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Global Issues FLC

The Global Issues FLC combines first-year courses in World Literature, International Studies and History*.  If you are interested in global problems and a possible career in Literature, History, International Studies or Political Science, you will love this FLC. 

 Students in the Global Issues FLC will benefit in a number of ways, including:

  • priority registration in core FLC and SFU Surrey courses
  • small class sizes
  • close contact with professors
  • program planning with student advisor and guidance in course selection
  • student orientation
  • weekly events where students can get to know one another, develop skills for academic, personal and social success, as well as explore career options

Students in the Global Issues FLC take two core courses in fall, and an additional two in spring:

COURSE LIST

FallSpring

Both of:

WL 100-3  Intro to World Literature (B-Hum)
IS 101-3   Intro to International Studies (B-Soc)

Both of:

WL 102-3     Literature Across Cultures  (B-Hum)
HIST 130-3  Modern World History (B-Hum)

Recommended elective(s):

ASC 102-3   Intro:Asia-Canada II 
 FREN 210-3  Intermediate French I
HIST 106-3  The Making of Modern Europe
HUM 102-3  Classical Mythology (W)
JAPN 100-3  Intro to Japanese I
LING110-3  The Wonder of Words  
WL 104-3   Modern World Literature (W)

Recommended elective(s):

ENGL 101-3     Intro to Fiction (W)
ENGL 103-3   Intro to Drama (W)
 HUM 101-3     Intro to Humanities
JAPN 101-3   Intro to Japanese II
 SA150-4   Intro to Sociology  
WL 101-3   Writing About Literature (W)
Optional elective to fulfill WQB requirements*

Optional elective to fulfill WQB requirements*

 

Weekly FLC meeting (1 hour)

 

Weekly FLC meeting (1 hour)

* May include course from other Faculties such as Business, Education, Environment, Health Sciences, Science and more

CONTACT

If you have been admitted to SFU and would like to be considered for the Global Issues FLC at the Surrey campus, download and complete this form: SFU Surrey Program Change.

Contact our Student Advisor, Rosaline Baik, at rbaik@sfu.ca or 778.782.9384, for additional information and/or to reserve your spot in  the Global Issues FLC.