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  Minor in Canadian Studies

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        Please note that admission to the Minor in Canadian Studies is suspended until further notice.

        Interested in studying cultural, social, political, economic, and environmental issues concerning this country from an interdisciplinary perspective? Then Ottawa is your destination of choice. The Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies was founded with the intent to explore Canada's complexity and promote a deeper understanding of our country.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

      The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                                                                           Title                                                    Units  
        Compulsory courses                                                                                                                                                                    
        CDN 1100                                                                                                                       Introduction to Canadian Studies                         3 Units
        CDN 2300                                                                                                                       Methodology of Documentary Research in Canadian Studies  3 Units
        Optional courses                                                                                                                                                                      
        6 optional course units in Canadian Studies (CDN) or in Vered Jewish Canadian Studies (JCS) from the list of optional courses  6 Units                                                
        18 optional course units from the list of optional courses                                                                     18 Units                                               
        Total:                                                                                                                         30 Units                                               
        

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code                                                                                                   Title                                                          Units  
          ANT 2126                                                                                               Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples                            3 Units
          APA 3123                                                                                               Hockey and Canadian Culture                                    3 Units
          ART 3334                                                                                               Canadian Art and Cultural Identities                           3 Units
          ART 3354                                                                                               Indigenous Arts                                                3 Units
          CDN 3120                                                                                               Francophones in Canada                                         3 Units
          CDN 4101                                                                                               Selected Topics in Canadian Studies                            3 Units
          CIN 3197                                                                                               Canadian and Quebec Cinema I: fiction                          3 Units
          CIN 3198                                                                                               Canadian and Quebec Cinema II: documentary                     3 Units
          CMN 2181                                                                                               Intercultural Communication                                    3 Units
          CMN 3165                                                                                               Media Industries                                               3 Units
          EAS 1101                                                                                               Introduction to Indigenous Studies                             3 Units
          ECO 2115                                                                                               Introduction to Money and Banking                              3 Units
          ENG 3321                                                                                               Canadian Short Story                                           3 Units
          ENG 3381                                                                                               Indigenous Literatures                                         3 Units
          ENG 3384                                                                                               Literatures of Exploration and Settlement in Canada            3 Units
          ENG 3385                                                                                               Canadian Literature of the Confederation Period (1867-1912)    3 Units
          ENG 3386                                                                                               Canadian Fiction 1900 to 1950                                  3 Units
          ENG 3387                                                                                               Canadian Fiction 1950 to the Present                           3 Units
          ENG 3388                                                                                               Canadian Poetry 1900 to the Present                            3 Units
          FRA 2545                                                                                               Littérature et culture de l'Ontario français                   3 Units
          FRA 3545                                                                                               Littérature contemporaine de l'Ontario français                3 Units
          FRA 3746                                                                                               Théâtres de la francophonie canadienne                         3 Units
          FRA 3754                                                                                               La littérature québécoise de 1900 à 1980                       3 Units
          FRA 3755                                                                                               La littérature québécoise de 1980 à nos jours                  3 Units
          GEG 2110                                                                                               Sustainable Cities                                             3 Units
          HIS 1101                                                                                               The Making of Canada                                           3 Units
          HIS 2182                                                                                               Women in Canada                                                3 Units
          HIS 2307                                                                                               History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada                        3 Units
          HIS 2362                                                                                               New France and British North America                           3 Units
          HIS 2363                                                                                               The Emergence of Canada                                        3 Units
          HIS 2364                                                                                               Contemporary Canada                                            3 Units
          JCS 2105                                                                                               History of the Jews of Canada                                  3 Units
          JCS 3102                                                                                               Selected Topics in Jewish Canadian Studies                     3 Units
          JCS 3383                                                                                               Jewish Canadian Writers                                        3 Units
          LIN 2784                                                                                               Le français du Canada                                          3 Units
          LSR 1105                                                                                               Leisure in Canadian Society                                    3 Units
          POL 2101                                                                                               Introduction to Canadian Politics                              3 Units
          POL 3128                                                                                               Quebec Politics                                                3 Units
          POL 3159                                                                                               Indigenous Politics in Canada                                  3 Units
          POL 3525                                                                                               La politique urbaine au Canada                                 3 Units
          POL 3535                                                                                               Politique et francophonie en Ontario                           3 Units
          POL 4162                                                                                               Health Politics and Policy in Canada                           3 Units
          SOC 2309                                                                                               Canadian Society                                               3 Units
          SOC 3705                                                                                               Sociologie de la société franco-ontarienne                     3 Units
          SRS 1191                                                                                               Accommodations and Conflicts: Religion in Contemporary Canada  3 Units
          SRS 2386                                                                                               Religion in Canada from First Contact to Modern Challenges     3 Units
          SRS 3385                                                                                               Religion and Multiculturalism in Canada                        3 Units
          THE 3347                                                                                               Theatre in Canada                                              3 Units
          Other courses may be selected in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Canadian Studies.                                                               
          
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