
PCTS-3221
Advanced Transformative Justice
3.0 credit hours
In Advanced Transformative Justice students will deepen their earlier understanding of transformative justice principles, including post-colonial perspectives critical of the "professionalizing" of the field and will include an emphasis on Indigenous justice-making initiatives. Students will learn about the practical applications of Transformative Justice through a series of site visits to organizations in Winnipeg. Students will be encouraged to understand Transformative Justice as more than a supplement to criminal justice systems but rather as a potentially transformative force within various societies and states through experiential learning, classroom inputs, guest speakers and class discussions. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110, PCTS-2221, SWRK-1000, or SWRK-2211. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
PCTS-3240
Workplace Conflict Resolution
3.0 credit hours
This course will examine contemporary workplace issues, causes of workplace conflict and a variety of responses such as negotiation, conciliation, mediation, grievance procedures, and arbitration as well as tribunals such as labour relations boards and human rights commissions. Issues to be examined may include violence, bullying, harassment, organizational culture, constructive dismissal, and other workplace concerns. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including BUSI-2020, PCTS-1110, or PSYC-2020. PCTS Category: Peacebuilding. Cannot be held with the crosslisted course BUSI-3240.
PCTS-3500
Journalism and Peacebuilding
3.0 credit hours
There is evidence on a daily basis of the power of media to fuel or mitigate conflict in our world. This course investigates what is possible when journalism practice is informed by nonviolent responses to conflict. The course draws from a growing scholarly and practitioner-based dialogue that is known as peace journalism. A series of case studies will investigate theoretical models and strategies of peace journalism practice. The aim of the course is to elaborate and exemplify peace journalism, conflict-sensitive reporting, participatory journalism and related issues. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of universitylevel studies, including one of COMM-1000, COMM-2060, or PCTS-1110. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course COMM-3500.
PCTS-3600
Doing Peace: From Theory to Practice
3.0 credit hours
Peacebuilding is a creative, dynamic art. Through an examination of local, national, and international case studies of peacebuilding, and through careful reflection on the dynamics of conflict transformation and peacebuilding, this course seeks to nurture students' strategic imaginations and creative capacities as artisans of peace. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Making.
PCTS-3780
Interfaith and Intercultural Encounters
3.0 credit hours
Interfaith and intercultural encounters are part of everyday life and may involve indifference, conflict, or violence. Sometimes they may lead to surface‑level tolerance or co‑existence. This course examines how encounters of various kinds shape personal, social, ecclesial, and political life. Drawing on Christian traditions along with Indigenous, Jewish, Islamic, and other perspectives, students consider how encounters with “the other” can foster respect, dignity, and human flourishing. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses BTS-3780 or RLGN-3780. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
PCTS-3950
Table Peacebuilding
3.0 credit hours
This course will examine the nexus between eating together and conflict through an inter-disciplinary approach to seeking new directions for peacebuilding. How we consume our food, and with whom, is a complex set of dynamics of cultural and religious practices that incorporate our assumptions and our most basic ways of building relationships. Focus will centre on raising awareness of how the "simple" act of eating can create space for reconciliation. Course modules will include interactive activities, guest presentations and eating together. This course will have an additional fee to cover additional expenses.
PCTS-4100
Senior Seminar in Social Change
3.0 credit hours
In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments, and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices and articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university level studies, including 18 credit hours in GEOG, IDS, PCTS, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI. It is recommended that the practicum requirement be completed prior to taking this course. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses IDS-4100, POLS4100, or SOCI-4100.
PCTS-4100
Senior Seminar in Social Change
3.0 credit hours
In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments, and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices and articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university level studies, including 18 credit hours in GEOG, IDS, PCTS, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI. It is recommended that the practicum requirement be completed prior to taking this course. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses IDS-4100, POLS4100, or SOCI-4100.
PHIL-1000
The Task of Philosophy I: The Question of Reality
3.0 credit hours
In the ancient and medieval world, the task of philosophy was concerned with the formation and transformation of the self in the hope that it might be consistent with a certain vision of the world-the world of reality rather than the illusory world of mere appearance. This course explores some of the different ways ancient and medieval philosophers understood the self and the visions of the real world in which it strives to participate.
PHIL-1000
The Task of Philosophy I: The Question of Reality
3.0 credit hours
In the ancient and medieval world, the task of philosophy was concerned with the formation and transformation of the self in the hope that it might be consistent with a certain vision of the world-the world of reality rather than the illusory world of mere appearance. This course explores some of the different ways ancient and medieval philosophers understood the self and the visions of the real world in which it strives to participate.
PHIL-1010
The Task of Philosophy II: The Question of Knowledge
3.0 credit hours
Modern philosophy is often described as being preoccupied with the question of knowledge. More specifically, it defines knowledge in terms of a relationship between knowing subjects and an external, objective world. This course examines the story of modern philosophy's apparent turn to knowledge and explores some ways in which contemporary philosophers have raised questions about that project.
PHIL-1010
The Task of Philosophy II: The Question of Knowledge
3.0 credit hours
Modern philosophy is often described as being preoccupied with the question of knowledge. More specifically, it defines knowledge in terms of a relationship between knowing subjects and an external, objective world. This course examines the story of modern philosophy's apparent turn to knowledge and explores some ways in which contemporary philosophers have raised questions about that project.
PHIL-2020
Postmodern Philosophy
3.0 credit hours
An examination of several key themes of postmodern philosophy, including the interrelationship between power and knowledge, otherness, difference, madness, punishment, multiplicity, deconstruction, and gift. Special attention will be given to the work of Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, and Gilles Deleuze. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
PHIL-2590
Spinoza and His Mennonite Friends
3.0 credit hours
Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677) was one of the most important philosophers of the early modern period. He was also a very close friend to a substantial group of Mennonites. In addition to publishing his work and providing him with financial support, they were also key conversation partners who helped Spinoza to develop and refine his philosophical work. This course serves as an introduction to Spinoza’s thought, historical context, and legacy. In paying close attention to his Mennonite collaborators and the world in which they lived, it will also provide a window into aspects of historical Mennonite life and thought that tend to be somewhat underappreciated. BTS Category: Christian Traditions. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BTS-2590. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Anabaptist.
PHIL-2600
Social and Political Philosophy
3.0 credit hours
What is human nature? Should society be organized to reflect this? What is justice? Are states coercive by nature? How does property inform politics? What is ethical citizenship? These questions are explored through a survey of Western political thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, de Gouges, Burke, Wollstonecraft, Mill, and Marx, and by examining their contemporary legacy. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses POLS-2600 or SOCI-2600.
PHIL-2600
Social and Political Philosophy
3.0 credit hours
What is human nature? Should society be organized to reflect this? What is justice? Are states coercive by nature? How does property inform politics? What is ethical citizenship? These questions are explored through a survey of Western political thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, de Gouges, Burke, Wollstonecraft, Mill, and Marx, and by examining their contemporary legacy. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses POLS-2600 or SOCI-2600.
PHIL-2700W
Disability and Difference: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives
3.0 credit hours
The study of physical and mental disability offers the opportunity to discover both the problems and the potential of central philosophical and theological concerns: free will, reason, morality, solidarity, suffering, sin, and salvation, among others. Our goal in this class is to begin to see the indispensability of disability for our own self-understanding. Readings from ancient, modern, and contemporary authors will be included, from a variety of philosophical and theological perspectives, including the perspectives of persons with disabilities. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
PHIL-2770
Animal Life: Philosophical and Theological Investigations
3.0 credit hours
How are we to understand the relationship between human and non-human animals? In what ways do animals communicate and use language? In what ways might they be said to think? Is it appropriate to treat animals as moral agents? What sorts of theological questions are at stake when we refer to animals as creatures? By attending to these sorts of questions, this course will examine the question of animal life as it is approached in the work of recent philosophy and theology. Cannot be held with cross-listed course BTS-2770.
PHIL-2950
Philosophy of Biology
3.0 credit hours
This course is a critical exploration of central topics in the philosophy of evolutionary biology, including the nature of evolutionary theory, the distinction between living and non-living things, progress in evolution, and morality.
PHIL-3060
Introductory Logic
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the semantics of philosophical logic, which is the mathematics of propositions. The course covers classical logical theory, the foundation for mathematical proof, and also some rival logics. These include incomplete logic, in which some statements are neither true nor false; inconsistent logic, in which some statements are both true and false; and free logic, in which statements can be made about objects that do not exist. Prerequisite(s): MATH-1040 or MATH-2000. Prerequisite(s) may be taken concurrently with the course. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course MATH-3060. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
PHIL-3120
Dante: The Divine Comedy
3.0 credit hours
When, at the mid-point of his life, Dante found himself in the midst of a crisis, he turned to the dead to help him find his way. Equal parts literature, poetry, history, politics, philosophy, and theology, this course will follow Dante's epic journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven as recorded in the Divine Comedy. Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours of introductory English (1010-1050), including one of ENGL-1010, ENGL-1020, or ENGL-1050, or 6 credit hours of 1000- or 2000-level Philosophy. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses BTS-3120 or ENGL-3120. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
PHIL-3230
Women in Philosophy II: Arendt, De Beuvoir, Rand, and Weil
3.0 credit hours
In the middle of the 20th century, while much of the world was preoccupied with the events of World War II, four remarkable women from France, Germany, and Russia were responding to the horrors of the war by undertaking new developments in the world of philosophy. By studying the lives and works of these four women—Hannah Arendt, Simone De Beauvoir, Ayn Rand, and Simone Weil—this course will serve as an opportunity to explore some foundational philosophical contributions of the 20th century. Cannot be held with cross-listed course POLS-3230.
