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This course introduces students to the basic elements used in the construction of films, such as narrative structure, editing, and mise en scène. Through the exploration of techniques specific to film, as well as other more general narrative strategies, students develop visual literacy skills. They learn how to understand and write about the medium of film and the particular films studied. The films cover a variety of styles and come from a variety of periods. Three lecture hours a week. 06-01-2025-02-04-2025 Lecture Monday, Wednesday 01:00PM - 02:15PM, SDU Main Bldg, Room 211

This course introduces the major literary genres and focuses upon a selection of representative works. Students explore and discuss the elements of poetry, fiction, and drama. Class work involves lectures and discussions, with a special emphasis on writing assignments. 07-01-2025-03-04-2025 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 10:00AM - 11:15AM, Health Sciences Bldg, Room 106

This course introduces philosophical inquiry and explores questions such as: How is the mind connected to the body? What is it to know something? How does scientific knowledge differ from other forms of knowledge? Is there an external world that exists independently of human perception and cognition and if so, do we have access to it? How do we figure out what is morally right or wrong? What is justice? Is there a universal human nature? How do religious beliefs differ from other types of beliefs? What are some of the traditional arguments regarding the existence of God? Lectures: Three hours a week. 06-01-2025-04-04-2025 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 04:30PM - 05:20PM, SDU Main Bldg, Room 213

This course introduces many of the main concepts within the field of sociology such as culture, socialization, norms, social roles, values, deviance, and social structure. In addition, this course utilizes the basic concepts and perspectives in sociology to examine critically and to interpret the kinds of interaction experienced in social institutions such as the economy, the polity, the family, education, and religion. Three hours a week. 06-01-2025-04-04-2025 Web Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced

An introduction to the development, tools and application of macroeconomic analysis in the Canadian economy. Topics discussed will include inflation, unemployment, monetary policy, fiscal policy as well as others. Three hours a week. 06-01-2025-04-04-2025 Web Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced

Spanish 1010 is intended for students with no knowledge of Spanish. The course gives students solid grounding in the fundamentals of the Spanish language by engaging them, in both classroom and language laboratory settings, in communicative use of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Upon successful completion of the course, students obtain a comprehensive outline of Spanish grammar and are able to sustain a conversation on a variety of daily topics. NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit if any of the following have already been successfully completed: SPAN-1020, SPAN-2010, SPAN-2020, SPAN-3010, SPAN-3020, SPAN-3150, SPAN-4010, or SPAN-4020. Three hours a week plus lab. 06-01-2025-04-04-2025 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30AM - 11:20AM, SDU Main Bldg, Room 320

The main objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts of descriptive statistics, statistical inference, and the use of statistical software such as MINITAB to students in any discipline. More time is spent on statistical inference than on descriptive statistics. Topics include frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, rules of probability, discrete and continuous probability distributions, random sampling and sampling distributions, confidence intervals, one- and two-tail tests of hypotheses, and correlation and linear regression. Prerequisite: Grade XII academic Mathematics NOTE: Credit will not be allowed for Statistics 1210 if a student has received credit for any of the following courses: Business 2510, Education 4810, Psychology 2710 and Sociology 3320. Credit for Statistics 1210 will not be allowed if taken concurrent with or subsequent to Statistics 1910. 07-01-2025-03-04-2025 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 10:00AM - 11:15AM, Irving Chemistry Ctr, Room 104

In this course students investigate the effects of insularity on small-island populations. The relationship between the population's identity (culture, ethnicity, self-confidence) and its economic and political choices is examined. Students examine history, folklore, art, literature, anthropology, economics, and political theories in the context of "islandness." LECTURE: 2 SEMINAR: 1 Restriction: Student must be admitted into a UPEI graduate program or be eligible for graduate studies. 08-01-2025-02-04-2025 Graduate Studies Wednesday 01:30PM - 04:20PM, SDU Main Bldg, Room 335

This coure discusses the key traditions and modern trends of art in Korea. Its topic range covers Korean art, artisian lives, and their heritage and contemporary changes. Students will explore various types of Korean artistic genres and art mediums, inluding paintings, ceramics, paper/textiles, sculpture, and visual art. 06-01-2025-04-04-2025 Web Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced