TechOne First Year Program

School of Interactive Arts and Technology | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
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TechOne is an innovative and challenging first year cohort program offered by the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology at Surrey campus. TechOne offers a broad foundation and introduction to university for students who are curious about how technology, design and people influence one another. TechOne specifically prepares students for second year studies in communication, contemporary arts, education and interactive arts and technology; however, students interested in any program at 尤物视频 may choose TechOne as their first year of studies.

TechOne is an interdisciplinary cohort program where all students complete courses in smaller groups together with a set of other first year students. Access to all TechOne core courses is guaranteed (TECH 101W requires that students first meet SFU literacy requirements).

TechOne is transforming in fall 2011 to become an integrated part of the School of Interactive Arts and Technology. Students interested in TechOne should apply directly to Interactive Arts and Technology. Please refer to Interactive Arts and Technology or contact siat_advising@sfu.ca.

Program Requirements

The program consists of four courses listed below, plus electives, which may be chosen with a view to the student鈥檚 intended subsequent course of study.

Students complete all of

TECH 101W-3 Communication, Teamwork and Collaborative Process
TECH 106-3 Spatial Thinking and Communicating

TECH 114-3 Technology in Everyday Contexts
TECH 124 Design Thinking

TechOne Elective Requirements

In addition to core requirements, students choose electives that will help complete the lower division requirements of their program major. If students have not yet chosen a program major, a set of qualifying electives will be recommended. Students choose the number of electives they complete in any term and may complete electives at any campus.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 尤物视频 beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 尤物视频 within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

The TECH courses are designed to help with completion of these general graduation requirements.

After TechOne

Some students enter TechOne having already been admitted to a degree program. Other students will wait until completion of TechOne to apply for admission to a degree program. Either way, TechOne students will bring an understanding of how technology and people interact, as well as a toolkit of critical thinking and communication skills to their second year studies. TechOne will specifically help to prepare students who are interested in degree programs in communication, contemporary arts, education, and interactive arts and technology. These programs may be subject to enrolment limitations, with competitive entry standards based on academic performance.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

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