The Canadian Studies Major program provides an opportunity for contact with the way disciplines in the humanities and social sciences have shaped understanding of Canada. Students in the program will be required to take courses in three of five areas: culture, geography, history, politics and economics, and society. In their third year they will enrol in CDST_V 350. In their fourth year they will enrol in CDST_V 450, the Senior Seminar in Canadian Studies, to be taught by the distinguished Canadianist holding the Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies.
Interested students are encouraged to consult with the program Chair prior to or upon declaring the Major to discuss their course selections.
For further information please visit Canadian Studies. For enquiries, contact the program Chair.
Major in Canadian Studies
Lower-level Requirements
Students are required to complete 12 lower-level credits from the following list:
- ACAM_V 250
- ANTH_V 220
- CDST_V 250
- ENGL_V 222, 231
- ECON_V 101, 102
- FNIS_V 100
- FREN_V 123, 280
- HIST_V 235, 236
- GEOG_V 290
- POLI_V 101
- SOCI_V 210
In planning their lower-level credits students should take into account the prerequisites for the 300- and 400-level courses they intend to take in subsequent years.
Upper-level Requirements
In consultation with a Canadian Studies advisor, students will compose a program of 36 upper-level credits comprising:
- 3 credits of CDST_V 350
- 3 credits of CDST_V 450
- 30 additional upper-level credits from three of the five areas on the list below, with at least 6 credits from each of the three areas and no more than 18 credits in any area.
Note: Not all courses listed are available in any given year. Also, some courses vary in their coverage of Canada from year to year. With the permission of the program chair, such courses with a major focus on Canada in a given year may be substituted for those listed.
- ARTH_V 343, 344, 376, 377, 443
- CINE_V/FIST_V 438
- ENGL_V 360, 470, 476
- FREN_V 330, 335, 430
- THTR_V 325, 425
- GEOG_V 327, 328, 426, 468, 497
- HIST_V 302, 303, 305, 307, 308, 324, 325, 326, 329, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419, 420, 466, 469, 485
- ACAM_V 350
- ANTH_V 304, 329
- FNIS_V 310, 320
- GRSJ_V 301
- RELG_V 312, 420
- SOCI_V 310, 410
- ECON_V 336, 365, 436
- POLI_V 301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 363, 401, 402, 403, 405, 406
Minor in Canadian Studies
The Minor is comprised of 12 lower-level credits and 18 upper-level credits.
Lower-level Requirements
Students are required to complete 12 lower-level credits from the following list:
- ACAM_V 250
- ANTH_V 220
- CDST_V 250
- ENGL_V 222, 231
- ECON_V 101, 102
- FNIS_V 100
- FREN_V 123, 280
- GEOG_V 290
- HIST_V 235, 236
- POLI_V 101
- SOCI_V 210
Note that students may use no more than 6 lower-level credits in any one discipline towards the Minor.
Upper-level Requirements
- CDST_V 350
- 15 additional upper-level credits from at least three of the five major areas of study listed above in the requirements for the Major.