Elective courses open to all students
All students are required to do elective credits — courses that are not a part of your program of study. What those are depend on such things as your degree, program or faculty.
Below, you will find a list of courses that are open to all students. The Faculty of Arts and Science also offers Elective groups, which are based on a theme (though there may be prerequisites and restrictions).
Categories
Humanities
Explore human culture, language, communication, historical contexts, ethical inquiries, and religious beliefs.
Sciences
Explore the natural world, physical laws, human health, mental processes, and the environment through scientific inquiry.
Social sciences
Examine societal systems, environmental practices, cultural influences, and economic frameworks.
Interdisciplinary courses
Courses that focus on innovation offered by the Innovation Lab.
Fine arts
Elective arts courses offered by the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Business
Administration courses offered by the John Molson School of Business.
Humanities
- CLAS 264 AA (Fall)
- CLAS 265 A (Fall)
- CLAS 353 A (Fall)
- CLAS 220 A (Winter)
- CLAS 265 B (Winter)
- CLAS 267 A (Winter)
- CLAS 398 A (Winter)
- GERM 200 (all Fall sections)
- GERM 201 (all Fall sections)
- GERM 420 A (Fall)
- GERM 200 BB (Winter)
- GERM 201 (all Winter sections)
- GERM 398 A (Winter)
- HEBR 210 AA (Fall)
- ITAL 200 (all Fall sections)
- ITAL 201 (all Fall sections)
- ITAL 398 A (Fall)
- ITAL 200 (all Winter sections)
- ITAL 201 (all Winter sections)
- ITAL 361 A (Winter)
- LING 222 A (Fall)
- LING 298 A (Fall)
- LING 222 B (Winter)
- MARA 200 AA (Summer)
- MARA 200 A (Fall)
- MARA 203 A (Fall)
- MARA 320 A (Fall)
- MARA 200 (all Winter sections)
- MARA 203 B (Winter)
- MARA 367 A (Winter)
- MCHI 200 AA (Summer)
- MCHI 200 (all Fall sections)
- MCHI 310 A (Fall)
- MCHI 365 A (Fall)
- MCHI 200 (all Winter sections)
- MCHI 366 A (Winter)
- MODL 398 AA (Fall)
- SPAN 200 AA (Summer)
- SPAN 200 (all Fall sections)
- SPAN 201 (all Fall sections)
- SPAN 200 (all Winter sections)
- SPAN 201 (all Winter sections)
- IRST 203 AA (Fall)
- IRST 209 A (Fall)
- IRST 230 A (Fall)
- IRST 314 A (Fall)
- IRST 344 A (Fall)
- IRST 398 B (Fall)
- IRST 398 C (Fall)
- IRST 299 A (Fall)/(Winter)
- IRST 304 A (Winter)
- IRST 315 A (Winter)
- IRST 371 A (Winter)
- IRST 398 AA (Winter)
- IRST 398 CC (Winter)
- IRST 398 D (Winter)
- IRST 398 E (Winter)
- IRST 398 F (Winter)
- IRST 398 G (Winter)
- JOUR 205 01 (Fall)
- JOUR 215 01 (Fall)
- JOUR 298 01 (Fall) Fake News and Disinformation
- JOUR 205 02 (Winter)
- JOUR 298 01 (Winter) The Art of Interviewing Winter
- JOUR 298 02 (Winter) News & Artificial Intelligence
- JOUR 310 01 (Fall- please email undergraduate.journalism@concordia.ca)
- JOUR 340 01 (Winter – second year standing)
- JOUR 398 01 (Fall- second year standing, please email undergraduate.journalism@concordia.ca)
- JOUR 498 04 (Winter- 3rd year students only, please email undergraduate.journalism@concordia.ca to enroll) Multimedia Journalism Tools & Design
- THEO 201 A (Fall)
- THEO 203 A (Fall)
- THEO 204 EC (Fall)
- THEO 228 EC (Fall)
- THEO 233 A (Fall)
- THEO 238 AA (Fall)
- THEO 242 AA (Fall)
- THEO 243 AA (Fall)
- THEO 298 AA (Fall)
- THEO 301 AA (Fall)
- THEO 304 A (Fall)
- THEO 317 A (Fall)
- THEO 320 AA (Fall)
- THEO 337 AA (Fall)
- THEO 343 A (Fall)
- THEO 202 EC (Winter)
- THEO 205 A (Winter)
- THEO 212 AA (Winter)
- THEO 245 A (Winter)
- THEO 302 AA (Winter)
- THEO 311 A (Winter)
- THEO 315 A (Winter)
- THEO 322 A (Winter)
- THEO 331 AA (Winter)
- THEO 347 AA (Winter)
- THEO 347 AA (Winter)
- THEO 353 EC (Winter)
Sciences
- GEOG 203 (Fall)
- GEOG 220 A (Fall)
- GEOG 272 A (Fall)
- GEOG 310 A (Fall) – this requires GEOG 220 OR 30 credits completed in a social science program OR permission of the department
- URBS 230 A (Fall)
- GEOG 204 A (Winter)
- GEOG 210 A (Winter)
- GEOG 220 A (Winter)
- GEOG 274 A (Winter)
- GEOL 208 AA (Winter)
- URBS 230 A (Winter)
- MAST 217 B (Winter) Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
- SCOL 350 (02) Winter
- SFYX 201 01 (Winter): The science first-year experience course (SFYX 201) is meant to provide science and non-science students with an early and enriched hands-on introduction to the scientific process, and to stimulate their critical thinking skills. This course allows the College to share its vision of interdisciplinary, reflective, experiential-learning exploration of science with a broader range of students, including those in non-science fields.
Social sciences
- RELI 310 A (fall)
- RELI 312 A (Fall)
- RELI 313 AA (Fall)
- RELI 319 A (Fall)
- RELI 350 A (Fall)
- RELI 360 A (Fall)
- RELI 382 A (Fall)
- RELI 383 A (Fall)
- RELI 389 A (Fall)
- RELI 396 A (Fall)
- RELI 398 BB (Fall)
- RELI 398 AA (Fall)
- RELI 300 AA (Winter)
- RELI 312 A (Winter)
- RELI 318 AA (Winter)
- RELI 325 A (Winter)
- RELI 332 A (Winter)
- RELI 335 A (Winter)
- RELI 343 A (Winter)
- RELI 355 AA (Winter)
- RELI 362 A (Winter)
- RELI 366 A (Winter)
- RELI 368 A (Winter)
- RELI 380 A (Winter)
- RELI 392 A (Winter)
- RELI 394 AA (Winter)
- RELI 398 AA (Winter)
- RELI 398 A (Winter)
Interdisciplinary courses
Fine arts
FFAR 298: Special topics courses
These Interdisciplinary Studies in the Faculty of FIne Arts courses bridge the arts, culture and society. From hip-hop to queer cinema, from dancing bodies to artificial intelligence and sexuality and gender, get ready for a captivating blend of academic rigor and popular culture.
EAST 398 AA (Winter)
FMST 200 AA (Fall/Winter)
JPER 330 A (Fall/Winter)
Business
MARK 201 (All sections)
