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, Heritage Conservation, Julian Smith

Coordinator, Canadian Women's Studies, Katherine Arnup

Coordinator, Northern and Native Studies, Madeleine Dion Stout

Undergraduate Supervisor and 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, Maureen H. Davies

Adjunct Professors, John B. Carroll, David C. Hawkes

Adjunct Research Professors, Rt. Honourable Joe Clark, Heather Menzies, James Page

Fellows, Richard T. Clippingdale, H.Blair 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 National 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 initiated a program area of northern and Native studies in 1982. 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 language in addition to English or French.

In 1983-84, a women's studies program area 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 natural and built environment, the program permits the course of study to be tailored to individual interest and backgrounds. The School of Architecture, 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 the Summer of 1999 offering.

Qualifying-Year Program

Master of Arts

Admission Requirements

Language Requirement

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

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

* Successful completion of a French language examination

* Alternatively, a student may fulfill this requirement with a demonstrated knowledge of an Aboriginal language. The School conducts the French 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 (see p. 56). The School of Canadian Studies specifies that all candidates must select one of the following program patterns:

* 3.0 credits, a thesis, and an oral examination

* 4.0 credits, and a research essay

* 5.0 credits, 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

Thesis/Research Essay Proposal

Special Course Offerings in Heritage Conservation Program Area

The School of Architecture offers two workshops in support of the Heritage Conservation Program Area. Students may take these courses as part of their M.A. requirements in Canadian Studies:

* Architecture 77.541F1,W1,S1

* Architecture 78.542F1,W1,S1

Graduate Courses

Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 1999-2000, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.

F,W,S indicates term of offering. Courses offered in the fall and winter are followed by T. The number following the letter indicates the credit weight of the course: 1 denotes 0.5 credit, 2 denotes 1.0 credit.

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

Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the School.

Canadian Studies 12.502F1, W1, or S1

Interdisciplinary Methods

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 12.580T2

Internship/Practicum

Internships or practicum placements in an institutional setting 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. 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 12.581F1, S1

Internship/Practicum

Internships or practicum placements in an institutional setting 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. 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 12.582W1, S1

Internship/Practicum

internships and practicum placements in an institutional setting 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. 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. 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 12.592T2, 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 12.593F1, W1, S1

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 12.598F2, 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. Other courses may qualify if the particular professor teaching the course includes substantial Canadian content. Permission of the Graduate Supervisor is required for these courses. Students in the master's program in the School must complete at least 4.0 credits, 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, 54.517,54.538

Architecture

76.423 Society and Shelter

76.425 Workshop: User Analysis and Building Performance

77.440 Design for Construction

76.500, 76.501, 76.502, 77.541, 78.542

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, 11.501, 11.502, 11.511, 11.523

Comparative Literary Studies

17.532, 17.558

Economics

43.436 Employment Economics and Labour Policy

43.465 Industrial Relations

43.480 Urban Economics

43.531, 43.532, 43.533, 43.535, 43.541, 43.542, 43.581, 43.582

English Language and Literature

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, 18.582, 18.583, 18.585, 18.587,18.589

Film Studies

19.528, 19.529

French

20.550, 20.570

Geography

45.423 Urban Revitalization

45.427 Urban Development and Analysis

45.431 Advanced Cultural Geography

45.435 Historical Geography

45.447 Canadian Agriculture

45.541, 45.543, 45.545, 45.570, 45.572, 45.573

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

24.426 Perspectives on State Formation in Canada

24.430 Colonial Society in British North America

24.431 Canada from Confederation to the Great War

24.433 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, 24.525, 24.526, 24.529, 24.530, 24.531, 24.532, 24.533, 24.534, 24.535, 24.536, 24.537, 24.556, 24.559, 24.588

Journalism and Communication

28.500, 28.535, 28.541, 28.550

Law

51.401 Law, Family and Gender

51.402 Feminist Theories of Law

51.417 Law in Advanced Capitalist Society

51.439 Criminal Proceedings and Dissent: Political Offences And National Security Measures

51.445 Labour Relations in the Public Service

51.451 Selected Problems in Comparative Constitutional Law

51.454 Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Criminal Legal System

51.457 Administrative Law and Control

51.487 Quebec Civil Law

51.502, 51.507, 51.508, 51.532, 51.545, 51.550, 51.553, 51.590, 51.591, 51.593, 51.594

Mass Communication

27.410 Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis

27.412 Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis

27.450 Mass Media and Capitalist Democracy I

27.451 Mass Media and Capitalist Democracy II

27.521, 27.523, 27.525, 27.531, 27.555, 27.556, 27.557, 27.558, 27.559, 27.565

Music

30.501, 30.505, 30.510, 30.511, 30.512, 30.515

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 Unity, Disunity and 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 Quebec Politics

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, 47.500, 47.506, 47.507, 47.508, 47.509, 47.510, 47.511, 47.520, 47.521, 47.536, 47.537, 47.541, 47.557, 47.561, 47.600, 47.601

Public Administration

50.500, 50.504, 50.506, 50.508, 50.509, 50.516, 50.519, 50.525, 50.536, 50.538, 50.560, 50.564, 50.567, 50.571, 50.574, 50.584, 50.586, 50.589

Social Work

52.412 Aboriginal Peoples and Social Policy

52.413 Practice and Policy in Immigration

52.423 Social Work Practice from an Aboriginal Perspective

52.424 Social Work and Aging

52.510, 52.511, 52.512, 52.515, 52.516, 52.518, 52.527, 52.531, 52.532, 52.574

Sociology

53.451 Workshop in Demography/Human Ecology

53.452 Workshop on Work and Organizations

53.525, 53.532, 53.538, 53.540, 53.545, 53.568.

Women's Studies

09.491 Selected Topics in Women's Studies I

09.492 Selected Topics in Women's Studies II

09.500, 09.501