General education courses help you strengthen your transferable skills, such as critical analysis, problem-solving and communication. These foundational skills are essential for employment and are in demand across industries.
When you complete general education courses, you explore topics with broad-based personal and societal importance. We not only help you become better at your chosen academic discipline but also provide you with a competitive edge and a holistic outlook on the world.
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You must complete at least three general education courses from the following categories:
Visit your online Student Home for additional information on academic requirements for your program.
You can take only level one and two language courses as general education courses, and a maximum of two language courses can be used towards general education requirements.
Please note: Communicating Across Contexts (COM101/COM111) are not general education courses.
English and Liberal Studies courses will be delivered in one of the following formats:
Below is the list of courses offered for the Fall 2025 term.
| Course | Title | Category | Section | Instruction Mode | Day and Time of Classes | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women in Canada | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Indigenous Awareness: Towards Truth and Reconciliation | Sciences & Social Sciences | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| KBB | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||||
| Middle Eastern Societies: Unity and Diversity | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| KBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Cross Cultural Communications | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Modern Civilization | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| Myths, Dreams, and Consciousness | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| KBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |||
| KCC | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |||
| KDD | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Introduction to Children's Literature | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| KBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| The American Dream | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| The Immigrant Experience | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |
| Villains: Explorations of Evil and Villainy | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| KBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Introduction to Film Studies | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |
| Sharing Nature with Others | Sciences & Social Sciences | KAA | Hybrid | Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| KBB | Hybrid | Tuesday 2:25 p.m. - 5:05 p.m. | Open | |||
| The Blue Planet | Sciences & Social Sciences | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| KBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| The Meaning of Life | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| World Religions | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||
| Social Psychology | Sciences & Social Sciences | KAA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |
| An Introduction to Sociology | Sciences & Social Sciences | KAA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| KBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |||
| Canadian Humour | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Pulp Fiction: American Crime Stories | Arts & Humanities | KAA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Global Economic Issues | Sciences & Social Sciences | KAA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |
| KBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Holocaust and Genocide In The 20th Century | Sciences & Social Sciences | KAA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full |
Below is the list of courses offered for the Fall 2025 term.
| Course | Title | Category | Section | Instruction Mode | Day and Time of Classes | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racism and the Digital Age: Understanding Techo-Racism | Sciences & Social Sciences | NLA | Online Synchronous | Monday 8:55 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. | Full | |
| NLB | Online Synchronous | Monday 12:35 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Full | |||
| Introduction to Canadian Studies | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |
| NBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| Immigration and Ethnicity | Arts & Humanities | NBA | In Person | Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |
| NBB | In Person | Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| The Canadian Political System | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBC | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |
| NBD | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Women in Canada | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Hybrid | Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Full | |
| NBB | Hybrid | Friday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |||
| Current Canadian Issues | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| We Interrupt This Program | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Toronto:Diversity our Strength | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Hybrid | Monday 2:25 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |
| Canadian Mash-Up: Immigrant Stories in Art | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| NBC | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Introduction to Art History | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Hybrid | Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |
| Rock and Roll: A Cultural History | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| NBC | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||||
| Cross Cultural Communications | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |
| NBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |||
| NBC | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |||
| NBD | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |||
| Movies and Morality | Arts & Humanities | NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Media and Popular Culture | Arts & Humanities | NBC | Hybrid | Thursday 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Open | |
| NBD | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |||
| NBE | In Person | Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| Art as Activism: Social Justice and Climate Change Art from the North | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Hybrid | Monday 1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Full | |
| China and the World | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |
| NBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |||
| Constructing Identity - Gender, Race, Class and Sexuality in Art | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||
| The World of Art | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Hybrid | Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |
| The Short Story | Arts & Humanities | NBA | In Person | Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Open | |
| Science Fiction | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Introduction to Children's Literature | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| Myths and Legends | Arts & Humanities | NBA | In Person | Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| NBC | In Person | Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Open | |||
| Book Clubs as Community Hubs | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| Creative Writing | Arts & Humanities | NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Fantasy Literature | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||
| Defining Normal: Illness and Health in Modern Writing | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |
| The Undead in Fiction | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Making Sense of Our Economy | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |
| NBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |||
| NBC | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |||
| Ten Films that Changed the World | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |
| NBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |||
| Introduction to Film Studies | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Full | |
| NBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |||
| Film and Politics | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Open | |
| Film as Art | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Flexible | Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |
| NBB | Flexible | Thursday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |||
| French Language Skills 1 | Arts & Humanities | NBA | In Person | Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |
| NBB | In Person | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |||
