Minor Concentration
This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration in North American Studies.
Required Courses (9 credits)
ECON 205
An Intro to Political Economy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): A critical study of the insights to be gained through economic analysis of a number of problems of broad interest. The focus will be on the application of economics to issues of public policy.
Offered by: Economics
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 205D.
- Restriction: This course does not count for credit towards the Minor Concentration, Major Concentration, or Honours degree in Economics.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 211
American History to 1865
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Introduction to the history of colonial North America and the United States up to the Civil War, in their Atlantic context.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
NAST 401
Course not available
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
9 credits to be chosen from at least two departments from the list below:
ECON 219
Current Econ Problems:Topics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): This course will deal with topical issues of importance to the Canadian economy.
Offered by: Economics
- This course will also be of interest to students outside of Economics
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ECON 223
Pol Economy of Trade Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): The course introduces students to the economics of international trade, what constitutes good trade policy, and how trade policy is decided. The course examines Canadian trade policy since 1945, including the GATT, Auto Pact, the FTA and NAFTA, and concludes with special topics in trade policy.
Offered by: Economics
ECON 302
Money, Banking & Gov Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Analysis of the market for money; its macroeconomic effects; the theory and policy of central banking; monetary policy rules, the Taylor Rule, inflation targeting, quantitative easing; central bank independence; currency boards; commercial banking and economic stability; regulated versus free banking; cross-border banking and policy.
Offered by: Economics
ECON 304
Financial Instruments & Inst.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Economic analysis of initiating, assembling, pricing and marketing equities of bonds, bills and complex financial instruments; financial innovation; its implications for financial stability and market failure; banks as brokers, underwriters, market makers and international allocators of credit; strategies of private and public agents operating in financial markets, monetary history.
Offered by: Economics
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ECON 311
U.S. Economic Development
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): A survey of economic growth and institutional change in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on the use of analytical methods and categories and theories economists have developed for such studies.
Offered by: Economics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ENGL 225
American Literature 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of the literary works of earlier American writers.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
or
ENGL 226
American Literature 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of the literary works of later American writers.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
or
ENGL 227
American Literature 3
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of literary works which may be thematic or may deal with a special group of authors.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Andy Perluzzo, Alexander Manshel, Richard A Joseph, Bram S Thorpe
ENGL 324
20th C American Prose
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of 20th century American prose.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
ENGL 325
Course not available
ENGL 326
19th Century American Prose
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of some of the major prose writers of the 19th Century.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
ENGL 327
Canadian Prose Fiction 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A survey of Canadian prose fiction in English, from 19th century historical romance and realist fiction to the emergence of the modernist novel in the decades following the Second World War.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ENGL 328
Dvlpmnt of Canadian Poetry 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A survey of Canadian poetry in English from the 18th century to the end of the Second World War.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
ENGL 333
Dvlpmnt of Canadian Poetry 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A survey of Canadian poetry in English from the end of the Second World War to the present.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
HIST 221
United States since 1865
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examines the defining moments and movements in the U.S. since Reconstruction, including populism, progressivism, the World Wars, the New Deal, the Cold War, the sixties and its consequences. Emphasis on the political, social and ideological transformations that ensued.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 301
U.S. Mass Media
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Surveys the history of American mass media. It covers the rise of various communications technologies and genres within national and transnational contexts and interrogates the relationship between media, politics, culture, identity, and power.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 311
Gilded Age&Progressive Era
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The social, economic, and political consequences of industrialization in the history of the United States between 1877 and 1914. Emphasis on the rise of mass production, urbanization, immigration, rural protest, the labour movement, social and political reform.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 322
History of Forced Migrations
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course explores the movement of refugees and other forms of forced migration in the context of the wider history of global migration. It examines how ideas about refugees, forced migration, humanitarian assistance, asylum, exile have evolved from ancient times to the present. It covers case studies from Ancient Greece and Rome as well as modern Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 331
The U.S. Between the Wars
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history of the United States from the Great War to the end of the 1940s. Social change and conflict, political conservatism, economic prosperity and the culture of consumption during the 1920s; the consequences of the Great Depression and the New Deal.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 342
Canada and the World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examines the historical development of Canada and the World from 1867 to the present. Particular emphasis will be placed on key themes in the history of Canada’s international relations including imperialism and race. Attention will also be paid to major global developments such as wars, peace-making and international governance. The course will consider traditional inter-state relations as well as international relations from a non-governmental, grassroots perspective to include migration, development and humanitarianism.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 351
Themes in U.S. History s. 1865
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Aspects of American history from the gilded Age through the Cold War era.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 360
Latin America since 1825
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Themes in the political, economic, and social development of Latin America since the wars of independence.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 363
Canada 1870-1914
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course will examine social, economic, political and cultural aspects of Canadian society between 1870 and 1914. Topics covered will include aboriginal peoples, European settlement of the West, provincial rights, the national policy, social reform movements, industrialization, immigration and the rise of cities.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
NAST 201
Course not available
*
NAST 471
Course not available
NAST 472
Course not available
NAST 490
Course not available
NAST 499
Course not available
POLI 318
Comparative Local Government
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: An examination of the organization and conduct of local government in Canada, the United States, and selected European countries. Attention to theories of local government, the criteria for comparative analysis, the provision of public goods and bads, urban political patterns and the constitution of new institutional arrangements to deal with "urban crises" in North America.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: POLI 211 or POLI 212 or written permission of instructor
- Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developed Areas; also in the field of Canadian Politics.
