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Program Requirements

2024-2025 Academic Year

Coordinator

Randi Warne, BA (Winnipeg), MA, PhD (Toronto), Professor

Cultural Studies offers study in the nature and criticism of culture and the arts, chiefly literature, film, visual art and popular culture, in light of guided interdisciplinary inquiry into the socio-political conditions in which thought and expression take place. Forms of cultural expression are thus analysed both as texts (including films, literature, paintings, and so on) and as practices in context.

Admission Requirements

Review sections 2.1.4 Admission Requirements and 2.1.6 Additional Admission Requirements.

Students may count courses from a major, concentration and/or minor towards a second major, concentration and/or minor; however, students must complete a minimum of 50 percent of unique courses toward the second major, concentration and/or minor, unless otherwise stated in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar.

Major

The degree with a major is intended for those students with a clearly focused interest who wish to gain knowledge in depth of a single discipline.

Students intending to complete the major degree must declare their intention to do so before registering for their sixth unit of coursework. Students who do not make this declaration within this time frame will not be permitted to register for further coursework.

The Mount also offers a limited enrollment internship option.

Students must successfully complete 20.0 units with the following requirements:
❏ a minimum of 8.0 and a maximum of 10.0 units in the major as follows:

CULS 1101, 2201, and 3301
1.5 units selected from CULS 2202, 2205, 2207, 2211, 2293, 2294, 2297, 3302, 3305, 3320
5.0 units in at least two disciplines normally selected from:
CANA 2301
COMM 2013, 3013
CULS 2203, 2209, 2246, 2301, 2501, 3302, 3305, 3306, 3330, 4401, 4402, 4403*
ENGL 2207, 2213, 2223, 2225, 2263, 3363, 4407, 4408, 4427, 4446, 4475
FREN 3312, 3317, 3321, 3322, 3398
HIST 2251, 2255, 2265, 3314, 3337
PBRL 2013, 3013
PHIL 2225, 2501, 3380
POLS 2246, 3351
RELS 2201, 2203, 2208, 2501, 3306, 3308, 3311, 3313, 3380
WOMS 3313, 3351, 4407
WRIT 2223, 2225
3.0 of the 8.0 units must be at the 3000 level or above
a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the required 8.0 units

❏ a minor consisting of 3.0 units as specified by the department offering the minor. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the required 3.0 units
❏ students may choose a second 3.0 unit minor in any area that offers a minor
❏ 1.0 unit from each core group A, B, and C listed under the Bachelor of Arts (General Studies)(exclusive of the major):

Core A – Sciences & Mathematics (1.0 unit)
Core B – Social Sciences (1.0 unit)
Core C – Humanities (1.0 unit)

❏ at least 9.0 units must be at the 2000 level or above
❏ Note: No more than 4.0 units from professional areas may be counted toward the degree. Courses included in the Applied Human Nutrition Science Minor will not be counted as professional electives.
*Note: Additional electives, such as Special Topics courses(CULS 3310, 3311, 3312), are approved by the Cultural Studies committee on a year by year basis and are included in this category. Please contact the program Coordinator for further information.

❏ All non CULS Special/Selected Topics courses (e.g.PHIL/RELS 3380) must be approved by the Coordinator.

Special Studies
Students may count a maximum of 4.0 units of directed/independent/research studies courses towards the degree, with no more than 2.0 units in any single discipline.

Combined Major

The combined major degree is intended for those students who wish to gain in-depth knowledge of two disciplines. Students must declare a major or combined major before registering for their sixth unit of coursework. Students who do not make this declaration within this time frame will not be permitted to register for further coursework.

The Mount also offers a limited enrollment internship option.

Students must successfully complete 20.0 units. In order to complete a combined major in Cultural Studies, the following requirements must be met:
❏ a minimum of 6.0 units and a maximum of 8.0 units in the Cultural Studies combined major as follows:

CULS 1101, 2201, and 3301
1.5 units selected from CULS 2202, 2205, 2207, 2211, 2293, 2294, 2297, 3302, 3305, 3320
3.0 units in at least two disciplines normally selected from:
COMM 2013, 3013
CULS 2203, 2209, 2246, 2301, 2501, 3302, 3305, 3306, 3310, 3311, 3312, 3330, 4401, 4402, 4403*
ENGL 2207, 2213, 2223, 2225, 2263, 3363, 4407, 4408, 4427, 4446, 4475
FREN 3312, 3317, 3321, 3322, 3398
HIST 2251, 2255, 2265, 3314, 3337
PBRL 2013, 3013
PHIL 2225, 2501, 3380
POLS 2246, 3351
RELS 2201, 2203, 2208, 2501, 3306, 3308, 3311, 3313, 3380
WOMS 3313, 3351, 4407
WRIT 2223, 2225
2.0 of the 6.0 units must be at the 3000 level or above