PHIL-3700
The City and the Soul: Encountering Winnipeg Through The Wire
3.0 credit hours
This course takes up the longstanding analogy of the city and the soul and explores it in the context of the contemporary city. Through an extended reading of The Wire-a critically acclaimed TV drama about the city-it invites students to reflect on what it might mean to pursue the good life in Winnipeg. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 6 credit hours of Philosophy. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses BTS-3700 or SOCI-3700. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
PHIL-4830
The Secular: Philosophical and Theological Investigations
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the concept of the secular by examining the following sorts of questions. How, why, and where did the concept of the secular come into being? How are the religious and secular spheres positioned relative to one another? How are some recent religious and political movements to be understood vis-à-vis the distinction between the religious and the secular? Must religion and the secular be understood in opposition to one another? What might a post-secular theology look like? What might a secular faith look like? Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BTS-4830.
PHYS-1010
Physics I: Mechanics of Movement
3.0 credit hours
This calculus-based course is an introduction to Classical Mechanics: the study of how objects move and why they move the way they do. This comprehensive course will treat vectors, and linear and rotational motion along with the relevant conservation laws. Applications to a wide range of phenomena will be explored, including biological phenomena. Prerequisite(s): Physics 40S. Recommended prerequisite(s): MATH-1020. Corequisite(s): PHYS-1010L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1010
Physics I: Mechanics of Movement
3.0 credit hours
This calculus-based course is an introduction to Classical Mechanics: the study of how objects move and why they move the way they do. This comprehensive course will treat vectors, and linear and rotational motion along with the relevant conservation laws. Applications to a wide range of phenomena will be explored, including biological phenomena. Prerequisite(s): Physics 40S. Recommended prerequisite(s): MATH-1020. Corequisite(s): PHYS-1010L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1010L - 1
Physics I: Mechanics of Movement Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-1010. A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1010L - 1
Physics I: Mechanics of Movement Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-1010. A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1010L - 2
Physics I: Mechanics of Movement Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-1010. A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1010L - 2
Physics I: Mechanics of Movement Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-1010. A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1020
Physics II: Oscillations and Waves
3.0 credit hours
Oscillations and waves are at the heart of our universe. This calculus-based course will explore these phenomena and how they underlie the behaviour of light and sound and the hidden world of quantum mechanics, with special emphasis on their applications to the life sciences. Specific topics include superposition and interference of waves, wave and ray optics, wave-particle duality, and quantum-mechanical wave functions. Prerequisite(s): PHYS-1010. Recommended prerequisite(s): MATH-1030. Corequisite(s): PHYS-1020L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1020
Physics II: Oscillations and Waves
3.0 credit hours
Oscillations and waves are at the heart of our universe. This calculus-based course will explore these phenomena and how they underlie the behaviour of light and sound and the hidden world of quantum mechanics, with special emphasis on their applications to the life sciences. Specific topics include superposition and interference of waves, wave and ray optics, wave-particle duality, and quantum-mechanical wave functions. Prerequisite(s): PHYS-1010. Recommended prerequisite(s): MATH-1030. Corequisite(s): PHYS-1020L (lab). A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1020L
Physics II: Oscillations and Waves Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-1020. A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1020L - 1
Physics II: Oscillations and Waves Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-1020. A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-1020L - 2
Physics II: Oscillations and Waves Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-1020. A lab fee will be applied.
PHYS-2010
Electromagnetic Field Theory
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the theory of electromagnetism. Topics to be covered include the electric field, electric potential, Gauss' law, capacitors, dielectric materials, magnetic fields, Ampere's law, magnetic induction, magnetic materials, displacement current, and Maxwell's equations. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in both MATH-1030 and PHYS-1010. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course MATH-2011.
POLS-1000
Democracy and Dissent
3.0 credit hours
An introductory study of democratic politics and institutions, political ideas, electoral systems, and political culture. The lens of dissent is used to trace the emergence of democracy and its liberal development. Issues to be explored include: the roles of opposition, questions of accountability, the meaning and practice of justice, the evolving implications of citizenship, the crisis of the state under globalization, and the contemporary idea of democracy without dissent.
POLS-1010
Global Politics
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to the fields of International Relations and Comparative Politics with particular emphasis on current global issues. Topics include globalization, American domination, terrorism and security, the changing nature of states, international law and justice, the politics of the environmental crisis, political development, human migration, and the dilemmas of democratization. Active participation in debates, simulation games, and media studies contribute to critical skills that provide insight behind the political veil.
POLS-2010
Welfare in Canada: Origins and Current Challenges
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore the historical and contemporary understandings of the contemporary welfare state. The history of welfare as it has emerged and been shaped by Anglophone, Francophone and Indigenous peoples will be the focus. Students will be challenged to reflect on their own privilege and bias via Anti-Oppressive, Anti-Capitalist and Indigenous perspectives of the role of the state in providing welfare. Open to non-Social Work students. Political Studies Category: Comparative Politics of the North. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SWRK-2010 or with POLS-2000, SOCI-2000, or SWRK-2000.
POLS-2010
Welfare in Canada: Origins and Current Challenges
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore the historical and contemporary understandings of the contemporary welfare state. The history of welfare as it has emerged and been shaped by Anglophone, Francophone and Indigenous peoples will be the focus. Students will be challenged to reflect on their own privilege and bias via Anti-Oppressive, Anti-Capitalist and Indigenous perspectives of the role of the state in providing welfare. Open to non-Social Work students. Political Studies Category: Comparative Politics of the North. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SWRK-2010 or with POLS-2000, SOCI-2000, or SWRK-2000.
POLS-2040
Business and Labour Law
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces the legal environment under which Canadian businesses and organizations operate. As a background the Canadian constitution, courts and legislative system will be discussed. The second part discusses the legal aspects of the most common forms of businesses and organizations in Canada: sole proprietorships, partnerships, cooperatives and corporations. Further discussion will include tort and contract law and labour law in Canada. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000, IDS-1110, POLS-1000, or POLS-1010. Political Studies Category: Comparative Politics of the North.
POLS-2040
Business and Labour Law
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces the legal environment under which Canadian businesses and organizations operate. As a background the Canadian constitution, courts and legislative system will be discussed. The second part discusses the legal aspects of the most common forms of businesses and organizations in Canada: sole proprietorships, partnerships, cooperatives and corporations. Further discussion will include tort and contract law and labour law in Canada. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000, IDS-1110, POLS-1000, or POLS-1010. Political Studies Category: Comparative Politics of the North.
POLS-2110W
The Fifties and Sixties: North America Cold, Cool, and Radical
3.0 credit hours
An examination of the post-World War II decades of North America in its political, economic, social, and intellectual contexts. Individuals that may be studied include Elvis Presley, Lester Pearson, Ronald Reagan, Tommy Douglas, Martin Luther King Jr., Betty Friedan, Marshall McLuhan, Rachel Carson, Charles Manson, and Pierre Trudeau. Topics may include social revolutions (Quiet Revolution, Civil Rights), politics (Cold War, Great Society, Medicare), body and technology (The Pill, vaccines, organ transplants), youth protest (Beat, Berkeley), and consumer culture. Political Studies Category: Comparative Politics of the North. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course HIST-2110. This is a W course and meets the writing requirement in the Commons.
POLS-2300
Canadian Political Issues: The Culture Wars
3.0 credit hours
Why do people disagree so vehemently about gender identity, affirmative action, wealth redistribution, or climate change? Why do people get angry when their core beliefs are challenged? How does social media (and other technology) contribute to polarization and the breakdown of social cohesion? The concept of a “culture war” has existed in American discourse for over 30 years, describing a movement toward group affiliation based on contemporary expressions of moral virtue rather than more traditional categories such as religious or political affiliation, ethnicity, social class, or economic status. This course examines how such a political cleavage has come to exist, and its implications for social cohesion and trust in public institutions. We will explore the ideas and evidence surrounding this concept, including the nature/nurture debate about the origin of variation in social norms. Prerequisite: POLS-1000.
POLS-2400
Comparative Politics of Development: Africa
3.0 credit hours
With Africa as our lens, the course invites a comparative study of how development is informed by the practices and institutions of governance, and by asymmetries of power and resources. The focus is on change in African regimes and their historical response to poverty, civil society’s role in social ordering, and on cultures of governance and public policy in a globalizing context. Themes include: democratization and social movements; civil and regional conflicts; international aid and intervention; refugees; colonialism and post-colonialism; race, ethnicity, religion, class and gender; health and HIV/AIDS; and environmental crises and politics. Political Studies Category: Comparative Politics of the South. IDS Category: Area course.