POLI 319
Politics of Latin America
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: This course will deal with the dynamics of political change in Latin America today.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: A basic course in Comparative Politics or a course on the region or written permission of the instructor
- Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
POLI 325D1
Course not available
and
POLI 325D2
Course not available
POLI 342
Canadian Foreign Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: The development and articulation of Canadian foreign policy. Theoretical approaches. The environmental setting. Historical perspectives. Trans-Atlantic linkages. The American connection. The Common Market. The United Nations. Military security. Developing relations with Asia, Africa, Latin America. Canada in global society.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: A basic course in Canadian Government and Politics or International Politics or written consent of instructor
- Note: The fields are International Politics and Canadian Politics.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
POLI 346
American Foreign Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: An exploration of American foreign policy from 1945 to the present. Topics to be addressed are the origins of the Cold War, deterrence, strategy and arms control, American intervention in Latin America and Vietnam, U.S. policy in the Post Cold War era - Gulf War, Haiti, Somalia, Yugoslavia and relations with Japan.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: POLI 244 or a course in American history
- Note: The field is International Politics.
POLI 371
Challenge of Cnd Federalism
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: An analysis of the origins, evolution and nature of federalism in Canada. Topics and themes will include the impact of federalism on political institutions, the effect of different regional perspectives, and the issues and conflicts that currently confront Canadian federalism.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: at least one course in Canadian politics
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
POLI 425
Topics in American Politics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: This course involves a detailed analysis of a limited area of American politics and government.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: POLI 325
- Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developed Areas.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
* It is strongly recommended that students take NAST 201.
Major Concentration
Required Courses (12 credits)
CANS 200
Understanding Canada
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Canadian Studies: Key cultural, economic, social and political institutions and their evolution over time.
Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
ECON 205
An Intro to Political Economy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): A critical study of the insights to be gained through economic analysis of a number of problems of broad interest. The focus will be on the application of economics to issues of public policy.
Offered by: Economics
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 205D.
- Restriction: This course does not count for credit towards the Minor Concentration, Major Concentration, or Honours degree in Economics.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
NAST 201
Course not available
NAST 401
Course not available
Complementary Courses (24 credits)
12 credits chosen from at least three of the following disciplines:
COMS 230
Communication and Democracy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: Introduction to investigation of the relationship between communication, media practices and democracy. Examines the role of media and communication in existing and emerging democratic contexts, and the challenges of constructing and maintaining a democratic media and communication environment on the domestic and international levels.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ECON 219
Current Econ Problems:Topics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): This course will deal with topical issues of importance to the Canadian economy.
Offered by: Economics
- This course will also be of interest to students outside of Economics
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ECON 223
Pol Economy of Trade Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): The course introduces students to the economics of international trade, what constitutes good trade policy, and how trade policy is decided. The course examines Canadian trade policy since 1945, including the GATT, Auto Pact, the FTA and NAFTA, and concludes with special topics in trade policy.
Offered by: Economics
ENGL 225
American Literature 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of the literary works of earlier American writers.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
or
ENGL 226
American Literature 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of the literary works of later American writers.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
or
ENGL 227
American Literature 3
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of literary works which may be thematic or may deal with a special group of authors.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Andy Perluzzo, Alexander Manshel, Richard A Joseph, Bram S Thorpe
HIST 211
American History to 1865
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Introduction to the history of colonial North America and the United States up to the Civil War, in their Atlantic context.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 221
United States since 1865
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examines the defining moments and movements in the U.S. since Reconstruction, including populism, progressivism, the World Wars, the New Deal, the Cold War, the sixties and its consequences. Emphasis on the political, social and ideological transformations that ensued.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
POLI 325D1
Course not available
and
POLI 325D2
Course not available
*
*
Prerequisites will be waived for NAST students.
