School of Canadian Studies

Dunton Tower 1206
Telephone: 520-2366
Fax: 520-3903
E-mail: canadian_studies@carleton.ca

The School

Director of the School:
Pat Armstrong
Graduate Supervisor and Coordinator, Canadian Women’s Studies:
Katherine Arnup
Coordinator, Northern and Native Studies:
Madeleine Dion Stout
Coordinator, Cultural Studies:
Stan McMullin
Coordinator, Advanced Summer School:
Pat Armstrong
Assistant Professor of Canadian Studies:
Pauline Rankin
Associate Professor of English:
Parker Duchemin
Associate Professor of Law:
M.H. Davies
Adjunct Research Professors:
R.T. Clippingdale, Heather Menzies, James Page
Fellow:
H.B. Neatby

The School of Canadian Studies offers a program of study and research leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Canadian Studies.

The work of the School is conducted with the assistance of faculty and availability of course work in a variety of supporting departments including: Architecture, Art History, Economics, English, Film Studies, French, Geography, History, Journalism and Communication, Law, Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Music, Political Economy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Religion, Social Work, Sociology and Anthropology, and Women’s Studies.

The Canadian Studies program is interdisciplinary in emphasis. It enables students in the School to develop individual areas of concentration to meet particular interests in a broad range of Canadian issues.

The proximity of Carleton University to the National Library, the National Gallery of Canada, the national museums, the Library of Parliament, the Public Archives of Canada, Statistics Canada, and the libraries of various government departments and embassies ensures excellent research facilities for graduate candidates in Canadian Studies.

With the aid of a grant from the Donner Foundation, the School has initiated a program area of Northern and Native studies. The same conditions and requirements apply as in other program areas; however, special consideration may be given to candidates for admission who have extensive knowledge of the north or of native peoples, and the language requirement may be met by a demonstrated knowledge of an aboriginal Canadian language in addition to English or French.

In 1983-84, a program area of women’s studies was instituted. Both interdisciplinary and comparative in focus, the program permits students to examine the interplay within the Canadian context between gender and race, gender and nationality, gender and class, and sex/gender as a dynamic principle in the process of imperialism, nation building, and the construction of national and ethnic identities.

Since 1986, the School has offered a program area in Canadian culture and cultural policy. Students with a broad interest in traditional and popular culture, music, art, film, literature, and performing arts will find the program’s interdisciplinary approach to cultural theory and practice of great value.

A program area in heritage conservation began in 1989-90. With an interdisciplinary focus on the Canadian built environment, the program permits the course of study to be tailored to individual interest and backgrounds. The Department of Leisure Studies at Ottawa University, the Heritage Canada Foundation, and the Canadian Parks Service at Environment Canada cooperate in offering the program.

The School also runs an advanced summer program from mid-May to mid-August. The format includes credit and non-credit courses, seminars, and public events. Write to the School of Canadian Studies for information about summer 1997.

Qualifying-Year Program

Applicants who do not qualify for direct admission to the master’s program may, in exceptional cases, be admitted to a qualifying-year program. Applicants who lack an honours degree but have a pass degree with honours standing (at least B overall) also may be admitted to a qualifying-year program.

If successful in this qualifying year and upon formal application to the Faculty of Graduate Studies, the student may eventually proceed to the master’s program. However, admission to the qualifying-year program does not imply automatic admission to the master’s program. At the end of the qualifying-year program the student will be required to apply for entry into the master’s program, at which time the School will determine the student’s eligibility to enter the program. If successful, the student will be informed of this decision by the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Master of Arts

Admission Requirements

Applicants must normally hold an honours B.A. (or the equivalent), with at least high honours standing, in one of the disciplines represented in the School. Applicants wishing to be considered for financial assistance from Carleton University are advised to submit completed applications to the School by February 1 since enrolment in the School is limited.

Language Requirement

The School requires a reading knowledge of French. This requirement may be satisfied in one of two ways:

Successful completion of a 100-level French course or its equivalent, preferably French 20.106
Successful completion of a language examination

The School conducts the language examinations in September and January. Students choosing the first option should note that examination results in these courses form part of their record, although they are additional to the course requirements for the degree.

Program Requirements

The minimum requirements for the master’s program are outlined in the General Regulations section of this Calendar. The School of Canadian Studies specifies that all candidates must select one of the following program patterns:

3.0 credits (or the equivalent), a thesis, and an oral examination
4.0 credits (or the equivalent), and a research essay
5.0 credits (or the equivalent), and a comprehensive examination in two parts; part one based on 12.501, and part two based on one of 12.510, 12.520, 12.530, or 12.540

Whichever pattern is selected, all students in the master’s program are required to take 12.501 and one of 12.510, 12.520, 12.530, or 12.540.

Comprehensive Examinations

A committee will be assigned on entrance to each candidate choosing the 5.0 credit course option to advise and assist in the preparation for the comprehensive examination. The comprehensive examination will normally be written but may, with the approval of the graduate supervisor, be oral. The comprehensive examination will normally be undertaken in the academic year in which the student completes 12.501, but, with the approval of the graduate supervisor, may be undertaken at a later point in the student’s program.

Thesis/Research Essay Proposal

Students are required to file with the School a detailed proposal of their thesis or research essay project no later than the end of the second term of registration for students enrolled full time, and no later than the end of the fifth term of registration for students enrolled part time. Students failing to file a proposal may not be permitted to register in subsequent terms until this requirement has been met. Approval of proposals shall be the responsibility of the student’s intended thesis/research essay supervisor, the graduate supervisor of the School, and the program area coordinator.

Special Requirements for Heritage Conservation Program Area

Students are expected to have some knowledge of the history of Canadian architecture. This requirement may be met by successful completion of 76.302, History of Canadian Architecture, or its equivalent, either before or after admission. This course is in addition to the requirements for the degree.

Architecture 77.541F1,W1,S1 and 78.542F1,W1,S1

Graduate Courses^*

Students not registered in the M.A. program in the School of Canadian Studies may take interdisciplinary seminars with the permission of the School.

Canadian Studies 12.501F1,W1 or S1
Modern Concepts of Canada
Interdisciplinary Seminar. Topic varies from year to year depending on instructor.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the School.

Canadian Studies 12.502F1, W1, or S1
Interdisciplinary Methods
A survey of the issues raised by problem-directed methodologies; critiques of existing methodology including from the standpoints of feminist and native scholarship.
Prerequisite: Canadian Studies 12.501.

Canadian Studies 12.503F1, W1, S1
Selected Topics in Canadian Studies
Topic varies from year to year.

Canadian Studies 12.510T2
Northern and Native Issues
Interdisciplinary seminar. The significance of the north to Canada, and the position of Native people in Canadian society. The impact of resource development and modern technology on both the north and native people.

Canadian Studies 12.520T2
Women’s Studies
Interdisciplinary seminar. The significance in the Canadian experience of sex/gender in the dynamics of imperialism, nation building, class differentiation, and the construction of culture. Canadian feminist theory and the history of women’s movements.

Canadian Studies 12.521F1,W1,S1
Collective Identities in Canadian Societies
An interdisciplinary examination of the relationships and conflicts among sex/gender, race, language, ethnicity and nation. Particular emphasis will be given to gendered understandings of racism, nationalism, regionalism, and multi-culturalism; and to conflicts between individuals and collective rights claims.

Canadian Studies 12.530T2
Canadian Culture and Cultural Policy
Interdisciplinary seminar. The nature of Canadian culture and purposes, activities, and impact of the principal Canadian institutions, agencies, and systems involved with cultural production, in both English- and French-language dimensions.

Canadian Studies 12.540T2
Canadian Heritage Conservation
An interdisciplinary seminar providing an introduction to the cultural, economic, legal, political, and technical aspects of the conservation of heritage resources. Particular attention will be given to the elements of the built environment, buildings, complexes, landscapes, and urban areas, along with their associated artifacts.

Canadian Studies
Internship/Practicum
A limited number of internships and practicum placements are available each year in institutional settings outside of the University. Students are required to complete a formal written paper in addition to their internship/practicum activities. The written work is evaluated jointly by the student’s internal and external advisers.

12.580T2 Internship/Practicum

12.581F1, S1 Internship/Practicum

12.582W1, S1 Internship/Practicum
Students are advised to apply to the graduate supervisor no later than a month prior to the beginning of the term in which placement is desired.

Canadian Studies 12.590T2, S2
Directed Studies
Reading and research tutorials. A program of reading and preparation of written work supervised by a qualified adviser, in an area not covered by an existing seminar. Students are advised to apply to the graduate supervisor no later than a month prior to the beginning of the term in which the directed studies is to take place. Only 1.0 credit of directed studies tutorial can be used towards completion of the degree.

Canadian Studies 12.591F1, W1, S1
Directed Studies
Reading and research tutorials.
(Same description as 12.590.)

Canadian Studies 12.592T2, S2
Directed Studies
Reading and research tutorials.
(Same description as 12.590.)

