
Bachelor of Arts (BA) is comprised of at least 40 three-credit courses (or equivalent)
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 1102 | An Introduction to Physical Anthropology |
| ANTH 1103 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 1104 | Introduction to Archaeology |
| ANTH 1106 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology |
| A minimum of ten Anthropology courses at the 2000 level or higher including; the following six courses. | |
| ANTH 2225 | Ancient Civilizations |
| ANTH 2229 | Anthropology of “Race” |
| ANTH 2241 | Ethnography in Anthropology |
| ANTH 3305 | History of Anthropology |
| ANTH 3307 | Introduction to Anthropological Statistics |
| ANTH 4401 | Anthropological 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 1131 | Introduction to Fiction |
| ENGL 1135 | Introduction to Poetry |
| ENGL 1137 | Introduction to Dramatic Literature |
| ENGL 1141 | Introduction to Children’s Literature |
| Two English Literature Survey courses | |
| ENGL 2210 | English Literature to the Restoration |
| ENGL 2211 | English Literature from the Restoration to the Present |
| Minimum one 2000 level Writing course from | |
| ENGL 2207 | Advanced Writing |
| ENGL 2263 | Technical Writing |
| ENGL 2264 | Intermediate Creative Writing, Poetry 1: Contemporary Practice |
| ENGL 2265 | Intermediate Creative Writing, Poetry 2: Poetic Precedents |
| ENGL 2266 | Intermediate Creative Writing, Fiction 1: Contemporary Practice |
| ENGL 2267 | Intermediate Creative Writing, Fiction 2: Precedents |
| One English Theory course | |
| ENGL 2202 | Theory in English Studies |
| Minimum one Canadian Literature course from | |
| ENGL 2270 | Canadian Literature from 1914 to the Present |
| ENGL 2271 | Canadian Literature to 1914 |
| ENGL 3256 | Canadian Drama |
| ENGL 3372 | Western Canadian Literature |
| Minimum one Post-Colonial Literature from | |
| ENGL 2291 | Postcolonial Literature I |
| ENGL 2292 | Postcolonial Literature II |
| ENGL 3353 | Aboriginal Literatures |
| ENGL 3390 | African 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 1100 | Introduction to History |
| One 1000 level course in Canadian History | |
| HIST 1131 | Canada, Origins to 1867 |
| HIST 1133 | Modern Canada, 1867 to Present |
| One 1000 level course in American History | |
| HIST 1117 | America to 1865 |
| HIST 1119 | The United States, 1865 to the Present |
| One 1000 level course in European History | |
| HIST 1101 | Europe to 1500 |
| HIST 1103 | Europe since 1500 |
| Twelve courses at the 2000 level of higher including | |
| HIST 2202 | The 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 1101 | Principles of Microeconomics |
| ECON 1103 | Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECON 2213 | Intermediate Economic Theory – Macroeconomics I |
| ECON 2244 | Managerial Economics |
| ECON 2255 | Canadian Public Finance |
| English course | |
| ENGL 2263 | Technical Writing |
| Political Science courses | |
| PLSC 1101 | Introduction to Government and Politics |
| PLSC 2231 | The Canadian State |
| PLSC 2259 | Comparative Government and Politics |
| PLSC 2287 | Introduction to International Relations |
| Policy Studies courses | |
| POST 2201 | Introduction to Public Policy |
| POST 2209 | Statistics and Methodology |
| POST 3303 | Federalism |
| POST 3305 | Interest Groups and Group Behaviour |
| POST 3030 | Internship |
| POST 4421 | International Economic Policy |
| POST 4431 | Managing and Implementing Public Policy |
| POST 4443 | Survey of Public and Private Law Principles |
| POST 5010 | Selected Topics in Policy Studies |
| POST 5020 | Integrative 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 1103 | Introduction to Psychology I: Natural Science |
| PSYC 1104 | Introduction to Psychology II: Social Science |
| PSYC 2210 | Statistical Methods for Psychology I |
| PSYC 2211 | Statistical Methods for Psychology II |
| PSYC 2213 | Research Methods I |
| PSYC 2235 | Life-Span Development |
| PSYC 2245 | Social Psychology |
| PSYC 2265 | Cognitive Psychology |
| PSYC 2275 | Brain and Behaviour |
| PSYC 2283 | Personality |
| PSYC 2285 | Introduction 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 1101 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SLGY 2232 | Introduction to Sociological Research Methods |
| Three SLGY courses at the 2000 level | |
| SLGY 3321 | Quantitative Methods and Statistics |
| SLGY 3323 | Qualitative Research Methods |
| SLGY 3331 | Classical Sociology Theory |
| SLGY 3333 | Contemporary Social Theory |
| Three SLGY courses at the 3000 level | |
| Two SLGY courses are the 4000 level | |
| SLGY 5010 | Intersections 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 1103 | Beginners’ Spanish II |
| 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 |
| SPAN 3305 | High Intermediate Spanish |
| SPAN 3309 | Critical Thinking in Spanish |
| SPAN 3315 | Introduction to Literature from Spain and Latin America |
| SPAN 4401 | Advanced 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 1101 | Topics in Romance Culture or SPAN 2219-Contemporary Spanish American Cultures |
| LAST 1101 | Introduction to Contemporary Latin American Cultures |
| LAST 2201 | Cultures of South America |
| LAST 2202 | Cultures 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. | |