6 credits chosen from Group A:
ANTH 336
Course not available
ANTH 338
Native Peoples of N America
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anthropology: Ethnographic survey of Native cultures in North America. Conditions arising from European colonization and their social, economic and political impact. Contemporary situation of indigenous peoples.
Offered by: Anthropology
CANS 305
Course not available
CANS 306
Issues in Native Studies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Canadian Studies: Past and present achievements and concerns within Native societies across Canada.
Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Issues in Native Studies as a CANS topics course.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
CANS 307
Canada in the World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Canadian Studies: Canada's interaction with other countries and regions.
Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ECON 302
Money, Banking & Gov Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Analysis of the market for money; its macroeconomic effects; the theory and policy of central banking; monetary policy rules, the Taylor Rule, inflation targeting, quantitative easing; central bank independence; currency boards; commercial banking and economic stability; regulated versus free banking; cross-border banking and policy.
Offered by: Economics
ECON 304
Financial Instruments & Inst.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Economic analysis of initiating, assembling, pricing and marketing equities of bonds, bills and complex financial instruments; financial innovation; its implications for financial stability and market failure; banks as brokers, underwriters, market makers and international allocators of credit; strategies of private and public agents operating in financial markets, monetary history.
Offered by: Economics
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ECON 311
U.S. Economic Development
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): A survey of economic growth and institutional change in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on the use of analytical methods and categories and theories economists have developed for such studies.
Offered by: Economics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ENGL 324
20th C American Prose
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of 20th century American prose.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
ENGL 325
Course not available
ENGL 326
19th Century American Prose
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of some of the major prose writers of the 19th Century.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
ENGL 327
Canadian Prose Fiction 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A survey of Canadian prose fiction in English, from 19th century historical romance and realist fiction to the emergence of the modernist novel in the decades following the Second World War.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ENGL 328
Dvlpmnt of Canadian Poetry 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A survey of Canadian poetry in English from the 18th century to the end of the Second World War.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
ENGL 333
Dvlpmnt of Canadian Poetry 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A survey of Canadian poetry in English from the end of the Second World War to the present.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
HIST 301
U.S. Mass Media
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Surveys the history of American mass media. It covers the rise of various communications technologies and genres within national and transnational contexts and interrogates the relationship between media, politics, culture, identity, and power.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 311
Gilded Age&Progressive Era
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The social, economic, and political consequences of industrialization in the history of the United States between 1877 and 1914. Emphasis on the rise of mass production, urbanization, immigration, rural protest, the labour movement, social and political reform.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 322
History of Forced Migrations
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course explores the movement of refugees and other forms of forced migration in the context of the wider history of global migration. It examines how ideas about refugees, forced migration, humanitarian assistance, asylum, exile have evolved from ancient times to the present. It covers case studies from Ancient Greece and Rome as well as modern Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 331
The U.S. Between the Wars
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history of the United States from the Great War to the end of the 1940s. Social change and conflict, political conservatism, economic prosperity and the culture of consumption during the 1920s; the consequences of the Great Depression and the New Deal.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 342
Canada and the World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examines the historical development of Canada and the World from 1867 to the present. Particular emphasis will be placed on key themes in the history of Canada’s international relations including imperialism and race. Attention will also be paid to major global developments such as wars, peace-making and international governance. The course will consider traditional inter-state relations as well as international relations from a non-governmental, grassroots perspective to include migration, development and humanitarianism.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 351
Themes in U.S. History s. 1865
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Aspects of American history from the gilded Age through the Cold War era.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 360
Latin America since 1825
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Themes in the political, economic, and social development of Latin America since the wars of independence.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 363
Canada 1870-1914
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course will examine social, economic, political and cultural aspects of Canadian society between 1870 and 1914. Topics covered will include aboriginal peoples, European settlement of the West, provincial rights, the national policy, social reform movements, industrialization, immigration and the rise of cities.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 364
Canada 1914-1945
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course will examine Canada and Canadian society between 1914 and 1945. It will focus on the social, political, economic and cultural impact of the two World Wars and the economic crisis of the 1930s. Among the topics will be Canadian external relations, political and social protest, popular culture, demographic changes and prohibition.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 367
Canada since 1945
