Courses

Social issues that impact the health of Asian Canadian communities, with emphasis on race, colonialism, migration, community diversity, and intersectional identities.

Community based adult education with particular emphasis on the application of knowledge of the social, economic, cultural and political environment in developing and conducting adult education programs with an for individuals and groups. [2-3-0]

Reception, use, and appropriation of biblical texts to support European settler colonialism on Turtle Island (North America), with a focus on British Columbia. Impacts of Christianity on Indigenous communities, including the Indian Act and Residential School system.

An anthropological exploration of how the collection, cultivation and consumption of food shapes human society and culture.

An examination of health and illness, in their social and cultural contexts.

Japanese culture and society: patterns of organization, value systems, family, education, work, minorities and diversity, harmony and conflict, urban/rural differences, gender, sexuality, youth, tradition, continuity, change, and future prospects.

Anthropological perspectives on contemporary issues of public policy, law, and political activity, as they affect Indigenous Peoples in Canada and globally. Prerequisite: ANTH 220 is recommended.

Human dimensions of energy resource extraction, production and consumption, emphasizing ethnographic case studies. Critical debates around alternative energy transitions in the context of changing climates, with attention to cultural and historical settings, community perspectives and social justice.

Combined anthropological approaches with interdisciplinary theories to understand experiences of mobilities and immobilities shaped by race, gender, sexuality, citizenship and class. Recommended: ANTH 375 or 376, or other upper-level courses focused on migration, gender and sexuality, or social inequality.

A comparative study of pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms, integrating form, function, and ecology. Prerequisite: One of (a) all of BIOL_V 121, BIOL_V 180 or (b) all of SCIE_V 001, BIOL_V 180 or (c) all of BIOL_V 121, BIOL_V 140 or (d) all of SCIE_V 001, BIOL_V 140, or (e) 7 credits of first-year biology. Equivalency: BIOL_V 210

Physical principles underlying weather and climates. Thermal, moisture and wind climates from the scale of plants and animals to the globe. Daily weather systems and climate change. Credit will be granted for only one of GEOS (or GEOB) 200, GEOS (or GEOB) 204 or APBI 244. Equivalency: GEOS (OR GEOB) 200

Principles and practices necessary to understand practical concerns of sustainable food systems. Students who already present credit for APBI 260 are not permitted to receive credit for APBI 265. [1-3-0]

Contemporary use of animals for food production, companionship, recreation and science; social and ethical issues concerning human impacts on animals; animals in human culture; protection of animals by society and the law. Prerequisite: At least third-year standing in any faculty.

Anatomy, physiology, reproduction, nutrition of the horse; common disease pathology, prevention and treatments; equine behaviour. [3-0]

Study of the ecology of plant pathogenic organisms; principles of disease development and control. [3-1-0]

The diversity of soil organisms (bacteria, protozoa, fungi, animals, plants) in natural and managed ecosystems; roles in primary production, nutrient cycling, decomposition and reclamation; interactions between soil organisms; responses to environmental change. [2-3-0] Prerequisite: [BIOL121] Equivalency: FRST310

A detailed exploration of biophysical, economic, and social ecosystem sustainability indicators for primary production subsystems. [1-0-3]

Application of fundamental, unifying, soil science principles in sustainable ecosystem management. Credit will be granted for only one of SOIL 502 or APBI 402. [1-0-3] Prerequisite: APBI 200.

Research seminar integrating diverse information to address global animal issues including: animal-source foods and human health, environmental impact of livestock production, trade in exotic animals. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: One of APBI 314, APBI 315.

Management of fish health in aquaculture; common fish pathogens, epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of diseases. Prerequisite: Third year standing or higher. One of APBI 311, BIOL 204 or BIOL 260. APBI 312 and APBI 418 strongly recommended.

Perspectives and practices of ecological restoration in diverse ecosystems worldwide. Prerequisite: APBI 200 and one of FRST 201, APBI 260, BIOL 230. Equivalency: UFOR 403

Concepts, principles, and recent discoveries in genome structure and comparative genomics in plants with a focus on economically important plants; applications of genomics approaches to questions in plant genetics, evolution, and ecology. [3-0-0] Corequisite: BIOL 335. Equivalency: BIOL440

Application of Indigenous worldviews and knowledges to ecology. Colonial history of modern ecology, foundations and examples of Indigenous ecologies, restoration applying multiple worldviews, and Indigenized, culturally appropriate ecological research and decision-making processes. Credit will only be granted for only one of APBI 475, FRST 475, PLNT 575 or FRST 575. Prerequisite: One of BEST 203, BIOL 230, FRST 201, APBI 260, GEOS 207. Third-year standing. Equivalency: FRST 475

Skills for leading change that influences triple-bottom-line; sustainability, change agency systems thinking; awareness and perspective for engagement and communication; adaptive leadership; change dynamics; cases studies in organizational and social change. Collaboratively delivered with the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration.