Cultural Studies

A minor in Cultural Studies requires 9h of courses chosen from those in bold type below. Only 2 of the Engl 3663, 3673, 3683, 3693 series may be taken, and no more than 12h may be in a single discipline. Some upper-level courses have pre-requisites. All courses offered towards this minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Please view the Registrar's Office website for course availability.

 

Course #

Course Title

Pre-requisites

ART 2073

Contemporary Art

 

CREL 3693

Special Topics in Ritual Studies

 

ENGL 3663

Postcolonial Literature 4 - South Asian

C- or higher in ENGL1406

ENGL 3673

Postcolonial Literature 1 - African Culture

C- or higher in ENGL1406

ENGL 3683

Postcolonial Literature 2 - Caribbean

C- or higher in ENGL1406

ENGL 3693

Postcolonial Literature 3 - Australia and New Zealand Settler Literature

C- or higher in ENGL1406

ENGL 3723

Fantasy

C- or higher in ENGL1406

FRAN 3353

Film, France, Francophonie

 

HIST 2273

Sports, Culture and History

30h university courses or permission

HIST 2463

Youth Culture in Canada since 1918

30h university courses or permission

HIST 2493

Canadian History on Film

30h university courses or permission

HIST 2623

History of Science and Technology

30h university courses or permission

IDST 1213

The Black Experience: Past and Present

 

IDST 1223

The Indigenous Experience: Past and Present

 

IDST 2063

World Music

 

MUSI 1253

Music and Society

 

MUSI 3003

History of Rock Music

 

NUTR 1513

Food and People

 

PHIL 1113

The Examined Life in the Information Age

 

PHIL 2103

Aesthetics

 

PHIL 3613

Contemporary Continental Philosophy

 

POLS 1403

Global Politics, Law and Culture

 

POLS 3483

Globalization - Critical Perspectives

One year of university study

POLS 3783

Pop Culture and World Politics

POLS 1403 or permission

POLS 3943

Politics of the Mass Media

 

POLS 3993

Digital Democracy

 

POLS 4483

Politics of Global Technologies

 

RECR 3033

Leisure in Society

RECR 2013

SOCI 2233

Technology and Society

6h of 1000-level sociology or permission

SOCI 2413

First National and Aboriginal Peoples of Canada

2nd year standing

SOCI 2533

Cultural Studies

 

SOCI 2563

Social Movements

 

SOCI 2806

Gender and Sexuality

 

SOCI 3803

Lesbian and Gay Studies

SOCI 2806 or IDST 2906

THEA 3923

Canadian Drama and Film

 

THEA 3973

Women and Theatre

2nd year standing

 

Inquiries regarding the Cultural Studies minor may be directed to Geoffrey Whitehall
See also the Cultural Studies website Here

 

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