Undergraduate programs

The chart below lays out the basic requirements. You can also choose to specialize further by completing one of these Concentrations: Canadian Cultural Texts and Practices, Canadian Society and Politics, or Francophone Canada: Language and Culture. Concentrations allow students to develop a distinct focus within Humanities or Social Sciences approaches to the study of Canada.

Honours BA (combined major)

Year 1

CANA 1F91 (satisfies Humanities context credit)
POLI 1P93
one credit from the co-major discipline
one Sciences context credit
one elective credit

Year 2

CANA 2P91 and 2P92
one credit from CANA courses numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
two credits from the co-major discipline
one elective credit

Year 3

CANA 3P15 and 3P40
one credit from CANA 3P14, 3P18, 3P28, 3P91, 3P93, 3P98, or from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
two credits from the co-major discipline
one elective credit

Year 4

CANA 4P15
one and a half credits from CANA 3V90-3V99, 4P10, 4P11, 4P68, 4P81, 4V10-4V70 or from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
two credits from the co-major discipline
one elective credit

Pass program

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

Minor in Canadian Studies

Students in other disciplines can obtain a Minor in Canadian Studies within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

  • CANA 1F91, 2P91 and 2P92
  • one CANA credit or one credit from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses
  • one CANA credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above

For more information

Consult Brock’s on-line course calendar for Canadian Studies requirements or contact the Centre for Canadian Studies at 905 688 5550 x4029 or canadianstudies@brocku.ca.

Director, Centre for Canadian Studies Prof. Dan Malleck dmalleck@brocku.ca.