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Canadian Studies - Liberal Arts and Professional Studies


Program note: with prior permission of the program coordinator, courses with Canadian content that are not listed below may be counted for major credit.

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 54 credits including:

(i) AP/CDNS 2200 6.00.
(ii) At least six credits from each of the three lists of courses with Canadian content provided below.
(iii) The balance of the 54 credits must come from the three lists mentioned in (ii) with the additional Canadian studies courses also listed below.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be completed at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 42 credits including:

(i) AP/CDNS 2200 6.00.
(ii) At least six credits from each of the three lists of courses with Canadian content provided below.
(iii) The balance of the 42 credits must come from the three lists mentioned in (ii) with the additional Canadian studies courses also listed below [refer to program note].

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be completed at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Minor credits: 30 credits including:

(i) AP/CDNS 2200 6.00.
(ii) At least six credits from each of the three lists of courses with Canadian content provided below.
(iii) The balance of the 30 credits must come from the three lists mentioned in (ii) with the additional Canadian studies courses listed below [refer to program note].

Note: at least six credits in the minor must be completed at the 4000 level.

BA: 90 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major: 30 credits including:

(i) AP/CDNS 2200 6.00.
(ii) At least six credits from each of the three lists of courses with Canadian content.
(iii) The balance of the 30 credits must come from the three lists mentioned in (ii) with the additional Canadian studies courses listed below [refer to program note].

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be completed at the 3000 level or above.

Upper-level credits: the 90 credits above must include at least 18 credits at the 3000 level or above.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Lists of Canadian Studies and Canadian Content Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

Canadian Studies Courses

AP/CDNS 4100 6.00

Courses with Canadian Content

List 1: Canada: Time and Place

History

AP/HIST 2500 6.00
AP/HIST 3533 6.00
AP/HIST 3582 6.00
AP/HIST 3581 6.00
AP/HIST 3535 6.00
AP/HIST 4511 6.00
AP/HIST 4053 6.00

List 2: Canada: Society

Administrative Studies

AP/ADMS 4710 3.00
AP/ADMS 4720 3.00

Economics

AP/ECON 3650 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 3650 3.00)

Philosophy

AP/PHIL 2075 3.00
AP/PHIL 3570 3.00

Political Science

AP/PPAS 3410 6.00
AP/POLS 4120 6.00

Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity

AP/REI 3580 6.00
AP/REI 3604 6.00
AP/HREQ 3720 6.00

Social Science

AP/SOSC 3370 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/WMST 3801 6.00)

Social Work

AP/SOWK 2000 6.00

Sociology

AP/SOCI 3620 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3620 6.00)
AP/SOCI 3680 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3680 6.00)

Women's Studies

AP/GL/WMST 2503 6.00 (French)
AP/GL/WMST 3514 6.00 (French)
AP/GL/WMST 3534 3.00
AP/GL/WMST 4503 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 4155 3.00, GL/POLS 4603 3.00)
AP/GL/WMST 4550 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/HUMA 3940 6.00)

List 3: Canada: Culture

English

AP/REI 3535 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 3535 3.00, AP/CDNS 3535 3.00, AP/EN 3535 3.00)
AP/REI 3536 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/EN 3536 3.00, AP/HUMA 3536 3.00, AP/HUMA 3536 3.00)
AP/EN 3251 3.00
AP/REI 3538 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 3558 6.00, AP/CDNS 3538 6.00)
AP/EN 3225 6.00

Humanities

AP/HUMA 3009 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CDNS 3009 6.00)
AP/HUMA 3660 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CDNS 3660 3.00, AP/REI 3660 3.00)
AP/HUMA 3660 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CDNS 3660 6.00, AP/REI 3660 6.00)

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions and residency requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting program requirements.

Program Course Course Substitutes
AP/CDNS 2200 6.00 GL/CDNS 1920 6.00

 


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