❏ a second combined major specified by another program
(Biology, Canadian Studies, Chemistry, Communication, Economics, English, Family Studies, French, Gerontology, History, Mathematics, Political Studies, Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology, Women’s Studies)
❏ a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the required 6.0 units of each combined major
❏ at least 5.0 units of the 12.0 units overall required for the combined majors must be at the 3000 level or above
❏ 1.0 unit from each core group A, B, and C listed under the Bachelor of Arts (General Studies) (inclusive of the majors):

Core A – Sciences & Mathematics (1.0 unit)
Core B – Social Sciences (1.0 unit)
Core C – Humanities (1.0 unit)

❏ at least 9.0 units of the total 20.0 units must be at the 2000 level or above
❏ Note: No more than 4.0 units from professional areas may be counted toward the degree. Courses included in the Applied Human Nutrition Science Minor will not be counted as professional electives.
*Note: Additional electives, such as Special Topics courses (CULS 3310, 3311, 3312), are approved by the Cultural Studies committee on a year by year basis and are included in this category. Please contact the program Coordinator for further information.

❏ All non CULS Special/Selected Topics courses (e.g.PHIL/RELS 3380) must be approved by the Coordinator.

Students wishing to combine an arts major and a science major (e.g. Chemistry and English or Biology and Political Studies):
❏ must meet all of the requirements listed above
and
♦ to complete a BSc (Combined Major) primary science
discipline plus secondary arts discipline

must complete a minimum 12.0 units of the total 20.0 units in science disciplines

♦ to complete a BA (Combined Major) primary arts discipline
plus secondary science discipline

must complete a minimum 12.0 units of the total 20.0 units in arts disciplines

Concentration

To obtain a concentration in Cultural Studies, students must fulfill the following requirements:
❏ CULS 1101 and 2201
❏ 1.0 unit selected from CULS 2202, 2205, 2207, 2211, 2293, 2297, 2294, 3302, 3305, 3320
❏ 2.0 units in at least two disciplines selected from:

CANA 2301
COMM 2013, 3013
CULS 2203, 2209, 2246, 2301,2501, 3302, 3305, 3306, 3330*
ENGL 2207, 2213, 2223, 2225, 2263, 3363, 4407, 4408, 4427, 4446, 4475
FREN 3312, 3317, 3321, 3322, 3398
HIST 2251, 2255, 2265, 3314, 3337
PBRL 2013, 3013
PHIL 2225, 2501, 3380
POLS 2246, 3351
RELS 2201, 2203, 2208, 2501, 3306, 3308, 3311, 3313, 3380
WOMS 3313, 3351, 4407
WRIT 2223, 2225

❏ 1.0 unit must be at the 3000 level or above
*Note: Additional electives, such as Special Topics courses (CULS 3310, 3311, 3312), are approved by the Cultural Studies committee on a year by year basis and are included in this category. Please contact the program Coordinator for further information.

❏ All non CULS Special/Selected Topics courses (e.g.PHIL/RELS 3380) must be approved by the Coordinator.

Minor

To obtain a minor in Cultural Studies, students must fulfill the following requirements:
❏ CULS 1101 and 2201
❏ 2.0 units in at least two disciplines selected from:

CANA 2301
COMM 2013, 3013
CULS 2202, 2203, 2205, 2207, 2209, 2246, 2293, 2294, 2297, 2301, 2501, 3302, 3305, 3306, 3320, 3330*
ENGL 2207, 2213, 2223, 2225, 2263, 3363, 4407, 4408, 4427, 4446, 4475
FREN 3312, 3317, 3321, 3322, 3398
HIST 2251, 2255, 2265, 3314, 3337
PBRL 2013, 2501, 3013
PHIL 2225, 3380
POLS 2246, 3351
RELS 2201, 2203, 2208, 2501, 3306, 3308, 3311, 3313, 3380
WOMS 3313, 3351, 4407
WRIT 2223, 2225

❏ All non CULS Special/Selected Topics courses (e.g.PHIL/RELS 3380) must be approved by the Coordinator.

Academic Note: This web-based calendar information is applicable for the 2024-2025 academic year which runs from September 01, 2024 to August 31, 2025.

For information on previous years, please consult the University Academic Calendars web page.