How to Choose Courses

Foundation Year Programme (Arts)

As a Foundation Year Programme student, a space is reserved for you in the programme. You still need to go online, however, and register for your Foundation Year Programme lecture and tutorial, as well as an elective.

Foundation Year Programme lectures for arts students are held on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. You must also take a tutorial, and a few different time options are available to you. You can sign up for a 11:30 - 12:30 tutorial (directly after lecture), a 12:30 - 1:30 tutorial (one-hour break after lecture), or a 1:30 - 2:30 tutorial (two-hour break after lecture).

Before choosing your FYP tutorial time, you should figure out what you want to take as your elective with FYP and when it will be held, ensuring your tutorial and elective schedule don't overlap.

Choosing an Elective

We strongly recommend that you choose an elective that will satisfy a general degree requirement.
Students who are completing a Bachelor of Arts degree will be required to complete one full credit in a language (other than English) and one full credit in a Life and Physical Science subject.

Note: Arts students who are considering applying to transfer to Journalism in second year, or pursuing a Minor in Journalism Studies, should take Foundations of Journalism (JOUR 1001X/Y) as their first-year elective.

Any of the following classes will satisfy the language requirement for a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Note: There are several introductory French classes, from basic French for students with no prior knowledge to classes for students who have studied French all their lives. A placement test is required for any student wishing to take these classes. Students must register for the level of French indicated by the placement test. The test can be found at www.dal.ca/frenchtest.

Are you interested in going on an exchange to a country where the language of instruction isn't English? If so, you should consider studying the relevant language, starting in your first year.

The classes listed below are a sampling of classes that satisfy the Science requirement.

Courses marked with a are Science courses developed specifically for Arts students and normally do not require extensive math or lab experience.

Principles of Biology Part I and II	BIOL 1010/1011
Principles of Microeconomics/Principles of Macroeconomics	ECON 1101/1102
The Chemical World	CHEM 1000X/Y
General Chemistry Part I & II	CHEM 1011/1012
Introduction to Environmental Studies	ENVS 1000X/Y
Geology I & II	ERTH 1080/1090
Introduction to Physical Geography	ERTH 1030 or GEOG 1030
Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Natural Disasters	ERTH 1060 or GEOG 1060
Intro to the History of Science and Technology	HSTC 1200X/Y
Physics In & Around You	PHYC 1300X/Y
Astronomy: The Evolving Universe	PHYC 1450X/Y
Introduction to Psychology (no tutorial)	PSYO 1021/1022
Introduction to Psychology (tutorial)	PSYO 1011/1012

A popular option that meets the Science requirement is HSTC 1200X/Y, the introductory class in History of Science and Technology at King's. The schedule is planned to coincide with some of the discussions and readings taking place in FYP, so the two courses can be complimentary.

Keep in mind there are several other classes from which to choose. We've presented these, not only because they satisfy a degree requirement, but because they also provide a different style of learning from FYP.

Please note that these exact courses may not be offered every year and course numbers and titles may change.

Foundation Year Programme (Science)

As a Foundation Year Programme student, a space is reserved for you in the programme. You still need to go online, however, and register for your Foundation Year Programme lecture and tutorial, as well as two electives.

Foundation Year Programme lectures for science students are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. You must also take a tutorial, and a few different time options are available to you. You can sign up for a 11:30 - 12:30 tutorial (directly after lecture), a 12:30 - 1:30 tutorial (one-hour break after lecture), or a 1:30 - 2:30 tutorial (two-hour break after lecture).

Before choosing your FYP tutorial time, you should figure out what you want to take as your electives with FYP and when they will be held, ensuring your tutorial and elective schedules don't overlap.

Choosing Your Electives

We strongly recommend that you choose one elective that will satisfy a general degree requirement. Students completing a Bachelor of Science degree are required to complete one full credit in Mathematics.

If you plan to major in Biology or Psychology, you should take one of the following combinations of courses:

If you plan to major in Chemistry, Economics, Math, Neuroscience or Physics, you should plan to take either:

If you plan to pursue a different major, please contact the Registrar’s Office for help choosing a math course for your degree.

Note: Science students who are considering applying to transfer to Journalism in second year, or pursuing a Minor in Journalism Studies, should take Foundations of Journalism (JOUR 1001X/Y) as one of their first-year electives.

Bachelor of Journalism (Honours)

As a Bachelor of Journalism student, there is a space reserved for you in both the Foundation Year Programme and the Foundations of Journalism core class. You still need to go online, however, and register for these classes.