POLS-2420
Ecological Economics
3.0 credit hours
Ecological economics is not merely the study of economics, but a broad, non-technical, and transdisciplinary study of the relationship between humans and the biosphere. Using a long view of history, this course incorporates ideas from across the social and natural sciences to enrich and challenge traditional economic concepts. Topics include the co-evolution of political, economic, and energy systems, the origins of money and inequality, the present scale of ecological decline (including, but not limited to climate change), proposed solutions and barriers to their implementation. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Political Studies Category: World Politics. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses ECON-2420 or IDS-2420. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
POLS-2500W
Social Entrepreneurship
3.0 credit hours
In this course, we refer to a range of business classifications that blend social, ecological, and financial value between the public and private sectors. The course identifies unique opportunities for the sector, explore organizational and management issues specific to social enterprises, review the history of social enterprise structures, and critically review their impacts. We will also consider the value of the entrepreneurial approach, including attitudes towards risk tolerance, experimentation, and problem-solving. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Political Studies Category: Political Theory and Methodology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BUSI-2500. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
POLS-2500W
Social Entrepreneurship
3.0 credit hours
In this course, we refer to a range of business classifications that blend social, ecological, and financial value between the public and private sectors. The course identifies unique opportunities for the sector, explore organizational and management issues specific to social enterprises, review the history of social enterprise structures, and critically review their impacts. We will also consider the value of the entrepreneurial approach, including attitudes towards risk tolerance, experimentation, and problem-solving. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Political Studies Category: Political Theory and Methodology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BUSI-2500. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
POLS-2600
Social and Political Philosophy
3.0 credit hours
What is human nature? Should society be organized to reflect this? What is justice? Are states coercive by nature? How does property inform politics? What is ethical citizenship? These questions are explored through a survey of Western political thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, de Gouges, Burke, Wollstonecraft, Mill, and Marx, and by examining their contemporary legacy. Political Studies Category: Political Theory and Methodology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses PHIL-2600 or SOCI-2600.
POLS-2600
Social and Political Philosophy
3.0 credit hours
What is human nature? Should society be organized to reflect this? What is justice? Are states coercive by nature? How does property inform politics? What is ethical citizenship? These questions are explored through a survey of Western political thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, de Gouges, Burke, Wollstonecraft, Mill, and Marx, and by examining their contemporary legacy. Political Studies Category: Political Theory and Methodology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses PHIL-2600 or SOCI-2600.
POLS-3000
Politics, Society, and Mass Media
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the relationship between the mass communications media and the political and social processes in which they operate, investigating the state of research on mass media, the role of media in creating and shaping political awareness, and in influencing human behaviour and values. Examples of topics which may be covered are: media ownership and organization patterns, media in the electoral process, the media in developing nations, the media and globalization, propaganda, media freedom and public opinion. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including 6 credit hours in social science. Political Studies Category: Comparative Politics of the North. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses COMM-3000 or SOCI-3000.
POLS-3230
Women in Philosophy II: Arendt, De Beuvoir, Rand, and Weil
3.0 credit hours
In the middle of the 20th century, while much of the world was preoccupied with the events of World War II, four remarkable women from France, Germany, and Russia were responding to the horrors of the war by undertaking new developments in the world of philosophy. By studying the lives and works of these four women—Hannah Arendt, Simone De Beauvoir, Ayn Rand, and Simone Weil—this course will serve as an opportunity to explore some foundational philosophical contributions of the 20th century. Cannot be held with cross-listed course PHIL-3230.
POLS-3500
Gender and Politics
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the exclusion of women and gender diverse individuals and communities from public life and their emergence and resilience as political actors. By examining gendered roles as personal, private, corporate, and public, we will see how identities shape citizenship and political participation. With gender as a site of division and of solidarity with social movements reshaping contemporary political landscapes: the stakes are our shared and divergent experiences of being human and of what it means to seek and do justice. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 3 credit hours at the 1000-or 2000-level in political studies. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
POLS-3610
A History of Money: Money, Power, and the Material Basis of Finance
3.0 credit hours
This course traces the history of money from Mesopotamian clay tablets to cryptocurrency, examining how monetary systems have always been entangled with material resources, political power, and moral reasoning. Drawing on economic anthropology, political economy, and biophysical economics, the course challenges standard assumptions about money as a neutral medium of exchange and equips students to understand contemporary monetary debates in deep historical context. Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed courses BUSI-3610 or ECON-3610.
POLS-3950
You're Not the Boss of Me: Authority, Legitimacy, and Resistance
3.0 credit hours
This course explores relationships between those in power and those subject to that power. Key texts and case studies will be from different contexts -- historical, cultural, and institutional (governmental, corporate, non-governmental and community-based organizations). These will illustrate how claims to govern are made, reinforced, made to seem acceptable or legitimate, and are challenged. Students will also consider critically their place within various structures of authority in daily life. Readings will include voices rooted in historical and contemporary Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia and from Post-Colonial, Intersectional feminist, Faith-based, and Indigenous traditions. Prerequisite: 30 credit hours of university-level studies or permission of the instructor. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
POLS-4100
Senior Seminar in Social Change
3.0 credit hours
In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments, and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices and to articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university level studies, including 18 credit hours in IDS, PCTS, SOCI, POLS, GEOG or PSYC. It is recommended that the practicum requirement be completed prior to taking this course. Political Studies Category: Political Theory and Methodology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses IDS-4100, PCTS-4100, or SOCI-4100.
POLS-4100
Senior Seminar in Social Change
3.0 credit hours
In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments, and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices and to articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university level studies, including 18 credit hours in IDS, PCTS, SOCI, POLS, GEOG or PSYC. It is recommended that the practicum requirement be completed prior to taking this course. Political Studies Category: Political Theory and Methodology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses IDS-4100, PCTS-4100, or SOCI-4100.
PSYC-1010 - 1
Introduction to Psychology I: Foundations
3.0 credit hours
Survey of the psychological study of behaviour, and of the essential psychological and physiological foundations of human growth, thinking, and behaviour. Topics include research processes, neuropsychology, genetic and environmental influences, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, and development.
PSYC-1010 - 1
Introduction to Psychology I: Foundations
3.0 credit hours
Survey of the psychological study of behaviour, and of the essential psychological and physiological foundations of human growth, thinking, and behaviour. Topics include research processes, neuropsychology, genetic and environmental influences, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, and development.
PSYC-1010 - 2
Introduction to Psychology I: Foundations
3.0 credit hours
Survey of the psychological study of behaviour, and of the essential psychological and physiological foundations of human growth, thinking, and behaviour. Topics include research processes, neuropsychology, genetic and environmental influences, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, and development.
PSYC-1010 - 2
Introduction to Psychology I: Foundations
3.0 credit hours
Survey of the psychological study of behaviour, and of the essential psychological and physiological foundations of human growth, thinking, and behaviour. Topics include research processes, neuropsychology, genetic and environmental influences, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, and development.
PSYC-1020 - 1
Introduction to Psychology II: Individuals and Interactions
3.0 credit hours
Survey (or examination) of the psychological processes that shape individual human behaviour and thinking, and that influence interaction. Topics include memory, thinking and intelligence, motivation and emotion, personality, stress, disorders and their treatment, and social processes. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010.
PSYC-1020 - 1
Introduction to Psychology II: Individuals and Interactions
3.0 credit hours
Survey (or examination) of the psychological processes that shape individual human behaviour and thinking, and that influence interaction. Topics include memory, thinking and intelligence, motivation and emotion, personality, stress, disorders and their treatment, and social processes. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010.
PSYC-1020 - 2
Introduction to Psychology II: Individuals and Interactions
3.0 credit hours
Survey (or examination) of the psychological processes that shape individual human behaviour and thinking, and that influence interaction. Topics include memory, thinking and intelligence, motivation and emotion, personality, stress, disorders and their treatment, and social processes. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010.
PSYC-1020 - 2
Introduction to Psychology II: Individuals and Interactions
3.0 credit hours
Survey (or examination) of the psychological processes that shape individual human behaviour and thinking, and that influence interaction. Topics include memory, thinking and intelligence, motivation and emotion, personality, stress, disorders and their treatment, and social processes. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010.
PSYC-2010
Brain and Behaviour
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the relationship between brain and behaviour beginning with an overview of the fundamental elements of the nervous system. Lectures will examine how these elements are integrated with systems responsible for sensation, motor control, emotion, sleep, learning and memory. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010. Psychology Category: Brain and Cognition.
PSYC-2020
Organizational Behaviour
3.0 credit hours
Examination of the impact of human behaviour on the formal and informal organization. Topics include leadership, work groups, organizational conflict, and communications. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or PSYC-1020. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BUSI-2020.
PSYC-2020
Organizational Behaviour
3.0 credit hours
Examination of the impact of human behaviour on the formal and informal organization. Topics include leadership, work groups, organizational conflict, and communications. Prerequisite(s): BUSI-1000 or PSYC-1020. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BUSI-2020.
PSYC-2030
Research Design in Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to basic research designs in the social sciences. Topics include considerations in data collection, descriptive and survey methods, measurement techniques, experimental methods, the interpretation and reporting of results, and research ethics. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Corequisite(s): PSYC-2030L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with SWRK-2730.
