Courses

A screenshot of someone’s MySchedule on GoSFU. The course codes in the piece are listed on the chart.
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Summer 2026 course electives

Peak Web March 10, 2026

Looking for an easy-breezy course for this upcoming summer semester? Tired of traditional midterms and research papers? Or maybe you’re just looking for a way to kill time after failing to secure a co-op in this abysmal job market. Either way, we’ve got just the right electives for you. Check out the following classes that are impossible to fail. RAC 101: How to Train Your Raccoon (3) An introduction to theories, research, and hands-on practical approaches behind taming and domesticating North American suburbs’ most elusive creature: the raccoon. Students will learn diplomatic negotiation tactics, including mastering the art of the…

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SFU letterhead paper with “The Department of Sociology & Anthropology, faculty of Arts and Social Sciences” written on top. The heading is “Course outline, Spring 2022,” but the rest of the syllabus is blank with a couple question marks on it.
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SFU should release full course outlines sooner

Peak Web November 1, 2021

As winter descends upon SFU, so too does the chaos of course enrollment. Enrollment appointments for Spring 2022 start on November 8, 2021. Students can access MySchedule to plan classes from November 1, just a week before enrollment. Full course…

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Courses SFU should introduce

Peak Web June 29, 2021

Not needing parental validation | 48 credits (B-Soc) Do you find yourself having to justify your degree and its “worth” to your parents? This short 16-semester-long course will be valuable as a FASS student. You’ll finally learn how to stop…

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Course audits are the secret little gem of relaxed higher learning

Peak Web March 22, 2020

Gather ‘round, ye sweet summer children, and listen well. For I am old — a fourth year — and at the end of my undergrad life. Before I pass onto the great beyond of post-grad life, I wish to pass…

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Distance education: worth your troubles?

Peak Web May 16, 2018

When I think about online courses, my mind goes into a little bit of a panic:  racing heart, breathlessness, a sense of terror. . . I think back to my terrible experience with the Earth Science course that had lectures…

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HUMOUR: Courses we’d like to see offered for the upcoming Fall semester

EIC July 13, 2015

Last week marked the beginning of course registration for Fall 2015, which means you’ve probably already sifted through the uninteresting crap being force-fed into your timetable. An unfortunate reality is that picking a course load for the next semester quickly…

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