Curriculum & Courses

 Bachelor of Arts (BA) is comprised of at least 40 three-credit courses (or equivalent)

  • 14-24 core major courses in Anthropology, English, History, Policy Studies, Psychology, Sociology or Spanish
  • 12 General Education courses
  • 4-12 Electives
    An elective is a course which is not specified for a program, but is required for a degree. They can be any three-credit course, at any level.

Bachelor of Arts students have the options of completing:

Below is a list of courses required for the seven majors in the BA, effective Fall 2012.

Anthropology Major

Minimum 14 core courses
Four introductory Anthropology courses
ANTH 1102An Introduction to Physical Anthropology
ANTH 1103Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1104Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 1106Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
A minimum of ten Anthropology courses at the 2000 level or higher including; the following six courses.
ANTH 2225Ancient Civilizations
ANTH 2229Anthropology of “Race”
ANTH 2241Ethnography in Anthropology
ANTH 3305History of Anthropology
ANTH 3307Introduction to Anthropological Statistics
ANTH 4401Anthropological Theory
Four additional senior level Anthropology courses not listed above, as follows
Three courses at the 2000/3000
One course at the 4000 level
Students must also complete 12 General Education requirements and 14 electives to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology.

 English Major

 Minimum 17 core courses
One but no more than two 1000 level Literature course from
ENGL 1131Introduction to Fiction
ENGL 1135Introduction to Poetry
ENGL 1137Introduction to Dramatic Literature
ENGL 1141Introduction to Children’s Literature
Two English Literature Survey courses
ENGL 2210English Literature to the Restoration
ENGL 2211English Literature from the Restoration to the Present
Minimum one 2000 level Writing course from
ENGL 2207Advanced Writing
ENGL 2263Technical Writing
ENGL 2264Intermediate Creative Writing, Poetry 1: Contemporary Practice
ENGL 2265Intermediate Creative Writing, Poetry 2: Poetic Precedents
ENGL 2266Intermediate Creative Writing, Fiction 1: Contemporary Practice
ENGL 2267Intermediate Creative Writing, Fiction 2: Precedents
One English Theory course
ENGL 2202Theory in English Studies
Minimum one Canadian Literature course from
ENGL 2270Canadian Literature from 1914 to the Present
ENGL 2271Canadian Literature to 1914
ENGL 3256Canadian Drama
ENGL 3372Western Canadian Literature
Minimum one Post-Colonial Literature from
ENGL 2291Postcolonial Literature I
ENGL 2292Postcolonial Literature II
ENGL 3353Aboriginal Literatures
ENGL 3390African Writing in English
Minimum four 3000 level English courses, at least two of which must focus on Pre-1900 Literature
Minimum two 4000 level English courses
One Language/ Linguistics requirement from:ENGL 3306 - History of the English Language
One Language course
One Linguistics course
Demonstrating proficiency in a language other than English
Three option English courses
Students must also complete 12 General Education requirements and 11 electives to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in English.

 History Major

Minimum 16 core courses
Four Introductory 1000 level HIST courses
HIST 1100Introduction to History
One 1000 level course in Canadian History
HIST 1131Canada, Origins to 1867
HIST 1133Modern Canada, 1867 to Present
One 1000 level course in American History
HIST 1117America to 1865
HIST 1119The United States, 1865 to the Present
One 1000 level course in European History
HIST 1101Europe to 1500
HIST 1103Europe since 1500
Twelve courses at the 2000 level of higher including
HIST 2202The Historian’s Craft
Four courses at the 4000 level
Students must also complete 12 General Education requirements and 12 electives to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in History.

 Policy Studies Major

Minimum 20 core courses including an Internship
Economics courses
ECON 1101Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 1103Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2213Intermediate Economic Theory – Macroeconomics I
ECON 2244Managerial Economics
ECON 2255Canadian Public Finance
English course
ENGL 2263Technical Writing
Political Science courses
PLSC 1101Introduction to Government and Politics
PLSC 2231The Canadian State
PLSC 2259Comparative Government and Politics
PLSC 2287Introduction to International Relations
Policy Studies courses
POST 2201Introduction to Public Policy
POST 2209Statistics and Methodology
POST 3303Federalism
POST 3305Interest Groups and Group Behaviour
POST 3030Internship
POST 4421International Economic Policy
POST 4431Managing and Implementing Public Policy
POST 4443Survey of Public and Private Law Principles
POST 5010Selected Topics in Policy Studies
POST 5020Integrative Professional Practice
Students must also complete 12 General Education requirements and 4 electives to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Policy Studies.

 Psychology Major

Minimum of 16 core courses
PSYC 1103Introduction to Psychology I: Natural Science
PSYC 1104Introduction to Psychology II: Social Science
PSYC 2210Statistical Methods for Psychology I
PSYC 2211Statistical Methods for Psychology II
PSYC 2213Research Methods I
PSYC 2235Life-Span Development
PSYC 2245Social Psychology
PSYC 2265Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 2275Brain and Behaviour
PSYC 2283Personality
PSYC 2285Introduction to the Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour
Two PSYC courses at the 4000 level
Students must also complete 12 General Education requirements and 12 electives to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

 Sociology Major

Minimum of 16 core courses
SLGY 1101Introduction to Sociology
SLGY 2232Introduction to Sociological Research Methods
Three SLGY courses at the 2000 level
SLGY 3321Quantitative Methods and Statistics
SLGY 3323Qualitative Research Methods
SLGY 3331Classical Sociology Theory
SLGY 3333Contemporary Social Theory
Three SLGY courses at the 3000 level
Two SLGY courses are the 4000 level
SLGY 5010Intersections in Social Life
One SLGY course at the 2000 level or above
Students must also complete 12 General Education requirements and 12 electives to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

 Spanish Major

Nine mandatory SPAN courses
SPAN 1103Beginners’ Spanish II
SPAN 2211Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2213Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 2221Contemporary Hispanic Cultures and Oral Practice
SPAN 2223Introduction to Textual Analysis and Composition
SPAN 3305High Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 3309Critical Thinking in Spanish
SPAN 3315Introduction to Literature from Spain and Latin America
SPAN 4401Advanced Spanish
Seven other SPAN courses from Hispanic Literature and Cultures, the Teaching of Spanish as a Second Language, Translation, and Business Spanish of which at least three must be at the 4000 level
Four Hispanic culture courses (taught in English)
ROST 1101Topics in Romance Culture or SPAN 2219-Contemporary Spanish American Cultures
LAST 1101Introduction to Contemporary Latin American Cultures
LAST 2201Cultures of South America
LAST 2202Cultures of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
Students must also complete 12 General Education requirements and 8 electives to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.

 

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