Child and Youth Studies and Geography (Combined Major) (Honours) (BA)

Location(s): Main Campus

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Students may take a combined degree in Child and Youth Studies and another discipline. For requirements in the co-major discipline the student should consult the relevant department. It should be noted that not all departments provide a combined major option.

Year 1

One credit from

Year 2

CHYS 2P10 - Child and Youth Development
CHYS 2P35 - Bodymind Diversity in Children and Youth
*CHYS 2P38 - Childhood, Youth and Society
CHYS 2F15 - Principles of Service-Learning in Child and Youth Studies
OR
CHYS 2F16 - Principles of Community Engagement in Child and Youth Studies
CHYS 2P51 - Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Child and Youth Studies
OR
CHYS 2P52 - Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies (see program notes 3 and 10 )
*GEOG 2P21 - Introduction to Research Design and Methodology
one and one-half GEOG credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 from Group A or D

Year 3

*CHYS 3P10 - Qualitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies AND
*GEOG 3P22 - Quantitative Research Design and Methodology
OR
CHYS 3P15 - Quantitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies AND
*GEOG 3P21 - Qualitative Research Design and Methodology
one CHYS credit from Cluster A, B or C (see program note 11 )
*GEOG 3P57 - Human Geography and Tourism Studies Field Course
one and one-half GEOG credits numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)89 from group A, C or D (see Geography department)
one Humanities context credit

Year 4

Students may select one of three options:

Individual Thesis option:

CHYS 4F99 - Honours Thesis
CHYS 4P70 - The Craft of Research (see program note 5 )
one-half CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
one-half CHYS credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
*GEOG 4F99 - Honours Internship
one GEOG credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above from group A, C or D (see Geography department)
one-half elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 9 and 12 )

Applied Research Project option:

CHYS 4F95 - Honours Project
CHYS 4P70 - The Craft of Research (see program note 5 )
one-half CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
one-half CHYS credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
*GEOG 4F99 - Honours Internship
one GEOG credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above from group A, C or D (see Geography department)
one-half elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 9 and 12 )

Course Work option:

CHYS 4P80 - The Disciplinary Continuum (see program note 6 )
one-half CHYS credit numbered 4(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
one CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
*GEOG 4F99 - Honours Internship
one GEOG credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above from group A, C or D (see Geography department)
one elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

Pass

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.