International Preparatory Programs

Sample Credit Courses for IGSPP Credit Stream Students

Listed below are samples of UBC undergraduate and/or graduate level credit courses for of interest to IGSPP Credit Stream students (this is not the complete list of courses available).

These courses are subject to availability (summer course offerings may be very limited) and eligibility (students must have the course prerequisites or co-requisites and/or have instructor and faculty permission in order to participate). If courses in your particular interest area are not available, please keep in mind that all courses offer valuable practice to develop skills in taking notes, managing your time, writing exams and working as part of a team while receiving feedback from professors and gaining up to six credits.

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Faculty of Arts

LINGUISTICS (LING) 319 (3 credits) Comparative and Historical Linguistics
The historical study of language. Linguistic change. Language families and evidence for genetic relationship. Comparative method and internal reconstruction. Emphasis on phonological and morphological reconstruction. Not offered every year.
Prerequisite: All of LING 200, LING 201.

ECONOMICS (ECO) 339 (3 credits) Economics of Technological Change
Application of economic analysis to technological change; the impact of technological change on the growth and distribution of income; economic influences on the invention and diffusion of technology; the interaction between technology, work, skills, and education; public policy toward technological change.
Prerequisite: All of ECON 101, ECON 102.

GEOGRAPHY (GEOG) 520 (3 credits) Themes and Interpretive Issues in Modern Human Geography
Themes and interpretive issues in modern human geography. Students from outside Geography require the permission of the Head of the department.

PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC) 359 (3 credits) Advanced Research Methods in Behavioural Sciences
Prepares students for graduate studies or other advanced behavioural research; experimental design and analytic techniques; laboratory with computer applications.
Prerequisite: Either (a) all of PSYC 217, PSYC 218 or (b) PSYC 366.

Faculty of Education

EDUCATIONAL STUDIES (EDST) 427 (3 credits) Philosophy of Education
An introductory course in which consideration is given to the philosophical foundations of education and to the practical bearing of theory upon curriculum content and classroom practice in our schools. Pass/Fail.

CENTRE FOR CROSS-FACULTY INQUIRY (CCFI) 508 (3-12 credits) c Review of Research in Educational Methods
Studies are made of recent research bearing on educational practice.
Prerequisite: Appropriate senior undergraduate introductory or methods course is required.

EDUCATION (EDUC) 500 (3 credits) Research Methodology in Education
Overview of methodological approaches to research in education.

LANGUAGE EDUCATION (LLED) 478D (3-6 credits) Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language
Prerequisite: For TESL Certificate, 6 credits of LLED 489, ENGL 329, LING 420, LING 200, LING 201 taken within the last five years or taken as corequisite with consent of instructor. For B.Ed. TESL, LLED 315.

Faculty of Applied Science

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (CHBE) 230 (3 credits) Computational Methods
Mathematical formulation of chemical and biological engineering problems; standard techniques of numerical analysis and their application to chemical, environmental and biotechnological systems; program development; use of commercial numerical analysis software.
Prerequisite: CPSC 152. Co-requisite: MATH 256.

APPLIED ECONOMICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (ENPP) 504 (3 credits)
Factor analysis, multiple regression, non-linear regression, multivariate ANOVA, spatial econometric modeling. Market concentration, externalities and imperfect information, tools to restrict monopolies and industrial policies, tools to treat market failures due to externalities, quotas, standards, tradable permits, taxes and subsidies, unbiased labeling and government provision, cost effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis, economic impact analysis, life cycle cost analysis.

ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (CEEN) 523 (3 credits)
Energy/environment/society interactions; development of energy resources; energy demand and its determinants; policy dimension of energy and climate change; impacts on ecosystems; life cycle analysis; impact assessment and other tools for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of alternative energy sources; case studies.
Co-requisite: CEEN 501.

TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY I (APSC) 261 (3 credits)
The course deals with the influence of technology on the social, political, economic, and environmental aspects of society. The specific subject matter varies from year to year. Examples of subjects considered include, resources, energy, nuclear power, technology, the effects of technology on the family, education, agriculture, international policy and others.

Faculty of Science

ENGINEERING PHYSICS (ENPH) 259 (2 credits) Experimental Techniques
Basic experimental techniques in acquisition, analysis, and presentation of data. [1-3-0]
Prerequisite: Either (a) all of PHYS 108, PHYS 109 or (b) one of PHYS 102, PHYS 153 or (c) SCIE 001.

STATISTICS 305 (3 credits) Introduction to Statistical Inference
Review of probability theory. Sampling distribution theory, large sample theory and methods of estimation and hypothesis testing, including maximum likelihood estimation, likelihood ratio testing and confidence interval construction. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) one of STAT 200, BIOL 300 and one of MATH 302, STAT 302; or (b) a score of 65% or higher in one of MATH 302, STAT 302. STAT 200 or BIOL 300 is recommended.

The University of British Columbia

Sample Credit Courses for IGSPP Credit Stream Students