Liberal Studies and Love of Learning

Vancouver Island University's Love of Learning initiative allows community members to participate in a wide range of degree courses without committing to a prolonged program of study leading to the degree itself. Such audit students pay a reduced fee, do not have to fulfil course-prerequisites and do not have to complete assignments or take exams, but otherwise play a full part in the course.

The Liberal Studies Department is an enthusiastic supporter of Love of Learning, and has made all of its classroom courses accessible to the initiative. These courses are interdisciplinary, exploring the literature, art, music, philosophy and science of the Western tradition. The main activity in all courses is round-table discussion, though lectures, demonstrations and hands-on lab and studio components are included in some.

The Liberal Studies courses available in Nanaimo are:

FALL (September-December)	SPRING (January-April)
LBST 111: Ways of Knowing I	LBST 112: Ways of Knowing II
LBST 310: Modern Culture's Ancient Sources	LBST 320: Medieval and Renaissance Thought: Imagination, Reason, Faith
LBST 311: Ancient Times, Ancient Ways	LBST 321: The Emergence of European Culture
LBST 410: The Enlightenment and its Aftermath	LBST 420: The Modern Experience and Beyond
LBST 411: Age of Reason, Age of Empire	LBST 421: Modernity and Post-Modernity

In addition, LBST 311 (Fall) and LBST 321 (Spring) are available at the Parksville campus.

These links will connect you to brief course-descriptions, from which full course outlines can be reached. (Please note that the courses may differ slightly from the latest outlines posted, if these are not yet up-to-date.)

To enrol in Love of Learning, please call the Centre for Continuing Studies at: 1-866-734-6252.