The course will employ a variety of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including some of the following:
Evaluation will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline. The instructor will provide a written course outline with specific criteria during the first week of classes.
An example of a possible evaluation scheme would be:
| 10 chapter reflections | 10% |
| One mid-term exam | 25% |
| One annotated bibliography | 15% |
| One research project | 25% |
| One final exam | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
Students may conduct research with human participants as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans
At the conclusion of the course the successful student will be able to:
The following is an example of a textbook that may be used for this course:
Soukup, C. and Foust, C. R. (2024). Popular Culture in Everyday Life: A Critical Introduction. New York: Routledge.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer Details for SOCI 2255 |
|---|---|
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU SOC 2XX (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU SOCI 3275 (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU SA 2XX (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU SOCI 2170 (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU SOCI 2XX (3) |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW SOCI 2XX (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO SOCI_O 2nd (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV SOCI_V 2nd (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC SOSC 2XX (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV MACS 221 (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC SOCI 2XX (1.5) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU SOCI 2nd (3) |
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CRN
17437
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Fri | Instructor Last Name
Westerman
Instructor First Name
Marni
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Course Status
Open
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