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Elements of Canada's political, social, economic, and cultural history since World War II. Topics will include constitutional questions, gender and class issues, the role of the state, regionalism, consumer society, the Quiet Revolution, and nationalism in Canada.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 371
American Civ. Rights 1877-1940
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The social, economic, political, and constitutional history of citizenship and civil rights in the United States from the end of Reconstruction through the 1930s. Emphasis on segregation and disfranchisement; immigration restrictions, americanization and national identities; civil rights movements and organizations; women's suffrage; voting rights and representation.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 377
The United States, 1940-1965
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Major events in politics and international affairs, culture and society, and the economy in the U.S. during and after World War II. Topics include: The War and American society; the first years of the Cold War; economic prosperity and social change; the civil rights movement; Vietnam to 1965.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: any course in U.S. history or consent of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 392
The United States since 1965
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Major events in politics and international affairs, culture and society, and economy in the U.S. since 1965. Topics include: social and political upheaval 1965 - 1975; Vietnam to 1975; conservative politics; Nixon and Watergate; economic change in the 1970s and 1980s; presidential leadership from Carter on.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 393
Civil War and Reconstruction
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The causes of the American Civil War; the social, economic, political and military forces that shaped the conflict, attempts to restructure race relations, Southern and American societies after the war.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
JWST 306
The American Jewish Community
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Jewish Studies: Issues affecting American Jewry in the post-World War I era until today and the American Jewish community's responses to those issues. Special emphasis on understanding the community responses and reactions to developments in both the American society and in the Jewish world.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
JWST 386
American Jewish Literature
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Jewish Studies: An intensive study of American Jewish novels from the 1900s to the present. Attention to representations of gender, class and Jewishness as seen in relation to changing notions of America. Focus on ways novels represent and wrestle with Jewish difference.
Offered by: Jewish Studies
NAST 471
Course not available
NAST 472
Course not available
NAST 490
Course not available
NAST 499
Course not available
POLI 318
Comparative Local Government
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: An examination of the organization and conduct of local government in Canada, the United States, and selected European countries. Attention to theories of local government, the criteria for comparative analysis, the provision of public goods and bads, urban political patterns and the constitution of new institutional arrangements to deal with "urban crises" in North America.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: POLI 211 or POLI 212 or written permission of instructor
- Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developed Areas; also in the field of Canadian Politics.
POLI 319
Politics of Latin America
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: This course will deal with the dynamics of political change in Latin America today.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: A basic course in Comparative Politics or a course on the region or written permission of the instructor
- Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
POLI 342
Canadian Foreign Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: The development and articulation of Canadian foreign policy. Theoretical approaches. The environmental setting. Historical perspectives. Trans-Atlantic linkages. The American connection. The Common Market. The United Nations. Military security. Developing relations with Asia, Africa, Latin America. Canada in global society.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: A basic course in Canadian Government and Politics or International Politics or written consent of instructor
- Note: The fields are International Politics and Canadian Politics.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
POLI 346
American Foreign Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: An exploration of American foreign policy from 1945 to the present. Topics to be addressed are the origins of the Cold War, deterrence, strategy and arms control, American intervention in Latin America and Vietnam, U.S. policy in the Post Cold War era - Gulf War, Haiti, Somalia, Yugoslavia and relations with Japan.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: POLI 244 or a course in American history
- Note: The field is International Politics.
POLI 371
Challenge of Cnd Federalism
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: An analysis of the origins, evolution and nature of federalism in Canada. Topics and themes will include the impact of federalism on political institutions, the effect of different regional perspectives, and the issues and conflicts that currently confront Canadian federalism.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: at least one course in Canadian politics
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
POLI 425
Topics in American Politics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: This course involves a detailed analysis of a limited area of American politics and government.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: POLI 325
- Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developed Areas.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
SOCI 227
Jews in North America
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sociology (Arts): An introduction to the study contemporary North American Jewry using findings of sociology and other social sciences. Social, cultural, and political issues of concern to the Jewish community. Specific characteristics of Jewish life in Canada, and Québec in particular, in comparison to the American Jewish experience.
Offered by: Sociology
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken SOCI 327.
6 credits chosen from Group B:
BUSA 364
Business Law 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: An introduction to the legal system and basic legal principles affecting business. Tort negligence, contracts, forms of business organization, creditors' rights and bankruptcy.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction: This course cannot be double-counted from the Certificate in Management.
