Electives List
Choosing an elective can be tricky! The good news is there is generally no wrong answer. Our recommendation is to consider the following:
- Your interests. Choose a subject area you enjoy or are interested in learning more about.
- Your strengths. Choose an elective that will build on your strengths or increase a skill set.
- Your goals. Choose an elective that will compliment your major or goals.
There are different types of electives so make sure you understand what type of elective you need, and consult with your academic advisor for help.
Open Elective: any course that is not mandatory for your program to which you have the prerequisites and meet any restrictions on that course –courses from inside or outside our Faculty can satisfy this requirement.
Program Specific Elective: designated courses from a specific program area (example: Kinesiology electives or Health Science electives). These courses must be taken from the program specific areas (KINE or HLSC).
Prerequisite and year level restrictions may apply. Please view the course descriptions in the Academic Calendar to help you select your courses and to view prerequisites.
Below is a list of popular Open Electives, as well as Program Specific HLSC Electives. For a full list of all electives offerings please see Ontario Tech Electives.
| Course Code | Course Name |
|
|
COMM 1100U |
Intro to Comm, Digital Media Studies |
Open Elective |
|
COMM 1320U |
Public Speaking |
Open Elective |
|
ENVS 1000U |
Environmental Science |
Open Elective |
|
INDG 1000U |
Intro to Indigenous Studies
|
Open Elective |
|
INDG 2500U |
Two-Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences |
Open Elective |
|
LGLS 1000U |
Foundations of Legal Studies |
Open Elective |
|
PSYC 1000U |
Introductory Psychology |
Open Elective (core for some programs) |
|
SIMU 1000U |
Foundations of Healthcare Simulation |
Open Elective |
|
SOCI 1000U |
Introductory Sociology |
Open Elective |
|
SOCI 1470U |
Impact of Sci and Tech |
Open Elective |
|
SOCI 2030U |
Technology & Society |
Open Elective |
|
SOCI 2700U |
Human Sexuality |
Open Elective |
|
SOCI 2720U |
Sport and Society |
Open Elective |
|
SSCI 1210U |
History of Science & Tech |
Open Elective |
|
SSCI 1700U |
Reading our World |
Open Elective |
|
SSCI 3999U |
Special Topics: Long Term Care Crisis |
Open Elective |
|
HLSC 2805U |
Financial Management: Canadian Healthcare Sector |
Elective for Allied Health Science students |
|
HLSC 3203U |
Health Data Analytics in Canada |
Elective for Allied Health Science and Health Science students |
|
HLSC 3421U |
Gender, Sex and Women |
3000/4000 level Health Science elective |
|
HLSC 3501U |
Health Law |
3000/4000 level Health Science elective |
|
HLSC 3632U |
Health Economics |
3000/4000 level Health Science elective |
|
HLSC 4809U |
Environmental and Occupational Health |
3000/4000 level Health Science elective |
|
HLSC 4820U |
Interdisciplinary Collaboration |
3000/4000 level Health Science elective |
|
HLSC 4850U |
Current Issues in Health Care |
Elective for Allied Health Science students |
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Elective Area |
|
ALSU 1101U |
Found for Acad Learn & Success |
Open Elective |
|
INDG 1000U |
Intro to Indigenous Studies |
Open Elective |
|
POSC 1000U |
Intro. to Political Science |
Open Elective |
|
POSC 2502U |
Community Dev. & Social Change |
Open Elective |
|
POSC 2800U |
Introduction to Business Economy and Society |
Open Elective |
|
PSYC 1000U |
Introductory Psychology |
Open Elective (core for some programs) |
|
PSYC 2010U |
Developmental Psychology |
Prerequisite – PSYC 1000U Must be 2nd year or higher. Available seats open Aug 4 |
|
SOCI 1000U |
Introductory Sociology |
