MA Thesis
An extended research project involving the preparation and defence of a thesis that shall demonstrate capacity for independent work and original research and thought.
Major Research Paper
A research paper on a selected topic involving independent work and original research and thought.
Supervised Teaching
Supervised training in Canadian Studies pedagogical methods.
Note: Offered at SUNY-UB.
Interdisciplinary Methods and Field Research in the Binational Niagara Region
Field seminar focused on a binational comparison of some aspect of the cross-border region, providing the necessary theoretical and methodological skills to undertake original fieldwork in the Niagara borderlands region.
Note: Jointly offered at Brock and SUNY-UB
An Overview of Canadian Studies (Brock)
A multidisciplinary introduction to the study of Canada for graduate students emphasizing interdependence of geography, economy, society, history, and culture and the tension between regional and national identities.
Note: Offered at Brock.
Cultures of U.S. Empire
Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of “culture” in relations between the United States and other nations.
Note: Offered at SUNY-UB.
Canadian-American Relations
Examination of issues in Canadian-American relations, with special focus on how these play out in the context of the border and surrounding areas. Topics may include popular perceptions of the ‘other’ held by Canadians and Americans, developments associated with the NAFTA and Canada’s future in the new North America.
Note: Offered at SUNY-UB.
Borderlands – Understanding the Binational Niagara Region
Developments of distinctive identity and shared interests, with particular reference to cross-border regions along the Canadian-American border, comparing the experience of our local binational region with those of others along the Canadian-American border.
Note: Offered at SUNY-UB.
The Political Economy of North America
(also offered as POLI 5P28)
Examines the intertwined political and economic relations of Canada, Mexico and the United States from a regional perspective, including specific emphasis on labour and economic production, security and the environment, and policymaking in a continent dominated by the world's only superpower.
Note: Offered at SUNY-UB.
Abolitionist Movements and the Underground Railroad
A study of the status of Canada as myth, symbol of possibility or “New Canaan,” in literary and historical works from abolitionists, former slaves, historians, and contemporary critics on American cross-border relations and transnationality.
Note: Offered at Brock.
Writing Across Borders
Poetry, drama, and fiction written by Canadian and American authors set in the other country, including such authors as Michael Ondaatje, James Houston, Jack London, and Margaret Atwood.
Note: Offered at Brock.
Directed Reading
Directed individual or group reading in a specified area to be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Restriction: permission of the Graduate Program Director.
Canadian Politics
(also offered as POLI 5P82)
An examination of major aspects of Canadian government and politics and of different approaches to the study of Canadian politics through the discussion and analysis of significant books in the field.
Note: Jointly offered at SUNY-UB and Brock.