Program Description

Chair

Jeffrey MacLeod, BA (CBU), MA (Acadia), PhD (Western), Associate Professor

This program is intended for students who wish to increase their knowledge and understanding of Canadian society. It provides an excellent background for careers in education, journalism, law, public relations, and the public service. Any student wishing to major or minor in Canadian Studies should consult the department Chair or the Candian Studies faculty advisor, who will help the student plan an academic program. Students are encouraged to apply for the Andrea M. and Charles R. Bronfman Award in Canadian Studies.

Admission Requirements

Review sections 2.1.5 Admission Requirements and 2.1.7 Additional Admission Requirements.

Major (20 Units)
Combined Major (20 Units)
Concentration (4.0 Units)
Minor (3.0 Units)

Major (20 Units)

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.

Students must successfully complete 20 units with the following requirements:
  ❏  a minimum of 8.0 and a maximum of 10 units in the major as follows:
          ❏ CANA 1100
          ❏ CANA 3305 or (CANA 3306 and CANA 3307)
          ❏ CANA 4000 or CANA 4002
          ❏ an additional 1.5 units of Canadian content courses at the 3000 level or above
               (selected from the list below)
          ❏ 4.0 additional units of Canadian content courses at any level
               (selected from the list below)
          ❏ a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the required 8.0 units of CANA
  ❏  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.

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.

Note: Students who have no background in Canadian history or the French language are advised to take a 1000 level course in those subjects along with the other Canadian Studies courses. This is not a compulsory requirement.

Major Certificate

Students who have graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University with a Bachelor of Arts (General Studies) degree may apply to do a major certificate. Students must fulfill the requirements for the major degree listed above.

Combined Major (20 Units)

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.

Students must successfully complete 20 units. In order to complete a combined major in Canadian Studies, the following requirements must be met:
  ❏  a minimum of 6.0 units and a maximum of 8.0 units in the Canadian Studies combined major as follows:
          ❏ CANA 1100
          ❏ CANA 3305
          ❏ CANA 4000 or 4002
          ❏ an additional 0.5 unit of Canadian content courses at the 3000 level or above (selected from
               the list below)
          ❏ 3.0 additional units of Canadian content courses at any level (selected from the list below)
  ❏  a second combined major specified by another program
        (Biology, Chemistry, Cultural Studies, Economics, English, French, 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 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 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 of the total 20 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.

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 units of the total 20 units in science disciplines
♦ to complete a BA (Combined Major) primary arts discipline
    plus secondary science discipline
      ❏ must complete a minimum 12 units of the total 20 units in arts disciplines

Concentration (4.0 Units)
To obtain a concentration in Canadian Studies, students must fulfill the following requirements:
  ❏  CANA 1100
  ❏  1.0 unit of CANA at the 3000 level or above
  ❏  2.0 units of Canadian content courses at the 2000 level or above selected from the list below

Minor (3.0 Units)
To obtain a minor in Canadian Studies, students must fulfill the following requirements:
  ❏  CANA 1100
  ❏  CANA 3305 or approved substitute
  ❏  1.0 unit of Canadian content courses selected from the list below

Note: Prerequisites for individual courses included in the following list must be met or the appropriate departmental approval received. Alternative courses may be approved by the department if they comprise 60% Canadian content.

Canadian Content Courses ListBiologyBIOL 3312
Business BUSI 1112
BUSI 2259
BUSI 3306/POLS 3306
BUSI 3314
BUSI 3324
Canadian StudiesCANA 3305
CANA 3306
CANA 3307
CANA 4000
CANA 4002
Cultural StudiesCULS 3300/WOMS 3330
EconomicsECON 1101
ECON 1102
ECON 2204
ECON 2206
ECON 2207
ECON 3305
ECON 3315
ECON 3325
ECON 4401
EnglishENGL 2250
ENGL 2251
ENGL 2256
ENGL 3354
FrenchFREN 3307
FREN 3310
FREN 3312
FREN 3317
FREN 3398
FREN 4408
FREN 4409
HistoryHIST 1120
HIST 2217
HIST 2218/POLS 2218
HIST 2219/POLS 2219
HIST 2222
HIST 2227
HIST 2228
HIST 2230
HIST 2231
HIST 2240
HIST 3321
HIST 3322
HIST 3325
HIST 3326
HIST 3327
HIST 3329
HIST 3330
HIST 3338
LinguisticsLING 1151
LING 3308/POLS 3308
Political StudiesPOLS 1100
POLS 2201
POLS 2202
POLS 2205
POLS 2207
POLS 2218/HIST 2218
POLS 2219/HIST 2219
POLS 2223/WOMS 2223
POLS 2227
POLS 3303
POLS 3306/BUSI 3306
POLS 3308/LING 3308
POLS 4405
Religious StudiesRELS 3308
Sociology/AnthropologySOAN 2218
SOAN 2230
SOAN 2231
SOAN 3303
SOAN 3306
SOAN 3311
SOAN 3312
SOAN 3332
SOAN 3333
SOAN 3351
Women’s StudiesWOMS 1110
WOMS 1112
WOMS 2223/POLS 2223
WOMS 3330/CULS 3330
WOMS 3341

Note: Each year additional courses are added if the content is 60% Canada. Please check with the department Chair or the faculty advisor. Students can ask the department to consider a course for inclusion on submission of a course outline. This should be done prior to registering for the course.

Academic Note: This online web-based calendar is current, as of the final senate meeting for the academic year held May 9, 2011, and should be used for Summer/Fall registration purposes. The web-based calendar is updated once a month after each Senate session up until the final session of each academic year. Please be advised that the "Official" 2011/2012 Academic Calendars are currently availabe in PDF.