Explore the exciting array of courses offered at Redeemer.
An advanced interdisciplinary honours seminar in the Humanities examining the
life, thought, and writings of the ancient church father Augustine of Hippo, with an
emphasis on his magisterial work The City of God. Honours-level students from
multiple disciplines will grapple with Augustine’s historical, theological, philosophical,
and political significance. (PHL-461/POL-461/REL-461)
Prerequisites:
Western Culture & Tradition II
HUM‑120
This course traces the development of Western culture from 1500 to the present through history, philosophy, literature, science, and the fine arts.
HUM‑120 Western Culture & Tradition II Year 3 or 4 standing in an honours major in HIS, POLIS, REL or a general major in PHL
An advanced interdisciplinary honours seminar in the Humanities examining the life, thought and writings of the ancient church father Augustine of Hippo, with an emphasis on his magisterial work The City of God. Honours-level students from multiple disciplines will grapple with Augustine’s historical, theological, philosophical and political significance.
Prerequisites:
Western Culture & Tradition II
HUM‑120
This course traces the development of Western culture from 1500 to the present through history, philosophy, literature, science, and the fine arts.
HUM‑120 Western Culture & Tradition II Year 3 or 4 standing in an honours major in HIS, POLIS, REL or a general major in PHL
An advanced interdisciplinary honors seminar in the Humanities examining the life, thought, and writings of the ancient church father Augustine of Hippo, with an emphasis on his magisterial work The City of God. Honors-level students from multiple disciplines will grapple with Augustine’s historical, theological, philosophical, and political significance. (PHL-461/HIS-461/POL-461)
An advanced interdisciplinary honours seminar in the Humanities examining the life, thought and writings of the ancient church father Augustine of Hippo, with an emphasis on his magisterial work The City of God. Honours-level students from multiple disciplines will grapple with Augustine’s historical, theological, philosophical and political significance. (HIS-461/PHL-461/REL-461)
Prerequisites:
Western Culture & Tradition II
HUM‑120
This course traces the development of Western culture from 1500 to the present through history, philosophy, literature, science, and the fine arts.
HUM‑120 Western Culture & Tradition II Year 3 or 4 standing in an honours major in HIS, POLIS, REL or a general major in PHL
A course designed to develop fluency and skill in the basics of music with reference to performance, worship music chording, theory, and ear training.
This course is a combination of lectures and in-studio workshops where students are introduced to the basic skills of audio production (recording, editing, and mixing) and live worship music production (setup, design of visual materials, media production, mixing, worship service design, and the use of software for worship planning). Students apply these skills through the creation of a simple worship song that includes components of studio recording, sound design, and music editorial and/or the design and implementation of a worship service.
An advanced interdisciplinary honours seminar in the Humanities examining the
life, thought, and writings of the modern and orthodox Reformed theologian Herman
Bavinck. Honours-level students from multiple disciplines will critically engage
Bavinck’s historical, theological, philosophical, and political works, their central ideas,
and their ongoing significance. (POL-465/REL-465)
An advanced interdisciplinary honours seminar in the Humanities examining the life, thought and writings of the modern and orthodox Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck. Honours-level students from multiple disciplines will critically engage Bavinck’s historical, theological, philosophical and political works, their central ideas and their ongoing significance. (HIS-465/REL-465)
Prerequisites:
Western Culture & Tradition II
HUM‑120
This course traces the development of Western culture from 1500 to the present through history, philosophy, literature, science, and the fine arts.
HUM‑120 Western Culture & Tradition II Year 3 or 4 standing in an honours major in HIS, POLIS, REL
An advanced interdisciplinary honours seminar in the Humanities examining the life, thought, and writings of the modern and orthodox Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck. Honours-level students from multiple disciplines will critically engage Bavinck’s historical, theological, philosophical and political works, their central ideas and their ongoing significance.
Prerequisites:
Western Culture & Tradition II
HUM‑120
This course traces the development of Western culture from 1500 to the present through history, philosophy, literature, science, and the fine arts.
