Winter 2025 Degree Courses
Full-time and part-time degree students who are scheduled to complete a General Education elective should select their academic program from the list below to see the courses available to them.
How to Register for an Elective
Graduate Requirements & Planning Resources
Every degree student at Fanshawe must complete General Education Electives as part of their program. Without completing these courses, a student cannot graduate. Each degree program has a unique set of elective requirements based on course subjects and their academic level. Student should identify what electives they need to graduate and plan their course selection carefully.
Part-Time, Overload & Out-of-Sequence students
Part-time, overload and fee-paying out of sequence students will require permission to register. Please email gened@fanshawec.ca with your student number and the details of the course(s) you would like to register for.
Available Courses
Part-Time Post-Secondary students — defined as those who applied for their program through OCAS — are able to register directly online through WebAdvisor for their General Education electives. Part-Time Post-Secondary students should follow these instructions to register for their elective.
Please select a course from list below - be sure to check your requirements to ensure you are taking the correct level (Intro vs. Upper).
Degree-Blended Band 1
Courses are first come, first served—there are no waiting lists for courses that are full! We strongly advise you to register in your General Education course as soon as possible. This list of courses does not update when courses are full. When completing your registration you may need to try several courses before you find one that still has room for you to register.
Please note: Course options are subject to change without notice due to changes in planning. Please double-check course lists prior to completing your registration to ensure specific courses are still offered.
The following course is:
Blended / In-Person
Scheduled / Have Scheduled Hours / Synchronous
3 hrs per week (2 hrs in-person + 1 hr online) | 3 credits each
Weekday Time: Wednesday 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Location: 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd. London, Ontario
HUMA-7039-60 Villain and Heroes
Degree Level: Upper
From Breaking Bad to The Avengers, contemporary popular culture seems to feed on our society's fascination with the idea of the flawed hero or anti-hero. Drawing on the theme of crime, this course will encourage students to examine a variety of genres including superhero films, T.V. 'cop shows,' graphic novels, and traditional crime fiction. In many of these works, the line between villain and hero, good and evil is deliberately blurred, raising questions about the nature of crime and representations of criminals and those who use dubious means to try to capture them. Through lectures, film viewings, and short readings, students will develop an understanding of some hero-myth theories and expand their knowledge of the ways in which various media reflect the darker preoccupations of North American society.
Degree-Blended Band 2
Courses are first come, first served—there are no waiting lists for courses that are full! We strongly advise you to register in your General Education course as soon as possible. This list of courses does not update when courses are full. When completing your registration you may need to try several courses before you find one that still has room for you to register.
Please note: Course options are subject to change without notice due to changes in planning. Please double-check course lists prior to completing your registration to ensure specific courses are still offered.
The following course is:
Blended / In-Person
Scheduled / Have Scheduled Hours / Synchronous
3 hrs per week (2 hrs in-person + 1 hr online) | 3 credits each
Weekday Time: Tuesday 9:00AM-11:00AM
Location: 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd. London, Ontario
HUMA-7053-60 Film Studies- Intro
Degree Level: Intro
This course offers students an overview of major aspects of film as an artistic and communication medium. We examine film types, styles, and genres; major aspects of film technique such as editing, mise-en-scène, camera movement, sound, etc., and the way they may influence meaning; major theoretical approaches to film; and aspects of the film industry of increased relevance today, such as access vs. discrimination and exclusion. These aspects of film will be illustrated through a selection of films produced in North America, as well as in other parts of the world.
SOSC-7042-60 Mind & Behaviour
Degree Level: Intro
Have you ever wondered why you think the way you do? Why you behave the way you do? And why others are so
similar yet so different from you? In this introductory psychology course, we examine the biological, social, and
cognitive factors that make us who we are. We discuss our development, the power of our brain, how we learn and
remember, and how we interpret the world around us. We delve into our complex thought processes, the
motivations behind our behaviours, and the influence of social relationships, emotions, and stress on our health and
well-being. Finally, we examine the causes and treatments of psychological disorders, such as depression,
anxiety, schizophrenia, and antisocial personality disorder. Through this course, students will gain insight into the
factors that influence the way they think and behave.
Online
All students can choose an online General Education elective course. International students should verify they have the appropriate number of in-person hours before registering for an online course.
Courses are first come, first served—there are no waiting lists for courses that are full! We strongly advise you to register in your General Education course as soon as possible. This list of courses does not update when courses are full. When completing your registration you may need to try several courses before you find one that still has room for you to register.
Please note: Course options are subject to change without notice due to changes in planning. Please double-check course lists prior to completing your registration to ensure specific courses are still offered.
The following courses are:
Online / Virtual
Unscheduled / No Scheduled Hours / Asynchronous
3hrs per week (3hr online) | 3 credits each
GBLC-7001-40 Global Pop Culture - this course is full
Degree level: Upper
What discipline examines cars, khakis, non-fat lattes, viral videos, and zombie-infested medieval fantasies as correlated events? Popular Culture Studies is the answer, and if the question seems more like a set-up for an old joke, that too falls under the scope of the discipline -- jokes as survivors of folk culture. Our diverse nationalities and backgrounds notwithstanding, we are surrounded by the same products of popular culture, from video games and Reality TV to Twitter, fan-fiction-turned-bestsellers, superhero franchises, and the transient royalty of pop music. We depart from a Starbucks in Country A, and arrive in a far-and-away Starbucks in Country B. In any mall anywhere, we will eventually find the food-court since mall architecture is standard. In addition to the world's six thousand languages, most people speak Smartphone and Facebook fluently. Our goal is to examine twelve such products or phenomena of popular culture as assemblages of distinct lifestyles and spaces, in their aesthetic, economic and ideological relations to commodification, visualisation, technology and entertainment. Ultimately, the study of Popular Culture illuminates the construction of everyday life -- the medium we live in as global citizens.
