Spring and summer courses

Discover the diverse learning options offered by the Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities (FISSSH). Open to all learners (registered UNBC students and non-registered), these non-requisite courses are your opportunity to study a specific area of interest, consider future degree options, or gain credit for your current degree. 

Explore your options with courses ranging from Indigenous language, culture, and history; to contemporary global politics; women and gender studies; and media studies of comics and graphic novels. Choose from courses available online or face-to-face (F2F).

Registration

  • Current UNBC students register through your UNBC student portal account.
  • Non-registered learners must complete an application before creating a UNBC student portal account and completing their registration.
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Online courses (100 Level)

Introduction to Film

Delivery Mode: Online
Course number: ENGL 104
Instructor: Carla Glen
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 – June 10)

This course provides an introduction to the study of film through a detailed examination of a range of films.

Writing and Communication Skills

Delivery Mode: Online
Course number: ENGL 170 - A1
Instructor: Troy Bordun
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 – June 10)

Students will be taught how to construct an argument, and how to assemble and present an academic essay. There will be regular practice in writing well. The course includes library research and an oral presentation, and may also include computer skills.

Writing and Communication Skills

Delivery Mode: Online
Course number: ENGL 170 - A2
Instructor: Troy Bordun
Course Dates: 2024 Summer Intersession (July 2 – August 12)

Students will be taught how to construct an argument, and how to assemble and present an academic essay. There will be regular practice in writing well. The course includes library research and an oral presentation, and may also include computer skills.

The Aboriginal Peoples of Canada

Delivery Mode: Online
Course number: FNST 100
Instructor: Tannis Reynolds
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 – June 10)

This course is an introduction to the languages, history, culture and enduring presence of the aboriginal people of Canada, intended to explore the range of aboriginal social formations, both past and present, and to consider the future. Oral, written, and archaeological records will be examined. Special attention will be given to the crucial economic, social, and spiritual contacts that exist within aboriginal societies, as well as to materials on the changes that have occurred since the advent of the Europeans.

Contemporary Political Issues
Delivery Mode: Online
Course number: POLS 100
Instructor: Jason Morris
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 – June 10)

An introduction to the basic concepts of political science through an examination of contemporary political issues: local, provincial, national and international.

Introduction to Women's Studies

Delivery Mode: Online
Course number: WMST 100
Instructor: Júlia Campos Climaco
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 – June 10)

A study of past and present women's positions in and contributions to society from a multidisciplinary perspective. Specific topics, with a focus on western society, will include an historical overview of politics, law and the family, productive roles, health and illness, science, culture and philosophy.

Online courses (200 & 300 Level)

Anthropological Perspectives on Conflict

Delivery Mode: Online
Course number: ANTH 298 - A2
Instructor: Melissa Clement
Course Dates: 2024 Summer Intersession (July 2 - August 17)

This course will address the dynamics and complexities of religious, ethnic, and political conflicts around the world. Weekly case studies from countries such as Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone will be analysed through the stages of conflict. The course will address the theories and methods of doing anthropology in conflict and post-conflict spaces before addressing the cause of conflicts, the complexities of war, humanitarianism, and international politics, and finally ending on post-conflict politics, forgiveness, and transitional justice.

Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology
Delivery Mode: Online
Course number: HIST 205
Instructor: Domingo Aviles
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 - June 10)

During this course, which will be directed at second-year students, we will delve into the main themes found in the myths of classical antiquity, namely the origin of the world, the Trojan war and the downfall of the Theban royal family centered around Oedipus. To this end we will read select passages from the Homeric epics, Hesiod, Greek tragedy and from Roman authors such as Lucretius, Ovid and Vergil. We will also talk about Freud’s interpretation of the Oedipus saga as well as the most common modern theories about the meaning and significance of Greek and Roman myths.

Film and Global Society

Delivery Mode: Online
Course number: INTS 325
Instructor: Stephanie Powell-Hellyer
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 - June 10)

This course is an exploration of our globalizing world through the medium of film. This course may be repeated to a maximum of 6 credit hours if the material is substantially different. 

In-person courses

A First Nations Culture: Level 1

Delivery Mode: In-person *This course will be taught at the Salmon Valley Campground*
Course number: FNST 161
Instructor: Earl Henderson
Course Dates: 2024 Summer Intersession (July 6 - 10)

This course focuses on one First Nation's culture. It may be taught in a number of different sections, each of which may focus on a different culture, e.g. Haida, Gitxsan, Tlingit, Sekani, Beaver, Slavey, Tahltan, Chilcotin, or other Athabaskan culture, Shushwap, Metis. Student transcripts will indicate the specific culture studied.

Peoples and Cultures

Delivery Mode: In-person
Course number: ANTH 213
Instructor: Megan Caldwell
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 – June 10)

This course examines the diversity of human cultures and languages through the comparison of contemporary societies, and patterns of social organization.

Anthropology of Sex & Sexual Health

Delivery Mode: In-person
Course number: ANTH 298
Instructor: Kiah Leone
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 – June 10)

Examine sex and sexual health through a medical anthropological lens. Advance your knowledge on subjects of sex, gender, sexuality, and human sexual anatomy and physiology. Explore issues related to reproductive health, the influence of sex on human behaviour, the impact of sex education on sexual health outcomes, and analyze the effects of differential access to sexual health care supports and services

Anthropology of Sex and Sexual Health

Delivery Mode: In-person
Course number: WMST 298
Instructor: Kiah Leone
Course Dates: 2024 Spring Intersession (May 1 – June 10)

Examine sex and sexual health through a medical anthropological lens. Advance your knowledge on subjects of sex, gender, sexuality, and human sexual anatomy and physiology. Explore issues related to reproductive health, the influence of sex on human behaviour, the impact of sex education on sexual health outcomes, and analyze the effects of differential access to sexual health care supports and services

Lesbian and Bisexual Lives

Delivery Mode: In-person
Course number: WMST 303
Instructor: Theresa Healy
Course Dates: 2024 Summer Intersession (July 8 – 12)

This course introduces students to lesbian and bisexual women's studies from an historical perspective as well as focusing on contemporary contexts and issues. Students will study the diversity of political perspectives among lesbian and bisexual women and how sexuality intersects with race, class, ability and cultural differences.