Minor in Canadian Studies


[Conversion table: JSIS course numbers in effect through Sum 2012]

25 credits, to include the following:

  1. JSISA 356 and JSIS A 498 (10 credits)

  2. 15 credits of electives chosen from an approved list*

  3. Minimum grade of 2.0 in each course applied to the minor

  4. Minimum 15 credits completed at the UW

*Elective Course List (incorporating new JSIS course numbers effective Aut 2012)

† JSIS A/GEOG 308 Canada: A Geographic Interpretation (5)
† JSIS A  321/
           POL S 341
Government and Politics of Canada (5)
† JSIS A 375/
          HSTAA 377
History of Canada (5)
† JSIS A 400 Canadian Values and Symbols (5)
†JSIS A/COM 424 Canadian Media Systems (5).
† JSIS A/COM 430 Canadian Documentary Film Traditions (5)
† JSIS A/FRENCH 441 Quebecois Literature (5)
† JSIS 482 Special Topics (1-5, max. 15)
† JSIS A 421 Multiculturalism in Canada (5)
AAS 372 Internment Camps in N. America: U.S. & Canada (5)
ANTH 310 Native North American Societies (5)
COM 420/SIS 419/
    POL S 468
Comparative Media Systems (5)
AIS 377/ENGL 359 Contemporary American Indian Literature (5)
†Recommended electives


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