Humanities & Social Sciences
This diploma is designed to provide you with the basic knowledge and skills that every citizen requires to begin a process of discovery and individual development that will enable the student to understand what it means to be human in a world that is constantly changing. The humanities are the very expression of who and what we are. The social sciences investigate how what we think and what we do creates the social and political environment in which we live.
This two-year program allows you to pursue an investigation of individual interests and personal goals unique to you while at the same time preparing you for further study in the humanities, social sciences, or the professions.
The program can supplement and complement any number of other programs and will begin a process of development of your understanding of the world and yourself, while preparing you for a vast number of careers of your choice.
High School Route
- ELA 30-1
- Math 30-1 or Math 30-2 or a 30-level second language
- Two 30-level academic subjects
- One 30-level, 5-credit subject (excluding Special Projects)
Mature Student Route
- ELA 30-1
- One 30-level academic subject
First Year
Communications
Two of:
- COMM 2xx - Any 200 level
- CPSC 2xx - Any 200 level
- DRAM 2xx - Any 200 level
- ECON 2xx - Any 200 level
- ENGL 2xx - Any 200 level
- FILM 201
- FREN 2xx - Any 200 level FREN
- GNED 220
- LING 201
- ENGL 111*
*ENGL111 fulfills diploma requirements but does not meet university transfer standards.
Qualitative Reasoning and Scientific Method
Two of:
- ANTH 2xx - Any 200 level
- ARKY 2xx - Any 200 level
- BIOL 2xx - Any 200 level
- BOTA 205
- CHEM 2xx - Any 200 level
- ECON 2xx - Any 200 level
- EREC 2xx - Any 200 level
- GEOG 201
- GNED 210
- KNES 2xx - Any 200 level
- MATH 2xx - Any 200 level
- PHIL 275
- PHIL 279
- PHYS 2xx - Any 200 level
- STAT 2xx - Any 200 level
Cultural, Social, and Behavioural Analysis
Two of:
- ANTH 2xx - Any 200 level
- ARKY 2xx - Any 200 level
- ECON 2xx - Any 200 level
- GEOG 203
- GNED 230
- GNED 234
- KNES 2xx - Any 200 level
- LING 203
- POLI 2xx - Any 200 level
- PSYC 201
- SOCI 2xx - Any 200 level
Critical Inquiry and Aesthetic Analysis:
Two of:
- ARHI 2xx - Any 200 level
- BIOL 255
- ECON 2xx - Any 200 level
- ENGL 2xx - Any 200 level
- FILM 201
- GNED 220
- GNED 221
- PHIL 2xx - Any 200 level
- POLI 2xx - Any 200 level
- RELI 2xx - Any 200 level
- SOCI 225
Historical and Political Analysis
Two of:
- ANTH 2xx - Any 200 level
- HIST 2xx - Any 200 level
- POLI 2xx - Any 200 level
- SOCI 2xx - Any 200 level
Second Year
Communication Skills
One of:
- DRAM 3xx - Any 300 level
- ENGL 3xx - Any 300 level
- FREN 3xx - Any 300 level
- GEOG 3xx - Any 300 level
- PHIL 3xx - Any 300 level
Cultural Foundations
One of:
- ANTH 3xx - Any 300 level
- ARHI 3xx - Any 300 level
- ARKY 3xx - Any 300 level
- HIST 3xx - Any 300 level
- GEOG 3xx - Any 300 level
- GNST 300
Social and Behavioural Sciences
One of:
- ANTH 3xx - Any 300 level
- ARKY 3xx - Any 300 level
- PSYC 3xx - Any 300 level
- SOCI 3xx - Any 300 level
Humanities
Three of:
- DRAM xxx - Any 300 or 400 level
- ENGL 3xx - Any 300 level
- HIST 3xx - Any 300 level
- PHIL 3xx - Any 300 level
Electives
Four of:
Any of the other 300- or 400- level University Transfer courses listed above.
Work Placement (Optional)
- HSSW 300 - Work Placement
Meet the Faculty
Credential:
Diploma
Duration:
2 years
Intake:
Fall/Winter/Spring
Campus:
Medicine Hat
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