Arts disciplines A-L
Included in this section are disciplines in which you can earn a major, minor, or extended minor within the Bachelor of Arts degree program, or from which you can apply courses toward the Bachelor of Arts and/or Associate of Arts degree, the General Studies diploma, the Liberal Arts diploma, or the Visual Arts and Theatre diplomas. Courses from these disciplines also transfer to many other post-secondary institutions.

Anthropology
Anthropology invites you to learn more about other ways of life, and its study gives you a framework for looking critically at your own. A look at life in a Pygmy band or a Pueblo village helps bring life in our cities into focus. Looking in depth at the challenges facing indigenous and Third World peoples can help you become a better world citizen. Cultural anthropology investigates the lore and logic of other cultures.
    Anthropology means not only looking out at other cultures, but looking back at our origins and what it means to be human. What needs, urges and patterns have been built into us? How and why did we change from being scavengers to hunter-gatherers to farmers to “city-zens”? Can we create a global village or are we driving to a world-long strip mall interrupted by occasional theme parks and game reserves? Physical anthropologists and archaeologists join cultural anthropologists in answering these questions.
    UCFV offers a minor in anthropology as well as a combined major in sociology/anthropology as part of its Bachelor of Arts program. Requirements for the combined major in sociology/anthropology can be found here.
Students cannot combine an anthropology minor with the sociology/anthropology major.
This section specifies minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements can be found here.

Anthropology minor requirements
Lower-level requirement: nine credits
Nine lower-level credits, as follows:
• Anthropology 102
• any other lower-level Anthropology course
• any lower-level Anthropology or Sociology course or SCMS 255.

Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
• Sixteen credits in upper-level Anthropology courses or SCMS courses with an anthropology focus (see Course Descriptions).

Faculty
Elizabeth Dennis, BA, MA, PhD (Toronto), Department Head
Kevin Busswood, BA (Hons) (UBC)
Christine Elsey, BA, MA, PhD (SFU)
Douglas R. Hudson, BA (Hons) (UVic), MA (McMaster), PhD (Alberta)
Stephen Piper, BA (Sask), MA (Queen’s)
Colin Ridgewell, BSc (Hons) (Southampton), MA (SFU)
David Wyatt, BA (Washington), MA, PhD (Brown)
Luanne Yellowfly, BA (Calgary), MA (UBC)
Staff
Lesley Poh, Department Assistant
 

Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy
Websites: www.ufv.ca/philosphy
                www.ufv.ca/politicalscience

History is not over. We still have important choices to make about how to live with each other.
    Students in the Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy program will develop their capacities for creative and critical thinking. They will acquire an understanding of the social and political institutions that govern our communities, our country, and the world. They will increase their sensitivity to the ethical and political dimensions of our lives as individuals, as members of families, communities, interest groups, professions and nations, and as citizens of the world.
    The Philosophy and Politics department offers a minor in applied ethical and political philosophy that continues the long-standing traditions of philosophy and political studies by developing one’s ability to think critically and imaginatively in one’s role as a responsible person. Completion of the minor would indicate that the student has developed skills, knowledge, values, and sensitivities that will complement most career paths, including advanced studies in applied ethics, where career opportunities are expanding.
    The lower-level minor requirements are selected to provide a foundation in:
        • political thought
        • political institutions and structures
        • metaphysics and epistemology
        • empirical political content
        • ethics
This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements can be found here.

Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 15 credits
• One of: Philosophy 110, 210, 230, Political Science 120, 270
• One of: Political Science 110, 190, 230
• One of: Philosophy 120, 220, 250, 251, 252
• One of: Anthropology 112, Business 261, Criminology 109, 135, Social Services & Social Work 210, 261, Media and Communication Studies 240, Political Science 110, 190, 230, 290 (or an upper-level course which, on the discretion of the program head, has significant empirical political content)
• One additional lower-division course in Philosophy or Political Science.
Note: A single course cannot be used to satisfy more than one criterion.

Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
• two Political Science courses, including at least one of Political Science 311 or 312
• two of Philosophy 305, 310, 315
• one additional Philosophy or Political Science

Faculty
Glen Baier, BA (Hons) (UBC), MA, PhD (McMaster), Department Head
Anastasia Anderson, BA (UBC), MA (Toronto)
H.A. Bassford, BA (Reed College), MA (Hawaii), PhD (UBC)
Ron Dart, BA (Lethbridge), DCS, MCS (Regent College), MA (UBC)
Scott Fast, BA (Washington), MA (UBC)
Moira Gutteridge Kloster, BA (York), MA, PDP (SFU)
Paul Herman, BA (UC–Santa Barbara)
Jeffrey Morgan, BA, MA (EDUC), PhD (SFU)
Hamish Telford, BA (Toronto), MA (McGill), PhD (UBC)
Staff
Julie Laursen, BA (UCFV), Departmental Assistant
 

Art History
Note: See the Visual Arts section.

“Artistic activity begins when people find themselves face to face with the visible world as with something immensely enigmatical....In the creation of a work of art, people engage in a struggle with nature not for their physical but for their mental existence.”
                                                                                                — Conrad Reidler
Too often people feel distanced from the “fine arts” due to the social mystique that has grown around them. Art, however, is a visual language that surrounds us daily in the gas station or in the gallery. In modern images we embody our present understanding of the world; in the past other cultures used other images in this same way. The visual arts are not meant to be obscure; their meaning is not intentionally hidden.
    We must, however, become familiar with its vocabulary before we can fully appreciate what art says. It is not necessary to be an artist in order to enjoy and appreciate art. Appreciation is contingent only upon an interest, a willingness to participate, and a wish to understand.
    The Art History courses offered at UCFV are designed to foster among both studio and general arts students an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts, especially in their social context.

Faculty
Jacqueline Nolte, BFA, BA (Hons), MA, PhD (UCT), HED (UNISA)
Jill Bain, BA (Hons), MA (UVic)
Aleksandra Idzior, MA (AWF-Poznan), MA (UAM-Poznan), MA (UofT)
Phil Smith, BA (SFU)
 

Criminal Justice
The Canadian criminal justice system includes law enforcement agencies (public and private), the court systems, corrections (public and private), as well as related domains such as Customs and Excise, Immigration, and Social Services. Curriculum content also includes the law itself and the politics of its definition, enforcement and reform; the interplay between the governed and those who govern, and how these dynamics influence the components of the justice system. Also included are the shaping of public policy and the roles of economics, ideology, and the media in these processes.
    While the object of our focus is criminal and social justice issues, the lens is a critical one. Students are encouraged to read, think, and write critically; they are challenged to examine and question their own beliefs and values, to locate them in the same conceptual space as professional ethics and personal integrity. We expect our students to be as articulate about other points of view as they are about their own. It is impressed upon our students that the system will always be in a state of change and that they, as educated citizens or as workers within that system, have a responsibility to be actively involved, perhaps as leaders, in the process.
    We believe our students need to appreciate their own responsibility to work for change from within, and to ensure that the system remains open to the possibility of change from without. We want our students to understand that the system is not a monolithic entity which they must be molded to fit, but rather a product of people whose activities continue to redefine its uses, abuses, dimensions, and performance specifications.
    UCFV offers an extended minor and minor in criminal justice as part of its Bachelor of Arts within the Arts division program. A formal request for approval must be made to the Criminology/Criminal Justice department and to the Bachelor of Arts advisor. Students in the Bachelor of Arts program requesting an extended minor or minor must have completed all of the lower-level requirements for the Criminal Justice extended minor or minor with a minimum GPA of 2.67. Please submit a copy of your UCFV transcript to the Criminology/Criminal Justice department showing completion of the lower-level courses to be reviewed. The number of declarations may be limited by seat availability. (See the Criminology/Criminal Justice section for more details.)
This section specifies the major or extended minor or minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements is here.

Criminal Justice extended minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
• Criminology 100
• Criminology 103
• Criminology 104 or Criminology 105
• Criminology 220
• Criminology 230
• One other 100- or 200-level Criminology course (excluding Criminology 201/202/203)

Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
Fifteen credits in 300- and 400-level Criminology as follows:
• Two of Criminology 310, 311, 330, 335
• Criminology 450
• Criminology 460
• One other 300- or 400-level Criminology course

Criminal Justice minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 12 credits
• Criminology 100
• Criminology 103
• Criminology 104 or Criminology 105
• Criminology 230

Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
Fifteen credits in 300- and 400-level Criminology as follows:
• Two of Criminology 310, 311, 330, 335
• Criminology 450
• Criminology 460
• One other 300- or 400-level Criminology course