Open Elective |
|
SOCI 1470U |
Impact of Science & Tech |
Open Elective |
|
SOCI 2010U |
Deviance & Social Control |
Open Elective |
|
SOCI 2020U |
Issues in Diversity |
Open Elective |
|
SSCI 1210U |
History of Science and Tech |
Open Elective |
|
SSCI 1700U |
Reading our World |
Open Elective |
|
SUST 1002U |
Fundamentals of Sustain II: HSS |
Open Elective |
|
HLSC 3230U |
Organizational Behaviour in Health Care |
Elective for students in the Allied Health Science program |
|
HLSC 3460U |
Integrated Case Studies in Health Sciences |
3000/4000 level Health Science elective |
|
HLSC 3630U |
Health Finance |
3000/4000 level Health Science elective and Allied Health Science |
|
HLSC 3823U |
Health & Indigenous Peoples in Canada |
3000/4000 level Health Science elective and Allied Health Science |
|
HLSC 3824U |
Plagues, Pandemics & People |
Elective for students in Allied Health Science and Health Administration |
|
HLSC 4620U |
Quality & Performance Management |
3000/4000 level Health Science elective |
|
HLSC 4808U |
Exploring Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities |
Elective for students in Allied Health Science, Health Administration, Nursing and Kinesiology |
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Location |
Term |
Restrictions |
| BUSI 1600U | Management of the Enterprise | Online | 12-week spring/summer | |
| BUSI 2000U | Collaborative Leadership | Online | 6-week summer | |
| BUSI 2311U | Organizational Behaviour | In-person | 6-week summer | |
| BUSI 2350U | Developing Management Skills | In-person | 3-week condensed June 29 – July 17 | |
|
BUSI 2550U |
Intro to Project Management |
Online |
6-week spring |
|
|
COMM 1420U |
Living Digitally: Social Media, Culture & Society |
online |
6-week spring |
|
|
COMM 3250U |
Pop Culture and Entertainment |
online |
6-week summer |
must be year 2 or higher |
| EDST 1000U | Foundations of Learning | online | 12-week spring/summer | |
| EDST 1100U | Problm & Inquiry Bsd Learning | online | 12-week spring/summer | |
| EDST 2160U | Online Learning | online | 12-week spring/summer | |
| EDST 2170U | Design Inclusive Lrning Enviro | online | 12-week spring/summer | |
| EDST 2410U | Foundations of Adult Learning | online | 12-week spring/summer | must be year 2 or higher |
|
EDST 2420U |
Workplace Learning |
online |
12-week spring/summer |
|
| EDST 2500U | EDI Foundations | online | 12-week spring/summer | |
|
EDST 3140U |
Digital Communication Tech | online | 12-week spring/summer | |
|
ENVS 1000U |
Environmental Science |
In person and online |
6-week summer |
|
|
INDG 1000U |
Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Colonial History and its impacts on Indigenous Peoples |
online |
12-week spring/summer |
|
|
LBAT 3400U |
Modern Espionage |
online |
6-week spring |
must be year 2 or higher |
|
LBAT 3999U |
Special Topics in Liberal Studies: AI and Society |
online |
6-week spring |
must be year 2 or higher |
|
LBAT 3999U |
Special Topics in Liberal Studies: Cyber Warfare |
online |
6-week summer |
must be year 2 or higher |
|
POSC 3304U |
Planetary Health and Justice |
online |
2-week condensed May 25 – June 6 |
|
|
PSYC 1000U |
Introduction to Psychology |
In person and online |
6-week spring |
|
|
SCIE 1920U |
Introduction to Astronomy |
In person |
6-week spring |
|
|
SOCI 1000U |
Introduction to Sociology |
online |
6-week summer |
|
|
SSCI 1470U |
Impact of Science & Technology on Society |
online |
6-week summer |
|
|
HLSC 4808U |
Exploring Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities |
online |
6-week spring |
must be year 3 or higher |
|
HLSC 4823U |
Small Business Practice & Entrepreneurship |
online |
12-week spring/summer |
must be year 3 or higher |