Contemporary social issues facing Indigenous peoples and communities examined in the context of the history of Settler-Canadian/Indigenous relations; the impact of Settler-Canadian institutions upon Indigenous peoples; implications for social policy and social work practice. Credit will be granted for only one of SOWK 325 or 425. Enrolment is limited to students in the BSW program.

Topics in land and water system evaluations and assessing resource development options; monitoring and modelling environmental systems. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. Equivalency: LWS 517.

Watershed evaluation, key aspects of hydrology, water quality, land use impacts on water resources and integration of multiple land use activities and their cumulative impacts. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. Equivalency: LWS 515

Course content focuses on both the population causes of climate change and related disasters, and on the population consequences of disasters.

A study of the sources, stages, and effects of social movements in developing and modernized societies.