Human Relations and Spirituality (Honours Bachelor of Arts)

Foundational Courses (24 credits)

Compulsory courses: 21 credits

• HTP 1101 Trends in Western Thought
• HTP 1102 Artistic and Literary Imagination: Expressions of the Human Experience
• HTP 1103 People, Politics and the Planet
• HTP 1104 Faith, Justice and the Common Good
• ISC 2309 English Composition
• ISC 2314 Public Speaking
• PHI 2181 Human Knowledge

Optional Courses: 3 credits from

• MIS 2103 World Religions
• THO 1306 Exploring the Sacred
• THO 1307 Understanding the Bible

Discipline Specific Courses (60 credits)

Compulsory courses (45 credits)

• IGL 1103 Introduction to Group Dynamics
• IGL 2126 Group Intervention and Active Listening
• IPA 1121 Human Behavior and Spirituality: Theoretical Foundations
• IPA 1122 Human Behavior and Spirituality: Empirical Observations
• IPA 2121 Perspectives on Psycho-social Human Behavior
• IPA 2122 Research Methods and Ethics in Human Sciences (qualitative approach)
• IPA 2123 Research Methods in Human Sciences (quantitative approach)
• IPA 2126 Developmental Psychology, Spirituality and Religiosity from Childhood to Adolescence
• IPA 2127 Developmental Psychology, Spirituality and Religiosity from Adulthood to Old Age
• IPA 3101 Psychology of Spiritual Experience
• IPA 3121 Theories of Personality
• IPA 3122 Cultural Diversity and Religious Pluralism
• IPA 3123 The Helping Relationships and Ethical Considerations
• IPA 4121 Basic Skills and Concepts in Counselling and Spirituality
• IPA 4122 Psychopathology: Causes and Impact on Human Relationships and Spirituality

Optional Courses (15 credits)

Three credits from:

• ECS 2123 Dialogue
• ECS 2191 Introduction to Conflict Studies
• ECS 2192 Inequality, Conflict and Social Justice
• ECS 2928 Language and Conflict in Canada / Conflits linguistiques au Canada
• IGL 2136 Group Intervention Lab 1

Three credits from:

• IPA 2124 Special Topics in Human Relations and Spirituality I
• IPA 2125 Positive Psychology and Spirituality
• THO 2189 Introduction to Theology
• THO 2315 Ethics and the Human Person

Six credits from:

• ECS 3123 Psychological Impacts of Conflicts
• IGL 3112 The Spiritual Dimensions of Leadership and Group Facilitation
• IPA 3124 Family and Spirituality
• IPA3125 Drugs and Behaviour
• PHI 3307 Ethics and Multiculturalism
• PHI 3309 Ethics and Religion

Three credits from:

• IPA 4123 Credited Internship
• IPA 4124 Special Topics in Human Relations and Spirituality II
• IPA 4125 Research and Directed Work

Elective Courses (36 credits)

• Students choose 36 credits or complete a minor (30 credits) and 6 credits.
• 12 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

 Subject to approval from the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance.