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This current list of complementary studies electives are up-to-date and approved at Senate Undergraduate Council on October 6, 2020 for the 2021-2022 Calendar (as noted). Students should view the requirements and notes in the Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar to ensure all requirements are met.
List A - Impact Courses
BET 420 Entrepreneurship for Social Impact
BME 381 Biomedical Engineering Ethics
ENVS 105 Environmental Sustainability and Ethics
ENVS 205 Sustainability: The Future We Want
ERS 215 Environmental and Sustainability Assessment I
ERS 315 Environmental and Sustainability Assessment II
GENE 22A Topics for List A Complementary Studies Courses Taken on Exchange by Engineering Students
GEOG 203 Environment and Development in a Global Perspective
GEOG 207 Climate Change Fundamentals
GEOG 368 Conservation/Resource Management of the Built Environment
GSJ 205 Technology, Gender, and Social Justice
MSCI 422 Economic Impact of Technological Change and Entrepreneurship
MSCI 442 Impact of Information Systems on Organizations and Society
NE 109 Societal and Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology
PACS 315 Engineering and Peace [effective September 1, 2021]
PHIL 226 Biomedical Ethics
SOC 232 Technology and Social Change
STV 100 Society, Technology and Values: Introduction
STV 202 Design and Society
STV 205 Cybernetics and Society
STV 208 Artificial Intelligence: Impact, Ethics, and Equity [effective September 1, 2021]
STV 210 The Computing Society
STV 302 Information Technology and Society
STV 304 Technology in Canadian Society
STV 305 Technology, Society and the Modern City
STV 306 Biotechnology and Society
SYDE 261 Design, Systems, and Society
Other courses may be acceptable for this requirement. Prior approval is required from your department Associate Chair.
List B - Engineering Economics
AE 392 Economics and Life Cycle Analysis
BME 364 Engineering Biomedical Economics
CIVE 392 Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis
GENE 22B Topics for List B Complementary Studies Courses Taken on Exchange by Engineering Students
MSCI 261 Engineering Economics: Financial Management for Engineers
SYDE 262 Engineering Economics of Design
List C - Humanities and Social Sciences Courses
Anthropology (ANTH): All
Architectural Engineering: AE 101
Arts: ARTS 490 [Topic Title: Global Engagement Seminar]
Business Entrepreneurship and Technology: BET 100, BET 300, BET 320, BET 340, BET 350, BET 400, BET 430, BET 450
Classical Studies (CLAS): All
East Asian Studies: EASIA 100R
Economics: All except ECON 211, ECON 221, ECON 311, ECON 371, ECON 412, ECON 421, ECON 422, ECON 471
English: All except ENGL 109, ENGL 119, ENGL 129R, ENGL 140R, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F
Environmental Studies: ENVS 195, ENVS 205
Fine Arts (FINE): see home dept. Assoc. Chair
French Studies: FR 296, FR 297
Gender and Social Justice: All except GSJ 371 (may be acceptable at the discretion of the associate chair when a course outline is shown)
General Engineering (Topics): GENE 22C (Taken on exchange by Engineering students)
General Engineering: GENE 412
Geography: GEOG 101, GEOG 202, GEOG 203, GEOG 368
Gerontology: GERON 201
Health Studies: HLTH 320
History: All except HIST 400-level courses
Human Resources Management (HRM): All
Human Sciences: HUMSC 101, HUMSC 102
International Studies: INTST 101
Kinesiology: KIN 352, KIN 354
Knowledge Integration: INTEG 120, INTEG 210, INTEG 220, INTEG 221, INTEG 251
Legal Studies: LS 101, LS 202
Management Sciences: MSCI 211, MSCI 263, MSCI 311, MSCI 411
Music: MUSIC 140, MUSIC 253, MUSIC 256, MUSIC 334, MUSIC 355, MUSIC 363
Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS): All
Philosophy: All except PHIL 145, PHIL 200J, PHIL 216, PHIL 240, PHIL 256, PHIL 257, PHIL 441
Planning: PLAN 100
Political Science: All except PSCI 314, PSCI 315
Psychology: All except PSYCH 256, PSYCH 261, PSYCH 291, PSYCH 292, PSYCH 307, PSYCH 312, PSYCH 317, PSYCH 391, 400-level courses need approval of Psych. Dept.
Recreation: REC 230, REC 425
Religious Studies: All
Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies (SMF): All
Social Development Studies: All except SDS 150R, SDS 250R, SDS 251R, SDS 350R, SDS 398R, SDS 399R
Social Work: All except SOCWK 390A, SOCWK 390B, SOCWK 398R, SOCWK 399R
Society, Technology and Values (STV): All
Sociology: All except SOC 221, SOC 280, SOC 322, SOC 498, SOC 499A, SOC 499B
Studies in Islam: SI 121R, SI 132R, SI 221R, SI 230R, SI 231R, SI 315R
Theatre and Performance: THPERF 100, THPERF 200
List D - Other Permissible Complementary Studies Courses
Accounting and Financial Management: AFM 131
Applied Health Studies: AHS 100, AHS 105 [effective September 1, 2021]
Applied Language Studies: APPLS 205R, APPLS 301, APPLS 304R, APPLS 306R
Architectural Engineering: AE 491
Business Entrepreneurship and Technology: BET 410A and BET 410B
Civil Engineering: CIVE 491
English: ENGL 109, ENGL 129R, ENGL 191, ENGL 192, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F
English for Multilingual Speakers: EMLS 101R, EMLS 102R, EMLS 110R, EMLS 129R
Environmental Engineering: ENVE 391
Environmental Studies: ENVS 201, ENVS 401
Fine Arts (FINE): see home department Associate Chair
General Engineering (Topics): GENE 22D (Taken on exchange by Engineering students)
General Engineering: GENE 315, GENE 415
Management Sciences: MSCI 454
Mechanical Engineering: ME 401
Music: MUSIC 100, MUSIC 231, MUSIC 240, MUSIC 246, MUSIC 254, MUSIC 255, MUSIC 260, MUSIC 361
Philosophy: PHIL 145, PHIL 200J, PHIL 216, PHIL 256, PHIL 257
Psychology: PSYCH 256, PSYCH 307, PSYCH 312, PSYCH 317
Recreation: REC 100
Speech Communication: SPCOM 100, SPCOM 191, SPCOM 192, SPCOM 223