PSYC-2030
Research Design in Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to basic research designs in the social sciences. Topics include considerations in data collection, descriptive and survey methods, measurement techniques, experimental methods, the interpretation and reporting of results, and research ethics. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Corequisite(s): PSYC-2030L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with SWRK-2730.
PSYC-2030L
Research Design in Psychology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-2030. A lab fee will be applied.
PSYC-2030L
Research Design in Psychology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-2030. A lab fee will be applied.
PSYC-2040
Research Analysis in Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to basic techniques in data analysis for the social sciences, and their relation to specific research designs. Topics include descriptive statistics, predictive techniques, hypothesis testing and estimation, and inferential statistics. Corequisite(s): PSYC-2040L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with MATH-1000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
PSYC-2040
Research Analysis in Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An introduction to basic techniques in data analysis for the social sciences, and their relation to specific research designs. Topics include descriptive statistics, predictive techniques, hypothesis testing and estimation, and inferential statistics. Corequisite(s): PSYC-2040L (lab). A lab fee will be applied. Cannot be held with MATH-1000. CPA-approved preparatory course.
PSYC-2040L
Research Analysis in Psychology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PHYS-2040. A lab fee will be applied.
PSYC-2040L - 1
Research Analysis in Psychology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PSYC-2040/3. A laboratory fee will be assessed.
PSYC-2040L - 3
Research Analysis in Psychology Lab
0.0 credit hours
Lab for PSYC-2040/3. A laboratory fee will be assessed.
PSYC-2050
Introduction to Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences
3.0 credit hours
This course provides an overview of the elements of qualitative research, including an examination of our beliefs about knowledge, the philosophical and theoretical stances used to inform research, and the strategies and techniques employed in qualitative research. We will examine contemporary methodologies (e.g., thematic analysis, ethnography, grounded theory) and practice research techniques through classroom exercises (e.g., interviewing, conducting focus groups, coding data). Prerequisite(s): 18 credit hours credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SOCI-2050.
PSYC-2100
Social Cognition and Influence
3.0 credit hours
An examination of how we think about ourselves and about the people around us. Topics include social perception, our social selves, beliefs and judgments, attitudes, conformity, and persuasion. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Social Processes.
PSYC-2110
Social Relationships and Behaviour
3.0 credit hours
A study of how relationships are formed, maintained, and disrupted. Topics may include group dynamics, close relationships, prejudice, aggression, attraction, and conflict. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Social Processes.
PSYC-2200
Developmental Psychology: Childhood
3.0 credit hours
A study of psychological development from prenatal life until puberty. Topics include personality and social development, perceptual and cognitive development, language, intelligence, and moral development. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010. Psychology Category: Developmental.
PSYC-2200
Developmental Psychology: Childhood
3.0 credit hours
A study of psychological development from prenatal life until puberty. Topics include personality and social development, perceptual and cognitive development, language, intelligence, and moral development. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010. Psychology Category: Developmental.
PSYC-2252
Conflict and Networked Communication
3.0 credit hours
Communication networks have a profound impact on both individual and group psychology. From early cave art to the printing press, to social media platforms, this course provides students with an introduction to how psychological dynamics have always been influenced by networked communication. These insights are developed and examined in relation to the dynamics of human conflict across micro, meso, and macro levels of analysis. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010 and PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Social Processes. Cannot be held with cross-listed course course BUSI-2252 or PCTS-2252. Communications and Media: area course. Instructor as preapproved instructor permission for students with BUSI-2020 to register.
PSYC-2300
Cognitive Processes
3.0 credit hours
A study of the unique cognitive processes that determine our understanding of the external world (and its people). We will examine the processes of perception and attention, of learning and memory, of language production and comprehension, and of reasoning and decision making. Attention is given to both effective functioning and to the biases and distortions that influence our thinking. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Brain and Cognition.
PSYC-2400
Counselling Theories
3.0 credit hours
An overview of current counselling theories, such as Psychoanalytic, Existential, Person-Centered, Gestalt, Reality, Behaviour, and Cognitive therapies. Attention will be given to their respective therapeutic processes and to a critical evaluation of each theory. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Health Psychology.
PSYC-2400
Counselling Theories
3.0 credit hours
An overview of current counselling theories, such as Psychoanalytic, Existential, Person-Centered, Gestalt, Reality, Behaviour, and Cognitive therapies. Attention will be given to their respective therapeutic processes and to a critical evaluation of each theory. Prerequisite: PSYC-1020 or permission of instructor. [HP]
PSYC-2410
Counselling Techniques
3.0 credit hours
Explores the formation of helping relationships, using the Human Relations Model of Helping, with a focus on self-understanding as a basis for effective communication and understanding of human interactions. Topics will also include helping skills, helper characteristics, communication skills, barriers to communication, relationship establishment, ethics, and values clarification. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2400. Psychology Category: Health Psychology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SWRK-2410, or with SWRK-2420.
PSYC-2410
Counselling Techniques
3.0 credit hours
In this course we will learn to apply the therapeutic concepts necessary for best practice in counselling, which include therapeutic listening, ethical considerations, boundary clarity, building therapeutic rapport, relevant information gathering, and clinical interventions. Throughout, we will be employing a trauma-informed, developmental-attachment model. Students will participate in role-play demonstrations to integrate clinical and theoretical knowledge. Course assignments combine academic research and writing with presentations and teamwork that mirror clinical practices in current therapeutic milieu. Topics covered will include working with crisis, abuse, individuals, couples, families, anger, grief, depression, anxiety, gender, and trauma. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2400. Psychology Category: Health Psychology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SWRK-2410, or with SWRK-2420.
PSYC-2470
Health Psychology
3.0 credit hours
This course is an examination of the psychological influences on health and illness and how these interact with biological and social factors. This course examines health psychology as a discipline and explores a variety of psychological topics related to the development and treatment of illness and disease. Topics may include attitudes and beliefs toward health and illness, the link between physical and mental health, and the impact of stress, pain, injury and disease on our psychological wellbeing. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Health Psychology.
PSYC-2700
Interpersonal Communication
3.0 credit hours
An examination of the multilevel communication processes that underlie and support social interaction and relationship formation and change. Special attention will be given to the differences and connections between verbal and nonverbal communication and to the rules and rituals of social interaction in everyday life. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110, PSYC-1020, or SOCI-1110. Psychology Category: Social Processes. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SOCI-2700.
PSYC-2700 - 1
Interpersonal Communication
3.0 credit hours
An examination of the multilevel communication processes that underlie and support social interaction and relationship formation and change. Special attention will be given to the differences and connections between verbal and nonverbal communication and to the rules and rituals of social interaction in everyday life. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110, PSYC-1020, or SOCI-1110. Psychology Category: Social Processes. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SOCI-2700.
PSYC-2800
History of Psychology
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the intellectual and social contexts within which the diverse theories and models of the discipline have arisen. Major themes and trends will be analyzed, together with influential theorists and landmark studies. Most importantly, the assumptions underlying psychological explanations for human behaviour will be examined. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Biology Category: Interdisciplinary Biology.
PSYC-2950
Forensic Psychology
3.0 credit hours
Examines the relationship between psychology and the Canadian legal system, including an overview of the structure and function of the criminal justice system. Emphasizes research and applications relevant to police investigations, courts, and corrections, with attention to ethical and cultural considerations in Canadian practice. Topics may include eyewitness memory and testimony, interviewing and interrogation, confession evidence, jury decision-making, psychopathy, offender profiling, criminal responsibility, fitness to stand trial, sexual offending, and violence risk assessment. Psychology Category: Health Psychology.
PSYC-3000
Organizational Leadership
3.0 credit hours
Examination of the theory and practice of leadership and decision-making in organizations. Topics include trait, behavioural and situational models of organizational leadership, leadership as power and influence, and processes involved in the decision making of individuals and groups, large and small, formal and informal. Attention will also be given to development of skills in leadership. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level courses. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course BUSI-3000.
PSYC-3010
The Neuroscience of Social Behaviour
3.0 credit hours
We explore the neural processes underlying important aspects of our social behavior. In seminar format, we will consider topics central to social psychology, reviewing landmark contributions from social neuroscience, and some of the cutting-edge findings in this burgeoning field of study. Topics include neuroscience perspectives on person perception, the need to belong, mortality salience, social pain, intergroup relations, anger, and aggression, and more. Prerequisite(s): 12 credit hours in Psychology. Psychology Category: Brain and Cognition.
PSYC-3020
Psychology of Motivation
3.0 credit hours
In this course, we survey recent trends in the psychological study of motivation. We consider contemporary social cognitive perspectives and the results of recent motivation research. Issues to be explored in depth include: expectancy-value theory, self-regulation and self-efficacy, attribution theory, intrinsic motivation, the roles of emotion and cognition, and influences of priming. Prerequisite(s): 12 credit hours in Psychology. Psychology Category: Social Processes.
PSYC-3040
Political Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An exploration of how individual and social psychological processes interact with and shape political dynamics at different levels of analysis. Topics may include political attitudes and values, ideology, group membership and polarization, mobilization, leadership and decision making. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010 and PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Social Processes.
