CAP seminar focused on writing and reading, including both literature and introduction to academic scholarship. Topics vary each year. Credits count toward both the Faculty of Arts Writing and Research Requirement and the Literature Requirement. Restricted to students in the Coordinated Arts Program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Analysis of and practice in writing and reading for research in the social sciences and humanities; national and international aspects of scholarship and of writing cultures. Fulfills the first component of the Arts' Writing and Research Requirement. Restricted to students in the Sciences Po - UBC Dual Degree. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Topics will vary from year to year. Restricted to Faculty of Arts students.
An interdisciplinary introduction to the cultures of Canada and Japan, and the interrelations between them. Specific topics vary from year to year but will include themes such as constructing the past; nationalism; self-perceptions; cross-cultural perceptions; multiculturalism in Canada and Japan; images in architecture, film and literature; mythologies.
An interdisciplinary introduction to political, economic and geographical interactions between Japan and Canada, the links between these countries and other Pacific Rim nations, and the historical origins of these connections. Specific topics will vary from year to year, but will include themes such as economic integration in the Pacific region; the role of resource economies such as Canada's; security relations in the Pacific; the role of Japanese investment in the Asia-Pacific region.
Selected interdisciplinary topics in Arts studies. For upcoming offerings including course descriptions and possible enrolment restrictions, please see section information in the UBC course schedule.
Themes of global citizenship, sustainability, and civil society, and barriers and bridges to global thinking. Equivalency: EDUC210
Prerequisite: One of ASTU 210, EDUC 210. Equivalency: EDUC211
Research, theory, and practice in the communication of expert knowledge to non-specialist audiences; popular media and dissemination. Restricted to students in the Sciences Po - UBC Dual Degree. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Approved and supervised work experience with a public or private organization for a minimum of 13 weeks full-time. Orientation workshops. Final work term report required. Restricted to students in the Arts Co-operative Education Program. Prerequisite: 6 credits first-year English or Arts I; 6 credits of science; 6 credits of literature; satisfaction of Faculty language requirement. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Approved and supervised work experience with a public or private organization for a minimum of 13 weeks full-time. Final work term report required. Recommended pre-requisite: ASTU 310. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Principles and practice of conducting research in community partnership. Restricted to students in the Sciences Po - UBC Dual Degree. Prerequisite: Third-year standing. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Topics will vary from year to year. Restricted to Faculty of Arts students.
For upper-division students in the Faculty of Arts. Topics announced annually.
Selected topics offered by a distinguished visitor to the campus. For upcoming offerings including course descriptions and possible enrolment restrictions, please see section information in the UBC course schedule.
Multidisciplinary course in which students, individually and in groups, examine, integrate and apply subject-specific knowledge through the lens of language and the framework of the language sciences, with a focus on themes of real-world importance. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing or permission of the instructor. Equivalency: APSC402, FRST402, LFS 402, LLED402, PHAR402
Approved and supervised work experience with a public or private organization for a minimum of 13 weeks full-time. Final work term report. Recommended pre-requisite: ASTU 311. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Optional extra work placement. Approved and supervised work experience with a public or private organization for a minimum of 13 weeks full-time. Final work term report. Recommended pre-requisite: ASTU 410. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Optional extra work placement. Approved and supervised work experience with a public or private organization for a minimum of 13 weeks full-time. Final work term report. Recommended pre-requisite: ASTU 411. The credit value for this course will be determined in consultation with the student prior to the registration. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Capstone seminar in the research, theory and practice of knowledge production, mobilization, and contextualization, including issues of authority, expertise, and positionality. Prerequisite: Restricted to students in the Sciences Po-UBC Dual Degree. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Approved and supervised paid work experience with a non-profit, public or private organization for a minimum of 12 weeks and/or 420 hours full-time. Reflective assignments required. Restricted to Master's degree students in departments with approved co-op programs. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Approved and supervised paid work experience with a non-profit, public or private organization for a minimum of 12 weeks and/or 420 hours full-time. Reflective assignments required. Restricted to Master's degree students in departments with approved co-op programs. Pass/Fail. Recommended pre-requisite: ASTU 501. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Approved and supervised paid work experience with a non-profit, public or private organization for a minimum of 12 weeks and/or 420 hours full-time. Reflective assignments required. Restricted to Master's degree students in departments with approved co-op programs. Pass/Fail. Recommended pre-requisite: ASTU 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Workshop-based seminar in the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies. Interdisciplinary engagement with migration and mobilities research and learning about non-academic career pathways in the migration and immigrant integration sector. Pass/Fail. Restricted to Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies students. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Approved and supervised paid work experience with a non-profit, public or private organization for a minimum of 12 weeks and/or 420 hours full-time. Reflective assignments required. Restricted to Ph.D. degree students in departments with Ph.D. approved co-op programs. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Approved and supervised paid work experience with a non-profit, public or private organization for a minimum of 12 weeks and/or 420 hours full-time. Reflective assignments required. Pass/Fail. Restricted to Ph.D. degree students in departments with Ph.D. approved co-op programs. Recommended pre-requisite: ASTU 610. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Approved and supervised paid work experience with a non-profit, public or private organization for a minimum of 12 weeks and/or 420 hours full-time. Reflective assignments required. Pass/Fail. Restricted to Ph.D. degree students in departments with Ph.D. approved co-op programs. Recommended pre-requisite: ASTU 611. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Approved and supervised paid work experience with a non-profit, public or private organization for a minimum of 12 weeks and/or 420 hours full-time. Reflective assignments required. Pass/Fail. Restricted to Ph.D. degree students in departments with Ph.D. approved co-op programs. Recommend pre-requisite: ASTU 612. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.