Full-time faculty
Darryl Plecas, BA, MA (SFU), EdD (UBC), Chair
Terry Anderson, BA, MA (Cal State), PhD (CPU)
Irwin Cohen, BA (Concordia), MA (Toronto), MCA (Ottawa), PhD (SFU)
Martha Dow, BA, MA (UWO), PhD (UBC)
Aili Malm, BA, MA, PhD (SFU) in progress
John Martin, Dip. Crim Justice (UCFV), BA, MA (SFU)
Kim Polowek, BA, MA (SFU)
Martin Silverstein, BA (Toronto), BA (Queen’s), MA (Ottawa), PhD (Arizona State)
Paul Tinsley, BA, MA (SFU), EdD (UBC)
Part-time faculty
Yvon Dandurand, BA (Ph), BPh, MA (Ottawa)
Scott Fast, BA (Wash), MA (UBC)
Peter German, BA (Hons), (Mt. Allison), MA (SFU), LLB (NB), LLM (UBC)
Jay Jones, BA (UCFV), MA (SFU)
Ian MacKenzie, LLB (UBC)
Alard Malek, PhD
Tim Segger, BA, MA (UVic)
Gordon Taylor, BA, LLB (UBC)
Allan Speevak BA, MSc, (Mighigan State)
Wendy Van Tongeren, BA (UBC), LLB (Queen’s)
Staff
Lori Moren, Program Advisor
 

Economics
Economics concerns the wealth of nations. Economics is the study of how a society organizes its productive resources, including human resources, in attempting to reach the various goals of its members. The subject may be divided into study of the use of resources at any one time, the balancing of current and future goals, and the distribution of income among persons. Economics seeks to discern both the common features and the differences in the institutions by which societies throughout the world, today and in the past, have organized economic life. The approach is both descriptive and analytical; many issues of national and international policy are considered.
    The mission of the Economics department is to acquaint students with the economic aspects of modern society, to familiarize students with techniques for the analysis of contemporary economic problems, and to develop in students an ability to exercise judgement in evaluating public policy.
    Undergraduate economics is a liberal arts subject and provides good preparation for careers in law, education, business, and government.

Faculty
Dale Box, BSc (UBC), BBA, MA (SFU)
Brian H. Coulter, BA (Hons), MA (Calgary)
Vlad Dvoracek, BA (Waterloo), MA (Queen’s), PhD (SFU)
Ian McAskill, BA, MRM (SFU)
Sean Parkinson, BA, MA (Western)
 

English

“I don’t see how the study of language and literature can be separated from the question of free speech...you’re not free to move unless you’ve learned to walk, and not free to play the piano unless you practise. Nobody is capable of free speech unless he knows how to use language, and such knowledge is not a gift: it has to be learned and worked at.”
                                                            — Northrop Frye, The Educated Imagination

English courses at UCFV are designed to give you a great deal of practice in writing, reading, and speaking the language. Writing courses aim to improve your clarity of thought and expression, and to increase the speed and accuracy with which you write and understand prose.
    Other English courses present imaginative literature (poetry, fiction, drama) with a threefold objective: learning to read literature with an eye sensitive to underlying themes and structures, learning to analyze literature in genuinely constructive and critical ways, and learning to write about literature with clarity and insight.
    As part of our mission to offer a degree that is responsive to our students’ needs, we in the English department allow students to choose an English major from one of three options: the more traditional English major, an English major with a North American concentration, or an English major with a drama concentration. We also offer a minor and an extended minor. Any one of these options may prepare you for graduate school or a career in teaching. English at UCFV is also excellent preparation for careers in journalism, law, publishing and editing, and information management. Concentrations allow you to work both in English and other related disciplines.
    This section specifies the major, extended minor, and minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins here.
    English major, extended minor, and minor students, or students planning to enter a teacher education program, may choose to complete the UCFV Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) certificate program simultaneously with, or upon completion of, their major or minor. See the TESL section  for additional information on this option.

Major, English Literature
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
• Six credits from English 105; 120, 130, 150, 170
• 12 credits from ENGL 201-280

Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
• Eight credits from English 301, 304-318
• Eight credits from English 323-361
• 16 credits from English 301-490
* A senior Literature in Translation course may be substituted for one course in this series.

