Why Canadian Studies at Glendon?
- Get a degree with tremendous breadth and flexibility, thanks to courses from eight different departments and programs: Economics, English, French, History, Political Science, Sociology, Multidisciplinary Studies (Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences), and Women's Studies. The choices are diverse, like the country.
- We offer a unique opportunity to study Canadian issues in the Canadian reality of both official languages: English and French.
- Study with leading authorities on Canadian topics. Colin Coates is the recipient of the prestigious Canada Research Chair in Canadian Studies for his work on Canada’s national culture, and is a member of an environmental history research group called NiCHE (Network in Canadian History and Environment). Geoffrey Ewen is a specialist in labour issues in Quebec, Jacinthe Michaud conducts research on the sociology, and Audrey Pyée is a specialist in French migration to western Canada, and Ian Martin teaches a course on endangered aboriginal languages.
- Share ideas and discuss a wide range of cross-border issues at the annual “Crossing Borders” Conference which is generously supported by both the U.S. Consulate General, Toronto and the Canadian Consulate General, Buffalo as well as government officials and scholars from both sides of the border. Also debate current Canadian issues at Canadian Studies conferences hosted by universities across the province.
- Canadian Studies is available as a bilingual or trilingual international Bachelor of Arts. For more details, visit www.glendon.yorku.ca/iBA.
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