The role of hydraulic power as an energy source. Hydrologic analysis of water supply quantities and storage alternatives. Plant capacity, equipment selection and operation procedures. Dams, power-houses, water passages and related civil works. Revenue estimates, costs and project economics. Environmental impact and the regulatory approval process. Hydropower issues in Aboriginal communities

Water supply and water treatment; pumping; design of water distribution networks; requirements for domestic, industrial use and fire protection; sewage and sewage disposal; design of sanitary, storm and combined sewers; sewage treatment; environmental protection

A historical overview of women's involvement in the key international social movements from the 19th century to the present. Discussion topics include passivism, civil rights, Aboriginal sovereignty, sexual liberation, food security and anti-globalization. This course includes a community service component.

Students will explore the politics of food production and distribution and environmental protection, women's roles in agriculture, food preparation and food service, the challenges of environmental and food security, and the representation of food and environments, and women's relationships to food and environments, in popular culture.

Advanced colloquium for fourth-year Women's Studies students. Contemporary issues in the field of women's studies will be explored. The specific thematic focus of the course will be negotiated annually in relation to student interests.

Anthropology is the study of the biological and cultural complexity of human beings, both past and present. Socio-cultural anthropologists are interested in how societies and cultures function – how people in different locations adapt to their environment, the countless symbolic systems they use to communicate with each other, the political and religious institutions that give meaning to their lives, the modes families are structured, and the forms they make a living. This course is intended to introduce students to the anthropological study of cultural diversity, involving ways of comparing and contrasting the structures of social relationships and belief systems that function in different cultural settings. A series of examples will be derived from the past and present social organization of Indigenous peoples and western cultures. This involves the development of culture and traditional practices, relationship between people and the land, linguistic variations, impacts of colonialism and peoples' capacity to self-determine their identities and future. Students will learn about the fascinating array of customs and traditions that constitute Indigenous peoples past and modern cultures from Canada and around the world.