Canadian Studies 12.593F1, W1, S1
Directed Studies
Reading and research tutorials.
(Same description as 12.590.)

Canadian Studies 12.598F2, W2, S2
Research Essay

Canadian Studies 12.599F4, W4, S4
M.A. Thesis

Selection of Courses

In addition to the graduate courses offered by the School, the following courses are of particular relevance to students in Canadian Studies. The list is not exclusive and is subject to change. Students in the master’s program in the School must complete at least 4.0 credits, or the equivalent, at the 500 level, with the possibility of 1.0 credit at the 400 level. Note: Students should be aware that the number of spaces in graduate courses offered by other departments may be limited, and that registration may be conditional upon obtaining the prior approval of the department concerned. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that permission is obtained from the appropriate department prior to registering in any of the department’s courses.

Anthropology

54.470 Selected Problems in the Study of North American Native Peoples

54.516 North American Native Studies

54.517 Problems in North American Ethnohistory

54.538 Feminist Analyses

Architecture

76.423 Society and Shelter

76.425 Workshop: User Analysis and Building Performance

76.500 Directed Studies in History and Theory of Architecture

76.501 Architecture Seminar I

76.502 Architecture Seminar II

77.440 Design for Construction

77.541 Workshop: Technical Studies in Heritage Conservation

78.542 Workshop: Urban Studies in Heritage Conservation

Art History

11.400 Topics in Canadian Art: Art of the Land

11.405 Historic Dress Traditions of Canadian Indian Peoples

11.461 Topics in Twentieth-Century Art: Women Artists and Modernism in Europe and America

11.480 Readings in Twentieth-Century Architectural History

11.490 Directed Readings and Research

11.491 Directed Readings and Research

11.492 Directed Readings and Research

11.500 The Practice of Canadian Art History

11.501 Graduate Practicum

11.502 Directed Readings and Research

11.511 Topics in Historical Canadian Art

11.523 Museums and First Nations in Canada

Comparative Literary Studies

17.401 Foundations of Comparative Literary Studies

17.402 Theories of Literature

17.501 Problems in the Theory of Literature I

17.502 Problems in the Theory of Literature II

17.532 Studies in the Literature of Identity

17.558 Comparative Canadian Literature I

Economics

43.436 Employment Economics and Labour Policy

43.465 Industrial Relations

43.480 Urban Economics

43.531 Firms and Markets

43.532 Competition Policy

43.533 Regulation and Public Enterprise

43.541 Public Economics: Expenditure

43.542 Public Economics: Taxation

43.581 Regional Economics

43.582 Urban Economics

English Language and Literature

18.481 Selected Topics in Canadian Poetry

18.482 Studies in Canadian Ethnic Minority Language

18.483 Studies in the Literature of Quebec and English Canada

18.486 Studies in Canadian Literature I

18.487 Studies in Canadian Literature II

18.488 Canadian Writing and the Literatures of the First Nations

18.581 Canadian Poetry

18.582 Ethnicity, Multiculturalism, and Canadian Literature

18.583 Canadian Fiction

18.587 Selected Topic in Canadian Literature

18.589 Colonial Discourse and Native Literatures in Canada

French

20.504 Linguistique du français canadien

20.550 Littérature canadienne-française I

20.551 Littérature canadienne-française II

Geography

45.423 Urban Revitalization

45.425 Space, Place and Well-Being

45.426 Health, Environment and Society

45.427 Urban Development and Analysis

45.431 Advanced Cultural Geography

45.435 Historical Geography

45.442 Transportation Geography

45.447 Canadian Agriculture

45.541 Society and Space

45.543 Selected Concepts in Cultural Geography

45.545 Problems in Historical Geography

45.570 Problems of Development in Arctic and Subarctic Environments

45.572 Issues in Canadian Resource Development

45.573 Natural and Regional Resource Analysis

History

24.421 Science and Technology in the Canadian Experience

24.422 The Maritimes in Transition, 1870s to 1920s

24.424 Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History

24.425 Selected Problems in the Political Economy of Canadian Labour

24.426 Perspectives on State Formation in Canada

24.430 Colonial Society in British North America

24.431 Canada from Confederation to the Great War

24.432 Acadian and Quebec Society before 1763

24.433 Selected Problems in Canadian Business History, 1850-1980

24.434 History of Northern Canada

24.437 Canada From War to War

24.438 Studies in the History of Popular Culture

24.439 Modern Canada Since 1939

24.454 Selected Problems in the History of Women and the Family: The Pre-Industrial Atlantic World

24.459 Selected Problems in the History of Women and the Family: From the Industrial Revolution