Foundation Year Programme lectures are held on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. You must also take a FYP tutorial and you have a few different time options available to you. You can sign up for a 11:30 - 12:30 tutorial (directly after lecture), a 12:30 - 1:30 tutorial (one-hour break after lecture), or a 1:30 - 2:30 tutorial (two-hour break after lecture).

As a Bachelor of Journalism Honours student, you must take Introduction to Journalism (JOUR 1001X/Y) as your elective in first year.

Master of Journalism

Summer Term

Before arriving at King’s, all Master of Journalism students should register for

• JOUR 6001.03 Digital Journalism 1
• JOUR 7003.03 Mobile Reporting

Investigative Reporting students should also register for:

• JOUR 6700.03 Public Records Research

New Ventures students should also register for:

• JOUR 6900.03 Business Fundamentals for Journalists

Fall Term

All students should register for the following:

• JOUR 6002.03 Audience and Content Strategies
• JOUR 6003.02 Digital Journalism 2

Investigative Reporting students should also register for:

• JOUR 6701.06 Methods of Investigative Reporting

New Ventures students should also register for:

• JOUR 6901.03, Managing the New Venture Process
• JOUR 7001, Emerging Business Models in Journalism.

Winter Term

All students should register for the following:

• JOUR 7002.03 Exemplars of Contemporary Journalism

Investigative Reporting students should also register for

• JOUR 7701.06 Professional Project

New Ventures Students should also register for:

• JOUR 7901.06, Professional Project.

One-year Bachelor of Journalism Students

Before coming to King’s, one-year BJ students must register for:

Note: JOUR 5333.03 and JOUR 0577.00 are offered in the winter term; ensure you have selected the winter term before searching or registering for these courses.

Classes and workshops for the one-year BJ students are at the 5000 level. Many of your classes, including the workshops, are cross-listed with, and their titles are the same as, courses offered to four-year BJH students, but you will only be able to register in the appropriate class for your level. Pay attention to the number of the class as well as the title.

Registration for fall term workshops will take place in September. A meeting will be held for all students to learn about options and the workshop selection process. After this meeting, students will have two days to fill out a form, ranking their choices for the first workshop. Online registration will then take place. Registrar’s Office staff are available to assist students during this process.

Registration for the Winter term workshops takes place before students leave for their internship in November. Students submit their preferences for the second and third workshops and the results are announced before departure. While students will be able to make changes to their workshop assignments after this (providing there is space available in the desired workshop), registration on the web for workshops is necessary once the assignments have been made. This is to ensure billing for second term is accurate.

Please note that first-term fees as shown on Web for Students will not include your workshop and associated auxiliary fees until September.

Bachelor of Arts Students (who are not enroled in FYP)

Students in a Bachelor of Arts programme are required to complete five general degree requirements as part of their degree programme. For students who are entering their first year, using these requirements as a guideline is a great way to help choose courses.

Students must complete one full credit from each of the following three groups: Languages and Humanities, Social Sciences and Life and Physical Sciences

There are a wide variety of subjects that fall into each category and students should let their interests guide them when selecting classes:

It is important to remember that in cases where a subject is listed in more than one of the groups, it can only be used to satisfy one of the requirements—not both. For example, if a student completes one credit in History, this course can only fulfill either the Languages/Humanities requirement or the Social Sciences requirement, but not both.

Along with completing one full credit in each of these groups, students are required to complete one full credit in a language other than English, and one full credit in a writing class. The following courses can be taken to fulfill  these requirements:

Bachelor of Science Students (Not enroled in Foundation Year Programme)

Students must complete one full credit from each of the following three groups: Languages and Humanities, Social Sciences and Life and Physical Sciences.

There are a wide variety of subjects that fall into each category and students should let their interests guide them when selecting classes:

It is important to remember that in cases where subject is listed in more than one of the groups, it can only be used to satisfy one of the requirements—not both. For example, if a student completes one credit in History, this course can only fulfill either the Languages/Humanities requirement or the Social Sciences requirement, but not both.

Note:  Students in a Bachelor of Science programme are not required to complete a credit in a language other than English, but instead must complete one full credit in Mathematics.

If you plan to major in Biology or Psychology, you should take one of the following combinations of courses:

If you plan to major in Chemistry, Economics, Math, Neuroscience or Physics, you should plan to take either:

If you plan to pursue a different major, please contact the Registrar’s Office for help choosing a math course for your degree.

Note: Science students considering applying to transfer to Journalism in second year, or pursuing a Minor in Journalism Studies, should take Foundations of Journalism (JOUR 1001X/Y) as one of their first-year electives.

Transfer Students

Students transferring to King’s from another university should contact the Registrar’s Office for academic advice on which courses to take.