Electives by theme
Not sure what courses to take to round out your first year? After selecting courses required for your program, you'll likely be left with a number of elective slots to fill.
Choosing electives can seem daunting—there are many courses, offered by many academic units, from which to choose. The Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences have grouped together courses into a number of thematic areas to help you as you explore your options. You can find these electives on our Humanities electives and Social Sciences electives pages. These courses are appropriate for first- and second-year students (or above), from any faculty.
University success
The following courses help support your academic progress. Taking an English course can help improve writing at all levels, while ED-D 101 will help you develop learning strategies for overall success at university.
- ATWP 101 - Fundamentals of Academic Literacy
- Focus is on sentence and paragraph-level skills and basic essay writing; recommended for students who want extra support as they prepare for university academic writing
- ATWP 135 - Academic Reading and Writing *
- ED-D101 - Learning Strategies for University Success
- ENSH 101 - Themes in Literature * (formerly ENGL 146)
- ENSH 102 - Literature in Action* (formerly ENGL 147)
- ENGH 202 - Technical Communications, Written and Verbal (formerly ENGL 225)
Courses with an asterisk also satisfy UVic's Academic Writing Requirement.