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 - Introduction to Canadian Studies (satisfies Humanities context credit)
POLI 1P93 - Canada and the Global Community
one credit from the co-major discipline
one Sciences context credit
one and one-half elective credits

Year 2

CANA 2P91 - Implementing Diversity: Cultural Communities and Power in Canada
CANA 2P92 - Leveraging Power: Canada’s Cultural Icons
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 - A Foreign Prospect: Canada from Beyond its Borders
CANA 3P40 - The New Niagara
two credits from the co-major discipline
one elective credit

one credit from:
CANA 3P14 - Indigenous Politics in Canada
CANA 3P18 - Law and Politics
CANA 3P28 - Canadian Foreign Policy
CANA 3P91 - History of Music in Canada
CANA 3P93 - Indigenous People in Media and Popular Culture
CANA 3P98 - French Colonial Canada
or from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses numbered 2(alpha)90 or above

Year 4

CANA 4P15 - Foreign Ventures: Canada’s Changing Global Role
two credits from the co-major discipline
one elective credit

one and one-half credits from:
CANA 3V90-3V99 - Advanced Topics in Canadian/American Transnationalism
CANA 4P10 - History in the Field: Ontario and the War of 1812
CANA 4P11 - Mapping Early Canada
CANA 4P68 - Art, Heritage and Culture: Public Policy and Planning
CANA 4P81 - Experiential Learning Placement
CANA 4V10-4V70 - Topics in Canadian History
or from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses numbered 3(alpha)90 or above

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 – Introduction to Canadian Studies
  • CANA 2P91 – Implementing Diversity: Cultural Communities and Power in Canada
  • CANA 2P92 – Leveraging Power: Canada’s Cultural Icons
  • 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 [email protected].

Director, Centre for Canadian Studies Prof. Anthony Kinik [email protected].