Curriculum & Courses

Below are sample student programs for each B.A. major.

Bachelor of Arts - Major in Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts - Major in English
Bachelor of Arts - Major in History
Bachelor of Arts - Major in Policy Studies
Bachelor of Arts - Major in Psychology
Bachelor of Arts - Major in Sociology
Bachelor of Arts - Major in Spanish

Bachelor of Arts - Major in Anthropology

Note: This is only one possible combination of courses. This sample shows the 11 specific Anthropology courses that must be taken and the minimum overall number of Anthropology courses required (14), including the minimum number of Anthropology courses at the 4000 level (2). Students should consult with an Advisor to ensure proper selection of courses.

Year 1

ANTH 1102 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
ANTH 1103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1104 Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 1106 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  

Year 2

ANTH 2225 Ancient Civilizations
ANTH 2229 Anthropology of “Race”
ANTH 2241 Ethnography in Anthropology
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Year 3

ANTH 3305 History of Anthropology I
ANTH 3306 History of Anthropology II
ANTH 3307 Introduction to Anthropological Statistics
ANTH 2000/3000 - level
ANTH 2000/3000 - level
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Year 4

ANTH 4401** Anthropological Theory
ANTH 4000 - level
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Alternate Year 4 (Honours stream)

ANTH 4401** Anthropological Theory
ANTH 4403** Research Design/Professional Development
ANTH 5110** Honours Thesis
ANTH 4000 - level
ANTH 4000 - level
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  

*Level 3 General Education courses must be taken from at least two different clusters.

**Course under development.


Bachelor of Arts - Major in English

Note: This is only one possible combination of courses. This sample shows the minimum overall number of English courses required (16), including the minimum number of English courses at the 4000 level (2). Students should consult with an Advisor to ensure proper selection of courses.

Year 1

English 1000 level Literature
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Year 2

ENGL 2210 English Literature to the Eighteenth Century
ENGL 2211 English Literature from the Eighteenth Century
English 2000 level Writing
English Canadian Literature
General Education  Requirement Level 2, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  

Year 3

English 2000 level Theory
English Postcolonial Literature
English Pre-1900 Literature
English Pre-1900 Literature
English Course  
English Course  
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  

Alternate Year 3 (Honours stream)

English 2000 level Theory
English 2000 level Theory
English Postcolonial Literature
English Postcolonial Literature
English Pre-1750 Literature
English Pre-1750 Literature
English Pre-1900 Literature
English Course  
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*

Year 4

Language/Linguistics Requirement
English 4000 level
English 4000 level
English Course  
English Course  
English Course  
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  

Alternate Year 4 (Honours stream)

Language/Linguistics Requirement
English Pre-1900 Literature
English 4000 level
English 4000 level
English 4000 level
English 5110 level Honours Seminar**
English Course  
English Course  
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*

*Level 3 General Education courses must be taken from at least two different clusters.

**Course under development.


Bachelor of Arts - Major in History

Note: This is only one possible combination of courses. This sample shows the minimum overall number of History courses required (16), including the minimum number of History courses at the 4000 level (4). Students should consult with an Advisor to ensure proper selection of courses.

Year 1

HIST 1000 level in European History
HIST 1000 level in Canadian History
HIST 1000 level in American History
HIST 1000 level in European, Canadian or American History
General Education  Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 1
General Education  Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 2
General Education  Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 3
General Education  Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  

Year 2

HIST 2202 The Historian’s Craft
HIST 2000 level
HIST 2000 level
HIST 2000 level
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  

Alternate Year 2 (Honours stream)

HIST 2202 The Historian’s Craft
HIST 2000 level
HIST 2000 level
HIST 2000 level
HIST 2000 level
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 4
Elective  

Year 3

HIST 3000 level
HIST 3000 level
HIST 3000 level
HIST 3000 level
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Alternate Year 3 (Honours stream)

HIST 3000 level
HIST 3000 level
HIST 3000 level
HIST 3000 level
HIST 3000 level
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Year 4

HIST 4000 level
HIST 4000 level
HIST 4000 level
HIST 4000 level
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Alternate Year 4 (Honours stream)

HIST 4000 level
HIST 4000 level
HIST 4000 level
HIST 4000 level
HIST 5110** Honours Project I - Directed Readings
HIST 5120** Honours Project II
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  

*Level 3 General Education courses must be taken from at least two different clusters.

**Course under development.


Bachelor of Arts - Policy Studies - Major and Honours

Year 1

PLSC 1101 Introduction to Government and Politics
PLSC 2231 The Canadian State
ECON 1101 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 1103 Principles of Macroeconomics
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  

Year 2

PLSC 2259 Comparative Government
POST 2201 Introduction to Public Policy
POST 2209 Statistics and Methodology
ECON 2244 Managerial Economics
ENGL 2263 Technical Writing
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 4
Elective  

Year 3

POST 3303 Federalism
POST 3305 Interest Groups and Group Behaviour
POST 3030 Policy Studies Internship
PLSC 2287 International Relations
ECON 2213 Intermediate Economic Theory - Macroeconomics
General Education Requirement Level 3*

Year 4

POST 4421 International Economic Policy
POST 4431 Managing and Implementing Public Policy
POST 4443 Survey of Public and Private Law
POST 5010 Selected Topics in Public Policy
POST 5020 Integrative Professional Practice
ECON 2255 Canadian Public Finance
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective (for major in Policy Studies) OR POST 5120 –
Honours Thesis (for Honours in Policy Studies)

*Level 3 General Education courses must be taken from at least two different clusters.

