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Need Help Choosing Electives?
In your first term, we suggest combining the required courses for your intended major with one or more elective courses. Where possible, choosing electives which also fulfill WQB (Writing, Quantitative and Breadth) requirements is a good idea.
To get you started, we've put together a list of several first and second year Arts and Social Sciences courses to be offered this Spring. Most of these courses have no pre-requisites and are open to students in any program/Faculty. Many also carry a breadth designation (keep in mind that breadth courses must be taken in a subject area outside of your intended major).
FASS SPRING 2026 Recommended Lower Division Electives
Note - the courses below are just a few of the many available to you at SFU. You are welcome to select courses outside of this list or from Faculties other than Arts and Social Sciences. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to an advisor for assistance.
- COGS 100-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci) Exploring the Mind
- COGS 110-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci) Learning in the Everyday Life
- CRIM 101-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Criminology
- CRIM 131-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to the Criminal Justice System – A Total System Approach
- CRIM 135-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions: A Criminal Justice Perspective
- ECON 104-3 (B-Soc) Economics and Government
- ECON 113-3 (B-Soc) Introduction of Microeconomics
- ECON 115-3 (B-Soc) Introduction of Macroeconomics
- ENGL 112W (B-Hum) Literature Now
- ENGL 114W (B-Hum) Language and Purpose
- ENGL 115W (B-Hum) Literature and Culture
- GSWS 100-3 (B-Hum) Sex Talk: Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Sexuality Studies
- GSWS 102-3 (B-Hum) Feminist Action
- GSWS 205-3 Gender, Sexuality and Popular Culture
- GA 101-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc) Introduction to Global Asia
- HIST 102W-3 (W/B-Hum) Canada since Confederation
- HIST 130-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc) Introduction to Global History
- HIST 138-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc) Centuries of Genocide
- HUM 101-3 (W/B-Hum) Introduction to Global Humanities
- HUM 102-3 (W/B-Hum) Classical Mythology
- HUM 130-3 (B-Hum) Introduction to Religious Studies
- INDG 101-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc) Introduction to Indigenous Studies
- INDG 201W-3 (Writing) Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on History
- IS 101-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc) Global Challenges of the 21st Century: An Introduction to International Studies
- IS 105-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc) Around the World through Film
- IS 200-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc) Security and Global Governance: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- LBST 100-3 (B-Soc) Equality and Inequality at Work
- LBST 101-3 (B-Soc) Work and Worker's Rights: Introducing Labour Studies
- LBST 201-3 (B-Soc) Workers in the Global Economy: Globalization, Labour and Uneven Development
- LING 100-3 (B-Soc) Communication and Language
- LING 111-3 (B-Soc) The Wonder of Words
- LING 190-3 (B-Soc, B-Sci) The Science of Speech
- PHIL 100W-3 (B-Hum) Knowledge and Reality
- PHIL 105-3 (Q, B-Sci, B-Soc) Critical Thinking
- PHIL 120W-3 (B-Hum) Moral and Legal Problems
- PLCY 100-3 (B-Soc) Public Policy in Canada and the World
- PLCY 200-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Public Policy
- POL 100-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Politics and Government
- POL 121-3 (B-Soc) Political Engagement: From the Streets to the Ballot Box
- POL 141-3 (B-Soc) International Relations
- POL 244-3 Canada in the World (F100 French language offering)
- PSYC 100-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Psychology I
- PSYC 102-3 (B-Soc) Introduction to Psychology II
- SA 101-4 (B-Soc) Introduction to Anthropology
- SA 150-4 (B-Soc) Introduction to Sociology
- SA 201W-4 (B-Soc) Anthropology and Contemporary Life
- SA 216-4 (B-Soc) Sociology of Indigenous-Settler Relations
- SDA 100-3 (Q) Data Visualization
- URB 201-3 (B-Hum, B-Soc) Urban Inquiry and Practice
- WL 100-3 (B-Hum) Introduction to World Literature
- WL 101W-3 (W/B-Hum) Writing in World Literature
- WL 103W-3 (W/B-Hum) Early World Literature