Students completing the upper-level credits in this program will have both depth and breadth in their study of English literature. For students considering graduate work in English, we recommend at least one senior course from as many of the following categories as possible: Chaucer or Medieval Studies; Tudor Poetry and Prose, Shakespeare, or Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama; Seventeenth or Eighteenth Century; Romantics, Victorian Novel, or Victorian Poetry; Modern British Literature or Modernism; Canadian Literature; American Literature; Literary Theory, History of Criticism, or Advanced Composition.

Major, North American concentration
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
• Six credits from ENGL 105, 120, 130, 150, 170
• 12 credits from second-year English courses:
• English 240
• Nine credits from ENGL 201-280

Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
• Eight credits from English 301, 304–318
• Eight credits from English 354, 356, 358, 360, 361, 362, 372
• Eight credits from English 344, 348, 349, 350, 352
• Eight credits from English 301-490
Note: FREN 360 (French Canadian/Quebecois Literature in Translation) may be substituted for one of the courses in the 301-490 series. Students should consult the English Department Student Handbook for a list of recommended courses in other Arts disciplines to augment the breadth of the North American Literature Concentration.

Major, Drama concentration
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
• Six credits from ENGL 105, 120, 130, 150, 170, THEA 101
• Nine credits from ENGL 201-280
• Three credits, ENGL 230, THEA 201, THEA 202

Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
• Eight credits from ENGL 301, 304-318
• 12 credits from ENGL 310, 312, 361, 368, THEA 352, 359, 370, 453
• 12 credits from ENGL 301-490

Major, Writing and Rhetoric Concentration
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
•Six credits from ENGL 105, 120, 130, 150, 170
•Six credits from ENGL 201-280
•Six credits from ENGL 209, 210, 214

Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
•Eight credits from ENGL 301, 304-318
•16 credits from ENGL 370, 371, 372, 374, 375, 376, 379
•Eight credits from ENGL 301-490

Honours English
Note: Entry is restricted to students with a GPA of 3.5 or better, calculated on a minimum of 60 credits. The program is recommended for students who intend to pursue studies at the MA or PhD level. Consult the English Department Student Handbook for additional information and advice regarding postgraduate studies in English.
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
• Six credits from ENGL 105, 120, 130, 150, 170
• 12 credits from ENGL 201-280

Upper-level requirements: 44 credits
• Eight credits from ENGL 301, 304-318
• Eight credits from ENGL 323-361
• 12 credits from ENGL 301-362
• Four credits from ENGL 364, 366
• Four credits from ENGL 370, 374, 375, 376, 379
• Four credits, ENGL 491
• Four credits, ENGL 492
Note: Honours English requires 132 credits, a minimum of 62 of which must be in the English program.

Other requirements:
GPA requirements
A GPA of 3.5 or higher must be maintained until completion of the program.

Course requirements
In addition to the requirements for the English major, candidates must complete an additional 12 credits. Of the upper-division credits (44 total) the courses must include:
1. English 364 [4 credits] (History and Principles of Literary Criticism) or English 366 [4 credits] (Studies in Critical Approaches to Literature)
2. English 370 [4 credits] (The History of the English Language) or English 375 [4 credits] (Rhetoric: Composition Theory) or English 376 [4 credits] (Rhetoric: An Historical Survey)
3. English 491[4 credits] (Honours Directed Reading) and English 492 [4 credits] (Honours Essay)

Language requirement
Students must demonstrate proficiency in another language. This may be demonstrated by completing 6 credits of work with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the department of modern languages (MOLA) at UCFV or by submitting evidence of comparable achievement at a recognized post-secondary institution. The English Honours Committee may, in some cases, determine proficiency by administering a language proficiency assessment with the assistance of a qualified specialist in the language the candidate chooses for evaluation.

English extended minor requirements

Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
• six credits from ENGL 105, 120, 130, 150, 170
• 12 credits from ENGL 201-280
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
• four credits from ENGL 301, 304-318
• 12 credits from ENGL 301-379

English minor requirements

Lower-level requirements: 12 credits
• Six credits from ENGL 105, 120, 130, 150, 170
• Six credits from ENGL 201-280
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
• four credits from ENGL 301, 304-318
• 12 credits from ENGL 301-379

Certificate in Extended Studies
The extended studies certificate is designed for students who have baccalaureate degrees, who wish to complete the equivalent of a minor, extended minor, major, or honours in English. For details about entrance requirements and program requirements, please contact the department.

