BUSI*1112-SE Introduction to Business Administration
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Asynchronous Online
A self-guided and self-paced course without scheduled meetings. You can work on tasks whenever suits your situation in order to meet set deadlines. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course Description: An overview of the fundamental activities performed in businesses in the Canadian environment. Methodology includes lectures, class discussions, written assignments, tests and a term paper. (Also listed under Canadian Studies)
BUSI*2011-18 Intro to Entrepreneurship
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Asynchronous Online
A self-guided and self-paced course without scheduled meetings. You can work on tasks whenever suits your situation in order to meet set deadlines. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course Description: An examination of multi-disciplinary entrepreneurship geared to business, social and innovative venture creation. Students will explore the relevance of entrepreneurship to business and non-business ventures. Topics will include creativity, idea generation, social entrepreneurs, and basic business planning culminating in the creation of a venture.
BUSI*2202-18 Comm & Self-Management Skills
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course Description: A study of communications functions in organizations, including effective use of written, oral and electronic communications, and the principles of self-management: self-awareness, emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, time and stress management, personal effectiveness, and resilience. Skills will be developed through individual and group in-class activities and online assignments.
BUSI*2214-18 Org Behav: Individ in Org
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course Description: A study of individual-level principles of organizational behaviour. Topics such as organizational effectiveness, management theory, personality, perception, values, attitudes, and decision making will be examined to help individuals understand themselves and improve their effectiveness in modern organizations. Note: Students who have received credit for BUSI 2212 may not take this course for credit.
BUSI*2215-18 Org Behave: Groups, Structure & Culture
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course Description: A study of group-level and system-level principles of organizational behaviour. Topics such as teams, power, leadership and organizational structure and culture will be examined to help individuals improve their effectiveness in modern organizations. Note: Students who have received credit for BUSI 2213 may not take this course for credit.
BUSI*2230-18 Principles of Marketing
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introductory course in marketing which uses lectures, discussions, and/or cases, and projects. Key topics include market segmentation, marketing mix, consumer behavior, marketing research, an introduction to marketing math, and forces impacting marketing planning in the modern world.
BUSI*2231-18 Marketing Management & Ethics
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: Selected topics in marketing are discussed including marketing strategy, case analysis, marketing planning and ethics, marketing math, digital marketing analytics. Lectures, simulations, and case studies. BUSI 2230 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*2259-18 Legal Aspects of Business
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A survey of the effect of law on commercial and industrial activities. Topics include: contracts, including sale, insurance, bailment, agency and employment; negotiable instruments, real property; forms of business organization; and credit transactions. (Also listed under Canadian Studies)
BUSI*2307-18 Mi’kmaw/Indigenous Tourism
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: Emphasis on Mi’kmaw culture and history. Students apply a Two-Eyed Seeing (Etuaptmumk) approach to support growth and awareness of Indigenous Tourism products, services and experiences. Students engage with Mi’kmaw Elders, Indigenous tourism operators, community leaders and/or knowledge holders to discuss issues in the Indigenous Tourism Sector.
BUSI*2321-18 Introduction to Accounting I
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A study of accounting with an emphasis on understanding financial statements and their use. The course will give students a working knowledge of the application of accounting while including details on the effect of transactions on accounts, accrual accounting, recording entries, and time value of money. Note: Students who have received credit for BUSI 2221 may not take this course for credit.
BUSI*2322-18 Introduction to Accounting II
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An expansion of concepts in BUSI 2321. Topics include financial statements, accounting for cash, accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, liabilities, equity, revenue recognition principles and others. The course will prepare students for Intermediate accounting. Note: Students who have received credit for BUSI 2221/2222 may not take this course for credit. BUSI 2321 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*2430-28 Social Media for BUSI & THMT
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Asynchronous Online
A self-guided and self-paced course without scheduled meetings. You can work on tasks whenever suits your situation in order to meet set deadlines. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: Understanding the importance of social media in business and tourism and exploring key concepts used to help grow business and brands through online social media presence. Exploring popular social media platforms, content planning, creation and management and understanding search engine optimization and placement. BUSI 2230 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*2601-18 Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An overview of the nonprofit sector in Canada along with the fundamental activities performed in all organizations such as marketing, accounting, human resource management, and strategic planning. It emphasizes the unique characteristics of nonprofit organizations and their administration, which separates them from for-profit organizations.
