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Certificate in Canadian Studies
Ever wonder why Canada gets named one of the best places in the world to live? Build a better understanding of the country. Become an ambassador! Learn and share with the world the elements that make Canada unique and special.
About the certificate
Enhance your degree with the interdisciplinary study of Canadian topics and themes. This certificate is open to any major field of study at UCalgary. Examine Canada through a historical lens and method in your two core courses. Then explore the study of Canada from the perspectives of at least two other disciplines in your elective courses.
Talk to a program advisor about adding the certificate to your degree.
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Requirements
To earn the embedded certificate in Canadian Studies, students will complete 2 core courses (6 units) and an additional 12 units from the field of Canadian Studies. 9 units must be at the senior level, including at least 3 units at the 400 level or higher.
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HTST 211: Canada: Origins to 1867
An introduction to the dynamic themes in early Canadian history. Special attention will be devoted to social, economic, and political development, White-Aboriginal relations and the settlement of the Maritimes and the Canadas, and the opening of the West. Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
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HTST 213: Canada Since 1867
Themes in the development of the Canadian nation from Confederation to the present, with particular attention to federal-provincial relations, economic development, social movements, and western political protest. Course Hours:3 units; (3-0)
There are more than 100 undergraduate courses offered in various faculties that are approved as elective courses for the embedded certificate in Canadian Studies.
*Note: Many of the courses on the electives list have prerequisites and some may be in high demand. Registration in these courses is not assured. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that prerequisites are completed.
Courses
Anthropology
- ANTH 346: Development of Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada
- ANTH 355: Ethnographic Survey of Canada's Indigenous Peoples
- ANTH 410: Contemporary Indigenous Affairs in Canada
Archaeology
- ARKY 303: Archaeology of North America
- ARKY 321: Mammoths to Maize, Medicine Wheels and Warriors: Archaeology of the Canadian Plains
- ARKY 419: Tipi, Buffalo, and Vision: People of the Plains
Art
Art History
Canadian Studies
Communication and Media Studies
Development Studies
Drama
- DRAM 355: Introduction to Canadian Theatre and Drama
- DRAM 455: Advanced Topics in Canadian Theatre and Drama
Economics
- ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 203: Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 321: The Global Trading System
- ECON 323: Natural Gas Markets
- ECON 328: Petroleum Economics *
- ECON 339: Canadian Economic History
- ECON 355: Canadian Public Finance
- ECON 431: Labour Economics
- ECON 475: Economics of Natural Resources
- ECON 477: Regulatory Economics
English
- ENGL 372: Canadian Literature
- ENGL 376: North American Indigenous Literatures
- ENGL 471: Canadian Literature from its Origins to 1950
- ENGL 473: Canadian Literature since 1950
- ENGL 509: Advanced Seminar in Canadian Literature
Film
French
- FREN 209: Beginners' French I
- FREN 211: Beginners' French II
- FREN 213: Intermediate French
- FREN 225: La Grammaire par les textes I
- FREN 227: La Grammaire par les textes II
- FREN 399.13: Langue française, littérature et culture, matières variées
- FREN 439: Le Canada francophone
- FREN 539: Étude spécialisée du Canada français
Geography
Gender and Sexuality Studies
History
- HTST 211: Canada: Origins to 1867
- HTST 213: Canada Since 1867
- HTST 337: Twentieth-Century Canada
- HTST 340: Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration in Canada
- HTST 341: History of Popular Culture in Canada, 1850-Present
- HTST 345: Canadian Indigenous History
- HTST 347: Western Canada
- HTST 349: Canadian Military History
- HTST 351: A History of Canadian Politics
- HTST 357: Wild West/Mild West?: Comparative History of the U.S. and Canadian Wests
