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Social & Behavioural Sciences FLC

The Social & Behavioural Sciences FLC combines first-year courses in Psychology, Sociology and Cognitive Science*. If you are interested in how people interact individually or in communities and a possible career in Psychology, Law, or other social sciences, you will love this FLC.

 Students in the Social & Behavioural Sciences 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 enter the Social & Behavioural Sciences FLC  take two core courses in fall, and an additional two in spring:

COURSE LIST

FallSpring

Both of:

COGS 100-3  Exploring the Mind (B-Soc/B-Sci/B-Hum)
PSYC 100-3   Intro to Psychology I (B-Soc)

Both of:

PSYC 102-3   Intro to Psychology II (B-Soc)
SA 150-4 Intro to Sociology (B-Soc)

Recommended elective(s):

CRIM 131-3 Intro to Criminal Justice System 

ENGL 101-3 Intro to Fiction (W)
PHIL XX1-3 Critical Thinking (Q) 

Recommended elective(s):  

CRIM 104-3  Sociological Explanations of    Criminal and Deviant Behavior                    CRIM 135-3  Intro to Canadian Law & Legal Institutions  

ENGL 101-3 Intro to Fiction (W)
PHIL 100-3 Intro to Philosophy  
PSYC 100-3  Intro to Psychology I
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 already applied to SFU or you are a current SFU student and would like to be considered for the Social & Behavioural Sciences FLC at the Surrey campus, download and complete this form: SFU Surrey Program Change.

Contact our Student Advisor, May Doerksen, at surrey-arts@sfu.ca or 778.782.8731, for additional information and/or to reserve your spot in the Social & Behavioural Sciences FLC.