BUSI*3308-18 – Operations Management
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: Operations management as an integral part of many functional areas of business. Topics include productivity improvement, forecasting, designing goods and services, allocating resources, project management, inventory management, quality assurance and capacity planning and where applicable, mathematical methods for evaluating alternatives. Note: BUSI 2214, 2215 and MATH 2208, 2209 or MATH 2500 or permission of the instructor – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3311-20 – Small Business Management
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Asynchronous Online
A self-guided and self-paced course without scheduled meetings. You can work on tasks whenever suits your situation in order to meet set deadlines. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introduction to the start-up and management of small and medium business. Topics include planning, organizational structure, accessing capital, managing growth, building management teams, succession planning, bankruptcy and family business. BUSI 2321 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3313-18 Human Resource Management
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An examination of the growing importance of the human resource function in the modern organization with a focus on the key functions including recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management, compensation, occupational health and safety and new and emerging workplace issues. BUSI 2215 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3314-18 Labor Relations
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A study of the employment relationship in the unionized workplace with a focus on unions and their role in modern organizations. Topics include: the new workplace and changing work patterns, union membership, structure and history, the future of unions, collective bargaining, the grievance procedure and strikes. Students normally will participate in a mock collective bargaining exercise aimed at developing negotiation skills. (Also listed under Canadian Studies). BUSI 2215 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3316-18 – Organizational Topics
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An examination of various structural and human elements of organizations. Major topics will include personal skills development (e.g. self- awareness, stress management) and interpersonal skills development (e.g. communication, power and influence, motivation and conflict management). Lectures, cases, exercises, group discussions and films will be used to highlight management skills and help course participants to develop and practice these skills. Note: BUSI 2215 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3320-18 – Managerial Accounting
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An application of the techniques learned in BUSI 2321 with special emphasis on the preparation of reports which provide information for decision-making by management. Different costing systems are examined through an analysis of cost behaviour and budgeting procedures are also examined. Note: Students who have received credit for THMT 3221 may not take this course for credit. BUSI 2321 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3325-18 Intermediate Accounting: Assets
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An examination of the accounting framework and review of the accounting process and basic financial statements. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Accounting Standards for Private Entities (ASPE) will be applied to accounting for the asset section of the Balance Sheet. BUSI 2322 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3331-18 Consumer Behavior
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: Consumer decision models will be used to explain the processes involved in consumer behaviour. The consumer will be studied from the perspectives of sociology, psychology and economics. Case studies and/or projects will be used to analyze practical implications of consumer behaviour. BUSI 2230 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3337-18 Services Marketing
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introduction to issues and problems facing marketers in the service sector. The focus will be on developing overall marketing strategies for service organizations. Case studies and project work may be required. BUSI 2230 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3343-18 Auditing
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introduction to the basic concepts and theory of auditing, the accounting profession, professional ethics, internal control, audit evidence, and the auditor’s report. BUSI 2322 and 3320 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3360-18 – Finance I
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introduction to the fundamentals of business finance. Topics include an introduction to finance, and financial markets, measuring corporate performance, time value of money, bond and stock valuation, capital budgeting techniques, financial planning and management of working capital as well as other appropriate topics. Note: BUSI 2321 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3361-18 Finance II
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: Fundamentals of business finance. Topics include risk and return, cost of capital, corporate financing, financial leverage and capital structures, dividend policy, leasing, mergers and acquisitions and the basics of financial risk management as well as other appropriate topics. BUSI 2321 and MATH 2209 (MATH 2209 may be taken concurrently) or MATH 2500 – Must be completed prior to taking this course. Take MATH*2209; – Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course.
