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Electives by theme

The following lists of courses includes those suitable for first and second year students in the Faculties of Humanities, Science and Social Sciences, sorted by theme. These courses either do not require you to take any pre-requisite courses to register or may be taken without those pre-requisites if you obtain permission from the department.  These lists are not exhaustive.

Not all courses are offered in each term, so once you've found courses that interest you, check the academic calendar to confirm when each course will be offered for the upcoming session.

There is a complete list of courses without prerequisites available as well.

Faculty of Humanities

Ancient civilizations and societies

Big Books

Canada

Environment

Food

Foundations of the Current Global Order

Genocide and Human Rights

Global Development

Health and Sexuality

The History and Science of Language

Human Connections and Cultures

Indienous Cultures, Histories and Languages

Knowledge and Big Ideas

Languages

Law and Justice

Media, Film and Sound

Propaganda, Myth, Speculation, Fantasy

Religion

Social Justice

Societies and How They Work

War and Conflict

Workplace Skills

Writing and Critical Thinking

Faculty of Social Sciences

Canada

Conflict and social justice

Contemporary society

Environment and sustainability

Global perspectives

Government, policy and decision-making

Health

Human complexity

Indigenous reconciliation