GBLC-7003-40 Sociology of World Religions
Degree Level: Upper
What is religion? Who is God? In this upper-level hybrid religious studies course, students will learn about our global
world religions. This course will allow students to study religions such as Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism,
Confucianism, Islam, Christianity and many more. Each student will learn about and present a religion through its
history, literature, traditions, customs and rituals. The goal of this course is to introduce the academic study of world
religions. Students will not engage in personal religious dialogue; instead they will study religion from a critical and
academic perspective. In this course we will engage the study of religion with the goal of being open-minded and
seeing the world from a more complex and humanitarian perspective.
GBLC-7004-40 - People, Politics & Power
Degree Level: Upper
The study of politics is the study of conflict. This course will explore the competing interests that struggle for dominance in political systems across the globe. A variety of questions will be explored including: can different institutions shape public policy outcomes? What can be done to salvage failed and failing states? How can states protect themselves against international terrorism? Assignments and material will critically explore the ideas and ideals that underlie contemporary political issues.
GBLC-7011-40 - Slapshot of Hockey Culture
Degree Level: Upper
For over 100 years, Canadians have thought of hockey as "our game." But is it? This course will begin with an examination of hockey's surprisingly complex roots before exploring the growth of the sport in a variety of countries and its link to national identity, including (and especially) our own. From hockey at the grassroots level all the way to the Olympic and World stages, how does the sport serve to define an ever-changing global community?
GBLC-7014-40 Technology of State Torture
Degree Level: Upper
The brazen bull, the rack, tongue clips, electro-shock weapons: all technologies of torture, ancient or modern,
deadly or not, attest to the dark side of human creativity. Since recorded history, those in power have examined the
human body and mind in order to discover the most effective methods of violating both. In this course, we will
compare past technologies of torture to present ones in an attempt to shed light on crucial transformations in the
manipulation of power. We will also be exploring representations of torture in diverse cultural productions (literature,
film, television, and other contemporary media) in order to open up a critical debate over the interplay between
technology, torture, and power.
HUMA-7028-40 Fantasy Genres
Degree Level: Upper
Why do critics refuse to take the fantasy genre seriously-despite the fact that fantasy movies, novels, games, etc. rake in millions of dollars every year? Fantasy encompasses a variety of traditions, time periods, cultures, themes, and conventions. This course will examine excerpts from novels, contemporary films, and video games and will investigate the social, political, and intellectual agendas of fantasy authors, creators, and readers.
HUMA-7054-40 Genius, Creativity & Innovation - this course is full
Degree Level: Intro
This course gives students the freedom to explore the history of genius, creativity, and innovation in any way that suits their learning interests. Structured in a non-linear way, the course reflects on the greatest innovations in human history, from the telescope to human rights to Greek philosophy to the internet. Students will learn about a range of interdisciplinary topics centred on specific events, inventions, and historical figures as a way of gaining a fuller understanding of the nature of creativity: how does innovation happen? what are the myths and facts behind creativity? how can we encourage and nurture our own personal creativity? what has creativity and innovation made possible in our contemporary and past human societies?
HUMA-7059-40 Indigenous Literature
Degree Level: Intro
This course introduces students to literature written by Indigenous authors across geographical borders, including authors from a variety of historical, political, and cultural contexts. Students will study works selected from various genres and mediums, including oral and written storytelling, fiction and non-fiction, short stories, and poetry. They will write reflective and academic analyses in response to criticism by Indigenous and Western scholars. Students will demonstrate critical appreciation of the meaning, style, theme, and appeal of each selection.
PHYS-7007-40 Nanotechnology
Degree Level: Intro
Want to improve your golf game? Make your car drive faster and be more fuel efficient? Want the colour of your clothes to be more vibrant? Due to the advancements in nanotechnology all of this can now be achieved. Nanomaterials have unique chemical and physical properties that can be utilized to make things lighter, faster, and more durable. This course will introduce different nanomaterials and discuss the difference between nanosized and bulk objects. This course will also illustrate the advancements over the past few centuries in nanotechnology and explore their current and potential applications.
SOSC-7002-40 Perspectives on Sport
Degree Level: Upper
In this course we will examine the vital place of sport in modern societies. We will explore sports in relation to other social institutions such as the media, education, and government; we will examine sport in relation to aspects of social difference and inequality such as gender, race, class, and age; and finally, we will study sport and social processes such as socialization and deviance. We will also look at how sports help promote a particular system of values, shape national identity, and contribute to economic development. This part of the course provides students with an understanding of the relationship between sports, the economy, and the political system. Students explore both government approaches to sports and political issues related to sports in society.
SOSC-7040-40 Miskâsowin and Ethics
Degree Level: Intro
Framed within the Truth and Reconciliation process underway in Canada, this course utilizes the Cree concept of Miskâsowin to convey the responsibility one must understand oneself in relation to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. The interconnectedness of the truth of Indigenous people's experiences and the call for creating ethical relationships through Miskâsowin are integral to this course. Concepts of equity (inequity), justice (injustice), and intent vs impact as they relate to the determinants of well-being are discussed within Indigenous understandings of wholism, interconnectedness, and relationships. Relevance of Miskâsowin to accountability and responsibility offer a pathway of reciprocity in relationships with all one's relations.
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