Canadian Studies Programs (BA)

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The Centre for Canadian Studies offers an opportunity to study Canadian culture and society from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, with co-operating faculty from Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Dramatic Arts, Economics, English Language and Literature, Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology and Visual Arts.

Students take required interdisciplinary Canadian Studies (CANA) courses along with a number of Canada-centred courses offered by other departments emphasizing the unique nature of the Canadian experience, and the value and practice of combining disciplinary approaches in the study of culture and society. CANA core courses offered in years 1, 2 and 3 are designed to introduce students to interdisciplinary studies in a progressive manner.

The Centre for Canadian Studies offers combined major programs leading to a BA (Honours or Pass) and a Minor for students in other disciplines. Canadian Studies core courses may also be taken as electives by students in other degree programs. Canadian Studies may be combined with any other discipline or program in the Humanities or Social Sciences which offer a combined major program.

Program Notes

1. It is strongly recommended that CANA students take one FREN or INDG credit as part of their degree program. One credit from FREN 1F00 , FREN 1F50 , FREN 1F90 , FREN 2F00 , FREN 3P75 , FREN 3P99 , INDG 1F20 , INDG 1F90 , INDG 2F40 , INDG 2F96 , INDG 3F90  recommended.
2. One credit from (COMM 1P90) and COMM 1P91 , ECON 1P91  and ECON 1P92 , (ENGL 1P01), (GEOG 1F90), HIST 1F95 , HIST 1P96 , LABR 1P95 , SOCI 1P90  and SOCI 1P91  strongly recommended for Political Science co-majors.
3. (COMM 1P90) and COMM 1P91 , ECON 1P91  and ECON 1P92 , ENGL 1P91 , ENGL 1P92 , (ENGL 1P93) and ENGL 1P94 , (GEOG 1F90), HIST 1F95 , (HIST 1F96) , LABR 1P95  or SOCI 1P90  and SOCI 1P91  strongly recommended.
4. CANA credits may be chosen from approved courses in Canadian Studies within the student’s co-major. However, students may not use the same courses(s) to satisfy both the CANA requirement and the co-major requirement.
5. Students in the combined Canadian Studies and French Programs may not use FREN courses to satisfy their Canadian Studies list requirements.
6. Courses listed as CANA 3V90-3V99 are normally taught by the Fulbright Chair in Transdisciplinary Studies and the topics change each year.
7. Each student should meet with the Humanities Academic Advisor and the Chair/Director of the co-major discipline before the end of the first year of study, to ensure that his or her choice of courses meets the criteria for the combined major degree.
8. Students contemplating a thesis or project must consult the Director or academic advisor at the end of year 3.
9. In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
   
   In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
   
   In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.