Arts and Sciences Courses

Begin a program of study at Capilano College leadte to a University degree in Arts or
Sciences or a College Diploma through full-time or part-time study.

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COURSES LEADING
TO AN ARTS DEGREE

Begin a program of study at Capilano
College leading to a University degree in
Arts or Sciences or a College Diploma
through full-time or part-time study, or
pursue a personal interest on a credit or
audit basis. This College is open to ail

students —
without

18-80!
High School

Mature _ students
graduation are

welcome. Day-time and evening courses
are available. Capilano College offers low
fees and small class sizes.

For additional information on course
content and University Transfer please
consult the Capilano College Calendar.

Courses may fill quickly therefore we
recommend early registration.

HUMANITIES
English

100

102

104

105

106

108

190

200

202

212

Composition

A course in the fundamentals of
ood writing, giving students

intensive practice in writing for a

variety of purposes, with emphasis

on the essay form.

Composition
A course designed for

those who require a more intensive
and comprehensive approach to
English Composition than offered
by the usual first oon composition
course (English 100).

Fiction

A study of selected 20th century
short stories and novels, each of
intrinsic literary merit. The chief
aim of the course is to encourage
original responses to literary
expression, and to increase the
student's ability to express those
responses in well-developed oral
and written criticism.

Poetry
A study of selected major and
significant minor 20th century
poets .

Drama

A study of selected and
representative 20th century plays
The chicf aim of the course 1s to
encourage original responses to
literary expression.

Themes in Contemporary
Literature

A study of 20th century works.
cach of intrinsic literary ment,
arranged under a thematic heading
of sagnificance in the contemporary
world

Creative Writing

An intensive workshop course
designed to help students develop
oxpressive skill and craftsmanship
in poetry, ficuon and drama
Students are required to write
extensively in their chosen genre
and to develop an awarcness
through written practice of at least
one of the other genres

Eaglish Litcrature to 1660

A study of texts tn all mayor genres
from selected mayor authors to
1660

Canadian Literature

A course designed to famiharnizec
the student with major
representative authors from the
colonial beginnings of Canada to
World War Il

Readings in World Litcratare to
1780

A course to ac quaint students with
a variety of mayor of taflucntial
works of Iterature from the
Classical Greek cra to the end of
the 18th century and to provide
the student with a broad histone al
ond cotical frame of reference

010

This course offers an investigation
of poetry before the 20th century.
Students will have an opportuntiy
to read long works and/or to
concentrate on three or four major
poets.

Creative Writing - Poetry

This course offers an intensive
workshop in the writing of poetry.
It will concentrate on furthering
the student’s knowledge of current
poetic forms while at the same
time increasing awareness of one’s
own voice, one’s individual ground
for writing, and the development of
one’s own poetic.

e Skills
An intensive Writing Workshop in
basic language skills to enable the
student to proceed without
difficulty through a regular college
program.

English Placement Test

Those students who wish to enrol
in English courses in the Academic
Division must submit the results of
the B.C. Government English
Placement Test with their
registration forms.

Schedules of English Screening
Examinations for those who have
not taken the English Placement
Test will be posted in the reception
area, Student Info Centre and the
Humanities Division.

Fime Arts

100

104

210

The History of Art I

A survey of the art of Egypt,
Greece, Rome, Byzantium and the
Middle Ages in Europe which
studies the changing styles in
painting, sculpture and architecture
and shows how styles in art are
strongly influcnced by historical
events and changing concepts in
religion, politics and philosophy.
Introduction to Visual Literacy |
This course introduces students to
some objects from the History of
Art in order to encourage them to
become visually literate. It is
hoped that this confrontation with
a wide range of art forms and idcas
will assist the student to think morc
visually.

Modern Art (19th Century)

A study of the beginnings of
modern art in the work of David,
Delacroix, Turner, Goya, Monct,
Van Gough, Gauguin and Cezannc
and movements such as Nco-
classicism, Romanticism, Realism,
Impressionism and Post
Impressionism

French

100

160

Beginners’ French (non-transicrabic)
For absolute beginners and those
who do not have Grade 11 Freach
or the equivalent. An intensive
introduction to the French

language through phonencs.
pronunciation dnils and grammar

Dinloguc Canada French

Inaloguc Canada courses have a
one~day-per-week immersion
approach a J hour class followed
by 1% hours of conversation with o
francophone Inatructional
Associate and 11% hours of practice
in the langua ce laboratory The
emphasis in the Dialogue Canada
courses ts on Canadian content and
the audho visual method ts used

Elementary |

This ts a course desgned by
Canadian linguists within 4
Canadian context: Phe method
emphasizes the spoken language

260

102

202

110

210

Intermediate I

A continuation of French 160/161.
At this level the student will be
expected to participate in short
discussions, give oral presentations
and write composition.

