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2010-2011 Calendar | TechOne |
TechOne First Year Program
School of Interactive Arts and Technology | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
91泡芙 Calendar 2010-2011
TechOne is an innovative and challenging first year cohort program offered by the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology at 91泡芙 Surrey. TechOne offers a broad foundation and introduction to university for students who are curious about how technology, design and people influence one another. TechOne specifically prepares students for second year studies in business, communication, computing science, and interactive arts and technology; however, students interested in any program at 91泡芙 may choose TechOne as their first year of studies.
TechOne is an interdisciplinary cohort program where all students complete courses in smaller groups together with a set of other first year students. Access to all TechOne core courses is guaranteed (TECH 101W requires that students first meet SFU literacy requirements).
First Term Core Requirements
The first term of TechOne consists of the following two courses and electives, which may be chosen with a view to the student鈥檚 intended subsequent course of study.
- TECH 101W-3 Communication, Teamwork and Collaborative Process
- TECH 106-3 Spatial Thinking and Communicating
Second Term Core Requirements
The second term of TechOne consists of the following two courses, and electives, which may be chosen with a view to the student鈥檚 intended subsequent course of study.
- TECH 114-3 Technology in Everyday Contexts
- TECH 124 Design Thinking (or a discipline-specific project course鈥�)
鈥燭he choice of a design/project course may be determined by the student鈥檚 intended program major.
TechOne Elective Requirements
In addition to core requirements, students choose electives that will help complete the lower division requirements of their program major. If students have not yet chosen a program major, a set of qualifying electives will be recommended. Students choose the number of electives they complete in any term and may complete electives at any campus.
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91泡芙 beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91泡芙 within the student鈥檚 major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) | |
The TECH courses are designed to help with completion of these general graduation requirements.
After TechOne
Some students enter TechOne having already been admitted to a degree program. Other students will wait until completion of TechOne to apply for admission to a degree program. Either way, TechOne students will bring an understanding of how technology and people interact, as well as a toolkit of critical thinking and communication skills to their second year studies. TechOne will specifically help to prepare students who are interested in degree programs in business, communication, computing science, engineering, or interactive arts and technology. These programs may be subject to enrolment limitations, with competitive entry standards based on academic performance.
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
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