8 features November 17, 2010 + Over the Edge Electives to Take in January If you need to filla gap in next semester's schedule this article is perfect for you ECATERINA CIUGUREANU FEATURES EDITOR It doesn’t matter whether you are in first year or in fourth. If you’re not not sure what classes to try out, here are some courses you might have missed while picking electives for your schedule. The description and the time slots you might have already seen on the UNBC website, but other perks like a gold star for super interesting material, super good professor alert, GPA booster status, and strongly recommended by others points are added and may sway your decision. Agency Anthropology 101: Peoples and Cultures Description: Examines the diversity of human cultures and languages through the comparison of contemporary societies, patterns of social organization.When: Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00am to 11:00 Personal Information Student Online Services Employee Services du Canada NOTE for Students: 12202As (Tuitic for 2007 are available online, and mi income tax return. Ple printout of your T2202A. UNBC wants feedback from undergraduate students! In Winter 2008, you may be selected to participate in a survey from the Canadian University Survey Consortium (CUSC) or the University Report Card (sponsored by the Globe and Mail). Ifyou receive an e-mail from them, please follow the link to complete the on-line survey. Thank you! @® UNEC Email Notification Allregistered UNBC students are assigned a UNBC email address. Please note this is the only email address used by UNBC for communication with students for academic and administrative purposes. Students are responsible for checking their UNBC e-mail account regularly so as to remain current with notifications and information. For assistance on accessing or forwarding this account, please see http:www-.unbe.ca/cts or visit the Student Help Desk at 8-265, call 960-5321 or email support@unbe ge Time sheets, time off, benefits, leave or job data and paystubs experience and field work, gold star for interesting material, AND strongly recommended by others. Philosophy 205: Introduction to History of Philosophy Description: This course is an introductory survey of western philosophy from the ancient Greeks to the early moderns, including such thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Hobbes, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Mill and Nietzsche. The course provides an overview of philosophical topics including ethics, metaphysics and epistemology.When: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30pm to 3:50pmWhy: Super interesting material, BUT can be dry at times. Political Science 100: Contemporary Political Issues amWhy: Super interesting material. RELEASE: 7.3 Powered By UNBC Done Arts 101: Research Writing Description: An_ introduction to Forms.unbe, _ the basic concepts of political Description: This course is the UNIVERSITY OF second half of a comprehensive study in University Study Skills that will focus primarily on skills associated with effective research writing techniques. In addition, the course will also focus on the knowledge and skills necessary for the production of university-level, _ library-based research papers. Using the library, UN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA UNBC Online Services science through an examination of contemporary political issues: local, provincial, national and international.When: Offered at different times!Why: Deemed challenging but enjoyable, so gold star for interesting material AND strongly recommended by others. Also, people refer to John Young as the best experience they have ever had at UNBC. mastering computers, reviewing grammar, and presenting findings orally will be integral components of the process.When: Different times are availableWhy: GPA booster. Biology 202: Invertebrate Zoology Description: Systematics, development and evolution of the invertebrates.When: Tuesday and Thursday at 2:30pm to 3:50pm PLUS a labWhy: Strongly recommended by To access UNBC Online Services, enter your user identification number (your 9 digit employee/student ID) and personal identification number (PIN - 6 digits), For first time users, your PIN number is your date of birth ddmmyy (e.g. 250170 for Jan 25, 1970). When finished select the Login button. To protect your privacy, please Exit and then close your browser when you are finished. If you are experiencing problems with your PIN or do not have a PIN, proceed as follows: Students - contact the Office of the Registrar. Employees - contact Human Resources Student / Employee Number: | Psychology 101: Psychology as a Science Description: This course describes psychology as a basic science in two logical modules: psychology as a natural science and psychology as a social science.When: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30pm to 3:50pmWhy: Super cool professor alert and super interesting material alert. A MUST TAKE. Psychology 102: Psychology and Human Problems Foye inks 4 Description: This course describes others and super interesting material, PIN: BUT hurry there is only ONE seat ‘ left! . . what Biology 323: Evolutionary Biology Description: This course covers the mechanisms and processes of evolution of biological organisms. It discusses the evolutionary principles from Darwinism to molecular evolution.When: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1:30pm to 2:20pmWhy: Super interesting material AND a GPA booster, BUT also only ONE seat left! Commerce 240: Introduction to Marketing Description: This course is an introduction to the study of marketing in the context of social, consumer, and managerial processes. In this course, students study how marketing decisions concerning the choice of target markets, the development of products/services, price, promotion and distribution strategies influence the evolution of the exchange process and the satisfaction of buyer needs.When: Tuesday OR Monday at 6:00pm to 8:50pmWhy: Super interesting material AND a GPA booster. English 209: Intro to Television Studies Description: This course introduces students to the academic study of television. Individual instructors may choose to focus on fiction or non-fiction, or include both.When: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00pm to 5:20pmWhy: Umm, you get to watch TV as your homework, why NOT? | guess that is a gold star for interesting material. Geography 301: Cultural Geography It’s time to log on to UNBC Student Services and pick your courses for the Winter Semester before the good ones fill up! Description: This course examines how human organization of space differs across cultures. Cultural landscapes, patterns and processes of culture change and interactions, and the control of space and creation of place, will be central course themes. This course is a writing intensive course.When: Uh- oh MORNING CLASS, Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 am to 9:50 amWhy: Super cool professor alert AND strongly recommended. International Studies 326: Russian Film and Society Description: This course examines films made in the USSR and in post-Soviet Russia as a reflection of a specific worldview. Special attention is paid to political, historical, sociological and cultural contexts.When: Wednesdays at 6:00pm to 8:50pmWhy: Super interesting material (for some) AND strongly recommended by others. Natural Resources & Environmental Studies 100: Communications in NRES Description: This course will provide a basic understanding of human behavioural responses as well as develop learning skills in oral and written communications. Emphasis will be on determining the nature of an audience, accessing appropriate material, report writing, oral presentation and literature relevant to natural resources and environmental disciplines.When: Monday and Wednesdays at 4:00pm to 5:20pm OR 1:00pm to 2:30pmWhy: A lot of hand on UNBCWEBSITE how psychological science has been applied to understanding and dealing with many of the practical problems of human existence. Topics addressed include the promotion of healthy human development, health science applications of psychology, including the description and treatment of psychological disorders and the contribution of psychology to the understanding and modifications of social problems.When: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30am to 10:20amWhy: Straight up a life changing course. University 101: Introduction to Higher Education Description: University 101 is most appropriate for students who are in their first year of study at university. It offers an introduction to the university as an institution of higher learning, to the various methods of intellectual inquiry employed therein, and to the study skills and learning strategies that are required for academic success.When: Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00pm to 2:20pmWhy: major GPA booster. Women’s Studies 103: Studies Introduction to Gender Description: This course explores the ways in which human beings think about and structure gender. Topics include ideologies of masculinity and femininity, gender and psychology, gendered language, the relationship between gender and sexuality, and gender in popular culture and media.When: Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00pm to 3:50pmWhy: Strongly recommended by others, super interesting material, AND a GPA booster.