BUSI*3602-18 Nonprofit Leader: People Management
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A study of the leadership skills needed to manage a nonprofit organization with emphasis on managing employees, and recruiting and managing volunteers. Case studies will be used to develop the critical thinking skills needed to achieve the mission of a nonprofit organization and be financially viable in the nonprofit sector in Canada. BUSI 2601 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*3603-18 Nonprofit Leader: Governance & Strategy
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A study of the leadership skills needed to manage a nonprofit organization with emphasis on board governance and strategy (fund-raising, strategic planning, and partnership activities with other organizations). Case studies will be used to develop the critical thinking skills needed to achieve the mission of a nonprofit organization in Canada. BUSI 2601 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4400-18 – Business Policy
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Asynchronous Online
A self-guided and self-paced course without scheduled meetings. You can work on tasks whenever suits your situation in order to meet set deadlines. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: Case studies designed to reinforce knowledge of the management process and the development of business policies through the study and resolution of actual management situations. Note: Restricted to senior Bachelor of Business Administration students who have completed BUSI 2231, 2259, 3308, 3320, 3360, 3361 or permission of the instructor or restricted to senior Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management students who have completed 15.0 units in the Tourism and Hospitality Management program including BUSI 2230, BUSI 2259, BUSI 3320 or THMT 3221 and BUSI 3361 or THMT 3362 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4406-18 Managing Diversity: Gender & Issues
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A seminar course that examines issues faced by women and minority groups in the work place. Topics include discrimination based on gender and other factors, a comparison of men and women in organizations, legal implications of discrimination and managing diversity. Note: Students who have received credit for BUSI 4407 may not take this course for credit. Note: at least 10.0 units of university-level courses – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4412-18 Values in a Business Society
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An investigation of the role of business in society. Various contemporary problems will be discussed in light of the concept of social responsibility and the response of the business sector to that responsibility. Restricted to students who have completed at least 10.0 units of study. (BUSI 2250 recommended) – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4413-18 Strategic Compensation
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An examination of strategic compensation systems. Key topics such as strategic objectives of compensation, “best fit” versus “best practice”, internal pay structures, job evaluation, and methods of compensation will be considered in order to help managers develop compensation strategies that fit with and promote the organization’s broader goals and strategies. BUSI 3313 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4415-18 Management Information Systems
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: The computer applications which comprise the accounting function are examined and a number of related topics, including control concepts, application development and EDP auditing are discussed. Overall emphasis is on the management and use of IS resources and on the effects of computer-based information systems on the planning and control functions of management. Restricted to students who have completed at least 10.0 units of the Business Administration program or the Tourism and Hospitality program, including BUSI 2221 or BUSI 2321 or permission of the instructor – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4417-18 Recruitment & Selection
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A detailed study of the recruitment and selection of personnel. The course covers such issues as job analysis, performance measurements, attracting the right people, and various selection processes including testing and interviewing in order to best match people with jobs. BUSI 3313 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4423-18 Advanced Financial Accounting I
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: Advanced theory and problems in financial accounting. Topics include investments, business combinations, consolidations, and joint ventures. BUSI 3325 and 3326 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4426-18 Advanced Cost Accounting
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A further student of managerial and cost accounting and auditing. This course develops an understanding of the interactions between planning and control systems and their relationship with the three basic themes of management accounting. Topics include internal control, management control systems, performance management, the balanced scorecard, and ethics/operations management and management accounting. BUSI 4425 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4427-18 Advanced Taxation
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A further study of Canadian taxation emphasizing corporate taxation and its effect on business decisions and tax planning. Topics include the calculation of income and income tax payable for corporations, commodity taxation (GST/HST), data analytics, and an introduction to corporate reorganizations and distributions, international taxation issues, partnerships, and trusts. Take BUSI 3324 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4430-18 – Research for BUSI and THMT
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introduction to the basic principles of the marketing research process with emphasis on methods used to gather, analyze, and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data to reduce risks involved in business decision-making. Note: Students who have received credit for THMT 3312 or PBRL 3016 may not take this course for credit. BUSI 2230 and MATH 2208 or MATH 2500 or permission of the instructor – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
BUSI*4434-18 Marketing Strategy & Management
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An advanced seminar based on simulations and case analyses that focuses on building the skills required for developing and executing marketing strategies in real-world situations. The course will build upon the tools and concepts learned in earlier marketing courses. BUSI 2231, BUSI 3331, and at least 0.5 unit of marketing electives at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*1110-18 Intro to Child and Youth Study
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introduction to child and youth study. Students will be introduced to the academic study of children and youth, including issues and approaches related to childhood education, child and youth care, and it’s associated occupations. Emphasis will be on understanding the scope and nature of this discipline.
CHYS*1110-20 Intro to Child and Youth Study
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introduction to child and youth study. Students will be introduced to the academic study of children and youth, including issues and approaches related to childhood education, child and youth care, and it’s associated occupations. Emphasis will be on understanding the scope and nature of this discipline.
CHYS*1120-18 Essentials of C&Y Care Practice
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An examination of the essential elements of professional practice in th field of child and youth care. Students will examine the concept of professionalism as it applies to child and youth care practice together with a number of specific professional skills including observations skills, interpersonal communication, problem-solving, documentation and report writing.
CHYS*1130-18 Theoretical Framework in CHYS
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introduction to the theoretical and curriculum frameworks and approaches that influence philosophy and practice in child and youth study. Topics include the origins, issues, and underpinnings of theoretical and curriculum frameworks, current debates, and individual, cultural and family influences that guide philosophy and curriculum perspectives.
CHYS*2201-18 Diverse Capacities
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: A critical exploration of current social, educational, ethical, and political issues including disability models (medical, social, cultural and critical). It also provides an overview of disabilities. Students will consider their future roles, and the roles of others, in the provision of services, advocacy and support that promote a capacity approach. Note: Students who have received credit for CHYS 3301 may not take this course for credit. Completion of 5.0 units of university credit including CHYS 1110 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*2209-18 Issues of Childhood
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An examination of children’s understandings and responses to experiences directly affecting them, and strategies for supporting their wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion. Example topics are experiences of bullying and other forms of violence, family dissolution, the death or disappearance of persons and animals with whom they have had close relationships. CHYS 1110, CHYS 1130, and PSYC 1120 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*3305-18 Animals, Children and Youth
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: Explores the importance of animals in the lives of children and youth and ways of supporting meaningful relationships between them as well as ensuring animal well-being including examination of Eurowestern assumptions of human superiority and preferences for some animals over others. Completion of 10.0 units of university credit – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*3311-18 – Research Methods in CHYS
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An introduction to research literacy and diverse methods of research inquiry. Emphasis is placed on understanding research terminology and the fundamentals of research design for the purpose of interpreting research findings and considering their applications to fields of child and youth study. Note: Students who have received credit for CHYS 2211 may not take this course for credit. CHYS 1120, LIBR 2100, MATH 2208 and admission to the Bachelor of Arts (Child and Youth Study) – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*3320-18 Youth Care: Theory & Issues
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous Online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An orientation to youth care through consideration of theoretical perpsectives and models pertaining to youth-at-risk, contemporary issues affecting youth development and behaviour, and professional issues for those working within the youth care community. Completion of 10.0 units of university credit including CHYS 1110 and CHYS 1130 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*3340-18 ST: PLAY-Early Childhood
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Asynchronous Online
A self-guided and self-paced course without scheduled meetings. You can work on tasks whenever suits your situation in order to meet set deadlines. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An examination of selected topics pertaining to children and youth. Topics will vary from year to year. This course does not require specialized knowledge of child and youth study. Completion of 10.0 units of university credit – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*4402-18 Inclusive Programming
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An examination of inclusive supports for individuals with diverse capacities. Emphasis will be placed on integrating previous knowledge of and experience with individuals with diverse capacities to design and implement programs based on recent equity, accessibility and inclusive research in fields of child and youth study. CHYS 2201 (or CHYS 3301) and admission to the Bachelor of Arts (Child and Youth Study) – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*4416-18 Cultural Perspective on Childhood
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An intersectional examination of youth across socio-cultural, political and historical contexts. Attention is focused on social identities, relations of power, patterns of inequity, and cross-cultural understanding to inform enhanced practice, research and social policy. Completion of 10.0 units of university credit including CHYS 1110 or permission of the instructor – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*4416-19 Cultural Perspective on Childhood
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: An intersectional examination of youth across socio-cultural, political and historical contexts. Attention is focused on social identities, relations of power, patterns of inequity, and cross-cultural understanding to inform enhanced practice, research and social policy. Completion of 10.0 units of university credit including CHYS 1110 or permission of the instructor – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
CHYS*4417-18 Knowledge to Action
Course credits: 0.5 credits
Delivery method: Synchronous online
A scheduled course with weekly meetings. You’ll meet online with your instructor at assigned times using virtual meeting software. You can join your class from wherever you’re located. Find detailed information on the various course delivery modes.
Course description: The application of knowledge to child and youth practices and policies. Students will investigate how diverse sources of knowledge (e.g., Indigenous and Africentric community expertise, research-based literature, practitioner experiences, and voices of children, youth, and families) can be utilized to enhance policy and professional practices in child and youth fields. Completion of 10.0 units of university credit including CHYS 3311, MATH 2208 and admission to the Bachelor of Arts (Child and Youth Study) – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
