Prerequisites for LIBS 7XXX-level courses are: BCIT ENGL 1177, or 6 credits BCIT Communication at 1100-level or above, or 3 credits of a university/college first-year social science or humanities course.
Note:
First-year courses do not qualify as a LIBS 7000-level credit towards BCIT degree programs. They are prerequisite courses. (First-year courses may be used for General Education courses in some programs. Please consult with your program area or the Liberal Studies Program Head.)
First-year Humanities and Social Science courses:
ENGL 1177 – Academic Writing – Winter 2025
ENGL 1077 – Preparation for Academic Writing
HIST 1100 – Intro to Modern History – Winter 2025
HSSC 1000 – Selected Topics in the Humanities & Social Sciences – Winter 2025 – Design and Imagination
HSSC 1100 – Selected Topics in the Humanities & Social Sciences – Graphic Novels
HSSC 1101 – Selected Topics in the Humanities & Social Sciences
HSSC 1200 – Selected Topics in the Humanities & Social Sciences – Trauma, Narrative and Responsibility
HSSC 1201 – Selected Topics in the Humanities & Social Sciences
INDG 1100 – On Being Indigenous in Canada
AHVC 1126 – Intro to Western Visual Culture: European Renaissance to the Present
LIBS 7000-level degree courses:
LIBS 7001 – Critical Reading and Writing – Winter 2025
LIBS 7002 – Applied Ethics – Winter 2025
LIBS 7004 – The Social Foundations of Canada
LIBS 7005 – Technology, Invention, and Power in Literature – Winter 2025
LIBS 7006 – Philosophy of Science: Understanding Scientific Reasoning – Winter 2025
LIBS 7007 – Technology and Society – Winter 2025
LIBS 7008 – Logic and Practical Reasoning – Winter 2025
LIBS 7010 – The Literature of Leadership: Reading Leadership Texts, Paradigms
& Strategies
LIBS 7011 – War, Peace and Justice
LIBS 7012 – Holocausts and Genocide: Perspectives from the 21st Century
LIBS 7013 – Race, Class and Gender: Intersections
LIBS 7014 – Film and Theatre: An Active Audience – Winter 2025
LIBS 7015 – World Mythologies: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
LIBS 7016 – Food & Society: Meanings, Desires, & Relationships
LIBS 7017 – Environmental Ethics
LIBS 7018 – Business Ethics – Winter 2025
LIBS 7021 – Health Ethics – Winter 2025
LIBS 7022 – Selected Topics in Liberal Studies
LIBS 7023 – Sustainable Business Ethics
LIBS 7024 – Selected Topics in Liberal Studies
LIBS 7025 – Thinking in Humanities & Social Sciences
LIBS 7026 – History of Visual Culture
LIBS 7027 – Selected Topics in Liberal Studies
LIBS 7029 – Selected Topics in Liberal Studies
LIBS 7030 – Studies in Culture, Society and Industry
LIBS 7031 – Selected Topics in Liberal Studies
LIBS 7032 – Selected Topics in Liberal Studies
LIBS 7102 – Ethics for Computing Professionals – Winter 2025
Note:
Only a selected number of the specialized elective courses will be available each term based on individual instructor availability.
Ethics Courses: Please check with your Program area regarding receiving credit for various courses.