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General Education Courses

General education courses help you strengthen your transferable skills, such as critical analysis, problem-solving and communication. These foundational skills are essential for employment and are in demand across industries.

When you complete general education courses, you explore topics with broad-based personal and societal importance. We not only help you become better at your chosen academic discipline but also provide you with a competitive edge and a holistic outlook on the world.

 

General Education Requirements

You must complete at least three general education courses from the following categories:

  • One course from arts and humanities
  • One course from sciences and social sciences, and
  • One course chosen from either of the above categories.

Visit your online Student Home for additional information on academic requirements for your program.

You can take only level one and two language courses as general education courses, and a maximum of two language courses can be used towards general education requirements.

Please note: Communicating Across Contexts (COM101/COM111) are not general education courses.

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New for the Winter Term: Compressed General Education Course

We’ve added a new one‑week, 42‑hour online course that fulfills a general education credit: Building Bridges Through Intercultural Communication (CAN110). Designed to give you added flexibility, this compressed format is especially helpful if you are nearing graduation and need one more general education credit to complete your program.

Course Schedule: Apr. 27 to May 1, Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Delivery: Online (OA+OS) 

Please note:

  • As one‑week courses do not meet Ministry length requirements, this course will not count toward your full‑time or part‑time OSAP course load and may impact your OSAP funding
  • Tuition cost will depend on your overall course load

This course is not available through Visual Schedule Builder. If you are interested in enrolling, please complete the Building Bridges Through Intercultural Communication (CAN110) Registration Form. Our team will contact you to confirm your registration.

Modes of Delivery

English and Liberal Studies courses will be delivered in one of the following formats:

  • In-person (P) — This course is fully in person and requires you to come to campus. 
  • Hybrid (H) — Some parts of this course are in person and other parts are online. You will need to come to campus to complete in-person requirements. Note: Hybrid courses require a minimum of 50 per cent in-person learning. 
  • Flexible (FL) — This course offers classes where you have a choice of coming to campus for an in-person experience or learning remotely online. Professors teach live on site to students in a classroom or lab and this is broadcasted in real time to students choosing to learning online. 
  • Online Asynchronous (OA) — This online course doesn't have a scheduled class time. You learn and study on your own time, while completing online learning modules by the assigned due dates. 
  • Online Synchronous (OS) – This course has scheduled online class time with professors.
  • Online Synchronous & Asynchronous (OB) — This is an online course that includes some scheduled class time and some independent study. Depending on the professor, this scheduled time may be used for drop-in sessions and/or live lectures or assessments. Please see the course addendum for details about how your professor will use scheduled class time.


Below is the list of courses offered for the Summer 2026 term.

Course Title Category Section Instruction Mode Day and Time of Classes Availability
CAN230 Women in Canada Arts & Humanities KAA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
KBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
CUL483 Gender Equality Sciences & Social Sciences KAA Online Asynchronous Open
KBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
EAC214 The Journal Arts & Humanities KAA Online Asynchronous Open
KBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
KCC Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
EAC287 The American Dream Arts & Humanities KAA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
EAC336 Family Ties Arts & Humanities KAA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
EAC359 Villains: Explorations of Evil and Villainy Arts & Humanities KAA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
EAC617 Creative Non-Fiction: The Art of Telling the Truth Arts & Humanities KAA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
HIS250 Our Place in the Universe: Big History Sciences & Social Sciences KAA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. ; Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open (Compressed: June - August)
NAT542 The Blue Planet Sciences & Social Sciences KAA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
KBB Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
SCL100 An Introduction to Sociology Sciences & Social Sciences KAA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
KBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
SOC105 Peer Mentoring Sciences & Social Sciences KAA Online Asynchronous Open
KBB Online Asynchronous Open
SOC551 Ethnic and Race Relations in Canada Sciences & Social Sciences KAA Online Asynchronous Open
KBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open

Below is the list of courses offered for the Summer 2026 term.

