Arts & Sciences

22 - Wednesday, August 7, 1985 - North Shore News

At Capilano, Academic students can take courses equivalent to the first year or two of most “professional” university progra

Biochemistry, Agricultural Science or Engineering, or can take the first two years of a General Arts or Science degree.

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Anthropology

120 Introduction to Social
Anthropology
A survey of the discipline to include
a brief introduction to human
evolution and our place among the
primates; structure and organization
of society; social institutions of
non-Western cultures.

123 Introduction to Archaeology and
the Prehistoric Past
A survey of the goals of Ar-
chaeology, its theoretical
framework, and the methods and
techniques to treat material. Rela-
tionships with other disciplines,
both in social and natural sciences.

200 Intermediate Socia! Anthropology
A study of the social structure and
organization of various cultures of
the world. Emphasis on the
dynamics of culture, the cross-
cultural approach, the theoretical
issues in Anthropology.

Commerce

210 Quantitative Methods I
‘Applications of basic mathematics
to commerce and business. Topics
include cost/benefit analysis,

* discounted cash flow,
transportation problems, linear
- programming. The use of
computers to solve these problems
will be included extensively.

220. Principles of Organizational
. Behaviour
. An introduction to the study of
‘organizations — what they are, how
they function, how individuals
behave within them. Topics include
formal structures, the role of
groups within organizations,
. motivated work effort, leadership,
change..

251 Fundamentals of Accounting
An introduction to the fundamental
principles behind the preparation of
financial reports and statements.
Topics include general financial
statement structure, revenue
recognition, valuation of
receivables, inventory, assets and
liabilities.

Economics

101 Canadian Economics —
PMacro and Micro Considerations
An examination of the
_contemporary structure of the
Canadian economy of international
trade and tariffs, the effects of
foreign investment and ownership;
the problems of regional disparities
and poverty; the interplay of
business, government and unions
and federal-provincial relations and
taxation policies are considered.
Focus is on the hard economic
choices the people of Canada now
face.

200 Principles of Macroeconomic
Theory .
The forinal Keynesian theory of
national income determination and
some contemporary critiques of this
theory are considered. lacluded is
the study of the possible causes and
solutions to unemployment and
inflation and the importance of
international trade. Government
fiscal! and monetary policies are
examined in detail.

Principles of Micreeconomic

201
Theory
A study of the theoretical constructs
of consumer behaviour and the
operation of business firms in the
market economy under conditions
of perfect competition, oligopoly,
monopoly and monopolistic
competition,

211 Intermediate Microeconom'c
Analysis
Consumer behaviour, production,
exchange, equilibrium of the firm
under different market structures,
factor markets, economic welfare.

Geography

100 Human Geography
An examination of human cultural
characteristics and activities in
different environmental situations.
The distribution and characteristics
of human populations are examined
in both global and contemporary
North American context.

101 Environmental Geography:
Perception & Change
This course introduces the student
to environmental issues and
concerns through examining the
conflicts between our lifestyles and
attitudes, and the physical
environment.

British Columbia: A Regional
106 Analysis
This course is based on a
geographic background to many
historical and contemporary issues
in this province. It deals with
physical regions in B.C. and
discusses the relationship between
physical systems and human use
systems.

112 Introduction to Earth Environments
Some of the environments to be
considered are: glacial, volcanic,
coastal, arid and fluvial. Maps and
aerial photographs will be used to
illlustrate the various features.
Emphasis will be placed on
Canadian examples and the
interactions between people and
their physical environment.

414 Weather and Climate
A course introducing students to the
study of our atmospheric
environment. Principles of
climatology and meteorology will be
explained to permit a basic
understanding of the weather we
experience daily.

History

102 Europe from the Reformation to
the French Revolution
A general survey of European
history which begins with the
sixteenth century Protestant
Reformation and includes
absolutism, the scientific revolution,
the Enlightenment, the old regime
and the French Revolution.

109 Issues and Themes in U.S. History
A study of U.S. history from 1865
to present which focuses on selected
themes and topics. Emphasis is
placed on the growth of an
“* American”’ culture.

110 Canada Before Confederation

An overview of New France and
British North America, with special
emphasis given to the making of
Canadian society.

205 British Columbia
This course will provide an
overview of British Columbia,
emphasizing its social and political
development from the 18th century
to recent times. The course will also
examine some aspects of the
development of the North Shore.

Women’s Studies

126 Women and the Past: An Historical
Survey
A survey of women from the
Ancient World to 20th century
North America. An uncovering of
women’s participation in and
contribution to the making of
history. Private lives as well as
public and political activities will be
studied. The course wil! examine
reasons behind the extent to which
women have been ‘‘hidden from
history’’.

Political Studies

100 An Introduction to Political
Thought - Plato to Heget
The purpose of the course is to
introduce students to the tradition
of Western political inquiry from
the Ancient Greeks to the liberal
and democratic revolution of the
18th Century. Elements within this
tradition will be approached from
an historical and philosophical
perspective.

101 Contemporary Ideologies
An introduction to the historical
developinent of contemporary
ideotogies with an examination of
the ideas expressed in the political
process. The course includes a
critical analysis of Liberalism,
Conservatism, Fascism, Social
Democracy and Marxism-Leninism.

102 Comparative Government
This course will take two or more
political cultures and examine the
formal and informal political
structures and processes in each. A
variety of states/countries are
selected each semester to use as
“‘case”’ studies; e.g., U.S. and Latin
America; Western Europe and the
Soviet Union; New States, Old
Problems.

104 Canadian Government
A study of the processes, ideologies
and government structures which
make up the Canadian political
reality. This course will examine the
role of the prime minister's office,
the bureaucracy, political parties,
federal-provincial relations, and
Canadian foreign policy.

201 International Relations
A Study of aspects of global conflict
and world politics. The course will
examine the origins of the Cold
War, Imperialism, local and global
wars, detente, and problems of
militarism and disarmament.

202 Government and Politics of British
Columbia
This course will provide an
understanding of the political
institutions, dynamics, and socio-
economic processes of provincial,
regional, and municipal
governments in Canada, with
particular emphasis on B.C. Focus
will be on the activities of political
parties and state institutions in
B.C., particularly since the end of
World War II, and critical analysis
of the B.C. political process from
several methodological perspectives.

Psychology

100 Introduction to Psychology

A course designed to introduce the
beginning psychology student to
some of the major concepts and

approaches necessary to an
understanding of human behaviour
from a psychological perspective.

101 Behavioural Theory
The course covers such topics as
statistics, experimental design,
psychological assessment, learning
theory, memory and cognition, -.
physiological psychology, sensation
and perception, altered states of
consciousness, and the therapeutic
process.

200 Social Psychology
A study of the dynamics and: effect
of social influence on individual: - ~
human behaviour; The course »
entails a look at such topics as
attitudes and attitude-change, group
processes, leadership, prejudice,
impression formation, conformity,
altruism and interpersonal
attraction.

201 Group Dyssamics .
This course provides an intellectual
and experiential approach to small
group theory and allows.the student
to practice constructive :
interpersonal skills in a supportive
small group setting.

204 Developmental Psychology _
A study of the child’s developinent
from infancy to adolescence, -... :..
includins the development of social
behaviour, personality, language a
and cognitive processes...)

222 Abnormal Psychology _ _
A study of the various ‘models and’.
perspectives for viewing patterns
and treatment of abnormal.
behaviour. Included will be an "
examination of the research asto
how the medical model,
behaviouristic school, humanistic
school and interpersonal school
view normal and abnormal
behaviour. This course will also’ ....
focus on the historical and
contemporary approaches to
treatment. ~

Sociology
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100 Social Structures
The basic theme of.the course is
that we are produced, structured
and run by the “social machine’’.
This ‘‘social machine” comprises
institutions such as the family,
religion, inequality, mass media,
education as well as rules, customs,
laws, etc. This course looks at how
we are influenced by this “machine
and, in turn, how we react to that
influence,

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101 Concepts of Theories of Society
Wiih current social conditions in

mind, this course analyses the
general development of sociological
thought in the 19th and 20th
centuries. The course will examine
three major approaches to
understanding society
(functionalism, conflict theory and
symbolic interactionism) and
employ these approaches to analyse
events of current interest.

200 Canadian Society

An introduction to the study of
Canadian society arid culture,
including an analysis of the major
Canadian institutions studied on a
national basis, with special
emphasis on the dynamics of
change in a multicultural complex
society.

211 Sociology of the Third World
A study of the major theories,
empirical studies, and social and
cultural responses to under
development, and the inter-
relationship of social institutions in
and between the ‘‘developed’’ and
“under developed" societies.