Spanish/Hispanic Studies
The Hispanic Studies program offers a variety of courses in Spanish language at all levels and Hispanic literature, culture, and civilization. Language courses focus on the development of oral, grammar, writing, and communicative skills, while literature and culture courses are centered on the development of critical and analytical skills. Learn about the cultural production of […]
Sociology
Sociology examines the processes of social and cultural life in human societies past and present, near and far. You’ll study the lives of individuals with participation in social groups and networks, explore the linkages between societies, and cover topics such as inequality, gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, law and criminal activity, immigration, families, and […]
Romance Studies
Romance languages are vehicles of communication and exchange across Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. You’ll study the literatures, languages, and cultures of the Romance World.
Religion
The Program in the Study of Religion offers students an opportunity to study a variety of religions from a number of disciplinary perspectives, incorporating different regions and historical periods, while allowing students to specialize in religious traditions of their choice.
Psychology
Study human and animal behaviour using scientific methods and from a variety of perspectives including behavioural neuroscience, cognition, clinical, health, developmental, social and personality psychology, and quantitative methods.
Political Science
Political Science is the study of the nature, causes, and consequences of collective decisions and actions taken by groups of people embedded in cultures and institutions that structure power and authority. In this program you’ll learn how to understand, interpret, explain, and critically assess events, patterns, and structures of politics and government, and generate observations […]
Philosophy
Philosophy covers everything from fundamental questions about knowledge, the meaning of life, and how to live it, to questions about how to design intelligent robots, the ethics of scientific and technological innovation, and how to evaluate government policies. Combined majors include: History and Philosophy of Science Philosophy and Economics Philosophy and Political Science
Music
The major, minor, or honours in music includes core music courses similar to the BMus degree, but does not include private instrumental or vocal instruction.
Modern European Studies
Study European languages, history, art, music, literature, philosophy, geography, sociology, anthropology, politics, and economics in a broadly based concentration that will extend and deepen your knowledge of European issues.
Medieval Studies
Through a study of the medieval period, you can come to an understanding of a civilization as a whole in both its unity and diversity while gaining a deeper understanding of art, music, literature, history, and society. Learn how to critically evaluate the use of the past in the present and provide a necessary corrective […]