Major theories of consumer society, evaluating impacts of shopping on human and non-human environments and popular solutions to these impacts.

An interdisciplinary study of best practice, politics, and ethics associated with technical solutions to humanitarian assistance within Canada and abroad; examines policies used in aid and development contexts with emphasis on the application of engineering. Restricted to students with a Major, Combined Major, Honours, Honours with, or Minor specialization in Political Science or International Relations, or at least third-year standing in any BASc program. Credit will be granted for only one of POLI 371 or APSC 367. Equivalency: APSC 367

Advanced mine site management topics including site and corporate governance and responsibility for mine waste facilities, specifically tailings; the role and responsibilities of the Engineer of Record; geochemistry of mine waste and mine closure realities.

Credit will be granted for only one of MINE 559 or MINE 585.

A survey of the linguistic map of the world, examining how languages are genetically classified and how different languages evolve. Principles underlying different writing systems and the decipherment of historical documents. Issues of languages in contact, minority language endangerment, language death and the role of English as a world language. Recommended but not required for an honours, major, or minor in linquistics or speech sciences.