For further information
Email: english@ufv.ca

Faculty
Jim Andersen, BA (UBC), MA (Waterloo), Department Head
David Allen, BA (Hons), MA (SFU), PhD (Queen’s), Professional Teaching certificate (SFU)
Tim Callin, BA, MA (UVic), PhD (Canterbury)
John Carroll, BA (Hons) Wesleyan U, College of Letters, MFA (UBC), MA (WWU)
Virginia Cooke, BA (Hons) (Oregon), MA (SFU), PhD (Queen’s)
Susan Fisher, BA, MA, PhD (UBC)
Andrew Gutteridge, BA, MA (SFU)
Tim Herron, BA (Western Ontario), MA, PhD (Queen’s)
Suzanne Klerks, BA (McGill), MA (Carleton)
Allan McNeill, BA, MA, Prof. Teaching Cert. (SFU)
John Moffatt, BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (Queen’s)
Miriam Nichols, BA (Hons), MA (SFU), PhD (York)
Rhonda Schuller, BS, MA (Iowa State), MA (USC)
Lisa Storozynsky, BA, MA (Calgary), PhD (Birmingham)
Hilary Turner, BA (McMaster), MA (Queen’s), PhD (McMaster)
Staff
Lesley Poh, Departmental Assistant
 

Film
Note: See the Visual Arts section.

“The cinema is capable of stirring the spectator as perhaps no other art. But as no other art, it is also capable of stupefying him.”
                                                                         — Luis Bunuel
Anything will stupefy you if you submit to it passively. The academic study of cinema is based on the idea that if you are going to be stirred you need to make an active response, and that responding to movies, like all creative activities, improves with practice.
    FILM 110 and 120 are courses in film appreciation, not film production. The object is to discover not how to make movies but how to experience them as richly as possible by studying theme, technique, theory, tradition and so on.
    Some classroom time will be spent viewing a selection of short and feature-length films, and some will be devoted to lectures on and discussions of the films and supporting textbooks. There will be an opportunity to see each film twice.

Faculty
Grace Tsurumaru, Diploma (Emily Carr), MFA (Concordia)
 

French

Website: www.ufv.ca/mola
French is spoken in 25 countries around the world by almost 200 million people, and is one of the official languages of our country. Traditionally, it has been the language of diplomacy. Because one-third of our citizens are Francophones, studying French can provide a better awareness of who we are as a nation. It is also valuable within the context of the federal government’s language policies, especially for those who want careers in the public service, and is a useful tool for travel and enrichment. In commerce, too, more English Canadians who know French will be required in the future. We believe that learning French is a rewarding experience; it is the key to understanding French-speaking people and their fascinating culture.
Because of varying achievement levels, students may be requested to take a placement test to indicate the French course in which they have the best chance of success.
    The Modern Languages department offers a minor in French. Students who complete a minor in French will have advanced proficiency in both oral and written French.
    At the lower level, considerable emphasis is placed on teaching students to speak French correctly, while introducing students to basic second-language writing skills as well as the wealth of cultures within the francophone world. At the upper level the ability to think critically and write correctly and convincingly is emphasized, whilst oral competency is developed further.
    Students completing a minor in French in addition to a major in another program may be eligible for entrance into teacher training programs such as PDP at SFU or the Bachelor of Education degree at UBC. They may be eligible for jobs in the federal civil service in positions requiring knowledge of both official languages, and in numerous other fields, including the tourism and hospitality industries.
Note: A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.33 is required in all courses applicable to the minor for graduation with a minor in French.
This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins here.

French minor requirements
For students entering UCFV with no previous knowledge of French:
• FREN 100
For those with up to French 11:
• FREN 101
• FREN 102
For those with French 12 or UCFV's FREN 102:

In addition to the general requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, students declaring a minor in French will be required to complete the following:

Lower-level requirements: (12 credits)
• FREN 215 or FREN 230
• FREN 216
• FREN 219
• FREN 225
Upper-level requirements: (20 credits)
• FREN 315
• FREN 319
• FREN 325
• FREN 330
• FREN 345

Certificate in Extended Studies
The extended studies certificate is designed for students who have baccalaureate degrees, who wish to complete the equivalent of a minor in French. For details about entrance requirements and program requirements, please contact the department.

