Students will learn the fundamental processes of how and what we know about the fossil record, with a special focus on dinosaurs. Topics include fossilization, fossil collection/curation, morphological analysis, organismal evolution, paleoecology, protection of fossils, speciation, stratigraphy, and taphonomy. Students learn how paleontological research determines the ages, behaviour, sexes and other aspects of the biology of dinosaurs and other extinct animals.

This pathophysiology course delves into the abnormal physiological processes that underlie diseases, with a particular emphasis on prevalent disorders affecting different body systems. Various disorders associated with different body systems will be explored, covering their manifestations, causes, and potential complications.

This course introduces the fundamentals of PC hardware. Students will open up machines, install devices such as hard drives, I/O cards, video cards as well as memory, CD/DVD ROM drives, install operating systems, explore a variety of different software packages, attach communications equipment and supporting software. Topics include system hardware (e.g. motherboards, processors, storage devices, memory), device drivers, operating systems (e.g. Windows, Linux), troubleshooting and maintenance of LAN (lLocal Area Network)-based PC, etc.

This course examines the biological foundations of physical activity/exercise and the components of health-related physical fitness as compared to health, chronic disease and performance; and explores physical activity guidelines and exercise prescription for healthy adults.

This course covers aspects of Pharmacology, which relate specifically to the hospital unit clerk. Course topics include: pharmacology vocabulary, routes of medication administration and measurement, and the twenty-four hour clock. The course content will focus on major drug groups and how they affect the various body systems, generic and trade names of common medications, and the classifications in which they belong. Along with unit clerk students, this course would also be beneficial to currently employed unit clerks, or those seeking employment in health related areas.

This study involves investigating the impact of drugs on the human body, encompassing their therapeutic effects, side effects, adverse reactions, and potential interactions with other drugs. It also delves into familiar drug classifications and specific medications, including herbal preparations, within each classification.

This is an introduction to the classical problems of philosophy through study and critical discussion of selected philosophical classics and contemporary works. Emphasis will be placed on questions of the nature and extent of human knowledge and classic problems about the nature of reality and our place in it.

This is an introduction to the classical problems of philosophy through study and critical discussion of selected philosophical classics and contemporary works. Emphasis will be placed on questions of moral and other values and on the nature of society and justice.

The course is an introduction to political behaviour as exhibited in both the public and private political world of the individual. Areas covered include behavioural theory and concepts in political science, individual and collective behaviour, theories of the political process, structures of power and authority, political culture and socialization, ideology, mass political participation, and electoral behaviour.

This course is an introduction to the institutions, processes and problems of government emphasizing Canadian and other democratic governments. The course includes discussions of law, constitutions, civil liberties, public opinion, voting behaviours, electoral systems, political parties, interest groups, federalism and nationalism. This course offers an introduction to different fields of political study. Problems to be examined may include: political integration, the right to national self determination, humanitarian intervention, globalization, global warming, terrorism and other issues.

This course is an introduction to key political concepts such as power, authority, order, equality, freedom and justice. These concepts are examined as they are employed by different ideologies including liberalism, conservatism, socialism, communism, anarchism, feminism, postmodernism and religious fundamentalism. Political ideas and practices are also examined in the context of democratic, authoritarian and totalitarian forms of government. The role of the news media under different kinds of regime may also be considered.

An examination of the theory and practice of popular culture including, but not limited to, the investigations of television, Disney, Hollywood, shopping malls, video games, music, sports, cyberspace, and “trash” fiction.

This course examines views on the ideology of racism, which correlates human physical and socio-cultural attributes. The use of racism to organize, define and explain domination and competition is covered along with a comparative study of historical and contemporary forms of race relations in selected societies and at an international level.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of sculpture. Students will focus on the formal, material, and compositional strategies of three-dimensional form building and extend their knowledge of form, mass, volume, scale, and space. Material explorations will range from everyday materials, to cardboard, and soft sculpture to clay. Safe handling protocols will be practiced.

This course focuses on the unique approaches of teaching and learning in secondary schools. Students will be introduced to major constructs of curricula, instructional strategy, and assessment related to secondary teaching. The course will also have a focus on contemporary issues in teaching in a secondary setting and approaches to engage adolescent youth in an equitable and inclusive manner.

Students will read various plays representing the range of Shakespeare's work.

The comparative study of human society and culture, particularly nonwestern communities, with special attention to the family, social structures, economic and political institutions, religion, and processes of change.

The course includes research design, data collection, analysis and processing. You will be introduced to the variety of research methods used by social scientists. Topics include experimentation, survey techniques, field techniques, content analysis, and historical methods.

How do we know what we know about the social world? In this course, we will tackle this question together by examining how social science scholars observe, analyze, and create knowledge about various social and criminogenic institutions and phenomenon. We will introduce you to qualitative and quantitative research methods commonly used by social science scholars and will invite you to think critically about how different methods lead to different kinds of knowledge production. We will pay special attention to how research methods have historically privileged some groups, while excluding, marginalizing, and disparaging others.

This course is designed to create an environment in which students can begin to critically examine social work in its broadest terms. The purpose of the course is to enable students to reflect and examine their values, beliefs and feelings in relation to society of which they are members and to explore their present and potential roles and responsibilities as a social work practitioner. Students will examine dominant influences that affect decision-making and communication in society. The course will provide an opportunity for students to relate and integrate these ideas with the philosophies and values of social welfare with a structural social work perspective.