Courses

At the undergraduate level at McGill University, Canadian Studies may be currently completed as a Minor, Major, and Honours/Joint Honours. This flexible program complements other fields, providing an interdisciplinary lens to critically engage with Canada’s multifaceted realities. A wide variety of lecture-based and seminar-style courses are offered each semester, with topics that vary from year to year, often featuring guest instructors who bring unique perspectives and expertise. For more detailed information about the program structure, course offerings, and requirements, please visit the Canadian Studies Program website.

CANS 203: Making Canada
CRN 7237

CANS 312: Topics in Canadian Public Affairs 2 (Values and Public Affairs)
CRN 1367

CANS 402: Canadian Studies Seminar 2 (Canadian Gateway Cities and Urban Democracy)
CRN 1369

CANS 413: Canada and Quebec Seminar
CRN 1371

CANS 420: Shaping Public Affairs: Canada
CRN 1372

CANS 200: Understanding Canada
CRN 1516

CANS 300: Topics in Canadian Studies 1 (Canada and Food: Connecting Food, Society, and the State)
CRN 1517

CANS 301: Topics in Canadian Studies 2 (Leadership in Canada)
CRN 1518

CANS 306: Topics in Indigenous Public Affairs
CRN 1519

CANS 401: Canadian Studies Seminar (The Lives of Girls and Womxm: Feminist Writing in Canada)
CRN 1520

CANS 415: Black Canada
CRN 1522