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LBST 421 Special Topics in Western Culture: The Twentieth Century | October 1, 2019 - 12:49pm |
Course Outline, Courtenay, Spring 2012Jim AndersonA. IntroductionThe following pages provide details about the curriculum of LBST 421. This Course Outline consists of two parts: the first describes the various aspects of the course (the assignments, seminars, and so on), and the second part, two appendixes, outlines the specific policies we will use for different aspects of the course. |
Project Format | January 31, 2022 - 2:23pm |
LBST 490/491: Directed Study in Liberal Studies I & II
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February 10, 2025 - 12:27pm |
VIU Liberal Studies AbroadItaly 2011 -- Course OutlineLBST 290/390; LBST 291/322; LBST 292/323; LBST 391 |
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Liberal Studies 321 | February 10, 2025 - 12:18pm |
The Emergence of European Culture:Seeing the Invisible in Medieval and Renaissance Art and ScienceSpring 2012 M. Okun
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Scholarships and Awards | May 26, 2022 - 12:34pm |
Liberal Studies has several competitive awards available for our students. Below are brief descriptions of each award. Enrolled students will be notified about deadlines and when they can apply for each. Contact the Department for more information. |
Earl St. Denis: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 12:48pm |
Alumnus FocusAfter completing his BA in Liberal Studies, Earl St. Denis returned to his previous successful career in engineering. He lives on Gabriola Island, near Nanaimo, and travels extensively. |
Jane Larsen: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 11:38am |
Alumna FocusJane Larsen completed the Liberal Studies BA in 1998 through our partnership program at North Island College. After graduating, she began a career there in academic advising, and while that continues is pursuing ordination as a minister. |
Alumnus Focus | January 31, 2022 - 11:15am |
Wawmeesh George Hamilton: Liberal Studies and Philosophy![]() |
Steven John Eckland: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 11:09am |
Alumnus FocusSteven Eckland graduated in 1995 and has for the past few years found himself primarily engaged in the field of global education. Under the nom de plume "John Kolman" he spent the remainder of the 90s as a touring musician, meeting Van Morrison and Ken Kesey. Now living in Asia with his wife and two cats, this "romantic at heart" professes to maintain a love for reading, song-writing, critical thought, the outdoors, sampling fine wines, and exploring the vast realms of inner space. |
Andrea Fritsche: Liberal Studies and Psychology | January 31, 2022 - 11:11am |
Alumna FocusAfter graduation, Andrea spent a number of years in arts administration with the Nanaimo Art Gallery before moving to Tillicum House, the educational centre of the Nanaimo First Nation. In this position she is able to combine her psychological and educational training with the general attitudes to life which she feels Liberal Studies fostered. |
Alumna Focus | January 31, 2022 - 11:35am |
Miki Klaver: Liberal Studies and Education![]() After grad |
Faith Leather: Liberal Studies and Psychology | January 31, 2022 - 11:41am |
Alumna FocusFaith completed a double major in Psychology and Liberal Studies before going on to an MA in Clinical Psychology at York University in Toronto . After two years in the doctoral program there she decided to take time off to gain experience in the field, and is now working in clinical practice in Nanaimo and teaching Psychology at Vancouver Island University. Faith credits Liberal Studies with giving her the general skills to succeed at graduate school. |
Katie Sutherland: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 12:48pm |
Alumna FocusKatie received her BA with a Major in Liberal Studies in May of 2010 and will commence her Law Degree at the University of Windsor Law School in September 2011 with the intention of working in the general area of human-rights advocacy. This is what Katie has to say about her Liberal Studies education. |
Deavlan Bradley: Liberal Studies and Education | January 31, 2022 - 11:03am |
Alumnus FocusAfter completing his BA in Liberal Studies, Deavlan Bradley went on to obtain a Bachelor of Education – also from VIU. He became a full time teacher at the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation School located in Northern BC , and within six months was appointed Principal, a position he still holds: |
Reina LeBaron: Liberal Studies and Creative Writing | January 31, 2022 - 11:40am |
Alumna FocusSince graduating from Vancouver Island University, Reina LeBaron has made her home on Hornby Island, where she pursues a life of farming, entrepreneurship, intense community engagement and writing fiction. |
Alumna Focus | January 31, 2022 - 11:16am |
Stacey Hartman: Liberal Studies and AnthropologyAfter graduating with a BA major in Liberal Studies and a minor in Anthropology, Stacey has been teaching English in Asia for a number of years. |
Joanne Moon: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 12:46pm |
Alumna FocusJoanne Moon came to the Liberal Studies program after a successful career in pharmacy. |
Janet Grafton: English and Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 11:13am |
Alumna FocusJanet Grafton joined the Liberal Studies Minor program after first experiencing our distinctive approach to learning during our study abroad program in Italy. Since graduating from VIU she has taught English in Japan, co-managed a hostel near Florence and entered the MA program in Children's Literature at the University of British Columbia. |
Alumnus Focus | January 31, 2022 - 12:47pm |
E.R.: Liberal StudiesAfter graduating with a BA in Liberal Studies, E.R. had a successful career in museum curation, from which he has recently retired. For personal reasons he prefers to keep his full name confidential. |
Gloria Leahy: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 11:39am |
Alumna Focus![]() Since graduating from the Libera |
