Courses - General Education
General Education Component of Bachelor of Interior Design
All Bachelor degrees require that students take general education courses in addition to discipline specific courses. For an Interior Design degree, all timetabled IDSN courses are required plus the following general education requirements must be met:
- ENGL 1100 or an approved writing intensive course (3 credits) prior to entering year two of the program.
- Three elective courses (9 credits) from approved disciplines listed below.
- One elective at the 3000/4000 level (3 credits) from approved disciplines listed below.
Elective courses can be taken in any of these disciplines, with a strong recommendation that students select from at least two of these disciplines, especially if this is the candidates first baccalaureate. No course may be presented to fulfill more than one graduation requirement from Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Approved Disciplines for Elective Courses: (under review)
Business:(Approved Kwantlen Courses)- BUSI 1210 Essentials of Business Management
- BUSI 1205 Supervisory Skills
- BUSI 1215 Organizational Behaviour I
- BUSI 2315 Human Relations in Organization
- BUSI 2340 Pers. Mgmt Skills/ Success in Bus.
- BUSI 2390 Business Law
- BUSI 2425 Enterprise Dev. & Business Planning
- BUSI 2435 Development of Business Plans
- BUSI 2450 Business Simulation
- BUSI 2455 International Trade
- BUSI 2465 Business Negotiations
- BUSI 2490 International Business
- ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 1250 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 2208 History of Economic Thought
- ECON 2211 Economic History of Canada
- ECON 2260 Environmental Economics
- ECON 2280 Labour Economics
- ECON 2350 Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECON 2450 Intermediate Microeconomics -MRKT 1220 Dynamic Selling
- MRKT 1235 Small Business Essentials
- MRKT 1299 Consumer Behaviour
- MRKT 1211 Marketing On-line
- MRKT 2321 Retail Management I
- MRKT 2333 Marketing Management I
- MRKT 2340 Marketing Research
- MRKT 2360 Selling &Sales Management
- MRKT 2401 Advertising
- MRKT 2421 Retail Management II
- MRKT 2430 Marketing Simulation
- MRKT 2444 Marketing Management II
- MRKT 2455 International Marketing
Humanities: (any courses of the following subjects)
- Creative Writing
- English (max. 1 course in addition to required 1st year English)
- Fine Arts
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Linguistic
- Mandarin
- Philosophy
- Spanish
Math / Natural Sciences: (any courses of the following subjects)
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Anthropology
- Criminology
- Geography
- History
- Music
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
Others:
- Gerontology (SFU)
- LBED 3110 Work, Technology and Society
- LBED 3120 Study of Cultures
- LBED 3130 Critical Thinking, Logic and Scientific Reasoning
- LBED 3131 Deduction and Induction
- LBED 3130 The Philosophy of Critical Thinking, Logic & Scientific Reasoning
- LBED 3140 Science and Technology- An Historical and Philisophical overview
- LBED 3310 Power Relationships l
- LBED 3311 Power Relationships ll
- LBED 3410 Literature of the Humanities
- LBED 3420 Themes in Contemporary Culture
- LBED 4210 Ethics, Morality and Social Issues for Business
- LBED 4810 Innovation and Creativity
- LBED 4900 Community Involvement and Contribution
*General Education courses taken at other institutions may be transferred for equivalent or unassigned credits.
*Students should refer to Kwantlen's calendar for course descriptions and requirements for co-requisites and pre-requisites.
