VIU ElderCollege is offering a wide array of courses both in-person and online. Choose the format that best suits you by means of a virtual classroom or a local VIU campus (Parksville & Nanaimo) classroom.
Registration for Fall 2022 Session opens Thursday, August 18 at 8:30am!
Registering online is the most efficient way of securing your spot in your preferred courses.
Scroll down to see the PDF version of VIU ElderCollege Fall 2022 Course Offerings featuring the beautiful cover art by Karen Strong.
Note: Courses are now listed in alphabetical order here on our website, in the Course Offerings catalogue and in web registration.
Please click on the title of the course to see the full description and instructor bio.
NEW - A Community Of Meditators - Level 3
- Mon, Sep 12-Dec 19
- 3:00-4:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
A Theory Of Everything - Made Easy
- Thu, Sep 15-Oct 20
- 3:30-5:30 pm
- In-person: Parksville
NEW - Adventures In Comparative Literature
- Fri, Sep 9-Nov 4
- 10:00 am-Noon
- In-person: Nanaimo
NEW - All The German You Never Knew You Knew
- Wed, Sep 14-28
- 3:30-5:00 pm
- In-person: Nanaimo
NEW - Dallas On November 22, 1963
- Thu, Sep 15-29
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- In-person: Parksville
Energy Medicine For Self-Help: Level 1
- Mon, Sep 12-Oct 24
- 1:00-3:00 pm
- Online: Zoom
- Wed, Sep 14-Oct 19
- 9:30-11:30 am
- In-person: Parksville
NEW - Flash Fiction: Bold, Brief, And Beautiful
- Tue, Oct 4-25
- 9:30-11:30 am
- In-person: Parksville
From Impressionism to Post-Modernism - The Evolution of Modern Art
- Wed, Sep 14-Oct 19
- 12:30-3:00 pm
- In-person: Parksville
Genealogy 101: How To Begin And Prove Your Tree
- Wed, Sep 14-Oct 19
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
NEW - God In The Age Of Science
- Wed, Sep 14-Oct 19
- 10:00 am-Noon
- In-person: Nanaimo
- Thu, Sep 8-Oct 27
- 9:30-11:30 am
- In-person: Parksville
NEW - How to REALLY Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
- Tue, Sep 13-Oct 18
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
NEW - Introduction To The Animals We Most Fear And Abhor
- Fri, Sep 16-Oct 21
- 9:30-11:00 am
- In-person: Nanaimo
Introduction To The Night Skies
- Fri, Sep 16-Oct 21
- 1:00-3:00 pm
- In-person: Parksville
UPDATED - Mindful Meditation For Challenging Times - Level 1
- Mon, Sep 12-Oct 24
- 1:00-2:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
- Tue, Sep 13, Oct 11, Nov 15, Dec 13, Jan 10, Feb 14, Mar 14, Apr 11
- 1:30-3:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
NEW - Our Cultural Grand Canyon: The Gap Between What We Know And How We Live
- Fri, Sep 16-Oct 7
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- In-person: Nanaimo
NEW - The Role Of Natural Law And Human Well-Being
- Wed, Sep 14-Oct 19
- 3:00-4:30 pm
- In-person: Nanaimo
The Strait Of Georgia And The Future Of Pacific Salmon
- Wed, Sep 14-Oct 5
- 1:00-3:00 pm
- In-person: Nanaimo
- Tue, Sep 13-Oct 18
- 9:30-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
Understanding America - Part 1 (1603 to 1898)
- Wed, Sep 14-Oct 19
- 1:00-3:30pm
- In-person: Parksville
Ancient Complex Societies of the Americas
- Wed, Nov 2-16
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- In-person: Parksville
OR
- Thu, Nov 3-17
- 3:30-5:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
A Sensible Look At Natural Medicine
- Tue, Nov 1-22
- 10:00am-Noon
- Online: Zoom
- Thu, Nov 3-Dec 1
- 10:00-11:30 am
- In-person: Parksville
- Mon, Oct 31-Dec 19
- 9:30-11:30 am
- In-person: Parksville
Energy Medicine For Self-Help: Level 2
- Mon, Oct 31-Dec 19
- 1:00-3:00 pm
- Online: Zoom
First Nations Land In British Columbia
- Wed, Nov 2-Dec 7
- 9:30-11:00 am
- In-person: Parksville
Getting The Words Right: A Guide To Revision And Self-Editing
- Tue, Nov 1-Nov 29
- 1:30-3:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
How To Talk To Anyone About Climate Change
- Tue, Nov 1-22
- 10:00am-Noon
- Online: Zoom
In/Equality: An Alternative Anthropology
- Wed, Nov 2-Dec 7
- 1:00-3:00 pm
- Online: Zoom
Intelligent Investing And Estate Planning Workshop
- Tue, Nov 1-Dec 6
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
Introduction To Travel In Europe
- Thu, Nov 3-Dec 1
- 9:30-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
NEW - Introduction To Writing Poetry
- Wed, Nov 9-Dec 14
- 10:00am-Noon
- Online: Zoom
UPDATED - Joyful Living With A Meditation Practice - Part 2
- Mon, Oct 31-Dec 5
- 1:00-2:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
NOW 5 WEEKS - Our Amazing Sense Of Hearing
- Mon, Oct 31-Nov 28
- 10:00-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
- Fri, Nov 4-Dec 2
