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Fall 2021 courses to guarantee your survival

Victoria Lopatka September 6, 2021

SA 421W – Greetings, Flirting, & Transit in SFU Society  This course will re-introduce students to the study of socializing, post-social isolation. Students will be challenged to talk to their classmates, say “hi” to people they don’t know, and follow social conventions on transit. Please keep in mind this is a 400-level course and should not be attempted by students unfamiliar with such concepts. Prerequisites include SA 103 (Existing in Public), SA 202 (Eye Contact), and SA 338 (Talking with People You’ve Known for Many Years). Macro, meso, and micro forces will be considered, including the fact that SFU campuses…

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It’s best to finish WQB courses as early as possible

Michelle Young July 26, 2020

Writing, breadth, and quantitative (WQB) requirements are sometimes pushed to the end of a student’s degree due to scheduling conflicts and looming dread. These courses can be intimidating because they force students to explore outside their departments, and will often…

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If you’re not using RateMyProfessors by now, you should be

Nicole Magas March 8, 2020

We are over the hump of the semester, so to speak, which for most SFU students means it’s time for course selection. As we drag ourselves out of the carnage of midterm season, a new sort of panic sets it.…

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To make the most out of university, students should take morning classes

Muhammad Saad Iftikhar October 6, 2019

Finding the motivation to get up and go to class can be hard, especially if you happen to have lecture scheduled at an inconvenient time. Is it better to get up early and get school over with, saving the rest…

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