25 Humanities courses any first-year student can take
July 23, 2025
Looking to explore everything UVic and the Faculty of Humanities have to offer in your first year? Want to explore a wide range of disciplines and discover your interests?
Anyone can take these courses offered in the upcoming year!
Contact Academic Advising about the courses and programs that are right for you.
Indigenous cultures, histories and languages
IS 100: Responsibilities to Coastal Indigenous People and Lands (Tracy Underwood)
IS 201: Introduction to Indigenous Studies (Mick Scow)
GNDR 203 A01: Indigenous Womxn in Canada (waaseyaa’sin Christine Sy)
Science, health and medicine
HSTR 101S: History of Science (Geoff Bil)
HSTR 101C: Epidemics from the Black Death to AIDS (Geoff Bil)
RCS 120: People, Practices and Politics of Contemporary Yoga (Paul Bramadat)
ENSH 105: Literature of Mental Health (Rebecca Gagan)
Climate action
HSTR 101E: Environmental History of the World (Loren McClenachan)
HSTR 101G: History of Oil (Aradalan Rezamand)
GNDR 230: Environmental Justice and Gender (Anita Girvan)
The ancient world
MEDI 200: Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages (Michael Reed)
HUMA 120B: Post-Medieval Humanities and the Making of the Modern Mind (Michael Reed)
GRS 101: Discovering the Ancient Greeks (Brendan Burke)
GRS 102: Discovering the Ancient Romans (Alejandro Sinner)
GRS 200: Greek and Roman Mythology (Laurel Bowman)
Global media and cultures
PAAS 252: Pop Cultural Asia (Angie Chau)
GRS 204: The Ancient World on Film (Mark Nugent)
ENSH 240: Intro to a Major Author – Taylor Swift (Stephen Ross)
HSTR 101F: Food in World History (Rachel Hope Cleves)
GNDR 219 A02: Documentary and Social Change (Chase Joynt)
GNDR 214: Reimagining the World Through WOC Speculative Fiction (Anita Girvan)
Critical thinking
HSTR 122: Conspiracies, Hoaxes and Moral Panics (Andrea McKenzie)
PHIL 100: Intro to Philosophy (multiple instructors)
LING 100A: Foundations in Linguistics (Sandra Kirkham)
PHIL 201: Critical Thinking (Carrie Klatt)