Open Studies Courses
Open Studies - Winter 2025
Open doors with Open Studies
Explore courses for professional development, to boost your GPA or for interest's sake! With Open Studies, you can take courses without enrolling in a formal University program.
Classes begin January 6, 2025 for Winter. Register early to get the best course selection; registration for Open Studies begins on December 16, 2024.
Become an Open Studies student in four simple steps:
Step 3: Check
Check your email and follow instructions for your Bridge account setup.
Step 4: Choose
Register for your course(s) and pay your fees!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The courses listed below had seat availability at the time of publishing (courses on these lists have no prerequisites and do not require Dean's approval). Space in a course may no longer be available when you register. All available courses are listed below; if a course is not listed below, it is full and not accepting additional students.
Open Studies students may be able to take courses not listed in this section if they are able to meet prerequisites and requirements for the course and if the course still has availability (see 2025 Winter - All courses below for a complete list of courses; when available).
| CRN | Subject | Number | Section | Title | Offering Campus |
| 10002 | ABHL | 1000 | A | Introduction to Aboriginal Health | Lethbridge |
| 11700 | ADCS | 3850 | A | Eating Disorders | Lethbridge |
| 10061 | AGST | 1000 | A | The Evolution of Agriculture | Lethbridge |
| 10068 | ANTH | 1000 | A | The Anthropological Perspective | Lethbridge |
| 10080 | ARHI | 1001 | A | World Art Before 1400 | Lethbridge |
| 10084 | ARKY | 1000 | A | Introduction to Archaeology | Lethbridge |
| 10131 | ASTR | 2070 | A | The Solar System | Lethbridge |
| 10187 | BIOL | 2500 | A | Biology and Society | Lethbridge |
| 10222 | BKFT | 3850 | A | Advanced Spoken Blackfoot | Lethbridge |
| 10278 | CINE | 1000 | A | Introduction to Cinema Studies | Lethbridge |
| 10282 | CIRP | 2989 | A | Career Core: An Introduction to Work-integrated Learning (WIL) and Career Development | Lethbridge |
| 10284 | CPSC | 1000 | A | Introduction to Computer Science | Lethbridge |
| 10347 | DRAM | 2100 | A | Play Reading and Analysis | Lethbridge |
| 10355 | DRAM | 2810 | A | Introduction to Stagecraft | Lethbridge |
| 10390 | ECON | 1010 | A | Introduction to Microeconomics | Lethbridge |
| 10391 | ECON | 1010 | B | Introduction to Microeconomics | Lethbridge |
| 10394 | ECON | 1012 | A | Introduction to Macroeconomics | Lethbridge |
| 10490 | ENGG | 1600 | N | Introduction to Engineering Design, Communication, and Profession | Lethbridge |
| 10495 | ENGL | 1900 | A | Introduction to Language and Literature | Lethbridge |
| 10496 | ENGL | 1900 | B | Introduction to Language and Literature | Lethbridge |
| 10562 | GEOG | 1000 | A | Introduction to Physical Geography | Lethbridge |
| 10563 | GEOG | 1200 | A | Introduction to Human Geography | Lethbridge |
| 10564 | GEOG | 2000 | A | World Regional Geography | Lethbridge |
| 10565 | GEOG | 2065 | A | Physical Geology | Lethbridge |
| 11703 | GREK | 1850 | A | Introduction to Greek I | Lethbridge |
| 10599 | HIST | 1000 | A | The Western World | Lethbridge |
| 10601 | HIST | 1200 | A | World History | Lethbridge |
| 11707 | HIST | 1200 | B | World History | Lethbridge |
| 11752 | HPST | 2850 | A | Why So Many Revolutions?: Introduction to Latin American Cultures | Lethbridge |
| 11679 | IDST | 2008 | A | Japanese Culture | Lethbridge |
| 11744 | INDG | 1000 | A | Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Canadian Contexts | Lethbridge |
| 10675 | INDG | 1100 | A | Language and Culture in Indigenous America/LING 1100 | Lethbridge |
| 11745 | INDG | 2850 | A | Indigenous Research Methods | Lethbridge |
| 10696 | KNES | 1000 | A | Wellness and Physical Activity | Lethbridge |
| 10705 | KNES | 2110 | A | Biophysical Perspectives | Lethbridge |
| 10706 | KNES | 2130 | A | Humanities Perspectives | Lethbridge |
| 10708 | KNES | 2150 | A | Sociological Perspectives | Lethbridge |
| 10751 | LBED | 1000 | A | Knowledge and Liberal Education | Lethbridge |
| 10767 | LBSC | 2000 | A | Library Research and Information Systems | Lethbridge |
| 10771 | LOGI | 1000 | A | Critical Thinking | Lethbridge |
| 10772 | LOGI | 2003 | A | Symbolic Logic I | Lethbridge |
| 10984 | MUSI | 1011 | A | Materials of Music | Lethbridge |
| 10991 | MUSI | 2181 | A | Acoustics | Lethbridge |
| 11441 | PHIL | 1000 | B | Introduction to Philosophy | Lethbridge |
| 11443 | PHIL | 2002 | A | Belief, Truth, and Paradox | Lethbridge |
| 11444 | PHIL | 2236 | A | Environmental Philosophy | Lethbridge |
| 11493 | POLI | 1000 | A | Introduction to Political Science | Lethbridge |
| 11505 | PSYC | 1010 | A | Introduction to Psychology A: Evolution, Mechanisms, and Cognition/Perception | Lethbridge |
| 11507 | PSYC | 1020 | A | Introduction to Psychology B: Developmental, Sociocultural, and Abnormal | Lethbridge |
| 11508 | PSYC | 1030 | A | Key Skills in Psychology | Lethbridge |
| 11518 | PSYC | 2005 | A | Psychological Sketches: Straight from the Researchers | Lethbridge |
| 11570 | RELS | 1000 | A | Introduction to World Religions | Lethbridge |
| 11579 | SOCI | 1000 | A | Introduction to Sociology | Lethbridge |
| 11636 | WRIT | 1000 | D | Introduction to Academic Writing | Lethbridge |
| 11639 | WRIT | 1000 | G | Introduction to Academic Writing | Lethbridge |
| 11640 | WRIT | 1000 | H | Introduction to Academic Writing | Lethbridge |
N/A
| CRN | Subject | Number | Section | Title | Offering Campus |
| 10620 | HLSC | 1170 | A | Human Development Across the Lifespan | Online |
2025 Winter - All courses
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The link below shows the full Winter 2025 slate of courses. This list is true at the time of publication but may change. The presence of a course on this list does not guarantee availability (space in a course may no longer be available when you register).