Course Title Category Section Instruction Mode Day and Time of Classes Availability
BFS142 Raising a Fist and Taking a Knee: Race, Resistance and the Black Athlete Sciences & Social Sciences NBA In Person Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NBB In Person Monday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
BFS211 Hear Me Talking to You - Black Music and Social Liberation Arts & Humanities NBA In Person Thursday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NBB In Person Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
CAN180 Immigration and Ethnicity Arts & Humanities NBC Flexible Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NBD Flexible Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBE Flexible Monday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
NBF Flexible Friday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
CAN190 The Canadian Political System Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBC Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
CAN230 Women in Canada Arts & Humanities NBA Hybrid Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NBC Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
NBD Online Asynchronous Open
CAN290 We Interrupt This Program Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
NBB Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
CAN420 The Art of Canada - Settler and Indigenous art of the Modern Era Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
CAN560 Canadian Mash-Up: Immigrant Stories in Art Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
NBB Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
CUL286 Cross Cultural Communications Arts & Humanities NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. ; Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open (Compressed: May - June)
CUL485 Movies and Morality Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open
NBB Online Asynchronous Open
NBC Online Asynchronous Open
CUL493 What in the World is Going On? Arts & Humanities NBC In Person Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
CUL502 Media and Popular Culture Arts & Humanities NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. ; Thursday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open (Compressed: May - June)
CUL604 In Search Of The Paranormal Arts & Humanities NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Monday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
NBB Hybrid
Thursday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. 		Open
CUL610 China and the World Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open
NBB Online Asynchronous Open
CUL730 The Cultural Impact of Art Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
EAC217 The Short Story Arts & Humanities NBA In Person Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBB In Person Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
EAC234 Science Fiction Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
NBB Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
EAC268 The Gothic Horror Story Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
EAC273 Introduction to Children's Literature Arts & Humanities NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
EAC297 Myths and Legends Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
EAC384 Creative Writing Arts & Humanities NBC Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBD Online Asynchronous Open
EAC411 Language of Media Arts & Humanities NBA In Person Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBB In Person Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
EAC553 Defining Normal: Illness and Health in Modern Writing Arts & Humanities NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
ECN230 Making Sense of Our Economy Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
FLM278 Introduction to Film Studies Arts & Humanities NBC Online Asynchronous Open
FLM280 World Cinema Arts & Humanities NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
FLM285 Film and Politics Arts & Humanities NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
LGE101 French Language Skills 1 Arts & Humanities NBA In Person Tuesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
NBB In Person Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
NBC In Person Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NBD In Person Monday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
LGE121 Spanish Language Skills 1 Arts & Humanities NBC Flexible Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. ; Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open (Compressed: May - June)
NAT101 Is There Life Beyond Earth? Sciences & Social Sciences NBA In Person Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.
Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. 		Open (Compressed: May - June)
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
NBC Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NAT108 Understanding Science and Technology Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Flexible Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
NBB Flexible Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
NAT109 Planets, Stars and Galaxies: Exploring Space Sciences & Social Sciences NBA In Person Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
NBC Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
NAT112 Physiology of Fitness Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Asynchronous Open
NBB Online Asynchronous Open
NAT131 Physical Geography Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
NAT161 Astronomy: Explore the Night Sky Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Monday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
NAT245 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Monday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
NAT260 Environmental Science Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
NBC Online Asynchronous Open
NBD Online Asynchronous Open
NAT290 From One Species to Another: Exploring Evolution Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
PHL111 World Religions Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
PHL185 Big Ideas in Philosophy Arts & Humanities NBC Hybrid Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. 		Open (Compressed: May - June)
PLS300 Political Ideologies Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Asynchronous Open
NBB Online Asynchronous Open
PSY162 Psychology and Personal Growth Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Asynchronous Open
NBB Online Asynchronous Open
PSY262 Mindfulness for Students Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Flexible Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. ; Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open (Compressed: May - June)
PSY282 People and Their Pets: The Psychology of Companion Animals Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
PSY560 Propaganda and Persuasion Sciences & Social Sciences NBA In Person Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NBB In Person Friday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
PSY802 Criminal Psychology Sciences & Social Sciences NBB Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: May - June)
SES218 Humour Arts & Humanities NBA Hybrid Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. 		Open (Compressed: May - June)
SES380 Japanese Ghost Story Arts & Humanities NBA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
SOC211 Women's Studies - Introduction Sciences & Social Sciences NBA In Person Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
SOC216 Religion and Culture in Canada Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
SOC222 2000 Years of Globalization Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Monday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. ; Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open (Compressed: May - June)
NBB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. ; Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open (Compressed: May - June)
SOC252 Sports in Society Sciences & Social Sciences NBA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Friday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open

Below is the list of courses offered for the Summer 2026 term.

Course Title Category Section Instruction Mode Day and Time of Classes Availability
CAN230 Women in Canada Arts & Humanities SYA Online Asynchronous Open
CAN410 Indigenous Awareness: Towards Truth and Reconciliation Sciences & Social Sciences SRA Hybrid
Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. 		Open (Compressed: June - August)
SYB Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open
CAN416 Toronto:Diversity our Strength Arts & Humanities SYA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
CUL133 India:From Maharajas to Gandhi Sciences & Social Sciences SYA Online Synchronous Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
CUL483 Gender Equality Sciences & Social Sciences SYA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open
EAC214 The Journal Arts & Humanities SYA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
SYB Online Asynchronous Open
EAC297 Myths and Legends Arts & Humanities SYA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
EAC358 Carnival in Culture and Society Arts & Humanities SYA Hybrid
Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. 		Open (Compressed: May - June)
HIS201 World War II - Historical and Cultural Perspectives Sciences & Social Sciences SYA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
NAT155 World Geography Sciences & Social Sciences SYA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. ; Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Open (Compressed: June - August)
SES213 Witches and Witch-Hunts Arts & Humanities SYA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. ; Thursday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open (Compressed: May - June)
SOC105 Peer Mentoring Sciences & Social Sciences SYA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Open
SYB Online Asynchronous Open
SYC Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Thursday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Open
SOC106 World Issues: Poverty, Greed, and Globalization Sciences & Social Sciences SYA Online Asynchronous Open (Compressed: June - August)
SOC551 Ethnic and Race Relations in Canada Sciences & Social Sciences SYA Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Open