BUSA 368
Business Law 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: An outline of the application of law to professional negligence, product liability, competition, corporate governance and employment. Review of particular contracts; sale, agency, mortgages, lease, insurance.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
CANS 409
Course not available
CANS 412
Canada and Americas Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Canadian Studies: Canada and the Americas.
Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
- Prerequisites: Cans 200 or permission of the Instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
COMS 300
Media and Modernity in 20th C
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: An overview of the growth and impact of 20th century media such as radio, television, cinema and the mass-circulation press; their role in shaping the technological, socio-political and aesthetic dimensions of urban modernity.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
ECON 303
Canadian Economic Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Major theories of how economic policy is made and goes on to use economic tools of analysis to investigate selected policy problems of current interest.
Offered by: Economics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ECON 305
Industrial Organization
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): The course analyzes the structure, conduct, and performance of industries, particularly but not exclusively in Canada. Topics include effects of mergers, barriers to entry, product line and promotion policies, vertical integration, and R & D policies of firms.
Offered by: Economics
ECON 306
Labour Markets and Wages
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Examination of the implications on wage structures of differences in job conditions, levels and type training, long-term employment relationships, unionization etc. A variety of socioeconomic policy issues including subsidies for higher education, government regulation of workplace safety, and the role and treatment of women in today's labour force are explored.
Offered by: Economics
or
ECON 426
Labour Economics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): The determinants of labour supply, demand and the structure of earnings are considered. The economic effects of government policies, such as minimum wage laws, unemployment insurance, welfare and training programs and subsidies to higher education are analyzed. A rigorous theoretical and "hands on'' empirical approach is emphasized.
Offered by: Economics
ECON 308
Govt Policy Towards Business
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Covers the major public policies toward business in Canada, such as competition policy, regulation, public ownership and privatization, industrial policies, and trade policies. Includes comparison with policies of other countries, especially the U.S. Readings will include some legal decisions.
Offered by: Economics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ECON 404
Course not available
ECON 406
Topics in Economic Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Selected policy issues are investigated using economic theory. For details on topics covered in the current year, consult the instructor.
Offered by: Economics
ECON 408
Public Sector Economics 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Theoretical and empirical economic analysis of the public sector with an emphasis on public goods and government spending. Study of Canadian institutions in international perspective.
Offered by: Economics
- Prerequisite: ECON 230D1/D2 or 250D1/D2 or permission of the instructor.
- Not open to students who have already completed ECON 408D1/D2.
ECON 409
Public Sector Economics 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): Theoretical and empirical economic analysis of the public sector with an emphasis on taxation. Study of Canadian institutions in international perspective.
Offered by: Economics
- Prerequisite: ECON 408 or permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 408D1/D2
ECON 434
Current Economic Problems
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): A discussion of contemporary economic problems. Topics will reflect economic issues of current interest.
Offered by: Economics
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ECON 440
Health Economics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): The organization and performance of Canada's health care system are examined from an economist's perspective. The system is described and its special features analyzed. Much attention is given to the role of government in the system and to financing arrangements for hospital and medical services. Current financial problems are discussed.
Offered by: Economics
- Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 227 or comparable courses or consent of the instructor
ENGL 407
The 20th Century
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of 20th century works.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ENGL 409
Studies in a Canadian Author
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Advanced study of a significant author in Canadian literature.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Prerequisite: previous work in Canadian Literature
- Terms
- Instructors
- Eli N MacLaren
- Brian Trehearne
ENGL 410
Theme or Movement Canadian Lit
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Advanced study of a significant theme or movement in Canadian Literature.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Prerequisite: previous work in Canadian Literature
ENGL 411
Studies in Cdn Fiction
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Advanced study of works of Canadian fiction.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor, based on previous work in Canadian fiction
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ENGL 414
Studies in 20th C Literature 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Study of works of literature of the 20th century.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
ENGL 415
Studies in 20th C Lit 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Study of works of literature of the 20th century.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
ENGL 418
A Major Modernist Writer
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Intensive study of a writer important for Modernism, such as James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
ENGL 419
Studies in 20th C Literature
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Study of works of literature of the 20th century.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
ENGL 422
Studies in 19th C American Lit
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of literary works of the 19th century.
Offered by: English
ENGL 423
Studies in 19th C Literature
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of literary works of the 19th century.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Whitman, Dickinson, Melville's Moby Dick, and Others
ENGL 440
First Nations&Inuit Lit&Media
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): An introduction to Inuit and First Nations literature and media in Canada, including oral literature and the development of aboriginal television and film.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 415 or ENGL 419 as "Native Canadian Literature" or as "Inuit Literature".
HISP 301
Hisp Lit & Cult in English 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Hispanic Studies (Arts): A topic in the literatures and/or cultures of the Hispanic world will be studied, with all readings and discussion in English.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
HIST 408
Colonialism and Native Peoples
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The nature and consequences of encounters between American native peoples and Europeans.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 409
Topics in Latin American Hist
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: In-depth discussion and research on a circumscribed topic in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1492 to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert
HIST 424
Gender, Sexuality & Medicine
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Gender, sexuality, and medicine since the colonial era, with a focus on North American experience. Topics will include reproductive medicine (puberty, childbirth, fertility control, menopause), changing perceptions of men's and women's health needs and risks, and ideas about sexual behaviour and identity.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A 300-level History course in gender, sexuality or medicine or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 431
Topics in U.S. History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Various topics in United States history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: By permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey
- Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey
HIST 434
Brit. North America 1760-1867
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course will study the social-cultural and political development of British North American colonies.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: An introductory course in history or consent or instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 447
Course not available
HIST 461D1
Course not available
and
HIST 461D2
Course not available
HIST 462D1
Course not available
and
HIST 462D2
Course not available
HIST 530
U.S. Foreign Relations
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history and historiography, approaches and interpretations, of American foreign relations from the pre-Revolutionary era to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: one course in U.S. history or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Enrolment limit 25.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
HIST 592D1
Topics: Canadian Politics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An honours seminar on the history of politics in Canada.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 202 or HIST 203 or permission of instructor
- Restrictions: Open to undergraduate honours students and graduate students in history and advanced students with permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken HIST 462D1/D2.
- Students must register for both HIST 592D1 and HIST 592D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 592D1 and HIST 592D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
and
HIST 592D2
Topics: Canadian Politics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: See HIST 592D1 for course description.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 592D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 592D1 and HIST 592D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
LING 320
Sociolinguistics 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Linguistics: A survey of language in its social context. The main focus will be on the influence of social factors like age, gender, social class and speech style on linguistic variation and change. Contact amongst languages (e.g. in Montreal) and the birth and death of languages will also be discussed.
Offered by: Linguistics
MGCR 352
Principles of Marketing
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Core: Introduction to marketing principles, focusing on problem solving and decision making. Topics include: the marketing concept; marketing strategies; buyer behaviour; Canadian demographics; internal and external constraints; product; promotion; distribution; price. Lectures, text material and case studies.
Offered by: Management
- Restrictions: Open to U1, U2, U3 students.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Hamid Etemad, Fabienne Cyrius, DaHee Han
- Emine Sarigollu, Yi Lu, Hee Ryung Kim, Bruce Doré
MRKT 354
Marketing Strategy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Designing marketing strategies that satisfy customer needs while accounting for competitive dynamics. The course combines readings with competitive simulation and in-class exercises to demonstrate the results of different marketing strategies.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: MGCR 352
- Restrictions: Open to U2 and U3 students.
MRKT 452
Consumer Behaviour
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: A study of basic factors influencing consumer behaviour. Attention is focused on psychological, sociological and economic variables including motivation, learning, attitude, personality, small groups, social class, demographic factors and culture, to analyze their effects on purchasing behaviour.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: MGCR 352 or permission of Instructor and approval of the BCom Office
- Restrictions: Restricted to U2 and U3 students.
POLI 416
Course not available
POLI 427
Sel Topics:Canadian Politics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: Selected problem areas in Canada's political process, political culture, constitutional development, and machinery of government.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: A basic course and preferably an upper level course as well in Canadian Government and Politics or permission of the instructor
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
POLI 469
Course not available
POLI 478
The Cdn Constitution
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: An examination of legislative and judicial protection of rights and liberties in Canada. Topics to be covered include civil rights and the division of powers; the implied bill of rights theory; the 1960 Bill of Rights; establishment and enforcement of human rights legislation; and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisites: POLI 378 or an upper level course in Canadian Politics or permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who took 160-427 in 1989-90 or 1991
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
SOCI 318
Sociology of the Media
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sociology (Arts): A survey course; examines various topics, theories, and research related to the sociological and cultural study of the media, both traditional and new.
Offered by: Sociology
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2021 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021 academic year
SOCI 435
Course not available