24.500 Practicum in Applied History

24.525 Society and Culture in Canada, 1850-1939

24.526 Perspectives on State Formation in Canada

24.529 History of Northern Canada

24.530 Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History

24.531 French Canada since Confederation

24.532 Ontario in the Nineteenth Century

24.533 Intellectual History of Canada

24.534 Problems of Growth and War in Canada 1896-1921

24.535 The Canadian Diplomatic Tradition

24.536 Science and Technology in the Canadian Experience

24.537 The Maritimes in Transition, 1870s to 1920s

24.539 Acadian and Quebec Society before 1763

24.556 Historical Perspectives on Power

24.559 Women in Nineteenth- and Twentieth- Century North America and Britain

24.588 Historiography of Canada

Journalism and Communication

28.500 Journalism and Society I

28.535 Perspectives on Modern Society

28.541 Journalism Law

28.560 Journalism and Society II

Law

51.401 Law, Family and Gender

51.402 Feminist Theories of Law

51.405 Contemporary Theories of Law, State and Politics

51.417 Law in Advanced Capitalist Society

51.440 The Arbitration Process in Industrial Relations

51.445 Labour Relations in the Public Service

51.451 Selected Problems in Comparative Constitutional Law

51.456 Administrative Law I

51.457 Administrative Law II

51.487 Quebec Civil Law

51.502 Law and Gender Relations

51.507 Race, Ethnicity and the Law

51.508 Consuming Passions: The Regulation of Consumption, Appearance and Sexuality

51.532 Feminism, Law and Social Transformation

51.590 Tutorials/Directed Readings in Law

51.591 Tutorials/Directed Readings in Law

51.593 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies

51.594 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies

Mass Communication

27.410 Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis

27.412 Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis

27.430 Policy: Theory and Foundations

27.432 Policy: Institutions and Practices

27.450 Mass Media and Capitalist Democracy I

27.451 Mass Media and Capitalist Democracy II

27.521 History of Social Communication

27.523 Communication Technology and Society

27.525 Communication and Social Relations

27.531 Communication Institutions, Cultural Industries and State Policy

27.555 Communication Media

27.556 International Communication

27.557 History of Canadian Broadcasting

27.558 Mass, Public, Audience

27.559 Media, Culture and Gender

27.565 Special Topics in Communication Research

Music

30.501 Theories of Music as Culture

30.505 Feminism and Musicology

30.510 History of Canadian Music I

30.511 History of Canadian Music II

30.512 History of Canadian Music III

30.515 History of Canadian Music IV

Political Science

47.400 Topics in Canadian Government and Politics

47.402 Policy Seminar: Problems of Northern Development

47.403 Politics and the Media

47.405 Federalism

47.406 Legislative Process in Canada

47.407 The Politics of Law Enforcement in Canada

47.408 National Security and Intelligence in the Modern State

47.409 Politics in Quebec

47.410 Canadian and Comparative Local Government and Politics

47.411 French-English Relations

47.416 Labour and the Canadian State

47.417 Political Participation in Canada

47.418 Canadian Provincial Government and Politics

47.419 The Politics of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

47.424 Elections

47.441 Business-Government Relations in Canada

47.503 Political Parties in Canada

47.504 Policy Making in Canada

47.506 Problems of Canadian Government and Politics I

47.507 Problems of Canadian Government and Politics II

47.508 The Politics of Energy and the Environment

47.509 Canadian Political Economy

47.511 Canadian Federalism

47.520 Nationalism

47.521 Politics in Plural Societies

47.536 The Canadian and American Political Traditions I

47.537 The Canadian and American Political Traditions II

47.541 Canadian Public Administration and Policy Analysis

47.561 Analysis of Canadian Foreign Policy

47.600 The Political Process in Canada I

47.601 The Political Process in Canada II

Psychology

49.590 Directed Studies

Public Administration

50.500 Public-Sector Management and the Canadian Political System

50.516 Urban and Local Government Management

50.560 Industrial Policy

50.567 Political Economy of the State

50.584 Industrial Relations and Public-Sector Collective Bargaining

Sociology

53.451 Workshop in Demography/Human Ecology

53.452 Workshop on Work and Organizations

53.525 Canadian Society

53.532 The Labour Process

53.538 Feminist Analyses

53.540 Political Sociology

53.545 Power and Stratification

53.568 Women and Work

Women’s Studies

09.491 Selected Topics in Women’s Studies I

09.492 Selected Topics in Women’s Studies II

09.500 Issues for Feminist Scholarship

09.501 Research Seminar in Women’s Studies