Subject Course Section Course Title Course Description Instructor Files Term
RS 180 081 Love and Friendship

A study of the significance of love and friendship in classical and contemporary religious writers. We will consider questions such as, "Why are friendship and love important for human living?" and "Is friendship with God a possibility?"

 

CEL course outlines available around midterms

 Carolyn Whitney-Brown Winter 2021
RS 240 041 History of Christianity

The development of Christianity in its Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant traditions from the time of Christ to the present.

 

Held with HIST 235

 David Perrin PDF icon RS 240-HIST 235_D.Perrin_Winter 2021.pdf Winter 2021
RS 342 041 Heresy and Religious Crises in Late Medieval Europe

An exploration of the impact of social crises on late medieval religious modes of expression. Topics will include the Great Famine, the Black Death, the Avignon Papacy and Western Schism, the development of heretical movements, and the eventual disintegration of European religious unity.

 

Held with HIST 304, MEDVL 304

 PDF icon HIST 304-MEDVL 304-RS 342_N.Must_Winter 2021.pdf Winter 2021
SMF 101 041 Introduction to Relationships and Families

This course provides an overview of couple, marital, and family relationships from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective.

 Toni Serafini PDF icon SMF 101_T.Serafini_Winter 2021.pdf Winter 2021
SMF 204 041 Introduction to Human Sexuality

This course provides a broad interdisciplinary overview of theories and research on human sexuality. Topics may include: human anatomy, sexual health, sexual response cycle, sexual orientation, gender, sex work, sexual practices, fetishes and paraphilias, and attraction/intimacy/love.

 BJ Rye PDF icon SMF 204_BJ.Rye_Winter 2021.pdf Winter 2021
SMF 205 041 The Dark Side of Sexuality

As with all profound and meaningful human activities, sexuality has the potential to involve harm, manipulation, and abuse. This course offers a theoretical and empirical examination of the dark side of human sexuality. Topics may include sex work, pornography, sexual violence and abuse, incest, compulsive sexual behaviour, and paraphilias.

 John Rempel PDF icon SMF 205_J.Rempel_Winter 2021.pdf Winter 2021
SMF 207 041 Parents, Children, and Family Relations

This course examines caregiver/parent-child relationships from a broad interdisciplinary perspective over the lifespan. Topics may include: the transition to parenthood, parenting practices and their intersection with child/adult development, social and cultural influences on families with children, same-sex parenting, gender variance/fluidity and family relationships, family relations after parental separation, and care of aging parents.

 Angela Underhill PDF icon SMF 207_A.Underhill_Winter 2021.pdf Winter 2021
SMF 213 041 Sexual Health and Well-Being

This course offers a theoretical and empirical examination of sexuality from a health perspective. Approaches to counselling, prevention, and treatment will be discussed. Topics may include sexually transmitted infections (STI) and pregnancy prevention, pregnancy and post-partum health, healthy romantic and sexual relationships, chronic and long-term illnesses, and sexual cancers.

 Stacey Jacobs PDF icon SMF 213_S.Jacobs_Winter 2021.pdf Winter 2021
SMF 230 041 Introduction to Statistics in Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies

The goal of this introductory statistics course is to help students understand the logic and appropriate application of commonly used descriptive and inferential statistics, with examples drawn from various disciplines relevant to sexuality, marriage, and family studies.

 PDF icon SMF 230_C.Quinn-Nilas_Winter 2021.pdf Winter 2021
SMF 301 041 Communication and Counselling Skills

This course is an examination and analysis of the theories and methods of communication as applied within the processes of individual, relational, and family consultation and counselling.

 Toni Serafini PDF icon SMF 301_T.Serafini_Winter 2021.pdf Winter 2021