Advanced Oral and Written French
The ultimate goal of French
290/291 is to bring students to a
level of oral/ written proficiency
which will enable them to pursue
their own study of the language.

French Audio-Lingual Courses

The following French courses
utilize the Audio-Lingual method
of language instruction. All four
skills of listening, speaking, reading
and writing are taught, although
primary emphasis is placed, from
the beginning, on the listening and
speaking skills.

Advanced Beginners’ French I

This is a conversational approach
to the French language, including
continuing instruction in basic
grammar.

Intermediate French I

An intermediate course to continue
oral fluency with grammar review,
dictations, comprehension, oral
and written composition.

French Traditional Method Courses
The following French courses
employ the traditional method of
language instruction used at most
universities, where the primary
emphasis is placed on grammar
revision, written expression, style
and literature.

Intermediate French |

To be taken by all students
intending to proceed to the Major
or Honours program at another
institution. Includes grammar
revision, exercises, dictations,
weekly assignments and French
literature.

Advanced French |

An advanced course with emphasis
on written work, including formal
translation, stylistic exercises,
dictations, and comprehension
tests. Literary works chosen from
20th Century novels will be
studied, requiring some
background reading. The course
includes cultural enrichment
through medium of slides. films
and music

German

100

200

First Year German

A comprehensive introduction to
the German language using a
muluple approach, emphasis on
understanding and speaking with
reinforcement through reading and
writing

Second Year German

A course which includes
conversation, grammar,
composition and the study of
modern literary selections

Music

100

Musi transfer designed — for
students desiring a B Mus
Courses include musical history
cnasembic. class Piano, theory
strings or woodwinds and private
musk instruction Open to
time and full tame students

Apphcations and auditions in
August for remaining scats

degree
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Theatre

Acting |

An tntroduction to the craft of
acting Uheatre 100 emphasizes
versonal and group capler ation ol
redy and vote

observation
mime

scnsary
awarcacss and ccc all
mask and character and

tole ceeathan

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Philosophy

101

110

210

220

Introductory Philosophy

An introduction to the philosophies
of morality, politics, knowledge,
and the invisible world, with
emphasis on the relationship
between law and morality; civil
disobedience; reason and passion;
existentialism; Feminism; freedom
and determinism; Communism;
doubt and certainty; the nature of
reality.

Logical Self-Defense

An introduction to the basic rules
of clear and rational thought. The
goal is to develop our logical
awareness to the point that we can
no longer be victimized by the
rhetoric of everyday life, and can
develop our own arguments, with
clarity and confidence.

Metaphysics and Epistemology

An introduction to some of the
traditional problems of metaphysics
and epistemology. Some of the
questions considered are: Does free
will exist? Is sense perception a
primary or reliable source of
knowledge? What is the nature of
causality? Is materialism true?
What is the nature of mind? What
is the relationship between mind
and body? What is the scientific
method?

Philosophy in Literature

An examination of the lively
relationship between Philosophy
and Literature. Philosophical
theories will be approached and
discussed via literary work which
either embodies the theories or
grounds them in human
experience.

Spanish

100

200

First Year Spanish

This is a beginners’ course which
offers a comprehensive
introduction to the Spanish
language. Emphasis is placed on
grammar and the development of
the students’ speaking.
understanding and writing skills

Second Year Spanish

A complete review of Spanish
grammar with special emphasis on
problematic arcas normally
encountered by students of the
language

SOCIAL SCIENCES
Anthropology

120

123

200

introdaction to Social
Anthropology

A survey of the discipline to
include a brief int uction to
human evolution and ours placc
among the primates, structure and
organization of society, soctal
Insitutions of non Western
cultures

introduction to Archacology and
the Prehistoric Past

A survey of the goals of
Archacology. its theorctical
framework, and the method and
techniques to treat maternal
Relationships with other
Msctplines both an social and
natural scracnces

Intermediate Social Aathropotogy
A study of the social structure and
ofganizadon of vanous culdures oft
the world Emphasis on the

dynamics of culture
cultural approach the theoretical

issucs in Anthra rporhogy
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the cross

Freomous
Latin Amerikan studies