PSYC-3040
Political Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An exploration of how individual and social psychological processes interact with and shape political dynamics at different levels of analysis. Topics may include political attitudes and values, ideology, group membership and polarization, mobilization, leadership and decision making. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010 and PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Social Processes.
PSYC-3050
Cultural Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An exploration of the ways that culture has shaped and continues to shape individual and group level psychological processes. Topics will include gene-culture co-evolution, psychological adaptation, acculturation, globalization, and the impacts of digital cultures. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010 and PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Social Processes.
PSYC-3050
Cultural Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An exploration of the ways that culture has shaped and continues to shape individual and group level psychological processes. Topics will include gene-culture co-evolution, psychological adaptation, acculturation, globalization, and the impacts of digital cultures. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010 and PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Social Processes.
PSYC-3050
Cultural Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An exploration of the ways that culture has shaped and continues to shape individual and group level psychological processes. Topics will include gene-culture co-evolution, psychological adaptation, acculturation, globalization, and the impacts of digital cultures. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1010 and PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Social Processes.
PSYC-3060
Positive Psychology
3.0 credit hours
This course examines aspects of 'the good life', including character strengths, virtues, relationships, and the means by which these are fostered. Positive psychology emphasizes the pursuit of happiness, growth, and meaning in our lives. Topics may include the roles of mindfulness, flow, and positive emotion; the contributions of traits such as wisdom, compassion, discipline, resilience, creativity, grit, and transcendence; and the influences of education, home, and work relationships on growth and flourishing. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Psychology Category: Social Processes.
PSYC-3070
Peace Psychology
3.0 credit hours
Peace psychology examines how individual differences and intergroup dynamics contribute to the escalation and de‑escalation of conflict. Engaging theory, empirical research, and applied practice from diverse conflict contexts, this course introduces psychological frameworks for analyzing and evaluating peacebuilding interventions, including their long‑term durability. Topics include violent mobilization, resistance and resilience, victim–perpetrator relations, the political economy of peace, reconciliation, and sustainable peacebuilding. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Social Processes. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PCTS-3070.
PSYC-3220
Adult Development: Aging and Society
3.0 credit hours
A comprehensive study of aging in individual and societal contexts. We will look critically at the physical, cognitive, social, and psychological aspects of aging in society today as well as theories related to aging. We will touch on many topics related to aging and, where possible, we will listen to perspectives of older adults and persons who hold special knowledge about older adults. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Psychology Category: Developmental.
PSYC-3400
Abnormal Psychology
3.0 credit hours
An examination of current theory and research regarding abnormal human behaviour, and an attempt to understand psychological disorders within the context of human biology, development, and society. Topics may include stress and anxiety, affective disorders, psychophysiological and personality disorders, mental health, policy, and social issues. Both scientific explanation and phenomenology will be addressed. Prerequisite: 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including PSYC-1020 or permission of the instructor. [HP]
PSYC-3500
Psychology of Personality
3.0 credit hours
A survey of traditional and modern approaches to explaining the underlying bases of personality structure and development, together with individual differences. Emphasis is placed on the interrelation of theory, assessment, and research, and on current themes in the study of personality. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including PSYC-1020. Psychology Category: Health Psychology.
PSYC-3600
Trauma and Resilience
3.0 credit hours
In this course we will examine the history of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well as its neurological basis and current treatments. The course will focus on individual trauma responses and their treatments. Drawing on the current understandings of the embodiment of trauma, the course explores Somatic Experiencing, Neuropsychiatric Analysis and Developmental-Attachment Psychological Models to elucidate the impacts of trauma and effective trauma recovery modalities. Course assignments and readings focus on robust integration of theoretical understandings of trauma from a neuro-biological lens with current clinical applications. Prerequisite(s): 12 credit hours in Psychology. Psychology Category: Health Psychology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SWRK-3600, or with PSYC-3610 or SWRK-3610.
PSYC-3610
Trauma Informed Social Work
3.0 credit hours
Many whom social workers encounter in practice have experienced trauma. As such, this course seeks to educate students about theories of trauma and how to intervene in ways that can ensure that they are able to provide the safety and support that people need to receive help that takes into account how trauma can affect both the social worker and others, especially various marginalized groups in society. Special attention will be given to the impact of intergenerational trauma that significantly impacts Indigenous people and others. This course will provide students with practical learning opportunities in order to effectively engage in trauma informed practice. Prerequisite(s): 12 credit hours in Psychology. Psychology Category: Health Psychology. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SWRK-3610, or with PSYC-3600 or SWRK-3600.
PSYC-4030
Qualitative Inquiry in the Social Sciences
3.0 credit hours
Examination of principles and procedures for conducting qualitative research in the social sciences. Topics include: the assumptions that inform qualitative research designs; procedures for gathering meaningful data through interviews, observation, and textual archives; the analysis of such data; and ethical issues pertaining to the research endeavour. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 12 credit hours in social sciences. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course SOCI-4030.
RLGN-1700
Religious Traditions of the World I
3.0 credit hours
A survey of living religious traditions from Indigenous communities in the Americas, and those originating in Asia, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism, in terms of their development, ideas, and diverse practices and expressions. Includes reflection on the strengths and limitations which these religious traditions offer toward meeting challenging issues within local and global communities.
RLGN-1710
Religious Traditions of the World II
3.0 credit hours
A survey of living religions from African Indigenous communities, and those originating in the ancient Near East, including Judaism, Islam, and Christianity (especially in its non-Western forms) in terms of their development, ideas, and diverse practices and expressions. Includes reflection on the strengths and limitations which these religious traditions offer towards meeting challenging issues within local and global communities.
RLGN-3780
Interfaith and Intercultural Encounters
3.0 credit hours
Interfaith and intercultural encounters are part of everyday life and may involve indifference, conflict, or violence. Sometimes they may lead to surface‑level tolerance or co‑existence. This course examines how encounters of various kinds shape personal, social, ecclesial, and political life. Drawing on Christian traditions along with Indigenous, Jewish, Islamic, and other perspectives, students consider how encounters with “the other” can foster respect, dignity, and human flourishing. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses BTS-3780 or PCTS-3780. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
SOCI-1110
Introduction to Sociology
3.0 credit hours
This course provides an introduction to sociology through the study of society, social institutions, group behaviour, and social change as guided by a range of theoretical and conceptual resources. It will place emphasis on using sociological thinking to understand a broad range of contemporary social behaviours.
SOCI-1110W
Introduction to Sociology
3.0 credit hours
This course provides an introduction to sociology through the study of society, social institutions, group behaviour, and social change as guided by a range of theoretical and conceptual resources. It will place emphasis on using sociological thinking to understand a broad range of contemporary social behaviours. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
SOCI-2050
Introduction to Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences
3.0 credit hours
This course provides an overview of the elements of qualitative research, including an examination of our beliefs about knowledge, the philosophical and theoretical stances used to inform research, and the strategies and techniques employed in qualitative research. We will examine contemporary methodologies (e.g., thematic analysis, ethnography, grounded theory) and practice research techniques through classroom exercises (e.g., interviewing, conducting focus groups, coding data). Prerequisite(s): 18 credit hours of university-level studies. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-2050.
SOCI-2100
Sociology of Religion
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore religious beliefs, practices, and institutions from a sociological perspective with attention to North American society and beyond. In recognition that the content and structure of religion is influenced by the socio-cultural world (language, symbols, groups, norms, interactions, resources, institutions, etc.) within which it exists, this course will attempt to understand the interplay between faith and society. The sociology of religion also attempts to understand how religion influences the social environment in which it is embedded. Prerequisite(s): SOCI-1110.
SOCI-2100
Sociology and Anthropology of Religion
3.0 credit hours
In this course, we will explore religions as they are lived, practiced, and situated in society and culture, both in North America and across the world. We will consider religions' relationships to languages, social and cultural groups, institutions, political formations, social movements, power structures, and expressive cultures. And we will examine fluid and dynamic interrelationships between religions, cultures, and society, as they are situated in particular times and places. In so doing, we'll participate in ongoing discussions on religion in sociology and in anthropology. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of undergraduate studies. Cannot be held with cross-listed course ANTH-2100.
SOCI-2600
Social and Political Philosophy
3.0 credit hours
What is human nature? Should society be organized to reflect this? What is justice? Are states coercive by nature? How does property inform politics? What is ethical citizenship? These questions are explored through a survey of Western political thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, de Gouges, Burke, Wollstonecraft, Mill, and Marx, and by examining their contemporary legacy. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses PHIL-2600 or POLS-2600.
SOCI-2600
Social and Political Philosophy
3.0 credit hours
What is human nature? Should society be organized to reflect this? What is justice? Are states coercive by nature? How does property inform politics? What is ethical citizenship? These questions are explored through a survey of Western political thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, de Gouges, Burke, Wollstonecraft, Mill, and Marx, and by examining their contemporary legacy. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses PHIL-2600 or POLS-2600.
SOCI-2700
Interpersonal Communication
3.0 credit hours
An examination of the multilevel communication processes that underlie and support social interaction and relationship formation and change. Special attention will be given to the differences and connections between verbal and nonverbal communication and to the rules and rituals of social interaction in everyday life. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110, PSYC-1020, or SOCI-1110. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-2700.