| NBD | In Person | Monday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |||
| NBE | In Person | Monday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| NBF | In Person | Monday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| NBG | In Person | Monday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |||
| Italian Language Skills 1 | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |
| NBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |||
| NBC | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| Spanish Language Skills 1 | Arts & Humanities | NBA | In Person | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |
| NBB | In Person | Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| Korean Language Skills 1 | Arts & Humanities | NBA | In Person | Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Open | |
| NBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Open | |||
| NBC | Hybrid | Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Open | |||
| Is There Life Beyond Earth? | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | In Person | Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| NBB | In Person | Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |||
| Planets, Stars and Galaxies: Exploring Space | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | In Person | Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Open | |
| NBB | In Person | Thursday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |||
| Physiology of Fitness | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Physical Geography | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |||
| NBC | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |||
| Natural Science: Nutrition | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| NBD | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Astronomy: Explore the Night Sky | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | In Person | Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |
| NBB | In Person | Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Full | |||
| NBC | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| The History of Photography | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||||
| Political Ideologies | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Introduction to Psychology | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | In Person | Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Full | |
| Social Psychology | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Hybrid | Thursday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |
| Psychology and Personal Growth | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Psychology of Happiness | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Mindfulness for Students | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | In Person | Friday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |
| NBB | In Person | Friday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |||
| An Introduction to Sociology | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| NBC | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |||
| NBD | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Humour | Arts & Humanities | NBA | In Person | Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Full | |
| Zombie Apocalypse | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Japanese Ghost Story | Arts & Humanities | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Women's Studies - Introduction | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Hybrid | Thursday 11:40 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |||
| NBC | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |||
| NBD | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Open | |||
| Introduction to Disability Studies | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| NBB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| NBC | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| 2000 Years of Globalization | Sciences & Social Sciences | NBA | In Person | Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Full | NBB | In Person | Friday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full |
Below is the list of courses offered for the Fall 2025 term.
| Course | Title | Category | Section | Instruction Mode | Day and Time of Classes | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Anthropology | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Hybrid | Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| SYB | Hybrid | Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |||
| SYC | Hybrid | Thursday - Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| Raising a Fist and Taking a Knee: Race, Resistance and the Black Athlete | Sciences & Social Sciences | SLA | In Person | Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |
| Hear Me Talking to You - Black Music and Social Liberation | Arts & Humanities | SLA | In Person | Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| Women in Canada | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Canada and World War II | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Hybrid | Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |
| SYB | Hybrid | Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |||
| Indigenous Awareness: Towards Truth and Reconciliation | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | In Person | Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| SYB | In Person | Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Open | |||
| SYC | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Toronto:Diversity our Strength | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Hybrid | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |
| SYB | Hybrid | Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| Middle Eastern Societies: Unity and Diversity | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Cross Cultural Communications | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Sociology of Men and Masculinities | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | In Person | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |
| Modern Civilization | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |
| The World of Art | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| The Gothic Horror Story | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||
| The Immigrant Experience | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Carnival in Culture and Society | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||
| Villains: Explorations of Evil and Villainy | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| SYB | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||||
| Creative Writing | Arts & Humanities | SYA | In Person | Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |
| SYB | In Person | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Full | |||
| The Undead in Fiction | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| The World Of Harry Potter | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||
| SYB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |||
| Under the Influence: Literature of Addiction | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Economics: An Overview | Sciences & Social Sciences | SRB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| Introduction to Film Studies | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |
| World Cinema | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Full | |
| World War II - Historical and Cultural Perspectives | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||
| SYB | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||||
| Planets, Stars and Galaxies: Exploring Space | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| World Geography | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Full | |
| SYB | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Full | |||
| Introduction to Philosophy | Arts & Humanities | SYA | Hybrid | Wednesday 4:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. | Open | |
| SYB | Hybrid | Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |||
| Social Psychology | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Hybrid | Friday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| Psychological Disorders | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| SYB | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||||
| Psychology of Creativity | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Full | ||
| SYB | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||||
| Psychology of Happiness | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | In Person | Monday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| SYB | In Person | Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Open | |||
| Criminal Psychology | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Online Asynchronous | Open | ||
| World Issues: Poverty, Greed, and Globalization | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Open | |
| Global Economic Issues | Sciences & Social Sciences | SYA | Online Synchronous and Asynchronous | Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. | Full |