**Course under development


Bachelor of Arts - Major in Psychology

Note: This is only one possible combination of courses. This sample shows the 10 specific Psychology courses that must be taken and the minimum overall number of Psychology courses required (16), including the minimum number of Psychology courses at the 4000 level (2). Students should consult with an Advisor to ensure proper selection of courses.

Year 1

PSYC 1101 Principles of Psychology I
PSYC 1102 Principles of Psychology II
PSYC 2235 Lifespan Development
2000-level Required Course, one of: Social Psychology - PSYC 2245
Cognitive Psychology - PSYC 2265
Theories of Personality - PSYC 2283
Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour - PSYC 2285
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  

Year 2

PSYC 2212 Behavioural Statistics I
PSYC 2213 Research Methods I
2000-level Required Course, one of: Social Psychology - PSYC 2245
Cognitive Psychology - PSYC 2265
Theories of Personality - PSYC 2283
Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour - PSYC 2285
2000-level Required Course, one of: Social Psychology - PSYC 2245
Cognitive Psychology - PSYC 2265
Theories of Personality - PSYC 2283
Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour - PSYC 2285
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  

Year 3

PSYC 3375 Brain and Behaviour-
2000-level Required Course, one of: Social Psychology - PSYC 2245
Cognitive Psychology - PSYC 2265
Theories of Personality - PSYC 2283
Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour - PSYC 2285
2000/3000 level Psychology
3000-level level Psychology
3000-level level Psychology
3000-level level Psychology
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  

Alternate Year 3 (Honours stream)

PSYC 3375 Brain and Behaviour
2000-level Required Course, one of: Social Psychology - PSYC 2245
Cognitive Psychology - PSYC 2265
Theories of Personality - PSYC 2283
Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour - PSYC 2285
PSYC 3323** Research Methods II
2000/3000 level Psychology
3000 level Psychology
3000 level Psychology
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  

Year 4

4000 level Psychology
4000 level Psychology
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Alternate Year 4 (Honours stream)

PSYC 3305 History of Psychology
PSYC 4412** Behavioural Statistics II
PSYC 5110** Honours Thesis I
PSYC 5120** Honours Thesis II
4000 level Psychology
4000 level Psychology
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  

*Level 3 General Education courses must be taken from at least two different clusters.

**Course under development.


Bachelor of Arts - Major in Sociology

Note: This is only one possible combination of courses. This sample shows the 8 specific Sociology courses that must be taken and the minimum overall number of Sociology courses required (16), including the minimum number of Sociology courses at the 4000/5000 level (3). Students should consult with an Advisor to ensure proper selection of courses.

Year 1

SLGY 1101 Introduction to Sociology
SLGY 1103 The Sociological Imagination
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Year 2

SLGY 2231 Classical Sociological Theory
SLGY 2232** Introductory Sociological Research Methods
SLGY 2000 level
SLGY 2000 level
SLGY 2000 level
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 4
Elective  

Year 3

SLGY 3322** Introduction to Statistics
SLGY 3323** Qualitative Methodology
SLGY 3333 Contemporary Sociological Theory
SLGY 3000 level
SLGY 3000 level
SLGY 3000 level
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  

Year 4

SLGY 5010** The Matrix of Domination
SLGY 4000 level
SLGY 4000 level
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

Alternate Year 4 (Honours stream)

SLGY 5010** The Matrix of Domination
SLGY 5110** Honours Thesis I
SLGY 5120** Honours Thesis II
SLGY 3000 level
SLGY 3000 level
SLGY 4000 level
SLGY 4000 level
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  

*Level 3 General Education courses must be taken from at least two different clusters.

**Course under development.


Bachelor of Arts - Major in Spanish

Note: This is only one possible combination of courses for students who want to complete a Major in Spanish by taking a variety of courses. This sample shows the minimum overall number of Spanish courses required (16), including the minimum number of Spanish courses at the 4000 level (4), and the minimum number of courses in Romance Studies and Latin American Studies (4). Students should consult with an Advisor to ensure proper selection of courses.

Year 1

LAST 1101 Introduction to Contemporary Latin American Cultures
SPAN 1101 Beginners’ Spanish I
SPAN 1103 Beginners’ Spanish II
ROST 1101 Topics in Romance Culture
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Foundation Level, Cluster 4
Elective  
Elective  

Year 2

LAST 2201** Cultures of South America
SPAN 2211 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2213 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 2221 Contemporary Hispanic Cultures and Oral Practice
SPAN 2223 Introduction to Textual Analysis and Composition
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 1
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 2
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 3
General Education Requirement Level 2, Cluster 4
Elective  

Year 3

SPAN 3305 High Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 3309 Critical Thinking in Spanish
SPAN 3311** Introduction to Literature from Spain and Latin America
SPAN 3312** Hispanic Cinema
SPAN 3313** Spanish American Literature from Colonial Times to the Nineteenth Century
SPAN 3331** Business Spanish
LAST 2202** Cultures of Mexico and Central America
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  

Year 4

SPAN 4401** Advanced Spanish
SPAN 4405** Translation
SPAN 4411** Teaching Spanish as a Second Language
SPAN 4414** Twentieth Century Literature from Spain
General Education Requirement Level 3*
General Education Requirement Level 3*
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  
Elective  

*Level 3 General Education courses must be taken from at least two different clusters.

**Course under development.


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