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SDS 420RCritical Encounter with Human Nature

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Social Development Studies
Cross-listed
RCS 420R

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course explores issues fundamental to human nature and related theoretical explanations. The approach is interdisciplinary and intercultural/interreligious. Through various assignments, students will gain an understanding of their own perspectives on human nature, the questions of human "being" that those raise, and the purpose of human existence.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
SEM 00176340 / 20W 14:30–17:20
SEM 701803517 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

Undergraduate Calendar