
FALL 2025 Degree Courses
Summer course registration begins July 28, 2025. 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 - September-December - Friday - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Scheduled / Have Scheduled Hours / Synchronous
3 hrs per week (2 hrs in-person + 1 hr online) | 3 credits each
Weekday Time:
Location: 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd. London, Ontario
HUMA-7029 – Culture of Genius
Degree Level: Intro
This is a course on the persistent cult and culture of genius. We will examine questions surrounding the definition, function, purpose and politics of genius through a variety of media. Students will gain an appreciation for how and why the concept of the 'genius' is deployed, both in child and adult contexts. Materials on this course range from documentary, films and children's books/toys to television, philosophy and psychology.
PHYS-7011-60
Cosmic Extremes
Degree Level: Upper
This course will take you on a thrilling tour of the birth, evolution and death of stars, culminating in a space-time bending encounter with the most monstrous of all universal phenomena - black holes. You will travel to the event horizon of these cosmic oddities and bask in their Hawking radiation. You will explore the hearts of the most massive galaxies where the hungriest of these cosmic leviathans lie and witness the violence wrought by their insatiable gravitational appetite. Beware, this is a one-way trip; not even light can escape!
SOSC-7043-60
The Big Lie
Degree Level: Upper
The North American disinformation ecosystem actively subverts the so-called four corners of deceit: government, academia, science, and media. The goal of this course is to arm students with historical examples, along with a toolkit of strategies taken from philosophy, as well as social and political thought, to help them examine and understand the following topics: post-truth, cognitive dissonance; cognitive bias, misinformation and disinformation; the history of conspiratorial thinking in popular culture; and the algorithmic ease with which social media exacerbated the spread of disinformation.
Degree-Blended 2
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:
Blended / In-Person
Scheduled / Have Scheduled Hours / Synchronous
3 hrs per week (2 hrs in-person + 1 hr online) | 3 credits each
Weekday Time: Friday 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd. London, Ontario
HUMA-7030-60
Alientation & Society
Degree Level: Upper
This course uses literature, film, and theory on topics such as war, race, gender, and class to examine the concept of alienation and its consequences for both individuals and society. From World War One poetry to David Fincher's Fight Club, the western world has long been fascinated with the experience of alienation and the lure of the alienated character. How does a person come to feel so isolated from his or her society? What motivates outsider figures to behave in the ways they do? Through studying diverse genres from different time periods, students will be exposed to a variety of representations on the theme while developing and enhancing their skills in critical analysis, essay writing, and digital presentation.
SOSC-7002-60
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-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.
Degree- 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 - September - December
Unscheduled / No Scheduled Hours / Asynchronous
3hrs per week (3hr online) | 3 credits each
GBLC-7012-40
Green Revolutions
Degree Level: Upper
The twentieth- and twenty-first centuries have undergone what some environmental scholars call a "green revolution." We have all heard the buzz words-sustainability, "going green," global climate change, renewable energy-but rarely do we consider how environmental science influences history, social movements, and cultural output. In other words, how does all this eco-friendly terminology impact societies at an individual and cultural level? This course will consider the larger social and cultural implications of environmental science, particularly, how environmental concerns shape politics, culture, and the arts. We will consider not only how the green revolution has influenced various film genres (e.g., fantasy and science fiction), but also how individuals participate in constructing the mythological components of the science.
GBLC-7015-40
Environment and Culture
Degree Level: Intro
The goal of this readings-based course is to provide students with a framework for understanding their local, national, and global environments, and especially the environmental challenges we presently face as people living in Canada and in the world at large. We will examine the interrelations of nature, technology, and culture by analysing what it means to live at the tolerance margins of our uses of fossil fuels, water, modern food systems, and pollutants such as plastic. We will also examine past environmental collapses and survivals to learn for the future and research communities engaged in environmental activism today.
HUMA-7026-40
Role of Garbage in Society
Degree Level: Upper
Garbage is all around us. We create and dispose of it every day. Yet for the most part we do not pay much attention to the material and symbolic role it plays in human society. This course begins with the following question: can garbage tell us something about ourselves? Through academic essays, popular articles, documentaries, television shows and commercials, artwork, literature, and Hollywood film, we will study trash from numerous perspectives to account for its prominence in our daily lives and understand its relationship to our contemporary society.
Narratives of Travel & Tourism
Degree Level: Intro
This course is concerned with the way contemporary travel writing engages with and tries to reconcile socio-political struggles, such as the protection of human rights, the promotion of democracy, the management of equality within multiculturalism, and the reduction of inequality, that continue to persist despite the forces of globalization. In their attempt to combat regimented and outmoded ideas of foreignness, travel writers continue with these struggles and stereotypes that shape the experience of modern travel. Narratives of Tourism and Travel is a thoroughly interdisciplinary course that draws from international relations, literary theory, political theory, geography, anthropology, and history.
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.
SOSC-7011-40
Social Implications of Addictions
Degree Level: Upper
As an introductory and interdisciplinary survey of the role of addiction in human cultures, this course is designed to expose students to how narcotic as well as non-narcotic- related addictions manifest themselves within various individual and institutional practices. In particular, students will explore the major biological, psychological and social/cultural theories applied to addiction. Focus is given to the nature of drug use, conceptions of 'the addict,' how drugs impact the brain, the impact on family, and consequences for changing social drug behaviors. This course also explores current theoretical and practical treatment approaches and education and prevention strategies. Emphasis will be given to special issues and hot topics in drug addiction, including youth, women, media portrayal of drug use and current debates on the war on drugs. Finally, understanding common perspectives on treatment and prevention strategies related to drug dependence and education will be studied.
SOSC-7012-40
America & the Bomb
Degree Level: Upper
The nuclear bomb cast a long shadow over American culture throughout much of the twentieth century. In this course, we will examine the historical aspects of this phenomenon and imaginative responses to it; these responses include science fiction, film, poetry, short stories, and Dr. Seuss. The students in this course will gain an appreciation for the degree of fear generated by the Cold War, and for how this fear shaped artists, including those who were racially marginalized.
SOSC-7030-40
Anarchism
Degree Level: Upper
What is anarchism? Often misrepresented as being equated with chaos, vandalism and terror, anarchism instead is a political philosophy with a particular view of human nature and particular visions around political, economic, and social organization. It began in the 19th century in response to slavery, authoritarianism and capital exploitation, and has over its history had supporters around the world. Direct expressions of anarchist ideas have re-emerged in recent years, through the sharing economy, the Occupy movement, popular culture depictions (e.g. Mr. Robot, Rage Against the Machine), and the development of cryptocurrencies. Today, anarchism is often focused on corporate capitalism, environmental sustainability, indigenous rights, and sexual freedom. This course will explore the diversity of anarchist ideas, anarchist critiques of political power and hierarchy, and review concrete examples of anarchism in practice.
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.