General Arts and Science - Certificate Courses

In this course, students will be introduced to academic writing styles with a thematic focus on current issues. This course will help students to express themselves clearly and correctly in written form. Students will critically analyse assigned readings and express their thoughts. The course will also focus on the development of an academic paper utilizing the APA style of documentation.

This course will introduce students to the field of Sociology. Students will develop a general understanding of sociological perspectives by focusing on the basic concepts of sociology. Topics examined include, culture, socialization, sexuality, inequality, crime, deviance, education, religion, gender, media, globalization and the environment. Furthermore, students will be able to use basic sociological terminology and apply the major sociological perspectives to current social systems in Canada.

The physical, social, intellectual, occupational, emotional, environmental, and spiritual dimensions of health are the focus of this course. Students will be provided with current factual information regarding a broad range of health-related issues including stress management, fitness, weight management, nutrition, healthy relationships, sexual health, substance use, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, environmental concerns, suicide awareness, and death and dying. As well, students will be actively involved in examining the impact of lifestyle choices upon their own health status.

This course is designed to help the student develop career preparation skills as well as good working and personal relationships. The student will be able to understand the importance of delivering service excellence to the customer, the employer and themselves. The focus will be on practicing techniques that strengthen these relationships, preparing for, and securing workplace and professional success.

This course provides the student with the basic mathematical knowledge and skills necessary for everyday living. The emphasis will be on practical mathematical applications and will include personal financial tasks, household renovations, math in the kitchen, loans/mortgages, an introduction to statistics, map math, simple household budgets and income tax preparation. The use of computer software to accomplish these tasks will also be explored. While the text supplies a conceptual framework, the assignments allow the students to apply the specific skills learned.