Faculty
Betty-Joan Traverse, BA (UBC), Licence-ès-Lettres (Paris), MA (Montréal),
Nola Accili, BA, MA (SFU)
Alan Cameron, BA (Hons) (Calgary), MA, PhD (UBC)
Staff
Julie Laursen, BA (UCFV), Department Assistant
Manuel Figueroa, Educational Technologist
Diane McQuillan, Lab Assistant (on leave)
Hakima Lamari, Lab Assistant
 

Geography
Website: www.ufv.ca/geography/
Geography is the study of the cultural, physical, and biophysical features of the earth’s surface.
Questions such as: “How are mountain landscapes created?”, “Why does climate vary?”, “How have the major religions spread throughout the world?”, and “Why does the pattern of agricultural activity differ from one region to another?” appear quite diverse, yet geography seeks to discover an underlying order and meaning in this diversity.
    To this end geographers analyze elements of the physical environment and human society in order to develop an understanding of the character of places, the spatial and temporal nature of human/environment interactions and earth surface and atmospheric processes.
    UCFV offers a major, an extended minor, and a minor in Geography as part of its Bachelor of Arts program.
This section specifies the major, extended minor, and minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements is here.

Geography major requirements
Lower-level requirements: 22 credits
• Geography 101
• Geography 102
• Geography 140
• Geography 201 or 202
• Geography 241 or 242
• Geography 251 or 253.
Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
• Geography 352
• One course in physical geography (GEOG 301, 302, 401, 402)
• One course in human geography (GEOG 311, 341, 343, 344, 345, 360, 411, 443, 444, 445)
• Geography 433
• Geography 452 or GEOG 470
• No more than eight credits of the required 32 credits may be in Directed Readings/Directed Studies courses.

Geography extended minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 21–23 credits
• Geography 101
• Geography 102
• Geography 140
• Geography 251 or 253
• any two other 200-level geography courses.
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
• 16 credits in upper-level geography courses
• No more than four credits may be in Directed Readings/Directed Studies courses.

Geography minor requirements

Lower-level requirements: 13–15 credits

• One of Geography 101 or 102
• Geography 140
• any two 200-level geography courses.
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
• 16 credits in upper-level geography courses.
• No more than four credits may be in Directed Readings/Directed Studies courses.

Faculty
Sandy Vanderburgh, BSc, MSc (Calgary), PhD (SFU), Department Head
Claire Beaney, BSc (Hons) (St. Andrews), MSc (Alberta)
John Bélec, BA (Hons) (Brock), MA, PhD (Queen’s)
Ken Brealey, BA, MA (SFU), PhD (UBC)
Cherie Enns, BA (Trinity Western), MA (UBC), MCIP
David Gibson, BA (UC–Santa Barbara), MA (UC–Davis)
Steven Marsh, BA (Hons), (UWO), MSc (Regina)
Ian T. Okabe, BSc (Hons) (UBC), Cert. in Meteorology (Alberta), PhD (UBC)
Don Tunstall, BA, MA, MEd (UBC), PhD (Alberta)
Staff
Kathy Peet, BSc (UNBC), lab technician
 

History
Website: www.ufv.ca/history
History seeks to find out what human beings have done in the past. By sifting and interpreting surviving evidence, historians create accounts of earlier civilizations, institutions, economies, and individuals, along with their ideas. In addition to satisfying our natural curiosity about our origins, historians have convincingly demonstrated that their investigations of the past — whether they concern the causes of war, the affairs of a fur-trading company or the grim realities of peasant life — have direct bearing on the present. For example, history has a vital role to play in the debate on the reform of Canadian Confederation.
    Historical studies offer additional benefits to you as a student. Many of the topics addressed in other disciplines have historical dimensions which, when comprehended, make for a fuller understanding of those disciplines. In terms of UCFV’s offerings, one might mention the obvious compatibility in studying B.C. history along with B.C. geography or English history in conjunction with English literature and geography.
    Historical understanding is achieved through the clash of different opinions which are usually the products of historians writing in different generations according to different methods and values. It is no wonder, therefore, that student investigations of past events may yield different yet plausible accounts.
UCFV’s History program is designed in large part to explore these differences through lectures and seminars in European, British, North American, Asian, and Latin American history with a view to reaching a more complete understanding of past realities and their relationship to your society.
    Of obvious concern to students are the practical career applications of historical studies. History has long been an appropriate academic preliminary to careers in law, the social services, and public administration. History is also a prerequisite to careers in public school teaching, in the restoration and maintenance of Canada’s historical monuments, and in the museum and archival field. Finally, there is the career of historian, as a university or college teacher or as a researcher for various public and private agencies.
    UCFV offers a major, an extended minor, and a minor in History as part of its Bachelor of Arts program.
This section specifies the major, extended minor, and minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements can be found here.

Declaration of history as a major, minor, or extended minor
Students must complete a minimum number of lower-level history courses prior to their formal declaration, as follows: Students wishing to declare a major or extended minor in history must complete 15 of the 18 required credits in lower-level history; students wishing to declare a minor in history must complete nine credits of lower-level history.

History major requirements
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
• six credits of 100-level history
• 12 credits of 100- or 200-level history.
Note: Students must take upper-level courses in three breadth areas: North America, Europe, and Asia/Latin America. It is recommended that students take lower-level courses in each of the breadth areas.

Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
• 12 credits at the 300-level
• 12 credits at the 400-level
• eight credits at the 300- or 400-level
• Eight upper-level credits in each of the following three areas:
• North America
• Europe
• Asia/Latin America.
Note: Four of the eight credits from HIST 301 may be counted toward one of these areas, and all four credits from HIST 300 may be counted toward one of these areas but HIST 300 and HIST 301 may not be counted toward the same breadth area.
Note: Students may count three credits from THEA 201 or THEA 202 towards their History major or extended minor requirements.

History extended minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
Eighteen credits in lower-level history as follows:
• six credits of 100-level history
• 12 credits of 100- or 200-level history.

Upper-level requirements: 16 credits

Sixteen credits in 300- and 400-level History as follows:
• four credits at the 300-level
• four credits at the 400-level
• eight credits at the 300- or 400-level
• no more than four credits may be in Directed Studies courses.
Note: Students may count three credits from THEA 201 or THEA 202 towards their History major or extended minor requirements.

History minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 9 credits
Nine credits in lower-level history.
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
Sixteen credits in upper-level history:
• no more than four credits may be in Directed Studies courses.

Certificate in Extended Studies
The extended studies certificate is designed for students who have baccalaureate degrees, who wish to complete the equivalent of a minor, extended minor, or major in History. For details about entrance requirements and program requirements, please contact the department.

Faculty
Sylvie Murray, BA, MA (University of Quebec, Montreal), PhD (Yale), Department Head
Robin Anderson, BA, MA (SFU)
Eric Davis, BA, MA (Concordia), DPhil (Sussex)
Jack Gaston, BA (UVic), MA, PhD (Sask)
Bonnie Huskins, BA (Mt. Allison), MA (Warwick), PhD (Dalhousie)
Daniel Kwan, BA (Concordia), MA, PhD (London)
Chris Leach, BA, MA (SFU)
David Milobar, PhD. (University of London-Royal Holloway College)
Chad Reimer, BA (UBC), MA, PhD (York)
Robert L. Smith, BA (Notre Dame, Nelson), MA (UVic)
Geoffrey E. Sparling, BA (SFU), MA, PhD (Cornell)
Staff
Julie Laursen, BA (UCFV), Department Assistant
 

International and Development Studies
Associate of Arts Degree:
International and Development Studies

The Associate of Arts International and Development Studies option is designed to offer students a broad, multidisciplinary introduction to specific regions of the world. The regions to be studied are emerging as areas with which Canada is forging new political and economic links. At present, the Associate of Arts degree in international and development studies focuses on Latin America. (Please see below for details on Latin American Studies course offerings.)
    The program will be of interest to students wishing to broaden their understanding of other countries and regions, students who have specific interest in Latin America, those who intend to visit the regions selected, students who are planning to undertake church or aid work in Latin America, students who wish to expand their businesses into those regions, those interested in third world and development studies, and students who wish to undertake a general program of university-transfer studies where courses are integrated and augment each other in the examination of a specific theme. For program requirements, please refer to this section.
 

