First and Second Years
Students are required to complete 12 lower-level credits from the following list: ACAM_V 250 (3), ANTH_V 220 (3), CDST_V 250 (3), ENGL_V 222 (3), ENGL_V 231 (3), ECON_V 101 (3), ECON_V 102 (3), FNIS_V 100 (3-6), FREN_V 123 (3), FREN_V 280 (3), HIST_V 235 (3), HIST_V 236 (3), GEOG_V 290 (3), POLI_V 101 (3), and SOCI_V 210 (3)
In planning their lower-level credits students should take into account the prerequisites for the 300- and 400-level courses they intend to take in subsequent years.
Non-required courses you might consider taking:
- ANTH_V 221 (3) Contemporary Indigenous Cultural Expressions
- CINE_V 200 (3) (formerly FIST 200) Introduction to Canadian Cinema
- GRSJ_V 205 (3) Gender, Race and Colonialism in Canada
- GRSJ_V 210 (3) Gender, Race and Colonialism in the Americas
Third and Fourth Years
In consultation with a Canadian Studies advisor, students will compose a program of 36 upper-level credits comprising:
- CDST_V 350 (3)
- CDST_V 450 (3)
- 30 additional upper-level credits from three of the five areas on the list below, with at least 6 credits from each of the three areas and no more than 18 credits in any area.
Note: Not all courses listed are available in any given year. Also, some courses vary in their coverage of Canada from year to year. With the permission of the program chair, such courses with a major focus on Canada in a given year may be substituted for those listed. Where this chart and the on-line calendar do not agree, the on-line calendar is the authoritative source. If you find discrepancies, please contact the advisor.
Culture (Area 1)
- ARTH_V 343 (3)
Inventing Canada through Art - ARTH_V 344 (3)
Contemporary Conversations about Art in Kanata/Canada - ARTH_V 376 (3)
Arts of the Northwest Coast Peoples: The North - ARTH_V 377 (3)
Arts of the Northwest Coast Peoples: The South - ARTH_V 443 (3)
Seminar in Canadian Art - CINE_V 438 (3)
Seminar in Canadian Cinema (formerly FIST 438) - ENGL_V 360 (3-6)
Early Canadian Writing - ENGL_V 470 (3/12)
Canadian Literature Studies - ENGL_V 476 (3/12)
First Nations Studies - FREN_V 330 (3)
Introduction to Quebec Literature - FREN 335 (3)
French-Canadian Civilization - FREN_V 430 (3)
Quebec Literature and Culture - THTR_V 325 (3-6)
History of Canadian Theatre - THTR_V 425 (3-6)
Topics in Canadian Theatre
Geography (Area 2)
- GEOG_V 327 (3)
Creating Canada - GEOG_V 328 (3)
Constructing Canada - GEOG_V 426 (3)
Historical Geography of British Columbia, I - GEOG 468 (3)
Geography of International Ecomonic Systems: Canada and the Pacific Basin - GEOG_V 497 (3)
The Arctic
History (Area 3)
- HIST_V 302 (6)
History of the Indigenous Peoples of North America - HIST_V 303 (6)
History of the Canadian West - HIST_V 305 (3)
History of British Columbia - HIST_V 307 (3)
French North America to 1803 - HIST_V 308 (3)
Quebec from the End of the 18th Century to the Present
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HIST_V 324 (3)
Inventing Canada, 1840-1896 - HIST_V 325 (3)
Canada 1896-1945: Boom, Bust and War - HIST_V 326 (3)
Canada Since 1945: Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age - HIST_V 329 (3)
Heroes, Rebels, Villains, Folks: The People Who Shaped Canada - HIST_V 411 (3-6)
History of Canadian International Relations - HIST_V 412 (6)
The American Impact on Canada - HIST_V 413 (3)
Imagining the Nation: 19th- and 20th-Century Canada - HIST_V 414 (3)
Constitutions in Canadian History: From Pre-Contact to the Charter of Rights - HIST_V 415 (3)
History of Vancouver
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HIST_V 419 (3)
Crime and Punishment in Canadian History -
HIST_V 420 (3-6)
Topics in Canadian History -
HIST_V 466 (3)
Topics in Indigenous History of Canada -
HIST _V 469 (3)
Aboriginal Title in British Columbia: History and Legacy -
HIST_V 485 (3)
Asian Migrant Communities in Vancouver
Society (Area 4)
- ACAM_V 350 (3)
Asian Canadian Community-Based Media - ANTH_V 304 (3)
Ethnography of the North West Coast - ANTH_V 329 (3-6)
Contemporary Indigenous Issues in a Global Perspective - FNIS_V 310 (3)
Critical Indigenous Theory Seminar - FNIS_V 320 (3)
Critical Indigenous Methodologies and Ethics - GRSJ_V 301 (3)
Gender, Race and Indigeneity in Canada - RELG_V 312 (3)
Jews and Judaism in Canada - RELG 420 (6)
Religion In Canada - SOCI_V 310 (3)
Canadian Society - SOCI_V 410 (3-12)
Selected Topics in Canadian Society
Economics (Area 5)
- ECON_V 336 (3)
Economic History of Canada - ECON_V 365 (3)
Topic in Canadian Industrial Organization and Regulation Policy - ECON_V 436 (3)
Historical Background to Contemporary Issues in Canadian Economy - POLI_V 301 (3)
Canadian Political Parties - POLI_V 303 (3)
Federalism in Canada - POLI_V 304 (3)
British Columbia Government and Politics - POLI_V 305 (3)
Canadian Political Ideas - POLI_V 306 (3)
Local Government and Politics in Canada - POLI_V 307 (3)
Quebec Government and Politics - POLI_V 308 (3-6)
Topics in Canadian Politics - POLI_V 309 (3)
Canadian Perspectives on Human Rights - POLI_V 363 (3-6)
Canadian Foreign Policy - POLI_V 401 (3-6)
Canadian Provincial and Regional Politics - POLI_V 402 (3-6)
Law and Politics of the Canadian Constitution - POLI_V 403 (3-6)
The Political Economy of Canada - POLI_V 405 (3-6)
Advanced Topics in Canadian Politics - POLI_V 406 (3)
Aboriginal Peoples and Canadian Politics