Bachelor of Behavioural Science - Postsecondary Education Quality ...

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Course Title
Introduction to
Criminology
CRIM 151
Introduction to
Environmental
Studies
SCIE 202
Introduction to
Politics
POLS 200
Introduction to
Psychology
Calendar Course Description
contemporary issues affecting the system. Each of the major
components from enforcement through the courts and
correctional services will be explored.
This course provides an examination of various theoretical
explanations of criminal and deviant behaviour including the
sociological, biological and psychological perspectives.
Criminological theory is related to various types of criminal
activity. The reality of crime in Canada, including victimology, is
examined through crime statistics and correlates of criminal
behaviour. The impact of theory on the development and
effectiveness of the criminal justice system is discussed with an
emphasis on future trends within the system. The course also
offers an in-depth understanding of criminology as a scientific
method of studying crime and criminals.
Each of us is part of various environments and form
relationships with nature every day of our lives such that our
memories, identities and knowledge are wrapped up in how we
understand nature and our links to environments.
Environmental studies is fundamentally an attempt to integrate
understandings of the natural world with knowledge about the
social (or human) world. How we form connections among
ourselves and with nature, what values underlie our
understandings of nature, and how we can improve the
environment are all questions worthy of exploration in this
context. This introductory course to environmental studies will
challenge students to investigate these questions through the
themes of social justice, technology, sustainability, activism, and
ethics. The overall purpose of this course is to develop greater
knowledge and critical awareness about the complex
relationships between natural environments and people. We will
do this by actively engaging with the lecture materials, readings,
tutorial discussions and case studies and by relating these ideas
to our daily lives and our future hopes.
Whether we like it or not, governments impinge on our lives,
affecting our level of personal security, freedom, opportunities,
and standard of living. This course is an introductory
exploration of the forces determining the conduct of
governments. After outlining the essence of government and
the sources of its authority, the course examines the different
forms of government, with a special focus on the institutions of
Western liberal democracies and the struggles of emerging
democracies. We then proceed to an analysis of the factors
shaping public policy, such as interest groups, political parties,
media, elections, and the courts. The course finishes with an
analysis of the military, political, and economic facets of
international relations.
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of
psychology. Students will be exposed to a discipline that is rich
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