Latin American Studies
Latin America is a region of great diversity, drama, and interest. Its physical beauty and extravagance is matched by the compelling nature of its vibrant social, cultural, and political life. The region’s economic significance to us is now coming into clearer focus, and has led to Canada’s membership in the Organization of American States, a trade agreement between Chile and Canada, and the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico. A major testing ground for competing development paths, Latin America offers valuable insights into the world’s future — and sobering reflections about its past.
The multi-disciplinary courses (see Course Descriptions for more info) will introduce students to many facets of the Latin American reality. From literature to sport, music to politics, we will begin to understand this complex and important region, and with the help of our imaginations (and the occasional study tour), breathe in some of its excitement.
    UCFV offers a minor and an extended minor in Latin American Studies as part of its Bachelor of Arts program. You can also specialize in Latin American studies by completing the International and Development Studies option within UCFV’s Associate of Arts degree program. For details see page 49.
Students are given the opportunity to continue their studies in Latin America through study tours and field schools. In addition, UCFV has a formal agreement with the Autonomous University of Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico, to allow students to study at a Mexican university. Informal links exist with other universities and institutes in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Chile. In recent years, UCFV students have completed a co-op education work placement in Nicaragua and in Brazil, and it is hoped that further placements can be arranged.
    This section specifies the extended minor and minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements can be found here.

LAS extended minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 21 credits
• Latin American Studies 100 or 102
• Latin American Studies 110 or History 261
• Latin American Studies 200
• Latin American Studies 201
• Six credits from: Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202
• Three credits chosen from: LAS 100, 102, 110; ANTH 220; GEOG 233; HIST 261, 262; SOC 250; SPAN 201, 202.
Note: Students may not use one course to meet two criteria.

Upper-level requirements

16 credits selected from the following:
• LAS 312
• LAS 402
• LAS 498
• GEOG 343
• GEOG 433A
• HIST 459
• SCMS 310 A–G*
• SCMS 363
• SCMS 388
• SCMS 440A
• SCMS 463
• SCMS 470A
* No more than eight credits can be taken in SCMS 310 A–G.

LAS minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 12 credits
• Latin American Studies 100 or 102
• Latin American Studies 200
• Six credits from 100–200-level Latin American Studies or Latin American content courses: Latin American Studies 100, 102, 110, 201, Anthropology 220, Sociology 250, History 261, 262, Geography 233A
Upper-level requirements
16 credits selected from the following:
• LAS 312
• LAS 402
• LAS 498
• GEOG 343
• GEOG 433A
• HIST 459
• SCMS 310 A–G*
• SCMS 363
• SCMS 388
• SCMS 440A
• SCMS 463
• SCMS 470A
*No more than eight credits can be taken in SCMS 310 A–G.

Faculty
Elizabeth Dennis, BA, MA, PhD (Toronto), Department Head
Teresa Arroliga-Piper, BEd (UNAN–Managua)
David Gibson, BA (UC–Santa Barbara), MA (UC–Davis)
Ian Joyce, BSc (Glasgow), MA, PhD (SFU)
Stephen Piper, BA (Sask), MA (Queen’s)
Chad Reimer, PhD (York)
Colin Ridgewell, BSc (Hons) (Southampton), MA (SFU)
Staff
Lesley Poh, Department Assistant

The LAS program is administered through the Social, Cultural, and Media Studies (SCMS) department.
 

Literature in Translation
UCFV offers several courses of literature in translation. These courses focus on literature written in other languages, but which are studied in English translation, so no knowledge of another language is necessary. Some of these courses can fulfil the literature requirement for an Arts degree or may be taken as part of a majors program. These courses include: English 225, 226, 227, 250, and 301. French 350 and 360, and Russian 251, 252, 351, and 352. For full descriptions of these courses, please consult the appropriate category in the Course Descriptions section.

Faculty
David Allen, BA (Hons), MA (SFU), PhD (Queen’s), Professional Teaching certificate (SFU)
Teresa Arroliga-Piper, BEd (UNAN-Managua)
Germaine Baril, BA (Alta), MA (Wayne State), PhD (Michigan)
Alan Cameron, BA (Hons) (Calgary), MA, PhD (UBC)
Tim Herron, BA (Western Ontario), MA, PhD (Queen’s)
Lisa Storozynsky, BA, MA (Calgary), PhD (Birmingham)
 

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