HUM‑120 Western Culture & Tradition II Year 3 or 4 standing in an honours major in HIS, POLIS, REL
An introductory course for students with little or no knowledge of Spanish. While auditory comprehension and oral expression will be emphasized, the study of grammar and vocabulary will reinforce reading and writing skills as well.
A continuation of SPA-101 with continued emphasis on auditory comprehension, oral expression, grammar, and the development of reading and writing skills.
Prerequisites:
Beginning Spanish I
SPA‑101
An introductory course for students with little or no knowledge of Spanish. While auditory comprehension and oral expression will be emphasized, the study of grammar and vocabulary will reinforce reading and writing skills as well.
SPA‑101 Beginning Spanish I
An introduction to the structure, function and analysis of the major classes of biomolecules found in living organisms: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Includes an introduction to the structure and function of enzymes. Includes a weekly three-hour lab. Materials fee applies.
An introduction to the structure, function and analysis of the major classes of biomolecules found in living organisms: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Includes an introduction to the structure and function of enzymes. Includes a weekly three-hour lab. Materials fee applies.
Prerequisites:
Organic Chemistry I
CHE‑221
An introduction to organic chemistry. Topics include representations and nomenclature of organic molecules, resonance, hybrid orbitals and covalent bonding in organic molecules, Lewis acids and bases, conformations, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, substitution and elimination reactions, reactions of alkenes, retrosynthesis strategies, gas chromatography, NMR, and infrared spectroscopy. Includes a weekly three-hour lab. Materials fee applies.Â
CHE‑221 Organic Chemistry I
Cell and Molecular Biology
BIO‑242
A study of the structure and function of cells as the fundamental building units of living organisms. Topics include, but are not restricted to the molecular constituents of cells, major cell organelles, endo/exocytosis, intracellular signalling, cell growth and metabolism and special cell functions. Methods of investigation will be examined throughout the course and the development of hypotheses and theories will be placed in a historical and contemporary context. Includes a weekly three-hour lab. Materials fee applies.
BIO‑242 Cell and Molecular Biology;
Organic Chemistry II
CHE‑222
A continuation of CHE-221. Topics include Grignard reactions, synthesis and reactions of alkynes, alcohols, ethers, aromatics, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and amines, with an emphasis on the application of organic chemistry to the pharmaceutical industry. Includes a weekly three-hour lab. Materials fee applies.
CHE‑222 Organic Chemistry II
An investigation of the kinetics and regulation of enzyme catalyzed reactions, the principles of metabolism, and the central metabolic pathways, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, the citric acid cycle, the electronic transport chain, fatty acid metabolism, and amino acid metabolism. Includes a weekly three-hour lab. Materials fee applies.
Prerequisites:
Biochemistry I: Structures and Functions of Biomolecules
CHE‑361
An introduction to the structure, function and analysis of the major classes of biomolecules found in living organisms: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Includes an introduction to the structure and function of enzymes. Includes a weekly three-hour lab. Materials fee applies.
CHE‑361 Biochemistry I: Structures and Functions of Biomolecules
An investigation of the kinetics and regulation of enzyme catalyzed reactions, the principles of metabolism, and the central metabolic pathways, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, the citric acid cycle, the electronic transport chain, fatty acid metabolism, and amino acid metabolism. Includes a weekly three-hour lab. Materials fee applies.
Prerequisites:
Biochemistry I: Structures and Functions of Biomolecules
BIO‑361
An introduction to the structure, function and analysis of the major classes of biomolecules found in living organisms: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Includes an introduction to the structure and function of enzymes. Includes a weekly three-hour lab. Materials fee applies.
BIO‑361 Biochemistry I: Structures and Functions of Biomolecules
A study of biomechanical principles applied to human movement and sport through lectures, readings, and labs. Assessment of sport technique, equipment, performance, and ergonomics will be addressed. Includes a bi-weekly two-hour lab.