SOCI-2700
Interpersonal Communication
3.0 credit hours
An examination of the multilevel communication processes that underlie and support social interaction and relationship formation and change. Special attention will be given to the differences and connections between verbal and nonverbal communication and to the rules and rituals of social interaction in everyday life. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110, PSYC-1020, or SOCI-1110. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-2700.
SOCI-2950
The Culture Wars
3.0 credit hours
Why do people disagree so vehemently about gender identity, affirmative action, wealth redistribution, or climate change? Why do people get angry when their core beliefs are challenged? How does social media (and other technology) contribute to polarization and the breakdown of social cohesion? The concept of a “culture war” has existed in American discourse for over 30 years, describing a movement toward group affiliation based on contemporary expressions of moral virtue rather than more traditional categories such as religious or political affiliation, ethnicity, social class, or economic status. This course examines how such a political cleavage has come to exist, and its implications for social cohesion and trust in public institutions. We will explore the ideas and evidence surrounding this concept, including the nature/nurture debate about the origin of variation in social norms. Prerequisite: POLS-1000.
SOCI-3000
Politics, Society, and Mass Media
3.0 credit hours
This course examines the relationship between the mass communications media and the political and social processes in which they operate, investigating the state of research on mass media, the role of media in creating and shaping political awareness, and in influencing human behaviour and values. Examples of topics which may be covered are: media ownership and organization patterns, media in the electoral process, the media in developing nations, the media and globalization, propaganda, media freedom and public opinion. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including 6 credit hours in social science. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses COMM-3000 or POLS-3000.
SOCI-3521
Study of Simple Living
3.0 credit hours
Within International Development Studies, development is increasingly understood as a participatory, deliberate process aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals within social and ecological communities. This course examines the concepts, theories, and practices of simple living as an everyday, ordinary practice for individuals seeking alternatives to consumer values and culture. The course explores the roots of simple living and its modern expressions, with special emphasis on the relevance of simple living for building emotional wellbeing, vibrant communities, resilient ecological systems, and practices that contribute to social justice in a globalizing world. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Cannot be held with the former IDS2521, or the cross-listed courses ENVS-3521 or IDS-3521. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
SOCI-3521
Study of Simple Living
3.0 credit hours
Within International Development Studies, development is increasingly understood as a participatory, deliberate process aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals within social and ecological communities. This course examines the concepts, theories, and practices of simple living as an everyday, ordinary practice for individuals seeking alternatives to consumer values and culture. The course explores the roots of simple living and its modern expressions, with special emphasis on the relevance of simple living for building emotional wellbeing, vibrant communities, resilient ecological systems, and practices that contribute to social justice in a globalizing world. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study. Cannot be held with the former IDS2521, or the cross-listed courses ENVS-3521 or IDS-3521. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
SOCI-3700
The City and the Soul: Encountering Winnipeg Through The Wire
3.0 credit hours
This course takes up the longstanding analogy of the city and the soul and explores it in the context of the contemporary city. Through an extended reading of The Wire-a critically acclaimed TV drama about the city-it invites students to reflect on what it might mean to pursue the good life in Winnipeg. Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including 6 credit hours of Philosophy. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses BTS-3700 or PHIL-3700. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
SOCI-4030
Qualitative Inquiry in the Social Sciences
3.0 credit hours
Examination of principles and procedures for conducting qualitative research in the social sciences. Topics include: the assumptions that inform qualitative research designs; procedures for gathering meaningful data through interviews, observation and textual archives; the analysis of such data; and ethical issues pertaining to the research endeavour. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 12 credit hours in social sciences. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-4030.
SOCI-4100
Senior Seminar in Social Change
3.0 credit hours
In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments, and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices and articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university level studies, including 18 credit hours in GEOG, IDS, PCTS, POLS, SOCI, or PSYC. It is recommended that the practicum requirement be completed prior to taking this course. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses IDS-4100, PCTS-4100, or POLS-4100.
SOCI-4100
Senior Seminar in Social Change
3.0 credit hours
In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments, and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices and articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours of university level studies, including 18 credit hours in GEOG, IDS, PCTS, POLS, SOCI, or PSYC. It is recommended that the practicum requirement be completed prior to taking this course. Cannot be held with the cross-listed courses IDS-4100, PCTS-4100, or POLS-4100.
SWRK-1000
Exploring Social Work Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course is an introduction to the profession of social work. It will examine the history and theoretical evolution of social work practice through a critical lens. The enduring core competencies and values of social work will be examined. Attention will be given to the roles that social workers play in today's society.
SWRK-1000
Exploring Social Work Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course is an introduction to the profession of social work. It will examine the history and theoretical evolution of social work practice through a critical lens. The enduring core competencies and values of social work will be examined. Attention will be given to the roles that social workers play in today's society.
SWRK-1000
Exploring Social Work Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course is an introduction to the profession of social work. It will examine the history and theoretical evolution of social work practice through a critical lens. The enduring core competencies and values of social work will be examined. Attention will be given to the roles that social workers play in today's society. Open to non-Social Work students.
SWRK-1000
Exploring Social Work Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course is an introduction to the profession of social work. It will examine the history and theoretical evolution of social work practice through a critical lens. The enduring core competencies and values of social work will be examined. Attention will be given to the roles that social workers play in today's society. Open to non-Social Work students.
SWRK-2010
Welfare in Canada: Origins and Current Challenges
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore the historical and contemporary understandings of the contemporary welfare state. The history of welfare as it has emerged and been shaped by Anglophone, Francophone and Indigenous peoples will be the focus. Students will be challenged to reflect on their own privilege and bias via Anti-Oppressive, Anti-Capitalist and Indigenous perspectives of the role of the state in providing welfare. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course POLS-2010, or with POLS-2000, SOCI-2000, or SWRK-2000.
SWRK-2010
Welfare in Canada: Origins and Current Challenges
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore the historical and contemporary understandings of the contemporary welfare state. The history of welfare as it has emerged and been shaped by Anglophone, Francophone and Indigenous peoples will be the focus. Students will be challenged to reflect on their own privilege and bias via Anti-Oppressive, Anti-Capitalist and Indigenous perspectives of the role of the state in providing welfare. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course POLS-2010, or with POLS-2000, SOCI-2000, or SWRK-2000.
SWRK-2200
Decolonizing Human Behaviour in the Social Environment I
3.0 credit hours
Indigenous, Anti-Colonial and non-Western theories are introduced to challenge a colonizing view of human nature, behaviour, and action. These theories span the social work landscape from Micro to Macro, from Individual (and Individualist) to group, community (and collectivist) perspectives. Prerequisite(s): SWRK-1000. Open to non-Social Work students.
SWRK-2200
Decolonizing Human Behaviour in the Social Environment I
3.0 credit hours
Indigenous, Anti-Colonial and non-Western theories are introduced to challenge a colonizing view of human nature, behaviour, and action. These theories span the social work landscape from Micro to Macro, from Individual (and Individualist) to group, community (and collectivist) perspectives. Prerequisite(s): SWRK-1000. Open to non-Social Work students.
SWRK-2221
Social Work and Restorative Justice
3.0 credit hours
Identifies the principles of restorative justice and explores the application of these principles. Includes a critical assessment of victim-offender mediation, and the application of restorative principles within the criminal justice system, as they affect victims, offenders, and the community. Alternative models of the justice system as a whole will also be considered. Prerequisite(s): PCTS-1110 or SWRK-1000. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PCTS-2221.
SWRK-2410
Counselling Techniques
3.0 credit hours
Explores the formation of helping relationships, using the Human Relations Model of Helping, with a focus on self-understanding as a basis for effective communication and understanding of human interactions. Topics will also include helping skills, helper characteristics, communication skills, barriers to communication, relationship establishment, ethics, and values clarification. Prerequisite(s): PSYC- 2400 or admission to the Social Work program. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-2410, or with SWRK-2420.
SWRK-2410
Counselling Techniques
3.0 credit hours
In this course we will learn to apply the therapeutic concepts necessary for best practice in counselling, which include therapeutic listening, ethical considerations, boundary clarity, building therapeutic rapport, relevant information gathering, and clinical interventions. Throughout, we will be employing a trauma-informed, developmental-attachment model. Students will participate in role-play demonstrations to integrate clinical and theoretical knowledge. Course assignments combine academic research and writing with presentations and teamwork that mirror clinical practices in current therapeutic milieu. Topics covered will include working with crisis, abuse, individuals, couples, families, anger, grief, depression, anxiety, gender, and trauma. Prerequisite(s): PSYC- 2400 or admission to the Social Work program. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with the cross-listed course PSYC-2410, or with SWRK-2420.
SWRK-2420
Listening to and Supporting Others
3.0 credit hours
This course will be an introduction to skillbased practice. Students will learn skills of active listening, organizing and developing initial assessments, including but not limited to social histories and mental health assessments. Theoretical knowledge will include strength-based perspectives, reflexive practice, and basic mental health literacy, including how models of crisis intervention can be utilized by social workers to effectively serve others. Prerequisite(s): PSYC- 2400 or admission to the Social Work program. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with the PSYC-2410 or SWRK2410.
