Explore a selection of courses you can take through Open Studies—without having to meet program admission requirements.
Fall 2026
*Fall 2026 courses are subject to change.
Online Courses
On-Campus Courses
MUSC 165: History of Jazz, Tenth Street Campus, Nelson
ADMN 170 - Introduction to Business, Castlegar Campus
ADMN 293: E-commerce, Castlegar Campus
ANTH 205: Anthropology of Religion, Castlegar Campus
BIOL 200: Principles of Ecology, Castlegar Campus
BUS 415: Leadership, Castlegar Campus
BUS 388 - Personal Finance, Castlegar Campus
BUS 392: Professional Sales Skills, Castlegar Campus
COMM 220 - Principles of Organizational Behaviour, Castlegar Campus
COMM 240 - Financial Accounting I, Castlegar Campus
CMNS 200: Intercultural Communication, Castlegar Campus
CWRT 100: Introduction to Creative Writing I, Castlegar Campus or Tenth Street Campus, Nelson
DIW 100: Delivery of Instruction, Castlegar Campus/Hybrid
ECON 106: Principles of Macroeconomics, Castlegar Campus
ENGL 200: A Survey of English Literature I, Castlegar Campus
ENGL 202: Canadian Literature I: Indigenous Voices, Castlegar Campus
ENGL 204: Children’s Literature I: From Rags to Riches and Worlds of Magic, Castlegar Campus
FAM 180: Family Dynamics, Castlegar Campus
GEOL 132: Introduction to Physical Geology, Castlegar Campus
HSER 174: Interpersonal Communications, Castlegar Campus
INDG 101: Indigenous Peoples’ Relationships: Once You’ve Heard the Story, Castlegar Campus
INDG 202: Indigenous Voices, Castlegar Campus
MATH 181: Problem Solving, Castlegar Campus
PACS 201: The Environment, Conflict and Justice, Castlegar Campus
PHIL 210: Biomedical Ethics, Castlegar Campus
RDS 100: Introduction to Data Science, Castlegar Campus
Winter 2027
*Winter 2027 courses are subject to change.
Online Courses
- ADMN 170: Introduction to Business
- ECCE 193: Child Centered Partnerships I
- ENGL 209: Introduction to Comics and Graphic Novels, Castlegar Campus
- FAM 180: Family Dynamics
- FREN 103: Beginner's French II
- HSER 257: Mental Health Issues: Practical Responses
- OTEC 175: Computerized Accounting
- SPAN 103: Beginner's Spanish II
On-Campus Courses
- ADMN 181: Marketing, Castlegar Campus
- ADMN 286: Human Resource Management, Castlegar Campus
- ADMN 293: E-Commerce, Castlegar Campus
- BIOL 101: Current Issues in Biology, Castlegar Campus
- CWRT 101: Introduction to Creative Writing II, Castlegar Campus
- CWRT 201: Manuscript Development II, Castlegar Campus
- ENGL 201: A Survey of English Literature II, Castlegar Campus
- ENGL 203: Canadian Literature II: Contemporary Voices, Castlegar Campus
- GEOG 232: Geomorphology, Castlegar Campus
- HIST 215: A History of the West Kootenay, Castlegar Campus
- MATH 181: Problem Solving, Castlegar Campus
- MUSC 164: History of Rock, Tenth Street Campus, Nelson
- PACS 101: Conflict Transformation, Castlegar Campus
- PACS 203: Restorative Justice, Castlegar Campus
- PHIL 101: Introductory Philosophy II, Castlegar Campus
- PHIL 120: Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking, Castlegar Campus
- RDS 101: Foundations in Rural Research, Castlegar Campus
Spring 2026
*Spring 2026 courses are subject to change.
Online Courses
On-Campus Courses
- FAM 180: Family Dynamics, Castlegar Campus
- INDG 100: Regional Indigenous Perspectives on Languages and Cultures, Castlegar Campus (*5 day intensive course. Dates to be determined).
Course Times
To determine if the course you are interested in is currently running, please visit the timetable.
In the Course ID box, enter the course (e.g., CWRT 100) and press enter. The timetable will list the semester under the section column if the course is scheduled to run and the format (e.g., in person with room number, online) under the location column.