Prerequisites:
Physics for the Life Sciences
PHY‑115
An introduction to physical phenomena basic to the health sciences, physical education, and biology. Included are topics which apply to the life sciences: mechanics and properties of matter, heat, wave phenomena, electricity and magnetism, modern physics, basic electronics, measurement, and data analysis. Includes a weekly lab. Materials fee applies.
PHY‑115 Physics for the Life Sciences
This course is designed to introduce the student to the relatively young field of bioethics. Topics include procreative technologies including in vitro fertilization, the creation and manipulation of human embryos for research, genetic testing and interventions, and end-of-life issues including euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Some of these issues will be addressed in light of various ethical theories that have been influential among both Christian and non-Christian bioethicists. (PHL-440) (Capstone)
Prerequisites:
Year 3 or 4 standing. HSC-440 is the Capstone Course for the Health Sciences program and is required for all majors in the 3rd or 4th year.
This course is designed to introduce the student to the relatively young field of bioethics. Topics include procreative technologies including in vitro fertilization, the creation and manipulation of human embryos for research, genetic testing and interventions, and end-of-life issues including euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Some of these issues will be addressed in light of various ethical theories that have been influential among both Christian and non-Christian bioethicists.
Prerequisites:
Year 3 or 4 standing
Discover the strategic role of branding and brand management in marketing practice. Identify and measure brand equity, build a new brand, manage an established brand, market a brand, and manage a portfolio of brands.
Prerequisites:
Introduction to Marketing
BUS‑255
Discover how organizations create value and connect with customers through relationships and technology. Examine market segmentation, select a target market, position a company in relation to the competition, analyze new product development and brand management strategies, and develop an effective marketing mix (e.g., product, place, promotion, pricing).
BUS‑255 Introduction to Marketing;
Marketing Communications
BUS‑350
Create powerful and effective marketing campaigns that integrate a variety of media. Hone your skills by developing an integrated marketing communications plan for a client using appropriate advertising, personal selling, direct marketing, sales promotion, and public relations tools.
BUS‑350 Marketing Communications
An introduction to drama in English from the medieval, Renaissance, Restoration, Victorian, Modern and contemporary periods. Students will read, watch, discuss, review, and analyze six plays over the course of the term in order to develop a fuller understanding of drama in general and of English dramatic literature in particular.
Prerequisites:
Ways of Reading: Poetry and Drama
ENG‑104
How do poems and plays express human experience? In this course we will develop our interpretive skills to understand more fully the ways by which we engage the poetry and drama of the past and present. We will be reading works by writers in the traditional English literary canon and by writers who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour in order for us to have a dialogue with a wide range of poems and plays, then and now.
ENG‑104 Ways of Reading: Poetry and Drama;
ENG-103 or 104
Literature from the first half of the 20th century, including works by Hardy, Conrad, Yeats, Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Woolf and Forster.
Prerequisites:
ENG-257 or 261
As we explore novels, short fiction and poetry from the 1950s to the present, we will ask ow these texts are both marked by and speak into the context of Britain’s diminished influence since World War II. We will bring our Christian convictions to bear on our investigation of the richness and challenges of literary post-modernism and beyond, in texts by authors such as W.H. Auden, William Golding, Seamus Heaney, Kazuo Ishiguro, Angela Carter, Julian Barnes, Jeanette Winterson and Zadie Smith.
Prerequisites:
ENG-257 or 261
Learn how others make ethical business decisions, and develop a framework for making your own ethical business decisions in a complex global marketplace.
Prerequisites:
Year 4 standing; BUS-430 is the Capstone Course in the Business Department and is required for all majors in the 4th year.
(Formerly BUS-335). Learn how the Canadian legal system provides a framework governing contracts, negligence and other torts, property rights and obligations, employment rights and obligations, debtor-creditor relationships, forms of business, and dispute resolution.
An introduction to calculus, including the basic concepts of differentiation and integration. Applications, series expansions, and polar coordinates are discussed in relation to calculus. This course meets 4 hours a week.
Prerequisites:
Grade 12 U Calculus