- 10:00-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
- Tue, Nov 1-Dec 6
- 1:00-3:00 pm
- Online: Zoom
NEW - The Fab Four Of Florence: Fine Arts And Friendship In The Fifteenth Century
- Tue, Nov 1-Dec 6
- 12:30-3:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
The Meditations Of Marcus Aurelius
- Mon, Oct 31-Dec 5
- 3:30-5:30 pm
- In-person: Parksville
NEW - The Power Of Colours Through Sacred Geometry
- Fri, Nov 4-Dec 16
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
NEW - Victoria's Emily Carr: Her Life, Loves And Legacy
- Thu, Nov 3-24
- 3:00-4:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
Acrylic Painting For Beginners
- Wed, Sep 7
- 9:30 am-Noon
- In-person: Parksville
Advance Care Planning: Because We All Die
- Thu, Oct 27
- 9:30-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
OR
- Fri, Dec 16
- 9:30-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
NEW - Ayurveda For Health And Wellness
- Tue, Dec 13
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
Creativity And Creative Motivation
- Fri, Sep 9
- 10:00-11:30 am
- In-person: Parksville
Current Issues For Seniors In BC
- Tue, Dec 13
- 9:30-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
Exploring Life And The Afterlife
- Wed, Dec 14
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- In-person: Nanaimo
Greece: Athens And The Ionian Islands
- Mon, Dec 12
- 1:00-4:00 pm
- Online: Zoom
Iceland: Reykjavik, And The Golden Circle
- Thu, Dec 15
- 12:30-2:00 pm
- Online: Zoom
Improve Your Sleep With Reflexology
- Fri, Oct 28
- 9:30-11:00 am
- In-person: Nanaimo
NEW - Introduction To Medical Cannabis
- Mon, Oct 24
- 9:30-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
Learning Science Through Observation And Art
- Mon, Dec 12
- 9:30-12:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
- Mon, Oct 24
- 9:30-12:30 pm
- In-person: Parksville
- Thu, Oct 27
- 9:30-11:30 am
- In-person: Parksville
OR
- Thu, Dec 15
- 9:30-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
NEW - Real Life Happens On The Road
- Mon, Oct 24
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- In-person: Parksville
NEW - Relieve Stress With Bach Flower Remedies
- Fri, Dec 16
- 9:30-11:00 am
- In-person: Nanaimo
Simple Strategies To Be Secure Online
- Wed, Dec 14
- 9:30-12:30 pm
- In-person: Nanaimo
Super-Bowl, Useful Paper Mache Fun
- Fri, Oct 28
- 9:30-12:30 pm
- In-person: Parksville
Sustainability, Social Change and Fun
- Tue, Oct 25
- 9:30-11:30 am
- Online: Zoom
NEW - The Journey Of Picasso's Genius: An Art Workshop
- Wed, Sep 7
- 1:00-3:00 pm
- In-person: Parksville
NEW - The Road Less Travelled: Rajasthan - And Other Journeys
- Fri, Oct 28
- 1:00-4:00 pm
- Online: Zoom
NEW - There's A Chicken Tractor In The Vineyard: What's That All About?
- Tue, Oct 25
- 12:30-2:00 pm
- In-person: Parksville
- Thu, Oct 27
- 12:30-2:30 pm
- Online: Zoom
Overturning History: The White And Bob Case
- Sat, Sep 17
- 10:00 am to Noon
- In-person: Parksville OR Online: Zoom
- Sat, Oct 22
- 10:00 am to Noon
- In-person: Parksville OR Online: Zoom
Food Plants Of Vancouver Island First Peoples
- Sat, Nov 19
- 10:00 am to Noon
- In-person: Parksville OR Online: Zoom
Fall 2022 ElderCollege Course Offerings
Browse or download the Fall 2022 ElderCollege Course Offerings. Courses listed are offered September through December, online or in-person.
Come Zoom With VIU ElderCollege
Our online courses will be offered through Zoom, an online communications tool. In preparation for learning online, familiarize yourself with our Student Zoom User Guide and attend our free Student Zoom Training Cafes.
Fall 2022 ElderCollege ONLINE ONLY Course Offerings
Browse or download the Fall 2022 ElderCollege ONLINE ONLY Course Offerings. Courses listed in this calendar are offered September through December, online only via Zoom.
Disclosure
VIU ElderCollege offers a myriad of courses and lectures each semester covering a wide range of subject areas and topics. VIU ElderCollege screens all instructors and courses before they are given, but assumes no responsibility for the content or information provided by any course or lecture, including those that some may view as controversial. In order to minimize any confusion by students, course instructors are asked to provide clarity regarding the source of information, differentiating among published material, theory, and personal opinion.
Refunds
VIU policy permits refunds only if the withdrawal request is received at least 7 days prior to the start date of an ElderCollege course. Extenuating circumstances may be considered if the request withdrawal is made later.
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