- HTST 431: Canada During the World Wars
- HTST 435: History of Religion in Canada
- HTST 437: Canadian Environmental History
- HTST 439: The Canadian West
- HTST 442: Activism and Protest in Canada, 1867-Present
- HTST 443: The Métis People of Canada
- HTST 447: Northern Horizons: Subarctic and Arctic Canadian History
- HTST 450: History of Social Policy in Canada
- HTST 520: Canada and the First World War
- HTST 521: Canadian Biography
- HTST 523: Topics in Alberta History
- HTST 526: The Canadian Military in the Second World War
- HTST 528: Exchange, Trade, and Cultural Encounter in North America
- HTST 529: Topics in Indigenous History
- HTST 530: Topics in Canadian Foreign and Defence Policy from 1919 to the Cold War Era
Indigenous Languages
Indigenous Studies
- INDG 201: Introduction to Indigenous Studies
- INDG 303: Indigenous Ways of Knowing I
- INDG 305: Indigenous Ways of Knowing II
- INDG 312: Cultural Immersion Field Course
- INDG 317: Ecological Knowledge
- INDG 343: Indigenous Law in Canada
- INDG 397: Topics in Canadian Indigenous Studies
- INDG 415: Indigenous Ethics and Protocol
- INDG 502: Advanced Topics in Canadian Indigenous Studies
Law and Society
- LWSO 201: Introduction to Legal Studies
- LWSO 203: Introduction to Legal Knowledge
- LWSO 335: Equality Issues
Museum and Heritage Studies
- MHST 201: Introduction to Museum and Heritage Studies
- MHST 331: Collections and Exhibitions in Museum and Heritage Institutions
Political Science
- POLI 321: Politics and Government in Canada
- POLI 342: Law and Politics
- POLI 425: City Government
- POLI 426: Federalism
- POLI 427: Government and Politics of Alberta
- POLI 428: Comparative Provincial Politics
- POLI 431: Canadian Political Parties
- POLI 432: Selecting and Removing Political Leaders
- POLI 433: Urban Policy and Governance
- POLI 435: Canada and World Politics
- POLI 440: Campaigns and Elections
- POLI 444: Constitutional Law and Politics
- POLI 451: Public Administration
- POLI 508: Topics in Canadian Political Development
- POLI 521: Canadian Federalism
- POLI 523: Canada and the Circumpolar World
- POLI 524: Advanced Seminar in Indigenous Politics in Canada
- POLI 531: Parties, Elections and Representation
- POLI 551: Women in Canadian Politics
Sociology
- SOCI 303: Sociology of Gender *
- SOCI 307: Sociology of Indigenous People in Canada
- SOCI 309: Alberta Society
- SOCI 327: Introduction to Criminal Justice
- SOCI 353: Urban Sociology *
- SOCI 355: Population and Society *
- SOCI 365: Social Stratification *
- SOCI 375: Sociology of Ethnicity and Racialization *
- SOCI 399: Sociology of Sport *
- SOCI 405: Topics in Canadian Social Structure
- SOCI 421.10: Topics in Deviance and Criminology
- SOCI 423: The Sociology of Youth Crime
- SOCI 427: The Social Organization of Criminal Justice
- SOCI 467: Ethnic Relations in Canada
- SOCI 475.03: Topics in Race and Ethnic Relations
Urban Studies
*Subject to approval by the Department of History.
Courses
Finance
Strategy and Global Management
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the certificate, successful students will be able to:
- Express a nuanced and historically-aware understanding of the development of Canada and Canadian society, including Indigenous-settler relations and settlement of various Canadian regions, the development of the Canadian nation, federal-provincial relations, economic development, and social movements. This outcome is assured by the two core courses in Canadian history.
- Draw upon interdisciplinary methods and approaches to Canadian history, society, culture, and issues. As disciplines have themselves become more interdisciplinary over the past few decades, this outcome is assured through exposure to interdisciplinary methods within various subject areas.
- Draw upon the approaches and methods of different disciplines to Canadian history, society, culture, and issues. This outcome is assured by the requirement that students complete courses from three subject areas.
- Formulate and communicate analyses and arguments from a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. This outcome is assured through various forms of written and oral assessment in the courses that make up the certificate. Requiring at least one course at the 400 level or higher ensures an advanced level of communication and assessment.