BSc Human Ecology - Family Science Major Approved Program Electives (APE)

Guidelines

Approved Program Electives (APE) must be selected according to the following directions:

• The total 100 and 200 level APEs cannot be greater than 1 course (*3).
• Any courses on this list that have already been taken/granted credit for as required program courses cannot be used as an APE.
• Students must have all prerequisites listed in the calendar before taking a course; credit may be denied for courses without the appropriate prerequisites.
• APE lists are updated annually and students must use the most updated version of the list when selecting APE courses.
• Students can either choose an area of concentration and complete all APEs from one category or take any combination of courses that fits their interests/goals. Please work with an academic or student advisor to choose courses that will work best for you.
• Not all courses are offered every year. Students must take this into account when planning their programs.
• Always refer to Bear Tracks for the most up to date course information.

Aging

• PHIL 386 - Health Care Ethics
• PSYCO 329 - Adult Development and Aging
• RLS 100 - Life, Leisure, and the Pursuit of Happiness
• SOC 375 - Sociology of Aging
• SOC 473 - Sociology of Death and Dying

• Child and Youth Studies

• HECOL 413 - Working With Families
• PSYCO 323 - Infant and Child Development
• PSYCO 327 - Adolescent Development
• SOC 224 - Sociology of Deviance and Conformity
• SOC 321 - Youth, Crime and Society
• SOC 377 - Sociology of Youth

• Community Diversity

• ANTHR 110 - Gender, Age, and Culture
• ANTHR 150 - Race and Racism
• HECOL 462 - Material Culture in Home and Community
• MACE 496 - Evaluation in the Community Context
• NS 110 - Historical Perspectives in Native Studies
• NS 111 - Contemporary Perspectives in Native Studies
• NS 200 - Aboriginal Canada: Looking Forward/Looking Back
• NS 300 - Traditional Cultural Foundations I
• NS 314 - History of Indians of Western Canada
• NS 320 - Aboriginal Governments and Politics
• NS 330 - Native Economic Development
• NS 340 - Aboriginal Legal Issues
• NS 345 - Management Issues in Native Communities
• NS 420 - Negotiation Strategies
• NS 485 - Urban Aboriginal Issues and Identities
• RELIG 102 - Introduction to Western Religious Traditions
• R SOC 460 - Perspectives on Traditional Knowledge
• SOC 260 - Inequality and Social Stratification
• SOC 301 - Sociology of Gender
• SOC 343 - Social Movements
• SOC 370 - Racism and Decolonization
• WGS 310 - Gender, Development, and Beyond
• WGS 360 - Race, Class, and Gender

• Community Ecology

• AREC 173 - The Plate, the Planet and Society
• AREC 460 - Land Use Economics
• AREC 471 - Society and Well-Being
• CSL 350 Selected Topics in Community Service Learning
• HGP 100 - Introduction to Human Geography and Planning
• HGP 210 - Introductory Planning History and Practice
• HGP 240 - Cities and Urbanism
• REN R 491 - Land-use Planning in Canada's North
• R SOC 355 - Rural Communities and Global Economies
• R SOC 365 - Sociology of Environment and Development
• R SOC 375 - Public Participation and Conflict Resolution
• R SOC 450 - Environmental Sociology
• SOC 251 - Population and Society
• SOC 382 - Sociology of Health and Illness

• Community Nutrition

• ANTHR 372 - Anthropology of Food
• NU FS 223 - The Cultural Ecology of Food and Health
• NU FS 305 - Introduction to the Principles of Nutrition
• NU FS 356 - Nutrition Across the Lifespan
• NU FS 377 - Introduction to Nutrition in the Community
• NU FS 310 - Teaching and Communication in Nutrition
• NU FS 458 - Current Topics and Controversies in Nutrition

• International Development

• ANTHR 207 - Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
• AREC 375 - World Food and Agriculture
• AREC 384 - Food Market Analysis
• AREC 485 - Trade and Globalization in Food and Resources
• ECON 213 - An Introduction to the Economics of Developing Countries
• POL S 359 - Topics in International Politics
• R SOC 271 - The Politics of Food and natural Resources
• R SOC 443 - Resilience and Global Change
• SOC 269 - Introductory Sociology of Globalization

• Other

• AN SC 120 - Companion Animals and Society
• AREC 313 - Statistical Analysis
• HECOL 490 - Independent Investigation in Human Ecology
• MARK 312 - Marketing Research
• PSYCO 212 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
• R SOC 416 - Collaborative and Participatory Research Methods
• SOC 315 - Introduction to Social Methodology
• WGS 302 - Feminist Research and Methodologies

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  Peter Lougheed Leadership College (PLLC) (*12). Students interested in the PLLC must apply for this program. For more information, see https://www.ualberta.ca/lougheed-leadership-college

  Any course from the University of Alberta Sustainability certificate program. For more information, see http://sustainabilitycert.ualberta.ca/Certificate-Requirements

  Any course from the CSL certificate program. For more information, see https://www.ualberta.ca/community-service-learning/csl-student-info