SWRK-2420
Listening to and Supporting Others
3.0 credit hours
This course will be an introduction to skillbased practice. Students will learn skills of active listening, organizing and developing initial assessments, including but not limited to social histories and mental health assessments. Theoretical knowledge will include strength-based perspectives, reflexive practice, and basic mental health literacy, including how models of crisis intervention can be utilized by social workers to effectively serve others. Prerequisite(s): PSYC- 2400 or admission to the Social Work program. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with the PSYC-2410 or SWRK-2410.
SWRK-2730
Research Methods in Social Work
3.0 credit hours
Social Science Research Methods course from a Social Work perspective. Topics such as the design and collection of data, evaluation and analysis are geared towards developing literacy for understanding social science research, including Indigenous research. Further topics include but are not limited to ethics in research, with special focus on Indigenous issues regarding research itself. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with PSYC-2030.
SWRK-2730
Research Methods in Social Work
3.0 credit hours
Social Science Research Methods course from a Social Work perspective. Topics such as the design and collection of data, evaluation and analysis are geared towards developing literacy for understanding social science research, including Indigenous research. Further topics include but are not limited to ethics in research, with special focus on Indigenous issues regarding research itself. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with PSYC-2030.
SWRK-2730
Research Methods in Social Work
3.0 credit hours
Social Science Research Methods course from a Social Work perspective. Topics such as the design and collection of data, evaluation and analysis are geared towards developing literacy for understanding social science research, including Indigenous research. Further topics include but are not limited to ethics in research, with special focus on Indigenous issues regarding research itself. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-1020. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with PSYC-2030.
SWRK-3120
Cultures of Violence, Cultures of Peace
3.0 credit hours
A multi-layered examination of peace and violence from the perspective of culture, addressing questions such as: How are attitudes towards peace and violence reflected in the way cultures enact discipline, security, education, reconciliation, etc.? How are peace and violence reflected in expressions of popular culture and various sub-cultures? How are peace and violence modelled in relationships between different cultures? How might the very idea of culture be questioned through the lens of peace? Prerequisite(s): 30 credit hours of university-level study, including PCTS-1110 or SWRK-1000.
SWRK-3200
Decolonizing Human Behaviour in the Social Environment II
3.0 credit hours
This course seeks to make strange the assumptions about human behaviour. Students will learn about Western models used to explain human behaviour within a bio-psycho-social-spiritual framework and are encouraged to reflect on how this helps understand ideology driving both medical and welfare-oriented practice. These theories span the social work landscape from micro to macro, from individual (and individualist) to group, community (and collectivist) perspectives. Prerequisite(s): SWRK- 2200. Open to non-Social Work students.
SWRK-3200
Decolonizing Human Behaviour in the Social Environment II
3.0 credit hours
This course seeks to make strange the assumptions about human behaviour. Students will learn about Western models used to explain human behaviour within a bio-psycho-social-spiritual framework and are encouraged to reflect on how this helps understand ideology driving both medical and welfare-oriented practice. These theories span the social work landscape from micro to macro, from individual (and individualist) to group, community (and collectivist) perspectives. Prerequisite(s): SWRK- 2200. Open to non-Social Work students.
SWRK-3210
Indigenous People and Social Work Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course is an Indigenous led and centred course. Students will gain a deeper understanding of both historical and contemporary harms due to colonization as well as appreciating the rich and diverse cultural traditions and the resurgence of local Indigenous peoples. Various approaches to learning will be included that embody Indigenous ways of knowing and challenge students to consider how they will incorporate this learning into their future social work, including models of practice that place emphasis on respect for and honouring of land, land-based pedagogy, Indigenous ways of healing, and ecological justice. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Social Work program. A course fee will be applied. This course will mostly meet online synchronously with the possibility of a few meetings/outings in person. More details to come.
SWRK-3210
Indigenous People and Social Work Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course is an Indigenous led and centred course. Students will gain a deeper understanding of both historical and contemporary harms due to colonization as well as appreciating the rich and diverse cultural traditions and the resurgence of local Indigenous peoples. Various approaches to learning will be included that embody Indigenous ways of knowing and challenge students to consider how they will incorporate this learning into their future social work, including models of practice that place emphasis on respect for and honouring of land, land-based pedagogy, Indigenous ways of healing, and ecological justice. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Social Work program. A course fee will be applied. This course will mostly meet online synchronously with the possibility of a few meetings/outings in person. More details to come.
SWRK-3400
Critical Praxis and Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice for Groups, Organizations, and Communities
3.0 credit hours
Students will learn about Group interventions including task and process groups via both mainstream and critical, anti-oppressive approaches. This course will look at how to engage in both clinical as well as organizational change work. Skills include effective networking and related skills for the human relations component of administrative, community, and organizing work including community asset mapping. Theories of practice will touch on Critical Praxis, including Indigenous, Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP), Feminist, Structural oriented interventions. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2410, SWRK2410, or SWRK-2420, and admission to the Social Work program.
SWRK-3400
Critical Praxis and Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice for Groups, Organizations, and Communities
3.0 credit hours
Students will learn about Group interventions including task and process groups via both mainstream and critical, anti-oppressive approaches. This course will look at how to engage in both clinical as well as organizational change work. Skills include effective networking and related skills for the human relations component of administrative, community, and organizing work including community asset mapping. Theories of practice will touch on Critical Praxis, including Indigenous, Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP), Feminist, Structural oriented interventions. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2410, SWRK-2410, or SWRK-2420, and admission to the Social Work program.
SWRK-3410
Clinical Social Work Practice: Theories for Working with Individuals
3.0 credit hours
This course is designed to expose students to theories of clinical practice with Individuals. As social workers, there is a need to be familiar with clinical approaches in order to facilitate access to resources for those with whom they are engaging in the helping relationship. Students will learn about advanced approaches for individual interventions including CBT, DBT and Motivational Interviewing. Skills include clinical engagement for mental well-being of others, and clinical documentation. Trauma Informed, Strength Based, and client centered perspectives will be taught. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2410, SWRK-2410, or SWRK-2420, and admission to the Social Work program. Intensive week: May 4-8, M-F, 9am-4pm
SWRK-3440
Disability, Madness, and Social Work
3.0 credit hours
This course will orient students to common mainstream theories such as the medical model in order to understand and critically examine alternatives offered via the fields of Mad Studies, Anti-Psychiatry, and the Social Model of Disability. Student are encouraged to develop their own ideas of how to engage in this field of practice that centers the lived experience of those most directly impacted by the mental health system. Students will be able to demonstrate skills including how to perform a mental status assessment while critically reflecting on the limitations of this field of practice and the challenges in brining about a mental health practice that is more humane., destigmatized, and decolonized. Prerequisite(s):PSYC-2410, SWRK-2410, or SWRK-2420/ Open to non-Social Work students.
SWRK-3460
Immigration, Refugees, and Newcomers
3.0 credit hours
This course will explore both theories of practice and educate students about the experiences of these populations in coming to Canada. Students will explore how anti-racist and decolonizing theories provide guidance on best practices as well as the unique challenges experienced by populations coming from Francophone countries. This includes highlighting the importance of understanding what is meant with 'Active Offer.' Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2410, SWRK-2410, or SWRK-2420, and admission to the Social Work program.
SWRK-3470
Spirituality in Social Work Practice
3.0 credit hours
This course explores the role of spirituality in making meaning of human experience and facilitating healing, growth and social change. Students will develop a spiritually sensitive framework for practice that acknowledges and celebrates a diversity of spiritual and religious expressions and offers tools for critical self-reflection and ethical exploration with clients. Relevant topics include the role of spirituality in trauma and resilience, social justice, community, environmental concerns, anti-oppressive practice, ethics, and practitioner self-care. We will explore diverse religious and spiritual traditions including Christian Anabaptism, Indigenous spirituality and various world religions, and will discuss spirituality and religion in early social work practice and their role in colonization. Prerequisite(s): SWRK-1000. Open to non-Social Work students.
SWRK-3610
Trauma Informed Social Work
3.0 credit hours
Many whom social workers encounter in practice have experienced trauma. As such, this course seeks to educate students about theories of trauma and how to intervene in ways that can ensure that they are able to provide the safety and support that people need to receive help that takes into account how trauma can affect both the social worker and others, especially various marginalized groups in society. Special attention will be given to the impact of intergenerational trauma that significantly impacts Indigenous people and others. This course will provide students with practical learning opportunities in order to effectively engage in trauma informed practice. Prerequisite(s): 12 credit hours in Psychology or admission to the Social Work program. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with the crosslisted course PSYC-3610, or with PSYC-3600 or SWRK-3600.
SWRK-3610
Trauma Informed Social Work
3.0 credit hours
Many whom social workers encounter in practice have experienced trauma. As such, this course seeks to educate students about theories of trauma and how to intervene in ways that can ensure that they are able to provide the safety and support that people need to receive help that takes into account how trauma can affect both the social worker and others, especially various marginalized groups in society. Special attention will be given to the impact of intergenerational trauma that significantly impacts Indigenous people and others. This course will provide students with practical learning opportunities in order to effectively engage in trauma informed practice. Prerequisite(s): 12 credit hours in Psychology or admission to the Social Work program. Open to non-Social Work students. Cannot be held with the crosslisted course PSYC-3610, or with PSYC-3600 or SWRK-3600.
SWRK-3800
Holistic Ethical Practice
3.0 credit hours
Students will be introduced to a variety of approaches to ethical practice. This includes a historical overview of traditional approaches which tend to be found in professional social work codes of ethics as well as paradigms of an ethic of care that challenge a western, colonized notion of the self and our location within the social and natural world. Students are encouraged to engage in debate and critical examination of their future role in social work practice that includes how faith and spirituality shape understandings of moral action, behavior and decision making. Prerequisite(s): 12 credit hours in Social Work and admission to the Social Work program. Recommended prerequisite(s): SWRK-3900. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II
SWRK-3800
Holistic Ethical Practice
3.0 credit hours
Students will be introduced to a variety of approaches to ethical practice. This includes a historical overview of traditional approaches which tend to be found in professional social work codes of ethics as well as paradigms of an ethic of care that challenge a western, colonized notion of the self and our location within the social and natural world. Students are encouraged to engage in debate and critical examination of their future role in social work practice that includes how faith and spirituality shape understandings of moral action, behavior and decision making. Prerequisite(s): 12 credit hours in Social Work and admission to the Social Work program. Recommended prerequisite(s): SWRK-3900. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II
SWRK-3900
Social Work Field Practicum I
6.0 credit hours
Students will be attending a field placement where they will be able to learn about direct practice. The use of skills and approaches to care will be further developed via learning in the field setting, under the supervision of experienced practitioners and in consultation with their field liaison. The placement will span two semesters and will require students to be at the placement for two days a week (eight hours each day). Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2410, SWRK-2410, or SWRK-2420, and admission to the Social Work program. Corequisite(s): SWRK-3400 and SWRK-3910. Cannot be held with SWRK-3990.
SWRK-3900
Social Work Field Practicum I
6.0 credit hours
Students will be attending a field placement where they will be able to learn about direct practice. The use of skills and approaches to care will be further developed via learning in the field setting, under the supervision of experienced practitioners and in consultation with their field liaison. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2410, SWRK-2410, or SWRK-2420, and admission to the Social Work program. Corequisite(s): SWRK-3400 and SWRK-3910. Cannot be held with SWRK-3990.
SWRK-3910
Social Work Field Seminar I
3.0 credit hours
Note - this class meets on alternate weeks (see the course's calendar tab). Meetings will be in person. Classroom: M207 (Marpeck Mezzanine). Students will meet with peers and a faculty member for the purpose of discussing and reflecting on their practicum experience via integrating course-based content into practice. Course objectives include the focus on developing a professional sense of self in the context of social work education as well learning about the profession in practice. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2410, SWRK-2410, or SWRK-2420, and admission to the Social Work program. Corequisite(s): SWRK-3400 and SWRK-3900. Cannot be held with SWRK-3990.
SWRK-3910
Social Work Field Seminar I
3.0 credit hours
Note - this class meets on alternate weeks (see the course's calendar tab). Meetings will be in person. Students will meet with peers and a faculty member for the purpose of discussing and reflecting on their practicum experience via integrating course-based content into practice. Course objectives include the focus on developing a professional sense of self in the context of social work education as well learning about the profession in practice. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2410, SWRK-2410, or SWRK-2420, and admission to the Social Work program. Corequisite(s): SWRK-3400 and SWRK-3900. Cannot be held with SWRK-3990.
SWRK-3950
Advanced Transformative Justice
3.0 credit hours
In Advanced Transformative Justice students will deepen their earlier understanding of transformative justice principles, including post-colonial perspectives critical of the "professionalizing" of the field and will include an emphasis on Indigenous justice-making initiatives. Students will learn about the practical applications of Transformative Justice through a series of site visits to organizations in Winnipeg. Students will be encouraged to understand Transformative Justice as more than a supplement to criminal justice systems but rather as a potentially transformative force within various societies and states through experiential learning, classroom inputs, guest speakers and class discussions. Prerequisite(s): admission to Social Work program. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II.
SWRK-4000
Social Work Today
3.0 credit hours
Topics will be introduced that challenge the student to apply prior knowledge of policy, welfare and the political ideologies that influence the way society views those most marginalized. While not exhaustive, topics will include the Truth and Reconciliation process (recommendations, responses and outcome), Francophone related issues (e.g. French speaking immigrants and the idea of first offer), discrimination of 2SLGBTQIA+, Disability Rights, the feminization of poverty, Criminal Justice, and more as students learn to engage in policy making and reform. Prerequisite(s): POLS-2000, POLS-2010, SOCI-2000, SWRK-2000, or SWRK-2010, and admission to the Social Work program.
SWRK-4400
Family Foundations
3.0 credit hours
This course seeks to center the idea of family preservation and reunification. Students will be introduced to social work-related and non-western theories and interventions related to attachment, trauma-informed care, and All of My Relations. They will learn about and critique various models of child welfare and explore the role of family preservation and reunification from within and outside of the child welfare system. Tools for working with families will be explored. This course includes experiential learning regarding developing skills for group, family, and child welfare fields of practice. Prerequisite(s): PSYC-2410, SWRK-2410, or SWRK-2420, and admission to Social Work program. Recommended prerequisite(s): SWRK-3400.
SWRK-4900
Social Work Field Practicum II
6.0 credit hours
This is the second field placement where students will be able to further develop their learning about direct social work practice. The use of skills and approaches to care will be further developed via learning in the field setting, under the supervision of experienced practitioners and in consultation with their field liaison. Prerequisite(s): SWRK-3900, SWRK-3910, and admission to the Social Work program. Corequisite(s): SWRK-4910.
SWRK-4910
Social Work Field Seminar II
3.0 credit hours
Students will continue to meet with peers and a faculty member for the purpose of discussing and reflecting on their practicum experience via incorporating course-based content into practice. Course objectives include the focus on developing a professional sense of self in the context of social work education as well learning about the profession in practice. This includes project-based learning where students will be making a presentation about their understanding of social work, their own development in this field and their goal for social work practice. Prerequisite(s): SWRK-3900, SWRK-3910, and admission to the Social Work program. Corequisite(s): SWRK-4900. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Ways of Knowing II. This course will meet on Fridays 8:30-11:15 AM on approximately alternating weeks. Specific meeting details will be added to Populi calendar.
WIL-2190W
Vocation, Meaning, and Work
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces vocation as an idea within a literature exploring the meaning of “work” and “career” in Christian contexts, and as a domain of reflective practice that can inform our life’s choices and their meanings. Students will read and reflect on “vocation” as an idea within a growing literature. Then, students will begin a portfolio that draws together documents related to their academic and personal lives, and that points towards meaningful next steps in pursuing vocation in these areas. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level study
WIL-2190W
Vocation, Meaning, and Work
3.0 credit hours
This course introduces vocation as an idea within a literature exploring the meaning of “work” and “career” in Christian contexts, and as a domain of reflective practice that can inform our life’s choices and their meanings. Students will read and reflect on “vocation” as an idea within a growing literature. Then, students will begin a portfolio that draws together documents related to their academic and personal lives, and that points towards meaningful next steps in pursuing vocation in these areas. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level study. Common Curriculum Requirement(s): Writing.
WIL-3000 - 1
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 1
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 1
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 2
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 2
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 2
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 3
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 3
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 3
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 4
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 5
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3000 - 6
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of 60 hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3005 - 1
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
6.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of one hundred twenty hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3005 - 1
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
6.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of one hundred twenty hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3005 - 2
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
6.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of one hundred twenty hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3005 - 2
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
6.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of one hundred twenty hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3005 - 3
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
6.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of one hundred twenty hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3005 - 3
Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
6.0 credit hours
This course draws on the strengths that experience/based education offers, with students spending a substantial amount of time (a minimum of one hundred twenty hours) in a supervised off-campus placement assigned according to the student's individual interests and academic goals. Reflection on the experience, both individually and in class with other students currently in WIL placements, will form an important component of the course. This course is scheduled alongside other courses during the academic year. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3100
Intensive Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course requires students to spend a block of concentrated time in a placement over a minimum of six weeks. This course is normally completed during one semester and is considered the main course of study that semester. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3100
Intensive Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course requires students to spend a block of concentrated time in a placement over a minimum of six weeks. This course is normally completed during one semester and is considered the main course of study that semester. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3100
Intensive Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
3.0 credit hours
This course requires students to spend a block of concentrated time in a placement over a minimum of six weeks. This course is normally completed during one semester and is considered the main course of study that semester. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3110
Intensive Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
6.0 credit hours
This course requires students to spend a block of concentrated time in a placement over a minimum of 12 weeks. This course is normally completed during one semester and is considered the main course of study that semester. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
WIL-3110
Intensive Work-Integrated Learning Seminar
6.0 credit hours
This course requires students to spend a block of concentrated time in a placement over a minimum of 12 weeks. This course is normally completed during one semester and is considered the main course of study that semester. Prerequisite(s): 45 credit hours of university-level studies.
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