Interactions between human and natural urban systems using local and international examples of successful sustainable community designs. This course is open to all UBC students, regardless of prior experience. Credit will be granted for only one of ENDS 221 or DES 230. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

Design within the context of various analytical lenses including ecological, climatic, social, political, cultural and historical influences. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. Prerequisite: One of DES 110, VISA 180.

How race, citizenship, gender, sexuality, culture and dis/ability are materially and socially constructed together to give meaning to the category trans*. (Trans*: transgender, transsexual, gender variant and other articulations.) Recommended pre-requisite: GRSJ 101.

Introductory survey to sexuality studies that emphasizes how sexuality intersects with race, gender, class, ability, and geography. Recommended pre-requisite: GRSJ 101.

Advanced study of contemporary Indigenous writing in North America across genres focusing on the production of critical and creative writing about coloniality, race, history, and identity. A maximum of 6 credits is permitted from CRWR 420, CRWR 521. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.